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Linking Employers’ Expectations with Teaching Methods: Quality Function Deployment Approach

Year: 2011

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Meeting the expectations of employers’ and related sector is important in gaining a competitive advantage and is thus an opportunity as well as a big challenge faced by universities. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a methodology to translate customer requirements into the final product or service characteristics. The purpose of the study is to evaluate different teaching methods in perspective of employers’ expectations using the QFD approach. This study takes a sample Industrial Engineering course as an example and uses QFD methodology in assessing the effectiveness of teaching methods in the perspective of employers’ expectations. The findings will help the instructors to improve their courses to meet the employers’ expectations.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.11.109

Authors: Burcu Devrim Ictenbas, Hande Eryilmaz

Institution: Atilim University

Language: English

Topic: Quality Function Deployment in Product Design

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2024912811

FWCI: 5.959

Cites: 6

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10