Industrial Engineering (INEN)

Industrial Engineering (INEN)

INEN 1101  Introduction to Engineering  1 Credit  
Department: College of Engineering  
Students are introduced to five engineering disciplines: chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical. Student services such as the Career Center, Engineering Advisory Center and Engineering Cooperative Education Center are introduced. Study skills and strategies for a successful freshman year are discussed.
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 2301  Applications of Quantitative Methods  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Introduction and applications of differential calculus, probability and statistics, and linear algebra.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 2360  Computer Applications in IE  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course introduces students to computer programming and spreadsheets from the industrial engineering point of view. Problems in application areas such as operations research, production planning and scheduling, quality and inventory control will be presented.
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 2361  Career Development I  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their coursework to employer assigned problems. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 2370  Career Development II  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their coursework to employer assigned problems. Students are expected to solve engineering problems of an increasing complex nature as compared with problems solved in Career Development I. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 2361  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 2373  Engineering Economics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Introduction to economic principles, national income analysis, fluctuation and growth, time value of money, engineering project investment analysis, effect of taxes on engineering project decisions.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3300  Industrial Engineering-Intro  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Introduction to Industrial Engineering, its tools and its techniques. Not open to students majoring in engineering.
Restriction(s):

Students cannot enroll who have a major in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3320  Probability and Statistics for Engineering  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Probability definitions, sample spaces, condition probability, Bayes's Theorem, independence, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, expectation and variance, and testing hypotheses.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3322  Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Basic principles underlying the behavior of engineering materials, methods and manufacturing processes. Machine tool process planning and operation, safety and quality. Introduction to digital programming of machine tools and robots.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior, Post Baccalaureate or Senior.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3323  Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Basic principles underlying the behavior of engineering materials, methods and manufacturing processes. Machine tool process planning and operation, safety and quality. Not open to engineering students. For Industrial Technology students only.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Industrial Technology or Prov Industrial Technology.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3330  Engineering Economy  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Economics applied to the evaluation of engineering proposals. The effects of depreciation, taxation and interest rates. Not open to students majoring in engineering.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314 and INEN 2301  
Restriction(s):

Students cannot enroll who have a major in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3360  Computer Technology  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course introduces Industrial Technology students to solving business problems with computer programming and spreadsheets. Not open to students majoring in engineering.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314  
Restriction(s):

Students in the BS-BSIT program may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3361  Career Development III  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their engineering coursework to engineering problems. Students are expected to solve engineering problems of an increasing complex nature as compared with problems solved in Career Development II. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 2370  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3370  Career Development IV  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their engineering coursework to engineering problems. Students are expected to solve engineering problems of an increasing complex nature as compared with problems solved in Career Development III. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3361  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 3380  Work Design  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Determination of work content, workstation/facility layout, work methods, and times required for various occupational jobs/tasks. Design of tasks/jobs, workplace, and work environment to increase productivity, eliminate waste, and decrease occupational injury/illness.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 2360  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4300  Quality Improvement  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Statistical methods and other industrial engineering analysis and design tools are used to control and improve quality and assure requirements are met.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3320  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4301  Quality Control Applications  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Quality assurance and the application of statistics to the control of quality. Control charts, acceptance sampling reliability and the role of standards in the quality function. Not open to students majoring in engineering.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Industrial Engineering.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4315  Industrial Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Provides a foundation for becoming a manager in an industrial organization. Topics include leadership, strategic planning, culture change, human resources and ethics.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior, Post Baccalaureate or Senior.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4316  Industrial and Product Safety  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Principles of industrial accident prevention, accident statistics and costs, accident causation, appraising safety performance, recognizing industrial health and safety hazards, and recommending safeguards. Includes a study of mandatory and voluntary standards and product liability.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3380  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Junior, Post Baccalaureate or Senior.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4320  Statistical Decision Making in Engineering  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Analysis of data to help the engineer/executive make decisions. Evaluations of performance claims.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3320  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4323  IE Systems Design  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This first semester of the senior capstone course is intended to draw on the knowledge and tools ascertained previously in the students' curriculum. This course requires students to identify and analyze industrial and systems engineering problems and to design of industrial engineering systems.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3322 and INEN 3380 and INEN 4320 and INEN 2373 and MEEN 2302  
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): INEN 4375  
Restriction(s):

