Sep 21, 2024  
2017-2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Course Descriptions


 

Industrial and Systems Engineering

  
  • ISE 5001 - Engineering Statistics and Economic Analysis

    (4 credits)

    Simple linear and multiple linear regression analysis, design of experiments - single factor, full factorial, fractional factorial design. Taguchi’s method, control charts, and time series analysis. Engineering cost models, equivalence analysis, estimation of net present value, rate of return, depreciation and taxes, incremental analysis, and uncertainty in cash flow. Credit not applicable toward an M.S. or Ph.D. degree. Offered fall.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 501.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5002 - Engineering Operations Research

    (3 credits)

    Introduction to operations research models used in decision making and system performance evaluation. Topics include linear programming including simplex method and duality theory, integer linear programming, the assignment and transportation problems, network flows and dynamic programming. Credit not applicable toward an M.S. or Ph.D. degree.Offered winter.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 502.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5003 - Ergonomics and Work Design

    (4 credits)

    Design, analysis and measurement of work: work/time studies, pre-determined time studies, and line/work balancing techniques for both repetitive and non-repetitive work. Anthropometry and techniques for consideration of anthropometric data in the design and analysis of work. With laboratory. Credit not applicable toward an M.S. or Ph.D. degree.Offered fall.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 503.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5410 - Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis

    (4 credits)

    Concepts, procedures and optimization methodologies for modeling a supply chain and the analysis of its performance. Relevant issues affecting the efficiency of a supply chain. Examples of globally dispersed supply chains will be considered. This course is cross listed with an undergraduate course. Credit cannot be received for both ISE 410 and ISE 510.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 510.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5422 - Robotic Systems

    (4 credits)

    Overview of industrial robotic manipulators, their components and typical applications. Kinematics of robots and solution of kinematic equations. Trajectory planning and the Jacobian matrix. Robot programming languages and task planning. Laboratory experience in the development and implementation of a kinematic robot controller using a reconfigurable industrial manipulator. Demonstrations and applications using industrial robots. With laboratory. Course is cross listed with an undergraduate course. Credit cannot be received for more than one of ISE 522, ISE 422, and ME 478.Offered fall.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 522.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5430 - Engineering Operations Research - Deterministic Models

    (4 credits)

    A comprehensive introduction to Operations Research modeling and techniques used in decision-making problems and systems performance evaluations. Major topics include linear programming, integer programming, duality theory, dynamic programming, network models assignment, and transportation problems.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5431 - Engineering Operations Research - Stochastic Models

    (4 credits)

    Review of linear programming, duality theory, integer programming, and nonlinear programming. Topics include stochastic dynamic programming, ergodic and absorbing Markov chains with applications, and queuing models with applications bsed on birth-death process.  Introduction to stochastic inventory models and Markov decision processes with applications. This course is cross listed with an undergraduate course, ISE 4431.  Credit cannot be received for both ISE 4431 and ISE 5431. Offered Fall.

    Prerequisite(s): ISE 5430 or SYS 5430 or an undergraduate or graduate course in Operations Research.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 530.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5441 - Human Factors Engineering

    (4 credits)

    Design and analysis of products and systems considering the human body’s sensory and cognitive limitations in the work environment including the study of stresses on the visual, auditory, tactile and vestibular system; the selection, design and arrangement of controls and displays; and basic principles of human-computer interaction.Offered winter.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 541.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5450 - Fundamentals of Energy Management

    (4 credits)

    Study of basic concepts involving energy usage in residential, commercial and industrial enclosures, heat transfer and infiltration, electric and natural gas utilization, performing an energy assessment on an occupant envelope, optimizing energy usage through increased efficiency and alternative energy technology, cost-benefit analysis. The course focuses on the process of using energy assessments to manage energy efficiently. With project. This graduate course (ISE 550) is cross listed with an undergraduate course (ISE 450).  Credit cannot be received for both ISE 450 and ISE 550.Formerly ISE 550.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must meet the prerequisite (Calculus I).

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5461 - PLM Applications - Product Data Management

    (2 credits)

    Methodologies and application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software tools used for Product Data Management (PDM) and CAD to author and manage product data.  Courses will emphasize hands-on use of state-of-the-art PLM tools and their application.

    Prerequisite(s): Prereq: undergraduate or graduate course in CAD.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 561

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5462 - PLM Applications - Robotics

    (2 credits)

    Methodologies and application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software tools for modeling and analyzing robotic systems.  Course will emphasize hands-one use of state-of-the-art PLM tools and their application.

    Prerequisite(s): Prereq: ISE 5422 or an undergraduate or graduate course in robotics

    Comments: Formerly ISE 562

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5463 - PLM Applications - Ergonomics

    (2 credits)

    Methodologies and application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software tools for ergonomics modeling and analysis.  Course will emphasize hands-on use of state-of-the-art PLM tools and their application. 

    Prerequisite(s): Prereq: undergraduate or graduate course in ergonomics.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 563

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5464 - Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Analysis

    (4 credits)

    Role of a geometric modeler in design and manufacturing. Representation of wire-frame, surface, solid models and feature based models. Different standards for representation of geometric data. Analysis of a design for DF(x) principles that include manufacturing, assembly, disassembly and environment. Includes laboratory. This course is cross listed with an undergraduate course. Credit cannot be received for both ISE 564 and ISE 464.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5466 - PLM Applications - Change Management

    (2 credits)

    Methodologies and application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software tools used to complex product’s definition, functional and physical requirements towards designing, developing and managing it through its lifecycle.  Course will emphasize hands-one use of state-of-the-art PLM tools and their application.Formerly ISE 566

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5469 - Computer Simulation of Discrete Event Systems

    (4 credits)

    Simulation as modeling tool for discrete-event systems; general principles of simulation; statistical models; input modeling; random variable generation; model building using a commercial simulation language; model verification and validation; determination of run length; output analysis; variance reduction techniques. Design and optimization of production service systems. This course is cross listed with an undergraduate course. Credit cannot be received for both ISE 569 and ISE 469.Offered winter.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5480 - E-Commerce and ERP

    (4 credits)

    This course focuses on the evolving technologies on the world wide web that support new models of business. These models include 1) electronic commerce with concerns of fault tolerance, security, and 24x7 availability and 2) ERP with concerns of financial, human resource and manufacturing systems integrating together into inter-company supply chain systems. Credit can be received for only one of ISE 480, ISE 4480, ISE 580, ISE 5480, CSE 583, and CSE 5830.Offered fall.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 580.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5483 - Production Systems and Workflow Analysis

    (4 credits)

    Design issues to control the flow of material in manufacturing systems from forecast to finished product. Topics include aggregate planning and disaggregation to a master schedule, inventory control, MRP, JIT systems, scheduling and sequencing, project planning and resource balancing, philosophy of lean manufacturing, theory of constraints and supply chain, and facilities planning and layout.  ISE 583 and its equivalent course SYS 583 are graduate courses which are cross listed with undergraduate courses ISE 483 and SYS 483.  Credit can be received for only one of ISE 583, SYS 583, ISE 483 and SYS 483.Offered fall.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must have completed a course in probability.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5485 - Statistical Quality Analysis

    (4 credits)

    Fundamentals of statistical quality control and their use in system design. Control charts for variables, control charts for attributes, cusum charts and other process quality monitoring topics. Sampling inspection plans. Fundamentals of design of experiments and their application to product/process design and improvement. Taguchi’s approach to robust design and related topics. Credit cannot be received for both ISE 585 and SYS 585. ISE 585 and its equivalent course SYS 585 are graduate courses which are cross listed with undergradute courses ISE 485 and SYS 485.  Credit can be received for only one of ISE 585, SYS 585, ISE 485, and SYS 485.Offered winter.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must have completed a course in probability.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5487 - Foundations of Systems Engineering

    (4 credits)

    Techniques for generation, analysis and verification of traceable product design requirements. System performance and structural modeling using object, behavioral and other models. Techniques for analysis of system for serviceability, reliability, maintainability and testability. System alternative trade-off study techniques. System life cycle and other tools for implementation of systems engineering techniques. Credit cannot be received for both ISE 587 and SYS 587.Offered winter.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5488 - Advanced Systems Engineering

    (4 credits)

    Theories behind system realization: identifying and encoding customer needs; identifying stakeholders and modeling their preferences; uncertainty modeling and propagation; optimization in engineering design; design churn; design for X; design flexibility and its importance in large-scale engineering projects, and public policy. This course is cross listed with an undergraduate course (ISE 488). Credit cannot be received for both ISE 588 and ISE 488.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must meet prerequisite (ISE 587 or SYS 5487).

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5512 - Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing

    (4 credits)

    This course focuses on the integration of the techniques and methodologies from artificial intelligence and manufacturing engineering. On the manufacturing side, issues of design, manufacturability, process planning and cost analysis are cast around feature-based CAD/CAM technologies. The artificial intelligence techniques include standard transparent representation schemes of rule bases and semantic networks as well as the most up-to-date opaque representations of neural networks and genetic algorithms, both areas integrated with issues of fuzzy logic and control. Involves a large class project. Credit cannot be received for both ISE 512 and CSE 512.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must have a background in artificial intelligence, manufacturing or business.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5517 - Statistical Methods in Engineering

    (4 credits)

    Analysis and application of ergodic and absorbing Markov chains, application of queuing models based on birth-death process, design of queuing, systems based on both cost and noncost measures. Propagation of error in a production/service system, estimation of system reliability with and without standby systems and application of simple linear and multiple linear regression models.Offered winter.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5520 - Engineering Project Management

    (4 credits)

    Concepts and techniques for management of development programs and projects, with special focus on planning, controlling, and coordinating individual and group efforts. Topics include overview of project management, organization strategy and project selection, defining project and developing project plan, scheduling resources, project risk analysis, work breakdown structures, and project networks.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 520.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5524 - Competing in a Connected World

    (3 credits)

    Focus on the connected world and the Internet of Things (IoT) for engineers and business leaders.  Connected mega systems are generating enormous amounts of data, resulting in new user experiences and changing customer expectations.  This course helps students to recognize these changes and determine how to capitalize on them.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 524

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5525 - Competing in a Connected World -Lab

    ( 1 credit)

    Focus on deeper research and application of concepts explored in the ISE 524 Competing in a Connected World course. Lab participants are grouped into teams that conduct secondary research and primary interviews to better understand how the connected world effects engineers and business professionals.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 525.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5540 - Occupational Biomechanics

    (4 credits)

    Fundamentals of ergonomics and occupational biomechanics with emphasis on the application of basic principles to advances in engineering applications, research, and development.  Topics include: engineering anthropometry, musculoskeletal disorders, low back disorders, electromyography, biomechanical modeling and ergonomic guidelines.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5560 - Product Lifecycle Management

    (4 credits)

    Systems engineering management of a product’s lifecycle through its four stages: create, manufacture, sustain, and dispose. Considers the central management of all product data and the technology used to access this data.  Topics include integration of CAD into PLM, requirements and configuration engineering management, engineering specifications change management, and process planning.Offered winter.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 560.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5573 - Productivity Analysis and Improvement in Healthcare Systems

    (4 credits)

    Quantitative decision-making methods and cost-benefits models in healthcare systems, forecasting and resource allocation models. Scheduling models including “block scheduling” for OR units and facility layout issues. Process identification, estimation of process capability and discussion of productivity measures. Application of lean principles, methods for variability reduction and supply chain models.

    Comments: .Formerly ISE 573.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5574 - Healthcare Informatics

    (4 credits)

    Healthcare informatics: fundamentals of operating systems, programming languages, algorithms, data modeling, and relational databases; specific architectures for administrative and clinical applications, evidence-based medicine, decision support systems, security and confidentiality, bioinformatics, the electronic health record, health information standards, and medical devices; review of current healthcare information systems.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 574.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5581 - Lean Principles and Application

    (4 credits)

    Prepares students with knowledge and skills related to the understanding of lean theory, rules/principles, concepts, tools and supporting systems based upon interdisciplinary perspectives and instruction. Credit cannot be received for ISE 581 and HRD 620.Offered fall.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5610 - Energy Conservation Systems

    (4 credits)

    Techniques for improving energy use in industrial and commercial applications. Topics include: energy accounting; energy auditing; energy conservation management; net energy analysis; second law methods of analysis; combined use energy systems; new technology for energy conservation; assessment of alternative technology. Credit cannot be received for more than one of ISE 557, ECE 557, and SYS 557.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must have completed at least one course from the Core and Theory group of courses, or student must have permission of instructor.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 557.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5900 - Special Topics

    (1 to 4 credits)

    Study of special topics in industrial and systems engineering. May be taken more than once. May not exceed a maximum of 8 credits.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 5970 - Independent Study

    (2 to 4 credits)

    Independent study in a special area in industrial and systems engineering. Topic must be approved prior to registration. May be taken more than once. May not exceed a maximum of 8 credits.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 6664 - Advanced Computer-Aided Design

    (4 credits)

    Three-dimensional graphics in computer-aided design systems. Hidden surface elimination, shading, algebraic surface drawing, solid modeling and 3-D animation. Project demonstrates the application of 3-D graphics to the analysis and design of engineering applications.

    Prerequisite(s): Student must have completed a course in CAD.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 6680 - Engineering Decision Analysis

    (4 credits)

    Consideration of risk and uncertainty in decision criteria for resource allocation. Mathematical programming in engineering applications for multi-attribute utility analysis.Offered fall.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 6684 - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems

    (4 credits)

    The integration of the computer in the manufacturing process from concept, through engineering design, production planning, materials handling and process quality and inventory management. The course will utilize simulation and laboratory to study parts and information flow in a computer-integrated manufacturing facility with fixed and flexible automation.Offered fall.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 6996 - Graduate Engineering Project

    (2 to 4 credits)

    Independent work on an advanced project in industrial and systems engineering. Topic must be approved prior to registration. May be taken more than once. May not exceed a maximum of 8 credits.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 6998 - Master’s Thesis Research

    (2 to 8 credits)

    Directed research leading to a master’s thesis. Topic must be approved prior to registration. May be taken more than once. May not exceed a maximum of 8 credits

    Comments: Formerly ISE 691.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 7900 - Advanced Special Topics

    (2 to 4 credits)

    Advanced study of special topic in industrial and systems engineering. May be taken more than once. May not exceed a maximum of 8 credits.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 795.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.
  
  • ISE 7970 - Independent Study

    (2 to 4 credits)

    Advanced independent study in a special area in systems engineering. Topic must be approved. May be taken more than once. May not exceed a maximum of 8 credits.

    Comments: Formerly ISE 794.

    Course revisions made after the Graduate Catalog publication date will be posted in the Graduate Catalog Addendum.