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COURSE: EE, IE, ITEC 408 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROBLEM SOLVING

CREDITS: 3 hours - In most departments this course has been

approved as a technical elective. Contact your

advisor to determine how this course can best be used

to satisfy a graduation requirement in your department.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Howard Meeks

PREREQUISITES: Junior, Senior or grad. student standing in Engineering,

Business or Industrial Technology. (or instructor approval)

DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary Engineering and the Theory of

Constraints (TOC) Thought Process will be introduced

and used to develop and practice effective problem

solving, communication, project planning and

interdisciplinary interfacing skills.

Specific topics include:

(a) Win/Win negotiation and conflict resolution

(b) Improving the solutions of others

(c) Chronic conflict resolution

(d) Team project planning

(e) Effective delegation

Students from different engineering disciplines and

the college of business will work together in teams

to develop and exercise teamworking skills that are

needed throughout the creation, design and

implementation process.

This course is good preparation for students planning

or participating in co-op or internship assignments.

REGISTRATION: Dept Ref. Number Dept Ref. Number Dept Ref. Number

EE 408 IE 408 ITec 408

REQUIRED TEXTS: It's Not Luck, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, North River Press,

1994, ISBN 0-88427-115-3

Management Skills Workshop workbook, A. Y. Goldratt

Institute

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COURSE: EE, IE, ITEC 409 INTERDISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS - Spring 2001

CREDITS: 3 hours - In most departments this course has been

approved as an elective. Contact your advisor

to determine how this course can best be used to

satisfy a graduation requirement in your department.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Howard Meeks

Associate Professor, Industrial

and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

PREREQUISITES: Junior, Senior or grad. student standing in Engineering,

Business or Industrial Technology. (or instructor approval)

DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary Engineering and the Theory of

Constraints (TOC) Thought Process will be used to

identify and focus on the functions that can provide

the highest leverage for improving the effectiveness

of an entire system or organization. Generic

solutions will be created using interactive

simulations and computer simulators in:

(a) Production

(b) Distribution

(c) Project Management

Students from the college of business and from

different engineering disciplines will work together

as interdisciplinary teams to develop and exercise

these solutions.

This course is good preparation for students working in

industry or participating in co-op or internship assignments.

Interdisciplinary skills for improving the

effectiveness of an entire system are becoming

increasingly important in today's interconnected and

interdependent world.

REQUIRED TEXTS: The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, 2nd Revised

Edition, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, North River Press, 1992,

ISMN 0-88427-061-0

The Production, Distribution and Project Management

Application workbooks, A. Y. Goldratt Institute