Students with a class of Freshman, Junior or Sophomore may not enroll.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Industrial Engineering.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4331  Technology Entrepreneurship  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
A project-based course focused on product design and emphasizing how engineers create value for new business ventures. Students will develop a mock startup company from idea to business model.
Restriction(s):

Students with a class of Freshman or Sophomore may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4345  Computer Integrated Manufacturing  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Study of computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing to include geometric modeling in a 3D environment, analysis of engineering design problems, robotics, computer numerical control (CNC), and manufacturing control systems.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3322  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4350  Production & Inventory Control  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Techniques for planning and controlling production and inventories. Modern materials requirements planning.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426 and CVEN 2301 and INEN 2360 and INEN 2373  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4351  Production and Inventory Systems  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
The design and operation of systems for managing production and inventories. Not open to students majoring in engineering.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3301 or INEN 3300  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4354  Lean Manufacturing  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
The planning, evaluation, deployment and integration of lean manufacturing theory and methods. Emphasis on manufacturing processes/equipment and systems.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3380  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4357  Supply Chain Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
A survey of supply chain management techniques and methods. Topics includes logistics, purchasing, inventory systems, demand management and supply chain visibility.
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4360  Career Development V  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Offered: Other
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4363  Six Sigma  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Overview of the six sigma DMAIC methodology at the green belt level of competency with emphasis on process management.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3380  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4369  Engineering Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Transition from engineering to management decision-making responsibilities. Topics include: leadership, proposal writing, negotiation, process/project management, and technology management.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Senior.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4370  Operations Research  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
An introduction to mathematical models of organizational systems. Topics covered include optimization (linear and integer programming), Markov chains, and queuing.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 3328 or MATH 2318  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4375  Simulation of Industrial Systems  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Introduction to concepts of simulation modeling and analysis with application to manufacturing and service systems. Students will apply problem solving and process analysis techniques to an industrial engineering problem and propose an improved systems design.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 4320  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4376  Occupational Ergonomics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Application of ergonomics to the design and/or redesign of jobs, manufacturing workstations, and other work environments to achieve increased profitability and reductions in injury/illness.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3380  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4380  Project Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
One of the main course objectives is to understand the fundamentals of project management to meet project objectives and customer expectations. Students will learn the unique terminology of project management. Basic tools and techniques of project management will be explored. Students will understand the important roles of project managers.
Restriction(s):

