6/24/ IENG Introduction to the SDSM&T Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 2 Data Collection NameCourse ID(s) Preferred nameTerm / Year Your major Your anticipated graduation date Your SDSM&T address Anything else the coordinator should know about you and/or your project

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 3 Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Coordinator: D. H. Jensen 308 Industrial Engineering & Research Bldg (IER) (605) Office Hours: Tu, Th: 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM Appt. Class Meetings: 1 st Thursday of each term (one time ONLY) 7:00 - 7:50 PM IER 205 Certificate Resources Website:

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 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

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 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!

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 6 Six Sigma Green Belt Cert. – 9 Cr Hrs Project Economics Requirement – 0 cr hrs: Already met by all SDSM&T engineering programs Probability and Statistics Requirement – 3 cr hrs: IENG/MATH 381 or MATH 281 (Statistical) Quality Requirement – 3 cr hrs: IENG 486 or ENGM 620 or ENGM 720 Six Sigma Philosophy Requirement – 1 cr hr: IENG 451+ Lab or IENG 452 Six Sigma Proficiency Requirement – 2 cr hrs: IENG 461 Six Sigma Green Belt Exam IENG 463 Six Sigma Green Belt Project

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 7 Six Sigma Green Belt Cert. – Intent Form Intent to Qualify Form Form is on the website – see Materials Page Routing and Instructions: 1. Student and Six Sigma Certificate Coordinator discuss requirements and complete the planned coursework (reverse side). 2. Certificate Coordinator and Student sign off on planned coursework. 3. Certificate Coordinator forwards a copy of the form to the Registrar, keeps a copy for Coordinator records. 4. Student delivers original copy to the Student’s Major Advisor (or Coordinator keeps original copy if there is no advisor /non-degree student) 5. Student schedules courses in conjunction with Major Advisor, and completes coursework. 6. Major Advisor enters grades as coursework is completed and signs off when student is ready to graduate (Graduation Audit). 7. Completed, original form stays with student file.

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 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 Unlimited time Retakes possible during term Take the exam after IENG 452, and/or after you are at least halfway through IENG 451, IENG 486, ENGM 720

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 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

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 10 What to do for the Project? Some Options: 1. Senior Design Project 2. Term Project from other courses 3. Projects from Internships and CO-OPs 4. Projects from outside employment 5. 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

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 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

6/24/2016IENG 471 Facilities Planning 12 Questions? Coordinator: D. H. Jensen 308 Industrial Engineering & Research Bldg (IER) (605) Certificate Resources Website: