EIN 3101C

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EIN 3101C

• Introduction to Industrial Systems Engineering

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Course Description

• An introduction to and overview of the
  profession, including
• career planning
• professionalism and communication
• ethics
• teamwork
• industry site visits
• industrial speakers
• selected solution methods for problems in
  coordination and planning.

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Pre Co-requisite Information

• Prerequisite Students should either have an AA
  degree from an accredited junior college, or
  satisfy the following
• Corequisite ENC 2210 Technical Writing and
  Business Communication or equivalent, e.g., ENC
  3254 Professional Writing for the Discipline.

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For sophomores and early juniors

• Required for ISE sophomores and early juniors,
  and new transfer students.
• It is strongly recommended for first term of
  residency in ISE.
• Enrollment of 4 or 5 EG students in the course
  requires the approval of the instructor, but
  makes sense if they are new to ISE.
• The course is intended for ISE majors only.(See
  Mike Funk in Weil 371 to switch by August 29.)

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Course Objectives

• Career planning
• Overview of ISE profession and department
• ISE is interesting in practice
• Professionalism
• interviewing, business etiquette, ethics,
  teamwork, resumes
• Introduce TQM (total quality management) and
  methods of coordination and planning
• Hone writing and presentation skills

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Contribution of course to meeting the
professional component

• The course will help students to
• function on multidisciplinary teams
• identify and formulate engineering problems
• understand professional and ethical
  responsibilities
• communicate effectively
• understand the impact of engineering solutions in
  a global and societal context
• understand contemporary engineering issues

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Relationship of course to program objectives

• The course will help students prepare for
  professional careers in ISE, and provide some
  skills in process improvement.

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Instructor TA Information

• Section 6548 (Mon Wed)
• Dr. Siriphong (Toi) Lawphongpanich
  (Lawphong_at_ise.ufl.edu)
• 303 Weil Hall, 392-1464 Ext 2015
• Office hours Period 7 on Tuesday and Thursday
• TA Monica Conybear (monica.conybear_at_gmail.com)
• 413 Weil Hall, 392-1464 Ext 2037
• Office hours TBA
• Section 2453 (Mon Thurs)
• Dr. R. Keith Stanfill (stanfill_at_ise.ufl.edu)
• 378 Weil Hall, 392-1464 Ext 2021
• Office hours TBA
• TA Anne Wise (annieg8r_at_ufl.edu)
• 413 Weil Hall, 392-1464 Ext 2037
• Office hours TBA

Send e-mail (gt 1 day in advance) to set up an
appointment outside normal office hours
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Class Schedule

• The course is for two semester hour credits.
• The course meets three periods per week.
• Two of the periods are adjacent
• Extended in-class activities
• Plant visits
• Workshops
• Presentations
• Origami Competitions

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Sections

• Section 6548 (Mon Wed)
• Monday, Period 7, Florida Gym 230
• Wednesday, Periods 7 - 8 , Weimer 1084
• Section 2453 (Mon Thurs)
• Monday, Period 7, Florida Gym 230
• Thursday , Periods 7 - 8 , Weimer 1084
• Course Website www.ise.ufl.edu/ein3101c/

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TEXTS

• Engineering Ethics, Fleddermann, C. B., 2nd
  Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN 0-13-140825-9,
  paper, about 24
• The Goal, Goldratt and Cox, 3rd Edition or
  earlier, North River Press, 2004, ISBN
  0-88427-178-1, paper, about 25
• The Memory Jogger II, Brassard, M. and D.
  Ritter, Goal/QPC, paper, ISBN 1879364441, about
  10
• Handouts See the course web site

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Course Structure

• Overview course, not highly structured
• Many invited speakers, flexible course schedule
• Class participation is essential
• 80 of success is just showing up.
• Woody Allen

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Approximate Course Coverage

• Introduction to ISE, department overview
  presentations from Chair, selected faculty (e.g.,
  IPPD, EPPD, Senior Project)
• Introduction to student organizations
  presentations from IIE, APM officers
• Course planning, FAQs on advising instructor or
  undergraduate coordinator
• Local field trips, including CRC Career Fair
• Speakers from industry, career opportunities
• Resumes and interviewing invited speakers

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Approximate Course Coverage

• TQM and teamwork skills Dr. Schaub and/or Dr.
  Stanfill
• Report writing presentation skills
• Ethics professionalism expectations of working
  professionals
• Supply Chain Management beer game
• In-class origami team production simulation

