continuing-education

• Do I need to be an ASU graduate student to apply to the program?
• Do I need to be a graduate student in industrial engineering or statistics?
• I am a ASU graduate student, how do I apply?
• I have taken some of the courses somewhere else, can I use them toward the program?

• Application for Certificate Program in Statistics: Word
• Application for Awarding of Graduate Certificate: Word

Applications must be sent to the director of the program for approval:

Dr. Douglas Montgomery

Regents' Professor

Co-Director Committee on Statistics

This page provides the executive summary of typical projects.

The following list presents guidelines to help students write reports that are easy to read and understand. Some of the recommendations may not apply to every report; presentation of written arguments depends on the individual project situation. These tips are offered as basic guidelines. For more information about techniques for writing clarity, consult a writing handbook or a writing website such as: http://www.plainlanguage.gov.

• Overview
• Cover page Guidelines / Cover page Example
• Executive Summary Guidelines / Example Executive Summary
• Introduction
• The improvement opportunity: - The Define phase

General Requirements for Report
Reports must follow the DMAIC outline and meet all minimum requirements identified below. The content, length and emphasis of individual sections within reports will vary based on actual findings and writing styles.

In demonstrate practical Six Sigma skills, course participants will develop and complete a Six Sigma Black Belt project (IEE 598 Six Sigma Methodology Capstone Project). The project will be typical of those used to certify Six Sigma Black Belts in industry, and will involve both oral and written presentation of results. The project expectations are as follows:

The following links provide an idea about the content of each course of the program. Please be aware that course content is subject to change, according to the criteria of the department and the instructor that offers the course; nevertheless, you can expect those changes to be minimal.

• IEE 570 Advanced Quality Control
• IEE 572 Design of Engineering Experiments
• IEE 578 Regression Analysis
  

  Alternately:

  STP 530 Applied Regression Analysis or

What is Six Sigma?