Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Department of Integrated Systems Engineering
210 Baker Systems Engineering Building
1971 Neil Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1271
614-292-6239
http://ise.osu.edu/
Degrees offered
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Industrial Engineer
- Master of Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
Undergraduate program
Industrial and systems engineering is concerned with the design, analysis and operation of systems ranging from a single piece of equipment to large business, social and environmental systems. The industrial engineer's interest lies in modeling system functions and determining how best to achieve the objectives of the system.
Students are invited to contact the department at their earliest opportunity to obtain further information about the program. Each student accepted in the program will be assigned a faculty adviser who will provide additional guidance in the design of a personal program of study.
Program educational objectives
In order to educate engineering professionals for careers in manufacturing, service, distribution, information systems and government, Industrial and Systems Engineering has the following educational objectives:
- Graduates will be able to design integrated systems of people, machines, materials, information, energy and financial resources
- Graduates will employ science- and engineering-based methods to solve real problems, and will continuously update their professional skills
- Graduates will work effectively and ethically as a leader/member of a team, and as an individual
- Graduates will communicate effectively, independently and cooperatively in written and oral forms
In order to develop the capacity for students to handle basic engineering problems, the industrial engineering curriculum provides a background in calculus, statistics, computing, psychology, accounting and economics. Physics, chemistry, engineering graphics and engineering science round out the areas of study among the prerequisites for the core courses in the department. Core curriculum subjects include statistical methods and experimental design, linear programming and optimization, stochastic processes, work measurement and methods engineering, computer simulation, human factors engineering, manufacturing processes and inventory control. A capstone course in which teams of students define and solve an actual industrial problem completes the core curriculum.
Elective courses provide for additional study in one of the major application areas: manufacturing systems, human factors and operations engineering.
Manufacturing systems courses emphasize the analysis and design of basic manufacturing facilities, and prepares students to work in process planning and control, automation and robotics, metal cutting, metal casting, production methods and standards, computer-aided manufacturing, engineering economic analysis and facilities design. Career areas are manufacturing engineering, production engineering, or industrial engineering.
Human factors courses provide a basic understanding of the measurement and evaluation of human performance, design of integrated systems of people and machines, and fundamentals of experimental design and evaluation. Graduates may be prepared to work in a variety of application areas, including work measurement and improvement, biomechanics, display and control design, product design and safety and rehabilitation engineering. Programs for advanced study in this application area include human factors engineering, ergonomics and general industrial engineering.
Operations courses emphasize the application of engineering analysis and design to operational and management problems. Application areas include forecasting, scheduling, production and inventory control, and management information systems. Typical areas for advanced study include management science, operations research and business administration.
Industrial engineers are not confined to manufacturing organizations for their employment opportunities. Although manufacturing continues to be the single largest area of application for industrial engineers, health care, finance, management consulting and government are increasingly turning to industrial engineers to assist in providing answers to problems of productivity and profitability.
This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4012; telephone: 410-347-7700.
