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This course aims to increase the student's professional competency in an important area of statistics application, namely, reliability engineering. The notion of competency used in this course involves three elements: conceptual understanding, ability to do, and ability to communicate and sell. The table below summarizes how mastery of these three elements is measured in the course.
| Element of Competency | How it is measured in this course |
| Conceptual understanding | Exam |
| Judgment and ability to do | Analysis of reliability data |
| Ability to communicate and sell | Written project report |
An A grade in this course is my guarantee to an employer that the student can do a professional job analyzing reliability data.
See course grade.