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Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE)

ISE 2004 - Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering (1 credit) 
Introduction to the Industrial and Systems Engineering profession through exposure to problems, principles, and practice. Systems thinking, critical thinking, and contemporary issues in industrial and systems engineering. Introduction to the ISE Department, focusing on faculty and research areas. Importance of ethics and professionalism. Academic planning for the BSISE degree.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
ISE 2014 - Engineering Economy (2 credits) 
Concepts and techniques of analysis for evaluating the value of products/services, projects, and systems in relation to their cost. Economic and cost concepts, calculating economic equivalence, comparison of alternatives, purchase versus lease decisions, financial risk evaluation, cash flow sensitivity analysis, and after-tax analysis.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
ISE 2024 - Probability Foundations for Industrial and Systems Engineers (3 credits) 
Introduction to the mathematical foundations of probability theory for industrial engineers. Understanding of probability as a model for real phenomena, with applications of probability in an industrial engineering context. Review of set theory, counting (permutations and combinations), definition of probability axioms, sample spaces, random variables, independence, probability distribution functions, probability mass or density functions, expectations, moment-generating functions, joint and conditional random vectors and distributions, and distributions of functions of random variables, central limit theorem.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2204 or MATH 2204H 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 2034 - Data Management for Industrial and Systems Engineers (3 credits) 
Investigation of data modeling, storage, acquisition, and utilization in industrial and systems engineering. Development of effective spreadsheet applications. Design and implementation of relational databases via entity-relationship modeling, relational schema, normalization, and queries. Structured query language (SQL) fundamentals and SQL relational databases. Overview of non-relational databases, Big Data, and Data Analytics. All topics covered within the context of typical industrial and systems engineering problems.
Prerequisite(s): CS 1044 or CS 1064 or CS 1114 or ECE 1574 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 2044 - Careers in Industrial and Systems Engineering (1 credit) 
Overview of the breadth of careers and professional opportunities in the field of industrial and systems engineering. Technical approaches and solutions, emerging trends, career progression, and leadership aspects of industrial and systems engineering practice. Representation of practice across all areas of industrial and systems engineering as well as across a range of industries.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
ISE 2214 - Manufacturing Processes Laboratory (1 credit) 
Laboratory exercises and experimentation in manufacturing processes. Emphasis on using production machines and equipment to make products using multiple manufacturing processes, coupled with inspection per engineering drawings. Processes include assembly, casting, machining, forming, welding, and non-traditional machining, performed manually and/or via computer programming. Also covers basic shop floor operation and documents used for monitoring and controlling part production.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lab, 1 Crd) 
ISE 2404 - Deterministic Operations Research I (3 credits) 
Deterministic operations research modeling concepts. Linear programming, integer programming, and non-linear programming modeling, assumptions, algorithms, modeling languages, and modern optimization software. Graphical solution, Simplex tableau method and its graphical interpretation. Branch and bound and branch and cut methods. Duality, sensitivity analysis, and Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) Optimality Conditions with economic interpretation. Network models (formulations and algorithms) including transportation problems, assignment problems, shortest path problems, maximum flow problems, minimum cost network flow problems, and minimal spanning tree problems.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1114 or MATH 2114 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 2804 - Foundations of Systems Engineering (3 credits) 
A systems approach to designing, building, verifying, deploying, operating, and sustaining complex engineered systems. Emergent properties of systems, system lifecycle, and systems engineering as a process driven discipline. Technical management of processes regarding acquisition, contracting, and development. Problem formulation and elicitation of requirements. Creation of system elements: resource components, functions, internal and external interfaces. Introduction to decision analysis and risk management, model-based systems engineering and system architectures.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 2974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 2984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 2994 - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 3004 - Industrial Cost Control (3 credits) 
Introduction to basic accounting concepts and operating characteristics of accounting systems. Principles of financial, cost and activity-based accounting, design of accounting systems, techniques of analysis, and cost control. Emphasis on interpretation of accounting for decision-analysis, including the benefits of limitations of accounting information.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 2014 or ME 3024 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3034 - Technical Communication for Engineers (3 credits) 
Fundamentals of effective technical writing. Structure, presentation, and utility of common engineering documents: laboratory reports, technical reports, proposals, progress reports, and project reports. Practice in writing common engineering documents, both individually and collaboratively. Strategies and practice for effective oral technical presentations, both individually and group-based. Ethical and legal considerations in technical writing and oral technical presentations. All topics covered within the context of typical engineering problems and practice.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1106 
Pathway Concept Area(s): 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3204 - Manufacturing Processes (3 credits) 
Survey of manufacturing processes including casting, forming, machining, welding, joining, and nontraditional processes such as electrical-discharge machining. Basic manufacturing materials and their properties, structure of metals, metal deformation and heat treatment. Mathematical modeling of common manufacturing processes; process planning and the effect of plans on cost; impact of product design on manufacturability and assemblability. Recent trends in manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing. Also includes topics in inspection and testing, computer-aided manufacturing, and numerical control.
Prerequisite(s): ENGE 1216 or ENGE 1414 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3214 - Facilities Planning and Logistics (3 credits) 
Theory, concepts, and methods for designing and analyzing facilities and material flow in manufacturing, storage, and distribution environments. Topic areas include material handling systems, facility layout, facility location, warehousing, distribution, logistics, and transportation.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 2014 and ISE 2404 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3414 - Probabilistic Operations Research (3 credits) 
This course introduces probability models used to investigate the behavior and performance of manufacturing and service systems under conditions of uncertainty. Major topics include probability, conditioning, elementary counting processes, and Markov chains and Markov processes. Emphasis is on the use of these tools to model queues, inventories, process behavior, and equipment reliability.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 2024 and (MATH 2204 or MATH 2204H or MATH 2406H) and (MATH 2214 or MATH 2214H) 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3424 - Discrete-Event Computer Simulation (3 credits) 
Analysis and design of work systems through static and dynamic simulation. Topics include an introduction to systems analysis and modeling, simulation optimization, model development and testing, and problem analysis through simulation.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3414 
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 3 Lab, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3434 - Applied Optimization: Algorithms, Software, & Machine Learning (3 credits) 
Advanced concepts in operations research, including the theory of complexity, integer programming, nonlinear programming, stochastic programming, and machine learning. Covers modeling languages and computational optimization software, and algorithms, such as polynomial time and exponential time algorithms, and heuristics. Emphasizes solving large-scale optimization problems, understanding underlying algorithms, and analyzing solutions.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 2404 and MATH 2204 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3614 - Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics (3 credits) 
Investigation of human factors, ergonomics, and work measurement engineering, with emphasis on a systems approach toward workplace and machine design. Discussion of basic human factors research, discipline-specific ethics, design/evaluation methods for industrial and artificial intelligence (AI) systems including human machine interactions, human information processing, visual and auditory processes, design of display and control, effects of environmental stressors on humans, visualization and sonification of large datasets, human factors role in the design of machine learning and AI applications.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 3624 - Industrial Ergonomics (3 credits) 
Introduction to ergonomics and work measurement with an emphasis on people at work. Discussion of methods for work measurement, ergonomic assessment, and evaluation, with major topics including productivity and performance, manual materials handling, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, safety, training and legal issues.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3614 and ESM 2104 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4004 - Organizational Processes and Design (3 credits) 
Behavior, structure, culture, and functions of social organizations. Organization analysis using three perspectives, the strategic design, the political, and the cultural perspective. Reasons for organizational change failures and strategies for successful change management. Future of work and implications for employees and managers. Pre: Senior standing
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4005 - Project Management and Systems Design (2 credits) 
Capstone design experience for ISE majors. 4005: Structured systems engineering and project management methods and tools to plan, manage, and execute technical industrial and systems engineering projects. Students work in teams to apply industrial and systems engineering and project management tools to define and analyze a real-world problem and communicate results effectively. 4006: Designing, implementing, and evaluating work system solutions, all via students working in teams. Communication of solutions to various project stakeholders.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 2034 and ISE 2214 and ISE 3034 and ISE 3214 and ISE 3424 and ISE 3624 and ISE 4204 and ISE 2004 and ISE 2804 
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
ISE 4006 - Project Management and Systems Design (2 credits) 
Capstone design experience for ISE majors. 4005: Structured systems engineering and project management methods and tools to plan, manage, and execute technical industrial and systems engineering projects. Students work in teams to apply industrial and systems engineering and project management tools to define and analyze a real-world problem and communicate results effectively. 4006: Designing, implementing, and evaluating work system solutions, all via students working in teams. Communication of solutions to various project stakeholders.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 4005 
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
ISE 4014 - Introduction to Management Systems (3 credits) 
Introduction to a systems approach for the design and improvement of management systems used in organizations. Discussion of organizational improvement approaches to improve the design and operation of management systems used in managerial decision-making. Analysis of success and failure of organizational improvement projects. Discussion of performance measurement systems, evaluation, and assessment tools.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4204 - Production Planning and Inventory Control (3 credits) 
Planning and control of operations in both manufacturing and service industries. Management and utilization of resources to support cost effective products and services. Principles, models, and techniques used for production planning and inventory control.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 2404 and ISE 3414 and STAT 4706 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4214 - Lean Manufacturing (3 credits) 
Overview of Lean Manufacturing principles, theory, methods, and techniques in modern manufacturing enterprises. Lean philosophy and basic concepts, master production scheduling and production smoothing, assembly line sequencing, setup time reduction, U-shaped line balancing/operation, machine arrangement, kanban, autonomation, and value stream mapping. Investigation and discussion of lean manufacturing case studies.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 4204 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4264 - Industrial Automation (3 credits) 
Survey of various technologies employed in industrial automation, with emphasis on industrial applications of robotics, machine vision and learning, and programmable controllers. Introductory robot motion modeling, investigation into problems in Computer- Aided Design (CAD)/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) integration. Examination of components commonly employed in automation systems, their aggregation, and related production process design.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3204 or ISE 2214 
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 3 Lab, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4304 - Global Issues in Industrial Management (3 credits) 
Introduction to industrial management topics of current interest explored from a global perspective. Current domestic and international challenges resulting from a global marketplace and the proliferation of information and technology. Political, social, ethical and cultural concerns in global industries. Analyzing organizational systems, operations, supply chains, strategy, and structure in a global market from a systems perspective. Pre: Junior Standing
