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What is Continuous Improvement

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
A dynamic process that examines those shared ideas of what is quality online teaching and learning and is essential for assuring quality.
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Quality Online Learning in Higher Education
Deborah G. Wooldridge (Bowling Green State University, USA), Sandra Poirier (Middle Tennessee State University, USA), and Julia M. Matuga (Bowling Green State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch341
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An ongoing process of problem identification, planning, assessment, feedback, and plan revision that occurs in a cycle leading to growth of the individual, system, or organization.
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Outcome-Based Curriculum Design for New-Generation Engineers: A Case Study From the ITU Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
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The Case for Effectively Using Existing Business Improvement Models in Australian Schools
Refers to a long-term approach towards improvement that systematically seeks to achieve small, incremental changes in the organizational processes that lead towards improvements in efficiency and quality. It is also known as Kaizen and is the responsibility of every person in the organisation, not just a selected few.
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Building Change Maturity in Organisations
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A New Continuous Quality Improvement Vision for a Changing Technological Market
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Quality Management and Control
The ongoing improvement of products, services, or processes through incremental and breakthrough improvements.
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Overcoming Barriers to Equity Through Intentional Learning Communities
Methodology that engages practitioners in continuous cycles of improvement, supported by research in the field of improvement science (Bryk, 2015 AU12: The in-text citation "Bryk, 2015" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).
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Lean Thinking in Global Health Care: Theory and Applications
The unbroken flow of improvement practically realized under a scheme, such as Kaizan and Lean production.
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Assuring Quality in Online Course Delivery
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A Managerial Perspective for the Software Development Process: Achieving Software Product Quality by the Theory of Constraints
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Assurance of Learning and Accreditations Through Assessment in Business Schools
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The term continuous improvement in education refers to any school or instructional-improvement process that unfolds progressively, that does not have a fixed or predetermined end point and that is sustained over extended periods of time. It involves an ongoing process of learning, self-reflection, adaptation, and growth ( https://edglossary.org ).
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ChangeOps: Strategically Harnessing All Types of Change to Create Increased Effectiveness and Operational Flow
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