The National Graduate Schoolof Quality Management

Raytheon Partner Network

Informational WebinarToday’s Date

Agenda• About the National Graduate School• NGS and Raytheon Academic

Partnership• Program Design• Question and Answer Session

NGS offers a Relevant Education…

Dual Credential Master of Science Degree

Master of Science Degree with Lean Six-Sigma Blackbelt

16 Month Program

Degrees in; Quality Systems Management, Homeland Security and Environmental Quality Management

Bachelor of Science Completion Program

18 Month Program

Degrees in; Quality Systems Management and Homeland Security

Doctor of Business Administration

22 Month Program

Degrees in; Quality Systems Management, Homeland Security and Environmental Quality Management

The National Graduate School is proud of the “Win–Win” relationships it creates between the students and their sponsoring organizations.

 Our students receive a high impact accelerated degree that advances

their skill base, earning potential and value to their employer. 

Our sponsoring organizations have tracked their return on student tuition investment through student projects to an average of 20:1 ROI.

 This potential return on investment for both the student and the

organization is unique to the National Graduate School programs.   

Win-Win Relationships

NGS Graduates at 300+ Organizations Including:• Boeing• Raytheon• United Technologies• CIA• Dell• The Joint Chiefs of Staff• FDA• General Electric• Honeywell• Johnson & Johnson• US Coast Guard• US Army• US Air Force • US Navy

Fifteen Years Young and Still Growing

“NGS has continuously achieved results for Boeing.”

Leland Williams, Director of Quality [Ret.], Boeing Aerospace

NGS & Raytheon

Over a Decade ofNGS/Raytheon

Experience

Dr. Robert GeeNGS President

Dr. Cyndi Crother and Prof. DakshaChokshi taking time to collaborate ata recent meeting of NGS facultymembers.

Notable Raytheon StudentsCatherine Martin, Senior Principal Quality Engineer Raytheon El Segundo, CA

Catherine is an NGS/U Master’s program alumna and current Doctor of Business Administration student. She is a member of our “10,000 Mile Club” because she travels from El Segundo to attend DBA classes in St. Louis, Missouri. Her Doctoral Dissertation Project focuses on Mission Assurance. Her Champion for this Project is Greg Allston, VP, Mission Assurance, Raytheon.

Rob Fioto, Chairman, Raytheon Partner Network (RPN)

Rob is a student in the NGS/U Doctor of Business Administration Program being held in Washington, DC. He travels from his office in Texas to attend classes in DC. Rob’s Doctoral Dissertation Project is focused on DoD Mission Support. NGS/U is one of two schools in the Raytheon Partner Network.

Same high academic standards as our degree programs.

Four courses taken over a 4-6 month time period.

Sequential curriculum.

Interactive classes.

Attend class one night per week.

NGS Certificate Programs

Certificate ProgramsIntro to Quality System

ManagementManaging Quality in the Age

of Systems

Applying Tools and Methods for Organizational & Business Success

Assessing Continual Improvement, Learning, and

Innovation

Project Management Homeland Security

Black Belt for NGS QSM Graduates

Six Sigma – Executive, White, Green, Black, Master

Balck Belt and DMAIC Programs

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Management

NGS Bachelor of Science Degree CompletionComplete your degree in 18 months.

Designed for students who have completed their Associate degree and are self-motivated professionals accustomed to success.

Sequential curriculum.

Begin work on your “major” immediately.

Attend classes one night per week.

Complete a project for graduation.

Academic Requirement

Associate Degree 60 credits

Experiential Learning Portfolio 15 credits

NGS Degree Program 45 credits

120 Credits

NGS Bachelor of Science Degree Completion

NGS Master’s Degree Program Design

• 16 Customized Classes– in class, instructor led

classes (60%)– direct instructor to team

classes (25%)– on-line and instructor

supervised (15%)

• Master’s Business Project– Replaces traditional thesis– Team-driven, work-related

process improvement– Guided by Champions and a

guiding coalition supervised by a senior professor at NGS•Project Goals aligned

with organizational goals •High impact performance

metrics•Delivering tangible

results

NGS Doctor of Business AdministrationComplete your degree in 24-months.

Offered in two phases

Phase One – Complete 16 courses and identify a Doctoral Project. 16 to 18 months.

Phase Two – Intensive six-month period of project validation and results verification under close supervision of a Faculty Doctoral Team.

Work-related project replaces the conventional dissertation.

Graduates will be published in a refereed journal.

Students expected to teach at a graduate-level.

NGS/Raytheon Project Samples

Team: CART - Clean Room Automation Control &Monitoring Reliability

Project: Improve the reliability of clean room control systems and reduce overall costs

Savings: $2.06M

ROI: 542%

Team: Master Mechanics

Project: Provide approved SAS programs a streamlined process for standard repairs to ensure requirements and contract compliance

5 Year Savings: $229,671

ROI: 314.8%

Team: Destructive Physical Analysis Process Improvement

Project: Reducing DPA cost and cycle time by 10% will allow us to remain competitive and maintain world class leading edge

Annual Savings: $10,600

ROI: 454%

Team: Websters – OneRay e-site

Project: Create a unified website to represent the 30 US Labs in 13 different locations to serve as a conduit between Raytheon and external customers.

5 Year Savings: $110,00

ROI: 555%

Testimonials

“The teaching materials and texts exposed me to state-of-the-art thinking from the leading experts in the Quality Systems field. In addition, the teamwork and project based curriculum created skills that were critical to my success at work—making what you learned actually happen. I’ve been in this field for the past ten years, but the National Graduate School still expanded my abilities.”

Satisfied Student

“...I can see the effects that a results oriented curriculum, like NGS offers, can have on an organization. NGS should be commended for putting together a curriculum that not only promotes academic achievements, but also provides a real return to the organization that choose to invest in their people.”

Leland Williams, Director of Quality [Ret.],

Boeing Aerospace

Classes Now Enrolling!!!For More Information or to apply;

Visit our website at www.ngs.edu/boeing

Call 1-800-838-2580 ext. 129

Email lpagnani@ngs.edu