INEN Course Titles, Offering Frequency, Credits and
Prerequisites
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Industrial Engineering Courses
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246 Industrial
Production Processes 3(2-2) |
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This
course introduces various types of manufacturing processes including metal
casting, forming, shaping, material removal and joining. The course also covers basic jig, fixture and gage design.
Material removal rates and machining formulas are also explored.
Laboratory projects are required.
Prerequisite: GEEN 101 |
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255 Methods
Engineering 3(2-2) |
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This
courses introduces the concepts of methods analysis, documentation and
improvement, time and motion study, determination of time standards using
time study, work sampling and predetermined times standards.
The course also discusses job evaluation, productivity measures,
and learning curves. Laboratory
projects are required. Prerequisite:
INEN 246. |
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260 INEN
260 Engineering
Economy 2(2-0) |
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This
course introduces the concept of time value of money, cash flows, and the
methods of evaluating alternatives based on present worth, annual worth,
rate of return, payback period and cost benefit analysis.
The course also introduces breakeven analysis, replacement
analysis, depreciation methods and the effect of income taxes and
inflation on economy studies. Prerequisites: MATH
131
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262 INEN
262 Cost
Engineering 1(1-0) |
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Case
studies involving cost accounting, breakeven analysis, cost-volume-profit
analysis, cost estimation, activity based costing, job order costing,
overhead cost variance analysis, and life cycle analysis of engineering
products and projects will be included.
Prerequisites: INEN
260 |
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270 INEN
270 Engineering
Statistics 3(3-0) |
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This
course introduces data presentation and analysis, frequency distributions,
probability concepts and axioms of probability.
Random variables, discrete and continuous probability
distributions, calculus based probability calculations, joint
distributions, conditional probability and independence are covered.
Independence of events is applied to engineering system
reliability. Students are
introduced to concepts of sampling, sampling distributions, estimation,
confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.
Prerequisites: MATH
132 |
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INEN 280
Information
Technology for Industrial Engineers 3(2-2)
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This
course extends computer language skills to industrial and systems
engineering applications. The
course introduces the basic concepts of database systems, network systems,
automatic identification systems, and human-computer systems.
Computer skills developed include application information
interchange and numerical methods. Prerequisites:
GEEN 102 |
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INEN 289
INEN 289 Engineering
Teams and Leadership 1(1-0)
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This
course covers industrial relations and organizational structures, project
management, team work, inter-personal skills, and leadership in an
engineering organization. A
freshman level assessment will be administered.
Prerequisites: GEEN
100, ENGL 101 |
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INEN 325
INEN 325 Quality
Assurance 3(3-0)
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This
course introduces the concepts of quality control and assurance.
Topics include statistical control charts, attributes and variable
sampling plans, quality philosophies, process capability, quality function
deployment, ISO 9000 and quality auditing.
Prerequisite: INEN 270 |
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INEN 330
Operations
Research I 3(3-0)
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Deterministic
models of operations research are discussed with special emphasis on
linear programming. Topics
covered include simplex algorithm, transportation problem, network flow,
dynamic programming, integer programming, multiple criteria and nonlinear
programming models. Prerequisite: MATH 331 |
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INEN 335
Operations
Research II 3(3-0)
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This
course introduces the concepts of probabilistic
operations research models and solution techniques.
Specific topics covered include Poisson process, Markov chains,
queuing models and their applications, decision analysis, inventory
models, risk analysis, project networks, and system reliability.
Prerequisite: INEN 270 |
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INEN 346
Automation
and Production Systems 3(2-2)
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This
course introduces the concepts of automation such as programmable
controllers and robotics, design for manufacturing and assembly, material
selection, flexible manufacturing systems, group technology, just-in-time
manufacturing, process planning, and economics of manufacturing.
Prerequisites: INEN
246, 260 |
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INEN 355 Production
Control 3(3-0) |
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This
course introduces the concepts of demand forecasting, aggregate production
planning, inventory control, project planning, line balancing and job
scheduling. Students will be
expected to work on projects involving enterprise resource planning and
supply chain management. Prerequisites:
INEN 280 |
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INEN 365 Plant
Layout and Material Handling 3(2-2) |
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This
course introduces the concepts of distance metrics, location analysis,
material flow analysis, relationship charts, systematic layout plans,
evaluation of layouts, material handling technology and equipment
selection, warehousing, automated storage and retrieval systems, and
determination of system capacities. Design projects in plant layout will
be required. Prerequisite:
INEN 255 |
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INEN 370 Ergonomics
3(2-2) |
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This
course introduces the concepts of psychomotor work capabilities, mental
information processing, human error, energy measures, psychological
measures, anthropometry, biomechanics and manual material handling,
environmental stressors, work station design, toxicology, human-machine
trade-offs, safety and risk factor identification, and design of hand
tools. Prerequisites: INEN
255 |
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INEN 375 Design
of Experiments 3(3-0) |
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This
course introduces various experimental designs to analyze data for
research projects, process improvements, human factors studies and
surveys. Designs covered
include Latin Squares, complete and incomplete block designs, one, two,
and three variable factorials, fractional factorials, and 2k designs.
Suitable laboratory apparatus will be set up to study the effect of
design parameters on selected response.
Statistical software will be utilized to analyze results.
Prerequisites: INEN
270 |
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INEN 389 Global
Issues for Engineers 1(1-0) |
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This
course introduces trade agreements such as NAFTA, role of government in
international commerce, trade barriers, United Nations Regulatory
Agencies, survey of labor laws in various parts of the world,
technological capabilities of different countries, and global agreements
on environmental protection. A
sophomore level assessment will be administered.
Prerequisites: Junior
Standing. |
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INEN 415 Discrete
Event Simulation 3(3-0) |
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Concepts
of random variate generation, Monte Carlo and discrete event simulation
will be introduced. Simulation
languages are introduced in this course.
One general simulation language is taught in depth.
The use of simulation modeling in design and improvement of
production and service is emphasized.
Industrial Engineering design projects will be required.
Prerequisites: INEN 280, 375, Senior Standing. |
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INEN 424 Computer
Aided Design and Manufacturing 3(2-2) |
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This
course covers Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing
(CAM), and their integration. Topics
include computer-aided design, process planning, Numerical Control (NC)
programming and operation, Group Technology (GT), rapid prototyping,
integrated production planning and control, and integrated manufacturing
data systems. Design projects
will be required. Prerequisites: INEN 280, 346, Senior Standing |
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INEN 485 Systems
Integration 3(3-0) |
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This
course covers applications and case studies that address cost, human
factors, energy, information, and materials as it applies to the design of
production and service systems. Group
work will be emphasized. Selection
of appropriate analytical, computational and experimental techniques will
be required. Prerequisites: INEN 365, 370, Senior Standing.. |
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INEN 489 Professionalism
and Ethics for Engineers 1(1-0) |
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This
course covers professional licensing, professional practice, ethics, laws
and regulations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the role
of continuing education. A
junior level assessment will be administered.
Prerequisites: Senior
Standing. |
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INEN 495 Design
Projects in Industrial Engineering 3(0-6) |
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This
course requires students to work on a real-life design project from
industry. The project
requires students to analyze, design, and recommend through economic
justification the best design alternative.
A final report and an oral presentation are required.
Students demonstrate the feasibility of their designs in terms of
safety, aesthetics, reliability, cost, social and ethical values.
This course is only open to ISE majors.
Prerequisite: Senior Standing as IE major. |
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In
addition, 6 credit hours of ISE Technical elective courses are required.
See
ISE Electives section
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