| A major concern for engineering schools is to improve the freshman retention rate and decrease the turnover. With the implementation of Lean and Six Sigma principles, this thesis addresses recent improvement efforts implemented in the freshman engineering program offered by the Engineering Design Division (EDD) program within the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University. The goals of the research include benchmarking of the EDD program against other engineering colleges in the United States, improving the student-instructor interaction in a class of more than 200 students and ensuring effective delivery of the basic engineering concepts, consequently achieving the aim of improving the freshman retention rate. Research was conducted on a sample of freshman engineering programs offered at different, highly reputable engineering schools and how technologies can be used to engage students in the lectures along with effective delivery of the content. |
