Quality control in engineering undergraduate teaching — some issues raised at individual course level
In an attempt to apply quality principles to a course of lecture, tutorial and laboratory classes, BS5750, an industrial standard, translated into course requirements and “customers“ are identified. A service specification and a quality system are developed and an example of course design using this approach is provided.
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