I&ME
Industrial & Management Engineering
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
EIND 101 INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING EIND 142 INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EIND 264 INTRODUCTION TO MODELS AND COMPUTERS EIND 271 MICROCOMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY EIND 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EIND 291 SPECIAL TOPICS EIND 300 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND RESPONSIBILITY EIND 313 WORK DESIGN & ANALYSIS EGEN 325 ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EGEN 350 APPLIED ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS EIND 354 ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I EIND 355 ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I LAB EIND 364 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH I EIND 371 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING EIND 373 PRODUCTION INVENTORY COST ANALYSIS EIND 410 INTERACTION DESIGN EIND 413 ERGONOMICS & HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING EIND 422 INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION EIND 425 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY EIND 434 PROJECT AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EIND 442 FACILITY AND MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS DESIGN EIND 454 ENGINEERING PROBABILITY & STATISTICS II EIND 458 PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EIND 464 PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH II EIND 471 COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING EIND 477 QUALITY ASSURANCE EIND 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EIND 491 SPECIAL TOPICS EIND 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY EIND 499R CAPSTONE:INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DESIGN EIND 501 ADVANCED DESIGN & CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS EIND 509 SYSTEMS SIMULATION EIND 510 USABILITY ENGINEERING EIND 513 HUMAN FACTORS IN SAFETY OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS EIND 525 ECONOMIC & MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS EIND 534 DESIGN & DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS EIND 540 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT EIND 548 PLANNING AND SCHEDULING EIND 554 APPLICATION & DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENTS EIND 558 MANAGERIAL FORECASTING & DECISION ANALYSIS EIND 567 OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES EIND 574 MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING SYSTEMS EIND 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT EIND 577 QUALITY ASSURANCE & VARIABILITY REDUCTION EIND 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION EIND 590 MASTER'S THESIS EIND 591 SPECIAL TOPICS EIND 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY EIND 598 INTERNSHIP EIND 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
EIND 101 INTRODUCTION
TO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
F 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Must be taken the first year enrolled in IE program.
-- Overview of the industrial engineering profession. Lectures will
concentrate on tools and methods of industrial engineering, and their
application in manufacturing and service industries.
EIND 142 INTRODUCTION
TO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
S 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREQUISITES: Must be taken the first year enrolled in IE program.
COREQUISITES: EGEN 117
-- Introduce students to the methods used by industrial engineers to
improve efficiency and safety of human-based systems. Labs will include
hands-on activities and plant tours. Contemporary industrial engineering
topics will be introduced, such as designing for the environment and
sustainability.
EIND 264 INTRODUCTION
TO MODELS AND COMPUTERS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CSCI 111, M 172.
-- Introduction to model formulation and numerical solution methods
in industrial engineering. Emphasis on decisions, constraints, and objectives
in problem solving. Introduction to relational database design and computer
decision support.
EIND 271 MICROCOMPUTERS IN
INDUSTRY
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CS 160 or equivalent.
-- Basic skills in the programming and application of fundamental automation
technologies, including digital logic, programmable logic controllers,
microprocessors, robotics and flexible manufacturing systems. Laboratories
are "mini" design problems where theory is implemented via software
and hardware control of industrial devices.
EIND 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate
in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible
conduct of research.
EIND 291 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by
each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
EIND 300 PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE AND RESPONSIBILITY
F 2 cr. SEM 2
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing in IE.
-- Transition to professional practice. Career planning, professional
ethics, social responsibility, communications, job interviewing, and
related professional topics.
EIND 313 WORK DESIGN
& ANALYSIS
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: WRIT 101W; EIND 142 for IE majors.
-- Covers analysis and design methods for occupational tasks to improve
productivity, workplace health, and safety. Topic areas include fundamental
aspects of work standards development, ergonomics, and industrial safety.
The labs demonstrate example applications of these topic areas.
EGEN 325 ENGINEERING
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
F,S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, M 171 or M 165, WRIT 101W, COM 110 or
CLS 101; or instructor approval.
-- Methods for comparing and evaluating capital investment alternatives.
Concepts include the time value of money, rates of return, cash flows,
incremental analysis, depreciation, influences of taxes, inflation and
deflation, depreciation, replacement analysis. Emphasis is placed upon
evaluating various engineering alternatives. Some open-ended design
problems are included.
EGEN 350 APPLIED ENGINEERING
DATA ANALYSIS
F,S,Su 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: M 166 or M 172.
-- An overview of data variability and applied statistical experimental
design with analysis techniques for a broad range of engineering disciplines.
Topics include essential probability distributions, experimental design
strategies, hypothesis testing, and regression with applications to
traditional engineering functions.
EIND 354 ENGINEERING
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: M 172, junior standing, or instructor approval.
-- Understanding the statistical nature of engineering processes. Emphasis
on proper data collection and classification, characteristics of variables
and their distributions, joint probability distributions, and establishing
hypotheses and statistical significance over engineering design specifications.
EIND 355 ENGINEERING
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I LAB
F 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: M 172, junior standing, or instructor approval.
COREQUISITE: EIND 354.
-- Laboratory experience emphasizing the design and analysis of engineering
data. Includes Excel applications software.
