Industrial Engineering Technology - Bachelor of Science, Minor in Industrial Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology Faculty, Course Descriptions
Industrial Engineering Technology
(Bachelor of Science Degree
Offered)
The field of Industrial Engineering Technology offers the student a challenging career in business, industry, or government. Graduates deal primarily with the efficient management of money, materials, and labor in a business and industrial environment. Career opportunities involve problem solving in the fields of:
Notes:
Note 1 - Physics I is required for the IET degree and is recommended as the Lab Science in the first semester of the second year. The professional registration path requires PHYS 2211.
Note 2 - The professional registration path requires PHYS 2212.
Note 3 - Chemistry I is recommended as the Lab Science in the first semester of the third year.
Note 4 - The professional registration path requires MATH 2254.
Note 5 - The professional registration path requires MATH 2306.
A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses used in the major prescribed for the bachelor degree program.
| Industrial Engineering Technology - Bachelor of Science | |||||
| Area A Essential Skills | 9 hours | ||||
| ENGL | 1101 | Composition I | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 1102 | Composition II | 3 | ||
| MATH | 1113 | Pre-calculus (extra hour is applied to area F) | 4 | ||
| Area B Institutional Options | 4 hours | ||||
| SPCH | 2400 | Public Speaking | 2 | ||
| STS | 2400 | Science, Technology, and Society | 2 | ||
| Area C Humanities/ Fine Arts | 6 hours | ||||
| Area C | Group 1 | Take One Course From the Literature Group | 3 | ||
| Area C | Group 2 | Take One Course From the Art and Culture Group | 3 | ||
| Area D Science, Mathematics, and Technology | 11 hours | ||||
| MATH | 2253 | Calculus I (extra hour is applied to area F) | 4 | ||
| Area D | See your advisor before you select science courses* | 8 | |||
| Area E Social Sciences | 12 hours | ||||
| Area E | Group 1 | American Context | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 2 | World History | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 3 | Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Area E | Group 4 | Cultures and Societies | 3 | ||
| Area F (The extra hour from areas A and D are counted here) | 18 Hours | ||||
| PHYS | 1112K | Introductory Physics II (See Note 2) | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| CS | 2123 | Programming | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| EG | 1210 | Survey of Engineering Graphics | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ENGL | 2010 | Technical Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 2227 | Industrial Statistics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Major Requirements | 70 Hours | ||||
| Free Elective (See Note 4) | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Free Elective (See Note 5) | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| IET Electives | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| ATET | 4810 | Safety & Ethics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| IET | 1000 | Orientation | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| IET | 2305 | Principles of Industrial Systems/Processes | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| IET | 2432 | Eng Product and Process Cost Estimating I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 3424 | Engineering Economy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 3401 | Project Organization and Control | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| IET | 3403 | Industrial Experimentation | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 3433 | Engineering Product and Process Cost Estimating II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 3322 | Work Measurement & Analysis | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| IET | 3339 | Statistical Quality Control | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4326 | Wage & Salary | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4422 | Plant Layout and Materials Handling | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| IET | 4405 | Principles of Operations Research | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4478 | Senior Internship | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| IET | 3334 | Production & Inventory Control | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4451 | Systems Simulation | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| IET | 4475 | Senior Project | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| IET | 4500 | Technical Science Survey | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Degree Program Total | 130 | ||||
| Engineering Management Concentration | |||||
| IET | 3410 | Principals of Team Dynamics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4356 | Quality Concepts and Systems Design | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MGNT | 3105 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MGNT | 4115 | Human Resources Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Concentration Total | 12 hrs | ||||
| Information System | |||||
| MIS | 3500 | Database Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4555 | The Integrated Enterprise | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MIS | 4100 | Business Systems Analysis and Design | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4447 | Purchasing and Supply Chain Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Concentration Total | 12 hrs | ||||
| Services | |||||
| IET | 4435 | Service Systems Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 3430 | Quality Concepts and Design | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4375 | Purchasing and Supply Chain Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MGNT | 4100 | Management Information Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Concentration Total | 12 hrs | ||||
| Technical Sales | |||||
| IET | 4435 | Fundamentals of Engineering Sales | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 3430 | Industrial and Consumer Marketing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| IET | 4375 | Engineering Sales Law | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MKTG | 4100 | Marketing Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Concentration Total | 12 hrs | ||||
Note: Students may
also pursue a general option by taking 8 free elective hours, and 6 IET
elective hours. Before selecting courses, talk to your advisor.
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Minor in Industrial Engineering Technology
To be eligible for a minor
in Industrial Engineering Technology, the student must complete the following
courses:
| IET | 2305 | Principles of Industrial Systems and Processes | < font size=-1>4 |
| IET | 4356 | Quality Concepts and Systems Design | 3 |
| IET | 3322 | Work Measurement and Analysis | 5 |
| IET | 3403 | Industrial Experimentation | 3 |
| IET | 4422 | Plant Layout and Material Handling | 4 |
Industrial
Engineering Technology Faculty
| Atkins, Robert W.,
Professor |
M.B.A., Georgia State University; B.S., Virginia Poly Tech and State University; P.E., Georgia |
| Brooks, Glenn E.,
Associate Professor |
M.S., Southern Polytechnic State University; M.B.A., State University of West Georgia; B.S.I.M., Georgia Institute of Technology; P.E., Georgia |
| Carden, Patricia D.,
Professor |
Ph.D., University of Toledo; M.S., Southern Polytechnic State University; M.S.Ed., University of Toledo; B.S., Eastern Kentucky University |
| Caudill, David F.,
Professor |
M.S.I.E., Lehigh University; B.S., North Carolina State University |
| Dollar, E. Lester, III,
Associate Professor |
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology |
| McKee, James E.,
Associate Professor |
J.D., University of Devonshire; M.B.A., Georgia State University; B.B.A., Georgia State University; A.A.T, Gwinnett Technical Institute |
| Monroe, Richard W.,
Assistant Professor |
Ph.D., Old Dominion University; M.S., Western New England College; B.S., Southern Polytechnic State University |
Faculty Emeriti
Bannerman, James W., Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
Carmichael, Thomas H., Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
Franklin, Patricia S., Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
Hamrick, Janes, Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
McClure, Hoyt L., Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
McGuire, Richard W., Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
McPherson, Jack, Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
Stephens, Kenneth S., Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
Wimberly, Charles A., Professor
Emeritus, Industrial Engineering Technology
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