August 1, 2008
TO:
Mark Schneiderhan, Chair
Senate Committee on Educational Policy
FROM:
Midge Grosch
Director, Programs and Academic Assessment
I am forwarding for review and action by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy
the attached Revision of B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Minor in Industrial
Engineering.
The proposal was approved by the Educational Policy Committee in the College of
Engineering on December 14, 2007.
Attachment
Cc:
M. McNallan
H. Darabi
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Title:
Revision of the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Minor in Industrial
Engineering
Sponsor:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Description:
PHYS 244, General Physics I, Modern Physics (3 hours) will be dropped from the list
of the required courses. MATH 310, Applied Linear Algebra (3 hours) will be added
to the list of the required courses. MATH 310 will become a prerequisite for IE 471.
Total credit hours required for the degree (128) will not be affected.
Add MATH 310 (3 hours) as a required prerequisite course for the Minor in Industrial
Engineering. As a result, total prerequisite hours for the minor increases from 22 to
25. Hours required for the minor remain the same at 12.
Justification:
Recent trends in the industrial engineering market have shifted the focus of industrial
engineers from manufacturing to service systems. This shift has caused the PHYS
244 materials to be no longer essential to industrial engineers. At the same time
there is a need to improve industrial engineering students’ knowledge of modeling
and analysis of linear optimization problems. MATH 310 will prepare the students in
this area. It also prepares the students for a better understanding of linear
programming that is taught in IE471. Both Mathematics and Physics departments
have been informed and agree with these changes. Since IE 471 is a required
course for Minor in Industrial Engineering, MATH 310 will be added to the list of the
requirements for a Minor in Industrial Engineering.
Catalog
Statement:
There is no change in the catalog statements for MATH 310 and PHYS 244. The
only change is to add MATH 310 to the prerequisites of IE 471. All other statement
changes have been attached.
Minority Impact
Statement:
None expected.
Budgetary and
Staff Implications:
About 15 students per year will be reduced from the enrollment in PHYS 244 and the
same amount will be added to MATH 310. Given the high enrollment figures in these
courses we do not expect to see any significant changes in the related budget in the
LAS college.
Library Resource
Implications:
None expected.
Space
Implications:
None expected.
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Unit (e.g.
department)
approval date:
11/30/2007
College
(educational policy
committee, faculty)
approval dates:
December 14, 2007 – College of Engineering EPC
Contact Person:
Houshang Darabi, hdarabi@uic.edu
Proposed Effective
Date:
Spring, 2009
BS in Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering is concerned with the design,
improvement, and installation of integrated systems of
people, material, and equipment….
http://www.mie.uic.edu/programs/bsie_objectives.htm.
Same.
Degree Requirements—Industrial
Engineering
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
degree from UIC, students need to complete University,
college, and department degree requirements. The
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
degree requirements are outlined below. Students should
consult the College of Engineering section for additional
degree requirements and college academic policies.
Mechanical andIn
BS in Industrial Engineering Degree Requirements
Hours
Nonengineering and General Education Requirements 56
Required in the College of Engineering 65
Technical Elective 3–4
Electives outside the Major Rubric 3
Free Elective (may be required) 0–1
Total Hours—BS in Industrial Engineering 128
Nonengineering and General Education
Requirements
Courses Hours
ENGL 160—Academic Writing I: Writing for Academic and
Public Contexts 3
ENGL 161—Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and
Research 3
Exploring World Cultures coursea 3
Understanding the Creative Arts coursea 3
Understanding the Past coursea 3
Understanding the Individual and Society coursea 3
Understanding U.S. Society coursea 3
MATH 180—Calculus Ib 5
MATH 181—Calculus IIb 5
MATH 210—Calculus IIIb 3
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MATH 220—Introduction to Differential Equations 3
CHEM 112—General College Chemistry Ib 5
PHYS 141—General Physics I (Mechanics)b 4
PHYS 142—General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)b
4
PHYS 244—General Physics III (Modern Physics) 3
MGMT 340—Introduction to Organizations 3
Total Hours—Nonengineering and General Education
Requirements 56
a Students should consult the General Education section of the
catalog for a list of approved courses in this category.
bThis course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World
General Education category.
