Okay! You’ve had your brainstorming call and you have lots of good ideas about what to offer this
semester. Now it’s time to finalize your Plan. You’ll need to pick your course(s), format(s), and date(s).
To pick your Course(s):
• Review the course information on pages 3-4 of this guide.
• Consider what courses you have offered historically – What has been popular? What fills well
with your school’s needs?
• Consider polling your chapter members on their preferences. A quick survey on potential
courses is a great way to determine what to offer.
• Consider offering more than one alternative. While we’re focusing primarily on live in-person Green Belt courses, adding an online on-demand option after the live course is a great way to serve students who might have a date conflict. Plus, you won’t have to worry about meeting minimum enrollment requirements or reserving a room, so they’re easy to add.
To pick your Format(s):
• Review the course information on pages 3-4 of this guide.
• Consider what brings the most value to your potential participants. We still believe live in-person training is the best way to learn, but it may not be the right format for every school.
• Unless you have a very large pool of participants, offering more than one live in-person per semester is probably not feasible. However, having a live/livestream offering and an on-demand offering often works well.
• Don’t forget that live in-person and livestream courses have minimum enrollment thresholds, but don’t let that intimidate you. If you’re not at two-thirds of the minimum by two weeks prior to the course date, we’ll work with you on alternatives.
To pick your Date(s):
• For live in-person and livestream classes, be sure to check the number of days required for the course on page 4. The Lean Green Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt courses are offered over 3 days, typically scheduled on a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
o Be sure to look for and avoid date conflicts, like sporting events, homecoming, mid-term and final exams, and holidays.
o Remember that the student chapter will be responsible for securing a location on campus for the class, so be sure to check with your Faculty Adviser on any university policies and procedures for making a space request.
• For online on-demand courses, consider when you want to close registration. Students will be enrolled in online on-demand courses as they register instead of waiting to enroll all students on the same date. However, we have found that picking a registration close date well before the end of the semester works best. Keep in mind that you still want to advertise key dates, like early-bird pricing to encourage participants to register as early as possible (since all human beings like to procrastinate). We highly recommend that you promote a registration close date at least one month prior to the end of the semester.