Applying quality control to daily habits: A new method for teaching quality control

This teaching brief presents a new experiential exercise for teaching statistical process control (SPC) within a quality management course. This novel approach involves a semester‐long personal quality control project, where students apply SPC methodology to their daily habits, using data collected...

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Published in:Decision sciences journal of innovative education Vol. 23; no. 3
Main Authors: Kabadurmus, Ozgur, Powell, Karsten, Vaughan, Timothy S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Atlanta Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2025
Subjects:
Educational Quality
experiential learning
process improvement
Quality Control
quality management
statistical process control
Student Surveys
Teacher Effectiveness
Teaching Methods
ISSN:1540-4595, 1540-4609
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Summary:This teaching brief presents a new experiential exercise for teaching statistical process control (SPC) within a quality management course. This novel approach involves a semester‐long personal quality control project, where students apply SPC methodology to their daily habits, using data collected from their smart devices. Surveys conducted at the end of the semester show that students felt more confident using quality control concepts both personally and professionally. The survey results also suggest that students believe the exercise helped them to better understand their own daily habits and aided their ability to apply quality management methodologies through greater engagement with the concepts. This innovative teaching method both enhances students’ theoretical understanding and prepares them for effective problem‐solving in industry settings.
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ISSN:1540-4595
1540-4609
DOI:10.1111/dsji.70008