Textbooks for ISE courses in Fall 2023 semester

1. Engineering Economy (17th Ed., 2019) by Sullivan, Wicks, Koelling; Pearson; ISBN 978-0134870069 (hardcover), 978-0134838137 (loose-leaf, student value version), REQUIRED

2. MyLab Engineering (online access, 2019)  by Sullivan, Wicks, Koelling; Pearson; ISBN 978-0134831671 (with eTextbook), Recommended

1.  Modeling Random Processes for Engineers and Managers (1st Ed., 2009) by James Solberg; Wiley; ISBN 978-0470322550, Recommended

2.  The Little Book of Probability: Essentials of Probability for Stochastic Processes and Simulation (2nd Ed., 2012) by Michael Taaffe and Bruce W. Schmeiser; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; ISBN 978-1452882925, Recommended

1. Designing for people: An introduction to human factors engineering (3rd Ed., 2017) by John D. Lee, Christopher D. Wickens, Yili Liu, and Linda NG Boyle; CreateSpace; ISBN 978-1539808008; REQUIRED

2. The design of everyday things (2013) by Don Norman; Basic Books; ISBN 978-0465050659; REQUIRED

1. Management: A Modern Perspective by Ryan Greenbaum; Top Hat; ISBN 978-1773306315. REQUIRED

2. Leading Virtual Teams: Managing from a Distance During the Coronavirus (2020) by Catherine Mattiske; TPC - The Performance Company; ISBN '978-1921547997; REQUIRED

Suggested books:

1. Applied Space Systems Engineering (2009) by Larson, Wiley, Douglas Kirkpatrick, Jerry Sellers, Lawrence Thomas, and Dinesh Verma; Space Technology Series; Link to the book page on the publisher

2. Systems engineering principles and practice (2020) by Alexander Kossiakoff, Samuel J. Seymour, David A. Flanigan, Steven M. Biemer; Wiley;

1.. 2023-2024 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business, Non-Profits) by NIST; Link to the publisher's page for purchase: registration (free) is required for purchasing. REQUIRED

2. Leading Change (2012 or older versions) by John Kotter; Harvard Business Review; ISBN 978-1422186435; REQUIRED

3. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization (1990) by Peter Senge; Doubleday; ISBN 978-0385517256; REQUIRED

4. The resilient enterprise: overcoming vulnerability for competitive advantage (2005) by Yossi Sheffi; MIT Press Books; ISBN 978-0262195379; REQUIRED

1. Factory Physics by Wallace Hopp, Mark Spearman; (2007 version) McGraw Hill/Irwin, ISBN 978-0072824032; (2011 version) Waveland Pr Inc, ISBN 978-1577667391. REQUIRED

2. The Goal (30th Ed., 2014) by Eliyahu Goldratt, Jeff Cox; North River Press; ISBN 978-0884271956. Recommended

1. Essential Writing Skills for College and Beyond (2014) by Gill, C.; Penguin; ISBN 978-1599637594; REQUIRED

2. Better Presentations (2016) by Schwabish, J.; Columbia University Press; ISBN 978-0231175210; REQUIRED

3. The craft of research (Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing) (2016) by Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M.; University of Chicago Press; ISBN 978-0226239736; Recommended

1. 2023-2024 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business, Non-Profits) by NIST; Link to the publisher's page for purchase: registration (free) is required for purchasing. REQUIRED

2. Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence (11th Ed., 2020) by James Evans & William Lindsay; Cengage; ISBN 978-0357118269 (e-book); Recommended

3. Steinway and Sons (1981) by David Garvin, Harvard Business School Case # 682-025; Recommended

4. Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance (1981) by W. Earl Sasser, Harvard Business School Case # 681-083; Recommended

1. Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change (7th Ed., 2020) by Joe Tidd and John R. Bessant; John Wiley & Sons; ISBN 978-1119713302; REQUIRED

2. Willing at New Products: Creating Value Through Innovation (5th Ed., 2017) by Cooper; Basic Books; ISBN 978-0465093328; REQUIRED

3. Revolutionizing Product Development: Quantum Leaps in Speed, Efficiency and Quality (2011) by Wheelwright; Free Press; ISBN 978-1451676297; REQUIRED

4. The Intellectual Property Guide: IP Literacy and Strategy Basics for Supporting Innovation (2019) by Myra Tawfik and Karima Bawa; Brush Education; ISBN 978-1550597950; REQUIRED

Factory Physics (3rd ed., 2011) by Wallace J. Hopp, Mark L. Spearman; Waveland Press; ISBN 978-1577667391. REQUIRED

1. The Goal (2014) by Eliyahu Goldratt, Jeff Cox; North River Press; ISBN 978-0884271956. REQUIRED

2. Manufacturing Systems Engineering (1996) by Katsundo Hitomi; Routledge (Taylor & Francies group); ISBN 9780748403240. Link to eBook on the publisher's website; REQUIRED

1. Robot Modeling and Control (2nd ed., 2020) by M. W. Spong, S. Hutchingson, and M. Vidyasagar, Wiley; ISBN 978-1119523994. Recommended

2. A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation (1994) by Richard M. Murray; CRN Press; ISBN 978-0849379819. Recommended

1. Contemporary Engineering Economics (7th Ed., 2022) by Chan Park; Pearson; ISBN 9780137633296; REQUIRED

2. Managing by the Numbers (2000) by Chuck Kremer, Ron Rizzuto, John Case; Basic Books; ISBN 0738202568; REQUIRED

Suggested books:

1. Applied Space Systems Engineering (2009) by Larson, Wiley, Douglas Kirkpatrick, Jerry Sellers, Lawrence Thomas, and Dinesh Verma; Space Technology Series; Link to the book page on the publisher

2. Systems engineering principles and practice (2020) by Alexander Kossiakoff, Samuel J. Seymour, David A. Flanigan, Steven M. Biemer; Wiley; Link to the book page via VT Library

Robust optimization (2009) by Ben-Tal, A., Ghaouni, L. E., & Nemirovski, A.; Princeton University Press. Link to the book via VT Library. REQUIRED

Introduction to stochastic programming (2nd ed., 2011) by Birge, J. R. & Louveaux, F. Springer-Verlag. Link to the book on the Publisher's website. REQUIRED

Lectures on stochastic programming: Modeling and theory (2009) by Shapiro, A., Dentcheva, D., & Ruszczynski, A. MOS-SIAM Series on Optimization. Link to the book via VT Library. Recoomended