Published ASQ CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) Exams - Where can I get them?

[deuce]

Published CQE Exams....Where can I get them???

Does anyone know where I might could find copies of the CQE exams that were published years ago?? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Rob Nix]

Examination study guides such as the following usually contain previous exam questions.

https://www.qualityamerica.com/QPProducts/cqe.htm

 

[Bill Ryan - 2007]

Another source is from the Quality Council of Indiana. Their Primer is a very good study guide and they have past questions at the end of each section.

Good luck!!
Bill

 

[Sam]

Does anyone know where I might could find copies of the CQE exams that were published years ago?? Any help would be appreciated.

How many years ago? I think I may have some copies of exams dated from the 70's to 80's.

 

[deuce]

Sam,

I think they only published them a couple of times. From any date would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Sam]

I think they only published them a couple of times. From any date would be greatly appreciated.

I have some boxes full of old "stuff" I collected over the years. I'll go through it this week-end.

 

[deuce]

Thanks Sam!!!!!

You are too kind.

 

[Graeme]

Does anyone know where I might could find copies of the CQE exams that were published years ago??

I'm not sure how much good old exams would be ... the body of knowledge and the pool of test questions for all of the ASQ certifications are reviewed and refreshed about every five years or so. Each test is different because the questions are drawn at random from the pool. Also, the whole quality engineering profession has changed so much since the early 1960's that the old exams would not even cover a lot of the current topics, and may even be just plain wrong on others!

I agree with Bill Ryan - the CQE Primer by Bill Wortman (Quality Council of Indiana, www.qualitycouncil.com) is excellent. (It's what I used a dozen years ago!)

Other resources would be topical searches of The Cove (there's a wealth of good stuff here) and some of the references ASQ lists with the CQE body of knowledge. One I personally recommend is Quality Planning and Analysis by Juran and Gryna.

 

[ralphsulser]

CQE Exam info

Hey deuce,
I just found a sample on the ASQ site. I will attach it for you.

 

[Govind]

CQE Questions

I'm not sure how much good old exams would be ... the body of knowledge and the pool of test questions for all of the ASQ certifications are reviewed and refreshed about every five years or so. Each test is different because the questions are drawn at random from the pool. Also, the whole quality engineering profession has changed so much since the early 1960's that the old exams would not even cover a lot of the current topics, and may even be just plain wrong on others!

I agree with Bill Ryan - the CQE Primer by Bill Wortman (Quality Council of Indiana, www.qualitycouncil.com) is excellent. (It's what I used a dozen years ago!)

Other resources would be topical searches of The Cove (there's a wealth of good stuff here) and some of the references ASQ lists with the CQE body of knowledge. One I personally recommend is Quality Planning and Analysis by Juran and Gryna.

I agree with Graeme. The ASQ body of knowledge has changed few times since those Questions were released. But the mathematical questions on
probability, test of hypothesis, ANOVA,SPC, DoE,sampling are not going change.

But my concern would be the time taken to solve those questions. If the length of the exams are different during these periods, there is a risk.
Current ASQ questions are prepared so that you can answer within 1.8 minutes.The past questions could have been written to solve for longer timings.Practising these questions may not actually prepare you from the timing perspective.

Yes, QCI is a good starting point to get the "flavour"of ASQ exam.Since the Primer is arranged in the same order of BOK, easy to refer and obtain width of the BOK. QCI CD has 1000Q which help you get the speed and score for simulated exams. I personally think, adding Juran handbook and Montgomery in the QCI preparation increases the depth of BOK and probability of passing the exam.

Good Luck.
Govind.