| ISE (TE) 110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: E 115, Corequisite: MA 141 |
| Introductory course in computer-based modeling and programming using Visual Basic for Applications. Emphasis on algorithm development and engineering problem solving. Methodical development of VBA within applications like Microsoft Excel and Access from specifications; documentation, style; control structures; classes and methods; data types and data abstraction; object-oriented programming and design; graphical user interface design. Projects: design problems from electrical, industrial, textile, and financial systems. Functional relationships will be given and programs will be designed and developed from a list of specifications. |
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| ISE 216 | Manufacturing Engineering Practicum | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: GC 120 |
| Hands-on experimentation for students to learn the capabilities and limitations of basic manufacturing processes. Relationships between product design, quality, manufacturing planning, computer simulation, material handling systems, time and motionstudies, and ergonomics. |
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| ISE 311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: MA 141 |
| Engineering and managerial decision making. The theory of interest and its uses. Equivalent annual costs, present worth, internal rates of return, and benefit/cost ratios. Accounting depreciation and its tax effects. Economic lot size and similar cost minimization models. Sensitivity analysis. Cost dichotomies: fixed vs. variable, and incremental vs. sunk, use of accounting data. Replacement theory and economic life. Engineering examples. |
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| ISE 316 | Manufacturing Engineering I - Processes | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: MSE 200; ISE 216; ISE/GC 210 |
| Analytical study and design of manufacturing engineering with emphasis on mfg. and processes. Addresses the interaction of design, materials, and processing. Laboratory instruction and hands-on experience in metrology, machining, process planning,economic justification, and current mfg. methodologies. |
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| ISE 330 | Furniture Product Engineering | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: GC 120 |
| Introduction to use and properties of materials and construction methods used in mass production of furniture. Examines techniques of product engineering and its role in determining product quality and manufacturability. Emphasis on principles of computer-based product development, specification, and performance evaluation. |
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| ISE 331 | Furniture Manufacturing Processes I | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: ISE 330 |
| Furniture manufacturing technology emphasizing mass production equipment capabilities and capacities. Relationship of product characteristics to machine selection and process planning activities. Introduction to computer-controlled machining and integrated manufacturing systems. |
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| ISE 351 | Manufacturing Engineering | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: GC 120 |
| Analytical study and design of manufacturing engineering and processes. Emphasis on the interaction of design, materials, and processing, on the techniques of metrology, machining, process planning, computer-aided process control, economic justification, and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies. |
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| ISE 352 | Work Analysis and Design | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: C- or better in ST 371; C or better in ISE 110 |
| Work methods and production processes to improve operator effectiveness and reduce production costs. Techniques studied include operation analysis, motion study, value engineering, predetermined time systems, time study and line balancing. |
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| ISE 361 | Deterministic Models in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: (MA 303 or MA 341 or MA 405 )and C or better in ISE 110 |
| Introduction to mathematical modeling, analysis techniques, and solution procedures applicable to decision-making problems in a deterministic environment. Linear programming models and algorithms and associated computer codes are emphasized. |
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| ISE 401 | Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: (MA 303 or MA 341 or MA 405) and C- or better in ST 371 and C or better in ISE 110 |
| Introduction to mathematical modeling, analysis, and solution procedures applicable to uncertain (stochastic) production systems. Methodologies covered include probability theory and stochastic processes. Applications relate to design and analysisof problems, capacity planning, inventory control, waiting lines, and system reliability and maintainability. |
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| ISE 408 | Control of Production and Service Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: ISE 361; C- or better in ST 371 |
| Planning and control of production and service systems. Production organization flow and inventory control methods: Systems approach. |
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| ISE 416 | Manufacturing Engineering II - Automation | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: ISE 316 |
| Integration of design and mfg. through computer aided/automated process planning, concurrent engineering, and rapid prototyping. Fixed and programmable automation in mfg. and service. Autonomous mfg. systems such as computer numerical control (CNC), industrial robotics, automated inspection, electronics manufacturing and assembly. |
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| ISE 417 | Database Applications in Industrial & Systems Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: ISE 316 or ISE 331; C or better in ISE 110 |
| Principles, economic justification, implementation, and performance evaluation of Computer Integrated Mfg. (CIM) systems. Fundamentals of group technology and cellular mfg. systems. Automation of information flow supporting the manufacturing operations using transaction processing via database technology. Real-time control of CIM systems including data acquisition, process control, and programmable logic controllers. |
