Course detail

Testing

FSI-XZK-KAcad. year: 2018/2019

The subject Testing will acquaint the students with EU regulations and the legal systém of Czech Republic in the area of conformity assessment of specified products. Students will also comprehend the role of state technical inspection of safety of dedicated technical devices. Students will also be familiarized with systemic and practical rules of work in testing and calibration laboratories in a way, that can be practically applied.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Róbert Jankových, CSc.

Department

Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics (ÚVSSR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The subject Testing allows students to gain knowledge in the area of assessment of conformity of specified products, state technical inspection of safety of dedicated technical devices, testing and calibration of measuring instruments.

Prerequisites

Quality management systems. Applied statistics, methods for processing of measurement results. Basic terminology of metrology, technical standardization and statistics. Methods of statistical quality control.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The subject is taught in lectures, which involve presentation of basic principles and theories of the discipline. Students will actively participate in the discussion of the subject being covered. Presence in lectures is recommended. Lectures of industrial experts and excursions into companies related to the subject will be organized as possible.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Student will submit and present a report on the subject being covered. The work is graded on ECTS scale.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the subject Testing are to acquaint the students with the basics of management of state testing in the Czech Republic according to the New Legislative Framework for the Marketing of Products. Another objective is to familiarize the students with State technical inspection of safety of dedicated technical devices. The third objective is to teach students the basic rules for management of a testing and calibration laboratory, as well as with technical requirements for outputs provided by laboratories.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The subject Testing is lectured, compensation of missing classes is not requested.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurements. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva 1993. ISBN 92-67-10188-9 (EN)
Skákala, J.: Všeobecná metrológia. Ediční středisko SVŠT v Bratislavě, Bratislava 1990. ISBN 80-227-0275-7 (SK)
Validace analytických metod. Řada Kvalimetrie 7. M. Suchánek, ed., EURACHEM-ČR, Praha 1997. ISBN 80-901868-2-3 (CS)
Zákony č. 102/2001 Sb., 22/1997 Sb., 90/2016 Sb., 174/1968 Sb., 505/1990 Sb. včetně prováděcích právních předpisů (CS)

Recommended reading

CRISPIN, L. Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams. 1st. edition. Addison-Wesley Professional. 2009. 576 p. ISBN-13: 978-0321534460. (EN)
ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Požadavky na zkušební a kalibrační laboratoře. ČSNI, Praha 2005.
ČSN ISO 5725:1997 Přesnost (správnost a shodnost) metod a výsledků měření. ČSNI, Praha 1996.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme M2I-K Master's

    branch M-KSB , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation

9 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Róbert Jankových, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Testing in the Czech Republic and EU member states
2. Quality and conformity assessment of specified products
3. Modules for conformity assessment
4. Conformity assessment case study
5. State technical inspection of safety of dedicated technical devices
6. Dedicated pressure devices
7. Dedicated lifting devices
8. Dedicated electrical devices
9. Dedicated gas devices
10. Metrological system of the Czech Republic
11. General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
12. Calibration procedures for control of measuring devices
13. Statistical methods in testing