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IPE 1101 - Introduction to Engineering Studies
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Difference between secondary level education and higher education, Introduction to Learning System Management, Setting Goals and Managing Time, Introduction to Self-study Journal, Academic honesty, Accessing and analyzing various information resources: Primary resources (newspaper, journals, books, magazines...), Library Skills (E-library), Introduction to various assessments techniques used in higher education, Managing stress in Academic life, Self-study techniques, Introduction to the Faculty of Engineering of AIUB, Training on the usage of Resources at AIUB (i.e. VUES, Library etc.).
Scopes and applications of industrial and production engineering; familiarization with IPE labs at AIUB, available machines, equipment and other facilities; engineering codes and standards; engineering ethics and occupational safety.
Textbook:
Landis, Raymond, Studying Engineering, 3rd Edition, Discovery Press, 2007.
CHEM 1101 – Chemistry
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 05 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to atomic structure: Dalton, Rutherford and Bohr atomic models, quantum theory radiation, atomic spectra, calculation of radius and energy of orbits of hydrogen atom. Wave mechanical approach of the atom: Dual nature of matters, de Broglie’s equation, HeIPEberg’s certainty principle, probability distribution curve, quantum numbers, shapes of orbitals and principle of electronic configuration. Modern periodic table: Law of periodicity, main features of modern periodic table, classification of elements based on their properties into metal, nonmetal and metalloid, studies on group chemistry of elements. Chemical bonds: Main types of chemical bonds and their properties, bond energy, bond length and bond angle; theories of covalent bonding; molecular structure of compounds. Chemical reactions: Types of chemical reactions, concept of acids and bases, electrolytes, neutralization reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions, pH and ionization of water. Solutions, solubility and solubility product: Different types of solutions, solubility, solubility product law, solubility product vs ionic product, solubility product principle with its applications and properties of dilute solution. Electrochemistry: Principle of electrolysis and its application, conductance of electrolytes, specific conductance and equivalent conductance, Kohlrausch’s law of electrolysis, conductometric titration, conductometric titration behavior of acids and bases, electrochemical cells, photolithography. Phase rule and phase diagram: Phase rule and its characteristics, phase diagram of a mono component system, water system and sulphur system. Solid state chemistry: Crystalline and amorphous solids, crystal lattices and unit cells, closed packed structures, coordination number and packing efficiency, formation of voids in closed packing, crystal defects, band theory of conductivity, electrical properties of solids: conductors, insulators and semiconductors; n-type and p-type semiconductors. Thermo chemistry: Laws of thermochemistry, exothermic and endothermic systems with block diagrams, total energy of a body, energy and its units, enthalpy and entropy, types of heat of reactions, fuels. Chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium: Rate of reaction, rate laws and order of reaction, equilibrium law and its characteristics. Some selected topics: Sources and importance of organic compounds, classification and functional groups and selected organic reactions, Selected topics of nano-science, polymer chemistry and biochemistry.
Textbook:
Chemistry, The Central Science by Brown, Lemay & Bursten, 1.0th ed. 2006 (Prentice Hall)
PHY 1101 - Physics 1
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Mechanics: Kinematics: Graphical representations of displacement-time, velocity-time and acceleration-time, Motion in two and three dimensions - projectile motion. Applications of Newton's laws of motion, Free body diagrams, Analyses of frames of trusses, Friction, Equilibrium of forces. Work-kinetic energy theorem. Power, Conservative forces. Conservation of energy. Conservation of linear momentum for a system of particles. Center-of-mass motion. Elastic and inelastic collision in one dimension. Rotational kinematics. Angular momentum of a single particle. Conservation of angular momentum. Moment of Inertia, Balancing of rotating masses. Gravitation: Gravitational field. Kepler's laws. Robotics: Introduction to robotics, essential components of a robot & their kinematics, links, frames, spatial motions, programming robots, clocks, sensors, actuators and control. 3) Electrostatics: Coulomb's Law. Electric field. And Calculation of electric field. Electric flux, Gauss' law and its application in electric field calculation. Electric potential and its calculation in various cases. Capacitors. Calculation of capacitance. Parallel and series combination of capacitors. Electrostatic energy in a capacitor. Electrostatic field energy. Dielectrics. 4) Current Electricity: Electric current. Ohm's Law and resistance. Direct-current circuits. Kirchhoff's rules. RC circuits. Magnetic field. Force on current conducting conductors in a magnetic field. Motion of a point charge in a magnetic field. The Hall effect. Biot-Savart law and its applications. Ampere's law and its applications. Faraday's law. Motional emf. Application of Faraday's law. LR circuit. Electromagnetic oscillations, LC and LRC circuits.
Textbook:
Halliday/ Resnick/ Walker: Fundamentals of Physics (sixth edition)
PHY 1102 - Physics 1 Lab
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on PHYS 1101
ME 1102 – Engineering Drawing
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to pictorial drawing, Instruments and their uses, lettering, theory of first and third angle projections, dimensioning rules, missing lines and views, size description, orthographic drawings, isometric views, sectional views and conventional practices, auxiliary views, oblique views, and perspective views.
Textbook:
A textbook of engineering drawing by P J Shah.
Mechanical Engineering Drawing- AC Mandal & M.Q. Islam
MAT 1102 - Differential Calculus and Coordinate Geometry
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Differential Calculus
Functions: Graph of functions, domain and range. Limit, Continuity and Differentiability of function of single variable.
Differentiation: Techniques of differentiation. Rolle’s and Mean value theorems. Maclaurin and Taylor series. Taylor’s theorem with remainder. Expansion of functions, indeterminate forms and L’Hôpital’s rule.
Applications of Derivatives: Equations of tangent and normal line. Maxima and minima. Point of inflection. Concavity of curves. Curve sketching.
Function of Several Variables: Partial derivatives, Extended chain rule, Total differentials, Euler’s theorem. Maxima, minima and saddle point.
Co-ordinate Geometry
Two dimensional Coordinate Geometry:
Translation of coordinate axes. Reduction of general equation of second degree (conics- circle, ellipse, hyperbola and parabola) into standard form (rotation of axes). Transformations of coordinate (rectangular to polar and polar to rectangular). Engineering applications of conics.
Three Dimensional Coordinate Geometry (Vector Methods):
Vector Algebra: Rectangular coordinates in three dimensions. Vector algebra. Scalar and vector products of vectors. Direction ratios and direction cosines. Applications of vector (area, volume, work done).
Equation of a straight line: Vector and symmetric form. Pair of straight lines, shortest distance. Applications of line.
Equation of Plane: Vector and scalar form. Angle between two planes. Line of intersection of two planes. Angle between a line and a plane. Distance of a point from a line and a plane. Applications of line. Equations of sphere, paraboloid and ellipsoid.
Textbook:
Calculus: Early Transcendentals- James Stewart (Eighth Edition)
Tames Stewart, Calculus (Early Tra.nscendenta.ls), 5th edition, Brooks/Cole; Harris and Lopez, Discovering Calculus with Maple, 2nd edition.
