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GRADUATE CURRICULUM REVISIONS
Effective Fall 2014
(as of January 31, 2014)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department of Environmental Engineering
Proposal No. EVEN-13-G-1
New course.
EVEN 6325. Physical-Chemical Water Treatment Processes.
3(3-0)
Overview of the theory and mechanisms governing physical and chemical water treatment
processes. Application of chemical and physical process theory to the practical design of
systems for water and wastewater treatment and residuals management. Basic design features of
the treatment systems are presented, with an emphasis on the underlying principles. Prerequisite:
graduate standing.
Department of Industrial Management and Technology
Proposal No. IMEN-13-G-1
Change course title and add prerequisite.
IMEN 5340. Manufacturing System Management.
3(3-0)
Survey of current trends and approaches to production systems in a manufacturing facility.
Emphasis will be both on managerial issues and integration of automated cells. Topics include
automation, cellular manufacturing, group technology and just-in-time philosophies. Case
studies and supplemental articles are used to demonstrate real world issues and applications.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Proposal No. IMEN-13-G-2
Change course title and add prerequisite.
IMEN 5300. Research Method and Project Development.
3(3-1)
Examination of data collection and analysis with an emphasis on distribution, probability, simple
and multiple regression, ANOVA and other statistical analysis technique. Statistical concepts
are reinforced using industry-related data and a well known and widely used data analysis
software program. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Proposal No. IMEN-13-G-3
Change course title and description.
IMEN 5333. Hazardous Materials Management.
3(3-0)
Managerial techniques for effective handling and control of hazardous materials and fires.
Standards, code compliance issues and the role of the industrial risk manager will also be
examined. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Proposal No. IMEN-13-G-4
Change course title and add prerequisite.
IMEN 5322. Project Scheduling.
3(3-0)
Analysis of both industrial methods and managerial issues related to operations management.
Topics will be tied to increasing efficiency, reducing time required to complete jobs and
utilization of resources. Case studies and supplement reading are used to demonstrate real world
issues and applications. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Proposal No. IMEN-13-G-5
New course.
IMEN 5350. Supply Chain Management.
3(3-0)
Focuses on managing the complexity of synchronizing an entire chair of activities performed by
different organizations in order to deliver a product to the final customer. Supply Chain
Management involves the areas of marketing, operations management, logistics, procurement
and distribution. Diverse simulation software are used for critical analysis of the business at
hand and for managerial and decision making purposes. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Proposal No. IMEN-13-G-6
New course.
IMEN 5355. Project Management.
3(3-0)
Fundamental of project management with a wide assortment of business applications. The
course takes a decision-making, business-oriented approach and explores both technical and
managerial challenges in the management of projects. Provides a strategic perspective,
demonstrating means to manage projects at the program and portfolio levels. Prerequisite:
graduate standing.