L’insegnamento della Qualità nelle Università: il caso del Politecnico di Torino

Quality has become an important subject of the university education system, especially in the field of Engineering and Management. The totality of the Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Master of Science (MSc) students of Politecnico di Torino can attend courses concerning Quality. In particular, the MSc degree in “Engineering and Management” prescribes the Quality Engineering (QE) course. The major topics discussed in the QE course are Design for Quality (QFD, FMEA, …), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Acceptance Sampling, Quality standards, Measurement Theory and Key Performance Indicators. Particular attention is also dedicated to laboratory applications, experts presentations and case studies. The goal of this and other Quality classes is to turn out Quality experts with multidisciplinary competencies, such as production process organization, statistical data analysis and decision-making