Executive Education

Online Courses

We offer a variety of self-paced online courses to cater to the needs of those whose schedules do not allow them to attend our live class sessions. Start your learning right away with one of our online courses!

Finance Courses

Online Executive Certificate in Financial Planning

This Online Executive Certificate in Financial Planning is offered through Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, in conjunction with Dalton Education, a leading provider of financial planning education materials.

The self-paced course is intended to be completed in nine months and is designed to fulfill the education requirement to sit for the CFP® Certification Examination.

Price: Starting at $2,900

Financial Plan Presentation Course:
Challenge Candidates

Online Access: 9 months
(3 month extensions available with appropriate notice)

Effective November 18, 2011, challenge candidates who did not previously sit for the CFP Certificate Examination will be required to complete the Financial Plan Presentation course in order to sit for the March 2012 exam, or later. If a challenge candidate registered for the November 11th CFP exam as a "challenge candidate" but did not pass the November exam, they are not required to complete the Financial Plan Presentation course to take the March 2012 exam or later.

Ohio State University, partnered with Dalton Education, will offer this course consisting of online, self-paced study combined with live online instructions. Students will learn how to prepare and present a financial plan using financial planning software and multiple approached to identify and plan for a client's goals and risks. By enrolling and completing the Financial Plan Presentation course, candidates will receive a certificate of course completion. The course is available for $700 and begins January 2012.

You can download the registration form under the "More Information" section on the righthand side of this webpage.

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We also offer an in-class Accelerated CFP® Education course that combines self-study with five, four-day classroom experiences and a five-day in class Comprehensive Review Course. View program details.

Operations Courses

Fisher College of Business has teamed with MoreSteam.com to provide web-based training as a more flexible and affordable alternative to traditional classroom training methods. A complete suite of instructor-supported online courses is available, including Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Belt Training, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and a variety of short courses.

All course content is delivered on-demand in a multi-media format including audio, audio slide shows, simulated experiments, interactive practice sessions, online quiz modules and virtual discussion with an instructor. Courses can be started or stopped at any time, offering complete scheduling flexibility in a totally self-paced environment.

Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Belt Training

Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Belt offerings provide content-on-demand to offer the highest degree of student flexibility. These courses will prepare you for Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma certifications. You can set your own schedule and progress at your own speed.

All course sessions use a mix of multimedia to present material, including text, synchronized audio slide shows, diagrams, charts, simulations, and audio lectures. Links to outside research resources are provided to explore chosen subjects in greater detail.

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - EngineRoom

This instructor-supported course covers the complete Lean Six Sigma Black Belt body of knowledge. All of the content is available online, in an on-demand format. The course follows a D-M-A-I-C structure, integrating each phase with the appropriate Lean tools and techniques. This course includes a copy EngineRoom® data analysis software, and contains tutorials and instruction on how to use EngineRoom.

Numerous case studies and examples focus on Service, Business Process, and Manufacturing applications. Lean enterprise topics include value stream mapping, continuous flow, line balancing, and others.
Green Belt is NOT a prerequisite.
Course access period is 365 days.

Price: $3,100

Estimated Time: 140 hours

We also offer Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training in a blended format that combines this online course with a 1-week classroom experience. View program details.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Minitab

Same course as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - EngineRoom, but designed to suppport Minitab data analysis software

Minitab software must be purchased separately.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

This instructor-supported course covers the complete Lean Six Sigma Green Belt body of knowledge. All of the content is available online, in an on-demand format. The course follows a D-M-A-I-C structure, integrating each phase with the appropriate Lean tools and techniques. This course includes a copy EngineRoom® data analysis software, and contains tutorials and instruction on how to use EngineRoom.

Numerous case studies and examples focus on Service, Business Process, and Manufacturing applications.
Lean enterprise topics include value stream mapping, continuous flow, line balancing, and others.
You have 365 days to complete this course.

