AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ)
Each of the following courses will prepare students for the corresponding ASQ exams. For exam-specific content (body of knowledge), visit the ASQ websites at www.asq.org/certification or www.asqcleveland.org.
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE)
(24 hrs.)
Spring 2008
T 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Jan. 8 – Feb. 26, 2008
ASQ members: Class fee $425 Materials $100 Total $525
Non-members: Class fee $475 Materials $100 Total $575
Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) (24 hrs.)
W 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Jan. 8 – Feb. 26, 2008
ASQ members: Class fee $425 Materials $100 Total $525
Non-members: Class fee $475 Materials $100 Total $575
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) (24 hrs.)
W 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Jan. 8 – Feb. 26, 2008
ASQ members: Class fee $425 Materials $100 Total $525
Non-members: Class fee $475 Materials $100 Total $575
Certified Quality Technician (CQT) (24 hrs.)
Spring 2008
W 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Jan. 9 – Feb. 27, 2008
ASQ members: Class fee $425 Materials $100 Total $525
Non-members: Class fee $475 Materials $100 Total $575
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) (33 hrs.)
Spring 2008
T 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Mar. 18 – May 27, 2008
ASQ members: Class fee $495 Materials $100 Total $595
Non-members: Class fee $545 Materials $100 Total $645
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) (24 hrs.)
Spring 2008
Th 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Apr. 10 – May 29, 2008
ASQ members: Class fee $425 Materials $100 Total $525
Non-members: Class fee $475 Materials $100 Total $575
Certification review courses are an effective means of review for people who have the basic skills and knowledge and are not intended to build that skill or knowledge for an applicant without any experience and do not assure any level of performance on an exam.
American Society for Quality Certification
Test Dates
Certification Test Site
Polaris Career Center
7285 Old Oak Blvd. Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130
Exam Format:
All examinations consist of multiple-choice questions that are carefully designed, reviewed for correctness, and computer scored and analyzed to properly determine the degree of comprehension of the prescribed body of knowledge. The Certified Quality Manager exam also contains two constructed response or essay questions.
Application Deadlines:
The application deadlines are approximately 1 ˝ months before examination dates. All information must be in the office of ASQ, 611 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53201-3005 before that date.
Exam Application Deadline* Exam Date
Certified Calibration
Technician (CCT) April 8, 2008 June 7, 2008
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
(CMQ /OE) January 11, 2008 March 1, 2008
Certified Quality Inspector
(CQI) January 11, 2008 March 1, 2008
Certified Quality Auditor
(CQA) April 8, 2008 June 7, 2008
Certified Quality Engineer
(CQE) April 8, 2008 June 7, 2008
Certified Quality Improvement
Associate April 8, 2008 June 7, 2008(CQIA)
Certified Quality Technician
(CQT) January 11, 2008 March 1, 2008
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
(CSSBB) January 11, 2008 March 1, 2008
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
(CSSGB) April 8, 2008 June 7, 2008
Application deadline means that information must be in the office of ASQ before that date (no exceptions). For additional information on ASQ Certification, call ASQ National at 1-800-248-1946, email at asq@asq.org or visit the ASQ websites: www.asq.org or www.asqcleveland.org.
Call Mark Netzel at (216) 906-9075 for information about refresher courses.
QUALITY CLASSES (NON-CERTIFICATION)
Introduction to Six Sigma (3 hrs.) NEW
This course is perfect for those preparing to take the CSSGB or CSSBB exams as well as for managers wanting to learn the basics about the Six Sigma continuous improvement methodology that is taking the world by storm. Participants will learn about process management, purpose of business measurables and project measurables, the benefits of implementing a Six Sigma program as well as an introduction to some of the high level, basic tools.
Materials: Handouts provided by instructor as well as use of overheads from the QCI CSSBB Instructor’s CD.
Class fee $49 Materials fee $0 Total $49
Introduction to Process Mapping (3 hrs.) NEW
This course is perfect for those preparing to take the CSSGB or CSSBB exams as well as for managers wanting to learn the basics about the Six Sigma continuous improvement methodology that is taking the world by storm. Participants will learn about one of the first steps in a Six Sigma project, which is process mapping. Participants will construct an actual process map during the class.
Materials: Handouts provided by instructor as well as use of overheads from the QCI CSSBB Instructor’s CD.
Class fee $49 Materials fee $0 Total $49
Excel Power Tools for Quality Professionals, Engineers, Scientists and Technologists (24 hrs.)
This seminar provides useful and powerful tools for those who use Excel in technical applications including quality, manufacturing, engineering, and research.
Key Topics Covered:
- How to effectively build simple to complex formulas using Excel's extensive built-in math, statistics and logical functions.
- Methods to query, with advanced methods to interpolate and extrapolate from 1-, 2-, and 3- dimensional table data, and use results as inputs to Excel formulas.
- How to create Excel spreadsheets that are effective tools for customers, suppliers, or others within your organization. How to suppress incomplete outputs and create key performance indicator dashboard outputs.
- Create basic macros and VBA automation tools to greatly improve power, speed and ease of use.
- Tools to do worst-case analysis of modeled systems and applications.
- Learn how to use the rich statistical function set within Excel to produce comprehensive quality analyses.
Suggested prerequisite: Working knowledge of Excel. Text included: Guide to Microsoft Excel for Scientists and Engineers.
Spring 2008
Th 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Feb. 7 – Mar. 27, 2008
Class fee $359 Materials fee $40 Total $399
Effective Experimental Designs(4 hrs.)
Learn how to quickly and effectively create, do and analyze practical, useful experiments to efficiently find the cause-effect relationshipd in manufacturing, quality, research, marketing and many other fields. Learn highly useful methods to select, do and analyze elementary full and fractional factorial experiments. How to do powerful experiments with simple "back of an envelope" methods. Programmed Excel tools will be provided.
Class fee $84 Materials fee $45 Total $129
This course covers basic methodologies in individual and team-based problem solving, critical to diagnosing source causes of complex problems. It also covers basic methodologies in quality for putting a structured framework around the investigation of real problems and their identification and solution.
Basic SPC (8 hrs.)
This course covers basic control charting (X-bar and R, and sigma; p and np, c and u), sampling plans and methods for detecting assignable causes in repeating processes. It gives the basis for understanding methods for controlling quality and processes.
Class fee $129 Material fee $70 Total $199
Introduction to Quality Tools (4 hrs.)
This course covers basic quality tools used for problem solving, data analysis, and continual improvement. Class consists of theory with some hands-on application.
Class fee $75 Materials fee $50 Total $125
Introduction to G D & T (24 hrs.)
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing is necessary for defining geometry specifications that ensure proper interchangeable fit, and more generally proper functional requirements. ANSI has defined methods of application and drawing specification methods, and these will be explained, with many real-world applications. Datum-based dimensioning, true-position tolerancing, minimum and maximum material condition concepts will be explained and applied.
Spring 2008
Th 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Feb. 28 – April. 17, 2008
Class fee $ 475 Material fee $70 Total $545