2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 11.6.7http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/24400.htmlPrerequisite: IE 363 or GES 501.Linear programming, duality, postoptimality analysis, decomposition principle, bounded and discrete variables, goalprogramming, and multi-objective programming.IE 483 Computer-Aided Manfacturing. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: DR 125 or DR 133, and ME 383.Introduction and application of several technologies used in computer-aided design/manufacturing includingcomputer-aided design, solid modeling, rapid prototyping, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, machiningprocess optimization, NC programming CNC machines, software-based product and process design in machining.IE 485 Systems Design II. (1-6) Three hours.Prerequisite: IE 463.Corequisite: IE 467, IE 364, or IE 461.Continuation of IE 463 Systems Design I, with emphasis on designing and implementing solutions to actual industrialproblems. Students learn to function as team members to solve problems in manufacturing and service systems.IE 491:492 Special Problems (Area). One to six hours.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Special topics courses designed to study in depth one or more topics related to industrial engineering. Credit awardedis based on the amount of work undertaken.IE 498 Honors Research Project. (3-0) Three hoursPrerequisites: None.Course provides an opportunity for students in the Industrial Engineering Program to conduct in-depth independentstudy in a research topic of their choosing.IE 499 Honors Design Project. (3-0) Three hours.Course provides an opportunity for students in the Industrial Engineering Program to conduct in-depth independentstudy in a design topic of their choosing.IE 502 Work Design and Human Performance. (2-2) Three hours.Corequisite: GES 500 or equivalent. Not open to students who have earned credit for IE 402 or IE 351.Design and evaluation of human-machine systems and working environments to optimize human productivity andperformance, with emphasis on the industrial environment.IE 515 Advanced Engineering Economics. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: IE 203 or CE 366, and either GES 255, GES 400, or GES 500. Not open to students who have earnedcredit for IE 415.Capital budgeting, decision making under risk and uncertainty, utility theory, cost estimation, and design of financialcontrol through management simulation.IE 517 Project Management. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: IE 203 or CE 366, and GES 255. Not open to students who have earned credit for IE 417.This is an engineering management course designed to introduce students to the functions of project engineers andmanagers. It details the processes of planning and controlling project scope, time, and cost.IE 518 Engineering Management. (3-0) Three hours. Same as GES 518.Prerequisite: IE 203 or CE 366. Not open to students who have earned credit for IE 418.An introduction to management principles and the management functions of planning, organizing, motivating, andcontrolling. Management of research, design, manufacturing, and quality will be studied.IE 520 Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing Systems. (3-9) Three hours.Prerequisite: GES 257 or equivalent.The course covers the basic concepts in fuzzy set theory, fuzzy logic, and approximate reasoning. Relation betweenfuzzy set theory, probability theory, and possibility is discussed. Applications of fuzzy set theory in manufacturingsystems are outlined.IE 521 Reliability, Maintainability, and Total Productive Maintenance. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: GES 255 or GES 500. Not open to students who have earned credit for IE 421.Measures and methods of reliability engineering, maintainability engineering, and total productive maintenance, asused in the system design process.IE 522 Quality Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: GES 257 or GES 400/500.Introduction to Taguchi methods, including loss function, orthogonal arrays, and parameter design experiments; alsothe role of Taguchi methods in quality function deployment (QFD) process.IE 525 Statistical Quality Control. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: GES 255 or GES 500. Not open to students who have earned credit for IE 425.Use of statistical tools and techniques in the control of quality of manufactured products. Shewhart control charts;