Program Statement
The mission of the department is to provide the highest quality of industrial engineering education by stimulating discovery, integration, application, and communication of knowledge.
The objectives of the Industrial Engineering program are: to graduate well rounded Industrial Engineers who are prepared for employment or entry into a graduate program; to graduate Industrial engineers who have a strong sense of professionalism, with respect for fellow workers and their profession; and to provide graduates with a set of skills that will allow them to grow professionally and provide service and leadership in their careers.
Educational Program Statement (ABET Program Objectives)
The Department supports the mission of the University through its undergraduate program by providing students with an appropriate curriculum and educational experience. The course selection and content remain current through continuous assessment by employers, alumni, faculty and students. Students obtain a broad education that enables them to understand the impact of industrial engineering solutions in a global, social, and environmental context. To accomplish this mission, the industrial engineering faculty, with advice from students, alumni, industry advisory board (IAB) members, and employers, endorse the following program educational objectives:
In support of these missions, the Industrial Engineering Department has established program educational objectives to define and focus our educational efforts. We use the term education in its broadest sense, encompassing instruction, research, and service. We believe that to fulfill our mission as educators, we must expand industrial engineering knowledge through research, disseminate that knowledge through publication and teaching, and to provide service to society and the local, state, national, and international communities. Our ultimate goal is the systematic approach to the discovery, integration, application, and communication of industrial engineering knowledge so as to serve our customers.
Specifically, the program educational objectives of the Industrial Engineering Department at Texas Tech University are:
- to graduate well rounded Industrial Engineers who are employed or accepted into a graduate program;
- to graduate Industrial Engineers who have a strong sense of professionalism, with respect for fellow workers and their profession; and
- to provide graduates with a set of skills that have allowed them to grow professionally and provide service and leadership in their careers.
- to graduate Industrial Engineers who successfully plan, execute, control and complete large projects; and
- to graduate Industrial Engineers who communicate well with subordinates, peers, supervisors, and the public.
Program Educational Outcomes and Assessment
To enable Texas Tech industrial engineering students to accomplish the ABET program objectives, the curriculum is designed to assure that students, at the time of graduation, are able to:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
- Design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data.
- Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
- Function on multidisciplinary teams.
- Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
- Understand professional ethical responsibility.
- Communicate effectively.
- Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.
- Recognition of the need for, and the ability to engage in life-long learning.
- Knowledge of contemporary issues.
- Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
- Design, develop, implement and improve integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment, and energy.
- Integrate systems using appropriate analytical, computational and experimental practices.