M.S. Industrial Engineering, Human Factors Electives

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

with Electives in Human Factors/Ergonomics

IE Electives:
[Traditional Industrial Engineering] [Manufacturing] [Logistics] [Enterprise Engineering]
[Quantitative Methods] [Engineering Management] [Human Factors]

The human factors/ergonomics electives are designed to equip students with the necessary skills and understanding required to function in an environment where the human components of a system is critical to its successful functioning.

Human factors engineering, or ergonomics as it is also called, deals with the interaction between people and all aspects of work. The ultimate goal of Human Factors/Ergonomics is to design work systems such that productivity and efficiency are enhanced while, at the same time, accidents and injuries are minimized/eliminated and the worker’s health is maintained. The strategy is to match job/task demands to workers’ capacities. Emphasis in this concentration is placed on the physical aspects of work. These include studies of the interrelationships between the following: body size and workspace; physical strength and loads to be handled or equipment to be operated; cardiopulmonary fitness and tasks requiring heavy human energy expenditure; upper body/arm characteristics and manual work including handtool design and use; sensory and physiological characteristics (vision, hearing, balance, etc.) and environmental variables (heat, cold, noise, vibration, etc.); and work characteristics and human behavior and interpersonal relationships.

Each student must complete the Industrial Engineering core and nine hours of Industrial Engineering applications. The human factors electives listed or other electives as approved by the graduate advisor are used to complete the 36-hour MSIE program.

Human Factors/ Ergonomics Electives	IE 5314 - SAFETY ENGINEERING: Methods to identify, measure, analyze, and evaluate safety hazards in the workplace. Scientific and managerial methods to prevent or control safety hazards. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
	IE 5326 - INDUSTRIAL BIOMECHANICS: The development and application of biomechanical models of physical work tasks, especially manual materials handling and hard-arm work activities. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
	IE 5331 - INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS: The analysis and design of physical work, workplace, and hand tools using ergonomic principles for enhancing performance, health, and safety. Work refers mainly to whole body and hand-arm activities, while workplace refers to industrial and computerized office environments. Applications focus on people's anthropometric, musculoskeletal and psychological characteristics. Prerequisite:Graduate Standing.
	IE 5335 - ADVANCED OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE ENGINEERING: Interaction of workers with physical environmental agents such as heat, cold, noise, vibration, illumination, radiation, and gravity. The design of work and the workplace to control environmental stresses, and their effects on workers' performance, health and safety. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
	IE 5338 - HUMAN ENGINEERING: Human structural, physiological, psychological, and cognitive capacities and limitations in the workplace, and their effects on the design of work systems to enhance productivity, and maintain health and safety. Prerequisite: IE 3301 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Other HFE Electives	IE 6305 - ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT I: The management of the engineering function in high-technology industry with principal emphasis on the historical development of industrial management principles, decision-making and planning. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
	IE 6306 - ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT II: The management of the engineering function in high-technology industry with principal emphasis on human resources and staffing, directing and leading, and controlling. Prerequisite: IE 6305.
	IE 5350 - GRADUATE DESIGN CAPSTONE: Practicum in Industrial Engineering techniques consisting of professional level experience in a relevant company, agency, or institution. This technical experience is directed by a supervising professor and requires the writing of a professional report. Prerequisite: 24 hours of graduate work in Industrial Engineering.

IE Core	IE 5301 - ADVANCED OPERATIONS RESEARCH: A survey of quantitative methods to develop modeling and decision-making skills. Topics include z-transforms and difference equations, Markov Chains, decision analysis techniques, goal programming, game theory, queuing theory and nonlinear programming. Prerequisites: Both IE 3301 and IE 3315 OR IE 5317 or equivalent.
	IE 5304 - ADVANCED ENGINEERING ECONOMY: Analysis of capital investments in engineering and technical projects. Topics include decision analysis methods, cash flows, revenue requirements, activity-based analysis, multi-attribute decisions, probabilistic analysis and sensitivity/risk analysis. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
	IE 5318 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS: An in-depth study of one predictor variable followed by the matrix approach to multiple linear regression. Topics include estimation, prediction, analysis of variance, residual analysis, transformations, multicollinearity, model selection, weighted least squares, ridge regression, and robust regression. Prerequisite: IE 3301 or IE 5317 or equivalent.
IE Applications (Pick three)	IE 5303 - QUALITY SYSTEMS: Principles and practices of industrial quality control. Topics include the Deming philosophy, process improvements, statistical process control, process capability analysis and product acceptance. Prerequisite: IE 3301, or IE 5317, or equivalent.
	IE 5322 - SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION: An in-depth study of discrete event simulation theory and practice. Optimization and search techniques used in conjunction with simulation experiments are introduced. A commercial simulation software application is used. Prerequisite: IE 5317 or equivalent.
	IE 5329 - PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEMS: The fundamentals of production and inventory control systems. The economic impacts of fluctuating demand, supply availability and production rates are examined. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
	IE 5338 - HUMAN ENGINEERING: Human structural, physiological, psychological, and cognitive capacities and limitations in the workplace, and their effects on the design of work systems to enhance productivity, and maintain health and safety. Prerequisite: IE 3301 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
	IE 5342 - METRICS AND MEASUREMENTS: Work measurement, methods improvements, and performance measurement. A survey of enterprise and management measurement systems is presented. Prerequisite: IE 5317 or equivalent.
	IE 6302 - FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN: Facilities planning through layout design. Product flow, space-activity relationships, personnel requirements, and material handling are considered, as well as receiving, shipping, warehousing, and integration with manufacturing. Facilities planning models are explored. Prerequisite: IE 5317 or equivalent, IE 5301 or concurrent, and IE 5329, or concurrent or equivalent.
Based on prior academic preparation, additional or substitute coursework may be required.