The program requires a minimum of 30 hours of
graduate course including 12 hours of the
following core courses:
IE 511 Eng Statistical Analysis 3 hrs IE 514 Introduction to OR 3 hrs IE 516 Simulation of Man/Mach Sys 3 hrs IE 564 Production Planning/Control 3 hrsA student may complete masters project for 3 hours may to demonstrate the ability to independently solve an unstructured IE problem or to extend their knowledge in any IE field by selfstudy. A thesis option for 6 hours requiring demonstration of creative research abilities is available. Both these options require both a defense of project/thesis and an oral comprehensive examination. A 36 hour option is available with a written comprehensive examination; at least one of the extra courses must be taken from the Mathematics Department.
Remaining hours may be taken from a number of electives. Currently specialization in the areas of Quality Sciences, Production and Inventory Planning, or Manufacturing Management is possible by appropriate selection of elective courses. The elective hours can be taken from the following list in any combination that suits the student's educational or career interest. Any course not on the list must be approved by the graduate advisor in order to count toward the degree.
Full time students may be able to complete the program in twelve to twenty months depending upon prior preparation. Part time students may take five years to complete the requirements for this degree.
I. Industrial Engineering IE 512 Design of Experiments IE 515 Linear Programming IE 522 Mfg Quality Control IE 528 Human Factors Engineering IE 530 Reliability Engineering IE 582 Adv Quality Control IE 584 Adv Production Planning IE 588 Engineering Expert Systems IE 590 Topics in IE IE 605 Advanced IE Problems IE 681 Research IE 699 Thesis II. Manufacturing Engineering MFE 525 Design for Manufacturability MFE 531 Nonmetallic Materials MFE 533 Composite Materials MFE 541 Forming Processes MFE 543 Material Removal MFE 545 Joining & Fabrication MFE 551 Process Engineering MFE 563 Adv CAM MFE 565 CIM MFE 667 Industrial Machine Vision III. Business Administration BMA 602 Organizational Behavior ATG 604 Managerial Accounting BMA 620 Management Theory IB 656 International Business Admin. IV. Mathematics MTH 510 Numerical Methods I MTH 515 Finite Elements V. Computer Science CS 521 Artificial Intelligence CS 572 Computer Services ManagementStudents are required to meet any prerequisites for these electives or arrange waiver with the appropriate department. No more than 4 courses may be taken outside the IE department.
The student must select an IE faculty member as major advisor who will guide the project/thesis to completion. A second member of the graduate faculty should be chosen to add to the resources available to the student during this work.
A proposal for the project/thesis is then defended before a panel of three faculty members prior to formal registration for research. The final report of the project/thesis must be defended in an oral presentation to the faculty.
In general, the department expects publishable work as a result of the project or thesis. Full rules for either project or thesis are avaiable from the graduate advisor.
International students should have a TOEFL score of 550 minimum with 52 on section 1 of the test. Those with a TOEFL score below 525 are required by the University to take a not-for- credit course in English; others may study for one year to re-take the TOEFL.
Scholarships based on academic excellence or need are available through the Graduate School. In general, international students are not eligible for either form of assistance prior to completing 12 hours of resident work.
Dr. K. S. Krishnamoorthi - PhD., SUNY at Buffalo - Applied Statistics, Quality Assurance, Reliability, Plant Design, TQM
Dr. Dennis E. Kroll - PhD., University of Illinois (U-C) - Production Planning, Applied Operations Research, Engineering Economics
Dr. Chen-Sin Lin - PhD., University of Florida - Production Scheduling, Stochastic Optimization, Engineering Statistics
Dr. Rita Newton - PhD., SUNY at Buffalo - Operations Research, Probability and Statistics, Simulation
Dr. Fariborz (Fred) Tayyari, P.E. - PhD., Texas Tech. - Ergonomics & Human Factors Engineering, Engineering Costs
There are eight other faculty members in the Manufacturing area of the department.
- Economic design of control charts - Predicting and controlling quality costs - Work station design for VDTs - Scheduling for automated production systems - Cost justification of CIM systems - Designing tools for the worker - Worker health, safety and efficiency - Optimizing production and inventory systems - Work measurement for disabled workers - Performance measures for Group Technology
I. Quality Sciences IE core courses 12 hrs IE 522 IE 530 IE 512 IE 582 12 hrs IE 681 Research 3 hrs Elective 3 hrs II. Production/Inventory Planning IE core courses 12 hrs IE 522 IE 515 IE 584 9 hrs IE 681 Research 3 hrs Electives 6 hrs III. Manufacturing Management IE core courses 12 hrs Atg 604 BMA 620 6 hrs IE 522 3 hrs MFE electives 6 hrs IE 681 Research 3 hrsFor the 36 hour option, remove the IE 681 course and substitute a Math course and two further electives. These sample programs are meant to be suggestive and are not necessarily the program any one student would decide to take.
For further information call or write:
Dr. Fred Tayyari IMET - Morgan 110 Bradley University Peoria, Illinois 61625 (309) 677-2740 fax 677-2853 ft@bradley.bradley.edu (internet) 5/97