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4404 - Statistical Quality Control (3 credits) 
Application of statistical methods and probability models to the monitoring and control of product quality. Techniques for acceptance sampling by variables and attributes. Shewhart control charts for both mean and range of quality characteristics. Design of experiments and analysis of variance for effective data-generation processes. Motivation behind, and theoretical development and application of, both control charts and design of experiments. Design of effective quality control procedures.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3414 and STAT 4706 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4414 - Industrial Quality Control (3 credits) 
Implementation of statistical quality control techniques in an industrial setting. Development and analysis of cost models for use in the design of optimal quality control plans. Also included are new techniques, advanced quality control models, and an examination of the role of industrial statistics in the overall product quality assurance function.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 4404 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4424 - Logistics Engineering (3 credits) 
Introduction to the key issues in the integrated support of a product or process. Synthesis of topics from earlier studies to provide a cohesive approach to their applications. Logistics engineering provides a survey of product support issues and methods of resolving them within the context of the overall production activity. C- or better required in ISE 3414.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3414 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4624 - Physical Work Assessment (3 credits) 
Physical ergonomics assessment methods, including cardiorespiratory testing, metabolic energy expenditure and balance, strength, anthropometry, endurance and fatigue, electromyography, biomechanics, thermal stress.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3624 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4634 - Human Factors in Transportation (3 credits) 
Introduction to human factors principles applied to surface transportation for industrial engineers. Understanding of human factors research methods, with applications for safety to the transportation system. Haddon’s Matrix, human factors research methods, crash countermeasures, public policy implications, and automated driving systems.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3614 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4644 - Risk and Hazard Control (3 credits) 
Introduction to the fields of risk assessment, risk and hazard control, safety management, process safety, and system safety engineering through exposure to problems, principles, and practice. Integrated systems approach to problem solving. Industrial accident and disaster case study analysis and review of contemporary issues. Review of risk analysis and control techniques and overview of global regulations and guidelines for process, industrial, and occupational safety.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 3614 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4654 - Principles of Industrial Hygiene (3 credits) 
Introduction to the foundations of the field of Industrial Hygiene, that discipline devoted to the anticipation, recognition, measurement, evaluation, and control of occupational health hazards. Includes biological (e.g. microbial agents, allergens), chemical (e.g. solvents, carcinogens, dusts), and physical (e.g. radiation , temperature) hazards. Overview of control of health hazards, such as personal protective equipment, administrative controls, and engineering controls. Will involve lecture and participatory case-study activities. Will provide ample opportunity for hands-on use of monitoring equipment, protective equipment and controls testing devices.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4804 - System Dynamics Modeling of Industrial Systems (3 credits) 
Computer-aided approach to analyze and make better decisions in complex industrial systems. Systems thinking and causal loop modeling of complexity over time. Interconnectivity of industrial systems, production, and service. Stock-flow diagrams. Systems modeling of product development and market adoption. Simulation of dynamic problems arising in complex systems. Systems modeling and simulation-based decision analysis to improve performance in service and manufacturing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 4974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 4984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 4984A - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Pathway Concept Area(s): 1A Discourse Advanced 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 4994 - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 5015 - Management of Change, Innovation & Performance in Organizational Systems (3 credits) 
Design, management, and improvement of complex organizational systems. Mix of theories and cases for designing and improving managerial processes such as planning, performance measurement, and evaluation. Fundamentals of organizational learning and leading change. 5015: Management challenges experienced in complex organizational systems. Foundations of management systems, learning, and change in organizations. Organizational improvement approaches to meet desired performance. 5016: Fundamental principles of performance measurement in organizations. Project on a contemporary performance measurement topic. Design a performance measurement system addressing an existing need for measurement. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5016 - Management of Change, Innovation & Performance in Organizational Systems (3 credits) 
Design, management, and improvement of complex organizational systems. Mix of theories and cases for designing and improving managerial processes such as planning, performance measurement, and evaluation. Fundamentals of organizational learning and leading change. 5015: Management challenges experienced in complex organizational systems. Foundations of learning and change in organizations. Organizational improvement approaches to meet desired performance. 5016: Fundamental principles of performance measurement in organizations. Project on a contemporary performance measurement topic. Design a performance measurement system using multi-dimensional perspectives, addressing an existing need for measurement. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5024 - ISE Seminar (1 credit) 
Discussion of research projects and results of sponsored and other research in the ISE Department and elsewhere, including descriptions of specialized equipment and facilities. In addition orientation to the department, its organization and operation is provided.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
ISE 5034 - Mathematical Probability and Statistics for Industrial Engineers (3 credits) 
One-semester mathematical foundations for graduate study of engineering oriented probability and statistics. Re-introduces probability in a rigorous mathematical fashion and re-introduces mathematical statistics as an application of mathematical probability. Establishes a solid mathematical foundation for the type of probability (and statistics) modeling and analysis that is characteristic of graduate industrial engineering curricula and practice. Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5044 - Production Systems Analysis (3 credits) 
Principles, models, and methods for addressing operational problems in manufacturing systems. Application of fundamental measures such as cycle time, throughput, capacity, work-in progress, inventory, and variability for understanding, controlling and optimizing performance.
