I'm no great instructor, mind you. But after teaching several semesters, you get pretty adept at reading non-verbal communication. Many times when I am teaching Operations Management I can tell that students... don't understand the relevancy of a lot of the material. I really feel they think it's useless looking quality issues, capacity, forecasting, flow, etc.; as they think the businesses... already have it figured out. Or, they feel the simple approaches are outdated and not useful in today's business.
I was able to share with them this post, Which gives an everyday example of some of the challenges businesses face today.
Then, I show them Bev's post, which teaches more than a textbook. Here is an individual with an incredible set of skills. But she drives home the point I try to make so many times: Keep it simple; and make sure you understand the process before you do anything.
I consider it a daily blessing to have the Cove (and the Quality Forum) available for free, and have soooo many helpful people participating here. I'm not just talking about the "long-timers" or the moderators. I'm talking about all of you. There is so much wisdom shared here by so many, I can't thank them enough.
I would like to say this... I know enough statistics to know I'm not that good at it.
The individuals here who help with statistics are amazing. They spend a lot of time on many of these posts. More importantly, they start out trying to teach the posters to understand their data and the process, and always try to keep things simple first; before trying to utilize the more complex tools. I would take the Statisticians/number crunchers on here over any academic; any day of the week; and twice on weekends.
So I may not get around to thanking all of you every time. But I do want to let you sincerely how much I appreciate all of you and your contributions. Don't think they go unnoticed.
I was able to share with them this post, Which gives an everyday example of some of the challenges businesses face today.
Then, I show them Bev's post, which teaches more than a textbook. Here is an individual with an incredible set of skills. But she drives home the point I try to make so many times: Keep it simple; and make sure you understand the process before you do anything.
I consider it a daily blessing to have the Cove (and the Quality Forum) available for free, and have soooo many helpful people participating here. I'm not just talking about the "long-timers" or the moderators. I'm talking about all of you. There is so much wisdom shared here by so many, I can't thank them enough.
I would like to say this... I know enough statistics to know I'm not that good at it.
The individuals here who help with statistics are amazing. They spend a lot of time on many of these posts. More importantly, they start out trying to teach the posters to understand their data and the process, and always try to keep things simple first; before trying to utilize the more complex tools. I would take the Statisticians/number crunchers on here over any academic; any day of the week; and twice on weekends.So I may not get around to thanking all of you every time. But I do want to let you sincerely how much I appreciate all of you and your contributions. Don't think they go unnoticed.
