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Undergraduate Course: Engineering Design Analysis & Manufacturability 3 (ELEE09022)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaElectronics Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIntroduction to a quantitative approach in:
electronic product design
product manufacture
the link between design & manufacture
design & analysis of experiments
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesBasic knowledge of introductory statistics
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 54 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the importance of the link between design and manufacture.
2. Appreciate of the impact of defects on quality, time scale and cost of production.
3. Understand the strategies for minimising defects.
4. The ability to construct process control charts and understand their statistical basis.
5. Understand the purpose, nature and advantages of factorial designed experiments.
6. Appreciate the concept of the Taguchi quality loss function and its application to quality improvement.
Assessment Information
100% examination
Special Arrangements
Requires a classroom that can be reconfigured between lecture style and interactive groups of 5 to 10 students
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, D C Montgomery (John Wiley)

Design and Analysis of Experiments, D C Montgomery (John Wiley)

Statistical Process Control and Quality Improvement, G M Smith (Prentice-Hall)

Statistical Quality Control, E L Grant & R S Levenworth (McGraw-Hill)

Quality Donna, C S Summers (Prentice-Hall)

Statistical Methods for Quality, I Miller & M Miller (Prentice-Hall)
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Weeks 1 to 11 - 2 lecture, 1 examples class or tutorial
KeywordsDesign, analysis, manufacturability, Taguchi, "Design of Experiments", Bayes
Contacts
Course organiserProf Ian Underwood
Tel: (0131 6)50 5631 / 7474
Email: Ian.Underwood@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lynn.Hughieson@ed.ac.uk
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