Corequisite(s): ISE 5034, ISE 5405 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5054 - Engineering Discourse (3 credits) 
Overview of effective writing, speaking, and editing skills needed to convey engineering concepts to a wide range of audiences (in academic and non-academic contexts). High-level editing practices, effective literature review techniques, practical speaking/presentation methods, professional documentation and leadership tactics, coherent/cohesive paragraph structures, rhetoric/discourse practices, and other related skills within engineering-specific contexts. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5104 - Operations Research (3 credits) 
Basic techniques and methods of operations research, including the operations research approach to decision making, model formulations, and analytical methods for their solution. Introduction to implementing these models and methods. Fundamental aspects of optimization techniques (e.g., linear, integer, dynamic and nonlinear programming), network analysis, and Markov processes. Not for credit for students in the Operations Research or Manufacturing Systems Engineering tracks or by students who have taken 5405. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5114 - Case Studies in Industrial Engineering (3 credits) 
Applications of the methodologies in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research to actual problems in Business, Industry and Government operations. The study will cover all the phases of analysis, problem description, system structure, model development and validation and solution techniques. Student involvement in the case studies will be accomplished through project assignments. Not for credit for M.S., M.E., or Ph.D. degrees in ISE.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5104 and ISE 5434 and STAT 5004 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5124 - Quality Management (3 credits) 
Principles that provide the foundation for developing, enhancing, and managing the quality capabilities of all systems within a technology-centric enterprise. Quality management activities covered include defining quality based on quality management theory, formulating models for quality assessment using quality standards, strategically planning for quality, computing quality measures, designing improvement strategies, and linking to other enterprise performance metrics. Examination of these activities in the context of designing and managing production, service, and managerial processes that lead to the improvement of an enterprise’s quality, products, and services. Concepts demonstrated through selected case studies and a translational research project. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5134 - Enterprise Information Systems (3 credits) 
Improving competitive advantage of a progressive adaptive enterprise using information technology and business strategic efforts to enhance technology-enabled processing of enterprise information. Systems thinking and modeling applied in the definition/analysis of enterprise and information requirements; planning for and design of information systems; development and application of emerging technologies; generic standards and best practice in the development, operation, maintenance, and management of enterprise information systems. Critical issues and challenges, including communications, decision and analytical support, human factors, emerging technology, information/systems security, ethical practice, process control, e-commerce, and global connectivity. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5144 - Management and Measurement of Efficiency and Productivity (3 credits) 
Principles that provide the foundation for the design and application of process-oriented efficiency and productivity performance measurement and management systems. Links between the efficiency/productivity measurement literature, systems thinking, and socio-technical systems. A focus on benchmarking (assessing) current productivity/efficiency levels, identifying peers, defining performance targets, planning (designing) future efficiency and productivity interventions, and linkages between efficiency/productivity with profitability. Modeling approaches of efficiency and productivity measurement covered include: index numbers, optimization approaches such as data envelopment analysis (DEA), statistical approaches such as statistical frontier analysis (SFA), fuzzy set approaches, and dynamic modeling approaches such as system dynamics. Concepts demonstrated by completing a research project requiring translating basic tenets of efficiency/productivity measurement literature into practice by analyzing empirical datasets. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5154 - Human Systems Integration (3 credits) 
Human systems integration (HSI) and program management across several high-hazard and regulated sectors. Overview, analysis and design trade-offs of HSI factors/domains: Human Factors, Work Analysis, User Interface Design, Procedure, Integration of Advanced Technology, Personnel Planning and Management, Teamwork, Training, Environment/Ecology, Safety and Occupational Health, Habitability, Survivability, and Continuous Monitoring. Methods of Testing and Evaluation. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5164 - Transfer and Application of Emerging Technology (3 credits) 
Transfer of emerging technological developments from scientific discovery and invention through product development, leading to value-added applications in private sector and government enterprises. Market and technological research, forecasting, test and evaluation, outsourcing R & D, community/government support programs, legal protection and regulation of intellectual property, economic development, economic risk and similar issues supporting the management of technological innovation. Graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5174 - Engineering Program and Project Management (3 credits) 
The project approach as applied in the accomplishment and management of complex technical work typically performed by engineers, scientists and other technology professionals. Practical application and ongoing enhancement of program and project management systems with emphasis on process, techniques, standards, empirical guidelines, computer software, teamwork and economic considerations.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5204 - Manufacturing Systems Engineering (3 credits) 
Conceptual models of manufacturing, process, and service organizations for various operational levels. Functional activities and interrelationships for each type of manufacturing model. Typical objectives, operating constraints, and informatics for functional activities: production planning/control, material management, facility design/material handling, manufacturing engineering, and quality control.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5244 - Facilities Planning and Material Handling (3 credits) 
Fundamental quantitative approaches to facilities planning at multiple levels of the supply chain. Emerging strategies, principles, theories, and applications in facilities planning. Decision theory, deterministic and probabilistic mathematical models and solution algorithms for the facility layout and location problems, warehousing and storage systems, and material handling systems. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5264 - Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing (3 credits) 
Modeling and analytical concepts and techniques used for operational control of a semiconductor manufacturing facility. Topics include capacity planning, scheduling, lot sizing, lot release, re-entrant flow, and batching.
