639-3020/01 – Testing and Conformity Assessment (ZPS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Quality ManagementCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Tereza Smajdorová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Tereza Smajdorová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesFMTIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
SMA0011 Ing. Tereza Smajdorová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 3+1
Part-time Credit and Examination 14+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Acquired knowledge: - fundamentals of the testing and closely related fields as standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation, - assessment of testing laboratories and requirements for test methods - orientation in the Czech system of state quality control as well as analogous principles applied in the European Union; Acquired skills: - mastery of the work with the technical standards for the test method and ability to create a test procedure according to standards - estimation of measurement uncertainty of simple methods for measuring of physical and chemical variables, - awareness of the activities in real testing laboratory

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Summary

Subject objectives are to provide basic knowledge about the testing and related fields (metrology, accreditation, certification) and their joint significance in the process of removing technical barriers to trade within the functioning of the European system of products conformity assessment as well as the voluntary certification of products.

Compulsory literature:

EN ISO/IEC 1725: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Calibration and Testing Standards for Calibration and Testing Laboratories. Metrology in industry: the key for quality. Newport Beach, CA: ISTE, 2006. ISBN 978-1-905209-51-4.

Recommended literature:

EUROLAB: Cook Books [online]. Brussels. Available from: https://www.eurolab.org/pubs-cookbooks

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Development of one program to calculate measurement uncertainties. Preparation and presentation of a seminar paper. Written credit test.

E-learning

Other requirements

In order to receive credit, the student must have at least 80% participation in the exercises, develop a program and present a seminar paper, and write a credit test.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Fundamentals of testing, definition, history and international co-operation in testing, Eurolab, Eurachem, testing in the Czech Republic, Eurolab CZ. 2. Testing and calibration laboratories, quality management in test laboratories, ISO/IEC 17025. 3. Evaluation of test methods, proficiency testing. 4. Basics of technical standardization, international co-operation and national standardization systems, harmonization of the technical standards. 5. Test methods and test procedures in the field of material engineering, test method’s validation and their role in the accreditation of testing laboratories, requirements of the standard ISO/IES 17025. 6. Standardized test methods, work with the technical standard, test procedure. 7. Metrology, international co-operation and national metrology systems, calibration as the basic principle of ensuring metrological traceability of test methods. 8. Errors and uncertainties, the importance of uncertainty in testing, practical examples of calculating uncertainties. 9. Accreditation and its importance for the testing, international co-operation and national accreditation systems, CIA o.p.s - Czech national accreditation body. 10. Certification and its importance for the testing, certification of management systems, personal certification in test laboratories. 11. Product certification, voluntary and mandatory product certification, certification marks. 12. Development of European conformity assessment system, “New approach”, the modular approach to conformity assessment, CE European mark of conformity. 13. The Czech system of state quality control and Act 22/1997 Coll. on technical requirements for products, harmonization of Czech and European legislation in conformity assessment, the “New legislative framework”. 14. Visit to the accredited test laboratory, practical demonstration of documentation established QMS and organization of basic activities in the test laboratory.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 40  20
        Examination Examination 60  31 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Required participation in classes - 80%

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Preparation of a semester project of 10 - 15 pages on the assigned topic. Presentation of the semester project - 15-20 minutes. Consultation by previous arrangement.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N0413A270002) Quality Management and Control of Industrial Systems (S01) Quality Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2023/2024 Summer
2022/2023 Summer
2020/2021 Summer