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The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Podcast

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Reviewed:: Mar 8, 2022 by Business

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Overview:

Beginning in May 2014, our podcasts have featured interviews with members of The Deming Institute community, including industry leaders, practitioners, educators, Deming family members, and others who share their stories of transformation and success through the innovative management and quality theories of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. The podcast is hosted, produced and edited by Tripp Babbitt. There are currently two segments running: "Deming Lens" - an opportunity for Tripp Babbitt to engage the Deming community in interpreting the wide-ranging aspects and implications of Dr. Deming's theory of management. And interviews with people in the Deming Community.

Type of Material:

Collection

Recommended Uses:

Podcasts can be used in class as material for lectures and discussion and in professional development. However, this is recommended for homework, and individual or team listening.

Technical Requirements:

Mozilla Firefox 95.0.1, Edge

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Learn about stories of successful transformation
Understand how to succeed through the theories of W. Edward Deming

Target Student Population:

Undergraduate lower-level and undergraduate upper-level management students.
This is also recommended for professional development, especially for people interested in continuous improvement and innovative approaches to management and leadership focused on quality.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

None

Content Quality

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Strengths:

This collection has a variety of topics including but not limited to such areas as logistics, management, supply chain, a guide to layoffs, the results of short-term thinking.
The podcasts are of high quality,
They are clear and easy to understand
Interpretations of Deming’s theories are offered
Different contributors provide content for the podcast.

Concerns:

Prerequisite knowledge would be helpful
If overviews of a few sentences were provided for each podcast, these would help users determine which ones to select.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

The podcasts are easy to understand and easy to follow
Terms and concepts are explained effectively
Some of the podcasts can be used as introductory material to the concepts
Could be included as discussions to determine student comprehension (as part of learning outcomes), and could be used as multiple-choice questions, true/ false questions/essay questions.

Concerns:

Podcasts provide you with knowledge but only through listening.
Hard to determine which one to use

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The wide variety of topics makes this usable in multiple types of courses in addition to anything related to quality management and continuous improvement.
The files are very easy to access, users simply need to scroll down, select one, and click on the arrow.
The podcasts are able to engage the user and convey the message
The web layout is very visually appealing.
All types of users will be able to use the same.

Concerns:

Transcripts are not available so students with hearing difficulties will not be able to use them.
There is no auto-play option.

Other Issues and Comments:: This review includes the podcasts for for short-term thinking, intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation and management theories part one.
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