TITLE: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COURSE DESIGN
Starting in 2012, the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA and the University of Technology,
Baghdad, Iraq have developed a linkage. One of the primary goals of this linkage is to help University of Technology faculty and instructors develop and offer an Industrial Engineering course for undergraduate students from other engineering programs. Industrial Engineering is an essential course for engineering education as it provides students the knowledge on topics such as linear programming, project management, network models, inventory control problems, production and productivity in manufacturing systems, industrial safety and cost accounting, etc.
You are receiving this survey because you are affiliated with the University of Technology, Baghdad either as an instructor/teacher or a student. The purpose of this survey is to collect your feedback and current knowledge on Industrial Engineering topics and the needs of your program to better assist in designing an Industrial Engineering course.
Participating in this study is completely voluntary. By completing the survey and submitting your responses, you are implying consent to participate in this research. All of your responses are anonymous and confidential; they will be viewed only by the linkage research team. Your answers will not be linked to your name or any other information that can identify you. The entire survey should take less than 15-
20 minutes to complete.
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SURVEY FOR INSTRUCTORS
1- What is your current primary program/branch/department at the University of Technology? (choose one)

Production and Metallurgy o Industrial Engineering o Production Engineering o Metallurgical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering o Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering o Automobiles Engineering o Aircraft Engineering o General Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering o Unit Operation of Chemical Industry o Petroleum Refinery Engineering and Gas Technology of Chemical Industry

Material Engineering

Laser and Optoelectronics o Laser Engineering o Optoelectronic Engineering

Computer Engineering and Information Technology o Software o Information Technology

Control and System Engineering o Control Engineering o Computer Engineering o Mechatronics Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering o Electrical Engineering o Electronic and Communication Engineering

Building and Construction o Construction Engineering and Management o Structure Engineering o Dams and Water Resources o Highway and Bridge Engineering o Sanitary and Environmental Engineering

Architectural Engineering

Applied Science o Laser Physics o Material Science o Applied Mathematics o Applied Physics

Other (please specify) ____________
2- Please list the departments/programs, which you received your degrees from. o Ph.D. in … o M.S. in … o B.S. in … o Other (please specify) __________________
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3- List the undergraduate courses you taught in the past 5 years.
4- List the graduate courses you taught in the past 5 years.
5- What percentage of your time in your current position do you spend teaching graduate or undergraduate students? o 0-25% o 26-50% o 51-75% o 76-100%
6- Which of the following subfields are closest to your interest areas? (you can select more than one) o Operations Research/Optimization o Human Factors/ Ergonomics o Statistics o Quality Control o Industrial Engineering o Logistics o Manufacturing Systems o Simulation o Other (please specify): ____________
7- Are you interested in teaching an undergraduate course on Industrial Engineering to students from other engineering programs? (Yes, No, Maybe)
If no, why not?
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8- Are the following topics covered in the current undergraduate curriculum of your program? (Yes, No,
I don’t know)
Topics
Yes No
Don't
Know
Introduction to Industrial Engineering
The Scope of Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Process
Production and Productivity
Computing Productivity
Productivity Improvement
Plant Location and Plant Layout
Cost Analysis and Break Even Point Analysis
Linear Programming (LP) models
Solving Linear Programming Problems
Graphical Solution to LP and Simplex Method
Assignment Problems
Solving Assignment Problems
Transportation Model
Solving Transportation Models: Northwest Corner Method,
Least Cost Method, Vogel's Approximation Method
Improving the Solution; Steeping Stone Method
Project Management (PM)
Planning and Scheduling with Gantt charts, CPM
Planning and Scheduling with PERT
Network Models
Minimal Spanning Tree, Maximal Flow, Shortest Route
Maintenance and Replacement
Reliability
Inventory Control; EOQ, ROP
Work study (Method Study and Time Study)
Quality Control Charts
Acceptance Sampling
Applications
ISO and TQM
Industrial Safety
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9- Select five topics that you think must be taught in an undergraduate level Industrial Engineering course.
Topics Yes
Introduction to Industrial Engineering
The Scope of Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Process
Production and Productivity
Computing Productivity
Productivity Improvement
Plant Location and Plant Layout
Cost Analysis and Break Even Point Analysis
Linear Programming (LP) models
Solving Linear Programming Problems
Graphical Solution to LP and Simplex Method
Assignment Problems
Solving Assignment Problems
Transportation Model
Solving Transportation Models: Northwest Corner Method, Least
Cost Method, Vogel's Approximation Method
Improving the Solution; Steeping Stone Method
Project Management (PM)
Planning and Scheduling with Gantt charts, CPM
Planning and Scheduling with PERT
Network Models
Minimal Spanning Tree, Maximal Flow, Shortest Route
Maintenance and Replacement
Reliability
Inventory Control; EOQ, ROP
Work study (Method Study and Time Study)
Quality Control Charts
Acceptance Sampling
Applications
ISO and TQM
Industrial Safety
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10- Select five topics that you think all engineering students must learn in their undergraduate programs.
Topics Yes
Introduction to Industrial Engineering
The Scope of Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Process
Production and Productivity
Computing Productivity
Productivity Improvement
Plant Location and Plant Layout
Cost Analysis and Break Even Point Analysis
Linear Programming (LP) models
Solving Linear Programming Problems
Graphical Solution to LP and Simplex Method
Assignment Problems
Solving Assignment Problems
Transportation Model
Solving Transportation Models: Northwest Corner Method, Least
Cost Method, Vogel's Approximation Method
Improving the Solution; Steeping Stone Method
Project Management (PM)
Planning and Scheduling with Gantt charts, CPM
Planning and Scheduling with PERT
Network Models
Minimal Spanning Tree, Maximal Flow, Shortest Route
Maintenance and Replacement
Reliability
Inventory Control; EOQ, ROP
Work study (Method Study and Time Study)
Quality Control Charts
Acceptance Sampling
Applications
ISO and TQM
Industrial Safety
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11- Rate your knowledge on the following topics (1-Expert, 2- Very good, 3-Average, 4- Below Average
5- Not much)
Topics 1 2 3 4 5
Introduction to Industrial Engineering
The Scope of Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Process
Production and Productivity
Computing Productivity
Productivity Improvement
Plant Location and Plant Layout
Cost Analysis and Break Even Point Analysis
Linear Programming (LP) models
Solving Linear Programming Problems
Graphical Solution to LP and Simplex Method
Assignment Problems
Solving Assignment Problems
Transportation Model
Solving Transportation Models: Northwest Corner Method, Least Cost
Method, Vogel's Approximation Method
Improving the Solution; Steeping Stone Method
Project Management (PM)
Planning and Scheduling with Gantt charts, CPM
Planning and Scheduling with PERT
Network Models
Minimal Spanning Tree, Maximal Flow, Shortest Route
Maintenance and Replacement
Reliability
Inventory Control; EOQ, ROP
Work study (Method Study and Time Study)
Quality Control Charts
Acceptance Sampling
Applications
ISO and TQM
Industrial Safety
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12- Assume that you are asked to design/teach a course in Industrial Engineering. Which of the following statements reflect your view the best: o I prefer preparing all the teaching material myself. o I prefer having the syllabus as a starting point. o I would need as much material as possible such as lecture notes, homework problems, solutions etc. o I already have all the teaching material for such a course, I don’t need anything
13- Rate the interest that undergraduate students in the college of engineering would show for learning
Industrial Engineering topics (1- Very interested 2- Interested 3- Average 4- Not much interested 5- No interest at all, N/A)
14- Rate the interest that faculty in the college of engineering would show for teaching Industrial
Engineering topics (1- Very interested 2- Interested 3- Average 4- Not much interested 5- No interest at all, N/A)
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SURVEY FOR STUDENTS
1- What is your current primary program/branch/department at the University of Technology? (choose one)

Production and Metallurgy o Industrial Engineering o Production Engineering o Metallurgical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering o Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering o Automobiles Engineering o Aircraft Engineering o General Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering o Unit Operation of Chemical Industry o Petroleum Refinery Engineering and Gas Technology of Chemical Industry

Material Engineering

Laser and Optoelectronics o Laser Engineering o Optoelectronic Engineering

Computer Engineering and Information Technology o Software o Information Technology

Control and System Engineering o Control Engineering o Computer Engineering o Mechatronics Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering o Electrical Engineering o Electronic and Communication Engineering

Building and Construction o Construction Engineering and Management o Structure Engineering o Dams and Water Resources o Highway and Bridge Engineering o Sanitary and Environmental Engineering

Architectural Engineering

Applied Science o Laser Physics o Material Science o Applied Mathematics o Applied Physics

Other (please specify) ____________
2- What is the highest degree you are planning to complete in the future? o M.S. in … o Ph.D. in … o Other (please specify) __________________
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3- Which of the following subfields of IE you are interested in the most? (you can select more than one) o Operations Research/Optimization o Human Factors/ Ergonomics o Statistics o Quality Control o Industrial Engineering o Logistics o Manufacturing Systems o Simulation o Other (please specify): ____________
4- Are you interested in taking an undergraduate course on Industrial Engineering? (Yes, No, Maybe) If no, why not?
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5- Are the following topics covered in the current undergraduate curriculum of your program? (Yes, No,
I don’t know)
Topics Yes No Don't know
Introduction to Industrial Engineering
The Scope of Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Process
Production and Productivity
Computing Productivity
Productivity Improvement
Plant Location and Plant Layout
Cost Analysis and Break Even Point Analysis
Linear Programming (LP) models
Solving Linear Programming Problems
Graphical Solution to LP and Simplex Method
Assignment Problems
Solving Assignment Problems
Transportation Model
Solving Transportation Models: Northwest Corner Method, Least
Cost Method, Vogel's Approximation Method
Improving the Solution; Steeping Stone Method
Project Management (PM)
Planning and Scheduling with Gantt charts, CPM
Planning and Scheduling with PERT
Network Models
Minimal Spanning Tree, Maximal Flow, Shortest Route
Maintenance and Replacement
Reliability
Inventory Control; EOQ, ROP
Work study (Method Study and Time Study)
Quality Control Charts
Acceptance Sampling
Applications
ISO and TQM
Industrial Safety
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6- Select five topics that you think all engineering students must learn in their degree programs.
Topics Yes
Introduction to Industrial Engineering
The Scope of Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Process
Production and Productivity
Computing Productivity
Productivity Improvement
Plant Location and Plant Layout
Cost Analysis and Break Even Point Analysis
Linear Programming (LP) models
Solving Linear Programming Problems
Graphical Solution to LP and Simplex Method
Assignment Problems
Solving Assignment Problems
Transportation Model
Solving Transportation Models: Northwest Corner Method, Least Cost Method,
Vogel's Approximation Method
Improving the Solution; Steeping Stone Method
Project Management (PM)
Planning and Scheduling with Gantt charts, CPM
Planning and Scheduling with PERT
Network Models
Minimal Spanning Tree, Maximal Flow, Shortest Route
Maintenance and Replacement
Reliability
Inventory Control; EOQ, ROP
Work study (Method Study and Time Study)
Quality Control Charts
Acceptance Sampling
Applications
ISO and TQM
Industrial Safety
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7- Rate your knowledge on the following topics (1-Expert, 2- Very good, 3-Average, 4- Below Average
5- Not much)
Topics 1 2 3 4 5
Introduction to Industrial Engineering
The Scope of Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Process
Production and Productivity
Computing Productivity
Productivity Improvement
Plant Location and Plant Layout
Cost Analysis and Break Even Point Analysis
Linear Programming (LP) models
Solving Linear Programming Problems
Graphical Solution to LP and Simplex Method
Assignment Problems
Solving Assignment Problems
Transportation Model
Solving Transportation Models: Northwest Corner Method, Least
Cost Method, Vogel's Approximation Method
Improving the Solution; Steeping Stone Method
Project Management (PM)
Planning and Scheduling with Gantt charts, CPM
Planning and Scheduling with PERT
Network Models
Minimal Spanning Tree, Maximal Flow, Shortest Route
Maintenance and Replacement
Reliability
Inventory Control; EOQ, ROP
Work study (Method Study and Time Study)
Quality Control Charts
Acceptance Sampling
Applications
ISO and TQM
Industrial Safety
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8- Which of the following statements reflects your view the best: o I don’t know what I want to do when I graduate o I want to find a job in an industrial company after graduation o I want stay at school and get a higher degree after graduation o I want to become a university professor after graduation
9- Which of the following statements reflect your views (you can select more than one): o Industrial Engineering topics are very critical for my career plans in the future o Industrial Engineering topics are useful to learn but not very critical for my career plans o Industrial Engineering topics are not important at all to find a job in the future o I don’t know how learning Industrial Engineering topics would help me in the future.
10- Rate the interest that undergraduate students in the college of engineering would show for learning
Industrial Engineering topics (1- Very interested 2- Interested 3- Average 4- Not much interested 5- No interest at all, N/A).
11- Write your comments on why (or why not) an Industrial Engineering course should (not) be offered in your program.
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