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Community Spanish

The overall goal of this program is to prepare English speakers to speak and understand small amounts of general and basic Spanish found in most routine interchanges in daily life. In addition, Community Spanish provides basic cultural information about Spanish-speaking groups in the hope of informing and educating Englishspeakers about unique aspects of Hispanic culture.
Eight weeks, three hours/week
Fee: $170

Spanish for Career Technology Education Teachers, Administrators, and Staff

This is a comprehensive program designed to provide functional Spanish language skills for school personnel who have occasional contact with Spanish speaking students and visitors. It also includes extensive training for non-Spanish speaking classroom teachers who have Spanish speaking children in their classrooms. Eight weeks, three hours/week
Fee: $170

Registered Nurse First Assistant Program (RNFA)

RNFA is an expanded practice course for operating room nurses, nurse midwives and nurse practitioners to provide the preoperative nurse with the advanced knowledge and skill to function at an advanced practice level. Based on the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) Core Curriculum, this program is one of only 22 approved programs nationwide that has met specific criteria and is accepted by the CCI (Competency and Credentialing Institute) as an acceptable program for CRNFA eligibility. As a RNFA, your nursing role will be expanded and requires independent nursing judgment related to tissue handling, retracting, providing exposure, and clamping, ligating, and suturing and providing hemostasis.
Date: 3/1 – 3/7/08
Fee: $2,099.

NC A&T/ASQ SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The Six Sigma Certificate Program will provide you with training toward ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) and Black Belt (CSSBB)certification in a 91-hour combined classroom and on-line format.

Certificate Program Content

Program content will follow the entire six sigma body of knowledge as defined by the American Society for Quality. Your tuition will include texts and a one-year ASQ membership to facilitate access to many quality articles and literature.

Certificate Program Goals

Provide students with a solid foundation in six sigma by covering the ASQ six sigma body of knowledge.
Provide hands-on experience with six sigma tools.
Develop critical thinking skills needed for effective application of six sigma tools and leadership of six sigma projects.
Prepare those students interested in becoming certified green belts and/or black belts to pass ASQ certification examinations.

Project

You will need to complete a six sigma project during the course. A completed project is also required to “sit” for the CSSBB certification examination.

Dates: July 1, 2008 – April 30, 2009
Tuition: $2499

NC A&T/ASQ CERTIFICATION REFRESHER COURSES

Manager of Quality/Organization Excellence (CMQ/OE)

- replaces CQM; quality principles & standards in relation to organization & human resource management.
Date:8 Thursdays, 8/21 – 10/16/08
Time: 6-9 pm.
Fee: $419

Principles of Quality Engineering (CQE)

quality leadership, quality planning, quality systems development and implementation, reliability and risk management, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement techniques, statistical tools and quantitative analysis tools.

Dates: 15 Thursdays, 8/14 - 12/4/08
Time: 6-9 pm
Fee: $624

Principles of Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)

Six Sigma: disciplined methodology for developing & delivering high-quality products & services (better), reduced cycle times (faster), reduced costs (cheaper). Includes customer analysis, project management, the DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) lean manufacturing, and design for Six Sigma

Dates: 16 Thursdays, 6/16 – 10/13/08
Time: 6-9 pm
Fee: $624

Principles of Quality Auditing (CQA)

standards and principles for auditing and the auditing techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating, and reporting to determine a quality system’s adequacy and deficiencies; analysis of elements of a quality system and judgment of its degree of adherence to the criteria of industrial management and quality evaluation and control systems.

Dates: 9 Thursdays, 9/25-12/4/08
Time: 6-9 pm.
Fee: $419

Introduction to Quality Principles (Quality Improvement Associate {CQIA})

basic knowledge of quality tools & their uses with quality improvement projects

Dates: 2 Saturdays, 11/8 & 11/22/08
Time: 9 am. – 3 pm (Classroom Instruction)
Fee: $264

CQIA On-Line

(10 weeks), TBA
Fee: $264

Certified Quality Technician/Certified Mechanical Inspector (CQT/CMI)

provides a thorough introduction to the technical aspects of statistical process control, continuous improvement, incoming sampling, quality standards, calibration, blueprint reading, and other quality-related topics.

Dates: 14 Mondays, 7/7 – 10/13/08
Time: 6-9 pm.
Fee: $614

NC A&T/ASQ Online Courses

There are on-line courses available for those who find it difficult attending traditional classroom instruction.

Introduction to Quality Principles (CQIA Exam Refresher Course) Introduction to a basic knowledge of quality tools and their uses with quality improvement projects.
Time: Approx. hrs. 12.
Fee: $264

Quality System Overview, Module I

Topics include: quality philosophies from quality gurus, quality tools; quality systems, including industry standards such as ISO-9000 and Malcolm Baldrige, total quality management, and quality costs. Appropriate for CEOs and quality managers as an introduction to quality concepts.

