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These suggested course tracks are based on undergraduate requirements from the class
entering in the 2013-14 academic year. These are only suggestions, refer to the University Bulletin for the official requirements for each major.
For archived requirements refer to the University Bulletin. Select desired year in the bottom left-hand corner under, "Bulletin Archive" and
then the area of study.
For more information on graduate-level requirements go here.
Take note of Pre- or Co-requisites
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Field of study description, Accreditation
Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) We live in a complex society, but in the
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering Department, we are doing our best to make
it less complicated.We study complex systems and look for simplifying solutions. We
work across all environments and fields of study including manufacturing, management,
service industries, healthcare systems, and others.
So, our time could be spent at a hospital developing ways to decrease wait times in
emergency rooms, or you might find us in a manufacturing facility working on quality
assurance issues or consulting at amusement parks, and beyond.
We have structured our BS ISE program so students will accomplish the following within
a few years of graduation:
1. designing, developing, and managing both deterministic and nondeterministic complex
processes and systems involving people, information, equipment, and financial and
material assets, with special emphasis on using probabilistic methods, design of experiments,
and simulation.
2. joining and contributing to industrial, government, and service organizations,
and to operate effectively with a high level of professional and ethical standards.
3. independent learning, acquiring professional certifications and/or advanced degrees
in reputable graduate schools in manufacturing, service, and enterprise systems.
4. communicating and contributing effectively in a diverse team environment.
The Bachelor of Science program in Industrial and Systems Engineering is accredited
by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
The faculty members are committed to providing the students with an outstanding academic
experience. Our curriculum also provides excellent preparation for graduate studies.
For qualified undergraduates, we offer several combined-degree (accelerated five-year)
programs that can lead to both a BS degree in ISE and an MS degree in either Industrial
and Systems Engineering (MS ISE), Systems Science (MS SS), or Master of Business Administration
(MBA).
For more information, visit: binghamton.edu/ssie
Year 1
Engineering Design Division - The freshman year is common to all engineering majors
The GenEd “J” Designation is earned after successful completion of WTSN 111, 112,
103, 104
Fall
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MATH 224 - Differential Calculus
This is a 2-credit course in differential calculus covering limits, continuity,
and
differentiation. Prerequisites: MATH 223 with a grade of C- or better, or Placement
Exam. Offered each half semester. 2 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
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CHEM 111 - Chemical Principles
A one-semester introductory course in modern chemistry for potential science and
engineering majors. Covers molecular structure and bonding, solids, organic chemistry
and polymers, acid/base and redox chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and
kinetics in both lecture and laboratory. Fulfills all requirements met by CHEM 107-108.Credits:
4. Format: 3 hour lecture; 2 hour discussion; 3 hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
high school chemistry. Not open to students who have credit for CHEM 107 or CHEM 108.
If taken as a part of a pre-health track an additional semester of inorganic chemistry
must be taken to fulfill the requirement. Offered Fall and Spring. Course fee applies.
Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
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WTSN 111 - Intro to Engineering Design
First course in a two-semester integrated introduction to the engineering profession.
Emphasizes engineering problem-solving techniques; introduction to the engineering
design process. Includes an introduction to machine shop use, engineering graphics,
circuits, and computer-aided design. Corequisite: WTSN 103 (linked). Course is offered
in the Fall semester. 2 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
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WTSN 103 - Engineering Communications
I
Develops student's critical thinking skills through the completion of two
team-based projects. Emphasis is on teaming skills, critical reading, technical writing,
oral presentation skills, project management and professionalism. A technical report
and two professional presentations are required. Corequisite: WTSN 111 (linked).
Offered in the Fall semester. 2 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
General Education Elective (G, P, A, N, H)
Body/Wellness (Y, S, B)
Spring
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MATH 226 - Integration Tech & Application
This is a 2-credit course covering the calculus of transcendental & inverse
functions, L’Hospital’s Rule, integral techniques, improper integrals,
calculus of parametric curves, and polar coordinates.
Prerequisites: Math 225 with a grade of at least a C- or consent of instructor. 2
credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
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PHYS 131 - Gen. Physics I(Calculus Based)
A calculus based introduction to the basic concepts underlying physical phenomena,
including kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, forces found in nature, rotational
motion, angular momentum, simple harmonic motion, fluids, thermodynamics and kinetic
theory. Lectures, discussion, demonstration, and laboratory. Pre or Co-requisites:
high school trigonometry and algebra; AP calculus or MATH 224/225. 4 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
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WTSN 104 - Engineering Communications
II
This class builds on the skills introduced in WTSN 103. Critical reading, engineering
research, and writing through a Conceptual team-based project is emphasized. Two formal
presentations, two research papers using APA documentation style and a technical report
are required. Prerequisite: WTSN 103, WTSN 111. Corequisite: WTSN 112 (Linked).
