EAS 483 - Engineering Procedure Writing

Institution:

University at Buffalo

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Description:

Credits: 3 Prerequisites: upper-division standing in engineering Corequisites: None Type: LEC With the quality movement of the 1980s and 1990s, customers are requiring proof of a quality system. Companies provide this proof with procedures. In addition to proof of a quality system, procedures are used for training, standardizing a job, record keeping, and continuously improving a process. Teaches students how to write and manage effective procedures. Focuses on developing the technical and workplace tools an engineer uses to write procedures. As a semester-long project, the course requires students to write a procedure for a real-life company. Covers the following phases of developing a procedure: performing a needs analysis, investigating a process, organizing information, writing efficiently, editing, and validating a procedure. Also teaches students about the latest procedure compliance standards widely used in industry (e.g., ISO9000). Highlights include a field trip and guest speakers from industry.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.buffalo.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 645-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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