Quality Management in Civil Engineering Course code: UPRK | 5 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 4
Requirements:
Goal: By this course graduate civil engineersacquire proficiency in innovating and solving problemsof quality management systems within the construction industry.
Outcome: The course allows students to understand the science on quality and quality system development. It also enables them to learn about environmental protection, ISO series of standards, integrated quality and environment management, systemsof safety and protection at work and to achieve and maintain the quality of structural construction completion.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Introduction.
  2. History
  3. Product and quality
  4. Standards ISO 9000 and their earlier version.
  5. JUS ISO 9000: 2001 - Quality management systems - fundamentals and vocabulary
  6. JUS ISO 9001: 2001- Quality Management Systems - requirements
  7. JUS ISO 9004: 2001- Quality Management Systems - Guidelines for performance improvement
  8. Control and evaluation
  9. Cost of Quality
  10. Standardization, certification and accreditation
  11. Quality standards of the European Union
  12. Harmonization of technical regulations with those of the European Union
  13. Environmental Protection
  14. Integrated system of quality and environment management
  15. Project Quality Management according to the American Institute of Project Management
  16. Specifics of the construction industry that determine compliance with technical and other requirements which provide quality
  17. Achieving and maintaining quality during structure completion
  18. Some methods and techniques relating to the quality of business operations
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
Textbooks and References
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 1
Practical classes: 1
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
45
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
45