Management Course Redesign Using Active Learning Strategies for Student Success

Fundamentals of Operations Management is a required upper-division course for all majors in the Lucas College of Business (LCoB). Over 1,400 students are enrolled in these courses every year, with some in "mega-sections" with approximately 120 students. The waitlist for this course is usually 100-150 close to the start of a semester. Redesigning the course would facilitate active student learning and motivate students to apply operations management concepts to their future career. It would also enable "mega-sections" without sacrificing quality teaching. This project aims to incorporate various technologies, videos, discussion groups, and simulations to achieve the redesign goal.