June 2013 CQE Exam Information:
- Certification Exam Date: June 2, 2012
- Certification Application Deadline: April 12, 2013
- Certification Late Fee Deadline: April 17, 2013
December 2013 CQE Exam Information:
- Certification Exam Date: December 7, 2013
CQE Refresher Course
- Instructor: Monrad Monsen
- Phone: 303-272-9612 (weekdays), Cell: 720-394-0398 (evenings/weekends)
- Email: Monrad Monsen, monrad.monsen@oracle.com
- Location: Instructor’s home at: 14572 Vine Street, Thornton, CO
- Date: May 5, 12, 19, Sunday meetings 1:00pm – 9:30pm, 8.5 hours per meeting with half hour food break (24 total Hours)
- Course Registration Deadline: 25 Apr 2013 (Thr)
- Course Fee: Member $400.00, Non-Member $450.00
Refresher Course Registration:
To register for this refresher course, download & fill out the ASQ Boulder Course Registration Form and send in with the appropriate fee before the deadline.
Exam Application:
The next local test will be Saturday, June 1st. The exam application is due April 12th, and the late exam application deadline (adds a $50 late fee) is April 17th. Otherwise, the next CQE exam will not be held until December 7th, 2013. You can apply for the next test by web at ASQ certifications. While application to take the CQE exam is not required for the CQE refresher course, I find that students will study harder and get more out of the CQE refresher if they know that they have a deadline to prepare for the exam. Historical pass rates for the CQE examination (between 40-50%). The pass rates for my students have been over 90%.
What To Bring:
- JURAN’S QUALITY HANDBOOK: This book will be the primary reference for the class. You may check this out at the library, but I strongly recommend that you purchase “Juran’s Quality Handbook” for your own professional library. We use “Juran’s Quality Handbook: The Complete Guide to Performance Excellence”, 6th edition, published by McGraw Hill, ISBN-13 978-0-07-162973-7 and ISBN-10 0071629734. Besides being an excellent reference for your professional library, this book will greatly help you succeed in the CQE exam. My handouts and are tied to this reference.
- CALCULATOR: It is best if your calculator has statistical functions like average and standard deviation. If you are buying one for this course and exam, I recommend that you get one that allows two dimensional data entry (“x” and “y” data entry keys) and can quickly give you linear regression calculations (“r”, etc.). Please read the ASQ certification exam requirements on calculators before making this purchase.
- PENCILS & PAPER: I will have handouts for you, but you may want to take additional notes.
- TABS AND/OR POST-IT NOTES: I recommend tabbing key pages in the Juran text so you can quickly find key information during the exam. I will highlight some key pages during the course.
- SNACKS: Eight hours is a long class day even with a 30-minute dinner break, so I strongly recommend bringing snacks and drinks. In fact, you are allowed to bring snacks to the CQE exam as well.
- DINNER: As we will only take a 30 minute dinner break, please bring your dinner with you and eat at the house. I have a refrigerator and microwave you can use.
Extra Resources:
- While I believe you can pass the CQE exam without these additional resources, you may find these items to be helpful.
- “CQE Primer”, Quality Council of Indiana
- ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2008, Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ASQ Quality Press. This standard is in the CQE body of knowledge, and one student in 2008 reported that he had a question in his CQE exam that required a table in that standard to answer. The prep course will teach the concepts of using this standard, but this standard would be a great reference to have in one’s library for the professional Quality Engineer.
