The Department of Statistics
in collaborations with the Colleges of
Science, Business, and Engineering are
offering this interdisciplinary certificate
to on-campus students, and students at a
distance via the Engineering Outreach (EO)
program.
Six Sigma can be regarded as a highly
structured strategy for acquiring, assessing
and applying customer, competitor, and
enterprise intelligence for the purposes of
achieving superior innovations in or design
of products, processes, or systems. This
certificate program is highly integrative
and emphasizes the dominant tools and
strategies employed in both innovation and
design applications of Six Sigma. Program
content is consistent with the generally
acknowledged body of knowledge associated
with highly coveted Six Sigma Black Belt
Certification and addresses Six Sigma's
DMAIC
(Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) and
DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) approaches to
innovation and design in depth with other
key program elements including Project
Management and Lean Manufacturing / Lean
Enterprise. Elective courses listed are
intended to accommodate the applications and
intersections of Six Sigma with business,
engineering, and other environments.
Prerequisites
- Undergraduate and non-degree
students must meet the minimum GPA
admission requirement of 2.8 or higher
in an undergraduate degree program to
enroll in 500-level courses;
undergraduates must also have senior
standing;
- Sufficient background in statistics
as determined by the certificate
coordinator, including successful
completion of Stat 401 Statistical
Analysis - a course also available
either on-campus or via Engineering
Outreach;
- Admission to the University of
Idaho;
- All students must submit the
Academic Certificate Declaration on
page 2 of the
Change of Curriculum form
to the certificate coordinator for
department chair approval;
Students must contact the
certificate coordinator to discuss
background qualifications prior to
starting the certificate.
Course
Selection
This academic certificate consists
of 12 credits selected from the courses
listed below and approved by the certificate
coordinator. Refer to the
University of Idaho Catalog
for course descriptions and prerequisite
requirements. Graduate (500-level) courses
may require permission from the instructor
prior to registration; and some courses may
require use of Minitab software. Students
must earn a grade of 'C' or better in
each course to qualify for this certificate;
course work may not be more than five (5)
years old unless it is being used in
conjunction with the completion of a
graduate degree. View the current
Engineering Outreach
Courses,
and watch or download a
sample lecture.
|
Required courses (9 credits) |
Credits
|
|
STAT 446 |
Six Sigma Innovation |
3 |
|
STAT 507 |
Experimental Design |
3
|
|
STAT 511 / BUS 531 |
Design for Six Sigma & Lean
Management |
3
|
|
Electives (3 credits) |
|
|
BUS / STAT 456 |
Quality Management |
3
|
|
ME 583 or CE 541 |
Reliability of Engineering Systems |
3 |
|
STAT 422 |
Sample Survey Methods |
3 |
|
STAT 519 |
Multivariate Analysis |
3 |
|
Other Electives |
As approved by the certificate
coordinator |
3 |
Procedures and Guidelines
View the University of Idaho Registrar's
Office's
Academic Certificates guidelines.
Steps to Certificate Completion
Certificate Coordinator
Rick L. Edgeman, Six Sigma Black
Belt / Professor & Chair
Department of Statistics
Phone: (800) 824-2889, press 1, ext. 4410
E-mail: redgeman@uidaho.edu