ENG 1101 - English Reading Skills and Public Speaking
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Basic forms of expository writing. Frequent themes. Collateral reading in articles and essays of a factual and informative type
Textbook:
The Art of Public Speaking/ Stephen Lucas, McGrmu- Hill Education, NY, 2004
Public Speaking/ M Osborn and S Osborn, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2000
BAS 1204 - Bangladesh Studies
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
This course describes the social, political, economic picture of Bangladesh. Ecological and cultural heritages of Bangladesh will be a. part of the course. It covers the background of the nation, previous socio¬politico and economic condition of Bangladesh. The contemporary situation and roads to the development of Bangladesh will be an important part of the course. The course will describe the ethnic people, their issues and the condition of gender, It will analyze the socio¬economic problems of its people and describe the possible ways to overcome these problems. Bangladesh: at a glance Cultural root, National Heritage of Bangladesh Socio-political background Ethnic Community of Bangladesh, Political structure, Marriage, Family and Kinship from Bangladesh context, Social structure and nature of stratification, Economy of Bangladesh, Natural Resources. Gender situation in Bangladesh, Socio-economic and natural Problems, Bangladesh and international relation. Globalization, Urbanization and Development.
Textbook:
Articles in News paper, Magazine and journal with relevant/contemporary social issues /problems
IPE 1110- Machine Job shop- I (Drilling, welding, milling and turning)
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to different types of tools, their uses and applications in machine job shop, welding safety procedures, welding fundamentals and various types of welding, electric arc welding process and tools used in electric arc welding, electric arc welding operations (U, V, T, J, Lap, Edge, Corner) Joints, different parts of lathe machine, and various operations of lathe machine, different parts of milling machine, and various operations of milling machine.
Textbook:
Coordinating aggregate and detailed scheduling decisions in the one machine job-shop; I-theory by Gelders, L and Paul R Kleindorfer
ME 1203 – Engineering Materials
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction: Definition of metal and metallurgy, Concept of malleability, ductility, toughness, fatigue, creep and other mechanical properties of metals. Engineering materials, Structure, properties, processing, fabrication and application of – metals and alloys, ceramics, rubber, plastics, semiconductors, and composites. Materials cycle, application and selection criteria of materials. Atomic structure & bonding: Elementary particles, electronic distribution and atomic size/structure, bonding-primary and secondary, effect of bonding on material properties.
Phase diagrams: Origin, construction, interpretation and application of binary phase diagrams with reference to a few important metallic and ceramic systems. Properties of materials: physical, mechanical, chemical, electrical, semi/super conducting, magnetic, optical, thermal properties of solids.
Iron-Iron Carbide Equilibrium Diagram: Introduction, the Iron-Iron Carbide Diagram, definition of structures, slow cooling steel, the critical-temperature lines, TTT and CCT diagram.
Heat treatment: Introduction, Classification of heat treatment and four principal transformations in steel formation of austenite, decomposition of austenite, martensitic and bainitic transformation, transformation of tempering, surface hardening; full annealing, spheroidizing, stress-relief annealing, process annealing, normalizing, hardening, tempering; case hardening; carburizing, nitriding, cyaniding or carbonitriding, flame hardening, induction hardening.
Textbook:
Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction by Willam D. Callister Jr., Wiley; 5th edition (July 27, 1998).
ME 1204 - Engineering Materials Lab.
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on ME 1203
ME 2105- Engineering Mechanics
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Basic concepts of mechanics; statics of particles and rigid bodies; centroids of lines, areas and volumes; forces in struss frames, and machines; forces in cables; different types of friction, power transmission by belts and ropes; moments of inertia of areas and masses; radius of gyration; product of inertia; parallel axis theorem and angular shift of an axis and transfer formulae; kinematics of particles.
Textbook:
Engineering Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics," R. C, Hibbeler, Macmillan, 10th Edition
P. Beer and E. R. Johnson, Jr., "Mechanics for Engineers," Macmillan, 4th Edition
ME 2106 - Engineering Mechanics Lab.
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on ME 2105
ENG 1202 - English Writing Skills and Communication
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Forms of expository and analytical writing. Topics for composition suggested from wide reading in at least two of the three genres: prose fiction, poetry, and drama. Research paper required.
MAT 1205 – Integral Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equation
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Integral Calculus
Indefinite Integrals: Standard integrals. Integrations by substitution and by parts.
Definite integrals: Riemann sum. Definite integral and its properties. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Numerical integration (Trapezoidal rule and Simpson’s rule).
Methods of Integrations: Integration of trigonometric functions, rational and irrational functions. Integration by trigonometric and hyperbolic substitutions.
Applications of Integration: Area between two curves (both in polar and rectangular coordinates). Center of mass, volume and surface area of solid of revolution.
Improper Integrals: Definition and evaluation of improper integrals. Beta and Gamma functions.
Multiple Integrals: Iterated integrals. Double and triple integrals. Applications of double and triple integrals (area, volume and surface area).
Ordinary Differential Equations
Definition of differential equations. Formation of differential equations.
Solution of first order differential equations: Separation of variables, exact DE, integrating factors, linear DE and Bernouli equation. Initial value problems.
Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients: Homogeneous & non-homogeneous equations. Linear independence and Wronskian.
Particular Solutions: Inverse operator method, method of undetermined coefficients, Variation of parameters. Cauchy-Euler’s differential equation. System of linear ordinary differential equations. Real life application of differential equations.
Textbooks:
Calculus– J. Stewart, - 8th edition, Cengage Learning, Inc.
Differential Equations – P. Blanchard, R. L. Devaney, G. R. Hall.
ME 1109- Basic Mechanical Engineering
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Basic Mechanical Engineering Study of steam generation units and their accessories and mountings; Properties of Steam, internal energy, enthalpy and quality of steam, saturated and superheated steam, uses of steam tables, Mollier Charts. Steam power cycles, Rankine cycle, Low pressure and high pressure feed heaters and condensers. Second law of thermodynamics, availability, irreversibility and entropy. Introduction to internal combustion engines and gas turbines. Steam turbines and their important accessories: low pressure and high pressure turbines, start, operation and shut down, lubrication, turbine glands and gland sealing. Steam extraction and regenerative feed heating. Introduction to pumps, blowers and compressors, refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Mixtures of air and vapor. Uses of Psychometric chart. Visit to power generating station in order to familiarize students with all the generating equipment and associated auxiliary plant equipment in operation.
Textbook:
Thermal Engineering," R. S, Khurmi, 10th Edition
ME 2102 - Computer Aided Drawing
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction of CAD software, use of interactive menu driven software for preparation of line drawings, graphic co-ordinate system. Commands for draw, erase, move, rotate, mirror, hatch, trim, planes, parallelism and perpendicularity, surfaces, intersections and development, Blocks and layers, dimensional drawing files, saving, editing and plotting, drawing of different mechanical, automotive parts by using CAD software.
Textbook:
AutoCAD 2021 Beginners Guide: 8th Edition, by Amit Bhatt.
