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5.3 Academic Advisor, Major Professor, and Ph.D. Committee 5.6 Dissertation Research Requirements
5. Ph.D. Program Requirements
5.1 Expected
Timetable
We expect students to be able to complete the
various requirements according to the schedule indicated below. Please note that
this is shown for full-time students only, and part-time students may take a
longer time to complete each of the requirements.
5.2
Graduation Requirements
(a)
Credit Requirement: A total of 75 credits after the B.S. degree, of which
18 credits are toward dissertation work, and 57 credits are towards course work.
Of the 57 credits of course work, up to 24 credits of Industrial
Engineering-related course at the M.S.-level may be applied towards the 57
course credit requirements. (b)
Supervised Teaching/ Supervised Research Requirement: Students
must complete 3 credits of either supervised teaching or supervised research. (c)
Seminar Requirement: Students must register and complete Graduate Seminar
(1 credit) in at least two semesters. (d)
Statistics Requirement: Students must complete a specified
Ph.D.-level (INEN821) statistics class. (e)
Course Credits: At least 24 of course credits (including the
Statistics requirement), will be at the 8xx level. Of this at least 9 credits
will be from a specified list of courses in the area of specialization chosen by
the student (HMSE, MSE, or PSE). (f) Qualifying Exam: Students must pass a 4 hour in-class
written exam (1 credit) that will cover the following areas of industrial
engineering at the B.S. in Industrial Engineering (senior level): Engineering
Economy, Ergonomics, Facilities Design, Information Systems, Manufacturing
Processes, Optimization, Production Control, Quality Control, Statistics, System
Safety, and Work Measurement. Students will be given a choice of answering
questions from at least six areas out of the eleven listed here. Students
must pass this exam in no more than two attempts. (Please see the departmental
document entitled "Preparing for Ph.D. Qualifying Exam" for details) (g) Preliminary Exam:
Students must pass a written exam and an oral exam in the area of
specialization. The written exam will have a take home format (3 days), and will
be given in the 5th or 6th week of the Spring and Fall
semesters, as necessary. This exam will be prepared and administered by the
student's Ph.D. Committee. The oral
exam will be the dissertation proposal presented to the student's Ph.D.
Committee. The oral and written exam are together worth 3 credits. Students
must pass this two-part exam in no more than two attempts. . (Please see the
departmental document entitled "Preparing for Ph.D. Preliminary Exam"
for details) (h)
Final Dissertation Exam: Students must prepare a written dissertation and
defend it in the presence of the student's Ph.D. committee.
The
above requirements are summarized in the following table.
5.3 Academic Advisor, Major Professor, and Ph.D. CommitteeAll
students enrolled in the graduate
program must have an academic advisor.
Upon admission to the program, the Graduate
Program Coordinator will act as the student's advisor on a temporary basis.
Ph.D. students must choose a
major professor by the end of the second semester. Thereafter, the major
professor will also serve as the Academic Advisor. The major professor must be a
graduate faculty as designated by the School of Graduate Studies. The Ph.D. committee will consist of four members. The
chair of the committee will be the major professor, and may include at most one
member from outside the department. 5.4 SpecializationsThere are three areas of specialization available to
Ph.D. students: Human-Machine Systems Engineering (HMSE), Management Systems
Engineering (MSE), and Production Systems Engineering (PSE). The
requirements for each specialization are shown in section 4.4. 5.5 Critical StepsThe following are the critical steps in progression
toward the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering: 1.
Application for Admission:
Obtain and complete the application for admission and return forms to the School
of Graduate Studies. The School of
Graduate Studies will forward completed application package to the Graduate
Program Coordinator who will review it with the assistance of the Graduate
Program Committee. 2. Initial Contact:
All students enrolling for the first semester of graduate study in the ISE
Department must consult with the Graduate Program Coordinator who serves as the
temporary advisor for all graduate students prior to the selection of their
major professor. This selection must take place no later than the end of the
second semester after the student's academic and research interests are better
defined. 3. Plan of
Study: Prior to pre-enrollment for the second semester or the 10th credit
hour (whichever comes first), the student is required to select and confer with
an Advisor, who should provide overall guidance and may also suggest specific
details to tailor course work in support of the student's educational objective.
