Attendance is vital to student success in a traditional learning environment. Classroom accountability in the Z/ Pluralist Generation is met with a lack of student attendance. To encourage student turnout an attendance software program is used to allow students to register themselves when arriving to class in within a  computer lab. The student’s logs are analyzed in order to discern if there is a difference in class turnout when the attendance software system is used compared to a similar course when attendance is not utilized.

The goal of this study is to discuss the difference in attendance levels between 100 and 300 levels courses. This study will also examine the attendance process and how electronic attendance may lead to increased student accountability and increased assessments scores. Ultimately leading to course and university retention rates.

All educators regardless of domain knowledge are encourage to attend this presentation.