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Uudergraduate course descriptions

Note: M denotes course is included in major average

14:540:201 Work Design and Ergonomics (3M)
Corequisite: 14:540:202
Man-machine analysis, motion economy, time study, predetermined time systems, work sampling; introduction to robotics, facilities layout, material handling; introduction to ergonomics and anthropometric, biomechanical, and human-machine interface models.

14:540:202 Work Design and Ergonomics Laboratory (1M)
Corequisite: 14:540:201
Experiments in robotics, time study, work measurement, workplace design and the human-machine interface, facilities layout.

14:540:210 Engineering Probability (3M)
Prerequisite: 01:640:152 or 01:640:144 AND 14:440:127 or 01:640:154 or 01:640:192 and 14:440:127 or 21:640:136 or 50:640:122 AND 14:440:127
Probability problems in engineering, conditional probability, discrete and continuous distributions, functions or random variables, interval estimates.

14:540:213 Industrial Engineering Laboratory (1M)
Introduction to Visual Basic (VB).NET programming, algorithms and flowcharts; variable definition and memory allocation; arithmetic, relational and logical operators; control structures; procedures; arrays; graphical user interface concepts.

14:540:242 Metal Processing (4M)
Lec. 3 hrs, lab. 3 hrs.Properties of engineering materials, casting, forming, and machining; basic machine tools processes, laser machining, waterjet cutting, micromachining, and tolerancing.  Experimental work, microscopic analyses of metals, chip formation, and tool life.

14:540:303 Manufacturing Processes (3M)
Corequisite: 14:540:304, Prerequisite: 14:440:407, 14:180:243
Properties of materials, phase diagrams, metal forming and cutting.  Basic and computerized machine tools.  Process planning.  Control charts.

14:540:304 Manufacturing Process Laboratory (1M)
Corequisite: 14:540:303
Experiments on machine tools: lathes, drilling machines, milling machines, and CNC milling machines; robot workplace design and computer control of machine tools.

14:540:305, 306 Honor Candidacy Problems
Prerequisite: Permission of departmental chairperson.  Prerequisite for industrial engineering students who wish to be James J. Slade Scholars.
Extensive reading and study in a particular problem area of industrial engineering under the guidance of a faculty member.

14:540:311 Deterministic Models in Operations Research (3M)
Prerequisite: 01:640:244
Elements of problem solving and algorithmic design.  Use of numerical analysis and linear algebra to solve industrial engineering problems.  Linear programming, optimization techniques.

14:540:338 Probability Models in Operations Research (3M)
Prerequisite: 14:540:210
Decision making under uncertainty, Markov chains, inventory models, queueing systems.

14:540:343 Engineering Economics (3M)
Open only to junior and senior engineering students.Economic decisions involving engineering alternatives, annual cost, present worth, rate of return, and benefit-to-cost; before and after tax replacement economy; organizational financing; break-even charts; unit and minimum-cost public sector studies.

14:540:382 Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems (3M)
Corequisite: 14:540:383
Programmable automation applied to manufacturing.  Computer architecture, sensors and automatic data acquisition, computer control of actuators, continuous and discrete control of processes, computer integration, and local areas networks.

14:540:383 Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems Laboratory (1M)
Corequisite: 14:540:382
Use of microcomputers and industrial controllers in controlling machines and processes.  Assembly language programming, ladder logic programming, and interfacing controllers to sensors and actuators.  Experiments in manufacturing applications.

14:540:384 Simulation Models in Industrial Engineering (3M)
Prerequisite: 14:540:210, 14:540:338
Modeling and analysis of industrial and service systems, simulation modeling prospectives, discrete event and continuous simulation, simulation languages, statistical aspects of simulation.

14:540:390 Manufacturing Processes and Materials for Engineers (3M)
Properties of engineering materials, heat treating, welding, casting, forming, machining, and basic machine tool processes; experimental work, microscopic analysis of metals, ship formation, and tool life.

14:540:399 Design of Engineering Systems I (3M)
Prerequisites or Corequisites: 14:540:303 and 14:540:304
Design principles, material selection, design for assembly, design for manufacturing, effect of environmental issues on product design.

