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ABSTRACT
This paper reports on the development of an engineering curriculum for a new industrial engineering programme at a medium-sized private university in the northeast United States. A systems engineering process has been followed to design and develop the new curriculum. Considering the programme curriculum as a system, first the stakeholders have been identified, and some preliminary analysis on their needs and requirements has been conducted. Following that, the phases of conceptual design, preliminary design, and detailed design have been pursued during which different levels of validation, assessment, and evaluation processes have been utilised. In addition, a curriculum assessment and continuous improvement process have been developed to assess the curriculum and the courses frequently. The resulting curriculum is flexible, allowing the pursuit of accelerated graduate programmes, a second major, various minor options, and study-abroad; relevant, tailored to the needs of industry partners in the vicinity; and practical, providing hands-on education, resulting in employment-ready graduates.
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Notes on contributors
Nebil Buyurgan is an Associate Professor of Technology and Construction Management at Missouri State University. He earned his B.S. degree (Industrial Engineering, 1998) from Istanbul Technical University, M.S. (Engineering Management, 2000) from University of Missouri – Rolla, and Ph.D. (Engineering Management, 2004) from University of Missouri – Rolla. His interests are in supply chain management, humanitarian and healthcare logistics, healthcare/medical informatics, and data standards.
Corey Kiassat is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University and has a BASc and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has an MBA in Marketing and International Business from York University. Corey is a Professional Engineer and has 11 years of industry experience in manufacturing engineering and operations management with General Motors in USA and Canada. He has also been a co-founder of a start-up company in personalized preventive health care. Corey is passionate about pedagogical research and engineering education. His technical research lies at the interface of Operations Research and Human Factors.