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Level 1
Course details
Conestoga 101
CON0101
- Hours: 1
- Credits: 0
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.
Quality, Strategy and Value Creation
QUAL8002
Introduces the philosophy and guiding principles that represent the foundation of a continuously improving organization. Addresses the roles of leadership, strategic planning and deployment to exceed customer expectations. Additional topics include the role of teams and associated processes to maximize profitability.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.
Structured Quality Planning
QUAL8046
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.
Data Analytics for Quality
QUAL8126
This course builds on existing knowledge of software to translate quality issues into information to facilitate data mining. Students will examine scenarios and case studies to build, assess, and deploy different data manipulation models to gain insights and solve problems, using advanced software skills.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $90.00
Managing Improvement Projects
QUAL8192
The purpose of this course is to equip students with the tools and techniques to manage complex improvement projects. The course provides students with the practical knowledge needed to successfully execute a project. Students will understand how the ten areas of knowledge from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) are applied to each phase of the project life cycle. This will help students establish priorities and effectively manage projects. Students will also gain a working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.
Effective Problem Solving
QUAL8226
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.
Applied Statistical Techniques
STAT8011
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $120.00
Level 2
Course details
Measurement System and Process Evaluations
QUAL8016
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.
Applied Operations Management
QUAL8086
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
- Pre-Requisites:
- CoRequisites:
- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $100.00
Current Topics in Quality Engineering
QUAL8361
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Practices
DRWG8181
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated resource cost: No resources required
Lean Six Sigma
QUAL8052
This course will demonstrate how two complementary continual improvement philosophies have been combined to provide a methodology that achieves rapid improvements in customer satisfaction, cost, quality and process speed. Through the application of a structured approach students will learn how to reduce waste, minimize defects and eliminate non-value-added activities in any manufacturing or transactional process.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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- Estimated resource cost: No resources required
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Reliability Methods
QUAL8102
This course provides an introduction to the use of reliability methods to assure that products meet or exceed life expectations. Topics include: basic reliability analysis, potential failure mode and effects analysis, the role of life testing and the development of accelerated life test models. The role of failure analysis and accelerated stress testing in enhancing product reliability will also be discussed.
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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- Estimated resource cost: No resources required
Metrology for Quality Management
QUAL8281
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated resource cost: No resources required
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
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Advanced Design of Experiments
QUAL8116
- Hours: 56
- Credits: 4
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- Estimated resource cost: No resources required
Manufacturing and Test Processes
QUAL8750
This course provides an in-depth exploration of traditional and advanced manufacturing and test processes used in modern industrial applications. Students will learn a select range of manufacturing techniques, including metal stamping and forming, welding, extrusion, plastic moulding, casting, machining, and coating processes. Additionally, students will be exposed to the principles and applications of torque tools, coordinate measurement (CMM), and advanced/automated process inspection such as laser and vision systems with an emphasis on their importance for ensuring quality and precision in manufacturing and assembly. Students will be challenged to research and discuss the latest advancements in manufacturing and test technologies to establish a knowledge and comfort with their applications in various industries.
Through a combination of theoretical instruction, practical discussion, demos, and site visits, students will develop an industry-ready awareness and understanding of modern manufacturing and production facilities including the fabrication, assembly, and test equipment used and supported within.
- Hours: 42
- Credits: 3
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- Estimated resource cost: No resources required
Please note:
Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs are based on the most recent available data through the Conestoga Campus Store.
Program outcomes
- Communicate technical information effectively to customers and various internal stakeholders in management, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and sales.
- Plan the implementation of quality management processes within an industrial organization following TQM and ISO principles to create value for an enterprise.
- Use process performance tools and metrics to identify issues, opportunities, and propose recommendations for resolution and overall process improvement.
- Apply analytical methods to lead advanced product quality planning activities in an industrial environment using accepted quality assurance techniques.
- Apply measurement and analytical techniques to evaluate and inform decisions about product and process performance and design.
- Apply the principles of project management to see improvements through to completion.
- Analyze and present data using advanced computer applications and statistical software to improve product and process capability.
- Use relevant relationship management techniques and strategies to establish and maintain customer and supplier relationships.
- Apply root cause analysis techniques to identify the underlying causes of quality problems, implement corrective actions, verify the effectiveness of the countermeasures, standardize the solutions, and share best practices.