This paper deals with lab design tools and their impact on the learning progression of first-year electrical engineering students. Project-based learning is an innovative domain of acquiring knowledge in engineering education, where the role of experimental setup and use of advanced technology imitates real-world engineering problems. This experimentation induces a desire to learn in newly inducted students and influences their minds to understand the applied content of engineering education thus resulting in improved retention rates in engineering programs. A Likert scale is used to generate statistics which suggest that an intelligent design of engineering lab by choosing advanced learning methodology for freshmen electrical engineering students improves their ability to absorb modern engineering concepts as compared to the classical lab setup.
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