Objectives & Outcomes

Accreditation

The Industrial Engineering BS program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for the Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The Program Educational Objectives, Student Outcomes & Program Specific Criteria are presented in the 2023-2024 course catalog.

Educational Program Statement

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:

Program Educational Objectives

The Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering Department at Texas Tech University has the following education objectives for students who graduate from the IMSE program.

Within a few years of graduation, our Industrial Engineering BS graduates are expected to:

• Assume professional, technical managerial, and leadership roles within  organizations and/or pursue advanced study.
• Apply knowledge through discovery, synthesis, and integration for the betterment of their organization and society at large.

Student Outcomes

The Student Outcomes define the knowledge and skills that will be mastered by our graduates. 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:

Student outcomes are:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategy.

Enrollment

Fall 2022

Degrees Awarded (Academic Year)

Industrial Engineering BS

Recommended Curriculum

For more information, please contact undergrad.imse@ttu.edu.