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MSE 551Quality Management and Control

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Management Science and Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

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.

Prerequisites

  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • BME213 - Statistics and Experimental Design (0.50)
      • CHE220 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • CIVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • ECE203 - Probability Theory and Statistics 1 (0.50)
      • ENVE224 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • MSE251 - Probability and Statistics 1 (0.50)
      • ME202 - Statistics for Engineers (0.50)
      • MTE201 - Experimental Measurement and Statistical Analysis (0.50)
      • NE215 - Probability and Statistics (0.50)
      • STAT206 - Statistics for Software Engineering (0.50)
      • STAT231 - Statistics (0.50)
      • STAT241 - Statistics (Advanced Level) (0.50)
      • SYDE212 - Probability, Statistics, and Data Science (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001531326 / 94MW 14:30–15:50
TUT 101531426 / 94T 09:00–09:50

Reviewed on UW Flow

67% liked it80% easy70% useful

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  • Online term Fall 2021: Relatively easy course, recorded lectures were short and content was relevant for manufacturing environments. 2 midterms and a group project

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