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MSCI 551Quality Management and Control

Faculty
Engineering
Last listed
Spring 2024

No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2024 and last ran in Fall 2023. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.

When it ran

  1. S20
  2. S21
  3. F21
  4. F22
  5. F23

Ran in 5 terms, Spring 2020 to Fall 2023.

The course focuses on the analysis, evaluation, and improvement of quality based on statistical tools. Topics include process capability analysis, statistical process control, experimental design and the Taguchi method, and acceptance sampling. The emphasis is on the assessment of quality and the design of alternate processes and/or quality assessment schemes to improve quality. [Offered: F]

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: One of AE 224, BME 213, CHE 220, CIVE 224, ECE 203, 306, ENVE 224, MSCI 251, 252, ME 202, MTE 201, NE 215, STAT 206, 231, 241, SYDE 212

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention MSCI 551, May 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2018

Questions aboutMSCI 551 3 points, 0 comments

u/TYO_LVDON: “Hi, has anyone taken MSCI 551: Quality Management and Control w/ Amir Gabriel? If you have, how was it? Are there a lot of work involved? Did you find it useful? there aren't much information about this course. Thank you!”

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Fall 2014

Advice about "management science" option in engineering undergrad 0 points, 2 comments

“Hi guys, I am currently enrolled in civil engineering, going into 3A in January 2015. I have to choose my option; my current choices are either environmental, water resources and management sciences. …”

u/greenscheme: “… For my electives, I took MSCI 432 and 551. 432 was a quantitative class, but fairly straightforward if you pay attention. 551 is a technical elective for management engineers and was more qualitative, and the prof I had (Ken) has some great stories to tell. …”

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Spring 2014

Management Engineering? 0 points, 22 comments

“I just have a few things to ask about management engineering. 1)How is it compared to the other engineering majors (courseload etc.) 2)What options are available for a management engineering student …”

u/slimjim91: “1) The course loud is on the easy-medium side compared to other engineering programs 2) All options are open depending on your grade, I have a friend who is currently doing a minor in software at the …”

u/slimjim91: “… Here is my copied list: 6 List I Electives MSCI 446 - Data Warehousing and Mining MSCI 452 - Decision Making Under Uncertainty MSCI 551 - Quality Management and Control MSCI 436 - Decision Support Systems Elective (not chosen yet) Elective (not chosen yet) 1 List A Electives …”

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