MUVOT - Establishing an international vocational training program on the topic of measurement uncertainty

Gröschl AC, Loderer A, Plowucha W, Bills P, Werner T, Hausotte T (2013)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2013

Publisher: IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat

Edited Volumes: 11th IMEKO TC14 International Symposium on Measurement and Quality Control, ISMQC 2013

Pages Range: 38

Conference Proceedings Title: Abstracts of the ISMQC 2013

Event location: Krakau - Kielce, Polen

Abstract

Measurement results represent important information, which are necessary for evaluating and improving the quality of manufactured products and to control manufacturing processes. Furthermore, they build the basis for numerous decisions in the field of quality management, process and production automation or product development and design. Knowledge about the acquisition, evaluation and interpretation of measurement data as well as an understanding of the relevant influences on those measurement results are essential for employees working in the field of manufacturing metrology. Measurement results are always afflicted with deviations, due to a variety of causes. It follows that in order to assign a value to the reliability and quality of a measurement result its uncertainty must be determined and considered. However, employees in the field of quality management or metrology are often not familiar with methods for determination and interpretation of measurement uncertainty, because appropriate opportunities for training are missing in current vocational education. This need has led to the creation of the European project MUVoT, which will create a course for advanced vocational training in determining measurement uncertainty. The training course is based on a blended learning concept, combining self-dependent learning via a web-based platform and face-to-face workshops. This allows the adaption of individual knowledge and skills by self-controlled learning of abstract contents whilst the exercises enable the practical application of typical methods, which are generally considered as quite complex by many employees, and thus assure correct understanding. The featured Blended Learning concept facilitates the integration of the training into a workplace setting, thus the idea of Lifelong Learning is promoted in new fields of application. The curriculum and training concept for this newly developed training program have been designed such that the course can be applied internationally. To facilitate this, a harmonized scheme for course structure and contents has been defined albeit with inherent flexibility, allowing the adaptation to specific constraints.

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APA:

Gröschl, A.C., Loderer, A., Plowucha, W., Bills, P., Werner, T., & Hausotte, T. (2013). MUVOT - Establishing an international vocational training program on the topic of measurement uncertainty. In Abstracts of the ISMQC 2013 (pp. 38). Krakau - Kielce, Polen, PL: IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat.

MLA:

Gröschl, Andreas Christian, et al. "MUVOT - Establishing an international vocational training program on the topic of measurement uncertainty." Proceedings of the The 11th International Symposium on Measurement and Quality Control - 11th ISMQC, Krakau - Kielce, Polen IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat, 2013. 38.

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