DAEN 210 Uncertainty Modeling
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Models and methods for exploration of data based on probability and statistics; random variables, expectation, data collection, distribution fitting, goodness of fit tests, point estimates and interval estimates and central limit theorem.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better STAT 211.
DAEN 300 Data Engineering Coding Experience I
Credit 1.
0 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
Application of computational tools to model and solve data engineering problems primarily involving machine learning and optimization techniques.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in DAEN 211 or ECEN 360; concurrent enrollment in DAEN 321 and DAEN 331; junior or senior classification.
DAEN 301 Data Engineering Coding Experience II
Credit 1.
0 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
Application of computational tools to model and solve data engineering problems involving stochastic systems, reinforcement learning, ensemble learning and data visualization.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in DAEN 300; concurrent enrollment in ISEN 413, DAEN 323, and DAEN 328; junior or senior classification.
DAEN 321 Quantitative Models for Statistical and Machine Learning
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles of parameter estimation, confidence interval, p-values, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, model building, multiple regression, ANOVA, statistical quality control, Shewhart charts, CUSUM, EWMA, and residual-based control charts.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better DAEN 210; junior senior classification.
DAEN 323 Statistical Learning and Decisions
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Stochastic systems components; stochastic process models using Markov chains; Markov-decision processes; use of multi-armed bandit problems; exploration and exploitation; reinforcement learning; Bayesian updates; ensemble learning with bagging, boosting and stacking.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in DAEN 321; junior or senior classification.
DAEN 328 Data Engineering for Humans
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Human considerations and constraints for data engineering, including human factors of data visualization; data processing and analysis of human physiological, psychological and performance data; the role of human biases in model development, analysis and interpretation; human factors of interactions with machine learning-based artificial intelligence tools in complex systems such as healthcare, manufacturing and transportation.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ISEN 413; junior senior classification.
DAEN 331 Optimization of Analytics
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Mathematical optimization algorithms with applications to data analytics; primary topics include convexity, gradient and subgradient methods and their variants, Newton’s and quasi-Newton methods, Frank-Wolfe, duality, derivative-free optimization.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MATH 251; grade of C or better in MATH 304 or MATH 323.
DAEN 399 Professional Development
Credits 0.
0 Lecture Hours.
Participation in an approved high-impact learning practice; reflection on professional outcomes from the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Engineering Body of Knowledge; documentation and self-assessment of learning experience at mid-curriculum point. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
DAEN 400 Case Studies in Data Engineering
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Exploration of a set of diverse case studies; application of analytical and computational tools to model and develop solutions to open ended problems from different application areas; development of writing capabilities through the writing of case study reports.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better DAEN 301.
DAEN 410 Optimization Algorithms for Data Engineering
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
. Development of optimization skills for solving problems faced in data engineering; introduction to quantitative solution of optimization problems; exploration of branch and bound, and other IP techniques; methodologies for network flow algorithms, dynamic programming, and nonlinear optimization algorithms, and their applications in data engineering problems.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in DAEN 331; junior or senior classification.
DAEN 420 Smart Manufacturing
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Hands-on learning experiences of sensing, measurement and elementary prognostic technologies for modern manufacturing operations; introduction to the emerging challenges and opportunities for harnessing information to substantially improve quality assurance, process design and discovery resulting from advances in sensors, machine tool and plant-floor and a range of system-wide sensor technologies.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better DAEN 321 and ISEN 413; junior or senior classification.
DAEN 427/ISEN 427 Decision and Risk Analysis
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Overview of the state of the art in descriptive and prescriptive theories of decision making under uncertainty with emphasis on the ways in which human decisions depart from normative models of rationality; analytical foundations stemming from several disciplines, economics, psychology, management science; application in engineering systems will be considered.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ISEN 310, DAEN 321, or STAT 212.
Cross Listing: ISEN 427/DAEN 427.
DAEN 429 Data Analytics II
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Deep learning, including basic machine learning, supervised learning, logistic regression, loss functions, neural networks, optimization, error back-propagation, regularization and generalization, convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks, attention models, applications to natural language processing and computer vision.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ISEN 413, DAEN 323, and DAEN 301; junior or senior classification.
