Develops an understanding of quality management principles, disciplines and techniques, which are used to control a business or other organisation.

Principles of quality assurance

Methods of implementation in manufacture and/or production

This unit can be used to enable part exemption of the academic requirements for associate membership of the Institute of Quality Assurance [IQA].

Section 1

FQA - 1 - 1 Total Quality Control (pages 1 - 23)
FQA - 1 - 2 Quality Systems, Specification and Standardisation (pages 1 - 28)
FQA - 1 - 3 Documentation (1) The Quality Manual (pages 1 - 22)
FQA - 1 - 4 Documentation (2) The Procedures Manual (pages 1 - 23)
FQA - 1 - 5 Control and maintenance of Quality Levels (pages 1 - 43)
FQA - 1 - 6 Auditing (pages 1 - 38)

FQA - 1 - TMA Tutor Marked Assignment - Principles of Quality Management Systems

Section 2

FQA - 2 - 1 Purchasing and Just-In -Time Techniques (pages 1 - 20)
FQA - 2 - 2 Supplier Quality Assurance (pages 1 - 13)
FQA - 2 - 3 Acceptance Sampling (pages 1 - 29)
FQA - 2 - 4 Process Control (pages 1 - 22)
FQA - 2 - 5 Inspection and Test; Packaging (pages 1 - 21)
FQA - 2 - 6 Automatic Inspection; Calibration (pages 1 - 18)

FQA - 2 - TMA Tutor Marked Assignment - Process Control and Inspection

FQA - SA Summative Assignment

BREAKDOWN OF TMAs

FQA - 1 - TMA Tutor Marked Assignment 1: This first TMA consists of 5 main questions with several parts of questions within each question covering all the themes of section 1.

FQA - 2 - TMA Tutor Marked Assignment 2: This second TMA consists of 7 main questions with several parts of questions within each question covering all the themes of section 2.

FQA - SA - Tutor Marked Assignment: Summative Assignment.

An example of a Summative Assignment:

To further your career you have applied for the position of a Quality Engineering manager within a large industrial company. You have been shortlisted and have been offered a interview.

The subject to be discussed at the interview is:

"the principles of quality assurance and the ways in which these relate to the methods of (i) controlling the purchase of manufactured goods and services and (ii) identifying and recording manufactured goods and services".

Assignment:

Prepare a paper of approximately 2000 words for discussion at the above interview. The content of the paper should be a summary of all the topics covered in all your courseworks.