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| ISE 430 | Furniture Manufacturing Processes II | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: ISE 331; C or better in ISE 110, Corequisite: ISE 352 |
| A survey of furniture manufacturing technology. Emphasis is on operations, production rates, and the integration of many types of equipment into a manufacturing system. |
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| ISE 431 | Furniture Manufacturing Facilities Design | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: ISE 430 |
| A survey of furniture manufacturing technology. Emphasis is on operations, production rates, and the integration of many types of equipment into a manufacturing system. |
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| ISE (CSC) 441 | Introduction to Simulation | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: MA 242, ST 372, C or better in ISE 110 |
| Discrete-event stochastic simulation for the modeling and analysis of systems. Programming of simulation models in a simulation language. Input data analysis, variance reduction techniques, validation and verification, and analysis of simulation output. Random number generators and random variate generation. |
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| ISE 443 | Quality Design and Control | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: ST 372 |
| Statistical methods in quality control. Control charts for variables and attributes. Process capability assessment. Role of experimentation in designing for quality. Total Quality Management. Tools for continuous quality improvement. Quality Function Deployment. |
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| ISE 452 | Ergonomics | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: CE 214; Corequisite: ISE 352 |
| Worker - machine environment systems, design and evaluation; applications to consumer products tools, equipment and the workplace. Consideration of anatomical, physiological and psychological capabilities and limitations as related to systems design and human performance. Use of anthropometric data in design of display and control systems. Effects of environmental stress upon work performance, safety, and health. |
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| ISE 453 | Design of Production, Logistics, and Service Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: ISE 401 |
| Principles and practice in design of facilities and logistics networks. Integration of supply chain design, capacity planning, facility layout, material handling, and storage and warehousing issues into overall production system design. Emphasis on economic justification of alternative designs and use of computer software to aid design process. Group projects. |
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| ISE 495 | Project Work in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 1-6 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: Junior standing. |
| Special investigations, study or research related to the field of industrial engineering. In a given semester several students and/or student groups may be working in widely divergent areas under the direction of several members of the faculty. |
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| ISE 498 | Senior Design Project | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: 3 of the following 5 (ISE 311, ISE 452, ISE 408, ISE 441, ISE 453) |
| Individual or group design projects requiring problem definition and analysis, synthesis, specification and presentation of a designed solution. Students work under faculty supervision either on actual industrial engineering problems posed by local industrial, service and governmental organization or on emerging research issues. |
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| ISE (OR) 501 | Introduction to Operations Research | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: MA 421 or ST 421 or ST 371 and ST 372 |
| OR Approach: modeling, constraints, objective and criterion. Problems of multiple criteria, optimization, model validation and systems design. OR Methodology: mathematical programming; optimum seeking; simulation, gaming; heuristic programming. Examples, OR Applications: theory of inventory; economic ordering under deterministic and stochastic demand. Production smoothing problem; linear and quadratic cost functions. Waiting line problems: single and multiple servers with Poisson input and output. Theory of games for two-person competitive situations. Project management through PERT-CPM. |
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| ISE (MA) (OR) 505 | Linear Programming | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: MA 405 |
| Introduction including: applications to economics and engineering; the simplex and interior-point methods; parametric programming and post-optimality analysis; duality matrix games, linear systems solvability theory and linear systems duality theory; polyhedral sets and cones, including their convexity and separation properties and dual representations; equilibrium prices, Lagrange multipliers, subgradients and sensitivity analysis. |
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| ISE 510 | Applied Engineering Economy | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: Undergrad. courses in engineering economics and ST |
| Engineering economy analysis of alternative projects including tax and inflation aspects, sensitivity analysis, risk assessment, decision criteria. Emphasis on applications. |
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| ISE 515 | Manufacturing Process Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Manufacturing process engineering, primary, secondary, finishing and assembly processes. Traditional and non-traditional manufacturing processes, group technology, manufacturing analyses and application of economic analyses. Graduate standing in Engineering. |
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| ISE 515 | Manufacturing Process Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Manufacturing process engineering, primary, secondary, finishing and assembly processes. Traditional and non-traditional manufacturing processes, group technology, manufacturing analyses and application of economic analyses. Graduate standing in Engineering. |