14:540:400 Design of Engineering Systems II (3M)
Prerequisite: 14:540:303; 14:540:304; 14:540:384; 14:540:399, 14:540:382
A team approach to the redesign of a " real life" product.  Alternative engineering plans for improved designs will be developed and implemented.  Both written and oral reports will be completed.

14:540:410 Linear Programming (3M)
Prerequisite: 14:540:311. Open only to seniors and graduate students in engineering.
The methods and applications of linear programming, the Simplex method, the revised Simplex method, duality, transportation problems, postoptimality analysis, computer programs and solutions, decomposition and industrial application of linear programming.

14:540:421 Industrial Organization and Management (3M)
Nature and purpose of organizing, types or organizations, functions of management, human problems in industrial management.  Organizational design, staffing, and human resource management.

14:540:433 Quality Engineering and Statistics (3M)
Prerequisite: 14:540:210
Statistical methods for controlling and improving product quality.  Control charts, acceptance sampling, on- and off-line controls.

14:540:434 Quality Engineering Laboratory (1M)
Corequisite: 14:540:433
Practical application of quality engineering methodologies including on-line process control, design of experiments to improve product design, industrial manufacturing processes, and system design.  Use of statistical quality control, software, data acquisition software, digital measurement instruments, and software and hardware interfaces.

14:50:453 Production Planning and Control (3M)
Prerequisite: 14:540:311, 338.
Coordination of activities of both manufacturing and service systems.  Systems design; input and output; planning and scheduling.  Decision-making problems employing mathematical techniques of linear programming.  Sequencing jobs on machines and line balancing techniques.

14:540:461 Engineering Law (3M)
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Open only to seniors and graduate students in engineering.
Legal and ethical aspects of engineering; bids, awards, and negotiated contracts. Liabilities to the public and to employees, contract labor law.  Contracts, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and engineering specifications.

14:540:462 Facilities Layout and Materials Handling (3M)
Prerequisites: 14:540:201, 303
Fundamentals of the design, layout, and location of industrial and nonmanufacturing facilities.  Selection of machines and material handling equipment and their efficient arrangement.  Emphasis on quantitative methods.  Warehouse layout.  Facility location theory.

14:540:470, 471 Industrial Engineering Seminar (1M)
The broad aspects of current engineering practices.  Individual investigation and reports by students.  Participation by representatives from industry.

14:540:475 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (3M)
Generic issues in pharmaceutical drug development and manufacturing processes such as regulatory issues including safety requirements (OSHA), the Good Manufacturing Practice (FDA) and others such as validation, quality control and automation.  Sterile and non sterile manufacturing operations and packaging applications will be studied.  Design and performance analysis of pharmaceutical production systems will be emphasized using analytical as well as simulation techniques.  Case studies will be emphasized.

14:540:484 Design of a Manufacturing Enterprise (3M)
Open only to senior industrial engineering majors.
Senior-level capstone course.  Students in small groups select product(s) to be manufactured, and design and justify the enterprise.

14:540:485 Manufacturing Information Systems (3M)
Design of information systems for integrated manufacturing.  Modeling, specification, and implementation of factory information systems.  Relational database model and structured query language.  Methods of automatic data acquisition and integration of factory floor information with factory host database for production planning and control.

14:540:486 Automated Manufacturing Systems (3M)
Corequisite: 14:540:487
Introduction to computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), numerical control, hardware and programming, robotics hardware and programming, and machine vision with applications in manufacturing.

14:540:487 Automated Manufacturing Systems Laboratory (1M)
Corequisite: 14:540:486
Use of CAD/CAM equipment to design and manufacture discrete parts. Experimentation with robotics with applications in manufacturing.  Use of machine vision in manufacturing.

14:540:488 Design of Decision Support Systems
Preq: 540:485
Designing, building and testing computer systems that emulate human thinking and can draw conclusions based on incomplete and fuzzy data.  Design and implementation of user interfaces using Visual Basic.  Students are required to design and build a decision support system.  Students will use various test tools to validate their systems.

14:540:491, 492 Special Problems
Studies in phases of industrial engineering of special interest.

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