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On-Site Quality Improvement Workshops Information
We are pleased to announce that Cornesky & Associates recently received a
renewal of a foundation grant to conduct on-site Total Quality Management
(TQM) / Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) workshops for three institutions
of higher education. With our consulting fee of $500 per participant being
covered by the grant, we can offer workshops at your institution for travel
expenses and the price of the workshop materials. The travel expenses are
either from Greenville, South Carolina, or from Phoenix, Arizona. The
workshop materials are between $30 to $38 per participant. Each workshop is
limited to 50 participants.
The two-day, in-depth workshops that have been approved are either classroom
oriented or management oriented.
I.Classroom Oriented
Turning CQI Into Classroom Practice: A Collaborative Approach
This workshop introduces faculty to the "systems" approach where the
classroom is examined from the perspectives of four systems: 1)
thought-leader, 2) learning, 3) continuous improvement, and 4) reward. The
workshop also introduces 15 CQI tools and techniques for effective teaching
and assessment.
How to Use Quality Function Deployment to Build a Curriculum that Meets
the Needs of Your Customers
This workshop is intended to provide faculty with a flexible but disciplined
planning and implementation procedure in which the customer's wants and needs
are deployed throughout the curriculum of the academic major. The procedure
is known as Quality Function Deployment (QFD). It provides a supporting
system for making sure that customers' wants and needs are sought after and
heard and then incorporated into the processes and systems of the department
courses.
II.Management Oriented
Turning CQI Into Institutional Practice: The Tools and Technique
This two-day, on-site workshop provides the participants with a cooperative
model for implementing CQI. This will permit them to evaluate the quality of
their units and institution. Then by using CQI tools and techniques, they
will be able to undertake steps to improve the quality of service, student
focus, and customer satisfaction.
If you are interested in bringing any of these professional development
opportunities to your institution, please contact us before April 15, 2000.
Your President must submit a one page letter proposal that should:
1. Describe your institution and the student population served
2. Identify the workshop or workshops and the dates requested
3. Indicate how the workshop(s) will benefit your quality initiatives
4. Indicate the number of participants (50 maximum per workshop).
A selection committee is scheduled to meet and make the first round
selections on April 30, 2000. All workshops must be completed before November
30, 2000.
Submit your letter proposal to:
Dr. Robert A. Cornesky
Cornesky & Associates, Inc.
1003 Ravenswood Drive
Anderson, South Carolina 29625
Phone: (864) 231-9780
FAX: (864) 224-2436
E-Mail:
TQM1BOB@AOL.COM