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| ISE 518 | Manuf Ops Mgt | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: MA 242; ST(EC) 350 or ST 372 |
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| ISE 519 | Database Applications in Industrial and Systems Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: ISE 110 |
| Rapid application development (RAD) tools to design and implement database-based applications. This includes: SQL query language, Visual Basic for Applications in database application construction, a standard RAD environment and how to access information in a database, entity/attribute modeling of the database structure, anomalies of database structures that create problems for applications, modeling of application system's functionality, and integrating these tools together to design and implement engineering applications. Examples from manufacturing and production systems. Restricted to advanced undergraduates and graduate students. |
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| ISE 520 | Healthcare Systems Performance Improvement I | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: ST 372, ISE 352, ISE 361, and ISE 441 |
| Methods used to improve the performance of health care delivery systems with emphasis on patient care cost, access, and quality. Adaptation of lean and six-sigma to rapid and continuous health care systems improvement through organizational and process transformation. Fundamentals of scheduling, staffing, and productivity in health systems employing simulation and optimization. Health care policy and management. |
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| ISE 521 | Healthcare Systems Performance Improvement II | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: ISE 520 |
| Continuation of ISE 520 with a concentration on the completion of a healthcare systems process improvement project at the sponsoring health care institution. Project must employ the tools and techniques of healthcare systems process improvement. The project is done in conjunction with a diverse and multi-disciplinary team from the healthcare institution. The student must serve as a facilitator and coach, resulting in a project with measured success. Success will be determined by the improvement in patient care as quantified in cost, quality, and access. |
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| ISE 530 | Adv Furn Manuf Sys | UNITS: 3 |
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| ISE 531 | Adv Furn Fac DN | UNITS: 3 |
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| ISE (PSY) 540 | Human Factors In Systems Design | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: IE 452 or PSY 340, Corequisite: ST 507 or 515 |
| Introduction to problems of the systems development cycle, including human-machine function allocation, military specifications, display-control compatibility, the personnel sub-system concept and maintainability design. Detailed treatment given to people as information processing mechanisms. |
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| ISE 541 | Occupational Safety Engrg | UNITS: 3 |
| Occupational accident-injury study; morbidity, mortality; investigation and analysis. Hazard control; energy countermeasure strategies; control technology. Impact biomechanics, trauma and survivability. Risk assessment; systems safety analysis. Product design, manufacturing defects, system failures and human error as causative factors. Safety program development. Near-accident reporting. OSHA compliance; standards. Accident, trauma and forensic case studies from manufacturing, motor carrier andconstruction industries. |
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| ISE 543 | Musculoskeletal Mechanics | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: BIO 125 or BAE(BIO) 235 or Graduate standing |
| Anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of musculoskeletal system including muscle bone, tendon, ligament, cartilage, nerve. Modeling of tissue and joints with special emphasis on spine and upper extremity. Physical, mathematical, optimization and finite element modeling techniques as applied in biomechanics research. |
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| ISE 544 | Occupational Biomechanics | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: Graduate standing |
| Anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical bases of physical ergonomics. Strength of biomaterials, human motor capabilities, body mechanics, kinematics and anthropometry. Use of bioinstrumentation, active and passive industrial surveillance techniques and the NIOSH lifting guide. Acute injury and cumulative trauma disorders. Static and dynamic biomechanical modeling. Emphasis on low back, shoulder and hand/wrist biomechanics. |
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| ISE (CSC) 546 | Management Decision and Control Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: CSC 423 or BUS 541 |
| Planning, design, and development and implementation of comprehensive computer-based information systems to support management decisions. Formal information systems principles; information requirements analysis; knowledge acquisition techniques; information modeling. Information resource management for quality operational control and decision support; system evaluation, process improvement and cost effectiveness. |
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| ISE 553 | Modeling and Analysis of Supply Chains | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Even Years |
| Prerequisite: ISE 351 and ST 372 |
| Basic issues in operating supply chains, using state of the art modeling tools available for their analysis. Emphasis on using engineering models to develop insights into the behavior of these systems. |
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| ISE 589 | Special Topics In Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 3 |
| Special developments in some phase of industrial engineering using traditional course format. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 601 | Seminar | UNITS: 1 |
| Seminar discussion of industrial engineering problems for graduate students. Case analyses and reports. |
