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MEEN41190

Academic Year 2024/2025

Sys. Anal. & Improv. (EITM) (MEEN41190)

Subject:
Mechanical Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Mechanical & Materials Eng
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Pezhman Ghadimi
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is designed to expose the students to the tools for analysing and improving the quality performance of various systems such as business, production, and service systems. Quality and process improvement occurs most effectively on a project-by-project basis. Within this module, The six-sigma DMAIC framework, an acronym for define, measure, analyse, improve, and control is described as a structured five-step problem-solving procedure that can be used to successfully complete quality-related projects by proceeding through and implementing solutions that are designed to solve root causes of quality and process problems in various types of systems, e.g. business, production processes, and services.

Within this module, various types of related topics, tools and techniques for analysing current systems and continuously improving their quality performance will be presented. These tools will be covered within the three overarching topics (1) multi-attribute decision analytics, (2) statistical process control, and (3) design of experiments.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On the competition of this module, the students should be able to:

(1) Recognise the fundamental aspects of quality control, lean and six-sigma.
(2) Use multi-attribute decision modeling tools and methods to make design and improvement decisions.
(3) Apply statistical process control techniques to determine process behaviours.
(4) Design engineering experiments and perform statistical analysis on the data obtained thereby improving quality.
(5) Demonstrate a high level of competency in applying the covered tools to a variety of real-world related engineering design and business problems and projects.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Lectures

36
Laboratories

4
Total

140

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module utilized some of the key teaching and learning approaches used in higher education such as:
(1) Active/task-based learning; which is an approach where the planning of learning materials and teaching sessions are based around doing a task.

(2) Peer and group work: which is a form of voluntary association of members benefiting from cooperative learning, that enhances the total output of the activity than when done individually.

(3) Lectures: face-to-face and online presentations and discussions with module lecturer.

(4) lab and tutorials: various types of related problems will be covered during these sessions.

(5) Case/Problem-based learning; which is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of solving a related project/problem.

(6) Student presentations: This requires students to present the outcomes of their projects individually or in a group.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: This is an assessed group project. Week 9 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): This is a comprehensive individual assignment based on lab activities. Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Exam (In-person): Class test #1 Week 7 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No
Exam (In-person): Class test #2 Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Fri 17:00 - 17:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 14:00 - 14:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 10:00 - 10:50
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