Price: $1,900

Estimated Time: 80 hours

Lean Six Sigma Transactional Green Belt

This instructor-supported course covers the Green Belt transactional body of knowledge, with a focus on the fundamentals of data collection and analysis as applied in service settings. The course follows a D-M-A-I-C structure, integrating each phase with the appropriate Lean tools and techniques. All of the content is available online, in an on-demand format.

Examples and practice exercises have been developed to present lessons within a transactional context.
Lean enterprise topics include value stream mapping, continuous flow, line balancing, quick changeover, and others.
You receive downloadable Microsoft® Excel® templates for data analysis (a Minitab® version is also available through the course catalog).
You have 365 days to complete this course.

Price: $1,700

Estimated Time: 70 hours

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

We've designed this quick, popular e-Learning course to provide you with a broad understanding of the Lean Six Sigma improvement methodology, concepts, and language. This course is targeted at a wide audience of Lean Six Sigma team members who need to gain familiarity with the overall methodology and basic tools of process improvement. The training shows you how professionals apply a complete toolbox of basic process improvement methods and Lean tools and techniques within the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC framework.

All course content is presented online, in an on-demand format.
You have 180 days to complete the course.

Price: $750

Estimated Time: 28 hours

Operations Short Courses

Operations Short Courses are presented in a logical sequence to provide and introduction to Six Sigma concepts and the D-M-A-I-C improvement process. The lessons are modular, but we encourage you to explore the material. No prior knowledge is required.

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Charting Process Behavior (SPC)

This course provides the necessary tools to chart and understand process behavior over time. The body of knowledge covered by this course of study is also known as Statistical Process Control (SPC). Course materials are presented within the context of a Six Sigma improvement project, where process behavior charts (control charts) are often used in the Measure, Analyze and Control phases of the D-M-A-I-C process.

All course content is presented online, in an on-demand format.
You do not have to do a Six Sigma project as part of this course.
No prior knowledge of Six Sigma is assumed.
You have 90 days to complete this course.

Price: $400

Estimated Time: 12 hours

Fundamentals of Project Management

This online Project Management course covers the fundamental skills, techniques and methods necessary to plan and lead a complex project to successful completion.

All of the content is available online, in an on-demand format, so you can study at your own pace.
You have 180 days to complete the course.

Price: $450

Estimated Time: 16 hours

Lean Methods Accelerator

Our Lean Methods course provides you with a smart, comprehensive overview of Lean Enterprise tools and methods. Whether used to supplement a Six Sigma curriculum or as a standalone course, this interactive, practice-based short course will help to define and drive your waste reduction efforts.

All course content is presented online, in an on-demand format.
Numerous case studies and examples focus on service and transactional processes, as well as production applications.
You have 180 days to complete this course.

Price: $650

Estimated Time: 16 hours

Lean Six Sigma Champion

This course is designed to provide a broad understanding of the Lean Six Sigma improvement methodology, concepts and language in support of Champion activities. This course provides an overview of the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) process, a group of basic problem-solving tools used for project selection and management, and guidance on leading teams and leading change.

All course content is presented online, in an on-demand format.
The Six Sigma Champion course is comprised of three sessions, with lessons on specific topics within each session.
You have 120 days to complete this course.

Price: $300

Estimated Time: 15 hours

Lean Six Sigma Overview

This popular course will provide you with a broad understanding of the Lean Six Sigma improvement methodology, concepts, and language. While we do not offer a Lean Six Sigma White Belt, this introductory course represents the equivalent in terms of what you need to know. The course is targeted at team members who need to develop a general awareness of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma: what it is, why it matters, what makes it successful.

All course content is presented online, in an on-demand format.
You will learn the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) methodology through case studies and examples drawn from Service, Business Process, and Manufacturing applications.
You have 60 days to complete this course.

Price: $200

Estimated Time: 4.4 hours

Design for Six Sigma Courses

Courses in this section assume a body of Six Sigma knowledge. Sessions use a mix of multimedia to present material, including text, synchronized audio slide shows, diagrams, charts, simulations, and audio lectures. Links to outside research resources are provided to explore chosen subjects in greater detail.