Statistical Designs for Process Improvement

General

Prefix

STAT

Course Number

524

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

A study of statistically designed experiments which have proven useful in product development and process improvement; topics include randomization, blocking, factorial treatment structures, fractional factorial designs, screening designs, Taguchi methods, response surface methods; use of statistical software.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Explain basic concepts of statistical process control.

Outcome

Construct control charts.

Outcome

Apply basic experimental design techniques to product development and process improvement.

Outcome

Analyze the connections between the learning outcomes of this course and the larger picture of undergraduate statistics and the student's own experience, or explore a subset of course topics in greater depth than what is required for the typical undergraduate student, or both.