Students with a class of Freshman or Sophomore may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4381  Heuristic Algorithms  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Heuristic Algorithms and applications to classical and real life problems. Justification and logic of heuristic algorithms. Greedy algorithms, Steepest Ascent, Numerical optimization, Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search, Cross entropy optimization. TSP, Set covering, Set partitioning.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 4370 and INEN 2360  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4385  IE Design  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This senior capstone course is intended to draw on the knowledge and tools ascertained previously in the students' curriculum. This course prepares and guides students through real-world industrial engineering problems. Students design systems to solve problems typical of those encountered by practicing industrial engineers and entrepreneurs. Students typically work in teams to formulate issues, collect data, analyze data, design solutions, and communicate design solutions in formal and written presentations.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 4375 and INEN 4323  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Industrial Engineering.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4394  Engineering Database Design  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the design and implementation of engineering applications using database technology. Examples will be drawn from manufacturing and production systems.
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4396  Automated System Engineering  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the industrial automation and process control in the manufacturing industry: control system, PLC, sensor and actuator, auto-id, flexible manufacturing system, assembly line and automatic inspection.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate or Senior.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 4399  Special Topics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
An investigation into specialized areas of industrial engineering under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours, when topics of investigation differ.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 12 hours  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5101  Special Topics  1 Credit  
Department: College of Engineering  
An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5301  Special Topics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5302  Introduction to Port Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course will provide an overview of all aspects and considerations involved in the management of port authorities and marine terminals across the wide array of publicly and privately owned and operated facilities. The course will also address governance and organizational structure options and implications.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5304  Risk Management and Decision Making  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
The course covers decision tree and Monte Carlo simulation to model and analyze decision problems. The students will learn how to recognize, model and represent a decision problem and its associated risk and opportunities. Through a variety of exercises and case studies students will practice analytical modeling, data analysis and optimization to determine optimal answers to port and terminal financial and other decisions.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5305  Reliability  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Statistical theories pertinent to solution of engineering problems in reliability; distribution and failure theory including failure rate and mean time to failure for the exponential, log normal, gamma and Weibull distributions.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5306  Freight Transportation Logistics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
A course will provide an overview of all the freight transportation modes, including pipelines, warehousing and distribution centers, that serve as the foundation of regional, national, and international logistics and are all tied together by global internet networks. Each topic will cover the basics but also provide a better understanding and appreciation of their capabilities and limitations as part of the global logistics supply chain process. The course concludes with a review of potential port management professional opportunities connected with the international maritime freight transportation industry.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5307  Capital Projects  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Economic analysis of capital investments in large scale infrastructure. Topics include planning, budgeting, justification, analysis, and funding strategies. Techniques include time value of money, rates of return, depreciation, cost estimation, benefit cost analysis, capital allocation, simulation and decision making under uncertainty.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5308  Port Security and Resiliency Planning  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course will examine the critical importance of ports to trade and their vulnerability to disruption and attack. It will also examine the importance of sea borne trade to the North American and United States economics, the value of mega ports to sea borne trade, the vulnerabilities of ports to disruption and asymmetric attack, critical port security incidents, and defensive measures to protect ports. Managing critical port infrastructure will also be discussed in terms of risk, vulnerability, and resilience perspectives, and the interdependency of port operations will be examined in this class. This course will also appraise port safety hazards and study mandatory, recommended, and voluntary standards to mitigate risk.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5309  Strategic and Facility Master Planning  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Students will examine strategic planning and master facility planning processes and major elements utilizing case studies from ports and marine terminals in North America and globally. The course is designed as a graduate course in the principles and application of systematic strategic and master facility planning across the spectrum of the various types, sizes and geographies of ports and marine terminals.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5310  Marine Terminal Operations  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course will cover operations across a wide variety of marine terminals including container, bulk, breakbulk and cruise. The students will get familiar with real world terminal challenges, facilities, equipment, automation, and processes. The course will provide decision making tools for optimal yard, vessel and berth operations at container terminals through Navis software.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5312  Quality Improvement  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Statistical methods and other Industrial Engineering analysis and design tools are used to control and improve quality and assure requirements are met.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3320  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5316  Industrial Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Provides a foundation for becoming a manager in an industrial organization. Topics include: Strategic planning, culture change, organizational analysis and technology management. Students will apply decision making methodologies to hypothetical situations.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3320  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5320  Stat Decision Making  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Analysis of data to help the engineer/executive make decisions. Evaluations of performance claims, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, ANOV, design of experiments.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3320  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5321  Quality Control Systems  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Application of statistical methods to industrial problems; regression and correlation theory; analysis of variance; use of control charts for control of manufacturing operations.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5331  Technology Entrepreneurship  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
