Des Moines Area Community College

How the Certificate Works

What You Will Do

For each Unit, you will:

• Read the print readings (about 20 pages a week)
• Have the option of accessing the online readings
• Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
• Have the option of taking a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
• Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants

For best learning, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each week.
The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.

In order to become certified, you would also need to pass the Six Sigma Green Belt Certification exam.

Several different institutions administer the actual Certification exams, so the exam would need to be scheduled through a certifying body. Each of these bodies – ASQ, International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET®), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - is an independent certifying body. None of them recognize the certifications of the others, nor will they recognize our UGotClass Certificates/Digital Badges. However, each of the groups require continuing education units (CEUs) to sit for exams. Our classes will count for CEUs.

Participate When You Want

You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate.

For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.

Discussion

The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night.

Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants.

We encourage you to make 2-3 comments each week to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.