IPE 1210 - Machine Job shop- II (Sheet Metal forming and casting)
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Casting and casting safety procedure, different types of patterns, sand mold preparation, pattern design and making, casting of solid parts, different parts of shaping machine and their operations, different parts of drilling machine and their operations.
Textbook:
Processes and Design for Manufacturing- S.D.EI Wakil
COE 2101 – Introduction to Electrical Circuits
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Definition of Voltage, Current, Power, Energy; Conductors, Insulators, Semiconductors and Superconductors; Resistance and Conductance, Temperature Effects on resistance of a material, Ohm’s Law, Total resistance of a series circuit; Kirchhoff’s Voltage law(KVL); Related Problems, Voltage divider rule, Related Problems; Voltage sources and ground, Single subscription and double subscription notation of voltages. Internal resistance of voltage source; Total resistance and conductance of a parallel circuit, Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL); Current divider rule; Related Problems. Superposition Theorem; Related problems. Thevenin’s Theorem; Related problems. Norton’s Theorem; Maximum Power Transfer Theorem; Related problems. Alternating Current-AC quantities: Generation of Alternating Voltage, Alternating Current, Period and Cycle, Frequency, Angular Velocity/Angular Frequency, Sinusoidal Waveform, Phase of a Current or Voltage Wave, Phase Difference. AC Circuit Analysis: R Branch, L Branch, RL Circuit, RC Circuit, RLC Circuit, Equation of Instantaneous Voltage, Current and Power. Circuit Analysis: Solution of Series Parallel Circuits, Power and Power factor. Diodes: open circuit p-n junction, diode characteristics, small signal model of diode, and circuit applications of diode, rectifiers and zener diode. Bipolar junction transistors: characteristics, different configuration of transistor amplifiers. MOSFET: Introduction- PMOS, NMOS and CMOS transistors and their switching characteristics, depletion and enhancement MOSFET.
Textbook:
Introduction to Electrical Engineering by Paul, Clayton R, ISBN-13: 978-0070458789
COE 2102 - Introduction to Electrical Circuits Lab
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory work based on COE 2101
CSC 2113 - Programming Language 1 (Structured Programming Language)
Credit hour / Contact hour: 3/Lab, 5 hours/week
Course Description:
Starting Concept of Computer Programming; Introducing with the C editor's environment; Introduction to Data Types; Different Types of Operators; Different types of Expression Evaluation; Type casting; Introduction to Conditional Operators; if statement; switch statement; goto statement; Introduction to loops (while, do-while, for); Concept and use of array; Declaring one and two-dimensional arrays; Storing and accessing array elements manually and through loops; Introduction to string. scanning and printing strings; Different types of string manipulation; Introduction to pointers; use of pointes; Calling and accessing pointer type variables; Introduction to function; Defining and calling functions; Sending and receiving parameters; Scope of variables; Introducing call by value and call by reference. Introduction to structure and union; Use of structures; Defining and accessing structures; Nested structure; File manipulation; Creating file; Opening file in different modes; Storing and retrieving information from file. Introduction to object-oriented Programming. Laboratory works based on taught theory.
Textbook:
Structured Programming: Theory and Practice by Richard C. Linger
ME 3115 - Mechanics of Solids
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Stress and Strain: concept of types of loads and internal reaction forces in resisting materials; tensile, compressive and shear stress; axial stress in composites; concept of strain and deformation; stress-strain concept and their inter-relationship for linearly elastic and isotropic materials, stress-strain diagrams for ductile and brittle materials, elasticity and elastic limits, Young’s modulus, material properties from tensile test, combined stresses and strains, Mohr’s Circle and its application.
Modulus of Elasticity and Rigidity: Definition of important mechanical properties of materials, Poisson’s ratio, volumetric strain and bulk modulus; relation between modulus of elasticity and bulk modulus.
Beams: type of beams; pure bending and normal stress, transverse loading and shear stress; mixed loading conditions, shear force and bending moment diagrams, deflection of beams.
Torsion formula and review of torque; torsional stress, angle of twist of solid and hollow shafts; torsional stiffness and equivalent shaft, modulus of rupture; helical springs.
Columns: concept of axial and eccentric loading of columns, introduction to elastic stability, Euler’s formula, slenderness ratio and classification of columns, concept of buckling and bracing; critical load for columns with different end conditions.
Combined stresses: Principle stress, Mohr’s Circle, Introduction to experimental stress analysis techniques, Strain energy; Failure theories.
Textbook:
Introduction to solid mechanics: an integrated approach, by Panayiotis Papadopoulos and Jacob Lubliner
ME 3116 - Mechanics of Solids Lab
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on ME 3115
MAT 2101 - Complex Variable, Laplace Transform & Z-Transformation
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Complex Variables: Complex number (Cartesian and polar form), Complex function. Limits, continuity and differentiability of complex function. Analytic functions. Cauchy-Riemann equations in Cartesian and polar forms. Line integrals. Cauchy integral theorem and formula. Expansion of functions: Taylor and Laurent series. Zeros and Singularities. Cauchy Residue theorem and its applications. Conformal Mappings.
Laplace Transform: Laplace transforms of elementary functions, periodic and unit step functions. Inverse Laplace transform. Solution of differential equations by Laplace transforms.
Z-transform:
Definition of Z-transform, its physical meaning and applications, Z-transform of some simple sequences, properties of Z- transform, discrete time unit step function, Kronecker delta function, formulae for z-transform, Inverse Z-Transform(by partial fraction and convolution), Solution of linear difference equations by z-transform, Inversion integral method. Engineering applications of z transform.
Textbooks:
Advanced Engineering Mathematics (10th edition) by Erwin Kreyszig, Herbert Kreyszig, Edward J. Norminton, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Complex Variables and Applications – R.V. Churchill and J.W.Brown.
PHY 1203 - Physics 2
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Electrostatics: Coulomb's Law. Electric field. And Calculation of electric field. Electric flux, Gauss' law and its application in electric field calculation. Electric potential and its calculation in various cases. Capacitors. Calculation of capacitance. Parallel and series combination of capacitors. Electrostatic energy in a capacitor. Electrostatic field energy. Dielectrics. Current Electricity: Electric current. Ohm's Law and resistance. Direct-current circuits. Kirchhoff's rules. RC circuits. Magnetic field. Force on current conducting conductors in a magnetic field. Motion of a point charge in a magnetic field. The Hall effect. Biot-Savart law and its applications. Ampere's law and its applications. Faraday's law. Motional emf. Application of Faraday's law. LR circuit. Electromagnetic oscillations, LC and LRC circuits. Laser basics and applications, Optical effects in crystals, Nonlinear optics-an introductory discussion. Elementary discussion on fiber optics. Waves and oscillations: Differential equation of simple harmonic oscillator, total energy and average energy, combination of simple harmonic oscillations, spring mass system, torsional pendulum; two body oscillation, reduced mass, damped oscillation, forced oscillation, resonance, progressive wave, power and intensity of wave, stationary wave, group and phase velocities. Doppler effect. Optics: Lens Aberrations, Microscopes and Camera, Waves- Simple Harmonic motion, Travelling and Standing waves, Interference of light, Diffraction of waves. Diffraction from a single slit. Diffraction grating, Polarization of electromagnetic waves, Laser basics and applications, Optical effects in crystals, Nonlinear optics-an introductory discussion, Elementary discussion on fiber optics. Thermodynamics: Zeroth, 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics, Reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle, Auto cycle, Diesel cycle and their Efficiency, Clausius' theorem. Entropy. Absolute scale of temperature. Clausius Clapeyron equation. Thermodynamic functions, Maxwell's thermodynamic relations. Problem's involving thermodynamic relations and functions. Gibb's phase rule.