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| ISE 610 | Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 3 |
| Special developments in some phase of industrial engineering using traditional course format. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 637 | Directed Study in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 1-6 |
| Independent study providing opportunity for individual students to explore topics of special interest under direction of a member of faculty. |
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| ISE 639 | Advanced Directed Study in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 1-6 |
| Independent study providing an opportunity for individual graduate students to explore advanced topics of special interest under the direction of a member of the faculty. |
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| ISE 646 | Research Practicum in Occupational Biomechanics | UNITS: 3 |
| Biomechanics research topic development, literature evaluation, experimental design, use of bioinstrumentation, data collection, basic data interpretation, statistical analysis, manuscript preparation. |
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| ISE 677 | Industrial Engineering Projects | UNITS: 1-6 |
| Prerequisite: MIE candidates |
| Investigation and written report on assigned problems germane to industrial engineering. Maximum of six credits to be earned for MIE degree. |
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| ISE 685 | Master's Supervised Teaching | UNITS: 1-3 |
| Prerequisite: Master's student |
| Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. |
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| ISE 688 | Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time Registration | UNITS: 1 |
| Prerequisite: Master's student |
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain half-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. |
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| ISE 689 | Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time Registration | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Master's student |
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain full-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. Students may register for this course a maximum of one semester. |
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| ISE 693 | Master's Supervised Research | UNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Master's student |
| Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. |
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| ISE 695 | Master's Thesis Research | UNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Thesis research. |
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| ISE 696 | Summer Thesis Research | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Summer |
| Prerequisite: Master's student |
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. |
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| ISE 699 | Master's Thesis Preparation | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Master's student |
| For student who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their theses. |
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| ISE 706 | Design of Flexible Manufacturing Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Operational characteristics, information requirements, control structures and application of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). Integration of technologies including computer numerical control (CNC) machining, robotics, intelligent sensors, automated material handling, and real-time computer control. Methodologies for design and evaluation of physical systems and associated control systems. |
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| ISE 707 | Real-Time Control of Automated Manufacturing | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Concepts and application of real-time control of automated manufacturing systems. Development of prototype manufacturing control applications involving introductions to following topics: computer architecture; real-time, multi-tasking operating systems; data modeling; multi-processing systems; local area networks; inter-task communication; and development of multi-tasking control systems. Design development of control system. |
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| ISE (MA) (OR) 708 | Integer Programming | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: MA 405, OR (MA,IE) 505, Corequisite: Some familiarity with computers (e.g., CSC 112) |
| General integer programming problems and principal methods of solving them. Emphasis on intuitive presentation of ideas underlying various algorithms rather than detailed description of computer codes. Students have some "hands on" computing experience that should enable them to adapt ideas presented in course to integer programming problems they may encounter. |
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| ISE (OR) 709 | Dynamic Programming | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: MA 405, ST 421 |
| Introduction to theory and computational aspects of dynamic programming and its application to sequential decision problems. |
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| ISE 711 | Capital Investment Economic Analysis | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisites: ISE 311 and ST 371 |
| Analysis of economic merits of alternatives including interest and income tax considerations. Risk and sensitivity exploration techniques. Introduction to analytical techniques for multiple objectives or criteria. Use of mathematical programming andcomputers for capital budgeting. |
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| ISE 712 | Bayesian Decision Analysis For Engineers and Managers | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: ST 371 or ST 421 |
| The Bayesian approach to decision making, with numerous applications in engineering and business. Expected value maximization, decision trees, Bayes' theorem, value of information, sequential procedures and optimal strategies. Axiomatic utility theory and controversies, utility of money, theoretical and empirical determination of utility functions and relationship to mean-variance analysis. Brief introduction to multi-attribute problems, time streams and group decisions. |