Corequisite(s): ISE 5204, ISE 5405 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5314 - Industrial Robotics (4 credits) 
Design, programming principles, and performance evaluation methods for robotic systems employed for both classical and advanced manufacturing applications. Common design choices for industrial robots, underlying dynamical models, and their performance are analyzed. Position and attitude representation techniques, direct and inverse kinematic problems, singularity analysis through a study of the Jacobian matrix, and dynamical modeling of industrial robots are discussed. Both classical and advanced control techniques are synthesized to guarantee high performance both in nominal and off-nominal conditions. Elements of computer vision for industrial robotics are presented. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Lab, 4 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: AOE 5354 
ISE 5334 - Statistical Learning and Data Science (3 credits) 
Basic techniques and methods of statistical learning and data science, including statistical learning approaches to solving complex problems with data, problem formulation, analysis methods, and selection of models. Introduction to the general framework, problem formulation, data analytics methods, and modeling strategies of the statistical learning process. Fundamental models and methods for supervised learning, including linear and logistic regression, Bayes classification and discriminant analysis methods, tree-based methods, neural network and deep learning methods. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5405 - Optimization: Linear and Nonlinear Programming (3 credits) 
Introduction to theory of linear and nonlinear programming. A mix of theoretical concepts and numerical algorithms to solve the linear and nonlinear programming problems. 5405 (Linear Programming): Modeling for real world problems using linear programming and integer linear programming. Geometric foundations for linear programs – characterization for polyhedral sets and convex analysis. Numerical algorithms for linear programs: simplex method (its geometry and algebra), primal-dual simplex algorithm, revised simplex, two-phase and big-M methods. Farkas’ Lemma and Optimality Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions for linear programs. Duality theory, sensitivity analysis, state-of-the-art modeling language and solvers. 5406 (Nonlinear Programming): Convex analysis and optimization. Fritz John and KKT optimality conditions and numerical algorithms for nonlinear programs. Unconstrained and constrained nonlinear optimization. Convex optimization problems. Numerical methods: Line search methods, steepest descent method, Newton’s method, conjugate directions method, projection gradient method, affine scaling method. Pre: Graduate standing for 5405; 5405 for 5406.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5406 - Optimization: Linear and Nonlinear Programming (3 credits) 
Introduction to theory of linear and nonlinear programming. A mix of theoretical concepts and numerical algorithms to solve the linear and nonlinear programming problems. 5405 (Linear Programming): Modeling for real world problems using linear programming and integer linear programming. Geometric foundations for linear programs – characterization for polyhedral sets and convex analysis. Numerical algorithms for linear programs: simplex method (its geometry and algebra), primal-dual simplex algorithm, revised simplex, two-phase and big-M methods. Farkas’ Lemma and Optimality Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions for linear programs. Duality theory, sensitivity analysis, state-of-the-art modeling language and solvers. 5406 (Nonlinear Programming): Convex analysis and optimization. Fritz John and KKT optimality conditions and numerical algorithms for nonlinear programs. Unconstrained and constrained nonlinear optimization. Convex optimization problems. Numerical methods: Line search methods, steepest descent method, Newton’s method, conjugate directions method, projection gradient method, affine scaling method. Pre: Graduate standing for 5405; 5405 for 5406.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5414 - Random Process (3 credits) 
Stochastic processes of use in many areas of study, specifically industrial engineering and operations research. Emphasis on Markov processes. Applications will be given.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5034 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5424 - Simulation I (3 credits) 
Introduction to stochastic discrete-event simulation. Theoretical foundations for stochastic simulation methodology and design, and analysis of simulation experiments. Simulation modeling and programming in general-purpose languages and using some specialized simulation software packages. Applications are drawn from various settings, such as manufacturing, financial, logistics, and service systems. Course projects on solving a real-world decision-making problem under uncertainty, each involving building a simulation model based on a case description, conducting design of simulation experiments, and performing simulation-based analysis.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5034 or STAT 5104 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5434 - Economic Project Evaluation (3 credits) 
Application of economic principles and capital budgeting in the management of engineering projects, including investment in new facilities and technologies for improving production and/or service processes. Deterministic, stochastic, and multi-attribute evaluation approaches in conjunction with the objectives of wealth and utility maximization, as well as cost minimization and risk reduction. Methodologies for the economic evaluation of project alternatives, such as capital budgeting, cost estimating, life cycle costing, and activity-based costing. Defining and implementing an economic analysis framework to provide the capability to make investment decisions within enterprises. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5454 - Production Planning and Control (3 credits) 
Introduction to mathematical analysis of various aspects of production planning and control using deterministic and stochastic models. Topics include inventory control, forecasting, aggregate production planning, lot sizing, production and project scheduling, and line balancing.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5474 - Statistical Theory of Quality Control (3 credits) 
Development of statistical concepts and theory underlying procedures used in quality control applications. Sampling inspection procedures, the sequential probability ratio test, continuous sampling procedures, process control procedures, and experimental design.
