CODE 94679 ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE 10716 (L-9) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/17 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course addresses the quality of industrial systems as the capability to understand, measure, control and improve the performance of production systems through the integration of quality, safety and environment. The course proposes a systemic view of industrial system quality, considering quality, safety and operational sustainability as complementary dimensions in the management and improvement of industrial performance. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide students with conceptual and methodological tools to understand, evaluate and improve industrial system performance through the 3 dimensions of quality, safety and related environmental implications. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Deatailed aims: • understanding the principles of system quality; • analysis of safety, risk and reliability; • understanding environmental aspects in industrial systems; • ability to interpret indicators and performance; • integration of quality, safety and environment in production systems. At the end of the course, students will be able to: • understand principles and tools for system quality; • interpret performance indicators and KPIs; • understand relationships among risk, hazard and damage; • understand principles of reliability and safety systems; • interpret regulatory and technical compliance aspects; • understand industrial impacts and environmental prevention; • critically discuss integrated quality–safety–environment issues. PREREQUISITES None. TEACHING METHODS The course is organized through interactive lectures, discussion of case studies, technical insights and applied exercises. Attendance is recommended. Classes will be supported by teaching materials in both Italian and English. SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1. Quality • Quality control • Continuous improvement • Industrial systems performance • Quality systems • KPIs and performance indicators 2. Safety • Risk • Hazard • Damage • Reliability • Safety systems • Compliance 3. Environment • Industrial impacts • Prevention • Environmental compliance • Operational sustainability • Quality–Safety–Environment integration (Q–S–E) RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY All the slides used during the lessons and other teaching material will be available on the teaching Teams channel. The notes taken during the lessons and the material on Teams are sufficient for the preparation of the exam LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/10716/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Assessment includes a written examination consisting of theoretical questions, discussion of industrial case studies and applied exercises related to the quality of industrial systems, safety, reliability and environmental aspects. The oral examination may complement the final assessment. ASSESSMENT METHODS Written exam in the classroom. The written exam will assess the level of knowledge of the main concepts and the ability to solve simple exercises. Oral exam in presence. The oral exam will allow you to check your reasoning skills and connect different concepts with each other. The quality of the exposition, the correct use of the specialist vocabulary, the ability of critical reasoning will also be assessed.