DAEN 430 Forecasting Using Machine-Learning Approaches
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Forecasting principles and methods, including point and interval forecasts; accuracy; statistical methods in the context of forecasting, including exponential smoothing and Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA), exogenous variables, seasonality and trends; tree-based models for predictions, prophet models, probabilistic forecasts and predictive and prescriptive analytics.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in DAEN 321 and ISEN 413; junior or senior classification.
DAEN 459 Capstone Senior Design Planning
Credits 2.
1 Lecture Hour.
3 Lab Hours.
First in a two-course sequence for the capstone senior design experience; formation of a senior design team, visitation with the team sponsor, preparation of the groundwork for the project, preparation of the project charter and collection or acquisition of initial set of data; provision of instructions on different aspects of capstone design, including ethics, design constraints, applicable standards, project management, report writing specifications and requirements, and oral and visual presentations.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in DAEN 301; concurrent enrollment in DAEN 400, ISEN 427/DAEN 427, and DAEN 429.
DAEN 460 Capstone Senior Design
Credits 3.
1 Lecture Hour.
6 Lab Hours.
Second course in a two-course sequence for the capstone senior design experience; continuation of work on the senior design project in teams; data collection, analysis, application of data engineering methods and tools and development of recommendations considering design constraints, evaluation of alternative design, and application of relevant standards; engagement in oral presentations and creation of the project report, with relevant feedback provided during the semester.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in DAEN 459.
DAEN 489 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
0 Lecture Hours.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of data engineering. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification; approval of instructor.
ISEN 101 Introduction to Industrial Engineering
Credit 1.
1 Lecture Hour.
Introduction to industrial engineering; overview of the curriculum; presentations by faculty and industry to familiarize with the department and the scope of industrial engineering applications.
ISEN 210 Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering Design
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
Engineering design for product development, problem definition and need identification, information gathering and concept generation, decision making and concept selection; industrial engineering concepts including design for manufacturing, assembly, sustainability and environment; economic decision making and cost evaluation; risk, reliability and safety; quality; robust design and optimization.
Prerequisite: ENGR 102.
ISEN 230 Informatics for Industrial Engineers
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Structured programming concepts for implementing mathematical and statistical models in industrial engineering problems; emphasis on introductory production and service system problems and computer-based approaches to solve the problems; engineering applications of probability and statistics concepts.
Prerequisite: CSCE 206, CSCE 111, CSCE 121, or CSCE 110 or equivalent; concurrent enrollment in STAT 211.
ISEN 281 Essentials of Modern Manufacturing Methods for Engineering Design
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
. Fundamental basis from materials and manufacturing methods selection in engineering design; basic elements and theory of a range of materials manufacturing methods, with specific emphasis on recent developments in the field including rapid prototyping 3D, computer control of machines - tools, automation robotics micro-fabrication and metrology.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ENGR 217/PHYS 217, or concurrent enrollment.
ISEN 285 Directed Studies
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Problems of limited scope in industrial engineering approved on an individual basis intended to promote independent study.
Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
ISEN 289 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 5.
1 to 5 Other Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of Industrial Engineering. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
ISEN 291 Research
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in industrial and systems engineering. May be taken four times for credit.
Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore classification and approval of instructor.
ISEN 302 Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects
Credits 2.
2 Lecture Hours.
Principles of economic equivalence; time value of money; analysis of single and multiple investments; comparison of alternatives; capital recovery and after-tax analysis of economic projects.
Prerequisite: MATH 152 or MATH 172; also taught at Qatar campus.
ISEN 303 Engineering Economic Analysis
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles of economic equivalence; time value of money; analysis of single and multiple investments; comparison of alternatives; capital recovery and tax implications; certainty; uncertainty; risk analysis; public sector analysis and break-even concepts.
Prerequisite: MATH 152.
ISEN 310 Uncertainty Modeling for Industrial Engineering
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Models and methods based on probability and statistics for industrial engineering applications; random variables, expectation, distribution fitting, reliability of systems, central limit theorem and interval estimates in the context of production and service systems.