Prerequisite(s): STAT 5104 and STAT 5114 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: STAT 5474 
ISE 5604 - Human Information Processing (3 credits) 
Human capabilities and limitations in perception and cognition for system operations and work environments. Analysis of system work environments for compatibility with human perception and cognition. Assessment methods of human performance. Design of experiments for studying psychophysics and human factors engineering designs. Quantitative modeling of psychophysics and human-machine interaction. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5614 - Human Physical Capabilities (3 credits) 
Focuses on the modeling, analysis, and evaluation of industrial workplaces with emphasis on the physical demands placed on and the capabilities of workers. Topics covered include: physiology, anthropometry, bioinstrumentation, and biomechanics. Students will learn and apply a range of contemporary analytical and assessment methods. Graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: BMES 5214 
ISE 5624 - Human Factors Research Design (4 credits) 
Procedures for conducting and analyzing human factors and ergonomics experiments, including fundamentals of research; benefits and limitations of design alternatives; fitting, testing, and assessing statistical models; and data presentation and interpretation. Primary focus on linear regression (simple and multiple) and analysis of variance (single and multiple factor). Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (4 Lec, 4 Crd) 
ISE 5634G - Advanced Human Factors in Transportation (3 credits) 
Introduction to human factors principles applied to surface transportation for industrial engineers. Understanding of human factors research methods, with applications for safety to the transportation system. Haddon’s Matrix, human factors research methods, crash countermeasures, public policy implications, and automated driving systems. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5644 - Human Audition and Auditory Display Design (3 credits) 
An examination of the human sensory and perceptual experience of sound, with emphasis on relating the capabilities and limitations of audition to the design of auditory display systems and to noise abatement in hearing conservation efforts. In addition to discussion of human sound reception and sensitivity, human psychological and physiological responses to sound will be covered.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5654 - Human Factors System Design (3 credits) 
Human factors engineering input into operator-system/product design, development, testing, and evaluation. Emphasis on a systems-oriented and human-centric approach to achieving effective human-machine interfaces. Application of standards, codes and guidelines, as well as empirical methodologies and analytical techniques, to human interface applications and problems. Coverage of human sensory/perceptual capabilities and limitations, with particular emphasis on vision and hearing. Project involving analysis and redesign of an actual device or system with known human factors deficiencies. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5674 - System Safety Analysis (3 credits) 
Systems engineering approach to incorporate safety in the product/system design life cycle. Emphasis on inductive and deductive system safety analyses. Application of standards, guidelines, and analytical techniques, to system lifecycle. Additional topics include forms of system safety certification, legal concepts and litigation protection, and application of federal/state standards. Project involving safety analytic techniques. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5714 - Usability Engineering (3 credits) 
Design and evaluation of effective user interfaces, beginning with principles for designing the product. Development process for user interaction separate from interactive software development. Development process includes iterative life cycle management, systems analysis, design, usability specifications, design representation techniques, prototyping, formative user-based evaluation. Integrative and cross-disciplinary approach with main emphasis on usability methods and the user interaction development process.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: CS 5714 
ISE 5734 - Occupational Health and Safety Practicum (3 credits) 
Industry-based field instruction and faculty mentoring for advanced learning and practice opportunities relevant to professional ergonomics and safety engineering work. Eighty hours of field practicum experience, to develop and refine knowledge and application of advanced level ergonomics and/or safety engineering practices in a real-world occupational setting. The mentoring component of this course involves regular discussions of field experiences with the instructor and others enrolled in the practicum.