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| ISE 714 | Product Manufacturing Engineering for the Medical Device Industry | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: ISE 515 |
| Product development course targeted toward the medical device industry. Product design and development, concept generation and selection, parametric feature-based CAD, design for manufacturability (DFM) and assembly (DFA), tolerancing, rapid prototyping, tool design, tool fabrication, and medical device fabrication. |
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| ISE 716 | Automated Systems Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| General principles of operation and programming of automated systems. Automated assembly, automated manufacturing, and inspection systems. Control of automated manufacturing. Industrial logic systems and programmable logic controllers. Computer numerical control, industrial robotics, and computer integrated manufacturing. |
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| ISE 717 | Computerized Process Planning | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| In-depth study of automated and Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP). Analysis of process planning task and its various functions and stages; need for automation; approaches to CAPP system development; interrelationship of process planning with design and manufacturing, and their integration. Applications of CAPP and discussion of significant CAPP systems methodologies. |
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| ISE 721 | Advanced Problems in Management Systems Engineering | UNITS: 1-4 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Coverage of advanced techniques, current research and contemporary problems in analysis, design and operation of management systems. Varied topics cover aspects of economic decision analysis, cost effectiveness, information flow, system performance evaluation and modern organization concepts. |
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| ISE 723 | Production Planning, Scheduling and Inventory Control | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: OR 501 and ST 511 |
| An analysis of Production-Inventory systems. Discussion of commonly used planning and scheduling techniques. Introduction to use of math modeling for solution of planning and scheduling problems. Interface with quality control and information systems. |
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| ISE 725 | Organizational Planning and Control | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Organization theory and systems approaches to administrative functions. Human and social influences of management systems for planning and control of activity. Policy, structure and procedure related to industrial engineering activities. Effects of automation. |
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| ISE (OR) 726 | Theory of Activity Networks | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: OR 501, OR(IE,MA) 505 |
| Introduction to graph theory and network theory. In-depth discussion of theory underlying (1) deterministic activity networks (CPM): optimal time-cost trade offs; the problem of scarce resources; (2) probabilistic activity networks (PERT): critical evaluation of underlying assumptions; (3) generalized activity networks (GERT, GAN): applications of signal flow graphs and semi-Markov process to probabilistic branching; relation to the theory of scheduling. |
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| ISE 731 | Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Specification of attributes/criteria/objectives for complex decisions. Determination of alternatives, attribute weights and decision-making process. Graphical and weighted evaluation techniques. Multi-attribute utility, multi-objective/goal programming and analytic hierarchy process methodologies. Computer applications and case studies. |
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| ISE 736 | Computer Integration Of Manufacturing Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| In-depth study of computer integration of manufacturing systems. CIM elements (CAD, CAPP, CNC, industrial robotics), manufacturing control, communication and networking, interfacing, database design, material handling and computer hardware requirements in automated manufacturing systems. Emphasis on integration of components involved in computerized manufacturing environments. |
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| ISE (PSY) 740 | Engineering Psychology of Human-computer Interaction | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: IE(PSY) 540 or CSC 554 |
| Exploration of usability of computer technology. Theory and practice of user-centered design for HCI applications. Course focuses on current usability paradigms and principles, psychology of users, iterative and participatory design processes, system requirements specification, prototyping, user support systems, usability evaluation and engineering, interface design guidelines and standards. Application domains include, universal design, virtual reality, and scientific data visualization. |
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| ISE 741 | Systems Safety Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Systems safety engineering. Course familiarizes students with techniques for identifying and recognizing potential safety hazards and the concept of risk assessment. Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, System and Subsystem Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Process Safety Management (29CFR1910.119) are explored together with applications to hazard analysis and control. Industrial situations and case studies are employed to illustrate usefulness of various system safety techniques. |
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| ISE 742 | Environmental Stress, Physiology and Performance | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Human skilled performance as affected by environmental stressors, including noise, vibration, heat, cold, accelerator, pressure altitude, toxic agents and illumination. Physiological effects of stressors and their relationship to health, performanceand, ultimately, to safety. Impact biomechanics and crash survival. Human survival in adverse environments. Combined stressor effects, physiological arousal, fatigue and performance decrement. |