EIND 364 PRINCIPLES
OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH I
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: M 221 or M 273, EIND 264.
-- Formulation of models and optimization techniques to facilitate engineering
management decisions. Resource allocation, transportation and multiple
goals via networks, linear, and integer programming with primal-dual
emphasis. Introduction to EOQ and probabilistic inventory models.
EIND 371 INTRODUCTION
TO COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: ETME 215 or consent of instructor.
-- Introduces core concepts of computer controlled manufacturing systems
and their applications. Topics include fundamentals of automation, programmable
logic controllers, numerical control, industrial robotics, material
handling and storage, and flexible manufacturing systems. Laboratories
require students to apply course concepts in solving simulated industrial
problems, and implement hardware-software solutions to meet state objectives.
EIND 373 PRODUCTION
INVENTORY COST ANALYSIS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One of the following: M 161, M 165, M 171.
-- Industrial cost systems, accounting processes, and cost estimation;
cost analysis of manufacturing processes, economic decision making and
uses of cost information in making product design and product line decisions.
EIND 410 INTERACTION
DESIGN
S 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: EIND 313 for IE majors; EIND 413 or consent of instructor
for non-majors.
-- This course demonstrates the processes of integrating the psychology
of the user into the design process as well as conducting usability
testing to evaluate the design success. It emphasizes the need to understand
the needs, capabilities, and emotions of the user to produce usable
and desirable designs.
EIND 413 ERGONOMICS
& HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing; EIND 313 for IE majors, or consent of
instructor.
--Applications of ergonomics and human factors engineering. Topics include
principles of biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, physiology, psychophysics,
design error, and motivational theory for work applied to common problems
faced by engineers. Emphasis on design and analysis of occupational
systems and consumer products which best "fit" job tasks or
user requirements to human capabilities. Safety and legal issues of
products and work environments (e.g.,OSHA) are also covered.
EIND 422 INTRODUCTION
TO SIMULATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CSCI 111 or equivalent, EIND 354 or equivalent, EIND 264
for IE majors..
-- Discrete simulation modeling methodology; random number generation,
sampling, output analysis, validation, and verification; application
to varied systems design and analysis problems. Cross-listed with CSCI
477.
EIND 425 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EGEN 325 or consent of instructor.
-- In-depth analysis of managerial decision-making methods culminating
in a comprehensive economic feasibility study. Emphasis on entrepreneurship,
sensitivity analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, taxation, and computer
application. Applications are demonstrated in a design project.
EIND 434 PROJECT AND
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 325 or consent of instructor.
-- Fundamental principles of planning, estimating, budgeting, scheduling,
implementing, evaluation, and controlling engineering and research projects.
Common engineering management concerns such as labor scheduling, human
resources management, and related governmental compliance also explored.
EIND 442 FACILITY AND
MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS DESIGN
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: I&ME seniors in their last full academic year, EIND
313, EGEN 116, ETME 215.
COREQUISITE: EIND 300.
-- Senior capstone course. The first course in the senior capstone sequence.
Principles and techniques for planning and designing production facilities
and material handling systems. Product and process analysis, requirements,
layout and support facilities. Computer-aided analysis and design.
EIND 454 ENGINEERING
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 354 and EIND 355
-- Identification, characterization, and analysis of variation in engineering
data. Includes inferential statistics, goodness of fit, applications
of non-parametric statistics, curve fitting, regression, and the design
of engineering experiments. A team design project is required.
EIND 458 PRODUCTION
AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 264.
-- Design and management of efficient production/delivery systems for
goods and services, emphasizing quantitative analysis and systems approaches.
Topics include forecasting, inventory management, production planning,
scheduling, material planning, and lean manufacturing systems; plus
introduction to organization and management theory.
EIND 464 PRINCIPLES
OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH II
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 354 and EIND 364
-- Advanced formulation of models, optimization techniques and application
to engineering design and operations management decision making. Nonlinear
and integer programming algorithms. Stochastic models including advanced
queuing and general markov processes. Integration of models and relational
databases for decision support.
EIND 471 COMPUTER INTEGRATED
MANUFACTURING
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EIND 271 or EMEC 303, ETME 215; or consent of instructor.
-- Computers and their applications to computer-integrated manufacturing
systems. Fundamentals of manufacturing, automation, numerical control
production systems, industrial robotics, material handling and storage,
flexible manufacturing systems, CAD/CAM, and future automated factories.
Laboratories include software design and implementation, as well as
the application of "off the shelf" software emphasizing creativity
in the control of industrial machines.
EIND 477 QUALITY ASSURANCE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 354 or EGEN 350 or consent of instructor.
-- Statistical and non-statistical aspects of quality assurance assessment.
Includes classical SPC and process improvement via control charts. Also
includes product and process design through planned experimentation
and simple experimental designs (ANOVA). Limited use of case studies.
A design project or course capstone paper demonstrating significant
elements of the course is required.
EIND 490R UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate
in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. Course
will address responsible conduct of research.
