Applying Total Quality Management Concepts: The Airplane Manufacturing Simulation

Using the Experiences of Nontraditional Students in the Classroom

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The presence of an increasingly large number of nontraditional students tends to highlight the fact that these students can often become bored when basic managerial concepts are presented in class. Unfortunately, approaching the class on their level can result in lectures and discussions that are not fully understood by traditional students who lack practical managerial experience (Brumagim, 1994).A semester-long exercise was created to more fully use the experience base of students with business experience and at the same time to provide students without such backgrounds with a useful simulated business experience. The purpose of this exercise was to engage the more experienced nontraditional student without confusing or alienating the less experienced traditional student.

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“…The presence of an increasingly large number of nontraditional students tends to highlight the fact that these students can often become bored when basic managerial concepts are presented in class. Unfortunately, approaching the class on their level can result in lectures and discussions that are not fully understood by traditional students who lack practical managerial experience (Brumagim, 1994).…”