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Pascale Carayon,
3126 Engineering Centers Building
608/265-0503
Shiyu Zhou,
3254 Mechanical Engineering Building
608/262-9534
David R. Zimmerman,
3017 Mechanical Engineering Building and 1163 WARF,
608/263-4875
Harold J. Steudel, Professor Emeritus,
3011 Mechanical Engineering Building
608/262-9927
Students entering this program are expected to have a suitable background and preparation for the intended course of study. These requirements are discussed between the student and their advisor. In some cases, it may be necessary or appropriate to take additional classes to satisfy the intended course of study.
Graduate students should use the curriculum planning grid for help with their MS program planning and then complete and submit a finalized curriculum form during their final semester of study to the Student Services Office in 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building for confirmation of their graduation requirements.
Ever increasing global competition has sparked renewed interest in quality improvement of products and services. This, in conjunction with the greater complexity of modern production and service systems, has created a demand for engineers who can master the technical and managerial tools and concepts needed for the economic implementation of quality systems. To meet this demand the graduate program concentration in Quality Engineering exists to prepare students for careers as quality professionals in industry, health care, consulting, research, and teaching.
The MS degree is designed to provide necessary background for a professional career in industry or government. Emphasis is placed on the foundations of quality improvement, organizational dynamics/change strategies, business and statistical methods. There is a flexible elective list of courses to enable the student to also develop skills in manufacturing systems, health systems, service systems and decision sciences.
The PhD degree in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Quality Engineering seeks to qualify students for leadership positions in research, consulting, government and industry as well as for positions on university faculties in industrial engineering, business and related fields.
The curriculum is designed to provide the student with a balance and breadth of understanding of industrial engineering disciplines that contribute to designing and delivering high quality products or services safely and efficiently. To accomplish this, courses can be selected from each of four groupings: (1) foundation courses; (2) organizational dynamics/change strategies and sociotechnical engineering; (3) statistical methods; and (4) a grouping consisting of Industrial Engineering and Business electives.
FOUNDATION COURSES (all required—12 cr)
| Inspection, Quality Control, and Reliability | |
| Engineering Management of Continuous Process Improvement | |
| Quality Assurance Systems | |
| Introduction to Quality Engineering |
ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS/CHANGE & SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS (6 cr minimum)
| ISyE/Psych 652 | Sociotechnical Systems |
| ISyE/Psych 653 | Organization and Job Design |
| ISyE/Psych 753 | Seminars in Organization & Job Design |
| ISyE 854 | Special Topics in Organizational Design |
| MHR 700 | Organizational Behavior |
| OTM 770 | Introduction to Quality & Productivity Improvement |
STATISTICAL METHODS (3 cr minimum)
| Information Sensing and Analysis for Manufacturing Processes | |
| STAT 333 | Applied Regression Analysis |
| STAT 349 | Introduction to Time Series |
| STAT 411 | Introduction to Sample Survey Theory and Methods |
| STAT 421 | Applied Categorical Data Analysis |
| STAT 701 | Applied Time Series Analysis — Forecasting and Control |
| STAT 756 | Multivariate Analysis |
| STAT 803 | Experimental Design I |
| STAT 849 | Theory and Application of Regression and Analysis of Variance I |
ISyE ELECTIVES (3 cr minimum)
| ISyE 417 | Health Systems Engineering |
| ISyE 513 | Analysis of Capital Investments |
| ISyE 610 | Design of Program Evaluation Systems |
| ISyE 613 | Systems Evaluation |
| ISyE/OTM 620 | Simulation Modeling & Analysis |
| ISyE/ME 641 | Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems |
| ISyE 946 | Advanced Topics in Mfg Systems |
| OTM 758/ISyE 658 | Managing Technological Change in Manufacturing Systems |
BUSINESS ELECTIVES (3 cr minimum)
INDEPENDENT STUDY (3 cr required)
Three additional credits approved in advance by the student's advisor are also required. Independent study or an actual quality improvement project from an industrial, health or service area is required for the 3 credits.
To complete the MS program, a GPA of 3.20 or above in graduate level courses and 30 degree credits are required with 15 degree credits in the ISyE Department.
The requirements for the PhD degree include no minimum number of credits, but include independent study in areas of specialization, satisfactory performance in the Qualifying Exam, the preliminary exam, and a successful defense of a PhD thesis. There are two areas for the qualifying Exam, one of which is the Quality Engineering Exam. Admission and GPA requirements are the same as those specified by the ISyE Department.
Aktan, M., 2003, Real Options Valuation of Flexibility in Manufacturing and Quality. (Advisor: H.B. Nembhard)
Vivacqua, C., 2003, Using Strip-Block Designs as an Alternative to Reduce Costs of Experimentation in Robust Product Design and Multistage Processes. (Advisor: H. Steudel)
De Pinho, André L. S., 2003, Follow-up Experiments to Remove Confounding Between Location and Dispersion Effects in Unreplicated Two-Level Factorial Designs. (Advisor: H. Steudel)
Paniagua Quiñones, Maria del Carmen, 2004, Use of Strip-Plot Designs for Three-Stage and Multi-Stage Processes for Robust Product Design. (Advisor: H. Steudel)
Yuri W. Ramirez Rodríguez, 2005, Defining Measures for the Intensity of Knowledge Work in Tasks and Workers. (Advisor: H Steudel)
Nong Jin, 2006, Data-Driven Self-Improving Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Complex Manufacturing Systems. (Advisor: S. Zhou)
Contact: Engineering Career Services:
Engineering Centers Building
1550 Engineering Drive, RM M1002
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: 608/262-3471
Fax: 608/262-7262
ECS Web Address: ecs.engr.wisc.edu
Contact:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Industrial and Systems Engineering Department
1513 University Avenue, Room 3107
Madison, WI 53706-1572
Tel: 608/262-2686
Fax: 608/262-8454
Email:ie-admission@engr.wisc.edu
www.engr.wisc.edu/ie
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