Undergraduate Courses

EGN 1004L First Year Engineering Laboratory (1). An emphasis on student time management, a variety of products and processes, and computer-aided problem solving. Product/process involves sketching and drawing pertinent diagrams by hand, and learning the history and engineering concepts involved.

EGN 2123 Computer Graphics for Engineers (2). Corequisite: MAC 2311. Course covers principles of engineering graphics: visualization, spreadsheet applications, graphical calculus, and descriptive geometry. Also introduces the engineering design process and CAD systems.

EGN 3443 Statistical Topics in Industrial Engineering (3). Prerequisite: MAC 2312. Basic statistical analysis, samples and populations, variability, hypothesis formulation, and data analysis. Use of computer software and interpretation of results.

EGN 3613 Principles of Engineering Economy (2). Prerequisite: MAC 2313. An emphasis on discrete cash flow diagrams, cash flow equivalence factors, standard criteria for comparing project proposals, special cash flow topics, special analysis, and case studies.

EIN 3391 Introduction to Engineering Management (3). Prerequisite: EGN 2123, EGN 3613. The evolution, history, emergence, and ethics of engineering and industrial engineering. Emphasis is placed on the management of technology and on the engineering method for product conceptualization, design, development and production. Fundamental sciences, engineering methods, information systems, economics, and behavior theory contained in engineering management principles and practices. Case studies.

EIN 3905r Directed Independent Study (3). Prerequisite: permission of department chair. Topics vary and each case must be approved by the department chairperson. May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.

EIN 3949r Cooperative Work Experience (0). (S/U grade only). May be repeated six times.

EIN 4118 Computing Topics in Industrial Engineering (3). Prerequisite: COP 2221 (FAMU) or CGS 3408 (FSU). State of the art computing techniques for industrial engineers. Applications of structured programming, mathematical analysis software, and engineering databases. Use in engineering of GUI languages, Internet communication, and UNIX.

EIN 4214 Occupational Safety and Hazard Control (3). Prerequisite: EIN 4243C. The history of safety, safety in the workplace, government regulations and methods of accident prevention.

EIN 4243 Human Factors, Work Measurement and Methods Engineering (3). Prerequisites: EGM 3512; EGN 3443; EIN 4390C. Human characteristics and limitations in relation to physical work, mental work, and job design. Human physiological variables in relation to industrial work environment and product design. Case studies and design exercises.

EIN 4312 Tool and Process Engineering (3). Prerequisite: EIN 4390C. Basic design techniques of various manufacturing tools, including cutting tools, inspection tools, and jigs and fixtures. Fundamental planning techniques of manufacturing processes. Design exercises.

EIN 4333 Design of Integrated Production Systems and Facilities Layout (3). Prerequisites: EGN 2123, EGN 3613, ESI 3312C. Basic functions: demand forecasting, process planning, master scheduling, expediting, and quality control. Inventory control. Formation of systems from those basic functions. Case studies and design exercises with computer implementation.

EIN 4390C Manufacturing Processes & Materials Engineering (5). Prerequisites: CHM 1045, 1045L; Co-requisite: EGN 2123. Introduction to industrial materials and their composition, properties, metallography, and heat treatment. Introduction to the manufacturing processes of machine industries including hot working, cold working and metal removal. Laboratory experiences.

EIN 4395 Manufacturing Systems Engineering (3). Prerequisite: EIN 4312. Introduction to modern manufacturing systems with a special focus upon the integration of manufacturing resources through the use of computers. Design, planning, analysis, and control of computer integrated manufacturing systems.

EIN 4611 Industrial Automation and Robotics (3). Prerequisite: EIN 4930C.Introduces and familiarizes students with the basis automation problems and the technologies used in automated production and robotic systems. Various components and systems and their applications to industrial automation will be discussed. Course will be supplemented by labs that will help students apply and evaluate the concepts studied in the classroom.

EIN 4891 Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project (3). Prerequisite: Industrial engineering senior status. Students are expected to complete a large-scale design project involving the full implementation of the IPPED process. Project includes a written report and requires the use of various design techniques and methods.

EIN 4934r Honors Thesis (3). May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.

EIN 4936r Selected Topics in Industrial Engineering (3). Offered fall and spring semesters. Topics will be determined by a departmental committee on special topics, taking into consideration the needs of students who are about to graduate. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) semester hours.

ESI 3312 Operations Research I: Deterministic (3). Prerequisite: MAP 3305. The following topics will be treated with emphasis on validation of algorithms and derivation of heuristics: linear programming, assignment problems CPM, network flows, discrete optimization. Branch and bound solution method, and dynamic programming. Design exercises.

ESI 4234 Quality Control and Reliability Engineering (3). Prerequisites: EGN 3443. Introduction to quality and reliability engineering. Engineering process quality and reliability engineering. Engineering process quality control techniques, engineering design for reliability, and computer integrated reliability engineering.

ESI 4313 Operations Research II: Nondeterministic (3). Prerequisites: EGN 3443; MAP 3305. Development and application of nondeterministic, analytic models including PERT/CPM, discrete and continuous time Markov chains, queuing models including queuing networks, inventory models, and decision analysis. Case studies and design exercises.

ESI 4523 Simulation of Industrial Engineering Systems (3). Pre-requisite: ESI 4234. Simulation modeling and computer solution of industrial engineering systems. Modeling strategies, probability consideration, simulation languages, simulation verification, and engineering case studies.