Six Sigma: Define and Measure

The course content is very much helpful and informative. The course really helps to gain insight into the lean production and six sigma. The concepts are very much latest and related with industry.

The course has helped me a lot for securing the internship at Schaeffler Company. The material has proved to be very much useful with the project I am working in Schaeffler.

The instructor, Dr. Holly Ott, was one of the best I had ever experienced, coming from an in-class and online university-level course perspective. Not only were her lectures engaging and informative but she showed a genuine interest in the subject matter. She went above and beyond what I would expect from any prof and in addition to providing a great portion of the lectures herself, was also a frequent poster in the discussion forums. The guest lecturers that were brought in were world-class experts and it showed. They were able to explain increasingly difficult concepts using basic examples and to me, that is a sign of someone who really knows what they’re talking about!

I also wanted to mention that taking good notes in this course is a must since there are so many different concepts being thrown at you that unless you take good notes now, you may be a little bit confused later on. I still sometimes re-read my notes or re-watch a video to get a better grasp on a topic and see if and how I can implement it at work and in my daily life.

Thank you, Professor Ott, all of the guest lecturers and TAs, and the rest of the TUM team that worked tirelessly to bring this MOOC to us!

The professor Holly Ott understands what a S.M.A.R.T (specific measurable attainable realistic time) quality objective actually is for a each of her lectures. Furthermore she follows the 3E( FEMA Reinforcing the perception of fair treatment 3E) of communication which most people fail to do in lectures. Some students do not give her enough credit for how she sets up her lectures and her practice question are very good preparations for her quizzes/homework assignments. I have seen a lot of professors in my lifetime none of them of them were ever actually good, very intelligent people that mostly are perceived as critics, but none of them understood the word "Be Humble" while in a lecture especially when you are meeting your students for the first time. I have only met one other professor like her in my lifetime, that was professor Allen Claus who taught me to love organic chemistry again just by sticking to the quality objective, unfortunately I was not able to stay that field, but my point is, considered this Professional Certificate by TUMX

I took this course to understand the terminology of lean production and Six sigma, it has been very helpful in my day to day tasks, especially the fish bone diagrams and the five 5 WHYS that I constantly use to solve problem statements.

For example, if you have never heard the acronym DPMO or 8D I suggest you take this course and the next two for the professional certificate. but if you are more interested in being a critic about grammatical errors that were not intentional and obvious to see, do not take the course. I like the grammatical errors from time to time because to me, it means the people are actually humble and they are human.

My advice to TUMX Staff and Holly Ott don't change a thing about this professional certificate, you guys are doing a excellent job.

My Credentials: I have a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and I currently work as a Amazon Associate at MKE1

If my English structure is incorrect I apologize back in my high school days I was stuck with teachers for three years that spent 45 minutes a day talking about their marriage problems or money problems or just showing videos on subject instead of teaching it and that was in advanced English courses. Had the same problem with one college English course I took for a requirement, thank god for books. Got to love Self interest groups and Nepotism sometimes its not beneficial to students.

Well, I hope this helps.....

Sincerely Juan F.

This course teaches you the foundation knowledge required to master Lean manufacturing. Passing the 3 courses of Edx with Tum university you can achieve a yellow belt certificate in lean manufacturing that is a great acknowledgement and starting point to develop a career in any manufacturing company. Green belt certificate can also be achieved through this university based in Munich.

The classes are given using recorded videos in English. Subtitles and power point presentations to improve e following of the classes are also made available. Every chapter is wrapped up with a quiz.

If you have studied statistical mathematics at bachelor level, you might find this course basic but the way it all links up with the quality and engineering perspective will teach you useful tools that are applied in many engineering companies.

I recommend the course to any engineering professional, project manager or student looking out to round off their experience. This course helped me stand out of the crowd and give a turn to my career.

The material is very useful, and the course is easy to understand. Holly Ott is a very good professor, and the videos make the concepts clear. She regularly re-caps the basic principles as she lectures through the material, which really helps with understanding. The many examples and case studies are very helpful in solidifying understanding of the concepts as well. Also, with videos, you can pause and re-start as needed and you can read the script so as not to miss anything important. The handouts include the information, tables, bullets, and charts in the lecture's PowerPoint presentations, and you can add your own notes or just take notes on your own without using the handouts (of course, this requires stopping the video more often - taking more time). I was able to complete the course in close to the length of time advertised (8-9 weeks), but I did spend more than 3 hours per week. The homework is not too terribly hard, especially if you do the practice questions first. You should have a strong math background and ability in order to succeed (fortunately, a couple weeks were spent on reviewing statistics - very beneficial). I bought the course textbook but have not used it much at all because I didn't need it to do well on the homework assignments (my notes were enough). However, it remains to be seen whether I will need to study from the textbook in order to pass a green belt test. Currently, I have completed the Define and Measure and the Analyze, Improve, Control courses and am half-way through the Lean Production course.