Students will become familiar with modern quality assurance philosophies and study the major aspects of total quality assurance programs. Emphasis will be placed on management principles, quality training, program implementation, documentation requirements, manual preparation, cost of quality, and quality audits. Commonly used quality specifications (ASTM, CSA, API, ASME, ISO) are discussed. Students will become familiar with the Q9000 and ISO 9000 series of quality assurance program requirements.