Quality System Overview, Module II

Topics include probability distributions used in quality control, quality control charts and their use, and setting tolerances. Appropriate for quality managers, quality engineers, and quality technicians as an introduction to these topics.

Quality System Overview, Module III; Acceptance Sampling Plans

Instructions are given for solving many of the problems in this course using a TI-83 PLUS calculator and/or MS-Excel.

Topics include:

Review of the Binomial Distribution
Review of the Poisson Distribution
OC Curves
AOQL
ATI (Average Total Inspected) Curves
Designing Single-Sampling Plans
- Choosing AQL, RQL
MIL-STD-105E (ANSI/ASQ A1.4, ISO 2859)
- Single-Sampling Plans
- Double-Sampling Plans
- Multiple-Sampling Plans
- Variables Sampling Plans
- Review of the Normal Distribution
- Central Limit Theorem
- Designing Variables Sampling Plans
MIL-STD-4414 (ANSI/ASQ Z.9)
MIL-STD-15C Continuous Sampling Plans
Skip Lot Sampling Plans
Chain Sampling Plans
Unit Sequential Sampling

Six Sigma Green Belt On-Line

Disciplined methodology for developing and delivering high-quality products and services (better), reduced cycle times (faster), reduced costs (cheaper). Includes customer analysis, project management, the DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), lean manufacturing and design for six sigma.

Introduction to Reliability Analysis

Topics include:

Session 1 - Fundamentals and the Poisson Distribution
Session 2 - Exponential Distribution
Session 3 - Normal Distribution and Wearout Failures
Session 4 - Weibull Distribution and the Bathtub Curve
Session 5 - Lognormal Distribution
Session 6 - Gamma and Erlang Distributions
Session 7 - Analyzing System Reliability
Session 8 - System Preventive Maintenance
Session 9 - Designing Life Tests
Session 10 - Accelerated Life Testing
Session 11 - Fault Trees
Session 12 - Reliability Growth and the Duane Curve

Introduction to Data Analysis and Design of Experiments

Topics include:

Session 1: Review of Probability and the Normal Distribution
Session 2: Parameter Estimation
Session 3: Hypothesis Testing
Session 4: Comparing Two, or More, Populations
Session 5: Analyzing Yield Data (Proportions)
Session 6: Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA)
Session 7: 2k Factorial Designs
Session 8: Simple Linear and Multiple Regression

Directions are given for analyzing all data using MS-Excel.

BUSINESS

Learn to Write Better and More Effectively

Learn the basic rules of writing, how to improve your writing skills, develop your ideas and articulate them intelligently, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, speak correctly and increase your confidence. Present yourself professionally through writing and speaking.
Dates:TBA, 5 weeks, 3 hours/week
Location: New Classroom Building, RM A211
Fee: $199

Better Business Communication

This program provides employers, managers, supervisors and professional employees with the level of knowledge needed to perform tasks and help the business succeed. Improve your business correspondence and technical writing skills, write more effective reports and proposals, and study the business writing process in the context of your own professional environment. Topics include: business correspondence for internal and external audiences; writing composition; manuals and manual presentations; research and presentation of data; creating progress reports, and using knowledge management.
Dates:TBA
Location: Online or 5 weeks classroom instruction, 3 hours/week
Fee: $249

ENGINEERING

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination Review

Provides intensive review for the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE). The course will follow a standard refresher text including lecture and problem solving components. Review Topics include: chemistry; mathematics; thermodynamics; statics; mechanics of materials; electric circuits; engineering economics; fluid mechanics; dynamics; materials science; structure of matter; ethics, and computers.
Dates: 10 Saturdays, 8/9 – 10/18/08 Time: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, Fee: $549.

Professional Engineering (PE) Examination Review

The review course covers the breadth (AM) exam materials, the 3 depth (PM) exam areas - HVAC & refrigeration, machine design, thermal & fluids systems, and added depth in machine design, fluids & thermal.
Date: 10 Saturdays, 8/9 – 10/18/08
Time: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm,
Fee: $549.

AGGIE ENRICHMENT CAMPS

The object of the Aggie Enrichment Camps at North Carolina A&T State University is to provide enrichment activities and promote interdisciplinary learning experiences for elementary, middle, and high school students throughout the summer.

Enrichment Camp Dates
Week	Start Date	End Date
1	6-16-2008	6-20-2008
2	6-23-2008	6-27-2008
3	7-7-2008	7-11-2008
4	7-14-2008	7-18-2008
5	7-21-2008	7-25-2008
6	7-28-2008	8-1-2008

Fee: $150 per week.
Early/Late fee available: $25 per week.