BCH055 Quality Assurance & Control Syllabus — AKTU 2024-25

Syllabus

5 units · 30 lecture hours

Unit1

Unit 1: Quality

6 hrs

Definition, Approaches of Quality Management, Inspection & Test, Elements of Total Quality Management (TQM), Deming’s approach. Quality Circle: Characteristics of Quality Circle, Introduction to Six Sigma and Taguchi concepts.

Unit2

Unit 2: Quality Assurance (QA)

6 hrs

Management principles in QA, Forms of QA, Quality in material management, Vendor selection & development. ISO: Introduction, ISO: 9000/ ISO: 9001/ISO:17025, Registration process, Benefits of ISO.

Unit3

Unit 3: Statistical Quality Control

6 hrs

SQC tools, Benefits of SQC, Concept of variation, Frequency distribution curve & its types, Normal Distribution curve. Control chart for variable: Definition, Formulae & its problems. Control chart patterns and process capability. Problems on X & R chart and Process capability.

Unit4

Unit 4: Quality Improvement Programme

6 hrs

Histogram, Charts, Pareto analysis, types of audit, inspection methods. Sampling: Definition, types of sampling, importance, benefits and limitations of sampling.

Unit5

Unit 5: Manufacturing operations and controls

6 hrs

Sanitation of manufacturing premises, packaging operations, the release of the finished product, time limitations on production, expiry date calculation, production record review, handling of waste, and scrap disposal. Case Studies of Process Industries BIS Standards: Key points of quality assurance and quality control in BIS standards

Course Objectives3 points

To impart knowledge about quality control and quality assurance in chemical industries.
To teach control charts and total quality management.
To provide conceptual knowledge of aspects like QC tests, documentation, quality certifications, ISO and SQC

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

CO1Appreciate the importance of quality assurance and control in the chemical industry.
CO2Understand the role of ISO for process plants.
CO3Learn the manufacturing operations and controls of process plants.
CO4Understand the importance of documentation and the scope of quality certifications applicable to industries.
CO5Understand the responsibilities of QA & QC departments.

Reference Books

Weinberg S., Good Laboratory Practice Regulations, Vol. 69, 2 e , Marcel Dekker Series, 2021
ICH guidelines (on ICH website), 2016.
ISO 9000 and Total Quality Management, 2015.
Piotr Konieczka and Jacek Namiesnik “Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Analytical Chemical Laboratory”, 2e , CRC Press, 2018
P.L. Jain “ Quality Control and Total quality Management”, McGraw Hill, 2e, 2018.
Ram Babu Sao “Perfect: Quality Assurance and Quality Control”, 2e, Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2022.
Amitava Mitra “ Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement”, 3e, Wiley, 2022.
Quality Assurance for the Chemical and Process Industries: A Manual of Good Practices. ASQ Quality Press, 1999.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 25, 26 of the original AKTU PDF.

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