STAT 553 | Course Introduction and Application Information - M.SC. In Industrial Engineering (With Thesis)

Course Name

Reliability

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
STAT 553	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	7.5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. İsmihan BAYRAMOĞLU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide some concepts and techniques for evaluating the reliability of engineering systems. The course introduces the structural properties of coherent systems, reliability of coherent systems, classes of life distributions based on notions of ageing, multivariate distributions for dependent components.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

will be able to describe the importance of reliability.
will be able to use methods for measuring reliability.
will be able to use effective statistical techniques for analyzing engineering systems.
will be able to anaylse the lifetime properties of systems and define the system signature.
will be able to do stokastic ordering.

Course Description

System reliability models and their properties are the focus of this course.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	Needs for reliability modeling	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
2	Reliability concepts	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
3	Structure functions, coherent systems	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
4	Series and parallel systems	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
5	Standby system models	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
6	Methods for system reliability evaluation	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
7	koutofn systems coherent systems	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
8	Consecutive koutofn systems	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
9	Other koutofn and consecutive koutofn models	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
10	Lifetime characteristics of systems	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
11	The concept of system signature	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
12	Stochastic ordering	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
13	Multistate system models	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
14	Discussion on recent developments in reliability engineering and reliability theory	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
15	Semester review
16	Final exam

Course Notes/Textbooks	“Optimal reliability modeling” by W. Kuo and M.J. Zuo, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0471397618
Suggested Readings/Materials	‘’System Signatures and their Applications in Engineering Reliability’’, Samaniego, F. J. 2007. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York, NY,USA

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade		50
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade		50
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	6	84
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	1	25	25
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	30	30
Final Exam	1	38	38
		Total	225

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have an appropriate knowledge of methodological and practical elements of the basic sciences and to be able to apply this knowledge in order to describe engineering-related problems in the context of industrial systems.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to identify, formulate and solve Industrial Engineering-related problems by using state-of-the-art methods, techniques and equipment.		-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to use techniques and tools for analyzing and designing industrial systems with a commitment to quality.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to conduct basic research and write and publish articles in related conferences and journals.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to carry out tests to measure the performance of industrial systems, analyze and interpret the subsequent results.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to manage decision-making processes in industrial systems.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To have an aptitude for life-long learning; to be aware of new and upcoming applications in the field and to be able to learn them whenever necessary.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To have the scientific and ethical values within the society in the collection, interpretation, dissemination, containment and use of the necessary technologies related to Industrial Engineering.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to design and implement studies based on theory, experiments and modeling; to be able to analyze and resolve the complex problems that arise in this process; to be able to prepare an original thesis that comply with Industrial Engineering criteria.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to follow information about Industrial Engineering in a foreign language; to be able to present the process and the results of his/her studies in national and international venues systematically, clearly and in written or oral form.		-	-	-	-	-

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