ABSTRACT

In this global era, nations of the planet Earth are moving into trade blocks and multinational organizations. There is a need for renaissance professionals who are able to integrate science, humanities, and management concepts [1-5]. These changes require the academia to design a goal-driven engineering process for budding professionals to solve any problem-technical or nontechnical-as opposed to learning specific solutions to a specific set of problems. A knowledge-based quality organization comprises professionals with diverse talents who identify the real problem, solve it effectively and efficiently, generate alternatives, evaluate possible outcomes, implement solution(s), and above all provide a framework for renewal (Covey, 1989) and ongoing improvement (Goldratt & Cox, 1992).