Using project-based learning to teach six sigma principles

• Autores: Wei Zhang, Jay R. Porter
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 26, no. Extra 3, 2010, págs. 655-666
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An innovative approach of teaching Six Sigma, a tool widely used in industry, is discussed in this paper. The Six Sigma methodologywas applied during a seven-week course project after the case-study of an actual Six Sigma project in a junior-level instrumentationcourse for a four-year engineering technology program at Texas A&M University. The students followed the Define, Measure, Analyze,Improve, Control (DMAIC) process to improve a given product design. Statistical analysis of final examination, course project, andsurvey results shows that the new approach is an effective way of teaching Six Sigma concepts.