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Best Practices for Attracting Girls to Science and Engineering Careers

by Cindy P. Veenstra

(From the June 2012 Education Brief) ASQ Education Division Chair Cindy Veenstra discusses current participation of women in engineering degrees and recommends best practices for attracting more young women to science and engineering careers...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:Best Practices, STEM, Women and Girls in STEM, Higher Education Brief

From the Editor: Giving Girls, Women a Chance in STEM

by Amanda Hankel

(From the June 2012 Higher Education Brief) By the time I reached college, I had long written off considering a career in STEM fields. But looking back, I never really experienced STEM concepts and learned about the career possibilities in these fields...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:Career Development, STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Higher Education Brief

MapCores: Improving the Representation of Women in STEM

by Lynn Ziegler, Kris Nairn, Jim Crumley, Pam Bacon, Sarah Yost

(From the June 2012 Education Brief) The Math, Physics, Computer Science Research Scholars (MapCores) program was developed to encourage and recruit women in computer science, mathematics and physics to increase the success of women in STEM...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:Science, Math, Engineering, Technology, STEM, Higher Education Brief

The STEPS Difference

by Brenda S. Puck, Wendy R. Stary

(From the June 2012 Education Brief) The STEPS for Girls program is designed to immerse girls in STEM experiences at an early age to help attract them to STEM careers in the future...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Women and Girls in STEM, Higher Education Brief

2012 ASQ Education Division WCQI Sessions

by Cindy Veenstra;

2012 ASQ Education Division WCQI Sessions..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-05
• Keywords:Division Activity, Quality Management

From the Editor: Quality Tools for the Classroom

by Amanda Hankel

(From the May 2012 Education Brief) Is it time for Six Sigma to be considered as a quality method in K-12 education? In this issue of the Primary and Secondary Education Brief, we explore that question...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-05
• Keywords:Quality tools, Lean/Six Sigma/DMAIC, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

Is it Time for Six Sigma in Education?

by Leslie Gardner

(From the May 2012 Education Brief) Leslie Gardner discusses why it may be time for Six Sigma to emerge as a quality method for K-12 education...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-05
• Keywords:Lean/Six Sigma/DMAIC, Primary and Secondary Education Brief

The Observation Tower: Publish and Perish—The Imperiled World of Academic Integrity

QED News-Spring 2012

by Marianne Di Pierro;

An editorial by Dr. Marianne Di Pierro. Published as the "Observation Tower" editorial in the ASQ Education Division's spring issue of its newsletter, "QED News"...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-05
• Keywords:Educational Quality,Division Activity

International Service Learning

by Reid,Ken; North,Christine

This 22-minute podcast summarizes the global outreach by engineering freshmen at Ohio Northern University and tips for successful global outreach...

• Filetype: wmv
• Publish date: 2012-04
• Keywords:Webinars/Podcasts/Webcasts,Engineering,Global Quality

From the Editor: The Softer Side of Quality

by Amanda Hankel

(From the April 2012 Education Brief) In this issue, we look at incorporating “soft skills” into higher education curriculum. What role should higher education institutions play in teaching these skills to quality professionals-in-training?..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-04
• Keywords:Career Development, Higher Education Brief