Module code: DIP40
Module Type: Compulsory for students who have not attended four (4) semester courses of mathematics. Optional for students who have attended four (4) semester courses of mathematics.
Year: 1st
Language: Greek
Module general description:
The main objective of the module is the completion of the student’s knowledge in the field of Maths, to prepare them for the first year of his/her studies, and allow him/her to more easily follow the remaining modules of the “Quality Management and Engineering” Study Program.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this module, students are expected to be able to:
Subjects covered:
Prerequisites: DIP 40 is at an undergraduate level and optional in structure A. It consists of two independent subjects, which students choose (either one or both subjects) in parallel with the first (1st) year’s unit(s) and in addition to the 4 compulsory modules of the programme, when they consider that there is a need to supplement their knowledge.
Students of structure B are required to enroll in the first subject of DIP 40 (Mathematics for Quality Assurance) during their first (1st) year of study. At the same time, they may, if they wish, to enroll in the second subject of DIP 40 during their first (1st) year, as well as in DIP 51, but definitely not in DIP 50.
If, however, they do not successfully complete the first subject of DIP 40, they will not be entitled to enroll in another module of the curriculum. Under no circumstances, however, can DIP 40 replace any of the other four modules in the curriculum.
Evaluation: Students are assigned to submit four (4) written assignments during the academic year. The average grade of the four (4) written assignments, weighted at 30%, is taken into consideration for the calculation of the final grade. The grade of written assignments is activated only with a score equal to or above the pass level (≥5) in the final or resit exams.
The grade of the final or the resit exams shall be weighted at 70 % for the calculation of the final grade.
Module code: DIP50
ECTS Credit Points: 30
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 1st
Language: Greek
Module general description:
The main aim of DIP50 is to provide students with the theoretical and practical knowledge in basic statistical methodology and basic techniques for testing, assurance and improvement of quality control.
Learning Outcomes: After completing this module, students are expected to be able to,
Subjects covered:
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite courses for this unit under structure A. DIP40 for structure B.
Evaluation: Students are assigned to submit five (5) written assignments during the academic year. The average grade of the five (5) written assignments, weighted at 30%, is taken into consideration for the calculation of the final grade. The grade of written assignments is activated only with a score equal to or above the pass level (≥5) in the final or resit exams.
The grade of the final or the resit exams shall be weighted at 70 % for the calculation of the final grade.
Module code: DIP51
ECTS Credit Points: 30
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 1st
Language: Greek
Module general description: The main purpose of this thematic unit is to equip the student with theoretical and practical training in quality systems and in the basic methodology and techniques of quality organization and management.
Learning Outcomes: After completing this module, students are expected to be able to:
Subjects covered:
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisite courses
Evaluation: Students are assigned to submit five (5) written assignments during the academic year. The average grade of the five (5) written assignments, weighted at 30%, is taken into consideration for the calculation of the final grade. The grade of written assignments is activated only with a score equal to or above the pass level (≥5) in the final or resit exams.
The grade of the final or the resit exams shall be weighted at 70 % for the calculation of the final grade.
Module code: DIP60
ECTS Credit Points: 20
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 2nd
Language: Greek
Module general description:
The main objective of the module is for students to apply advanced statistical tools to real problems. Initially, students will learn the basic tools of Statistical Process Control, with special emphasis on control charts. In addition, experimental design is introduced and methodologies for analyzing one or more factors in randomized complete group and Latin square designs are studied. Finally, they are studied techniques for the out-of-order quality improvement of a process, giving particular importance to Taguchi methodologies. It should be noted that all of the above is implemented using an appropriate statistical package.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this module, students are expected to be able to:
Subjects covered:
Prerequisites: DIP50
Evaluation: Students are assigned to submit five (5) written assignments during the academic year. The average grade of the five (5) written assignments, weighted at 30%, is taken into consideration for the calculation of the final grade. The grade of written assignments is activated only with a score equal to or above the pass level (≥5) in the final or resit exams.
The grade of the final or the resit exams shall be weighted at 70 % for the calculation of the final grade.
Module code: DIP61
ECTS Credit Points: 20
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 2nd
Language: Greek
Module general description: The main objective of this thematic unit is to enrich the knowledge of students in specific quality topics, such as environmental management systems, quality systems inspection and the organization of laboratories, controls and tests, but also in terms of reliability and maintenance, and to be able to conduct studies with the corresponding available tools.