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| ISE (PSY) 743 | Ergonomic Performance Assessment | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: PSY 200, ST 507 and 508 |
| Fundamentals of ergonomic performance measurement used to assess the effects of environment and system design on human performance. Treatment of topics such as workload measurement, measurement of complex performance, simulator studies, measurement of change, task taxonomies, criterion task sets and statistical methods of task analysis. Problems of laboratory and field research, measurement of change and generalizability of findings. |
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| ISE (PSY) 744 | Human Information Processing | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: PSY 200, ST 507 and 508 |
| Fundamentals of human information processing basic to skilled operator performance and the design of displays, controls and complex systems. Treatment of topics such as channel capacity, working memory, long-term memory, decision making, attention and process monitoring. Problems of display and control design and evaluation, evaluation of textual material, and human-computer interaction. |
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| ISE (PSY) 745 | Human Performance Modeling | UNITS: 3 |
| Prerequisite: ST 507 or 515 or equivalent; IE (PSY) 540, CSC 554 or IE (PSY) 744 |
| Advanced aspects of human performance research. Qualitative models of human information processing. Characteristics and role of memory in decision making and response execution. Sensory channel parameters, attention allocation, time-sharing of tasks. Situation awareness and workload responses in complext tasks. Limitations of human factors experimentation. Factors in human multiple task performance. Cognitive task analysis and computational cognitave modeling/simulation of user behavior in specific applications. |
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| ISE 747 | Reliability Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: ST 511 |
| Introduction to basic concepts of reliability engineering. Application of probability and statistics to estimate reliability of industrial systems; development of reliability measures; analysis of static and dynamic reliability models; development and analysis of fault trees; analysis of Markovian and non-Markovian models; and optimization of reliability models. |
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| ISE 748 | Quality Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: OR 501, ST 511 |
| Introduction to basic concepts of quality engineering. Statistical process control (SPC) methods, acceptance sampling techniques, concept of parameter design and statistical as well as analytical techniques for its implementation, tolerance analysisand design, components of cost of poor quality and an introduction to quality management. |
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| ISE 749 | Tolerances in Design and Manufacturing | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Tolerancing of discrete parts and assemblies. Limit tolerancing and geometric tolerancing techniques. American National Standard and its applications. Methods of tolerance analysis and synthesis including computer implementation. Tolerance representation in CAD systems. Relationship between tolerances and cost. Functional tolerancing. |
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| ISE 750 | Concurrent Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Approaches to concurrent engineering, concurrent engineering of printed wiring boards, design for testability, design for assembly, process selection, interface to feature-based computer-aided design systems, concurrent engineering of metal parts, concurrent engineering performance measurement, concurrent engineering and computer-integrated manufacturing. |
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| ISE 751 | Modeling Imprecision in Design and Manufacturing | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Computational tools using fuzzy logic and interval mathematics as applied to engineering applications exploring modeling imprecision in design and manufacturing. An understanding of imprecision in engineering, issues making modeling imprecision difficult, current methods to successfully model imprecision and areas of active research. |
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| ISE 753 | Material Handling Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Analysis, design, evaluation and implementation of material handling systems. Principles, functions, equipment, concepts and traditional approaches of material handling. Impact of facilities design on material handling and application of quantitative techniques to material handling systems design. Description of factors and approaches to material handling management and the criticality of properly designed and operated material flow systems. |
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| ISE 754 | Logistics Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: ISE 453 |
| Elements of logistics networks. Supply chain design: facility location and allocation; great-circle distances; geocoding. Multi-echelon production and inventory systems; sourcing decision systems. Vehicle routing: exact, approximation, and heuristic procedures; traveling salesman problem; basic vehicle routing problem and extensions; backhauling; mixed-mode transportation system design. |
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| ISE 755 | The Just-In-Time Production System | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Concepts, requirements, limitations, examples and implementation procedures of the Just-In-Time Production System (JIT). Relationship between JIT and total quality assurance, total employee involvement and computer-integrated manufacturing systems. Organizational changes under JIT. Mathematical programming models, simulation-animation models and object-oriented knowledge systems supporting the design of JIT. |
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| ISE 759 | Constraint Modeling Of Manufacturing Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| The formal basis for constraint-based modeling applied to manufacturing systems. Representing constraints, constraint propagation and detecting constraint violations. Applicability to modeling manufacturing problem solving. |
