ECTS - Introduction to Industrial Engineering
Introduction to Industrial Engineering (IE103) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Introduction to Industrial Engineering | IE103 | 1. Semester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Observation Case Study. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to develop a basic understanding of the profession of industrial engineering. The objective is to introduce industrial engineering problems, tools and subject areas. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to engineering, engineering processes, engineering ethics, history of industrial engineering, industrial engineering specialty areas, industrial engineering approach to problem solving, introduction to industrial engineering models and tools. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction. History of engineering and development of industrial engineering. | [Course Book] pp. 1—24, [Course Book] pp. 25—42 |
| 2 | Ethics in engineering. Tracking Developments in Science & Technology. Lifelong Learning | [Course Book] p. 8, [Van de Poel & Royakkers, 2011], Lecture Notes |
| 3 | Health, Environmental and Safety Impacts of Engineering Practices on Global and Societal Scales. Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Engineering | [UNESCO, 2010], Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Manufacturing engineering. Work design and organizational performance – Work measurement. | [Course Book] pp. 43—79, [Course Book] pp. 151—182 |
| 5 | Operations Planning and Control | [Course Book] pp. 183—211 |
| 6 | Facilities location and layout. Material handling, distribution and routing. | [Course Book] pp. 80—124, [Course Book] pp. 125—150 |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Deterministic operations research | [Course Book] pp. 349—377 |
| 9 | Probabilistic models, Simulation | [Course Book] pp. 378—395, [Course Book] pp. 396—410 |
| 10 | Quality control. Standards Used in Engineering Practices | [Course Book] pp. 212—251, [Greulich & Jawad, 2011] |
| 11 | Financial compensation. Financial management and engineering economy | [Course Book] pp. 252—274, [Course Book] pp. 329—348 |
| 12 | Project management, Risk management, change management, sustainable development | [Course Book] pp. 411—431, [Paton & McCalman, 2008] [Hopkin, 2018] |
| 13 | Management systems design | [Course Book] pp. 411—419 |
| 14 | Human factors. Personnel management | [Course Book] pp. 301—311, [Course Book] pp. 483—500 |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. W.C. Turner, J.H. Mize, K.E. Case, and J.W. Nazametz, Introduction to Industrial & Systems Engineering (3rd ed.), Prentice Hall, 1993. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Daellenbach, H. G., & McNickle, D. C. (2005). Management science: Decision making through systems thinking (2nd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. |
| 3. Paton, R. A., & McCalman, J. (2008). Change management: A guide to effective implementation (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications | |
| 4. UNESCO. (2010). Engineering for sustainable development. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. | |
| 5. Yates, J., & Murphy, C. N. (2019). Engineering rules: Global standard setting since 1880. Johns Hopkins University Press. | |
| 6. Lawlor, R. (Ed.). (2022). Engineering in society (2nd ed.). Routledge. | |
| 7. Van de Poel, I., & Royakkers, L. (2011). Ethics, technology, and engineering: An introduction. Wiley-Blackwell. | |
| 8. Roper, A. T., Cunningham, S. W., Porter, A. L., Mason, T. W., Rossini, F. A., & Banks, J. (2011). Forecasting and management of technology (2nd ed.). Wiley. | |
| 9. Hopkin, P. (2018). Fundamentals of risk management: Understanding, evaluating and implementing effective risk management (5th ed.). Kogan Page. | |
| 10. Rao, N. (2013). Maynard’s industrial engineering handbook: Introduction to modern industrial engineering (History, principles, functions and focus areas). McGraw-Hill. | |
| 11. Naimpally, A., Ramachandran, H., & Smith, C. (2012). Lifelong learning for engineers and scientists in the information age. Elsevier. | |
| 12. OECD. (2023). OECD science, technology and innovation outlook 2023: Enabling transitions in times of disruption. OECD Publishing. | |
| 13. Jawad, M. H., & Greulich, O. R. (2009). Primer on engineering standards. Wiley. | |
| 14. The Open University. (2012). Risk management. The Open University. | |
| 15. Greulich, O. R., & Jawad, M. H. (2011). Standards in engineering: Notes from primer on engineering standards. Wiley. | |
| 16. EU Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. (2019). Sustainable development teaching material. EU Publications. | |
| 17. Allenby, B. R. (2012). The theory and practice of sustainable engineering. Pearson. | |
| 18. UNESCO. (2010). Engineering: Issues, challenges and opportunities for development. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | |
| 19. Goldratt, E. M., & Cox, J. (2004). The goal: A process of ongoing improvement. North River Press. | |
| 20. Cox, J. S., Lewis, J. P., & Bergland, B. (2003). Velocity: Combining lean, six sigma, and the theory of constraints to achieve breakthrough performance. J. Ross Publishing. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 10 |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and relevant engineering disciplines and acquires the ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields to solve complex engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems and the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to design a complex system, process, device, or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements and to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |||||
| 4 | Gains the ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex engineering problems encountered in industrial engineering applications and the ability to use information technologies effectively. | |||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze results, and interpret findings for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions. | |||||
| 6 | Gains the ability to work effectively in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams and the ability to work individually. | |||||
| 7 | Gains the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, acquires proficiency in at least one foreign language, the ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions. | |||||
| 8 | Gains awareness of the need for lifelong learning and the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. | X | ||||
| 9 | Gains knowledge about behaviour in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in industrial engineering applications | X | ||||
| 10 | Gains knowledge about business practices such as project management, risk management, and change management and develops awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | X | ||||
| 11 | Gains knowledge about the global and social effects of industrial engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | X | ||||
| 12 | Gains skills in the design, development, implementation, and improvement of integrated systems involving human, material, information, equipment, and energy. | X | ||||
| 13 | Gains knowledge about appropriate analytical and experimental methods, as well as computational methods, for ensuring system integration. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 88 | ||