ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT OF CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Senior standing and INTEREGR 397 or concurrent enrollment, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and explain the nature of and tools for change management and continual process improvement Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Experience the role of the industrial and systems engineer as a “manager" of continual process improvement Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Work effectively on a team-based experiential project focused on process design, analysis, and resource management and integrating the concepts of continual improvement, customer focus, and teamwork Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Implement technical skills and processes, often with a non-technical workforce Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply problem solving and management/planning tools for effectively defining problems, feasible alternative solutions, and measurable goals in a “real world” environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Identify the impact of organizational and cultural influences on the planning and implementation of change Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate ability to lead an industry-based team project integrating contemporary change management frameworks and considering organizational culture Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and explain the nature of and tools for change management and continual process improvement Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Experience the role of the industrial and systems engineer as a “manager" of continual process improvement Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Work effectively on a team-based experiential project focused on process design, analysis, and resource management and integrating the concepts of continual improvement, customer focus, and teamwork Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Implement technical skills and processes, often with a non-technical workforce Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply problem solving and management/planning tools for effectively defining problems, feasible alternative solutions, and measurable goals in a “real world” environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Identify the impact of organizational and cultural influences on the planning and implementation of change Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate ability to lead an industry-based team project integrating contemporary change management frameworks and considering organizational culture Audience: Graduate