Design Theory and Constraints

Summer 2018 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > MECH.4730 > 011

Course No: MECH.4730-011; SIS Class Nbr: 2557; SIS Term: 2740
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

Concepts of world class design and manufacturing of modern products, including the issues of Design for Quality (DFQ), cost and the customer will be studied. Tools and techniques to be studied include Total Quality Management (TQM), statistical process control, process capability studies, six sigma quality, design efficiency ratings, design for cost, design of experiments, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) of the mean and signal-to-noise ratio, and quality function deployment. Industrial case studies are used and student project work is required.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: MECH.3020 Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory.
  • Section Notes: P: MECH.3020;
  • Core Codes: STEM, LCAP
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: James Pehl
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • M,W | 6:00 PM-8:50 PM EST
  • 2018 Summer: May 21 to Jul 02
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1020
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Friday Class Meetings for On Campus / Face-to-Face Courses

Unless otherwise noted above

  • Summer I Mon/Wed Evening Courses: Meet May 21-July 2 and include 3 FRIDAYS: May 25, June 8 and June 22 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer I Tues/Thurs Evening Courses: Meet May 22-July 2 include 2 FRIDAYS: June 1 and June 15 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer II Mon/Wed Evening Courses: Meet July 9 to Aug 16 include 2 FRIDAYS: July 13, July 27 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer II Tues/Thurs Evening Courses: Meet July 10 to Aug 16 include 2 FRIDAYS: July 20 and August 13 at the regularly scheduled hours.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this catalog. However, the Division of Graduate, Online & Professional Studies reserves the right to implement new rules and regulations and to make changes of any nature to its program, calendar, procedures, standards, degree requirements, academic schedules (including, without limitations, changes in course content and class schedules), locations, tuition and fees. Whenever possible, appropriate notice of such changes will be given before they become effective.

Course Registration Closed

The registration period for this course has ended.

Check availability for the current semester