Emerging Topics for UndergraduateIndustrial Engineering Education Program

摘要

This paper presents the initial phase of a study to identify the desired characteristics of an undergraduate IndustrialrnEngineer, and the emerging topic areas that should be incorporated into the reengineered curriculum so that therncurriculum evolves as the emerging topics emerge. A survey was delivered to faculty and industry professionalsrnacross the U.S. to understand the desired characteristics and the important emerging topic areas. The modifiedrnDelphi technique was applied to gain consensus and ranking of the emerging topics. Three rounds will be performedrnto identify the emerging topic areas, assign emerging topic importance, and eventually obtain consensus and rankingrnon the emerging topics. The research findings are discussed that identify the desired characteristics, and the mostrnimportant emerging topics to be incorporated into the reengineered curriculum.