By Faculty for FacultyThe Lean Methodology Course: Transformational Learning

- An experiential learning approach to Lean Methodology is provided.
- A report of student outcomes demonstrating removal of system waste is offered.
- A course curriculum is incorporated as a guideline for teaching Lean Methodology.
- Student feedback is included to show how to improve the next cycle of learning.
- Lessons learned are provided as the next step in the education improvement journey.

Today's graduate students need scientific problem-solving skills to be competent and competitive in an evolving global work environment. Lean Methodology is a rigorous improvement system designed to transform waste into value from the customer's perspective, providing students with problem solving principles and tools. The Lean Methodology course, taught at a school of nursing located in the southeast, is designed to push the boundaries of traditional disciplinary academic education and provide practical, philosophical, scientific underpinnings for graduate learning. This course provides the next generation of improvement scientists with Lean tools, strategies, and principles that bring value to everyday work processes. This course is also a scientific, experiential, transformational approach to learning that ensures sustainability of work processes into the future and creates lifelong value for the graduate student.