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Session 0: Course Welcome - July 1, 2015

0.1 Welcome & DMAIC Cycle

0.2 Course Structure

0.3 Getting to Know You

Session 1: DEFINE

1.0 Intro - DEFINE

1.1 LECTURE: Defining Quality

1.2 LECTURE: Understanding Customer Expectations

1.2 PRACTICE: Problem Definition

1 PROJECT - DEFINE - Defining Customer Expectations

Session 2: MEASURE - July 8, 2015

2.0 Intro - MEASURE

2.1 LECTURE: Probability vs Statistics

2.2 LECTURE: Probability Distributions & Random Variables

2.3 LECTURE: Important Probability Distributions

Session 3: MEASURE - July 15, 2015

3.0 Intro - MEASURE

3.1 LECTURE: Normal Distribution

3.1 PRACTICE: Standard Normal Distribution

3.1 EXERCISE: Normal Distribution

3.2 LECTURE: Central Limit Theorem

3.2 PRACTICE: Distribution of Sample Average

3.2 PRACTICE: Central Limit Theorem

3.2 EXERCISE: Central Limit Theorem

3 HOMEWORK: due July 29, 2015

3 PROJECT: MEASURE - Establish Baseline Process

Session 4: MEASURE -  July 22, 2015

4.0 Intro - MEASURE

4.1 LECTURE: Measurement Theory & Sampling Plans

4.1 PRACTICE: Process Mapping

4.2 LECTURE: Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics

4.2 CASE EXAMPLE: Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics

4.2 PRACTICE: Central Limit Theorem

4 PROJECT: MEASURE - Process Mapping

Session 5: ANALYZE - July 29, 2015

5.0 Intro - ANALYZE

5.1 LECTURE: Confidence Intervals

5.1 PRACTICE: Confidence Intervals

5.2 LECTURE: Hypothesis Testing

5.2 PRACTICE: Hypothesis Testing

5.2 EXERCISE: Hypothesis Testing

5 HOMEWORK: due August 12, 2015

Session 6: ANALYZE - August 5, 2015

6.0 Intro - ANALYZE

6.1 LECTURE: Process Capability

6.1 PRACTICE: Process Capability

6.1 EXERCISE: Process Capability

6.2 LECTURE: Regression & Correlation

6.2 PRACTICE: Regression & Correlation

6 HOMEWORK: due August 19, 2015

6 CASE STUDY: Production Problem at Melon Helmets

6 PROJECT: ANALYZE - Root Cause Analysis

Session 7: IMPROVE - August 12, 2015

7.0 Intro - IMPROVE

7.1 LECTURE: Design of Experiments

7.1 PRACTICE: Design of Experiments

7.2 LECTURE: Analysis of Variance

7.2 LECTURE: Example DOE using Minitab

7 HOMEWORK: due August 26, 2015

Session 8: CONTROL - August 19, 2015

8.0 Intro - CONTROL

8.1 LECTURE: Process Control & Control Charts

8.2 LECTURE: X-bar and R Charts

8.2 PRACTICE: X-bar & R-Charts, Control Limit Calculation

8.2 LECTURE: Case Study: Rational Subgrouping

8 HOMEWORK: due September 2, 2015

8 CASE STUDY: SPC at Melon Helmets

8 PROJECT: CONTROL

Session 9: Six-Sigma Project (Part 1: D/M) - August 26, 2015

Session 10: Six-Sigma Project (Part 2: A/I/C) & Course Summary - September 2, 2015