COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SIX SIGMA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISY 7041 SIX SIGMA COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Management Science Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Management Science Non-Thesis (Evening)
Quantitative Methods Non-thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is learn Six Sigma techniques and understand how to apply in business.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to sort the approaches are used in business processes
2   able to identify critical points within the process and make the necessary analysis
3   able to reduce errors and to specify the actions to be performed according to the results of his analysist
4   able to use Six Sigma tools to reduce errors
5   able to establish six Sigma organizations and specify actions to be taken in order to increase the yield
6   able to determine the level of world-class quality by applying Six Sigma metrics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Six Sigma Concept
2 Definition of Six Sigma and its historical development. Applications in the world and in Turkey
3 Six Sigma differs from other systems and the innovations
4 The mathematical meaning and Six Sigma metrics
5 Six Sigma organization and roles
6 The principles of Six Sigma
7 The planning phase
8 Define step
9 Measuring step
10 Analysis step
11 Improving step
12 Control step
13 In Six Sigma project selection methods
14 Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Kalite Yönetim Sistemleri , Baki Buzlu, Zeus Kitapevi, 2011
Kalite Yönetimi ve Planlaması , Pro.Dr. Ahmet Öztürk, Ekin, 2009
Toplam Kalite Yönetimi , Doç.Dr. Muhsin Halis, Roma, 2004

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Class Discussions, Queastion-Answers, Homework, presentations and sample applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Analyze the quality-related problems, create and improve business processes and statistical quality control tools to use in their business practices. Will be measured the level of knowledge the students by participation during the course discussions and the answers given to the questions in the exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Class participation is important.
2. Paper presentation in the preparation of scientific research and ethical rules must be adhered to.
3. Assignment of subjects to be discussed in the presentation should be supported by business applications.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Onur ÖZVERI
DEÜ Iktisadi ve Idari Bilimler Fakültesi Işletme Bölümü Sayısal Yöntemler Anabilim Dalı
Office No: 324 Tel: (232) 3010632 E-mail: onur.ozveri@deu.edu.tr
web: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/onur.ozveri

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 0,5 7
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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