Offered in the Spring semester. 2 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
General Education Elective (G, P, A, N, H)
Body/Wellness (Y, S, B)
Year 2
Final three years of Industrial and Systems Engineering Major
Fall
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MATH 371 - Ordinary Diff. Equations
Ordinary differential equations from quantitative and qualitative point of view
including existence and uniqueness theory, first and second order equations and higher
order equations, systems of first order equations, Laplace transforms, series
solutions methods. MATH 371 contains the topics of MATH 324 and includes additional
topics of the theory of existence and uniqueness, and systems of linear equations.
The topics are studied from a more advanced mathematical viewpoint than in MATH 324.
Only one of Math 324 and Math 371 can be counted towards math minor. Prerquisites:
C or better in both MATH 304 and MATH 330, or consent of instructor. Every semester.
4 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
OR
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MATH 323 - Calculus III
Calculus of functions of several variables. Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH
227 or MATH 230, or consent of instructor. Every semester. 4 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
AND
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PHYS 132 - Gen. Physics II(Calculus Based
Fundamentals of electricity, magnetism, light, wave motion and relativity. Lectures,
discussion, demonstration and laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 131. Pre or Corequisite:
MATH 226/227. 4 credits.
Levels: Undergraduate
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ME 273 - Statics
Equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, equivalent force system, free-body diagrams,
centroid of areas, mass moment of inertia, truss analysis, friction. Must be completed
with a grade of C- or better to satisfy ME program requirements. Prerequisite: PHYS
131. Offered in the Fall and Spring semesters and the Summer session. 3 credits
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 231 - Human Factors
Review of the concepts involved in the application of scientific principles, methods,
and history to the development of engineering systems in which people play a significant
role. Primary focus is on the man/machine interface and how to design for the human
being as part of an overall system. Prerequisite: MATH 226/227 or consent of department
chair. Offered in the Fall semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 295 - Seminar Course
Development of the non-technical skills essential to effective engineering. Focus
is on the overview of ISE curriculum and review of technical elective options. Review
of internships, resume building, issues relevant to careers in ISE (e.g., typical
tasks done by ISEs) are explored. Discussion and exploration of opportunities within
program. Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing. Offered in the Fall semester. 1 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
Spring
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MATH 304 - Linear Algebra
Vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, characteristic values, inner
products. Prerequisites: C- or better in MATH 225 or consent of instructor. Every
semester. 4 credits.
Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
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ISE 212 - Engineering Computing
The objectives of the course are to: demonstrate the ability to design systems
for automating processes in manufacturing, demonstrate problem-solving skills in automation,
and to demonstrate the skill of using the LabVIEW and MATLAB software packages. Prerequisite:
WTSN 104/112 or consent of department chair. Offered in the Spring semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 261 - Probabilistic Systems I
This course provides an introduction to probability models and statistical methods
most likely to be encountered and used by students in their careers in engineering
and the natural sciences. This introduction will emphasize, from the outset, that
variation is the source from which all statistical methodology flows. Discussion includes
the practical aspects of data collection and descriptive statistics with an introduction
to the basic concepts of probability theory and probability distributions, correlation,
point estimation, confidence intervals, and test of hypothesis. Prerequisites: WTSN
104/112 or consent of department chair. Offered in the Spring semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
General Education Elective (G, P, A, N, H)
Year 3
Fall
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ISE 364 - Eng Project Management
This course deals with economic analysis of engineering, in particular, with the
evaluation of projects in terms of time and cost. It also deals with managing engineering
projects from design through completion. Topics include interest rates, time value
of money, present and future worth, economic evaluation of alternatives, taxes, inflation
and justification of new technologies. Also included are project related management
tools, such as project planning, budgeting, work breakdown structure, monitoring and
completion. This course emphasizes the early stages of project development, which
have a great impact on the quality, cost and schedule of a project. Appropriate computer
tools are used. Prerequisite: ISE 261 or consent of department chair. 3 credits
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 362 - Probabilistic Systems II &
DOE
Methods of inference involving two independent samples and paired data are presented.
The analysis of variance is examined for single-factor and multi-factor experiments.