Textbook:
Halliday, Resnick, Walker; Fundamentals of Physics, 6th Edition
PHY 1204 - Physics 2 Lab
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on PHY 1203
BBA 1102 - Principles of Accounting
Credit hour / Contact hour: 02, 02 hours/week
Course Description:
Fundamentals of accounting concepts and their application in transaction analysis, accounting information system, generally accepted accounting principles, accounting cycle, preparation of financial statements complying with relevant accounting standards, and interpretation of accounting information to make economic decisions from a user perspective.
Textbook:
Accounting Principles Eighth Edition, by Weygandt, Kieso, Kimmel, University of California, Santa Barbara.
IPE 2207 - Manufacturing and Production Process I
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Casting: Patterns allowance; Moulding tools & operation; sand molds casting; other casting processes: shell mold, plaster mold, lost wax casting, centrifugal casting, permanent mold casting, die casting, and continuous casting; casting design, casting defects and remedies; design of moulds, riser, gate, sprue and core, cost analysis.
Welding: Arc, Gas, TIG, MIG, resistance, thermit and other special types; electrodes and their uses; causes and remedies of common welding troubles; brazing and soldering processes; welding symbols; types of welded joints: lap, butt, corner, edge joints etc; testing and inspection of welded joints; other joining processes: soldering and brazing.
Tool Geometry: Cutting force analysis; force and power estimation, relations among speed, feed, depth of cut and power input; metal cutting dynamometers; tool wear, tool life and machinability; economics of metal cutting.
Chip Formation Process: Types of chips; chips breakers; tool materials; friction between tool and chip; cutting fluid and its action; surface finish.
Textbook:
Manufacturing Processes by H. N. Gupta, R. C. Gupta and Arun Mittal, Second Edition, Published by New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, 2009.
Manufacturing engineering & technology by Serope Kalpakjian third edition, published by Addison Wesley publishing company
IPE 2208 - Manufacturing and Production Process I Lab.
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory work based on IPE 2207
IPE 2221 - Statistical Decision Making for Engineers
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Analysis of data to help the engineer/executive make decisions. Evaluations of performance claims. Collecting Engineering Data, Data Summary and Presentation, Random. Variables and Probability Distributions. Hypothesis Testing, Inference on the Mean of a Population, Inference on the Variance of a Normal Population Inference on a Population Proportion, Testing for Goodness of Fit, Inference for a Difference in Means, Inference on the Variance of Two Normal Populations Inference on Two Population Proportions Simple Linear Regression, Multiple Linear Regression, Design and Analysis of Single-Factor Experiments (ANOVA), Design of Experiments with Several Factors, Non-parametric Statistical tests.
Textbook:
Probability and Statistics for Engineers by Miller & Freund, 9th Edition, ISBN 978-0-321-98624-5, published by Pearson Education, 2017
Montgomery and Runger, Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, John Wiley & Sons
Var deman,, Statistics For Engineering Problem Solving, PWS Publishing Company/1994
Hayter/ Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Duxbury, 2002
MAT 2202 - Matrices, Vectors, Fourier Analysis
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Matrix: Different types of matrices. Matrix Algebra. Adjoint and inverse of a matrix. Elementary row transformations of matrix, Echelon and canonical forms of Matrix, Inverse matrix by elementary row transformations, Rank of Matrix. Solution of system of linear equations by matrix inversion and row transformations. Applications of Matrices (Networking Problems, Circuit problems, Matrix Transformation in Robotics & Cryptography) in real life. Linear programming problems (Maximization/ Minimization or Optimization )
Determinant: Solution of system of linear equations using Cramer’s rule.
Eigenvalue and Eigenvector: Matrix polynomials. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Inverse matrix by using Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Solution of differential equations using eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Vector Spaces: Vector Spaces and subspaces, Linear combination of vectors, Linear dependence and independence vectors.
Vector Calculus: Product of three vectors, Vector Differentiation: Differentiation of vector function, Gradient of scalar function, Directional derivative of a scalar function, Unit normal to the surface, Equations of tangent plane and normal line, Angle between the surfaces. Divergence & curl of a vector function in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Vector Integration: Line, surface and volume integrals in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, Stokes’ theorem, and Gauss’s divergence theorem in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Fourier Analysis: Real and complex forms of Fourier series, Half range Fourier series, Finite Fourier transform, Fourier integral, Fourier sine and cosine integrals. Fourier transform and inverse Fourier transform. Applications of Fourier transform in solving boundary value problems.
Textbook:
Elementary Linear Algebra: Applications Version – H. Anton and C. Rorres, 11th edition, Wiley, 2013.
IPE 2213 - Machine Tools
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Locating and Clamping: Purpose of work-piece location; degree of freedom; fundamental locating arrangements; clamping devices and forces.
Tooling: Types of tools; jigs and fixtures; general tool design principles and their applications.
Dies: Progressive and compound dies; design of cutting, forming and drawing dies; punch design.
Design of Power Transmission System: Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic and Pneumatic drive in machine tools, basic considerations; speed range, gearbox design.
Machine Tool Guides: Guide material, guide wear, effect of temperature and lubrication, error elimination.
Detailed Study of Basic Machine Tools: planning machine; boring machine; hobbing machine; grinding machine; broaching, lapping and honing machine with their operations.
Structure of Bed, Tables and Columns: Classification, design principles, sources of machine tools vibration and its elimination.
Textbook:
Technology of Machine Tools by Stephen F. Krar, Albert F Check, ISBN-13: 978-0028030715
IPE 2214 - Machine Tools Lab
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on IPE 2213
ME 3119 – Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Fundamental concept: Concept of fluid as a continuum, fluid classification and fluid properties.
Fluid statics: Pressure variation in static incompressible fluids; manometers; hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces; Buoyant force; stability of floating and submerged bodies.
Fluid flow concepts and basic equations: Types of fluid flow; stream line, streak line and stream tube; relation between system approach and control volume approach; continuity, momentum and energy equation; special forms of energy and momentum equations and their applications.
Fluid measurement: Pressure, velocity and flow measurement devices.
Dimensional analysis: Its application in various flow problems.
Viscous flows: Viscous flow between parallel flat plates; velocity distribution for fixed or moving horizontal and inclined plates; Hagen- Poiseulle equation; frictional losses in pipes and fittings.
Study of fluid machinery: Rotodynamic and positive displacement machines; Velocity diagram and Euler equation for pump/turbine; impulse and reaction turbines; centrifugal and axial flow pumps; operation of submersible pumps, reciprocating pumps; Cavitation; Reciprocating pump, gear and screw pumps; Fans, blowers and compressors; compressors (with thermo-dynamic aspects).
