Textbooks for courses in Spring 2021 semester
Updated on January 14, 2021
- For ISE 4304 Global Issues in Industrial Management textbook: the printed (soft copy, B&W) version is now available. Contact VT University Bookstore to order. The eBook version is available at the publisher's site. Please read the instructions on How to Access eBook.
- For ISE 2014 Engineering Economy, the textbook is now REQUIRED and MyLab Engineering is now Recommended.
- Course materials will be provided in ISE 2034 Data Management for ISEs: no textbook will be used.
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 2004 Intro to ISE |
No textbook |
| ISE 2014 Engineering Economy |
1. MyLab Engineering (online access) (2019) by Sullivan, Wicks, Koeling; Pearson; ISBN 978-0134870694, Recommended 2. Engineering Economy (17th Ed., 2018) by Sullivan, Wicks, Koelling; Pearson; ISBN 978-0134870069, REQUIRED |
| ISE 2024 Probability Foundations for ISE |
1. Probability (2nd Ed., 2017) by Lawrence Leemis; ISBN 978-0982917473; REQUIRED 2. Learning Base R (2015) by Lawrence Leemis; ISBN 978-0982917480; Recommended 3. Little Book of Probability (2nd Ed., 2012) by Bruce Schmeiser and Michael Taaffe; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; ISBN 978-1452882925; Recommended |
| ISE 2034 Data Mgmt for ISEs |
No textbook |
| ISE 2214 Manuf Proc Lab |
No textbook: Lab Manual will be available on Canvas |
| ISE 2404 DOR I |
Introduction to Mathematical Programming (2014, Custom for VT) by Winston and Venkataramanan; Cengage Learning; ISBN 978-1305283121, REQUIRED |
| ISE 3004 Ind Cost Control |
1. MyLab Accounting (online access) by Horngren, Schatzberg, Burgstahler, Sundem; Pearson; REQUIRED 2. Introduction to Management Accounting (16th Ed., 2014) by Horngren, Schatzberg, Burgstahler, Sundem; Pearson; Recommended |
| ISE 3034 Technical Communication for Engineers |
Technical Communication (12th Ed., 2017) by Mike Markel, Stuart A. Selber; Bedford/St. Martin's Publisher; ISBN 978-1319058616; REQUIRED |
| ISE 3424 Discrete-Event Computer Simulation |
1. Simio and Simulation: Modeling, Analysis, Applications (5th Ed., 2018) by Jeffrey S. Smith, David T. Sturrock and W. David Kelton; Simio; ISBN 978-154-2933117; Recommended 2. Simulation Modeling with SIMIO: A Workbook (4th Ed. 2015) by Jeffrey A. Joines and Stephen Roberts; Simio; ISBN 978-1-51-9142207; Recommended 3. Discrete-Event System Simulation (5th Ed., 2009) by Jerry Banks, John Carson II, Barry Nelson, and David Nicol; Pearson; ISBN 978-0136062127; Recommended |
| ISE 3614 Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics |
1. Designing for people: An introduction to human factors engineering (3rd Ed., 2017) by Lee, Wickens, Liu, Boyle; CreateSpace; ISBN 978-1539808008; REQUIRED 2. The design of everyday things (Revised and expanded edition, 2013) by Norman; Basic Books; ISBN 978-0465050659; REQUIRED |
| ISE 3424 Industrial Ergonomics |
No textbook |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 4006 Proj Mgmt & Sys design II |
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (6th Ed., 2017) by Project Management Institute; ISBN 978-1628251845; Recommended Link to the book on Virginia Tech Library |
| ISE 4204 PPIC |
1. Production and Operations Analysis (8th Ed., 2021) by Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen; Waveland Press; ISBN 978-1478639268; REQUIRED. 2. The Goal (30th Ed., 2014) by Eliyahu Goldratt, Jeff Cox; North River Press, Inc.; ISBN 978-0884271956; REQUIRED |
| ISE 4264 Industrial Automation |
1. Robot Modeling and Control (2006) by M. W. Spong, S. Hutchinson, and M. Vidyasagar; Wiley; ISBN 978-0471649908; Recommended 2. A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation (1994) by R. Murray, Z. Li, and S. Sastry; CRC Press; ISBN 978-0849379819; Recommended |
| ISE 4304 Global Issues in Industrial Mgmt |
Global Issues in Industrial Management (custom textbook) by N. Ghaffarzadegan; McGraw Hill Education Create; REQUIRED ISBN 978-1307669527 for Student eBook version, How to Access Ebook with Access Code ISBN 978-1307669503 for Student book print (black & white) version. Contact VT University Bookstore to order. |
| ISE 4624 Work Physiology |
1. Engineering Physiology (4th Ed., 2010) by Kroemer, K.H.E., Kroemer, H.J., and Kroemer-Elbert, K.E; Springer; ISBN 978-3642128837; Recoommended 2. Occupational PHysiology (2011) by Toomingas A, Mathiassen S.E., Tornqvist E.W.; CRC Press; ISBN 978-1439866962; Recommended |
| ISE 4654 Principles of Industrial Hygiene |
No textbook |