Curriculum of the Module: The unit DIP 61 “Special Topics regarding Quality” covers four thematic areas in 4 volumes listed below:
Volume A: Environmental Management Systems
Volume 1 covers issues related to Environmental Problems and the Legislative Framework (Greece, Europe, International Community) and analyses the Major Environmental Problems such as ozone depletion, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss, air pollution, water pollution, etc. The concepts of Environmental Management are also analysed, a history of the development of Environmental Management Systems is given, the European approach EMAS is described, and Responsible Care is described. The main part is the presentation and analysis of the 14001 standard (Requirements of the standard, Comparison of 14001 and 9001 standards). Finally, the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme – EMAS is presented, how EMS Certification is done and what is the role of environmental inspectors, Product Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), and the different Eco-labels.
Volume B: Quality Systems Inspection
Volume 2 essentially covers the issue of Quality Systems Inspections and focuses mainly on the ISO 9001:2008 standard. Basic concepts of quality are described and the requirements and paragraphs of the standard are presented and analysed. The main types and kinds of inspections are described, the process of planning and implementing the inspection is analysed, as well as the role of the inspector and the inspection team.
Volume C: Organization of laboratories, controls and tests
Volume 3 presents the basic concepts of measurement, metrology and control and testing laboratories. The emphasis is on the analysis of the ISO 17025:2005 standard (requirements of the standard, design and implementation of the standard). Also presented and analysed are the key measurement indicators and the definition of objectives in the implementation of ISO 17025:2005 in Testing and Inspection laboratories.
Volume D: Reliability and Maintenance
Volume 4 consists of two thematic areas, Reliability and Maintenance. The first part presents the basic concepts/definitions of reliability and discusses the concept of failure. The characteristics and techniques of reliability assessment are discussed in detail, and emphasis is also placed on the use of reliability data in risk analysis. The second part presents the basic concepts of maintenance and discusses its importance and significance. The systems and maintenance policies are then analysed and the second part concludes with a presentation and analysis of Total Productive Maintenance (activity, results).
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the study of this thematic unit,
With the first part, students will be able to:
With the second part, students will be able to:
With the third part, students will be able to:
With the fourth and final part, students will be able to
Subjects covered:
Prerequisites: DIP61 can be chosen after successfully completing DIP50 and DIP51 or successfully completing one of them and registering in the other at the same time in the current academic year.
Evaluation: Students are assigned to submit five (5) written assignments during the academic year. The average grade of the five (5) written assignments, weighted at 30%, is taken into consideration for the calculation of the final grade. The grade of written assignments is activated only with a score equal to or above the pass level (≥5) in the final or resit exams.
The grade of the final or the resit exams shall be weighted at 70 % for the calculation of the final grade.
Module code: DIPDE
ECTS Credit Points: 20
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 2nd / 3rd
Language: Greek
General Description:
The research objects utilized in writing a thesis are harmoniously integrated into the main orientations of the program, that is, understanding the structure of Matter and the Universe and the Material Sciences and Devices.
The director of the program selects groups of related subjects, on the basis of which the prospective students submit a relevant proposal for elaboration. Subsequently, the Board of Directors (and correspondingly as above) designates the supervising member (First supervisor) and the second member of the Evaluation Committee for each submitted MDE proposal if it meets the basic academic requirements. Then the first Supervisor, in collaboration with the students, finalizes the topic and the basic content of the MDE in the digital education area within the first month of preparation and gives the final approval.
Thesis subjects may be changed within the first month of writing. In such a case, a relevant request is submitted for approval to the S.P. Director, along with the necessary documentation, by the 1st Supervisor, with notification to the second member of the Examination Committee. In case of approval, the relevant administrative department must be informed.
In particular, the General Categories of subjects for the Master’s Thesis are, presently, the following:
The theory and practice used to further deepen the student’s knowledge is based to some extent on the materials modules.
However, for further deepening and acquisition of specialized knowledge and skills, the student, in collaboration with the supervisor, studies work from the relevant literature. This process usually takes 2-3 months. Then the thesis prepared and is checked in its stages both by the supervisor and by a second evaluator.
Learning Outcomes:
The students who will successfully complete the module:
General Regulation for Preparing Graduate Dissertations in PC with an annual Module Correspondence
For more information regarding the Specifications – Useful Material for writing Master’s Theses and uploading a Thesis at the H.O.U. Repository, you can go to the Digital Training Area http://study.eap.gr and especially to the Program of Studies section.
Prerequisites: The presentation of the Thesis takes place after the successful completion of the program’s Course Modules.