ISE 201 Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering

Catalog Description: An introduction to and overview of the profession, including career planning, professionalism, ethics and teamwork. Nature of the industrial engineer job, selected areas of IE such as quality, optimization, productivity, process improvement. Industry site visits, industrial speakers, Case studies from IE applications.

Prerequisites: MATH 102.

Textbook: Turner, Mize, Case, and Nazemetz, Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering

Course Objectives: This course introduces students to Industrial & Systems Engineering as a profession and through examples and case studies demonstrates the role of an IE. Also it will highlight some of the areas and applications of ISE and existing career opportunities.

Learning Outcomes: Toward the end of the course, the student must be able to do the following:

1. Define ISE and outline its career opportunities.
2. Identify the distinguishing features of ISE.
3. Understand the basic concepts, terminology, and main areas of ISE.
4. Distinguish professional and ethical behavior in the field of ISE.
5. Work in teams.

Topics:

1. Introduction to ISE (1 classes)
2. Nature of ISE career (1 classes)
3. Role of IE in an organization (2 classes)
4. Team working (3 classes).
5. Ethical and professional responsibility (2 classes)
6. Selected ISE tools (3 classes)
7. Site visits and industrial speakers (2 times)

Computer usage: Two assignments should require use of spreadsheet or software.

ABET Accreditation: ABET category content as estimated by the faculty member who prepared this course description:

Engineering science: 0.5 credit hours Engineering design: 0.5 credit hours

Instructor: Dr Muhammad Al-Salamah, Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia

مقدمة في الهندسة الصناعية و النظم

مدرس المادة: د محمد بن فهد السلامة