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Professional Development of Russian HEIs' Management and Faculty in CDIO Standards Application
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Chuchalin, Alexander; Malmqvist, Johan; Tayurskaya, Marina – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
The paper presents the approach to complex training of managers and faculty staff for system modernisation of Russian engineering education. As a methodological basis of design and implementation of the faculty development programme, the CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) Approach was chosen due to compliance of its concept to the purposes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Professional Development, Faculty Development
Making Knowledge Delivery Failsafe: Adding Step Zero in Hypothesis Testing
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Pan, Xia; Zhou, Qiang – Journal of Education for Business, 2010
Knowledge of statistical analysis is increasingly important for professionals in modern business. For example, hypothesis testing is one of the critical topics for quality managers and team workers in Six Sigma training programs. Delivering the knowledge of hypothesis testing effectively can be an important step for the incapable learners or…
Descriptors: Testing, Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Trainees
Research Messages 2010
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Research messages 2010 is a collection of summaries of research projects published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). The summaries are clustered under five broad themes used by NCVER to organise its research and analysis: Industry and employers; Students and individuals; Teaching and learning: VET system; and VET in…
Descriptors: Retirement, Employment Level, Employer Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
Evaluating the Learning Process of Mechanical CAD Students
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Hamade, R. F.; Artail, H. A.; Jaber, M. Y. – Computers & Education, 2007
There is little theoretical or experimental research on how beginner-level trainees learn CAD skills in formal training sessions. This work presents findings on how trainees develop their skills in utilizing a solid mechanical CAD tool (Pro/Engineer version 2000i[squared] and later version Wildfire). Exercises at the beginner and intermediate…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Trainees, Followup Studies, Engineering
ISO 9000 and Malcolm Baldrige: In Training and Education. A Practical Application Guide.
Russo, C. W. Russ – 1995
This book is addressed to educators and work-place trainers interested in applying the Malcolm Baldrige award criteria and/or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 training guidelines for program improvement. An initial section compares and contrasts the ISO standards and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Management Teams
Status of Preparation Programs for Guidance and Student Personnel Workers. Bulletin, 1959, No. 7
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MacMinn, Paul; Ross, Roland G. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1959
In September 1947, the National Vocational Guidance Association, through its Division of Professional Training and Certification, appointed a planning committee to work out a manual on the preparation of counselors. Interest in this project spread until seven additional organizations expressed a willingness to cooperate. The results of the study…
Descriptors: Educational History, Guides, School Guidance, Guidance Programs