Prerequisites: ISEN 230 or concurrent enrollment, and STAT 211; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 311 Introduction to Data Analytics and Engineering
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Basic concepts in data engineering, including data acquisition, data management and models for learning with associated algorithms; iterative algorithms; tree-based and regression-based classification; graphs and graph-based methods; clustering; neural networks basics and their training; data structures for storing and processing data; introduction to databases.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in CSCE 206, CSCE 111, CSCE 121, or CSCE 110; grade of C or better in STAT 211.
ISEN 320 Operations Research I
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Development and application of fundamental deterministic optimization models and solution methods; focus on quantitative modeling and formulation of linear, integer, and network flow problems; use of computer optimization software to model and solve real-life problems.
Prerequisites: MATH 304 or MATH 323; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 330 Human Systems Interaction
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles of human factors and ergonomics; emphasis on design to support human capabilities, limitations, and interaction tendencies in sociotechnical work systems; topics include human information processing, physiological and biomechanical functioning, and implications for design of the workplace and jobs; case studies in manufacturing, medicine, aerospace, ground transportation, and computer interaction.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ISEN 210.
ISEN 340 Operations Research II
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Probabilistic methods for industrial and service systems; stochastic processes used in industrial engineering, including Poisson processes and discrete and continuous-time Markov chains; applications to production operations, inventory control, revenue management, quality control, reliability, digital simulation and finance.
Prerequisites: MATH 304 and ISEN 310; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 350 Quality Engineering
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
Strategic approach to implementing quality, process and business improvement methods using data analysis tools; total quality management and six sigma approaches to define, measure, analyze, improve and control processes; principles of lean engineering; control charts; process capability analysis; basic metrology, applied statistics, lean principles and process capability.
Prerequisites: ISEN 310 and ISEN 230; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 355 System Simulation
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
Systems simulation structure, logic and methodologies; development of simulation models; data handling methods; analysis of simulation data; verification and validation; system simulation languages, models and analysis; applications to industrial situations.
Prerequisites: ISEN 230 and ISEN 310; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 360 Lean Thinking and Lean Engineering
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Philosophical, managerial, and operational principles of lean thinking within the context, tools, and practices of lean engineering; focuses on principles and practices of lean engineering that are applicable across industry types; includes design of lean systems, lean cell design, modeling of lean manufacturing systems and operation of manufacturing cells; queuing network theory for the analysis of lean systems.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in STAT 211; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 370 Production Systems Engineering
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles, models, and techniques for planning and analysis of production and distribution systems; application of linear, integer, and nonlinear optimization models and solution methods for aggregate planning, supply chain planning, push (MRP) and pull (JIT) material flow management, inventory control under deterministic and stochastic demands, operations scheduling, and production scheduling.
Prerequisites: ISEN 230 and ISEN 320; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 399 Professional Development
Credits 0.
0 Other Hours.
Participation in an approved high-impact learning practice; reflection on professional outcomes from engineering body of knowledge; documentation and self-assessment of learning experience at mid-curriculum point.
Prerequisites: ISEN 210 and ISEN 230; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
ISEN 405 Facilities Design and Material Handling
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles of facilities location, layout, and material handling systems and to practice designing facilities; modeling, design, and analysis techniques; methodologies in facilities location, layout, and material handling; integration of ergonomics analysis techniques and their implications on design, layout, safety and quality.
Prerequisites: ISEN 210 and ISEN 320; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 408 Supply Chain and Logistics
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles, models and techniques for planning, analysis and design of supply chain systems; optimization principles, including linear and integer programming, applied to supply chain planning and operations; information technology, design models, databases, and strategic and tactical decision making.
Prerequisites: ISEN 320, ISEN 340, and ISEN 370; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 410 Advanced Engineering Economy
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles of economic equivalence; borrowing, lending, and investing; establishing minimum attractive rate of return; replacement analysis; capital budgeting; uncertainty analysis; decision trees.
Prerequisites: ISEN 210 or ISEN 302; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 411 Engineering Management Techniques
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Techniques relating to managing engineering activities; engineer's transition into management; engineering managerial functions; motivation of individual and group behavior; productivity assessment/improvement; managing the quality function and communications.
Prerequisite: Senior classification in industrial engineering.
ISEN 413 Advanced Data Analytics for Industry
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Data mining; linear discriminant analysis (LDA), principal component analysis (PCA) and other methods; classification, clustering, and mining, information extraction; dealing with uncertainty, Bayesian inference; neural models, regression and feature selection.
