IE422 SEMINAR IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
| Course Code: | 5680422 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 0 (2.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 1.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA KEMAL TURAL |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- At the end of the course, the students will
- Understand the link between the IE curriculum and professional careers of ies.
- Know the career opportunities of ies and their respective potential impacts.
- Understand what constitutes ethical conduct and professional responsibility.
Course Content
Informing senior students about professional life in industrial engineering. Depending on lectures given by practicing industrial engineers, establishing the link between the courses the students have taken during their education and application of industrial engineering techniques and approaches in real-life cases.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Comprehend how the IE toolbox acquired at school contributes to various IE career paths.
- Understand the application of industrial engineering techniques and approaches in real-life cases.
- Observe the professional roles that industrial engineers take in different industries, both in public and private sectors.
- Understand the mutual cycle between education/training and professional life.
- Understand ethics requirements at work.
- Comprehend professional responsibility.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | 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 | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | 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 | ✔ | |||
| 5 | 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 | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | An ability to design, analyze, operate, and improve integrated systems that produce and/or supply products and/or services in an effective, efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner | ✔ | |||
| 9 | An ability to apply critical reason and systems thinking in problem solving and systems design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | An ability to use scientific methods and tools (such as mathematical models, statistical methods and techniques) necessary for industrial engineering practice | ✔ | |||