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Quality assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes and defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when delivering products or services to customers; which ISO 9000 defines as "part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled". This defect prevention in quality assurance differs subtly from defect detection and rejection in quality control and has been referred to as a shift left since it focuses on quality earlier in the process (i.e., to the left of a linear process diagram reading left to right).The terms "quality assurance" and "quality control" are often used interchangeably to refer to ways of ensuring the quality of ...

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  • Associate Degree in General Studies
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    Avg. Duration:30 monthsAvg. Fees:$18,910Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Computer Science
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$32,594Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Associate Degree
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    Avg. Duration:30 monthsAvg. Fees:$18,910Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor Degree in Environmental Health and Safety
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$24,450Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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4.0 years
$51K
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2.20 years
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