Designed Experiments for Industry (DEI), 2 days, (1.6 CEU's), $995* Early Bird Registration by Oct. 14th, 2011, $1195 if registering between Oct. 15th and Nov. 8th, 2011
November 15-16, 2011

Optimize your Product or Process In this one-of-a-kind workshop, learn how to apply DOE to real life problems. We welcome scientists, engineers, and technical professionals working in all industries, including but not limited to the pharmaceutical, biomedical technology and biomedical device fields, as well as organizations and institutions that devote the majority of their efforts to research, development, technology transfer, or commercialization of these fields. Throughout this course you will explore cases that come directly from industry! During a fast-paced two days explore the use of fractional factorial designs for the screening and characterization of products or processes. Also see how to achieve top performance via response surface designs, mixture designs, and multiple response optimization.  Practice applying all of these DOE tools while working through cases involving time-release coating, medical device design, assay optimization, synthetic mediums, and much more. Stat-Ease's highly experienced DOE experts will provide you with individualized guidance and support after class to help you get started on your next project—at no extra cost! The DEI workshop provides a broad survey of the three major types of DOE designs—factorials, response surfaces, and mixtures. After completing the course you may want to further your education by attending one of Stat-Ease's core courses (EDME, RSM, MIX). Two optional fun and easy-to-read texts, DOE Simplified and RSM Simplified, authored by Mark Anderson and Pat Whitcomb, provide supplemental background reading for all DOE topics covered.

Simulations Provide Practice
Use Design-Expert^® software to practice designing and analyzing experiments throughout the workshop. The software provides easy-to-use graphical tools to find key variables and view results.  You will be given a path to all simulation and data files used in class, which are posted to a special Internet site where you can also link to a free fully-functional, but time-limited, copy of Design-Expert software for use after class.

Prerequisites
Math skills, knowledge of basic statistics, and exposure to simple comparative experiments (e.g. two-sample t-test) are recommended.  If you aren't ready for the Designed Experiments for Industry workshop, take the online PreDOE course first (a $95 value you get for free! It takes 3-6 hours to complete. You can work at your own pace). You can assess your abilities by first taking the free self-assessment questionnaire—which is available as a pre-test within the PreDOE course—at www.statease.net.

Before attending class, please go through the One-Factor Tutorial, and then look at the One-Factor Self-Study presentation. You will find links to both below.

1. One-Factor Tutorial

2. One-Factor Self-Study

See the DEI course outline for further information.

To sign up, fill out the registration form and fax it to 1.612.746.2058 or scan and e-mail it to Elicia Bechard. Elicia can answer any questions you may have about the workshop.