Prerequisites: ISEN 310 and ISEN 350; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 414 Total Quality Engineering
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
Principles of total quality engineering; total quality management philosophy, engineering approaches for designing quality into products and processes; off-line experimentation methods for the robust design; emphasis on teamwork and continuous quality improvement.
Prerequisite: STAT 211; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 416 Facilities Location, Layout and Material Handling
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
Analytical treatment of facilities location, physical layout, material flow and handling, combined with heuristic algorithms to assist in the design of production/service facilities; fundamental concepts applied through a sequence of design projects.
Prerequisites: ISEN 315; ISEN 316 or registration therein.
ISEN 425 Design and Analysis of Industrial Systems with Simulation
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.
In-depth study into the design-modeling and subsequent analysis of contemporary production/service systems; factory/service systems are modeled using the ARENA/SIMAN V simulation-animation language; emphasis is placed on the critical analysis of alternative flow designs of modeled systems using flow and economic parameters to assess system improvement.
Prerequisites: ISEN 210 and ISEN 355.
ISEN 427/DAEN 427 Decision and Risk Analysis
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Overview of the state of the art in descriptive and prescriptive theories of decision making under uncertainty with emphasis on the ways in which human decisions depart from normative models of rationality; analytical foundations stemming from several disciplines, economics, psychology, management science; application in engineering systems will be considered.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ISEN 310, DAEN 321, or STAT 212.
Cross Listing: DAEN 427/ISEN 427.
ISEN 433 Biomechanics of Work
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Mechanical behavior of the human musculoskeletal system and component tissues during physical activity; fundamental biomechanical concepts, principles, tools and methods for the measurement of human physical attributes, evaluation of human mechanical capabilities and modeling of human musculoskeletal system; application of concepts to improve performance or prevent injuries during daily activities.
Prerequisite: ISEN 330 or approval of instructor; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 434 Human Error and Resilient System Design
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Human error from a sociotechnical systems perspective; role of error in complex system failures; human behavioral modes and system design factors; analytical methods for defining the roles and impact of errors in large-scale system accidents; real-world case studies.
Prerequisites: ISEN 330; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 440 Systems Thinking
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Systems thinking process, systems of systems and the fundamental considerations associated with the engineering of large-scale systems, or systems engineering including systems modeling, design and the system development process.
Prerequisites: MATH 304 or approval of instructor; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 442 Organizational Systems
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Role of people and organizations in the design and development of complex engineered systems; providing engineers with the skills needed to effectively manage large-scale system development programs.
Prerequisites: ISEN 330; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 450 Healthcare Systems Engineering
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Explores components of healthcare system, existing problems in healthcare systems; need for engineering to analyze healthcare system problems; application of industrial engineering tools in improving healthcare system; role of industrial engineering in addressing healthcare policy issues.
Prerequisites: ISEN 340 and ISEN 355, or approval of instructor; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 453 Manufacturing Operations
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Analytical principles of manufacturing systems design, analysis and control; emphasis placed on stochastic analysis; role of variability and impact on cycle time; push versus pull production strategies including Kanban and constant WIP control; probability, queuing theory, Little’s Law, heavy traffic approximations, and queuing networks.
Prerequisites: ISEN 340; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 460 Capstone Senior Design
Credits 3.
1 Lecture Hour.
6 Lab Hours.
Engineering design including identification of a problem; development, analysis and evaluation of alternative solutions; and recommendations for and, where possible, development of systems improvement tools; application of experience and training to provide a product or solution that helps company clients; balancing client needs with academic requirements.
Prerequisite: ISEN 210, ISEN 330, ISEN 340, ISEN 350, ISEN 355 and ISEN 370; junior or senior classification.
ISEN 485 Directed Studies
Credits 1 to 6.
1 to 6 Other Hours.
Permits work on special project in industrial engineering; project must be approved by department head.
Prerequisite: Senior classification in industrial engineering.
ISEN 489 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 5.
1 to 5 Lecture Hours.
0 to 5 Lab Hours.
In-depth study of areas of current student interest and recent advances; normally used for first time offering of new courses.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
ISEN 491 Research
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in industrial and systems engineering. May be taken three times for credit.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor.
