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Six Sigma Black Belt Course

Course Description: Our Six Sigma Black Belt course is organized differently from most other SSBB courses. Other courses strictly follow the DMAIC process, but this organization of the material does not present the various methodologies of Six Sigma in a student-friendly easy-to-understand intuitive format. For example, process capability/performance measures are usually introduced in Measure but SPC comes much later in Control and GR&R studies are introduced in Measure but DOE comes in Analyze. Our SSBB course is set up in modules that present the technical material in a clear and logical order. Then all of the methods are brought together in an intense course that focuses on Six Sigma project management.
    Our SSBB course modules (and the recommended number of contact hours) are shown below. The amount of time allocated to each topic is intended to match the requirements of American Society for Quality's Certified Six Sigma Black Belt body of knowledge document, but the hours can be adjusted to meet the customer's specific needs. Students who complete the course are strongly encouraged to pursue certification as an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. The complete program, as designed, requires 160 contact hours.

• Introduction to Six Sigma (8 hours)
• Quality Engineering Statistics (32 hours)
  
• Introduction to MINITAB (12 hours)
  
• Nonparametric Statistical Methods (8 hours)
  
• Design of Experiments (32 hours)
  
• Measurement Systems Analysis and Gage Error Studies (8 hours)
  
• Six Sigma Black Belt Project Management (24 hours)
  
• Design for Six Sigma (16 hours)
  
• Black Belt Project Activities (20 hours)

ASQ's Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Body of Knowledge

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