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Industrial Engineering Program
Outcomes
Graduates of the Industrial Engineering Program at The University of Iowa will be prepared to contribute effectively as engineers in a diverse and multidisciplinary work environment. Specifically, graduates of the Industrial Engineering Program will have:
(A) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and fundamental engineering to industrial engineering problems;
(B) an ability to design and conduct industrial engineering experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret experimental results;
(C) an ability to design systems, components, and processes to meet specified objectives in their chosen careers;
(D) an ability to work effectively as members of diverse multidisciplinary and non-technical teams;
(E) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve industrial engineering problems;
(F) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities;
(G) an ability to communicate effectively in written, oral, and graphical forms;
(H) the broad education necessary to make appropriate engineering recommendations and decisions in a contemporary workplace where there are diverse global, societal, economic, and environmental constraints;
(I) a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning;
(J) a knowledge of contemporary issues;
(K) an ability to use the principles, techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for safe and successful industrial engineering practice and/or research in their chosen careers;
(L) an ability to design, develop, implement, and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment, and energy;
(M) an ability to integrate systems using appropriate analytical, computational, and experimental practices;
(N) a base-level competency in manufacturing processes, human factors, systems design, information systems, finance, and quality engineering;
(O) and an awareness of the role of research in the evolution of industrial engineering practice.