Add “MATH 310—Applied Linear Algebra 3” after MATH
220
Remove PHYS 244
Required in the College of Engineering
Courses Hours
ENGR 100—Orientationa 0a
CME 201—Statics 3
CME 203—Strength of Materials 3
CS 108—Fortran Programming for Engineers 3
ECE 210—Electrical Circuit Analysis 3
IE 201—Financial Engineering 3
IE 341—Ergonomics 3
IE 342—Probability and Statistics for Engineers 3
IE 345—Regression Applications and Forecasting in
Engineering 3
IE 365—Methods Analysis and Work Measurement 4
IE 380—Manufacturing Process Principles 3
IE 396—Senior Design 4
IE 446—Quality Control and Reliability 3
IE 461—Safety Engineering 3
IE 463—Plant Layout and Materials Handling 3
IE 464—Industrial Automation 3
IE 466—Production Planning and Inventory Control 3
IE 467—Industrial Systems Simulation 3
IE 471—Operations Research I 3
IE 472—Operations Research II 3
ME 250—Engineering Graphics and Design 3
ME 205—Introduction to Thermodynamics 3
IE 499 Professional Development Seminar —0
Total Hours—Required in the College of Engineering 65
a ENGR 100 is a one-semester-hour course, but the hour does not
count toward the total hours required for graduation.
Technical Elective
Courses Hours
One course from the list below: 3–4
IE 392—Undergraduate Research (3)
ME 210—Engineering Dynamics (3)
ME 211—Fluid Mechanics I (4)
ME 325—Intermediate Thermodynamics (3)
ME 447—Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (3)
Any IE course at the 400-level not required above (3)
Total Hours—Technical Electives 3–4
Electives outside the Major Rubric
Courses Hours
Electives outside the IE Rubric 3
Total Hours—Electives outside the Major Rubric 3
Free Elective
Courses Hours
Free Elective—One semester hour may be required 0–1
Sample Course Schedule—Industrial
Engineering
Freshman Year
First Semester Hours
MATH 180—Calculus I 5
CHEM 112—General College Chemistry I 5
ENGL 160—Academic Writing I: Writing for Academic and
Public Contexts 3
General Education Core course 3
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ENGR 100—Orientationa 0a
Total Hours 16
a ENGR 100 is one-semester-hour course, but the hour does not
count toward the total hours required for graduation.
Second Semester Hours
MATH 181—Calculus II 5
PHYS 141—General Physics I (Mechanics) 4
ENGL 161—Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and
Research 3
ME 250—Engineering Graphics and Design 3
CS 108—Fortran Programming for Engineering 3
Total Hours 18
Sophomore Year
First Semester Hours
MATH 210—Calculus III 3
PHYS 142—General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)
4
IE 201—Financial Engineering 3
CME 201—Statics 3
General Education Core course 3
Total Hours 16
Second Semester Hours
MATH 220—Introduction to Differential Equations 3
PHYS 244—General Physics III (Modern Physics) 3
CME 203—Strength of Materials 3
ME 205—Introduction to Thermodynamics 3
General Education Core course 3
Replace “PHYS 244-General Physics III (Modern Physics)
3” with “MATH 310--Applied Linear Algebra 3”
f Engineering
Total Hours 15
Junior Year
First Semester Hours
IE 341—Ergonomics I 3
IE 342—Probability and Statistics for Engineers 3
IE 365—Methods Analysis and Work Measurement 4
MGMT 340—Introduction to Organizations 3
General Education Core course 3
Total Hours 16
Second Semester Hours
IE 345—Regression Applications and Forecasting in
Engineering 3
IE 380—Manufacturing Process Principles 3
IE 446—Quality Control and Reliability 3
ECE 210—Electrical Circuit Analysis 3
General Education Core course 3
Total Hours 15
Senior Year
First Semester Hours
IE 461—Safety Engineering 3
IE 464—Industrial Automation 3
IE 467—Industrial Systems Simulation 3
IE 471—Operations Research I 3
Technical elective 3
Free elective 1
Total Hours 16
Second Semester Hours
IE 396—Senior Design 4
IE 463—Plant Layout and Materials Handling 3
IE 466—Production Planning and Inventory Control 3
IE 472—Operations Research II 3
IE 499 Professional Development Seminar —0
Elective outside Major Rubric 3
Total Hours 16
Minor in Industrial Engineering
For the minor, 12 semester hours are required, excluding
prerequisite courses. Students not majoring in Industrial
Engineering who wish to minor in Industrial Engineering
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must complete the following:
Prerequisite Courses—Industrial Engineering Minor
Hours
One of the following courses: 3
CS 101—Introduction to Computing (3)
CS 108—Fortran Programming for Engineers (3)
MATH 180—Calculus I 5
MATH 181—Calculus II 5
MATH 210—Calculus III 3
MATH 220—Introduction to Differential Equations 3
IE 201—Financial Engineering 3
Total Hours—Prerequisite Courses for Industrial
Engineering Minor 22
Required Courses—Minor in Industrial Engineering
Hours
IE 342—Probability and Statistics for Engineers 3
IE 446—Quality Control and Reliability 3
IE 463—Plant Layout and Materials Handling 3
IE 471—Operations Research I 3
Total Hours—Required Courses for Minor in Industrial
Engineering 12
Add “MATH 310 – Applied Linear Algebra 3” after MATH
220 in the list
Change 22 to 25
MATH 310 Applied Linear Algebra
3 hours. Matrices, Gaussian elimination, vector spaces, LU-decomposition, orthogonality, GramSchmidt process, determinants, inner products, eigenvalue problems, applications to differential
equations and Markov processes. Credit is not given for MATH 310 if the student has credit for
MATH 320. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 210.