Hydraulic transmissions: Fluid coupling and torque converter with their applications.
Textbook:
Munson, Bruce R., Young, Donald F., Okiishi, Theodore H., Huebsch, Wade W., Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Sixth Edition, 2009.
Yunus A. Cengel, John Cimbala., Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications.
Dr. Md. Quamrul Islam, Hydraulic Machines.
ME 3120 – Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Lab
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on ME 3119.
BBA 3113- Principles of Economics
Credit hour / Contact hour: 2, 2 hours /week
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to a broad range of economic concepts, theories and analytical techniques. It considers both microeconomics - the analysis of choices made by individual decision-making units (households and firms) - and macroeconomics - the analysis of the economy as a whole. The use of a market, supply and demand, model will be the fundamental model in which trade-offs and choices will be considered through comparison of costs and benefits of actions. Production and market structure will be analyzed at the firm level. Macroeconomic issues regarding the interaction of goods and services markets, labor and money at an aggregate level will be modelled. The role of government policy to address microeconomic market failures and macroeconomic objectives will be examined.
Textbook:
Principles of Economics, 7th Edition 7th Edition by N. Gregory Mankiw
IPE 3107 - Manufacturing and Production Process II
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03/lab, 05 hours/week
Course Description:
Traditional Machining Processes: All kinds of forging operations, All kinds of extrusion operations; Sheet metal working- Shearing, blanking, punching, slotting, perforating, notching; Bending- V bending, Edge bending, Flanging, Seaming, Curling; Drawing- Deep drawing, Redrawing. Other sheet metal operations- Lancing, Twisting, Embossing, Coining, Ironing etc. Conventional Machining Processes: Study and analysis of turning, drilling, shaping, milling, grinding, broaching.
Nontraditional Machining processes: ECM, EDM, LBM, EBM, Ultrasonic Machining, Water jet machining, AJM.
Plastic product manufacturing processes: plastics, types of plastics, characteristics of plastics, compounding, extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, blow molding, vacuum forming and hand lay-up.
Textbook:
Manufacturing Processes by H. N. Gupta, R. C. Gupta and Arun Mittal, Second Edition, Published by New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, 2009.
Additive Manufacturing of Metals: The Technology, Materials, Design and Production by by Li Yang and Keng Hsu, ISBN-13: 978-3319551272, ISBN-10: 3319551272
IPE 3151 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03/lab, 05 hours/week
Course Description:
Role of computers in manufacturing, different computer applications, design process, concepts of computer integrated manufacturing, flexible manufacturing system, PLC, robots, AGV, automated material handling and storage system, agile and lean manufacturing, computer aided process planning, manufacturing control systems, group technology and cellular manufacturing, 3D geometric modeling with SolidWorks, CNC programming, CAD/CAM and CNC.
Textbook:
Computer-Aided Manufacturing/ by Chang/ Wysk and Wang (3rd Ed.)
IPE 3105 – Engineering Economy
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to engineering economic decision making common to engineering, cash flow analysis and basic concepts of discounting, cost of capital, required ROR equivalence etc. Business mathematics; Investment appraisal criteria for economic decisions, present worth, future worth, internal rate of return, time value of money, benefit-cost ratio, etc. Decisions involving taxes, depreciation and Inflation; sensitivity analysis
Textbook:
Blank and Tarquin, Engineering Economy, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2005
Thuesen and Fabrycky, Engineering Economy, 9th. ed., Prentice-Hall, 2001
IPE 3107 – Logistics and Distribution Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to Logistics and distribution: Definitions, elements of logistics and distribution management systems, importance of logistics and distribution, structure of logistics and distribution, application in various industries.
Integrated logistics & supply chain: The total logistics concept, planning for distribution and logistics, globalization and integration, competitive advantage through logistics
Channels of distribution: Structure and types of channels, order processing & information systems, channel drivers, selection of third-party logistics, key issues in third party logistics and distribution.
Logistics management and organization: Relationships with other corporate functions, logistics organizational structure, Organizational integration, role of a logistics or distribution manager.
Distribution - tactical and operational techniques: selection of temporary staff and assets, vehicle utilization, vehicle capacity, fleet utilization, vehicle monitoring.
New concepts in logistics: trading using the internet, home shopping, efficient consumer response (ECR), lean thinking, agile supply chain, fourth-party logistics.
Textbook:
Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Dr Peter Baker, “The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management: Understanding the Supply Chain” Fifth Edition, Kogan Page.
MAT 3101- Numerical Methods for Science and Engineering
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Representation of Numbers and Errors: Round off and Chopping errors. Loss of significance. Short introduction of MATLAB (numerical and symbolic).
Solution of Equations in One Variable: Number of real roots by Graphical method, Bisection, False position, Secant and Newton-Raphson and Fixed point iteration methods. Solution of system of nonlinear equations. Solutions using MATLAB commands (fzero, fsolve).
Solutions of nonlinear system: Newton-Raphson method & fixed point iteration.
Solutions using MATLAB command.
Systems of Linear Equations: Solution of system of linear equation by Gaussian elimination with pivoting, Method of factorization and Iterative methods. Solutions using MATLAB.
Interpolation: Finite difference and shifting operators. Polynomial approximation. Newton divided difference formulae. Lagrange polynomial. MATLAB commands.
Curve Fitting: Interpolation using a fixed curve. Least square method. Interpolation by cubic spline.
Numerical Differentiation: Different numerical differentiation formulae. Richardson’s extrapolation.
Numerical Integration: Introduction. Newton-Cotes quadrature rules. Composite trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules. Extrapolation techniques. Romberg Integration. Gaussian quadrature rules. MATLAB commands for single, double and triple integrals..
Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) and Systems of ODEs: Taylor series solution. Euler’s and modified Euler’s method. Runge-Kutta methods. Predictor-corrector method, Solutions of ODEs by finite difference method. Solution of ODE by finite difference method (initial & boundary value problems). Various Matlab codes for solving ODE.
Textbook:
Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists- S.C. Chapra, 4th Edition, 2017, McGraw Hill-Europe.
IPE 3109: Product Design and Development
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
The design process, House of quality, Different types of customer requirements (Kano model), Types of design and redesign, Source of idea generation, Breaking down barriers, DFM, Product development stages, Customers’ requirements, Mechanical design processes. Quality Function Deployment (QFD), House of Quality.
Concurrent Engineering (CE): Basic principles of CE, Traditional Engineering Vs. CE, Building block for CE, Important factors in CE practice, Product design methods, Roadblocks to CE, Product development team, Applications of CE, Tools for CE.
Value engineering; Identification of customer needs; Establishing product functions; Specification development; Concept generation and evaluation.
Reverse Engineering (RE): Reverse Engineering (RE), Scope and Tasks of Reverse Engineering, Different Approaches, RE tools, Design for assembly, disassembly, reliability and environment; Standardization.
