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ISYE 191: The Practice of Industrial Engineering, Spring 2008 (Brennan)

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Catalog Description

191 The Practice of Industrial Engineering. I or II or SS; 1 cr. An introduction to industrial engineering subject matter areas, problem types, and design/analysis approaches, techniques, and methodologies. Special emphasis on formulation and design alternatives for problem solving. Not open to students with advance standing in I.E. P: Open to Fr.

Course Prerequisite(s)

See catalog description above.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Freshman standing and interests in Industrial Engineering

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

None

Course objectives

The purpose of this course is to give you an overview of what industrial engineering is, and what industrial engineers do. You will have presentations about different aspects of industrial engineering, analytical techniques, system design approaches, and the types of activities that industrial engineers in practice engage in.

Topics covered

� Introduction to IE 191, Introduction to Teams � Team Survival Workshop � Engineering Library and Using the Computer & Web as a Resource � Human Factors � Manufacturing and Production Engineering � Continuing Education and Life Long Learning � Tutoring Help and How to Find Internships � E-Business and Information Systems � Quality Engineering � Industrial Engineering in Practice � Health Systems Engineering � Operations Research � Class Presentations � Class Presentations & Concluding Remarks

Class/laboratory schedule

2:25 Thursdays; Room changes from year to year

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, but does not provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

Topics covered are from a practical perspective and address considerations such as economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

This course provides an overview of how the appropriate techniques, skills, and tools are used in a variety of IE specialty areas to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve problems. This course provides an early experience for the students to communicate effectively and work well on teams. [The team project is on some aspect of industrial engineering, and will involve three people on a team.] This course addresses how to act with professional and ethical responsibility

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

The student's grade in this course will be based on class attendance (50%), and a team project presentation (and report) which is due at the end of the semester (50%).

Person(s) who prepared this description

Harold J. Steudel

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Date last modified: 28-Dec-2007
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