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Cwiseley Posted 15 years ago
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While reviewing an application at my office I came across this statement as one of the questions users had to answer:
6. Provide quality assurance that CTE programs are evaluated and continually expanded,
improved, and modernized [§134(b)(7) and §135(b)(6-7)].
I see no reason for the word "quality" and I am wondering if we really want to say:
Provide assurance that CTE programs are evaluated and continually expanded, improved, and modernized [§134(b)(7) and §135(b)(6-7)].
What does "quality" modify?
I understand “Provide quality assurance of CTE programs” as "assure me that there is quality in the program" I think that would even be better stated as: “provide assurance that CTE programs are of high quality” (although that is very ambiguous) or “Provide assurance that CTE programs are evaluated and continually expanded, improved, and modernized to assure quality” as "assure me that programs are up-to-date, resulting in high quality learning experiences" but together I think it means give me quality assurance (not just assurance but a
high quality assurance), where quality modifies assurance not CTE programs, that programs are kept up-to-date.
Am I being to picky or just whacko?
TIA
Chuck
6. Provide quality assurance that CTE programs are evaluated and continually expanded,
improved, and modernized [§134(b)(7) and §135(b)(6-7)].
I see no reason for the word "quality" and I am wondering if we really want to say:
Provide assurance that CTE programs are evaluated and continually expanded, improved, and modernized [§134(b)(7) and §135(b)(6-7)].
What does "quality" modify?
I understand “Provide quality assurance of CTE programs” as "assure me that there is quality in the program" I think that would even be better stated as: “provide assurance that CTE programs are of high quality” (although that is very ambiguous) or “Provide assurance that CTE programs are evaluated and continually expanded, improved, and modernized to assure quality” as "assure me that programs are up-to-date, resulting in high quality learning experiences" but together I think it means give me quality assurance (not just assurance but a
high quality assurance), where quality modifies assurance not CTE programs, that programs are kept up-to-date.
Am I being to picky or just whacko?
TIA
Chuck
Top answer
cwiseley Provide quality assurance that ... What does "quality" modify? It modifies assurance .
- cwiseley Provide quality assurance that ...
- What does "quality" modify?
- It modifies assurance .
- What else?
- I take quality assurance to mean assurance of a high quality .
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cwiseleyProvide quality assurance that ...It modifies assurance. What else? I take quality assurance to mean assurance of a high quality. I assume that this vague imperative means that there must be some proof that the assurance offered (in the form of documents, I suppose) follows certain industry stand
What does "quality" modify?
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cwiseleyI see no reason for the word "quality"I agree. It seems like the author is just being verbose.
At some time in the 60's the compound noun "quality assurance" (QA) became a popular euphamism for "inspection," and although the term doesn't apply here, perhaps the author of the application got carried away.
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