Design of gears, bearings, springs, welded joints and screwed joints. Designing machine parts for strength, deflection, stiffness, fatigue, impact etc.; Design of shafts, keys, power screw, couplings, clutches, and brakes. Factors of safety, Predictions of static failure, Phenomenon of fatigue failure, avoiding fatigue failure, Bearing selection, Nuts, bolts and joints, Design of tension and Compression members, Mechanics of plastic materials.
Textbook:
Product Design and Development-7th Edition by Karl Ulrich.
IPE 3201 - Operations Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Integrated purchase-production-marketing system, production systems, product/service life cycle, forecasting models, bill of materials, material and inventory management: inventory models, ABC analysis, aggregate planning, MPS, MRP, capacity planning, operating scheduling, waiting line management, project management, Work study: MRP II, optimized production technology, group technology, TQC and JIT.
Textbook:
Operations Management, William J. Stevenson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 13 ed. (Feb 15, 2017)
ENG 2103 - Business Communication
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
This course is designed to help the students in learning the techniques and acquiring the skills needed to communicate effectively in the business world. The course deals with the basic English in the practice to communication in different business situation. Various techniques of communication such as business letters, reports, project proposal and other media form an integral part of the course.
Textbook:
Business Communication: Process & Product by Mary Ellen Guffey and Dana Loewy.
IPE 3203 – Operations Research
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction: Origin and development, assumptions, scopes, limitations and applications of operations research, introduction to mathematical modeling, different kinds of modeling and their characteristics.
Linear programming models: Mathematical formulation, graphical solution, simplex and duel simplex methods, types of solutions, duality, sensitivity analysis, interpretation of the duel problem and post optimality analysis.
Transportation and assignment models: Northwest corner method, minimum cost theory, and Vogel’s approximation; Hungarian algorithm.
Integer programming: Scopes, types of integer problems, Branch and bound algorithm, Gomory’s cutting theory.
Network problems: Terms and definitions, travelling salesman, spanning tree, shortest path problem.
Textbook:
Operation Research by Hamdy A. Taha
IPE 3205 - Quality Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Concept of quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management System, Introduction to Different Quality Inspection Tools, Statistical Process Control, Design of Experiment, Six sigma, ISO 9000 and 14000, Japanese Concepts of 5’S-Kanban-Kaizen-Taguchi-Ishikawa Diagram, Total Quality Management, Process Control: process capability analysis, product specifications and tolerances, measurement issues, Data Systems: types of data, design of data gathering and analysis systems, graphical charts and procedures, measures of location and dispersion, Variables Control Charts: the X-bar-R chart, X-bar-s chart, X-mR chart, sub-grouping, detecting and correcting assignable causes of variation, Attributes Control Charts: the p-chart, the c-chart, and the u-chart, Process Index.
Textbook:
Quality Management by Graeme Knowles ISBN: 978-87-7681-875-3
IPE 3207 -Project Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Project: identification, planning, appraisal, project implementation project organization, budgeting, scheduling, using bar diagram, CPM, PERT, resource allocation, information system and project control, project termination, project organizations; matrix organization, project manager, contract negotiation and conflict resolution, Case study: planning and evaluation of an investment project, Environmental impact assessment of projects.
Textbook:
Project management - engineering, technology and implementation by Shtub A, Bard JF & Globerson S. Prentice-Hall International Inc, New Jersey, 1994
EEE 2215 - Engineering Ethics and Environmental Protection
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 01 hours/week
Course Description:
The primary goal of the course is to encourage students to think critically about the ethical implications of what engineers do. A secondary goal is to promote improved communication skills. Several Case studies will be discussed throughout the course study. These cases will offer the opportunity for interactive classes.
Textbook:
Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases by Jr. Charles E. Harris and Michael S. Pritchard, ISBN-13: 978-1133934684, ISBN-10: 1133934684
IPE 4105 – Design and Simulation in IE
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to concepts of simulation modeling and analysis with application to manufacturing and service systems, working with Arena, discrete-event system simulation, simulation of queuing systems, simulation of inventory system, simulation of reliability problem, modeling basic operations and inputs, modeling detailed operations, statistical analysis of output for terminating simulations, intermediate modeling and steady-state statistical analysis, entity transfer and advanced topics conducting simulation problems.
Textbook:
Kelton, W. David, Sadowski, Randall P. and Sadowki, Deborah A, Simulation With Arena 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2007
IPE 4106 – Design and Simulation in IE Lab.
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory work based on IPE4105
EEE 4101- Modern Control Systems
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to feedback control and terminologies. Types and parts of a control system. Examples of modern control system. Mathematical modeling of physical systems. Block diagram representation and simplification to canonical form by Mason’s rule, time domain specifications, and unit step response. Location of poles and stability by Routh’s criterion. Linearization, controllability and observability. Root locus: construction rules, dominant poles, stability, PI, PD and PID state error and static error coefficient. Frequency response: Bode, Nyquist’s Plot, Gain margin, Phase margin. State space representation: formation of state equation, stability. Sampled data systems, digital control system. Introduction to fuzzy control artificial neural network.
Textbook:
Modern Control Systems by Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop, ISBN-13: 978-0134407623 ISBN-10: 0134407628
EEE 4102- Modern Control Systems Lab.
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Laboratory works based on EEE4101
IPE 4107 - Supply Chain Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to supply chain management: supply chain, systems approach to management, materials management, major areas of supply chain management, forward and backward linkage.
Materials planning: role of forecasting, market demand estimation.
Procurement management: procurement cycle, materials sourcing, vendor evaluation and selection, make-buy decision, multi-criteria decision, making in supplier selection, negotiation, transportation, logistics, incoming materials inspection.
Inventory systems management: different types of product structures for materials planning, management of raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), finished good and spare parts inventories, lead time management, cycle time reduction.
Stores management: stores layout planning, addressing systems, codification systems, traceability, physical verification and counting, surplus and waste management.
Physical distribution: network planning, packaging, materials handling, carrier systems, distribution inventory, legal aspects and common rules of transportation.
Textbook:
Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective by John J. Coyle , Edward J. Bardi , C. John Langley
IPE 4203 - Industrial Ergonomics and Occupational Safety
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
History of ergonomics, Modern ergonomics, Simple and complex work systems, Ergonomic aspects in workstation design and analysis. Anthropometric principles and postural analysis in workspace design; Anthropometry and its uses, principles of applied anthropometry, applications of anthropometry in design, postures and body mechanics, musculoskeletal problems in sitting and standing. Man-machine-material interfaces in manufacturing: physical and cognitive aspects, comparative advantages of man and machine, physical work and human muscular effort, bio-mechanics and bio-engineering.
Evolution of modern safety concepts, fire prevention and suppression, noise and noise control, hazardous materials and environmental controls, safety and risk management, productivity, worker health and safety, proactive management techniques for safety management, safety standards and regulations for engineering works, hazards (mechanical, mobile equipment, electrical, tools and machine controls, fall prevention, and machine safeguarding).
Textbook:
Marshall, Gilbert, 2000, Safety Engineering, 3rd Ed., American Society of Safety Engineers Press, Des Plaines, IL.
