Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

1. IENG 461 - 463 Introduction to the SDSM&T Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

2. Data Collection Name Course ID(s) Preferred name Term / Year Your major Your anticipated graduation date Your E-mail address that you check regularly Anything else the coordinator should know about you and/or your project IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

3. Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate • Coordinator: • D. H. Jensen • 138 Industrial Engineering / Library • (605) 394-1278 • dean.jensen@sdsmt.edu • Office Hours: • M, W: 1:00 AM – 1:50 AM • Appt. http://jensen.sdsmt.edu/Schedule.htm • Class Meetings: • 1st Thursday of each term (one time ONLY) • 7:00 - 7:50 PM CB 110 • Certificate Resources Website: • http://jensen.sdsmt.edu/IENG461-463 IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

4. Objective • Industry strongly desires personnel with the knowledge and skills to improve processes in a scientifically demonstrable method • Why not just use good opinion? • Opinion (even expert opinion), too frequently is the driving justification for improvement efforts and expenditures • Opinion too frequently relies on • status, position, self-interest, political gamesmanship, or on an attribute-ability basis • Opinion is too frequently not • repeatable, reproducible, robust, nor transparent • Opinion, alone, is too frequently WRONG IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

5. Objective • Industry strongly desires personnel with the knowledge and skills to improve processes in a scientifically demonstrable method • Six Sigma Quality is driven by scientific processes. This helps result in decision-making processes that are: • Repeatable • Reproducible • Robust, and • Transparent • This helps eliminate the biases inherent in opinion. • It does not eliminate opinion, though, as INFORMED OPINION is still necessary! IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

6. Six Sigma Green Belt Cert. – 9 Cr Hrs • Project Economics Requirement – 0 crhrs: • Already met by all SDSM&T engineering programs • Probability and Statistics Requirement – 3 crhrs: • IENG/MATH 381 or MATH 281 • (Statistical) Quality Requirement – 3 crhrs: • IENG 486 or ENGM 621 • Six Sigma Philosophy Requirement – 1 crhr: • IENG 451+ Lab or IENG 452 or ENGM 620 • Six Sigma Proficiency Requirement – 2 crhrs: • IENG 461 Six Sigma Green Belt Exam • IENG 463 Six Sigma Green Belt Project IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

7. Six Sigma Green Belt Cert. – Intent Form • Intent to Qualify Form • Form is on the website – see Materials Page • Routing and Instructions: • Student and Six Sigma Certificate Coordinator discuss requirements and complete the planned coursework. • Certificate Coordinator and Student sign off on planned coursework. • Certificate Coordinator forwards a copy of the form to the Registrar, keeps a copy for Coordinator records. • Student delivers original copy to the Student’s Major Advisor (or Coordinator keeps original copy if there is no advisor/non-degree student) • Student schedules courses in conjunction with Major Advisor, and completes coursework. • Major Advisor enters grades as coursework is completed and signs off when student is ready to graduate (Graduation Audit). • Completed, original form stays with student file. IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

8. IENG 461 Six Sigma G.B. Exam • Coverage (see Topics sheet on website Materials page): • Project (Selection) Economics • Interest Factor tables provided • Probability & Statistics • Area under Standard Normal Curve table provided • (Statistical) Quality • Statistical Quality Control Chart Factors table provided • Six Sigma Philosophy • YOU provide an 8-1/2” x 11” sheet of notes (2 sides) • Format: • 40 multiple choice questions – passing is 70% • Unlimited time • Retakes possible during term • Take the exam after IENG 452, and/or after you are at least halfway through IENG 451, and IENG 486 / ENGM 621 IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

9. IENG 463 Six Sigma G.B. Project • Coverage (see Requirements sheet on website Materials Page): • Six Sigma Tools • Project Economics • Probability & Statistics • (Statistical) Quality • Six Sigma Philosophy • DMAIC Process Followed DURING Implementation • Format: • Standard technical report: Cover page; Introduction; Recommendations, Conclusions and Acknowledgements; References; Appendices • Sections for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control • Letter grade is assigned – see Rubric on website Materials page • May use text and material from other reports, but the Six Sigma Project Report must be able to stand alone IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

10. What to do for the Project? • Some Options: • Senior Design Project • Term Project from other courses • Projects from Internships and CO-OPs • Projects from outside employment • Others? • Existing data collection • Existing text from project reports • May need to be approved by a supervisor • Report may need to be “sanitized” before submission • DMAIC cycle drives decision-making IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

11. Project & Other Expectations • Grading Scale: A 90% B 80% C 70% D 60% F < 60% • End Results: • Certificate is listed on your transcripts • Paper Certificate is mailed with Diploma(s) • In good shape to fast track to management • In very good shape to become a Six Sigma Black Belt IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

12. Questions? • Coordinator: • D. H. Jensen • 138 Industrial Engineering / Library • (605) 394-1278 • dean.jensen@sdsmt.edu • Certificate Resources Website: • http://jensen.sdsmt.edu/IENG461-463 IENG 461-463 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate