Nov 25, 2024

2014-2015 Graduate Catalog

2014-2015 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Master of Science in Engineering Management

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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
502 Engineering Center (map)
(248) 370-2989 • Fax (248) 370-2699
www.oakland.edu/ise

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Coordinator - on campus program
Sankar Sengupta
502D Engineering Center
(248) 370-2218
sengupta@oakland.edu

Coordinator - online program
Chris Wagner
506 Engineering Center
(248) 370-2215
wagner@oakland.edu

Program description

The Master of Science in engineering management degree is offered by the School of Engineering and Computer Science in cooperation with the School of Business Administration. The program is intended for students with a bachelor’s degree in any field of engineering (industrial and systems, mechanical, electrical, civil, etc.) and has as its goal the provision of the tools and skills necessary for making sound management decisions in industry and business while retaining one’s commitment to a specialized engineering field of endeavor. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering technology, information technology or related fields will be considered for admission, but they may be required to take one or more preparatory courses in engineering.

Program delivery

The program is available either on campus or online.

Admission terms and application deadlines

Before an applicant’s file can be reviewed for full program admission, all application documents must be received in Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning by the semester deadlines listed below. Incomplete applications will not be sent to departments for admission review.

July 15 for fall semester
November 15 for winter semester
March 15 for summer semester
International applicants

Application requirements

To be considered for graduate admission, applicants must submit all Graduate Application Requirements and additional department requirements by the published application deadlines:

Graduate Application Requirements
Additional department application requirements

Requirements for recommendations:
The recommendation forms must be from two members of the undergraduate major department or practicing engineers who are familiar with their accomplishments and promise. These recommendations form an important part of the admission credentials.
Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results are required for those international applicants whose undergraduate cumulative grade point average is less than 3.0 on a 0.0 - 4.0 scale or their international institution is not accredited by a regional accrediting agency of the USA. The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering may choose to waive the GRE requirement if at least one of the following special circumstances is met:
- Applicant’s last degree is from a U.S. institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency.
- Applicant’s overall GPA from last degree is at least 3.0.
- Applicant has worked in the USA for at least two years in the engineering profession.
B.S. degree in any engineering major (mechanical, industrial, electrical, computer, chemical, etc.). Applicants from other disciplines such as computer science, engineering technology, information technology and software engineering, will be considered for admission; however, they may be required to take additional engineering courses.
Grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

Admission review and assessment

Admission to graduate study at Oakland University is selective. In making admission recommendations to Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning, each department assesses the potential of applicants for success in the program by examining their undergraduate records, goal statement, letters of recommendation, prerequisite courses and any other admission requirements established by the academic department.

Degree requirements

To be awarded the Master of Science in engineering management degree the student must:

Successfully complete a minimum of 35-36 credits of graduate level work as specified below.
Earn a grade-point average of at least 3.0 in courses applied toward the degree.
Satisfy all requirements concerning Academic Progress.

A student must fulfill the following program requirements to be awarded the Master of Science in engineering management degree:

Course requirements

Theory course (select 4 credits)

ISE 517 - Statistical Methods in Engineering (4 credits)
ISE 530 - Engineering Operations Research - Stochastic Models (4 credits)
MOR 554 - Linear and Integer Optimization (4 credits)
STA 501 - Statistical Methods in Research and Production (4 credits)
STA 503 - Applied Linear Models II (4 credits)
SYS 520 - Signal and Linear Systems Analysis (4 credits)

Required core courses (select 8 credits)

* ISE 569 - Computer Simulation of Discrete Event Systems (4 credits)
* ISE 580 - E-Commerce and ERP (4 credits)
* ISE 585 - Statistical Quality Analysis (4 credits)
* ISE 587 - Foundations of Systems Engineering I (4 credits)
ISE 680 - Engineering Decision Analysis (4 credits)

Program courses

Group A engineering courses (select 8 credits)

Choose two 500- and/or 600-level courses from the disciplines of ISE (excluding ISE 501, 502 and 503), SYS, ECE, ME or CSE (excluding CSE 505, 506, 507, and 508).

Group B management courses (select 12 credits)

ACC 511 - Financial Accounting (3 credits)
FIN 533 - Financial Management (3 credits)
MGT 550 - Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
MIS 524 - Enterprise Information Systems (3 credits)
MKT 560 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
ORG 530 - Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
POM 521 - Operations Management (3 credits)

Group C elective course (select 3 to 4 credits**)

Any additional core or Group B course (3-4 credits)
ACC 512 - Managerial Accounting Systems (3 credits)
ECN 521 - Economics for Managers (3 credits)
ORG 631 - Human Resources Management (3 credits)
* CSE 545 - Database Systems I (4 credits)
* ISE 510 - Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis (4 credits)
* ISE 550 - Introduction to Energy Management (4 credits)
ISE 581 - Lean Principles and Application (4 credits)
* ISE 583 - Production Systems and Workflow Analysis (4 credits)
ISE 684 - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems (4 credits)

Master’s thesis

Although the engineering management master’s degree requirements may be satisfied by taking only coursework, a master’s thesis (ISE 691) may be included as part of the program in place of Group A courses.

Students electing a thesis option must accumulate 8 credits of ISE 691. Successful completion and defense of a thesis is a prerequisite for earning thesis credits. Students choosing the thesis option must select an advisory committee, which is composed of at least three faculty members from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The selection of the committee and the plan of study must be approved by the ISE Department chair.

The chair (major professor) of the advisory committee will direct and guide the research. The student must propose a research topic to the committee for approval; however, a formal presentation of the proposal is not necessary. The completed thesis must conform to university standards (see Thesis and Dissertation ). At the completion of the research and its documentation, the content of the thesis must be publicly presented and defended. Successful defense of the thesis is a prerequisite for earning the research credits.

Courses with asterisks (*, **)

*		These courses are cross-listed as advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. If completed as a 400-level course or equivalent as part of a baccalaureate degree, the course may be used to offset graduate program requirements. However, credit will not then be awarded and must be earned by completion of an approved substitute course.
**		Some of the courses in this group may serve as prerequisites for above courses.

Satisfactory academic progress

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is the term used to denote a student’s successful completion of coursework toward a certificate or degree. Federal regulations require the Office of Financial Aid to monitor Satisfactory Academic Progress for all financial aid recipients each semester.

Students who fall behind in their coursework, or fail to achieve minimum standards for grade point average and completion of classes, may lose their eligibility for all types of federal, state and university aid. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for additional details.

Good academic standing

All graduate students are expected to remain in good academic standing throughout the entire course of their graduate program. To be in good academic standing, a graduate student must make satisfactory progress toward fulfilling degree requirements, including the completion of critical degree milestones as set forth by the academic program. The student must also maintain a minimum semester and overall GPA of 3.0.

Good academic standing is a requirement for:

Holding a Graduate Assistantship
Receiving a fellowship or scholarship
Advancing to candidacy for a graduate degree
Going on a leave of absence
Obtaining a graduate certificate or degree from Oakland University.

Additionally, graduate students must meet all department academic standards which may be more stringent than the minimum set forth by the University.

Department requirements: The minimum satisfactory grade for graduate work is 3.0. Credit for completion of a course in a Master of Science program will be given for grades of 2.5 or above but not more than two grades may be in the range of 2.5 to 2.9. Graduate credit will not be awarded for grades below 2.5. To repeat a course, a student must have the permission of the graduate committee of the school.

All grades received as a graduate student are used in computing the GPA except that, if a course has been repeated, the most recent grade is used in the calculation of the GPA. A graduate student is placed on academic probation if the student’s overall GPA drops below 3.0 or if the student receives more than one grade below 3.0, including the original grade(s) of any repeated course(s). A graduate student receiving a grade less than 3.0 while on probation is subject to dismissal. A graduate student receiving more than two grades below 3.0 is subject to dismissal whether or not the student was put on probation previously.

In all programs the minimum grade point requirement is an average of at least 3.0. If a student’s GPA is less than 3.0 after having attempted 16 credits, the student will be recommended for dismissal from the program.

Graduate students who are not in good academic standing for any reason are subject to probation and/or dismissal from further graduate study.

Related program information

Plan of study

All accepted applicants, in consultation with their assigned faculty program adviser, must develop a plan of study that details specific courses the students will use to satisfy their degree requirements. The plan of study must be approved by the faculty program adviser and submitted by the student to Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning.

Master’s and graduate certificate students must submit a department-approved plan of study by the end of their first semester of graduate coursework. Doctoral students must submit an approved plan of study prior to completion of the first year of coursework. (See the Graduate Student Responsibility section of this catalog.)

Note: Credit granted for successful completion of a course toward an undergraduate degree program may not be repeated for a graduate degree. If a substitution is approved, the minimum number of program-approved graduate credits will be required. A Petition of Exception - OU Course Waiver/ Substitution requesting the substitution must be approved.

Course approval

Approval by the master’s degree adviser and the department chair is required for independent study, engineering projects, master’s thesis or special topics courses that are used toward the degree. In addition, approval of the faculty administering the independent study, advising the thesis or project or teaching the special topics course must be obtained before registering for these credits.

Course credit

Normally, graduate credit is awarded only for courses numbered 500 or higher. However, up to 4 credits of Oakland University senior-level (400-499) courses in Group A can be approved for graduate credit by the student’s adviser. With the added approval of the graduate committee of the school, an additional 4 credits of senior-level courses can also be counted toward the required 35-36 credits. Course credit will not be awarded for work applied toward another degree. Students who have received credit for the 400-level version of a cross-listed senior/graduate course cannot receive credit toward a graduate degree for the 500-level version of that course.

No more than 8 thesis or project credits may be used toward the degree requirements.

Transfer credit

Students transferring from other institutions are allowed to transfer a maximum of 9 credits of graduate coursework with the approval of the department.

Workload and scheduling

Full-time students must register for 8 to 12 credits per semester. Graduate assistants must be full-time students and commit 20 hours per week toward their research or teaching assistantship assignment. Graduate assistants normally register for only 8 credits per semester; however, a 12-credit load can be taken with the approval of the chair of the department.

For the convenience of part-time students employed in industry, courses are arranged in late afternoon and early evening. However, these students should be aware of the very real demands of graduate studies and should keep outside work commitments and their academic load in balance.

Master’s adviser

The progress of each regular student toward the Master of Science degree is directed by the student’s adviser, a faculty member of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering who is assigned at the time of admission. Incoming students seeking the degree are urged to discuss their proposed concentration area with their adviser or other faculty members in that area. Students who wish to change their adviser can do so with the approval of the chair of the department.