Welcome to this free courseware topic, 'Product certification'!
This topic is taken from Unit 1 of one of our OUHK distance learning courses, TC S371 Product Certification and Laboratory Accreditation Practices. TC S371 is one of the core courses of the BSc/Bsc (Hons) in Product Design, Testing and Certification programme and is recommended to students who want to learn about product certification, practices for laboratory accreditation and the ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory management system. It is a higher-level, 5-credit course and takes one semester to complete.
Units in OUHK courses normally contain various elements to enhance the content, such as activities, self-tests, figures and assigned readings. You can find most of these elements in the courseware here so that you can have a taste of what an OUHK course is like. In addition to this introductory topic on product certification, the original unit also goes into more detail on product certification systems and guidance for the drafting of product certification schemes.
TC S371, like most OUHK courses, is presented in the distance learning mode using print-based materials. The materials for this free courseware have been specially adapted to make them more suitable for studying online.
In this module, we will introduce the most important conformity assessment activity in the field of testing and certification — product certification. Product certification is an activity by which a third party (not the supplier, not the buyer, but an independent certification body) gives written assurance that a product (or a process or a service) fulfills specified requirements. The value of certification is the degree of confidence and trust that is established by an impartial and competent evaluation by a third-party. We will look into the concepts of conformity assessment activities and quality management systems (QMS). QMS and other conformity assessment activities such as testing and inspection are core elements in the determination stage of product certification. After we've studied these elements, we will then give a brief introduction to product certification. The procedure of product certification and the use of conformity marks will be covered.
The module should take around 4 hours to complete, including time spent on activities and self-tests.
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