Courses Offered by QDIS

QD Information Services offeres a variety of training courses for your organization. These can be taught on-site and involve not only a lecture componenent but also hands on exercises to learn the principles taught at the time they are taught. QDIS can also develop customized training based on your needs.

Web Feeds (RSS feeds) for the Masses

Do you want to be able to keep up with large amounts of data on a daily basis? Do you want to distribute information to your clients that is updated on a regular schedule? Participants will learn how to use RSS to keep up to date with information vital to your business as well as how to create RSS feeds to allow you to effectively communicate with your clients and disseminate information.

You will learn:

What RSS is and why you should be using it.
How to find RSS feeds relevant to your business.
How to chose an RSS reader that works for you.
How to create and use RSS feeds in your business.

Includes a copy of the presentation in hard copy and on CD as well as demonstration software to get you started.

Exploratory Data Analysis

Exploratory Data Analysis is a workshop for scientists, chemists and engineers covering the basics of exploratory data analysis using graphical software to extract information from data which may have been collected without use of a design. The course explorers ways to use previous data to identify factors for a future designed experiment.

Chemistry Resources on the Internet

Chemical Resources on the Internet is a workshop for scientists, chemists, and engineers in the basics of searching chemistry information on the Internet, including literature searches using the journals, databases of spectra, and structure searching and general chemistry portals.

Making Effective Decisions

Making Effective Decisions is a workshop for anyone wanting to learn how to make more effective decisions. The workshop covers defining your problem, clarifying what you are trying to achieve, looking at alternatives and consequences, and dealing with uncertainty. Case studies will be used to develop practical experience using these techniques.

Courses Offered Through a Partnership With Objective DOE

In conjunction with Objective DOE the following courses are offered.

Design of Experiments Training

Performing Objective Experiments is a workshop for scientists, chemists, troubleshooters, and engineers in Design of Experiments (DOE) and Response Surface Methodologies (RSM). The math is done by software. We can teach using your favorite software, or we can assess your needs and recommend a commercial software that is right for you.

Basic Statistics for Industry

Basic Statistics for Industry is a workshop for scientists, chemists, troubleshooters, and engineers who wish to understand some basic principles of Statistics. The math is done using software.

Statistical Process Control

Statistical Process Control is a workshop for scientists, chemists, troubleshooters, and engineers in the basics of Statistical Process Control (SPC).

Practical Measurement System Analysis

Practical Measurement System Analysis is a workshop for scientists, chemists, troubleshooters, and engineers in the basics of measurement system analysis, including Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (Gage R&R) studies. The math is done using software.