[Section800] ** ASQ Cleveland important local Quality courses **

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3/14/07, 
FROM: Section800 at listserv.asq.org
** ASQ Cleveland important local Quality courses ** 
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URGENT: ASQ Local courses coming up: Signup to significantly enhance your professional capabilities and standing.
 
3/14/07
Hi, fellow ASQ Cleveland members,
 
We have several important and unique ASQ professional development and certification courses being offered in the next two months at Polaris Career CTR, 7285 Old Oak BLVD, Middleburg Hts., OH 44130
440-891-7600. 
 
URGENT: CQE signup is now, for a TU 3/20 course start.
 
You can sign up for these by going to Polaris Career CTR’s website, polaris.edu, to the following links: Adult Education; Certification - Continuing Education; Quality – American Society for Quality; where the courses being offered are listed. 
 
DIRECTIONS: I-71 South to Bagley RD Exit. Turn Right (West) onto Bagley BLVD, pass Southwest General Hospital on your left and the next intersection on your left is Old Oak RD. Turn left onto Old Oak BLVD and Polaris Career CTR is on your left after about 0.1 miles.
 
Each of the following courses will prepare students for the corresponding ASQ exams.  For exam-specific content (body of knowledge), visit the ASQ web sites at http://www.asq.org/certification/ or http://www.asqcleveland.org/.
 
Certification Review courses are an effective means of review for people who have the basic skills and knowledge, and are not either intended to build that skill or knowledge for an applicant who does not already have it, nor does it in any way purport to assure any level of performance on an exam.
 
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) (30 hrs.)
T          6:00 PM – 9:00 PM        Mar. 20 – May 22, 2007
ASQ members:  Class fee $495              Materials $100   Total $595
Non-members:   Class fee $545              Materials $100   Total $645
 
Statistical Decision Making (8 hrs.)  NEW
Concepts and practical applications of data-based decision making.  The course will use Excel for calculations.  Key topics covered:  Descriptive statistics; concepts of hypotheses and confidence levels; collecting data – number of samples, practical issues; comparing averages – known values, two groups, paired samples; comparing averages among more than two groups; comparisons of variability.
Sat       8:30 AM – 12:30 PM      Mar. 24 & 31, 2007
Class fee $129   Materials fee $30           Total $159
 
Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) (24 hrs.)
T          6:00 PM – 9:00 PM        Apr. 3 – May 22, 2007
 
ASQ members:  Class fee $434              Materials $65     Total $499
Non-members:   Class fee $484              Materials $65     Total $549
 
Design of Experiments (DOE): Basic Methods and Tools (24 hrs.)
SQC / SPC can take you only so far in improving performance. You need DOE to understand the effects of variables and their interactions, to find the "sweet spots" where performance is optimized, and variation is minimized.  Custom Excel file will be provided.
KEY TOPICS COVERED: 
Learn how to structure a range of experiments, from quickly organized, simple "back of the envelope" plans to the more complex ones focused on minimizing experimental effort.  
Learn how to analyze the resulting data in relation to single and multiple objective goals.  
DOE from highly useful back of an envelope methods through to PC applications.  
Excel tools to automate data entry and analysis.  
Real-life examples and hands-on experiments.  
How to do full and fractional factorial experiments. 
Multi-objective desirability analysis.  
Brief discussion of Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
Text included:  An Introduction to Design of Experiments--a Simplified Approach. 
W         6:00 PM – 9:00 PM        Apr. 4 – May 23, 2007
Class fee $359   Materials fee $40   Total $399
 
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) (24 hrs.)
Th         6:00 PM – 9:00 PM        Apr. 5 – May 24, 2007
ASQ members:  Class fee $425              Materials $100   Total $525
Non-members:   Class fee $475              Materials $100   Total $575
 
Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) (24 hrs.)
Th         6:00 PM – 9:00 PM        Apr. 5 – May 24, 2007
ASQ members:  Class fee $425              Materials $100   Total $525
Non-members:   Class fee $475              Materials $100   Total $575
 
Basic SPC (8 hrs.)
This course covers basic control charting (X-bar and R, and sigma; p and np, c and u), sampling plans and methods for detecting assignable causes in repeating processes.  It gives the basis for understanding methods for controlling quality and processes. 
Sat       8:30 AM – 12:30 PM      Apr. 14 & 21, 2007
Class fee $129   Material fee $70             Total $199
 
Introduction to Mistake Proofing (4 hrs.)  NEW
Learn how to prevent defects through the elimination of errors.  This course discusses applications in parts or assembly-line operations, then shows a novel approach for chemical or process industries.  Key topics covered:  Basic elements of mistake proofing, Poka-Yoke systems for parts and assembly-line processes, and using “Red Flags” to identify mistake causes in process industries.
Sat          8:30 AM – 12:30 PM            Apr. 21, 2007
Class fee $99    Material fee $30         Total $129
 
Introduction to Measurement Systems Analysis  (4 hrs.)  NEW
Learn how to evaluate testing – measuring test variation, comparing operators, determining whether a test is adequate for the required range of values.  The course will show how to plan test studies, doing calculations in Excel, and interpreting statistical software output.  Key topics covered:  Concepts of R&R, planning studies, non-destructive tests (gage R&R), destructive tests (the ANOVA method), assessing the usefulness of the test by Intraclass Correlation, attribute agreement analysis for go/no go tests.
Sat          8:30 AM – 12:30 PM            Apr. 28, 2007
Class fee $94    Material fee $5           Total $99
 
Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) (18 hrs.)
M         6:00 PM – 9:00 PM        Apr. 16 – May 21, 2007
ASQ members:  Class fee $325              Materials $100   Total $425
Non-members:   Class fee $375              Materials $100   Total $475
 
We need your participation in these courses to keep our education program vital and growing, to serve you and all our Cleveland Section membership. 
 
Please contact Mark Netzel, 216-906-9075, mnetzel at porteres.com, for information about this and other current refresher courses.
 
The related certification local exam schedule is:
 
Exam                                     Application Deadline*                Exam Date
CQT                                      January 12, 2007                       March 3, 2007
CMI                                       January 12, 2007                       March 3, 2007
SSBB                                    January 12, 2007                       March 3, 2007
 
For additional information on ASQ Certification, you can call ASQ National at 1-800-248-1946, email at asq at asq.org or visit the following ASQ websites:  ASQ National at http://www.asq.org/ or your Cleveland Section website at http://www.asqcleveland.org/.
 
 
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