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Yield, cycle time, and an operations brief
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You learn the language of a fab floor well enough to write an operations brief: where time is lost and what a yield miss means commercially. Frontier Innovation University teaches this award online and, where a cohort is formed, on campus. The 180 credits (1,800 notional hours) on this page are the sum of the 8 courses in the curriculum, so the transcript and the prospectus describe the same load. MSc Semiconductor Operations is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Yield in Plain Language through Yield in Plain Language; Cycle Time; Process or Plan; Operations Brief, and finish on Operations Brief. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change. Reading is a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. The artefact a marker expects is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Define yield in words a manager can use Describe a cycle-time leak Separate a process issue from a planning issue Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Assessment is coursework on each taught module plus the final project named in the curriculum. Results are recorded as credit hours against each module. Fees are the figures published by Frontier Innovation University for this award; this page does not add a separate tuition claim.
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School of Technology and Operations at Frontier Innovation University supervises the modules and the final project. Supervision is assigned from that school, not from a visiting name shared with another institution.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| SCO501 | Flow, constraint, and the bottleneck Flow, constraint, and the bottleneck (SCO501) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 20 · 200 h |
| SCO502 | Capacity, inventory, and service level Capacity, inventory, and service level (SCO502) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 20 · 200 h |
| SCO503 | Quality, failure, and recovery Quality, failure, and recovery (SCO503) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 20 · 200 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| SCO504 | Planning, scheduling, and a slipped plan Planning, scheduling, and a slipped plan (SCO504) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 20 · 200 h |
| SCO505 | Cost, resources, and a change to the baseline Cost, resources, and a change to the baseline (SCO505) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 20 · 200 h |
| SCO506 | Risk, disruption, and resilience Risk, disruption, and resilience (SCO506) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 20 · 200 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| SCO507 | People, suppliers, and governance People, suppliers, and governance (SCO507) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 20 credits and 200 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 20 · 200 h |
| SCO508 | Capstone: one operational change with cost and risk Capstone: one operational change with cost and risk (SCO508) is a course on MSc Semiconductor Operations. It carries 40 credits and 400 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. The course is offered on the Austin campus route and on the tuition-free online pathway.
| 40 · 400 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Frontier. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
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