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ISE 4984 - Careers in ISE

This course, offered for Fall 2021, provides an overview of the breadth of careers and professional opportunities in the field of industrial and systems engineering. Practitioners from a variety of areas of industrial and systems engineering will share technical approaches and solutions as a practicing industrial and systems engineer, career progression, as well as leadership and entrepreneurial activities. Practitioners will represent the breadth of industrial and systems engineering (human factors/ergonomics, management systems, manufacturing, and operations research) as well as a range of industries, career paths, and organizations (including manufacturing, logistics, consulting, product/system design, healthcare, banking/finance, etc.).

Guest Speakers

Class Schedule:        
Wednesdays | 1:25-2:15 pm | Whittemore 518
 
Course Format:        
This 1-credit course will be an in-person class, with class sessions once per week on Wednesdays. Class information and materials will be made available through Canvas.   

Curriculum:
This course can be used as a Free Elective; it cannot be used to satisfy the ISE Technical Elective requirement

Instructors:
Dr. Eileen Van Aken, Department Head, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Marty Muscatello, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Foxguard Solutions and Qualtrax Inc.

-Please note that the list of speakers is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
-Additional speakers will be added upon confirmation.