Regression analysis for simple linear models and correlation are discussed followed
by non-linear and multiple regression models. A practical, yet fundamental, approach
for building quality control charts from statistical concepts, as well as a goodness-of-fit
test for testing discrete and continuous underlying distributions, are reviewed. Prerequisites:
ISE 261 Probabilistic Systems I or consent of department chair. Offered in the Fall
semester. 4 credits
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 370 - Industrl Automation&Ctrl
Industrial automation is a major field in the application of computer controls
and the many advances in computer systems. The objectives of this course are to: demonstrate
the ability to design systems for automating processes in manufacturing, demonstrate
problem-solving skills in automation, and safely use the machines in the engineering
laboratory to complete designed experiments. Lectures and laboratories include exploring
the use of sensors, industrial robotics, numerical control, programmable logic controllers,
machine vision, electrical circuits and the fundamentals of common electrical devices,
fuzzy control, the implementation of online computer control, and the ability to use
industrial technical software including Pro-Engineer and AutoCAD. Laboratory work
and technical reports are required. Prerequisites: ISE 212 or consent of department
chair. Offered in the Fall semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
Technical Elective (ISE,ME,EECE,CS,BE)
Spring
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ISE 320 - Optimiz & Operation Research
I
Operations research (OR) is devoted to determination of the optimal course of action
of a decision problem given resource restrictions. This course primarily covers deterministic
optimization and operations research techniques. Following a review of linear algebra,
students learn how to mathematically model an engineering problem, how to solve the
problem to optimality and how to perform sensitivity analyses on the results. Students
learn linear programming (LP), integer programming (IP), branch-and-bound (B and B),
and other optimization techniques. Special emphasis on the solution of engineering
decision making includes the following areas: transportation models; network models;
inventory models; assignment problems; decision making under risk and uncertainty;
and game theory. For non-ISE students using this course as an elective for the Sustainability
Engineering minor, application of these techniques as applied to decision-making for
sustainability are included. Prerequisite: Math 304 or consent of department chair.
Spring, 4 cr. required
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 363 - Quality Engineering
Learn how to plan, design and conduct experiments efficiently and effectively,
and analyze the resulting data to obtain objective conclusions. Both design and statistical
analysis issues are discussed. Topics include the principles of experiment design,
analysis of variance, completely randomized designs, randomized block designs, other
blocking configurations, general full factorial, 2k, 3k full factorial and fractional
factorial designs. Blocking and confounding in a factorial experiment and alias phenomena
in a fractional factorial experiment will be emphasized. Prerequisite: ISE 362 or
consent of department chair. Offered in the Spring semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 311 - Enterprise Systems
Course introduces the concepts, design and planning of operating systems, with
particular emphasis on manufacturing systems. Topics include introduction to lean
manufacturing, JIT, Kanban, value stream mapping, standard times, MRP, inventory control,
etc. The course includes plant tours to local industries that practice the concepts
of the Toyota production system. Prerequisite: ISE 364 or consent of department chair.
Offered in the Spring semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
General Education Elective (G, P, A, N, H)
Year 4
Fall
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ISE 420 - Optimiz & Operations Res
II
Operations research (OR) is devoted to the determination of the optimal course
of action of a decision problem given resource restrictions. This course is intended
as a second course in an Optimization and OR sequence and builds upon the material
presented in ISE 320. ISE 320 primarily restricts attention to deterministic OR models.
In addition to covering additional deterministic techniques (e.g., deterministic dynamic
programming and additional inventory problems not covered in ISE 320, among others),
ISE 420 covers probabilistic and advanced OR topics such as Monte Carlo simulation,
fundamentals of queueing theory, probabilistic dynamic programming, and others. The
course also introduces the student to emerging optimization techniques including,
but not limited to, tabu search, simulated annealing, and genetic algorithms. Prerequisite:
ISE 320 or consent of department chair. Offered in the Fall semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 421 - Modeling and Simulation
Model building, nature of simulation and material on the full range of simulation
activities, such as input analysis, output analysis, verification and validation,
and model animation. Includes random number generation; distribution functions and
random variates; applications of discrete event simulation methods to queueing, inventory
control and production planning problems; Markov processes, queueing theory and decision
analysis. Prerequisites: ISE 362 and ISE 320 or consent of department chair. Offered
in the Fall semester. 4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
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ISE 491 - Systems Design
Covers the design process from the definition of requirements through the final
output. Focus is on the design principles and design methodologies used to ensure
a quality outcome. Prerequisite: ISE 311 and 362 or consent of department chair.
Offered in the Fall semester. Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
4 cred
Levels: Undergraduate
Free Elective
Spring
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ISE 492 - Systems Design Project
The capstone project for the undergraduate degree. Students are expected to work
in multi-disciplinary teams to provide solutions through design. Prerequisite: ISE
491 or consent of department chair. Offered in the Spring semester. Prerequisite:
Senior standing or consent of department chair, 4 credits, Course fee applies. Refer
to the Schedule of Classes.
Levels: Undergraduate
Technical Elective (ISE, ME, EECE, CS, BE)
Technical Elective (ISE, ME, EECE, CS, BE)
General Education Elective (G, P, A, N, H)