Executive Education
Short Courses
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Black Belt Certification Program
Course Description
In addition to the classroom learning, the Black Belt candidate will work a rigorous project determined to provide significant ROI to the organization with faculty mentoring throughout the project.
Key Benefits
- The primary objective of this two-week course is to equip you with the analytical skills needed to improve your organization’s performance. You will learn to manage effectively by acquiring and interpreting data, whether it is obtained from a process, product or organization.
- In addition, you will learn and practice ‘soft skills’, such as leadership, mentoring, effective communication, etc. that are essential to successful implementation of process improvement.
Available Industries: Aerospace & Defense
Duration & Dates
Joe Buckley, Director for Executive Education
Location
This course is offered as an open enrollment course on the UT campus or as a custom course at your preferred location.
Faculty
T. Allen Pannell, Jr.
Allen Pannell is a lecturer in business analytics and statistics who also teaches graduate and executive education courses. He is the first Amy Foster Memorial Research Fellow. The fellowship is…
Ed Miles
Ed Miles is president of Miles & Associates, a management consulting firm focused on improving business performance. Ed has worked extensively with senior executives in manufacturing and service organizations to…
Charles Cwiek
Charles M. Cwiek, a Distinguished Lecturer in the Department of Business Analytics & Statistics at The University of Tennessee, specializes in the areas of industrial statistics, quality control methods, and…
Cost
Price:
$8,000
Tuition includes most meals, single-room hotel lodging, on-campus transportation, materials/simulations and professional education credits, where applicable.
Tuition does not include:
One faculty site visit related to the Black Belt candidate’s project; travel and per diem to be billed at cost.