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Orientation

To stay on target for completing the course in four months, you should take four weeks to view each training block during which you will be working on your online assessment as well as your class project. Of course, the sooner you finish the course material, the more time you will have to work on project activities with that new knowledge in your head.

Your first activity will be to register with the Learning Management System.  To do so, go to the Learning Portal and select the course you will be taking.  You will enter some information about yourself and be asked for the enrollment key.  (This key will be e-mailed to you after you have ordered the course.)  Once you have confirmed your enrollment via e-mail, you can access the course right away.

When you first start the class, make sure you install the student file pack located at the top of the course. Download and run it, for it will install all the data files, templates, and other useful tools you will use during the class and in your project.

At the start of Week 2, 3, and 4 you will be doing a presentation on the progress you and your team have made on your project. A PowerPoint template is included in your Student Pack to give you an idea of structure, so feel free to use it. These presentations should only be about 5-10 minutes long.

Tips for Taking an Online or Disc Class

Watching the presentation of course material on a computer is different than sitting in class. Here are some tips from previous attendees that you might find helpful.

  • Schedule a set amount of time per day to go through the material. Most sessions are around an hour, with a few short ones and a couple that go as long as two hours.
  • Clear out all distractions when you are sitting down for a session. Having the dog run in or the phone ring can cause you to lose the thread of the discussion and set you back an hour.
  • Most people find speakers preferable to headphones.
  • If you find your attention wandering, use the "Pause" button and get up and move around for a bit.
  • Take advantage of the Discussion Board. This is a way to get answers to your specific questions.
  • Consider replicating what your instructor does for the examples in addition to the Student Review Opportunities.

 

 



Our Economic Stimulus Package: $200 Off (click to learn more)

During this recent economic downturn, we have been contacted by a number of people who are looking to add more qualifications to their resume, either to increase their value at their current job or open some options as they seek employment after a layoff, as well as businesses looking for training with a high return on investment.  Six Sigma Online would like to do what little we can to help you out if this is your situation.

Six Sigma Online already offers one of the lowest price ways to get your Black Belt while still offering much greater depth of knowledge than you can get anywhere else.  In addition, for a limited time we will offer you a 10% discount to make it that much easier to get the skills you need to achieve your employment objectives.  Just go to the order page and it is automatically deducted during the time of this offer.

Businesses right now desperately need to find ways to improve profit and reduce the costs of quality.  Black Belts are the "edge of the blade" in this endeavor and so are in demand.  Our training will maximize the success of your projects with knowledge you will need as you encounter real-world problems to solve.  Here at Six Sigma Online, we hope that our training, and the discount above, will go some way to help individuals and businesses survive these tough times.

 

Unemployed in Colorado? Get state help for your Six Sigma training!

On October 15, 2010 The ROI Alliance (Six Sigma Online's parent company) became an approved provider of Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt training for Colorado's Workforce Investment Program (WIP), which helps people who are unemployed pay for the training they need to succeed in this competitive market place.  If you are looking for a job that is in high-demand, and you meet the requirements of the WIP, they may be able to help pay for your Six Sigma training!

 


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Six Sigma's lead instructor Steven Ouellette wrote an article with Dr. Jeffrey Luftig on "The Decline of Ethical Behavior in Business."

 

 

Six Sigma Online's lead instructor Steven Ouellette was profiled in the June 2008 issue of Quality Digest magazine. If you want to learn more about Steve's peculiar view of the world, as well as what he studied for a year in Europe, read the profile online.