Prerequisite(s): (ISE 5614 or BMES 5214) or ISE 5674 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5744 - Linear Systems Theory (3 credits) 
Advanced introduction to the theory of time-varying and time-invariant linear systems represented by state equations; solutions of linear systems, uniform stability and other stability criteria, uniform observability and controllability, state feedback and observers. Pre: Graduate standing.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 4405 or ECE 4624 or ECE 4634 or ME 4504 or AOE 4004 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: AOE 5744, ECE 5744, ME 5544 
ISE 5774 - Nonlinear Systems Theory (3 credits) 
Introduction to the theory of systems of coupled, nonlinear, time-varying ordinary differential equations: existence and uniqueness of solutions; continuous dependence on parameters; stability of equilibria and stability analysis techniques; input-to-state stability; input-output stability; nonlinear design techniques including input-state and input-output feedback linearization, backstepping, and sliding mode control. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: AOE 5774, ECE 5774, ME 5574 
ISE 5804 - Fundamentals of Systems Engineering (3 credits) 
Fundamental aspects of systems engineering. The role of systems engineering in engineering projects. System life cycle. Systems engineering as an engineering discipline, study and application of technical strategies to realize engineered systems. Basic tools and techniques to identify a need, formulate a problem (e.g., through requirements), develop a system architecture, acquire its building components, integrate them to form the system, verify and validate it, deploy it, and sustain it using a systems approach. Human and social aspects of systems engineering. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5814 - System Dynamics Modeling of Socio-Technical Systems (3 credits) 
Computer-aided approach to systems thinking. Dynamic modeling to make better decisions in complex socio-technical systems. Simulation of dynamic problems arising in complex technological, social, managerial, economic, or ecological systems. Simulation-based policy analysis. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5834 - Decision Analysis for Engineers (3 credits) 
Foundations of decision analysis contextualized for engineering work. Concepts and techniques for framing and modeling engineering problems as decisions that traverse physics by incorporating firms objectives and the personal preferences of the engineer. Formal and informal limitations of decision methods traditionally used in engineering, such as rank matrices. Alternative theories and methods that foster good decisions. Risk assessment and management as inherent to engineering decision making. Sensitivity analysis. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5844 - Healthcare Systems Engineering and Modeling (3 credits) 
Systems modeling and simulation of managerial decision making in complex healthcare settings. Focus on major components of healthcare delivery systems including system resources, system processes, and system outcomes; tools that systems thinking and system dynamics offer for understanding complexities in healthcare systems and for designing policy interventions, examining theoretical advancements as related to modeling healthcare systems. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5854 - Mission Engineering I (3 credits) 
Concepts and principles of Mission Engineering and System-of-Systems (SoS). Formal and informal limitations of analysis and operational planning methods traditionally used in engineering. Mission threads to determine mission operational needs and SoS requirements. Mission architecture and governance structure development. Mission safety, security, integration, interoperability, cost estimation, risk analysis, and experimentation and text. Mission framing, modeling, and simulation. Requires proficiency in fundamental principles and concepts of systems engineering.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5804 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5874 - Digital Engineering (3 credits) 
Fundamentals of the digital life cycle of modern-day system design practices. Evolving roles of the mission (i.e., why the system is needed from a high-level strategic perspective) and systems engineering in a digital context. Data-centric authoritatively managed sources of truth (i.e., consistent, up-to date, and distributed knowledge repositories about the design artifact that includes data and models across disciplines, offering access in the form of complementary stakeholder-specific views). Standardization and opensource interfaces. Detailed exposure to digital engineering methods for systems design, development, implementation, test, production, and sustainment. Exploration of tools, ecosystems, ontology, and other core concepts necessary to implement data centric, integrated, model-based digital engineering.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5804 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5884 - Systems Architecture (3 credits) 
Fundamentals of system architectures, the architecting process, and the role of the system architect in complex systems development. Different architectural frameworks, methodologies to pursue them, and their influence on the resulting architectural representations. Impact of architectural strategies on system lifecycle properties. Practical heuristics for developing good architectures. Resilient architectures. Formal systems engineering constructs. Development of executable architectural models for trade-space exploration. Model-based verification, validation, and technical reviews.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5804 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5894 - Socio-Technical Systems: Principles, Conceptualization, and Design (3 credits) 
Foundational principles for conceptualization and design of socio-technical systems (STSs). Links among the domains of systems theory, systems thinking, complexity science, safety science, organizational theory, risk analysis, and systems engineering. Focus on applications in health care, safety-critical infrastructure systems, information systems, and evacuation systems, along with problems associated with STSs. Overview of modeling approaches, including functional representation, structural representation, and hierarchical representations, along with complex adaptive system formulations. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 5904 - Project and Report (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 5974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 5984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 5994 - Research and Thesis (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 6014 - Proposing Industrial Engineering Research (3 credits) 
Processes involved with proposing research in industrial engineering. Methods and approaches to generate effective proposals. Alternative mechanisms involved in identifying and proposing research. Material is examined through several exercises and case studies. Course is intended for second- year doctoral students who have completed the preliminary exam but have not yet defended the proposal. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6024 - Advanced Topics in Management Systems Engineering (3 credits) 
A research-oriented course that is informed by the literature in management systems and systems engineering of selected complex systems. Service, government, industrial, manufacturing, and healthcare sociotechnical systems will be considered, among others. State-of-the-art topics will be examined to an extent not covered in other courses. May be repeated twice, with different content, for a maximum of nine credit hours. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours 
ISE 6204 - Adv Vehicle Dynamics & Control (3 credits) 
Topics in the dynamics and control of systems including airplanes, helicopters, spacecraft, and structures. Physics and data-based modeling from the control system designers perspective. Structure of the control-oriented equations of motion in relation to robust control design. Bio-inspired design.
