The purpose of this guide is to aid the undergraduate student in following registration procedures and completing the requirements for the baccalaureate degree in Industrieal Engineering. The online guide does not supersede any statements in the University Engineering Bulletin, Faculty Documents, directives from the Office of the Dean of Engineering, or the Registrar; but rather, it supplements them.

REGISTRATION AND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.S.I.E DEGREE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT. Academic advisors and the undergraduate program coordinator will assist students as much as possible; but it is emphasized that the final responsibility for completing the graduation requirements rests with the individual student.

This guide and the Schedule of Classes published each semester and summer session should provide adequate information to the student for routine registration and satisfaction of the graduation requirements. Senior 7 students should register for their eighth and final semester with Professor Barany in order to obtain an audit of their academic records and be certified by the School of Industrial Engineering for graduation the next semester or summer session.

Students should obtain a copy of the most recent School of Engineering Bulletin and the University Regulations Reference Book for Grissom 229. Particular attention should be paid to part 2 of the university regulations handbook on academic procedures. Undergraduates must be registered for at least 12 credit-hours of coursework during the semester in order to be considered as full-time students. This has important ramifications regarding health insurance, student loans, etc.

The Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Industrial Engineering is a diversified descipline with students preparing for careers in a variety of areas within the general field. The curriculum provides flexibility in course selection in order to specialize in a given major option. A general outline of the program is given below.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS	CREDIT HOURS
Freshman Engineering Program	31
Mathematics and Physics: MA 261, 265, 266; PHYS 241	13
General Education Electives	18
Required engineering courses: CE 273; EE 201; IE 230, 330, 331, 335, 336, 343, 370, 383, 386, 431, 474, 486; ME 200, 270	48
Technical Electives (must include either IE 470 or IE 484)	15
Total	125

Recommended Areas Of Specialization

Human Factors Engineering: Systematic application of knowledge about sensory, perceptual, mental, and psychomotor characteristics in the engineering design of equipment and facilities to enhance operational use and improve the quality of working life.
Manufacturing Engineering: Panning, analysis, and design of manufacturing methods, processes, and integrated systems including consideration of the equipment, controls, services, managerial concerns, and new technology such as computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), automation, robotics, and computer control.
Operations Research and Systems Engineering: Investigation and development of principles and techniques for quantitative evaluation, identification, analysis, organization, design, and representation of integrated physical and operational systems using theory and methods of statistics, stochastic processes, mathematical modelling, computer science, and optimization.
Production and Management Systems Engineering: Methods and theoretical foundations for analysis, design, installation, and maintenance of operational and management systems involved in the production and distribution of goods and services. Planning, scheduling, allocation, and control for productivity improvement and effective utilization of economic, human, and physical resources.

These four areas of specialization are intended as an advising tool. Some students, with the asistance of their advisor, might cut across two or more areas to obtain a more general background in the field of Industrial Engineering.

The Honors Program

A special honors program is available for students who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability and want to conduct meaningful independent research or solve a unique design project. To enter and remain in the honors program, a student must maintain at least a 3.0 graduation index on a 4.0 scale. The program is usually initiated at the start of the second semester of the junior year by registering for IE 300 (Honors Program Seminar). The course is designed to assist students with the identification of a suitable research or design project topic under the direction of an industrial engineering faculty member. After satisfactory completion of two consecutive semesters of IE 499 for 3 credit hours per semester, submission of an acceptable written report, obtaining the recommendation of the course instructor, and being approved by the school head, participation in the honors program is noted on the student's post-graduation transcript. The six (6) credit-hours of IE 499 can be used as part of the nine (9) hours of unspecified technical electives during the senior year. At least one of the technical electives must be a graduate-level course in industrial engineering.

Pass/Not-Pass Option

The pass/not-pass option is allowed only in the General Education Program. Technical electives must be taken for a grade. This option provides an opportunity for students to broaden their educational experience by taking advanced courses with a minimal concern for grades earned due to the lack of necessary prerequisite material. Introductory courses must be taken for a grade. Physical education service courses, unless required for ROTC, must be taken with the pass/not-pass option. The general rules stated under the graduation requirements for engineering are in effect for all industrial engineering students.

Additional Electives

The industrial engineering curriculum was designed to have no more than five required courses per semester with an academic load of 15-16 credits hours. Students can take additional courses of their own choice on a voluntary basis. The six hours of free electives in the senior year with a graduation requirement of 131 hours was purposely omitted, and the curriculum was reduced to 125 hours in order to permit more flexibility in selecting additional courses.

Plan Of Study

Each student should develop his or her individual plan of study on the work sheet provided in the published version of this guide taking into account the necessary prerequisites and corequisite sequences. If you have a Java capable web browser, you can use the IE Curriculum Planner Java Applet to work out your individual plan of study. The Plan Of Study Java Applet allows you to send an E-Mail to yourself which contains your plan of study.

