SixSigmaQualityManagementGraduateCertificate
VOILAND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Engineering and Technology Management
ETM’sSixSigmaQualityManagementcertificateintroducesthephilosophicalfoundationforqualityimprovementandarobustsetoftoolsandtechniquesthathaveprovensuccessfulinidentifyingandsolvingqualityproblems.FoundationalconceptshavemuchincommonwithTotalQualityManagementandISO9000,includingcross-functionalproductdesign,processmanagement,supplierqualitymanagement,customerinvolvement,informationandfeedback,committedleadership,strategicplanning,cross-functionaltraining,andemployeeinvolvement.Thetoolsetextendsfromfundamentaldescriptivestatisticsandbasicproblemsolvingtosophisticatedstatisticaldesignofexperimentsandevolutionaryoperations.
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Thegraduatecertificaterequiresthefollowingcourses(12credits):¨ EM538LeanAgilityorEM
590LeadingDesignandInnovation
¨ EM570SixSigmaQualityManagement
¨ EM580QualityControlandReliability
¨ EM585QualityEngineeringUsingDesignofExperiments
Coursedescriptionsandsyllabicanbefoundatetm.wsu.edu.
WashingtonStateUniversity’sonlineEngineeringandTechnologyManagement(ETM)programoffersamaster’sdegreeinEngineeringandTechnologyManagementandgraduatecertificatesinsevenspecializedareas.Coursesaredesignedtoprovideworkingengineerswiththeskillstomanageprojects,people,andtechnology.Theprogramistailoredforprofessionalswhowanttoadvancetheircareerswhilestillworkingfulltime.Theprogramhasbeenconsistantlyrankedasoneofthetop30onlineengineeringprogramsinthenation.WSUisaccreditedbytheNorthwestCommissiononCollegesandUniversities(NWCCU).Allcoursesareofferedonlineanduseaninnovativeblendoftraditionalclassroominstructionandthelatestinvideostreamingandwebconferencingtechnologiesthatallowcoursestobedeliveredlivetostudentsanywhereintheworld.Innovativeprogramsoftwareallowsfacultyandstudentstointeractwitheachotheronline.Theconvenienceandflexibilityoftheprogramisidealfortheworkingprofessional.Mobilecapabilitiesarealsoavailable.Classesarearchivedandavailabletoreviewatanytime.
AnETMgraduatecertificaterequiresfourcourses(12credithours)inspecializedareas.Acertificateisawardeduponcompletionofthesecourses.Coursecreditsearnedforacertificatemayalsoapplytoamaster’sdegreeintheETMProgramorothergraduatedegreeprograms.Astudentmayearnmorethanonecertificateandmayworkonthecertificateandmaster’sprogramconcurrently.Minimumrequirements
ü Bachelor’sdegree(minimum3.0GPA)
ü Transcriptsü Resumeü PersonalStatement
WSUAdmissionsStudentsmustbeadmittedtoWSU’sGraduateSchooltoreceiveagraduatecertificate.Learnmoreandapplyatgradschool.wsu.edu.
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