ISyE 476: Industrial Engineering Projects

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476 Industrial Engineering Projects. I, II; 3 cr. Complete design of an industrial engineering system in a real world setting, e.g., manufacturing, hospital, communications, food processing, distribution, transportation, etc. P: Sr st in Ind Engr or cons inst.

Course Prerequisite(s)

ISyE 313
ISyE 315
ISyE 320
ISyE 323
EPD 397

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

This is a capstone design class. Students are expected to have core knowledge in all required IE topics. They must also know how to write technical reports and give presentations.

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

No text.
All required material is on the course webpage.

Course objectives

Identify a client's problem.
Define a scope of work.
Investigate how others have solved similar problems.
Apply I.E knowledge to formulate a project plan.
Collect data to address the scope of work.
Design a problem solution.
Prepare a final report.
Present progress and final reports.

Topics covered

Problem identification and scope of work development.
Investigate how others have solved similar problems and give a progress report to class.
Apply I.E knowledge to formulate a scope of work and project plan.
Collect data and design a problem solution.
Prepare a final report.
Submit final report to client and instructor.

Class/laboratory schedule

Two 75 minute orientation sessions.
Development of project teams and assignment of projects.
Weekly meeetings with the instructor and/or client.

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does 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.

Teams of students work with clients on different real-life projects. All projects include economic, ethical, and health and safety considerations.

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.

The goal of this course is to teach students how to identify, design, and communicate solutions to unstructured real-life problems.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Weekly meetings will monitor progress toward fulfilling the scope of work of the project. Final presentation to the class and clients - 50% of grade. Final report to clients and instructor - 50% of grade.

Person(s) who prepared this description

Michael J. Smith

Copyright 2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Date last modified: 28-Dec-2007
Content by: prpeters@engr.wisc.edu
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