The School of Industrial Engineering strives to achieve a balance in the number of students taking the upper-division courses during the fall and spring semesters. For convenience, the plan of study work sheet provided in the published version of this guide appears as it is published in the Engineering Bulletin. However, there is some flexibility in scheduling the various courses. For example, IE 336 can be taken prior to, or concurrently with, IE 335. IE 386 can be taken either during the fifth (5th) or sixth (6th) semester; whereas IE 474 can be scheduled during the sixth (6th) or seventh (7th) semester. Also, IE 486, IE 470, and IE 484 can be taken anywhere from the sixth (6th) to the eighth (8th) semester if all of the prerequisite courses have been complete. IE 431 is a senior design project and recommended to be taken during the last semester after completion of a many IE courses as possible.

IE 386, IE 431, IE 486, IE 470 and IE 484 require term projects. Students should schedule these courses in such a manner as to balance their academic work load.

Minors

The school of Industrial Engineering recognized minors granted by other academic units such as the School of Electrical Engineering, School of Liberal Arts, School of Management, and the School of Sciences. Example plans of study are on file in the Undergraduate Office, Grissom 229. Students interested in earning a minor that will be recorded on the transcript must file an approved plan of study by the end of the sixth (6th) semester of the junior year. The plan of study must be approved by the academic unit granting the minor and by the School of Industrial Engineering. Courses selected for the minor must not substantially duplicate material in the student's industrial engineering plan of study. Some courses may be used in both plans of study; for example, a course could be a general education elective in the industrial engineering plan of study and a required course for a minor in a given area. Minors typically require fifteen (15) to eighteen (18) credit-hours of work from a restricted list of courses.

Advanced Registration

The advanced registration period extends from the 9th week of classes through the 14th week. A copy of your academic record card and your projected classes for next semester (if submitted the previous semester) will be mailed to your local campus address during the the eighth (8th) week of classes. From this material, you should work out a suitable schedule of classes for the next two semesters on the work sheet provided in the published version of this guide. Use a PENCIL in order to allow the academic advisor to make recommended changes. Bring all of the material to your meeting with an academic advisor.

You should research the various courses you are considering to take as your electives. Talk to the instructors of the courses as listed in the Schedule of Classes or the instructors listed in the Engineering Bulletin. Another way is to access the Class Syllabus File on the ECN as outlined in the published version of this guide. Another option is to go to the Online Courses Home Page in the students section of this web site to see if the instructor has his or her syllabus posted on the Internet. Also, review the text book for the course in the library and talk to upper classmen who have previously taken the course. The entire industrial engineering faculty is at your disposal to seek advice regarding the various options in IE and course selections. Every faculty member can give general advice regarding the overall curriculum. However, an individual student might desire to seek consultation with a faculty member in a given area of specialization is listed below:

Area of Specialization	Professors
Human Factors	Eberts, Barany, Lehto, and Salvendy
Manufacturing Systems	Chandrasekar, Chang, ElGomayel, Liu, and Tu
Operations Research	Leimkuhler, Morin, O'Cinneide, Papastavrou, Prabhu, Rardin, Compton, Shaw, Schmeiser, Sparrow, Sweet, and Thomas
Production and Management Systems	Ryan, Lawley, Moodie, Nof, Talavage, Tanchoco, Uzsoy, and Yih

A current list of the faculty with their office location and phone number is available in the Undergraduate Office, GRISSOM 229 or from the Faculty and Staff section of this web site.

Some students prefer to meet with a permanent faculty advisor each semester. They can talk to any advisor during his or her office hours. However, it is easier, and sometimes more beneficial to meet with an advisor in a small group of five or six students to discuss course selection and exchange information on electives. GRISSOM 291 and 292 will be reserved for these small-group meetings. Sign up for a registration advising session with one of the faculty members in GRISSOM 229 at least two days prior to the meeting.

Co-op students should register with Professor Barany. Graduating seniors should register with Professor Barany in order to make sure that all graduation requirements will be met by the end of the next session.

Registration Procedure

Students should register for the courses they difinitely want for the next session during the first week of advanced registration in order minimize the chances of not being able to obtain a given course due to closed divisions because of over subscriptions. Then they should consult with an academic advisor regarding the other courses and obtain final opproval of the schedule. After completing a trial schedule card to make sure that none of the courses are in a direct time conflict with each other, a REGISTRATION FORM 23 available in Grissom 229 should be submitted to Sandy Morgeson during the following hours:

Monday through Friday
9 am to 11 am
2 pm to 4 pm

Delayed Registration

Faculty advisors will not be available for registration during the last week of classes or the final examination week. Students who do not complete their advanced registration by the end of the 14th week of classes must wait for the delayed registration period that starts one week prior to classes. Students not registered by the first day of classes will be assumed a late registration fee of $50.00.

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