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| ISE (OR) 760 | Applied Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: MA 303, ST 371 |
| Formulation and analysis of stochastic models with particular emphasis on applications in industrial engineering; univariate, multivariate and conditional probability distributions; unconditional and conditional expectations; elements of stochastic processes; moment-generating functions; concepts of stochastic convergence; limit theorems; homogeneous, nonhomogeneous and compound Poisson processes; basic renewal theory; transient and steady-state properties of Markov processes in discrete and continuous time. |
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| ISE (OR) 761 | Queues and Stochastic Service Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Prerequisite: MA 421 |
| Introduction of general concepts of stochastic processes. Poisson processes, Markov processes and renewal theory. Usage of these in analysis of queues, from with a completely memoryless queue to one with general parameters. Applications to many engineering problems. |
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| ISE (CSC) (OR) 762 | Computer Simulation Techniques | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: ST 512 and a scientific programming language |
| Basic discrete event simulation methodology: random number generators, simulation designs, validation, analysis of simulation output. Applications to various areas of scientific modeling. Simulation language such as SLAM and GPSS. Computer assignments and projects. |
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| ISE (MA) (OR) 766 | Network Flows | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Study of problems of flows in networks. These problems include the determination of shortest chain, maximal flow and minimal cost flow in networks. Relationship between network flows and linear programming developed as well as problems with nonlinear cost functions, multi-commodity flows and problem of network synthesis. |
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| ISE 767 | Upper Extremity Biomechanics | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only, Offered Alternate Odd Years |
| Gross and functional anatomy of upper extremity; properties of tendons and synovial fluid; epidemiology; disorders of shoulder, elbow, wrist, hands, fingers; biomechanical modeling; personal factors affecting cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) risk, diagnosis and treatment of upper extremity CTDs; wrist splints; workplace ergonomics to alleviate upper extremity CTDs. |
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| ISE 768 | Spine Biomechanics | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only, Offered Alternate Even Years |
| Gross and fine anatomy of spine, mechanism of pain, epidemiology, in vitro testing, psychophysical studies, spine stability models, bioinstrumentation: intradiscal pressure, intra-abdominal pressure and electromyography. Biomechanics of lifting and twisting, effects of vibration, effects of posture/lifting style, lifting belts, physical models, optimization models, mathematical models, muscle models, finite element models, current trends in medical management and rehabilitation, chiropractic. |
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| ISE (OR) 772 | Stochastic Simulation Design and Analysis | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Prerequisite: (CSC,ECE,IE,OR) 762 and ST 516 |
| Advanced topics in stochastic system simulation, including random variate generation, output estimation for stationary and non-stationary models, performance optimization techniques, variance reduction approaches. Student application of these techniques to actual simulations. A current topic research paper required. |
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| ISE 789 | Advanced Special Topics In Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of industrial engineering using traditional course format. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE (MA) (OR) 790 | Advanced Special Topics System Optimization | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of system optimization using traditional course format. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 791 | Advanced Special Topics in Manufacturing | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of manufacturing systems using traditional course format. Identification of various specific topics and prerequistes for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 793 | Advanced Special Topics in Production | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of production systems using traditional course format. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 794 | Advanced Problems in Ergonomics | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Exploration in depth of a problem area of contemporary interest involving man-machine-environment interface. Class discussion and analysis of research and theory, with special focus on human factors aspects of systems design and operation. |
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| ISE 796 | Research Practicum in Occupational Biomechanics | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only |
| Biomechanics research topic development, literature evaluation, experimental design, use of bioinstrumentation, data collection, basic data interpretation, statistical analysis, manuscript preparation. |
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| ISE 801 | Seminar | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Seminar discussion of industrial engineering problems for graduate students. Case analyses and reports. |
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| ISE 802 | Area Seminar In Ergonomics | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only |
| Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status |
| Introduction to ergonomics as an area of study; historical aspects; contemporary issues; ethical questions; overview of campus research, facilities and courses in the area; consideration of information sources, financial support for research proposals and employment opportunities. |
