An Industrial Engineering Curriculum Renewal Process for the Enhancement of Industrial Engineering Degree Programs

The current Industrial Engineering curriculum implemented at most educational institutions in the United States is driven by curriculum reform included in the Roy Report which took place almost 40 years ago. It is clear that if Industrial Engineers are to keep pace with the changing environment we need to address the future of Industrial Engineering curriculum. In response, this paper outlines the development of a new scalable and deployable Industrial Engineering baccalaureate-degree curriculum renewal process. This model will be designed to permit scaling up from an information technology course kernel to a fully integrated Industrial Engineering undergraduate curriculum.