Georgia Tech: Design of Experiments

Design of Experiments

Program ID: DEF 5003P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.1

Location/ (Accommodations)	Program Administrator	Start	End	Cost
GTRI Orlando Office (Hilton Garden Inn Orlando East)	Dr. Steve Gordon	March 2, 2010	March 4, 2010	$1,250.00
Section ID: 10229/220410369 NOTES: -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time. -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group. -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready. Meeting time(s): •Tuesday, March 2, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Wednesday, March 3, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Thursday, March 4, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center (Georgia Tech Hotel)	Dr. Steve Gordon	October 19, 2010	October 21, 2010	$1,250.00
Section ID: 10194/220411043 NOTES: -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time. -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group. -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready. Meeting time(s): •Tuesday, October 19, 2010 (8:30 AM-4:30 PM) •Wednesday, October 20, 2010 (8:30 AM-4:30 PM) •Thursday, October 21, 2010 (8:30 AM-4:30 PM)

Course Description

Learn the techniques for planning studies in which the inputs to a system/process can be varied and the outputs observed. Explore efficient planning and analysis methods for determining which inputs have statistically significant effects on outputs and output variability, including analysis of variance, full and fractional factorial experiments, blocking, randomization, and robust design. Gain hands-on experience using Statapults, computer games, and simulations. Observe DOE solutions using various software packages, including MINITAB. Explore simulation techniques that accommodate inputs with varying quality distributions.

Who Should Attend

Technicians
Managers

How You Will Benefit

Characterize the system under test or the system to be analyzed
Examine cause and effect, controllable inputs, and accurate, repeatable measurement systems
Understand how to generate orthogonal designs and their benefits
Efficiently design and conduct experimental studies for comparative evaluation, input output characterization, output variance control, input sensitivity, and process control/optimization
Validate transfer function results or recover from lack of confirmation

What You Will Cover

Statistics Review
Relationship to Quality Programs
Design of Experiments Examples and Projects
Fractional Factorial and Screening Designs
Finding Interactions
Finding Quadratic Effects
Finale and Conclusion

Course Materials

Participants may bring a laptop computer and power cord, although this is not required.

Participants receive the course textbook, course notes, and a single-output Design of Experiments software package.

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of probability and statistics is recommended.

Certificate

This course is a requirement for the Test & Evaluation Certificate.

Instructor

Steven "Flash" Gordon, is the GTRI Orlando Field Office manager and Georgia Tech's director of the Test and Evaluation Research and Education Center. He served more than 26 years in the U.S. Air Force as an aircrew member in the F-111, director of Air Operations Centers in Pacific Command, Air Staff division chief for Modeling & Simulation, and professor and head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the Air Force Academy. He also served five years as the technical director for the Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation.