Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
ASQ’s Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation online course is designed as an introduction to quality concepts and as an aid in preparing for the CQIA certification exam.
Defining quality can be a challenge because it means different things to different people. It could mean meeting or exceeding the needs of customers or it could mean products being free from defects. Perhaps it’s the excellent customer service you receive from an organization or the efficient processes used to provide a product or service.
Quality 101 introduces quality concepts to help you understand what quality means and how it is used every day. It is a fully narrated online course with examples gathered from a variety of industries.
The course outline follows the Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) body of knowledge (BoK) and explores the history, evolution, and basics of quality, working with teams, improvement techniques and tools, customer and supplier relationships, and more.
The Certified Quality Improvement Associate Handbook (e-book edition) is included with the course.
Exam-style, multiple-choice questions in a pretest, post-test, and at the end of each section provide ample opportunities to practice your exam taking skills.
Please note that the questions in this product are not actual ASQ exam questions.
Enhance your preparation by purchasing The ASQ Quality Improvement Pocket Guide (E-book) along with this course.
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Course Data
- CEU Hours: 0
- Length: 9 Hours
- ASQ RU: 0.9
- Audience: New to Quality
- Provider: ASQ
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:- Explain the history of quality
- Explain how quality benefits people and organizations
- Identify techniques and tools that can help solve problems and improve processes
Prerequisites:
None.Who Should Attend:
Those new to quality, process leader practitioners, and those who support the practice of business excellence and would benefit from formal training on the fundamentals of quality and process improvement should attend this training.- Welcome
- Pre-test
- Introduction: A Jumpstart into Quality
I. Quality Basics
a) Terms, concepts, and principles
1. Quality definitions
2. Quality plan
3. Quality systems
4. Organizational culture
5. Employee involvement and empowerment
6. Systems and processes
7. Variation
8. Standardization
b) Benefits of quality
c) Foundations of quality
II. Team Basics
a) Team organization
1. Team purpose
2. Types of teams
3. Value of teams
b) Roles and responsibilities
c) Team formation and group dynamics
1. Initiating teams
2. Selecting team members
3. Team stages
4. Team conflict
5. Team decision-making
III. Improvement
a) Process improvement
1. Six sigma concepts and tools
2. Lean concepts and tools
3. Benchmarking
4. Incremental and breakthrough improvement
b) Improvement techniques
c) Improvement tools
d) Root cause analysis
e) Risk management
IV. Supplier Relationship
a) Supplier selection
b) Supplier relationship
c) Supplier performance
V. Customer Relationship
a) Customer identification
b) Voice of the customer (VOC)
1. Data gathering and use
2. Complaint process
3. Customer needs
- Post-test
Format
This is a self-paced course that can be started at any time.Materials
Student handbookAdditional Notes:
You must successfully complete the entire course before a Certificate of Completion can be awarded.Technical Requirements
Hardware Requirements
- PC, Mac, or mobile device
- Audio speakers or headset
- High-speed internet connection
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Accessing Your E-learning
After registration, you will receive an email with access instructions. If you do not, please check your email junk, spam, or clutter folders. If the email is not there, please contact ASQ.Enrollment Details
Internet-based, self-paced training modules, which may involve combinations of text, visuals, audio, interactive simulations and quizzes (see specific courses for features and tools). These web-based courses require a computer and Internet access.
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