Karwowski, Marras, W., 1999/ The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida
IPE 4205- Maintenance Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Financial Impact of Maintenance on an Industrial Organization, Function of the Maintenance Organization, Maintenance Objectives, Functional Breakdown, Equipment Criticality, Failure Patterns, Types of Maintenance, Task Selection, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Planning & Scheduling, Maintenance Cycle, Management of Logistics, Materials & Spare Parts, Controlling Plant Reliability & Four Reasons for Failure, Performance Management & Key Performance Indicators, Managing Changes.
Textbook:
Handbook of Maintenance Management Second Edition by Joel Levitt ISBN-13: 978-0831133894
IPE 4207 – Value Chain Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Definition of value chain management, global value chain (GVC) mapping process, challenges of managing value, indicators and measures of GVC, value chain management framework, value management at strategic, tactical and operational levels, planning requirements for a generic value chain framework, concepts and ideas to identify research gaps in value chain, GVC planning model and its requirements, structures and elements of the GVC model and the different parts model basis, value planning, sales planning, distribution planning, production planning and procurement planning, the ways to manage volumes and values within the value chain in an integrated way.
Textbook:
Stefano Ponte, Gary Gereffi, and Gale Raj-Reichert, “Handbook on Global Value Chains” Edward Elgar Publishing ( 2019).
IPE 4201 – Industrial Training / Internship
Credit hour / Contact hour: 01, (4 weeks)
Course Description:
Communication with the factory and choose a suitable and preferable one to conduct industrial training/seminar/workshop.
Plan the training activities could be performed in the existing facility of the plant and outline possible outcomes.
Attend the training on a regular basis and summarize the learning.
Keep communication with the supervisor and the factory/organization.
Prepare the report to be submitted including the results obtained and their discussion.
Present the result and final submission of the report.
IPE 4000 – Capstone Project
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, (3 semesters)
Course Description:
Working in a group under the direction and continuing guidance of a project supervisor. The research project requires independent thought and action. It will stimulate professional context where students, as engineers, have to investigate a particular problem in some depth and produce both an analysis of the problem and its innovative solution. The basis of the solution must include a formal thesis and a presentation.
The contents and skills needed to be reviewed or mastered by the students will depend on the type of project or research. Some will focus primarily on laboratory work and can involve substantial liaison with local industry, while others may be more analytical or computational and involve working with research institutes. It must be noted that individual grades are awarded for this research project/thesis based on continuous and formative performance.
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR MAJOR IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
IPE 4301 - Engineering Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to Managerial concepts of 6M, SWOT analysis, Porter’s five forces, Proposal writing, project negotiations, ethics, teams and culture, Maslaw’s Law, Needs, Engineering Vs. Managerial Negotiation, Strategizing Framing Planning Distributive Bargaining Integrative Negotiation Ethics, Strategic Management and Project Selection, Organizational Structure, Managerial Approach.
Textbook:
Engineering Management: Meeting the Global Challenges, 2nd Edition by C. M. Chang Jun 6, 2016
IPE 4303- Human Factors Engineering
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Basic knowledge of human factors design principles and the nature of human interaction with their physical work environment. The principles of cognitive engineering, and mathematics are applied to the investigation of existing and proposed socio-technical systems. Methods for reduction of fatigue and human error along with improving the nature of human performance in the workplace.
Textbook:
Phillips, C. A. (1999). Human Factors Engineering, 1st edition, Wiley (ISBN-978-0471240891)
IPE 4305 - Occupational Ergonomics
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Principles of Occupational Ergonomics, Basics of Anthropometrics, Application of Anthropometrics, Work Physiology, Occupational Biomechanics, Epidemiology and Research Design in Ergonomics, Ergonomic Exposure Assessment Principles, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Risk Assessment, Upper Extremity Risk Assessment Tools, Back Disorders and Risk Factors, Physical Human-Work Interface, Ergonomic Design of Computer Workstations, Design and Layout for Productive and Healthy Office Work, Organization and Layout of Manufacturing Workstations, Whole Body Risk Assessment Tools, Occupational Health Psychology and Perspectives on Work Stress, Absenteeism, Sleep and the Workplace, Safety and Ergonomics Culture in the Workplace, Ergonomic Programs and Processes.
Textbook:
Bridger, Robert S. (2009). Introduction to Ergonomics, 3rdedition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
IPE 4307 - Facility Design and Material Handling
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week Course Description: Study of concepts and methods used to design an effective facility layout and material handling system. Introduce course and Strategic Facilities Planning Manufacturing process simulation Product, Process and Schedule Design Process Documentation and Improvement Layout Strategies, Measuring Flow and Systematic Layout Planning, Warehouse Operations Facility Location Cellular Manufacturing Storage Operations Facilities Systems, Tours of local facilities and discussion of observations Test Review.
Textbooks:
Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling: Matthew P. Stephens, Fifth Edition Prentice Hill
IPE 4309 – Marketing Management
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to all aspects of marketing, including strategic marketing planning, marketing research, product planning and development, promotion planning, distribution and pricing and overall 5’P’s. It provides an understanding of the theories of the marketing mix variables, pricing strategies, product life cycle and a practical application in the context of the marketing management cycle processes of research, planning, organization, implementation and control.
Textbook:
Marketing Management (14th Edition) by Philip T. Kotler and Kevin Lane Keller
IPE 4311 - Managerial Communications for Engineers
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
The course covers fundamentals of Business communication. It focuses on the topics such as Communication Foundations, expanding communications power, the writing process which includes analyzing, anticipating, adapting, researching, organizing, composing, revising, proofreading and evaluating, Direct letters, Direct memos, Negative news, Persuasive and Sales messages,' Goodwill and special messages, Reports and Proposals, Typical business reports, and Presentation skills includes Speaking skills and Employment communication. The course also includes Communication workshops and individual presentations.
Textbook:
Raman, Meenakshi and Prakash Singh. 2006. Business communication. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Raman Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma. 2004. Technical Communication. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
IPE 4313 – Management of Technology
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to technology; Growth of technology; Types and components of technology; Technology and environment; Technology forecasting; Technology assessment, Transfer of technology; Technological development and planning
Textbook:
Handbook of Technology and Innovation Management by Scott Shane, Willey, 2003.
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR MAJOR IN SYSTEM ENGINEERING
IPE 4315 - Production Systems Planning
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Principles, models and techniques for planning, analysis and design of integrated production systems; optimization principles, including linear programming, unconstrained and equality constrained optimization and dynamic programming applied to production planning; topics to include capacity expansion models, learning curves, aggregate planning models, deterministic and stochastic inventory, MRP and project scheduling. Analytical principles of manufacturing systems design, analysis and control; emphasis is placed on stochastic analysis; role of variability and impact on cycle time; push versus pull production strategies.
Textbook:
Manufacturing Systems Modeling and Analysis (316 pages), by Guy L. Curry
IPE 4317 - Engineering Database Design
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Database query language, IDEF Engineering Data and Information Modeling methods and Visual Basic for Application in Microsoft Access. SQL, IDEF, VBA. Application of Engineering Database in Industries.