Prerequisite(s): AOE 5204 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: AOE 6204, ECE 6724, ME 6204 
ISE 6404 - Graph Theory and Network Flows (3 credits) 
Graph theoretic concepts and definitions, optimization problems over graphs, and basic results; minimum cost network flow problems (including assignment, transportation, max flow, and shortest-path problems) and associated algorithms with implementation strategies; PERT and CPM; and network design and synthesis problems.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6414 - Integer Programming (3 credits) 
Modeling with integer variables; enumeration and cutting plane methods; partitioning and relaxation techniques; computational complexity issues; and some special combinatorial optimization problems.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6424 - Dynamic Programming (3 credits) 
Introduction to the theory, applications, and computational aspects of dynamic programming and Markovian decision processes.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 and ISE 5414 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6434 - Scheduling and Sequence Theory (3 credits) 
Theory of deterministic scheduling, including scheduling jobs on a single processor and on multiple processors (parallel, flow shop, job shop, and open shop), and complexity of computations.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6454 - Stochastic and Robust Optimization (3 credits) 
Introduction to mathematical models, theory and computational methods for optimization problems with uncertain data parameters and discrete/continuous decisions. Mix of theoretical concepts and numerical algorithms to solve stochastic, robust, and distributionally robust programming problems. Modeling for real world problems in domains including homeland security, healthcare, and power systems, using stochastic and robust programming. Theoretical properties and reformulation techniques for stochastic and robust programs. Numerical methods: Benders, regularized, generalized, and nested Benders, Dantzig-Wolfe, L-shaped, integer L-shaped, and statistically motivated decomposition methods. Value of stochastic and robust solutions, and sensitivity analysis using distributionally robust optimization. Convergence analysis of the numerical methods.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 and ISE 5034 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6464 - Queueing Networks (3 credits) 
Applications of queueing theory results to queueing networks. Topics include reversibility, insensitivity, product forms for queue length processes, and traffic processes including traffic flow within the network.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6494 - Advanced Simulation (3 credits) 
Methodological and theoretical foundation for stochastic simulation and Monte Carlo techniques. A comprehensive discussion of Monte Carlo techniques and algorithms for simulation output analysis, simulation-based optimization, rare-event simulation, variance reduction techniques, and simulation metamodeling methodology. Exposure to contemporary research topics in stochastic modeling and simulation methodology.
Prerequisite(s): (ISE 5034 or STAT 5104) and (ISE 5414 or STAT 5434) 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6514 - Advanced Mathematical Programming (3 credits) 
Convex analysis, optimality conditions, network flows, decomposition algorithms, linear programming theories, duality theories, conic programming including semidefinite programming, integer programming, stochastic optimization, robust optimization. Various topics on applications of mathematical programming, such as financial engineering, transportation, machine learning, and data analytics.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5405 or ISE 5406 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6574 - Adaptive Control Systems (3 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: AOE 6774, ECE 6774, ME 6574 
ISE 6604 - Human Factors in Visual Display Systems (3 credits) 
Quantitative analysis of human vision and visual system capabilities and limitations, and their relationship to visual display technologies and visual design. Emphasis on measurement and physics of light, color, and visual science data, 2D and 3D display hardware design, capabilities and tradeoffs, as well as approaches to visual design.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5604 and ISE 5654 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6614 - Human Computer Systems (3 credits) 
Survey of human-computer interaction theory, procedures, and methods in the design of computer-based systems. Emphasis on perspectives in human-computer interaction (cognitive, emotional, social), iterative interface design processes, software interface design, hardware interface design, workplace design, and human/automation interaction design. Project involving analysis, design, and evaluation of machines, services, or systems with known human-computer interaction design principles and methods. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6624 - Advanced Topics in Human Factors (3 credits) 
A research-oriented course reviewing the scientific literature in Human Factors Engineering of selected complex systems. Industrial, civil, transportation, military and computer-based systems will be considered. State-of-the-art topics will be examined to an extent not covered in other courses. May be repeated, with different content.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6644 - Cognitive Work and Task Analysis (3 credits) 
Formative, descriptive and normative approaches to work analyses. Comparison between correspondence versus coherence-driven domains. Classes of cognitive systems engineering requirements: work domain, control task, strategies, social organization, and worker competencies. Distinct contributions of different analyses to cognitive systems engineering. Application of cognitive systems engineering analyses: abstraction decomposition space, decision ladder, hierarchical task analysis, information flow map, and skills-rules-knowledge taxonomy. Derivation of design requirements from different analyses for handling unanticipated and routine events in safety critical systems.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5604 and ISE 5654 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6654 - Industrial Augmented Reality (3 credits) 
Examination of augmented reality (AR) principles and techniques as applied to industrial settings, with focus on underlying supporting hardware components, technical approaches and methods, computer graphics and rendering in AR, tracking and registration, user interface mechanisms to deliver coherent visual information to human visual system, user interaction techniques, designing for AR in industrial settings, authoring industrial AR content, and role of artificial intelligence (AI) in AR. Pre: Graduate Standing
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6664 - Affective Design and Computing (3 credits) 
Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction with emphasis on human emotions and affect in the context of technology use. Discussion of psychological constructs relevant to emotions and affects, research design in affective sciences, methods and techniques used in affective design and computing, and designing emotionally engaging products.
Prerequisite(s): ISE 5604 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
ISE 6984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
ISE 7994 - Research and Dissertation (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course