Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Six Sigma Yellow Belt from Kennesaw State University

Enhance your career with Six Sigma knowledge. Learn proven principles and tools to improve quality assurance in your organization.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Data Collection
  • Data Analytics
  • Tools and methods for process improvement
  • Understanding the Six Sigma methodology
  • Ability to deal with problems
  • Preparing professional presentations
  • Improving work processes
  • Taking measurements and documentation
  • Collaboration in work groups
  • Basic understanding of statistics

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Quality Manager
  • Process Analyst
  • Process Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Process Improvement Consultant
  • Operations Manager
  • Six Sigma Expert
  • Quality Improvement Project Manager
  • Business Process Manager
  • Data Analyst

Internship – a four-part course series

This specialization is for you if you are interested in learning more about the Six Sigma method or renewing your knowledge of the basic components of the Six Sigma and Lean methods. Six Sigma skills are in high demand by employers both in Israel and abroad. These skills have been proven to help improve business processes, performance, and quality control. As part of this specialization, you will learn proven principles and tools designed for Six Sigma and Lean.

This is a continuously and linearly designed specialization that covers introductory (“yellow belt” level) content of the Six Sigma and Lean methodology. Yellow belt knowledge is required before advancing to green belt (which is the second specialization offered here on Coursera by the USG). Green belt knowledge is required before moving to black belt.

The correct order of this specialization is:

  • Course #1 – Six Sigma Fundamentals
  • Course #2 – Six Sigma Tools for Definition and Measurement
  • Course #3 – Six Sigma Tools for Analysis
  • Course #4 – Six Sigma Tools for Improvement and Control

At the end of Course #4 (Six Sigma Tools for Improvement and Control), you will be required to complete a final peer-reviewed project. Successful completion of this project is necessary to fully complete the internship.

It should be noted that completing one of the Yellow Belt or Green Belt specializations does not grant the learner a “professional certification” in Six Sigma. However, successfully completing the specialization will help in better preparation for such professional certification exams.

Applied Learning Project

Upon completion of the internship, learners will have created a project goals list, team map, data collection plan, process map, along with null and alternative hypotheses, problem statement, business case, objective statement, process and scope description, and schedule. All of these will be produced using the Six Sigma principles and tools they learned.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Six Sigma Principles Course

  • Course duration: 9 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • The course is for you if you are interested in learning more about Six Sigma or refreshing your basic knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean components.
  • Six Sigma skills are highly sought after by employers in Israel and around the world.
  • These skills have been proven effective in improving work processes and business performance.
  • The course will introduce you to the purpose of Six Sigma and its value to the organization.
  • You will learn about the basic principles of Six Sigma and Lean.
  • Your instructors will introduce you to and entertain you with the essential tools and metrics that are critical components of Six Sigma.
  • The course will provide you with the basic knowledge of the principles, roles, and responsibilities of Six Sigma and Lean.
  • Each module will include readings, videos, and a short test to make sure you understand the material and concepts being taught.
  • You will also have the opportunity to participate in discussions and peer review exercises, which will give you the opportunity to apply the material to your daily life.

Curriculum

  • Our program is based on the updated The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • Students will develop/learn the fundamentals of Six Sigma.
  • Registration includes online access to course content, projects, and resources.
  • Does not include the companion text The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • The accompanying text is not required to complete the assignments, but is a recognized guide used by professionals in the field.
  • This is a highly recommended text for those interested in advancing in Six Sigma and ultimately achieving certification from professional bodies such as the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Six Sigma tools for definition and measurement

  • Course duration: 7 hours
  • Rating: 4.6 (2,435 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • The course is for you if you are interested in learning more about Six Sigma or refreshing your basic knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean components.
  • Six Sigma skills are highly sought after by employers in Israel and around the world.
  • The course will address the definition phase and introduce you to the measurement phase of the DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control).
  • You will learn about developing and implementing Six Sigma projects.
  • Get to know project management tools.
  • You will learn about statistics and understand its importance to Six Sigma.
  • You will learn about data collection and its importance to an organization.
  • Each module will include readings, videos, and tests to ensure you understand the material and concepts being taught.
  • You will also have the opportunity to participate in peer review exercises that will give you the opportunity to apply the material to your daily life.

Curriculum

  • Our program is based on the updated The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • Students will develop/learn the fundamentals of Six Sigma.
  • Registration includes online access to course content, projects, and resources.
  • Does not include the companion text The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • The accompanying text is not required to complete the assignments, but is a recognized guide used by professionals in the field.
  • This is a highly recommended text for those interested in advancing in Six Sigma and ultimately achieving certification from professional bodies such as the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Six Sigma tools for analysis

  • Course duration: 6 hours
  • Rating: 4.7 (1,814 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • This course will cover the measurement phase and parts of the analysis phase of the Six Sigma DMAIC process.
  • You will learn lean tools for process analysis.
  • You will learn Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
  • You will learn Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) and Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R).
  • Get to know basic statistics.
  • The course will provide you with useful tools for the measurement and analysis phase.
  • Will give you an overview of statistics as it relates to the Six Sigma process.
  • The statistics module will provide you with an overview of the concepts and you will get lots of practice to see how to apply these concepts.
  • Each module will include readings, discussions, instructional videos, and tests to ensure you understand the material and concepts being taught.

Curriculum

  • Our program is based on the updated The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • Students will develop/learn the fundamentals of Six Sigma.
  • Registration includes online access to course content, projects, and resources.
  • Does not include the companion text The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • The accompanying text is not required to complete the assignments, but is a recognized guide used by professionals in the field.
  • This is a highly recommended text for those interested in advancing in Six Sigma and ultimately achieving certification from professional bodies such as the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Six Sigma tools for improvement and control

  • Course duration: 6 hours
  • Rating: 4.7 (1,197 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn
  • This course will provide you with the tools required to complete the final elements of the analysis phase as well as the improvement and control phases of the DMAIC Six Sigma process.
  • This course is the final course in the Six Sigma Yellow Belt specialization.
  • You will learn about relationships in data using correlation and regression.
  • You will learn about the different assumption terms in assumption tests.
  • This course will provide you with tools and techniques for improvement.
  • You will understand the importance of a control plan, as well as its key features, for maintaining process improvements.
  • Each module will include readings, discussions, instructional videos, and tests to ensure you understand the material and concepts being taught.

Curriculum

  • Our program is based on the updated The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • Students will develop/learn the fundamentals of Six Sigma.
  • Registration includes online access to course content, projects, and resources.
  • Does not include the companion text The Certified Six Sigma Handbook (Second Edition).
  • The accompanying text is not required to complete the assignments, but is a recognized guide used by professionals in the field.
  • This is a highly recommended text for those interested in advancing in Six Sigma and ultimately achieving certification from professional bodies such as the American Society for Quality (ASQ).