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Information & Systems Engineering - Program Overview
New computing and communication technologies are profoundly changing business and industry, creating complex systems of people, capital equipment and information. The graduate programs in Information and Systems Engineering (I&SE) are designed to train engineers who can understand and integrate these emerging systems. The goal of this program is to provide advanced education and research opportunities in information technology, quantitative decision-making, and systems engineering. There is a broader emphasis on applications in financial analysis, supply chain management, and telecommunications.
For the M.S. or M.Eng program, students may select courses from three core areas:
- Information Economics: Understand economic issues of information systems in business organizations, manufacturing and service sector operations, and financial institutions, e.g., evaluating IT investments, replacement analysis and asset management, strategic information systems, and e-Business.
- Quantitative Systems Analysis: Knowledge in operations research and management science techniques for decision-making/decision analysis, and hands-on experience in advanced computing tools, e.g., parallel and distributed computing, large-scale modeling and simulation, financial engineering, optimization, data mining, stochastic processes, and queuing analysis.
- Information Technology and Applications: Training in computer and communication technologies is needed to design and implement information systems, e.g., Advanced Software Engineering, Telecommunications, Database Systems, Web Technologies, and ERP systems, etc.
There are two options for a Master’s Degree in Information and Systems Engineering through LESN:
- Master of Science (M.S.) Requires 24 credit hours of courses plus a Thesis (6 credits) OR 27 credit hours of courses plus a Project (3 credits).
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Requires 30 credit hours of courses. No Thesis/Project.
Required Core Courses:
IE 426 Optimization Models and Applications (3)
IE 362 Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3)
IE 404 Simulations (3)
The remainder of the courses may be selected from the following (select at least five). Courses are organized into the three groups corresponding to the three cores mentioned above. NOTE: Not all courses listed will be available for the distance program and many are only offered on campus. However, sufficient selection of distance courses for program completion will be made available each semester. Electives offered through the distance program may vary from year to year.
Information Economics:
BIS 311 Managing Information Systems Development* (3)
BIS 331 Electronic Commerce and Security* (3)
GECO 412 Mathematical Economics (3)
GECO 413 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (3)
GECO 415 Econometrics (3)
GECO 447 Economic Analysis of Market Competition (3)
IE 334 Organizational Planning and Control (3)
IE 442 Manufacturing Management (3)
Quantitative Systems Analysis:
IE 328 Engineering Statistics (3)
IE 339 Stochastic Processes (3)
IE 409 Time Series Analysis (3)
IE 410 Design of Experiments (3)
IE 411 Networks and Graphs (3)
IE 413 Adv. Engineering Economy and Replacement Analysis (3)
IE 414 Heuristic Methods in Combinatorial Optimization (3)
IE 416 Dynamic Programming (3)
IE 418 Discrete Optimizations (3)
IE 419 Sequencing and Scheduling (3)
IE 439 Queueing Systems (3)
IE 446 Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (3)
IE 458 (Eco 358) Game Theory (3)
Information Technology and Applications:
CSE 313 Computer Graphics* (3)
CSE 330 Advanced Software Engineering Tools* (3)
CSE 340 Design and Analysis of Algorithms* (3)
CSE 366 Object-Oriented Programming (3)
CSE 403 Theory of Operating Systems* (3)
CSE 411 Advanced Programming Techniques (3)
CSE 412 Object-Oriented Programming (3)
CSE 414 Expert Systems* (3)
CSE 415 Database Topics* (3)
CSE 416 Advanced Issues in Knowledge-based Systems* (3)
CSE 432 Object-Oriented Software Engineering (3)
ECE 401 Advanced Computer Architecture* (3)
ECE 404 Computer Networks (3)
IE 307 Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (3)
IE 309 Introduction to Information Systems (3)
IE 310 Database Analysis and Design (3)
IE 324 Industrial Automation and Robotics (3)
IE 332 Quality Control (3)
IE 341 Data Communication Systems Analysis and Design (3)
IE 342 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3)
IE 345 Manufacturing Information Technology (3)
IE 424 Robotic Systems and Applications (3)
IE 437 Advanced Database Analysis and Design (3)
IE 438 Advanced Data Communication Systems Analysis and Design (3)
IE 443 Automation and Production Systems (3)
IE 449 Advanced Computer-Aided Manufacturing (3)
IE 451 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (3)
*NOTE: Prerequisites may pose difficulties
In addition, any graduate course in another field may be taken as needed to complete program requirements. Also, a maximum of 9 credit hours may be transferred in from another accredited program, subject to approval by the academic advisor.
Program Prerequisites
Any candidate embarking on either the M.S. or M.Eng in I&SE must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Mathematical or Physical Sciences, or a related field. Also, candidates must satisfy incoming course prerequisites, if appropriate:
For CSE courses: CSE 17 Structured Programming and Data Structures, or equivalent
For some IE courses: IE 220 Introduction to Operations Research and IE 224 Information Systems Analysis and Design, or equivalents
The cost from summer 2008 through spring 2009 is $645 per credit hour.
Academic Program Advisor: Professor Theodore K. Ralphs, 610 -758- 4784, or e-mail tkr2@lehigh.edu