The purpose of the Plan of Study is to ensure that the courses planned
and completed will adequately prepare the student with the proper background
necessary to successfully complete all the requirements of the program. Any
change (s) needed to the Plan of Study must be approved by the Advisor and the
committee members, and an amended Plan of Study must be filed. 4.
Selection of Ph.D.Committee:
Once an Advisor is selected, the student must confer with him/her for assistance
in the formation of a Dissertation
Committee. Once established, the
committee as a whole is responsible for recommending any changes in its
composition. The committee shall consist of an Advisor and three additional
faculty members with research interests related to the field of study of the
student. A student may choose no
more than one member from a department or organization outside the ISE
Department. 5. Complete
Qualifying Exam: Register for the INEN996 course, take the Qualifying Exam
and pass the exam. See section 5.2(f) for details about the exam. 6. Complete
Preliminary Exam: Register for the INEN995 course, take the Preliminary Exam
and pass the exam. See section 5.2(g) for details bout the exam. There are two
parts to this exam; students should study for complete the written part first;
this exam will be offered in the middle of the semester. After completing the
first part, students should schedule the oral part towards the end of the same
semester. 7. Complete
Course Work and Other requirements: The
student is required to complete the
course work as listed in his/her approved Plan of Study. 8. Complete
and Defend Dissertation Research:
The dissertation must be completed and project/thesis final defense successfully completed before the advisory committee,
and a report must be prepared to the satisfaction of the committee. The time
between proposal defense and final
defense should be no less than 180
days. 9.
Graduation: Students must
apply for graduation in accordance with the deadlines
established by the School of Graduate Studies. 5.6 Dissertation Research RequirementsThe steps in completing dissertation requirements are
given below: 1.
With the consent and advice of
his/her advisor, the student selects a tentative research topic.
See Appendix A for detailed guidelines for selection of a dissertation
topic. 2.
In consultation with the advisor,
the student selects committee members. See
Appendix G for guidelines on changing the composition of a committee, if it
becomes necessary. 3.
The student prepares a typed
dissertation proposal outlining the proposed work. Dissertation proposals are expected to review the
state-of-the-art, and should clearly indicate that a substantial literature
search has been completed. A
dissertation proposal will not be considered complete without a list of
relevant, reviewed references. 4.
The advisor approves the proposal
and copies are submitted to the committee members. 5.
A proposal meeting is held.
The student presents his/her proposal (less than 45 minutes) and answers
questions. The committee decides if
the topic is or is not suitable and makes suggestions on scope, solutions, etc.
If the decision is favorable, the committee becomes the dissertation
committee. The student must submit
a Dissertation Proposal Notification Form according to the instructions stated
on the form. 6.
The advisor directs the
project/thesis research and initial writing.
Other committee members are also available for guidance and advice.
The advisor may schedule a committee meeting for progress review when
research is well underway. 7.
The advisor approves initial typed
draft of dissertation. 8.
The student submits copies to the
committee members. The student must schedule the oral examination with the
individual committee members. Copies of the
dissertation must be submitted to the committee members at least two
weeks prior to the scheduled oral examination date. 9.
The committee members will read the
draft and submit suggestions for changes and/or additions to the student. 10.
In consultation with the advisor, the student makes the change and/or additions
and has the final draft typed. 11.
The oral examination begins with a presentation by the student (60 minutes) of
the dissertation work, followed by questions by the advisor and committee
members. 12.
The student leaves the room, the committee decides on a pass, fail, or retest,
and the student is informed. It is
the policy of this department that students who do not perform well on the oral
examination will not pass. The
committee will have the option of failing these students or requiring a retest.
In the case of a retest, the student must again appear for an oral
examination no sooner than two weeks following the original examination.
This procedure may be repeated at the option of the committee. 13.Bound copies of the dissertation report will be supplied to each committee member and the ISE department. The copy for the department must be hard bounded. As specified in the Graduate School Bulletin, three copies must be deposited with the Dean of Graduate Studies. Please consult with the School of Graduate studies for details.
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