Textbook:
Automating Microsoft Access with VBA, Susan Harkins and Mike Gunderloy, ISBN 0-7897-3244-0
IPE 4319 - IE Systems Design
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Identification and analysis of industrial engineering problems. Design of industrial engineering systems. Process Improvement, Understand the Customer, Defining and Solving Design Problems, Formulating a Design Problem, Humanity and Environment, The Industrial Ecology Concept, Society and Culture, Government, Laws, and Economics, Industrial Product Design and Development, Industrial Process Design and Operation, Presentation Guidelines Materials Selection Considerations, Designing For Energy Efficiency.
Textbook:
Graedel, T.E., and Allenby, B.R., Industrial Ecology, 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall, New York, 2003
Eggert, Rudolph, Engineering Design, Prentice Hall, New York, 2005
IPE 4321 - Automated System Engineering
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Topics in industrial automation; control system, PLC, sensor and actuator, flexible manufacturing system, assembly line and automatic inspection, Introduction to Manufacturing Automation Automation and Control System Sensor and Actuators PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) Group Technology, Flexible Manufacturing System, Assembly and Inspection, Rapid Prototyping, Concurrent Engineering and Computer integrated manufacturing Student Presentation.
Textbook:
Automation, Production Systems, and Computer- Integrated Manufacturing, by Mikell P. Groover (2nd Ed.), Prentice Hall
IPE 4323 - Design and Analysis of Industrial Systems with Simulation
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
In-depth study into the design, modeling, and subsequent analysis of contemporary production/ service systems; factory/service systems are modeled using the ARENA/SIMAN simulation- animation language; emphasis is placed on the critical analysis of alternative flow designs of modeled systems using flow and economic parameters to assess system improvement.
Textbook:
M. Law and W. D. Kelton (2000), Simulation Modeling and Analysis (3rd Edition)
IPE 4325 - Principles of Programmable Automation
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Comprehensive treatment of the principles of computer numerical control, direct numerical control, computer-aided part programming and industrial robots; emphasis on the operations and applications of CNC, DNC machine tools and industrial robots; laboratory experience in using part-programmable software and robotic programming languages to develop programmable automation systems.
Textbook:
Groover, M. P., Weiss, M., Nagel, R. N., and Odrey, N. G., Industrial Robotics, McGraw-Hill, NewYork, NY
IPE 4327 - Manufacturing Systems Design
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Capstone design course emphasizing analysis and design of manufacturing systems, cellular design, flexible manufacturing systems, and manufacturing integration; integrates knowledge gained from all required industrial engineering courses in a. system design project; for students in their final semester of undergraduate studies.
Textbook:
Arrow, K. The Limits of Organization. W.W. Norton, New York, 1974
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR MAJOR IN PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
IPE 4329 - Production Planning and Process control
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Selection of Machining Processes, Casting: Sand, dies, Centrifugal and other types of Casting, Casting Design and Casting Defects, Chipless metal forming process: different types of hot ad cold working processes, Welding: Arc, gas, TIG, MIG, Resistance, Thermit, and special types; Brazing and soldering, Tool geometry and Chip formation processes, Metal removing processes: Turning, drilling, shaping, Planning, Milling Broaching, Grinding, Precision and Non precision finishing processes. Elements of production planning and control, types of production system, Forecasting methods and their application, aggregate planning, master production scheduling, MRP. Coding and standardization, capacity planning, inventory management, ABC analysis. Production scheduling techniques, CPM and PERT, line balancing capacity planning. Plant location and layout, work study and method study, plant performance measurement introduction to product development and design.
Textbook:
Production Planning and Control (SAP PP) with SAP ERP (2nd Edition) by Jawad Akhtar
IPE 4331 - Modern Manufacturing Technology
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Introduction to modern manufacturing technology. Modern manufacturing processes; electro-discharge machining (EDM), electro-chemical machining (ECM), electron-beam (EBM), LASER-beam machining (LBM), ultrasonic machining (USM), plasma are machining (PAM), abrasive jet machining (AJM) and related machines. Protective coatings and hard facing. Modern welding processes. Automatic and semi-automatic machine tools and automatic transfer lines. Introduction to NC, CNC and DNC.
Textbook:
Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing, Binder Ready Version: Materials, Processes, and Systems by Mikell P. Groover, SBN-13: 978-1119128694, ISBN-10: 9781119128694
IPE 4333 - Advance Material and Process
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Super alloys; Metal matrix composites, Ceramic matrix composites, other composites; Polymers; Biodegradable plastics: Ceramics: Electronic materials. Powder metallurgy and particulate materials. Smart Materials.
Textbook:
Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction by Willam D. Callister Jr., Wiley; 5th edition (July 27, 1998).
IPE 4335 - Metal Cutting Process
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Theory of metal cutting: mechanism of chip formation, chip breaker, chip-tool contact process, type of chip. tool design and manufacturing, Forces acting on the cutting tool, stress on the shear plane, minimum energy theory, stress on the tool, work done and power consumption in metal cutting; Effect of various factors on cutting forces, formulae for calculating components of cutting force, measurement of cutting force and dynamometry, Heat generation in metal cutting: sources of heat and its distribution, temperature field of the chip and the tool, formulae for calculation of cutting temperatures, effect of various factors on cutting temperature, heat flow, methods of tool temperature measurement, temperature distribution in tool, relationship of tool temperature and cutting speed, cutting fluid. Tool materials: tool life, conditions of use, HSS, cemented carbide, ceramic tools. Ultra-hard tool materials: alumina based composites, sialon, diamond, cubic boron nitride.
Textbook:
Landis, Raymond, Studying Engineering, 3rd Edition, Discovery Press, 2007
IPE 4337 - Mechatronics engineering
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Topics covered in the course include: Low-level interfacing of software with hardware; use of high-level graphical programming tools to implement real-time computation tasks; digital logic; analog interfacing and power amplifiers; measurement and sensing; electromagnetic and optical transducers; control of mechatronic systems.
Textbook:
Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (6th Edition) by W. Bolton, ISBN-13: 978-1292076683, ISBN-10: 9781292076683
IPE 4339 – Micro Manufacturing
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
Micro elements: Design and fabrication, basics of micro-fabrication technology, thin film growth and deposition, photolithography, X-ray, lithography, wet and dry chemical etching, electrochemical machining, ultrasonic machining, plasma machining and LASER machining.
Textbook:
Micro-Manufacturing Engineering and Technology by Yi Qin, Elsevier, 2010.
IPE 4341 – Green Technology
Credit hour / Contact hour: 03, 03 hours/week
Course Description:
The concept of Green manufacturing and its basics. Sustainability and global conditions, the aim of Sustainable Manufacturing. Material and solid waste management. Scarcity of resources and its risks. Energy management Alternative energy sources, Chemical waste management and green chemistry. Climate change and air emissions management. Supply water and waste water management. Biomass and Methods of biomass Utilization (Direct firing, Co-firing and gasification in air). Pyrolysis, Hydrolysis and fermentation.
Textbook:
Green Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Applications by David A. Dornfeld published by Springer, 2013.