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IE 431 — Quality Engineering (Six Sigma Black Belt Course)
(formerly GE 498 QE)

COURSE REFERENCE NUMBER (CRN): 51449

After taking this course, will I be ready for Black Belt Certification?

Course Description: Students will acquire the ability to apply the concepts and methods of statistical process control, designed experiments, and measurement systems analysis to the cases of quality and productivity improvement at the Six Sigma Black Belt skill level.

Home Page: http://online.engineering.illinois.edu/webcourses/ie431/

Prerequisites: Undergraduate courses in probability and statistics.

Required Software: Minitab Statistical Software and a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel will be needed in this course. Visit http://www.minitab.com/education/semesterrental/default.aspx for information on ordering Minitab Statistical Software.

Credit: 3 hours

Instructor: Harrison Kim

After taking this course, will I be ready for Black Belt Certification?

Yes. After completing this course, students should be ready for black belt certification. One place they may pursue certification is the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Six Sigma black belt means an individual is certified and has performed several real six sigma projects in his/her company. Students should be in good shape in terms of certification testing after this course. Of course, day-to-day project execution is expected with sizable financial savings for their company.