EIND 491 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
EIND 492 INDEPENDENT
STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 3 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of
IE faculty and department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
EIND 499R CAPSTONE:INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING DESIGN
S 3 cr. LEC 1 RCT 1 IND 1
PREEQUISITE: EIND 434 and EIND 442
COREQUISITE: EIND 458.
---- Senior capstone course. Second course in senior capstone sequence.
A comprehensive open-ended team design project emphasizing the use of
computers to plan and evaluate facility designs, their location, and
materials handling systems. Technical and economic feasibility studies.
Oral and written communication emphasized.
EIND 501 ADVANCED DESIGN
& CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 364, and EIND 442 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
-- Analysis and design of modern manufacturing systems; material control,
scheduling, facilities location and layout, material handling, production
control; models, algorithms, and computerized design and analysis software.
EIND 509 SYSTEMS SIMULATION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CSCI 111, EIND 354, EIND 422; or consent of instructor.
-- Systems exhibiting randomness are modeled and statistically analyzed
using a state-of-the-art simulation language. Graphical model animation,
and advanced output analysis are emphasized. Applications include improvement
of existing and design of new production and service systems.
EIND 510 USABILITY
ENGINEERING
F, alternate years, to be offerd odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: IE major, one of EIND 313, 410, 413 (or equivalent); Non-major
- EGEN 310 or instructor permission.
-- Usability engineering is an iterative design process that applies
human-centered design principles integrated with user participation
(usability testing) to produce usable, desirable, and sustainable products,
sevices and systems. This project-based course will use a seminar format
with industry guest-speakers and case studies.
EIND 513 HUMAN FACTORS
IN SAFETY OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 410 or EIND 413 (or equivalent); or permission of
instructor.
-- Advanced topics and methods in ergonomics and human factors engineering
as applied to human error and safety in complex systems. Basic and applied
issues of human error and safety are explored through seminars, laboratory
demonstrations and case studies.
EIND 525 ECONOMIC &
MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 325.
-- Advanced economic analysis topics, including: examination of assumptions
in standard engineering economy approaches, cost of capital determination,
treatment of risk and uncertainty, sensitivity analysis, advanced modeling
techniques, multi-attribute methods. Special emphasis is given to decision-making
in modern manufacturing and service systems.
EIND 534 DESIGN &
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 364 or equivalent, CSCI 111 or equivalent.
-- Web-based decision support system design for engineering and management.
Computer aided design and decision making; decision support system hardware
and software architectures; data management, models, search, and user
interfaces.
EIND 540 LOGISTICS
AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CSCI 111 or equivalent, and EIND 364; or consent of instructor.
-- Introduction to logistics and supply chain management problems, performance,
measures, system design and operation methods; fleet management, vehicle
routing, crew scheduling and related problems.
EIND 548 PLANNING AND
SCHEDULING
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CSCI 111 or equivalent, and M 221 or EIND 364; or consent
of instructor.
-- Introduction to planning and scheduling problems; formulation, objectives,
and constraints; manual and computer scheduling methods; general purpose
scheduling algorithms; industrial applications.
EIND 554 APPLICATION
& DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENTS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 354 or ENID 454.
-- Statistical analysis for managerial decision-making as applied to
engineering and industry. Hypotheses testing, multi-factor ANOVA, randomized
complete block designs, full-blown and fractional factorial designs
with blocking and confounding, random factors experiments, and introductions
to nested and split-plot designs.
EIND 558 MANAGERIAL
FORECASTING & DECISION ANALYSIS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ENID 354 or ENID 454.
-- Time series analysis through classical approaches including regression,
smoothing models, and advanced time series models. Technical applications
emphasized in concepts, tools, and methods. Includes investigations
into financial and dependent data. Approaches designed for managers
to test real applications for making decisions.
EIND 567 OPTIMIZATION
TECHNIQUES
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 364, CSCI 111 or equivalent.
-- Classical principles of differential calculus are applied in solving
nonlinear optimization problems. Search strategies for identifying local
and global optima are developed for presentation as algorithms. Motivates
the use of more accurate nonlinear models for cost revenue, design,
etc.
EIND 574 MANAGEMENT
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 458, or instructor approval.
-- Students will explore various facets of designing effective organizational
and management systems. Topics will include: classical and open system
organization theory, socio-technical systems theory, congruence, technology
and innovation management, knowledge management, and continuous improvement
in organizations. Students will complete an independent research project
in addition to course readings and in-class discussion.
EIND 575 RESEARCH OR
PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F,S,Su 1- 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic
in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student,
major advisor, and graduate committee.
EIND 577 QUALITY ASSURANCE
& VARIABILITY REDUCTION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EIND 477, or instructor approval.
-- Theory, applications, and case studies in quality assurance and reliability.
Topics include variability reduction, Total Quality Management. Quality
function deployment; Shainan, Shewhart, and other techniques; sequential
experimentation; other experimental designs are emphasized. A capstone
course design project is required.
EIND 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 1 - 3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate
Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of
their coursework (and thesis if on a thesis plan) but who need additional
faculty or staff time or help.
EIND 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
EIND 591 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each
offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one- time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
EIND 592 INDEPENDENT
STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of
department head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
EIND 598 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 1-3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor and approval
of graduate program coordinator.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or
other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
EIND 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