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| ISE 803 | Seminar In Product Safety and Liability | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: Graduate standing |
| Consumer product safety, laws and standards. Products liability, negligence, due care, strict liability and foreseeability. Product defects, design flaws and liabilities, hazard control, ergonomics design, warnings and labels. Product safety programs for manufacturers; management guidelines. Litigation process, forensic investigation and expert witnessing. Accident case studies. |
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| ISE 804 | Seminar In Applied Ergonomics | UNITS: 1 - Offered Upon Demand |
| Discussion of contemporary issues involving ergonomic approaches to design of work, products and systems. Survey of current ergonomics research and methodologies and their application to areas of faculty and student interest, such as: industrial ergonomics, occupational safety, manufacturing, transportation, computer systems and process control. |
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| ISE (MA) (OR) 812 | Special Topics in Mathematical Programming | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| Prerequisite: IE(MA,OR) 505 |
| Study of special advanced topics in area of mathematical programming. Discussion of new techniques and current research in this area. The faculty responsible for this course select areas to be covered during semester according to their preference and interest. This course not necessarily taught by an individual faculty member but can, on occasion, be joint effort of several faculty members from this university as well as visiting faculty from other institutions. To date, a course of Theory of Networks and another on Integer Programming offered under the umbrella of this course. Anticipation that these two topics will be repeated in future together with other topics. |
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| ISE 815 | Advanced Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of industrial engineering. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE (MA) (OR) 816 | Advanced Special Topics Sys Opt | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of system optimization. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisite for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 817 | Advanced Special Topics Manufacturing | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of manufacturing systems. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 818 | Advanced Special Topics Production | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring |
| Advanced topics in some phase of production systems. Identification of various specific topics and prerequisites for each section from term to term. |
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| ISE 837 | Directed Study in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 1-6 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Independent study providing opportunity for individual students to explore topics of special interest under direction of a member of faculty. |
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| ISE 839 | Advanced Directed Study in Industrial Engineering | UNITS: 1-6 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Independent study providing an opportunity for individual graduate students to explore advanced topics of special interest under the direction of a member of the faculty. |
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| ISE 861 | The Design of Production Systems | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| The structure and operation of production planning, scheduling and control systems; emphasis on system structure, capacity planning, master production scheduling, shop loading and supply chain; investigation of current trends. |
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| ISE (OR) 862 | Scheduling and Routing | UNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only, Offered Alternate Years |
| In-depth study of analytical models of problems arising in the scheduling of single and parallel processors, flow shops and job shops and in routing and scheduling of delivery vehicles. Emphasis on analysis, solution methodologies and underlying theory. Discussion of recent trends and outstanding problems from both theoretical and applied points of view. |
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| ISE 877 | Industrial Engineering Projects | UNITS: 1-6 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: MIE candidates |
| Investigation and written report on assigned problems germane to industrial engineering. Maximum of six credits to be earned for MIE degree. |
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| ISE 885 | Doctoral Supervised Teaching | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Doctoral student |
| Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. |
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| ISE 890 | Doctoral Preliminary Examination | UNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Doctoral student |
| For students who are preparing for and taking written and/or oral preliminary exams. |
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| ISE 893 | Doctoral Supervised Research | UNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Doctoral student |
| Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. |
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| ISE 895 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | UNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Doctoral student |
| Dissertation Research |
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| ISE 896 | Summer Dissertation Research | UNITS: 1 - Offered in Summer |
| Prerequisite: Doctoral student |
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. |
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| ISE 899 | Doctoral Dissertation Preparation | UNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer |
| Prerequisite: Doctoral student |
| For students who have completed all credit hour requirements, full-time enrollment, preliminary examination, and residency requirements for the doctoral degree, and are writing and defending their dissertations. |
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