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Attendance Expectations

• Attendance is required.
• Regular attendance of lectures is one indication
  of a professional attitude.
• Attendance will be taken.
• Any late class arrival counts as an absence.
• Signing attendance sheets for absent and tardy
  students violate UFs honor code
• Signing attendance sheets and leaving prior to
  the end of class violate UFs honor code

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Attendance Expectations

• Respect for other
• No cell phone during class
• No laptop computers during Monday class
• See the syllabus for others
• Professionalism
• Be on time
• Be well prepared
• Actively Participate in team meetings and classes
• Keep commitments to others
• Complete all work on time
• Be courteous and cooperative, esp. to other team
  members
• Uphold UFs Honor Code

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Grading

• Class Attendance Professionalism (10)
• Allow to miss up to two lectures without any
  penalty
• Each absence beyond the first two reduces the
  professionalism grade by 1
• Missing less than two lectures extra credits
• Will begin take attendance after Drop/Add ends.

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Grading

• Assignments (i.e., weekly memoranda and others)
  and quizzes (35)
• Write memoranda on your own
• For each written assignment,
• Content 75
• English/grammar 25
• See the syllabus for late assignment penalties
• Two lowest assignment grades will be dropped.
• It is advantageous to submit every assignment.
  (See the syllabus about extra credit.)
• Students missing classes should obtain the
  information from other students in order to write
  their weekly memoranda.

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Grading

• In-Class (or Ethics) presentations (12)
• Instructors feedback 55
• Students feedback 25
• Slides 10
• Professionalism 10
• Rated by other team members.

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Grading

• Resume (10 )
• First version 25
• Second/last version 75
• Origami competition and report 33
• Placement in the competition 25
• Report 65
• Due Tuesday, Dec. 13 by 3 PM
• Content 50 English/Grammar 15
• Professionalism 10
• Rated by other team members

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Grading

• Scale
• A 92 100
• B 89 91
• B 82 88
• C 79 81
• C 72 78
• Getting a grade D and below repeat the course
• Grades will be posted on WebCT
• Submit a re-grading request no later than one
  week after we returned the graded assignment to
  you.

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Assignments

• Each week, assignments are generally due on
  Wed/Thurs
• Weekly memoranda
• Sign or initial next to your name (10 pts.
  penalty)
• Stapled, if it contains multiple pages (10 pts.
  penalty)
• Professional looking (10 pts. penalty)
• Put your assignments in our mailbox in 303 Weil
  Hall by 5 PM.
• The door to 303 Weil Hall is locked at 5 PM.

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Next Week

• First weekly memorandum due
• First version of your resume due
• Course website has links to help you prepare your
  resume
• Begin reading The Goal
• Take notes about the company and enjoy the love
  story
• There will be questions you have to answer later

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Dates

• Sept 4 Labor Day Holiday
• Sept 18 Engineering Day
• Sept 19 Career Showcase (Technical Fields)
• Oct 6 - 7 Homecoming
• Nov 10 Veterans Holiday
• Nov 23 25 Thanksgiving Holiday
• Exam Origami report due by 3 PM, Tuesday, Dec
  13, 2006.

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Honor Code

• "We, the members of the University of Florida
  community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers
  to the highest standards of honesty and
  integrity.
• A report involving an honor code violation
  receives a grade of zero and a deduction of 10
  from the professionalism grade. A second honor
  court violation will be referred to the honor
  court for prosecution.

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Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

• Students requesting classroom accommodation must
  first register with the Dean of Students Office.
  This office will provide documentation to the
  student. The student must provide this
  documentation to the Instructor when requesting
  accommodation.

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Feedback from Employers

• Students need to be prepared to exhibit a higher
  degree of professionalism in general.
• In particular, the need to have experience in
• teamwork,
• working with a client,
• giving presentations, and in
• professional communications.
• Having had a co-op or internship tends to put
  students at a great advantage.

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Feedback from Employers

• Students should have incentive to use the
  services available at the CRC. Beyond just the
  employment services, they should take advantage
  of
• the career related workshops,
• particularly those that videotape and critique
  presentations.

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Industrial Systems Engineering

• Industrial Systems Engineers do coordination
  and planning, usually with objectives such as
• increasing profits and/or productivity,
• improving quality, or
• reducing costs.
• ISEs improve organized work.

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Before UF
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ISE UF
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ISE UF
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In Ten Years
We improve organized work.
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Introductions

• Please pair up
• In a few minutes, you will be asked to introduce
  your partner
• You should tell us
• His or her name
• His or her Hometown
• His or her class (sophomore, junior, etc.)
• Why he or she chose ISE?
• Anything else he or she wants to share
• Activities during the summer
• Aspiration or ambition in life
• Interesting job experience