| ISE 4984 Intro to Statistical Engineering |
No textbook |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 5016 Mgmt Change, Innov & Prf II |
No Textbook; the instructor will share his own support materials with students. |
| ISE 5114 Case Studies in IE |
1. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't (2001) by Collins; HarperCollins; ISBN 978-0066620992; REQUIRED 2. Beyond Reengineering: How the Process-Centered Organization is Changing our Work and our World (1997) by Hammer; Harper Business; ISBN 978-0887308802; REQUIRED 3. Seeing What’s Next (2004) by Christensen; Harper Business; ISBN 978-1591391852; REQUIRED 4. Enterprise Transformation: Understanding and Enabling Fundamental Change (2006) by Rouse; Wiley-Interscience; ISBN 978-0471736813; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5134 Mgmt Info Systems |
Business Driven Technology (8th Ed., 2019) by Balzan; McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-1260425246 (hardcover), 978-1260548105 (paperback), or 978-1260924473 (eBook); REQUIRED |
| ISE 5174 Eng Prog and Proj Mgmt |
1. The Complete Software Project Manager (2016) by Murray; Wiley; ISBN 978-1119161837; REQUIRED 2. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge & Agile Practice Guide (6th Ed., 2017) by Project Management Institute; Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute; ISBN 978-1628253825; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5406 Optimization II |
1. Nonlinear Programming: Theory and Algorithms (3rd Ed., 2006) by Bazaraa, Sherali, Shetty; Wiley; ISBN 978-0471486008; REQUIRED 2. Numerical Optimization (2nd Ed., 2006) by Nocedal and Wright; Springer; ISBN 978-0387303031; Recommended |
| ISE 5414 Random Processes |
Introduction to Probability Models (11th Ed., 2014) by Sheldon Ross; Academic Press; ISBN 978-0124079489; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5454 Prod Plan & Control |
No textbook |
| ISE 5615 HF Research Design |
Applied Linear Statistical Models (2005, 5th ed.) by Kutner, Nachtsheim, Neter and Li; McGraw-Hill/Irwin; ISBN 978-0073108742; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5674 System Safety Analysis |
1. Design for Safety (2018) by Louis J. Gullo , Jack Dixon; Wiley; ISBN 978-1118974292; REQUIRED 2. System Safety Engineering and Risk Assessment: A Practical Approach (2nd Ed., 2014) by Nicolas Bahr; Taylor & Francis Group; ISBN 978-1138893368; Recommended |
| ISE 5694 Macroergonomics |
No textbook |
| ISE 5714 Usability Engineering |
The textbook will be available online from the VT library. |
| ISE 5814 System Dynamics Model Soci-Tech |
Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World (2000) by John D. Sterman; Irwin McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-0072389159; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5834 Decision Analysis for Engineers |
1. Foundations of Decision Analysis (2016) by Ronald A. Howard and Ali E. Abbas; Pearson; ISBN 978-0132336246; REQUIRED 2. Foundations of Multiattribute Utility (2018) by Ali E. Abbas; Cambridge University Press; ISBN 978-1107150904; Recommended |
| ISE 5984 Problem Formulation & Decom |
No Textbook |
| ISE 5984 Intro to Stat Engineering |
No Textbook |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ENGR 5204 Systems Eng Projects |
1. Systems Engineering and Analysis (4th Ed., 2006) by Blanchard and Fabrycky; Prentice Hall; ISBN 978-0131869776; Recommended 2. Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World (2000) by John D. Sterman; Irwin McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-0072389159; Recommended 3. Applied Space Systems Engineering (2nd Ed., 2018) by Larson, Kirkpatrick, Sellers, Thomas and Verma; Space Technology Series; ISBN 978-0990429999; Recommended |
| ISE 6514 Advanced Topic in Math Prog |
1. Lectures on modern convex optimization: analysis, algorithms, and engineering applications (2001) by Aharon Ben-Tal, and Arkadi Nemirovski; Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics; Recommended 2. Convex Optimization (2004) by Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe; Cambridge University Press; ISBN 978-0521833783; Recommended |
| ISE 6614 Human Computer Systems |
1. Interaction Design: beyond human-computer interaction (5th Ed., 2019) by Helen Sharp, Jennifer Preece, Yvonne Rogers; Wiley; ISBN 978-1119547259; REQUIRED 2. The Design of Everyday Things (2013) by Don Norman; Basic Books; ISBN 978-0465050659; Recommended |
| ISE 6624 Adv Topics in Human Factors |
No textbooks |