PhD Plan of Study
Plan of Study: leading to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Download Word Document)
Qualifying exams
Each student who wants to be a PhD candidate in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering must satisfy the department's qualifying examination requirement within their seventh semester of graduate study. Extensions can be granted in special cases, but you must discuss with your advisor and the extension must be approved by the Chair of Academic Affairs.
To satisfy this requirement, a student must pass the qualifying exam within their focus area, as well as complete the Breadth Requirement. The details of the Qualifying Exam requirements can be found in the following document:
“Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Policy for Qualifying Examination Requirement.”
The Fall 2013 Qualifying Exam will be given on Friday, September 20, 2013, 1-5 p.m. The registration deadline is September 6, 2013. Please complete the Qualifying Exam Registration Form and return it to the Student Services office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building.
Qualifying Exams are offered in the following focus areas and are written and graded by the area group:
- Decision Science and Operation Research Area Convener, Professor Jeffrey Linderoth
Effective for Fall 2009: Decision Science/Operations Research Qualifying Exam Policy optional for Fall 2012
Effective for Fall 2012: Decision Science/Operations Research Qualifying Exam Policy optional for Fall 2012
Stochastic Systems Fall 2012 Qualifying Examination
Stochastic Systems Fall 2011 Qualifying Examination
Stochastic Systems Fall 2010 Qualifying Examination
- Health Systems Area Convener, Professor Oguzhan Alagoz
Effective for Fall 2009: Health Systems Qualifying Exam Policy
Health Systems Fall 2012 Qualifying Examination
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Area Convener, Professor John Lee
Effective for Spring 2013: Human Factors Exam Policy
Effective for Spring 2010: Human Factors Exam Policy
Examples of Reading Lists:
- Topic: Transitions of Care and Patient Safety
- Topic: Implementation and Dissemination of Interventions in Healthcare System
- Topic: Virtual Teams in Healthcare from Human Factors Engineering Perspective
- Topic: Relational Agents to Support Communication Rehabilitation for Return-to-Work among TBI Survivors
- Topic: Aeronautical Decision-Making during Simulated Visual Flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions
- Manufacturing and Production Systems Area Convener, Professor Jingshan Li
Effective Fall 2012: MPS Qualifying Exam Policy
MPS Fall 2012 Qualifying Examination
MPS Fall 2011 Qualifying Examination
MPS Fall 2010 Qualifying Examination
- Optimization
Optimization qualifying exams are offered by the Department of Computer Sciences. Please contact Angela Thorp.
Past example exams: