Courses
All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.
532 Network Optimization
Introduction to use of network optimization in IE/OR. Algorithm design and analysis, including: shortest path problems, minimum spanning trees, matching, optimal assignment, maximum flow, the traveling salesman problem, the Chinese postman problem, others. Numerous engineering applications stressed throughout. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 379 or equivalent.
544 Layout and Design
To examine the fundamental relationships between the organization of the workplace, the flow of people, materials, parts and information, and the optimal performance of these system components. Manufacturing and service organizations require that undergraduates of the IE curriculum be grounded in the fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques for planning, design, and analysis of the physical environment and configuration of systems along with the ability to evaluate the dynamic interchanges which interrelates the system components.
551 Thermal Environmental Engineering
Senior design course on energy use in buildings. Psychometrics, comfort conditions, heating and cooling loads for buildings. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment design and selection. Energy recovery and conservation methods.
562 Power Systems Design
Energy sources and power systems used by industry and utilities to produce electricity, mechanical power, process heating and cooling examined for energy efficiency and economic feasibility. Analysis and design of thermal systems and specific components considered. Prerequisites: M&I-ENG 340 and 354.
565 Operations Research Health Care
This course will cover operations research and systems engineering methods and their applications in healthcare delivery and medical decision making. The use of these methods for healthcare has recently become an active and growing area of research in diverse contexts such as organ transplant decisions, evaluation of cost effectiveness of preventive screening, scheduling of healthcare services, patient access management, and the coordination of resources for elective and emergency services. The methods introduced in class for modeling such contexts include linear and integer programming, stochastic optimization, Markov decision processes, and discrete event simulation. Policy implications will also be discussed. The course will be delivered in lecture format. Students will work on a set of healthcare modeling projects during the semester.
570 Solar Energy Conversion
Review of engineering principles of solar energy conversion including collection techniques, thermal and direct conversion, system performance prediction, and selected topics. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 354.
571 Physical and Chemical Processing of Materials
The course aims at a comprehensive introduction to the physical and chemical processes involved in the design and manufacturing of materials used in current materials engineering technologies, including modern device fabrication technologies. The course will offer a broad review of kinetic processes in engineering materials that control the materials' structural and chemical characteristics in relation to material properties. Emphasis also is placed on specific materials processing methods that are utilized in the production of complex heterogeneous materials microstructures and nanostructures, which are typical of both traditional and modern materials engineering technologies. The course will provide students with the necessary background for understanding and addressing materials processing, design and development problems that are important in materials engineering and for following the relevant science & engineering literature. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 201.
573 Engineering of Windpower Systems
Engineering aspects of windpower systems including aerodynamic analysis, mechanical design, support structure design, wind field analysis, system concepts and analysis, and economics. Prerequisites: M&I-ENG 340.
574 Advanced Energy Conservation
An advanced course in building thermal-fluid systems and industrial process energy analysis. Detailed analysis utilizing computer simulation, economic analysis, and energy conservation. Prerequisites: M&I-ENG 340 and 354.
579 Advanced Materials Engineering
The course aims at a comprehensive introduction to the synthesis, processing, and physical properties of nonmetallic engineering materials (ceramic, composites, semiconductors, and dielectrics) for advanced applications in materials engineering and device/component fabrication. A broad review of the applications, structural characteristics, processing methods, and physical properties will be given of ceramic, composite, and electronic materials. Emphasis also is placed on understanding the design and properties of nonconventional material structures that are utilized in advanced engineering applications. The course will provide students with the necessary background for understanding and addressing synthesis, processing, design, and development problems that are important in engineering ceramic, composite, and electronic materials and for following the relevant science & engineering literature. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 201
586/SOM 752 Quantitative Decision Making
Survey in operations research. Introduction to models and procedures for quantitative analyses of decision problems. Topics include linear programming and extensions, integer programming, dynamic programming, Markov processes, and queuing models. Required for IE/OR graduate students who lack operations research exposure. Prerequisites: MATH 235 or equivalent and prior or concurrent course in probability and statistics.
587 Industrial Psychology
Lecture, case studies. Problems created by human aspects in the industrial environment from the workplace through management. Topics such as selection, training and evaluation of employees, organizational factors of motivation, job satisfaction, effective leadership, and the structure of the organization, and design of the work environments as it affects productivity, safety, and individual worker satisfaction. Prerequisites: at least one prior course in the behavioral sciences and/or more than a year of management experience.
601 Advanced Thermodynamics I
Review of classical thermodynamics and conventional energy conversion systems. Introduction to kinetic theory of gases, and statistical thermodynamics. Selected topics in chemical thermodynamics.
603 Advanced Numerical Analysis
Numerical methods of solving problems in engineering analysis. Topics include interpolation polynomials, numerical integration and differential equations, multiple regression and correlation, roots of equations and solution of simultaneous equations and numerical solution of partial differential equations. Prerequisites: undergraduate calculus and differential equations.
604 Computational Fluid Dynamics
Topics in solving the Navier-Stokes equations using modern computational methods, such as Marker-in Cell, collocated meshes, boundary fitted meshes with transformation, finite volume methods, and special numerical methods for compressible flow. Numerical techniques of adding numerical viscosity, shock capturing, and adaptive mesh resolution. Prerequisites: M&I-ENG 603 and 607 or equivalent.
605 Finite Element Analysis
The underlying mathematical theory behind the finite element method and its application to the solution of problems from solid mechanics. Includes a term project involving the application of the finite element method to a realistic and sufficiently complex engineering problem selected by the student and approved by the instructor; requires the use of a commercial finite element code. Strong background in linear algebra and calculus recommended.
607 Advanced Fluid Dynamics I
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics including kinematics, the stress tensor, and basic equations. Inviscid flow and wave motion, advanced control volume analysis, including non-inertial reference frames. One-dimensional gas dynamics, shock waves, rarefaction and acoustic waves. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 340 or equivalent.
609 Mechanical Properties of Materials
Principles of mechanical behavior and failure of metals, polymers, and ceramics. Analysis of problems in design of structural materials that must meet certain strength and performance criteria. Emphasis on the engineering significance and use of various experimentally measured properties such as fatigue life, critical stress intensity factor, relaxation modulus, creep rupture life, and crack growth rate.
616 Engineering Design Optimization
Optimization in design. Methods of optimization; numerical and variational, linear and nonlinear. Advantages, disadvantages, restrictions, and use of various methods.
620 Linear Programming
Theory and application of linear programming. Includes formulation of linear programming models, simplex, revised simplex and dual simplex algorithms, duality, parametric procedures, interpretation of results, and the decomposition principle. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
630 Advanced Solid Mechanics
Unified treatment of the analysis of solids. Consideration of continuity, mechanical energy, stress and strain. Application to elasticity, thermoelasticity, and plasticity.
641 Advanced Vibrations
Vibration of discrete systems with many degrees of freedom, normal modes and frequencies, approximate methods. Introducation to nonlinear vibrations. Nonlinearities in inertia, damping, restoring forces, etc. Singular points and stability, including approximate methods of solution. Liapunov's method. Prerequisite: M&I-Eng 640 or 385.
642 Advanced Design of Feedback Systems
Advanced analysis and design of robust, linear, time-invariant feedback systems. Topics include frequency domain analysis, complex plane and Nichols charts, frequency domain stability criteria, design of classical lead/lag controllers, correlation between time response and frequency response, uncertainty descriptions, single-loop linear continuous-time systems, cascaded-loop linear continuous-time systems, multi-loop linear continuous-time systems, and discrete-time systems. Prerequisites: undergraduate control course and consent of instructor.
643 Mechatronic Systems Design
Mechatronics as the synergistic integration of mechanical design, electronics design, controls, and embedded programming throughout the product and process design, with the aim to optimize the final design output. Mechatronic product design, with a focus on integrating the various engineering disciplines into electromechanical systems. Students work in teams on mechatronic design projects using a microcontroller development system.
644 Applied Data Analysis and Modeling
The basics of data acquisition and analysis, pattern classification, system identification, neural network modeling, and fuzzy systems. Essential to students whose thesis projects involve experimentation and data analysis.
645 Project Budgeting and Finance for Engineers
This course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of basic accounting and finance, focusing on their application to managing engineering projects and organizations. Key topics covered include basic accounting terminology and methods, financial statements and how to interpret them, sources of finance availabe to businesses, engineering project accounting and finance, and personal and corporate financing basics.
651 Advanced Production Planning and Control
Quantitative approach to modeling and analysis in inventory systems, aggregate planning, flexible manufacturing and flexible assembly, scheduling, sequencing and forecasting. Emphasis on computer-aided production planning techniques. Prerequisites: M&I-ENG 379, 477, and 520.
655 Quality Control & Reliability I
Statistical quality control: discrete and continuous probability models, hypothesis testing, Chi-square goodness of fit tests, multivariate distributions, and order statistics. Topics in quality control include: Deming philosophy of modern management, acceptance sampling, and statistical control charts.
657 Human Factors Design Engineering
Emphasis on topics from engineering psychology and research in human performance. Lectures and readings from the literature explore current theories and research relevant to human performance. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 460 or consent of instructor.
658 Connections in Medicine, Biology and Engineering
Students will learn fundamental principles of molecular biology and fluid dynamics as they relate to human physiology and disease, with a focus on the cardiovascular, lymphatic and pulmonary systems. The relationship between the forces applied by the blood to blood vessels and heart, lymph to lymphatic vessels and air to pulmonary airways are explored via formal lectures and journal article discussions. The course will also cover various experimental systems used to quantify cell response to forces. Students will be introduced to concepts of scientific writing. Graduate students conduct in-depth research in one of the topics covered during the semester and lead one of the 75 minute lectures. Undergraduate students write an abbreviated grant proposal, while graduate students write a full NIH R-21 style grant proposal.
664 Engineering Leadership and Entrepreneurship
This course prepares engineers to be leaders in organizations of varying size by simulating the planning, decision making, and communication needed to take an idea from germination to execution and delivery, scaling a team from a few people to a 200 person organization. You will be the VP of Engineering in your own startup where you will pitch the idea, develop it, plan the resources needed to deliver it, hire a team, and manage the organization. You will learn entrepreneurial skills needed to harness innovation and discover customer needs, and the leadership skills needed to hire and manage an organization as it grows. You will learn the skills for effective and appropriate communications as you progress through the leadership pipeline.
670 Technical Project Management
This course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of managing engineering and technical projects. Covered topics align with the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) developed by the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) and include five major project management process groups: initiation, project planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. A particular focus of this course will be equipping the student with the important nontechnical skills (i.e., soft skills) needed in leading projects and project teams.
673 Wind Turbine Design
This class focuses on the design and analysis of wind turbines. This is accomplished via a semester long wind turbine design project, which utilizes modern wind turbine design and analysis codes, including those of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, such as TurbSim, Aerodyn, BModes and FAST as well as ancillary codes written in Excel, VBA or Matlab. Students will learn about the theory behind these codes as well as how to develop the input files, run the codes and analyze the results. A technology review assignment will also be required for students to acquaint themselves with one particular technology in detail.
674 Offshore Wind Energy Systems
Students will become experts in offshore wind energy systems, including the technical aspects and the social, environmental, and economic issues.
684 Stochastic Processes in IE 1
Introduction to the theory of stochastic processes with emphasis on Markov chains, Poisson processes, markovian queues and networks, and computational techniques in Jackson networks. Applications include stochastic models of production systems, reliability and maintenance, and inventory control. Prerequisites: M&I-Eng 271, 520, or equivalent.
686X Multi Criteria Decision Making
One of the most important, exciting and influential topics in Industrial and Systems Engineering has emerged as the field of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). Both from the theoretical and practical perspective, MCDM influences all aspects of engineering design and analysis. We will survey and examine in some detail the following issues, topics, and algorithmic techniques of MCDM: Values, Objectives, Attributes and Criteria; Elementary Decision Analysis/Decision Trees; Deterministic and Expected Utility Theory; Vector Optimization Theory; Multi-Attribute Value Systems; Attribute Ranking Methods; Solution Generating Methods; Global Preference Methods; Goal Programming Methods; Interactive Trade-Off Methods; and Group Decision Making Methods.
697Q Logistics
A variety of issues that arise in the design and management of production/distribution systems, which typically consist of multiple plants, warehouses, and retailers or stores. Focus on the case of a sole owner with complete information whose objective is to minimize system-wide production, inventory, and transportation costs. Brief discussion of the case in which different firms own portions of the supply chain and the subsequent complications.
699 Masters Thesis
Credit, 6-9
701 Advanced Thermodynamics II
Theory of advanced, direct, and indirect energy conversion systems. Thermodynamic cycle optimization methods. Irreversible thermodynamics as applied to steady state energy conversion systems. Direct energy conversion systems include MHD, fuel cells, thermoelectric, thermionic, and other current systems. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 601 or equivalent.
706 Advanced Heat Transfer II
Adanced topics in convective heat and mass transfer. Application to laminar and turbulent, internal and external convective heat and mass transfer problems such as evaporation, boiling, condensation, chemical reactions and radiation heat transfer effects. Prerequisites: M&I-ENG 606 and 607 or equivalent.
707 Viscous Fluids
Exact solutions to Navier-Stokes flow and laminar boundary layer flow. Introduction to transition and turbulent boundary layers, and turbulence modeling. Boundary layer stability analysis using pertubation methods. Prerequisite: M&I-ENG 607 or equivalent.
724 Nonlinear & Dynamic Programming
Theory and methods required to solve nonlinear problems: Kuhn-Tucker theory, quadratic, separable and geometric programming gradient techniques, and dynamic programming. Methods of stochastic programming surveyed. Formulations and applications stressed, case examples presented. Prerequisite: M&I-Eng 620.
754 Engineering Economic Decision Making
Integrated treatment of elements of engineering economy, economics, accounting, and finance and operations research to provide a unified background for economic decision making. Prerequisite: background in economics, engineering, elementary probability theory, and undergraduate economics.
760 Advanced Mechanical Engineering System Design
The product realization process. Engineering design problem types. Critical review of the literature in engineering design theory and methodology. The guided iteration problem solving methodology—problem formulation, generation of alternatives, evaluation, and guided redesign—applied to conceptual, configuration, and parametric design problems. Term project to practice guided iteration methods and to introduce mechatronic systems.
794 Seminar
Presentation of current research activities and literature by faculty, graduate students, and outside visitors. Credit, 1 ea sem.
821 Turbulence
A unified development of the conservation laws governing turbulent flow, addressed to mechanical, aerospace, chemical, and civil engineers. Application to internal flows and atmospheric flows.
899 Doctoral Dissertation
Credit, 18.