Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Today, engineers with strong roots in engineering and science, and with capability in data analysis, are needed to improve technology and processes in enterprises. The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) program at Stevens prepares students with cross-disciplinary, ‘big picture’ systems perspectives and knowledge to engineer, develop and maintain complex systems.
The industrial and systems engineering (ISE) program at Stevens is a rich educational experience that provides students with a broad-based engineering education and with a specialization in data analysis aspects of the industrial and systems engineering fields.
Industrial and systems engineers (ISEs) take a cross-disciplinary ‘big picture’ systems perspective of engineering problems. ISEs are concerned with designing, managing, and implementing solutions to improve quality, performance and efficiency. They reduce waste in all forms that do not generate value. In essence, ISEs figure out how to do things better; increasing customer satisfaction and internal efficiencies and decreasing costs.
ISE is systems oriented: It analyzes the interaction and interplay between components in complex system networks (of humans, machines, and processes). Complex systems require modeling to understand variability. These models are used in the overall system development process and incorporated into system designs to enable optimized and robust operations.
ISEs are engineering professionals trained specifically to be productivity and quality improvement specialists, where they examine the entire system to make sure that people and things move together as efficiently and effectively as possible.
The Stevens ISE program is data driven; teaching the extraction of useful data from the plethora of information businesses collect and using this data in mathematical models and analytical tools to gain insight for problem solving and decision support.
ISEs have the ability to impact people’s lives through their improvement of existing systems or creation of new systems in commercial and government segments. ISEs have a broad reach and can apply their skills to address problems and opportunities in many sectors (including manufacturing, service, aerospace, healthcare, transportation, energy, finance, and entertainment) and settings (including sales, marketing, information systems, personnel and manufacturing).
ISEs fill positions as industrial engineers, system engineers, system integration engineers, quality engineers, project engineers, sales engineers, field engineers and application engineers, as well as analysts, consultants, and planners.
Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering Mission and Objectives
The mission of the Bachelor of Engineering in industrial and systems engineering program is to provide an education based on a strong engineering core, complemented by studies in systems and data science, to prepare the graduate to work on cross-disciplinary systems and be able to assume positions of increasing technical responsibility. The objectives of the ISE program can be summarized as follows:
- Develop, implement, and improve systems comprised of people, processes, hardware or software elements that are innovative, reliable and cost-efficient.
- Use ISE tools to address real world problems and create solutions consistent with societal needs including economic, ethical, and environmental considerations.
- Provide leadership for, and communicate effectively within, data-intensive, multidisciplinary team-based environments in diverse and dynamically changing organizations.
- Continue to develop skills in engineering, technology management, business, and other industrial and systems engineering-related fields.
Student Outcomes - By the time of graduation, industrial and systems engineering students will have:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze, and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
- A fundamental knowledge and an appreciation of the technology and business processes necessary to nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization.
Minor in Industrial and Systems Engineering
The minor in industrial and systems engineering is open to engineering students enrolled in an engineering major. (Non- engineering majors are not eligible for this minor.) Students must possess a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 at graduation.
Required courses for the minor are as follows:
| SYS 501 | Probability and Statistics for Systems Engineering | 3 |
| SYS 581 | Introduction to Systems Engineering | 3 |
| ISE 357 | Elements Of Operations Research | 3 |
Plus two of the following courses:
| ISE 345 | Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| ISE 350 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| ISE 457 | Operations Research - II | 3 |
| EM 585 | Introduction to System Architecture and Design | 3 |
Plus the following required Engineering Core Courses – Interdisciplinary Senior Design:
Ex 423 X1,X2, or X3 Section (ISE Minor Advisor serves as co-advisor)
Ex 424 X1,X2, or X3 Section (ISE Minor Advisor serves as co-advisor)
Industrial and Systems Engineering Curriculum
Term I (18 Credits)
| MA 121 | Differential Calculus | 2 |
| MA 122 | Integral Calculus | 2 |
| CH 115 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 117 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| ENGR 116 | Intro to Programming & Algorithmic Thinking | 3 |
| ENGR 111 | Introduction to Engineering Design & Systems Thinking | 4 |
| CAL 103 | Writing and Communications Colloquium | 3 |
Term II (17 Credits)
S.E.
| Science Elective I | 3 |
| PEP 111 | Mechanics | 3 |
| MA 125 | Vectors and Matrices | 2 |
| MA 126 | Multivariable Calculus I | 2 |
| ENGR 122 | Field Sustainable Systems with Sensors | 2 |
| MGT 103 | Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking | 2 |
| CAL 105 | CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture | 3 |
Term III (17 Credits)
| PEP 112 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| ENGR 245 | Circuits and Systems | 3 |
| MA 221 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| ISE 224 | Informatics & Software Development | 3 |
| ENGR 211 | Statics and Introduction to Engineering Mechanics | 4 |
Term IV (17 Credits)
| ENGR 234 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ISE 225 | Data Infrastructures | 3 |
| ENGR 212 | Design of Dynamical Systems | 4 |
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| MA 225 | Infinite Series | 2 |
| MA 226 | Multivariable Calculus II | 2 |
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| MA 231 | Nonlinear Optimization | 2 |
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| Humanities Requirement 100-200 Level | 3 |
Term V (17 Credits)
| ISE 350 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| SYS 501 | Probability and Statistics for Systems Engineering | 3 |
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| EM 365 | Statistics For Engineering Management | 4 |
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| ENGR 241 | Probability and Statistics with Data Science Applications | 4 |
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| ENGR 311 | Design with Materials | 4 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
Term VI (16 Credits)
| ISE 322 | Engineering Design VI | 2 |
| ISE 345 | Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| ISE 357 | Elements Of Operations Research | 3 |
| SYS 581 | Introduction to Systems Engineering | 3 |
| IDE 399 | Engineering Economics & Project Management | 2 |
| BT 244 | Microeconomics | 3 |
Term VII (16 Credits)
| ISE 423 | Engineering Design VII | 3 |
| IDE 401 | Senior Innovation-II:Value Proposition | 1 |
| ISE 457 | Operations Research - II | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 |
G.E.
| General Elective | 3 |
Term VIII (16 Credits)
| ISE 424 | Engineering Design VIII | 3 |
| IDE 402 | Senior Innovation III: Venture Planning and Pitch | 1 |
| ISE 490 | Data-Mining and Applied Machine Learning | 3 |
| ISE 451 | Analysis of Networks & Strategies | 3 |
G.E.
| General Elective | 3 |
HUM
| Humanities | 3 |
Note:
BT 244: Can be taken in any semester; the course is part of the humanities requirement.
Science Elective: Any course from the following list:
CH 116 General Chemistry II
BIO 281 Biology and Biotechnology
CE 240 Introduction to Geosciences
EN 250 Quantitative Biology
PEP 151 Introduction to Astronomy
PEP 201 Physics III for Engineers
PEP 242 Modern Physics
PEP 336 Introduction to Astrophysics and Cosmology
PEP 351 Introduction to Planetary Science
NANO 200 Introduction to Nanotechnology
General Electives: Chosen by the student — can be used towards a minor or AMP option — can be applied to research or approved international studies.
Technical Elective: Must be a 500 level EM, ES, ISE, SES, SSW or SYS course. Some suggested courses follow, but students are not limited to those listed.
EM 533 – Human Factors in Engineering
EM 599 – Intro to Smart Cities & Their Ecosystem
SYS 564 - Optimization Principles in Systems Design
SSW 555 – Agile Methods for Software Development