BUS 127: INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): STAT 008 or STAT 010; or ECON 101. Explores Deming's 14 points for management, graphical methods, fishbone diagram, Pareto analysis, control charts for attributes and variables, cusum and moving average charts, and process-capability. Also covers economic design, acceptance sampling, Taguchi method, parameter design, tolerance design, reliability, hazard rate, censoring, and accelerated life testing. Cross-listed with STAT 127.
Average GPA: 3.22
Grade distribution records: 540 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 87 | 16.1% |
| A | 130 | 24.1% |
| A- | 49 | 9.1% |
| B+ | 48 | 8.9% |
| B | 87 | 16.1% |
| B- | 20 | 3.7% |
| C+ | 19 | 3.5% |
| C | 43 | 8.0% |
| C- | 10 | 1.9% |
| D+ | 7 | 1.3% |
| D | 3 | 0.6% |
| D- | 3 | 0.6% |
| F | 17 | 3.1% |
| NP | 1 | 0.2% |
| S | 2 | 0.4% |
| W | 13 | 2.4% |
Based on 540 student grade records across 10 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Linda Penas 125 students, Average GPA 3.10
- Nahee Kim 67 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Isaac Quintanilla Salinas 35 students, Average GPA 3.32
- Jericho Lawson 35 students, Average GPA 3.11
- Deepak Bastola 25 students, Average GPA 2.83