A project-based course focused on product design and emphasizing how engineers create value for new business ventures. Students will develop a mock startup company from idea to business model.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5333  Operations Research II  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Advanced topics in operations research-linear programming, non-linear programming, advanced topics in queuing and inventory theories, sensitivity analysis and dynamic programming.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 5370  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5339  Material Science & Mfg Process  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Basic principles underlying the behavior of engineering materials and methods of processing these materials.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3322 and CHEM 1411  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5345  Comp Integrated Manufacturing  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Advanced concepts in computer aided design and manufacturing to include geometric modeling in a 3D solids environment, analysis of engineering design problems, robotics, computer numerical control, and manufacturing control systems. Course includes a design project.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5350  Prod & Invent Control  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Techniques for planning and controlling production and inventories. Forecasting, aggregate planning, materials requirements planning, scheduling, project management.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5353  Manufacturing Analysis  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Theoretical and practical consideration in conventional and emerging manufacturing processes including machining, heat treating, electrical discharge machining, electrical chemical machining, laser machining, rapid prototyping, micro-machining, and environment conscious manufacturing.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3322  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5354  Lean Manufacturing  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Introduction and overview of the Lean Manufacturing techniques. Topics include, but are not limited to, lean system, lean system standards, manufacturing system design, manufacturing cell design, 5S, visual management.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5357  Supply Chain Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
A comprehensive review of supply chain management techniques and methods to improve efficiency, synchronization, customization and innovation. Topics include logistics, network design and operation.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5358  Intro Robotics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course introduces students to robotics theory, sensors and actuators, kinematics and dynamics, path planning and algorithms for robotics.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5363  Six Sigma  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Overview of the six sigma DMAIC methodology at green belt level of competency with emphasis on process management.
Prerequisite(s): INEN 3380  
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5369  Engineering Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course is designed to prepare engineering students to gain necessary management skills to lead technical organizations in a globally challenged environment. topics include, but are not limited to, management techniques from past to present, engineering manager skills, environment and sustainability, globalization and social responsibilities, diversity issues in corporate US, planning, controlling, leading and organizing tools and techniques, decision-making, ethics in the workplace and teams and teamwork.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5370  Operations Research  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
An introduction to the construction of mathematical models for organizational systems to aid executives in making decisions. Linear programming, network flow programming, dynamic programming, queuing theory.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5374  Human Factors Engineering  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Convey human factors considerations in design and research. Applications include control panels, audio and video displays, computer work stations, special accommodations.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5375  Simulation  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Simulation theory, modeling, and analysis with focus on manufacturing and service systems.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5376  Occup Ergonomics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Application of ergonomics to the design and/or redesign of jobs, manufacturing workstations, and other work environments to achieve increased profitability and reductions in injury/illness.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5380  Project Management  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
One of the main course objectives is to understand the fundamentals of project management to meet project objectives and customer expectations. Students will learn the unique terminology of project management. Basic tools and techniques of project management will be explored. Students will understand the important roles of project managers.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5381  Heuristic Algorithms  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
Heuristic Algorithms and applications to classical and real life problems. Justification and logic of heuristic algorithms. Greedy algorithms, Steepest Ascent, Numerical optimization, Simulated Annealing, Taboo Search, Cross entropy optimization, TSP, Set covering, Set partitioning.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5382  Enterprise Bus Intelligence  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
This course introduces students to data mining focusing on business enterprise data. Major topics covered are data integration, data cleaning, classification algorithms, clustering, regression and neural networks.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5394  Engineering Database Design  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the design and implementation of engineering applications using database technology. Examples will be drawn from manufacturing and production systems. It is assumed that students have had a programming course and are familiar with fundamental programming constructs. Visual Basic for Application is used in this course.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 5396  Automated System Engineering  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the industrial automation and process control in the manufacturing industry: control system, PLC, sensor and actuator, auto-id, flexible manufacturing system, assembly line and automatic inspection.
Restriction(s):

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 6110  Professional Seminar  1 Credit  
Department: College of Engineering  
Advanced topics suitable for research along with research procedures will be discussed. Field study organization and content together with doctoral research problems and progress will be represented. Topics will vary each semester and course may be repeated for credit. Registration and completion for three semesters is required of all doctoral candidates.
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS  
INEN 6301  Spec Topics  3 Credits  
Department: College of Engineering  
An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 3 hours  
Restriction(s):

Undergraduate level students may not enroll.

  
Grade Mode(s): Standard Letter, Registrar do not use FN, Registrar do not use FS