PHYS 244 General Physics III (Modern Physics)
3 hours. Special theory of relativity. Particle-wave duality. Uncertainty principle; Bohr model;
introduction to quantum mechanics; Schroedinger equation; hydrogen atom; many-electron
atoms. Introduction to nuclear and particle physics. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in PHYS
107 and Grade of C or better in PHYS 108; or Grade of C or better in PHYS 142.
>Delivered-To: hdarabi@tigger.cc.uic.edu
>Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:55:28 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Gyorgy Turan <gyt@uic.edu>
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>To: Houshang Darabi <hdarabi@uic.edu>
>cc: dus@math.uic.edu, Julie Kofod <jkofod@uic.edu>
>Subject: Re: Addition of MATH310 to IE and EM Curriculum --- Please
>Confirm
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>Dear Houshang,
>
>Yes, our department is fine with the proposed changes.
>
>Best regards
>Gyorgy Turan
>MSCS, Associate Head for Insrtruction
Message 1 sent to Professor Hurder, (dus@math.uic.edu) in the Department of Mathematics,
Statistics and Computer Science on 6/25/2008:
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>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:46:21 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Director of Undergraduate Studies <dus@math.uic.edu>
>To: Houshang Darabi <hdarabi@uic.edu>
>cc: dus@math.uic.edu
>Subject: Re: Addition of MATH310 to IE and EM Curriculum --- Please
>Confirm
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>Hi Houshang,
>
>Sorry to be delayed in replying. I am traveling in Europe just now - I
>am writing this from Cologne. But the proposal seems fine to me. I have
>forwarded your email to Professor Turan, who is the Associate Head for
>Instruction, and makes decisions concerning class sizes. I asked him to
>respond also to your email.
>
>Steve Hurder
>
>On Wed, 25 Jun 2008, Houshang Darabi wrote:
>
>>Dear Professor Hurder,
>>
>>On 6/9/2008 I sent you a message regarding the addition of MATH 310 to
>>our Industrial Engineering (IE) curriculum as a required course.
>>As I informed you, the College of Engineering (COE) approved this
>>addition and the case is now ready to go before the SCEP for its final
>>approval. I would also like to inform you that the COE has approved
>>the same course (MATH 310) to be added as a required course to our
>>Engineering Management (EM) curriculum. We expect these additions to
>>increase the number of enrollment in MATH310
>>by15 students per year (on average).
>>
>>Could you please confirm the receipt of this message and let me know
>>whether your unit is fine with these changes? I look forward to
>>hearing from you.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Houshang Darabi
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Statement regarding the removal of PHYS 244:
On August 7th, a meeting took place between representatives of the Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering in the College of Engineering and the Department of Physics in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Both department heads were present. At that meeting, the
reasons for this programmatic revision and the impact of eliminating PHYS 244 from the
curriculum were discussed. While both Departments are interested in exploring how the Physics
Department course offering may serve current or future educational needs of IE students, IE
Department sees it necessary in the interest of serving immediate student needs to initiate the
changes in this proposal. The Physics Department took note of reasons presented by the IE
Department for initiating these changes to their curriculum.
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