IE 1000 - Introduction to Industrial Engineering Profession

4 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course is an introduction to the field of Industrial Engineering (IE). The course introduces students to terminology, methodologies, and software tools used in IE, as well as expectations for professionalism and ethical behavior. (prereq: none)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Defining IE; historic and contemporary views of IE
Engineering ethics and professionalism
Quality, data analysis and descriptive statistics
Process improvement fundamentals & flowcharts
Work measurement and ergonomics
Manufacturing
Operations research and logistics
Health care
Consulting
Leadership and storytelling
Motivation
Project work

Course Topics

Defining industrial engineering
Engineering ethics and professionalism
Quality, data analysis, and descriptive statistics
Process improvement fundamentals and flowcharts
Work measurement and ergonomics
Manufacturing
Leadership and storytelling
Motivation

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Dr. Leah Newman

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