Assessment of Quality Circles of Engineering Colleges

Debaprayag Chaudhuri*, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh**
* Research Scholar, Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
** Head, Mechanical Engineering department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
Periodicity:August - October'2012
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.8.1.1977

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess and compare suitability of ‘quality circles’ in a variety of Engineering Colleges. Specifically, each ‘quality circle’ consisted of faculty, plus technical and support staff in the Computer Science departments. The Engineering Colleges (n=10) were randomly chosen and consisted of both government (n=2) and private colleges (n=8). The quality circle volunteers were provided with a self-report questionnaire (n=35), which was based on four divisions of: Student focus, Direction, Understanding & Accountability. To collate and classify the study, the respondent’s answers were ranked in a quantified hierarchy from True to False — typical Likert scale, and the results collated to assess the team effectiveness of each college through its quality circle.

Keywords

Quality Circles, Assessment, Scale, Scores.

How to Cite this Article?

Chaudhuri , D., and Ghosh, S. K (2012). Assessment Of Quality Circles Of Engineering Colleges. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, 8(1), 32-35. https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.8.1.1977

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