Training
I began my teaching efforts over 45 years ago by developing courses and curricula at the community college level. This encouraged me to create very hands on methods of engaging students. That is generally obvious with engineering, technology, and computer classes, but I also felt it was equally important in teaching statistics.
Beginning in the early 1980's I began to provide on-site courses in applied statistics to groups of engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers. Where possible these were run using data from actual projects undertaken with the same individuals as the instruction was tailored to their needs.
Beginning in the mid 90's I began to give special courses focused on how to use statistical methods during the development of test methods. These courses have been primarily offered through ASTM International. These have been done as public classes as well as specially developed for companies and technical organizations. Modifications of these courses have also been tailored to other organizations as well.
Ideally classes are built around your data and processes that generate that data. That permits the easy transfer of the concepts and statistical practices to future projects. But the classes are also designed to ensure that they are also understandable to individuals with limited prior statistical knowledge.
DELIVERY METHODS
I am beginning to experiment with using remote access to deliver an onsite course. Using webcam type practices we can break up a typical two or three day course into separate 2 or 3 hour modules. This is very advantageous for trying to digest the basic concepts as well as provides opportunities to begin to collect actual data that can then be integrated into the discussions. This also eliminates much of the travel costs as well making such programs more cost effective.
What is it you might prefer to learn about?
Beginning in the early 1980's I began to provide on-site courses in applied statistics to groups of engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers. Where possible these were run using data from actual projects undertaken with the same individuals as the instruction was tailored to their needs.
Beginning in the mid 90's I began to give special courses focused on how to use statistical methods during the development of test methods. These courses have been primarily offered through ASTM International. These have been done as public classes as well as specially developed for companies and technical organizations. Modifications of these courses have also been tailored to other organizations as well.
Ideally classes are built around your data and processes that generate that data. That permits the easy transfer of the concepts and statistical practices to future projects. But the classes are also designed to ensure that they are also understandable to individuals with limited prior statistical knowledge.
DELIVERY METHODS
I am beginning to experiment with using remote access to deliver an onsite course. Using webcam type practices we can break up a typical two or three day course into separate 2 or 3 hour modules. This is very advantageous for trying to digest the basic concepts as well as provides opportunities to begin to collect actual data that can then be integrated into the discussions. This also eliminates much of the travel costs as well making such programs more cost effective.
What is it you might prefer to learn about?