BEng (Industrial & Systems Eng)

Programme

Chew Ek Peng

Deputy Head (Undergraduate Studies)

Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

AY 2019/2020

• The ISE department was established in 1972 under the sponsorship of the

Ford Foundation

• Our MSc program (the first in Engineering in Singapore) has been the

flagship program of the department for the last 30 years

• BEng (ISE) program was launched in 2001, and first batch of graduates in

2005

• It started in with an intake of 40 students in 2001 and the intake has grown

to 100 in 2017

Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and

Management

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• Our BEng (ISE) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation

Board (EAB) of Singapore, which is a signatory of the Washington Accord

• The department offered a comprehensive educational program including

BEng (ISE), BTech (IME), BTech (SCM), MSc (ISE), MSc (Supply Chain

Mgt), MEng, PhD

• It is the one and only ISE department in Singapore

Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

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Overview of Programme

• 4 year Honours degree program in the Faculty of

Engineering leading to the Bachelor of Engineering

(Industrial & Systems Engineering), BEng(ISE)

• Degree Requirements:

– Complete a minimum of 160 MCs with a CAP≥2.0

– Pass all modules required by University, Faculty and

Department

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What is Modular Credits?

• It is a measure of workload

• A 1 MC is approximately equal to 2.5 hours per week

of work

• The hours include contact hours, preparation hours,

project hours, etc that relates to the module taken

BEng(ISE) Programme Objectives

The BEng (Ind & Sys Eng) curriculum is designed with the

following program educational objectives:

• Apply fundamental knowledge and skill sets required in the

Industrial and Systems Engineering profession.

• Adopt a systems approach to design, develop, implement and

innovate integrated systems that include people, technology,

information, energy and resources taking into account global,

societal, environmental and economic contexts.

• Work and communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team

members and different types of stakeholders.

• Recognize the need and continue to develop skills and

knowledge to embrace changes in society and the profession

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Engineering Undergraduate

Curriculum Structure

University Level

RequirementsProgramme Requirements

Unrestricted

Electives

GE PILLARS

(20 MCs)

Human Cultures

Quantitative

Reasoning

Thinking &

Expression

Singapore Studies

Asking Question

Faculty

Requirements

Communication

Study

Engineering

Professionalism

Major Requirements

Common Engineering

Modules

ISE Modules

Unrestricted

Elective

Modules

Total MCs = 20 Total MCs = 6 Total MCs = 102 Total MCs = 32

Total MCs = 1607

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1st Year Requirement

Faculty Requirement

Discipline Requirement

• Practising

Professional Pathway

(PPP)

• Internship (6/10 MCs)

o MNCs /SMEs

o Public agencies

• ISM/FYP (4/8 MCs)

• Pathway Requirement

o Professional

Development (8MCs)

• Research-focused

Pathway (RfP)

• Internship (6 MCs)

o Research institutes

o R & D Labs

• FYP (8 MCs)

• Pathway Requirement

o Two 5xxx modules

(8 MCs)

• UEM (32 MCs)

o UROP (4 MCs)

• Innovation & Design

Pathway (IDP) – 2nd

Major

• iLEAD, Start ups

o NOC

• FYP (12 MCs)

• Design Project (12 MCs)

• Pathway Requirement

o Innovation &

Enterprise

(8 MCs)

o Three IDP modules

(12 MCs)

Plan in first yearStart Planning Early

Declare in year 3

Engineering Pathways for BEng (Industrial & Systems Engineering) Students

Matriculated in AY2019/2020

RequirementsPracticing Professional Pathway (PPP) Research-Focused

Pathway

(RfP)Option 1 Option 2 Option 3

University Level Requirements

General Education (5 pillars)20 MCs 20 MCs 20 MCS 20 MCs

Unrestricted Elective Modules

(UEM)32 MCs 32 MCs 32 MCs 32 MCs

Faculty Requirements

ES1531, EG24016 MCs 6 MCs 6 MCs 6 MCs

Common Requirements

CS1010E, MA1505, MA1508E,

ST2334, Basket of Physics

Modules (PC1431/PC1432),

EE2211, MLE1010, IE2141,

EG1311

36 MCs 36 MCs 36 MCs 36 MCs

ISE Major Requirements

IE1111R, IE2111, IE2100, IE2110,

IE3100R, IE3101, IE3110R,

IE4102 or IE4100R, EG3611A or

EG3612

42 MCs 46 MCs 46 MCs 46 MCs

ISE Electives 16 MCs 12 MCs 12 MCs 12 MCs

Pathway Requirements 8 MCs 8 MCs 8 MCs 8 MCs

Minimum MCs required for

graduation160 MCs 160 MCs 160 MCs 160 MCs

Recommended Semester Schedule - Matriculated in

AY2019/2020

• Recommended Semester Schedule for

Poly students under PPP

https://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/wp-

content/uploads/sites/11/2019/06/AY2019-20-RecomSchedule-for-Poly-

Intake_PPP.pdf

Recommended Semester Schedule –

Matriculated in AY2019/2020

• Recommended Semester Schedule for

JC students under PPP

https://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/wp-

content/uploads/sites/11/2019/06/AY2019-20-RecomSchedule-for-

JC-Intake_PPP.pdf

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Practicing Professional Pathway(PPP)

• Read

• Pathway requirement

• Project Management (IE4240)

• Modeling and Analytics (IE4211)

• Internship in Private and Public Companies

Research‐Focused Pathway (RfP)

• Read

• UROP (Undergraduate Research

Opportunities Program)

• B.Eng Dissertation (IE4100R)

• Vacation Internship Program (EG3612) in

Research Institutions or R&D Labs.

• At least two 5000 level (or 6000 level) modules

from the Basket of Module for RfP

requirements

Module Code Module Title

IE5108 Facility Layout and Location

IE5202 Applied Forecasting Systems

IE5203 Decision Analysis

IE5205 Healthcare System and Analytics

IE5213 Service Innovation and Management

IE5407 Flexibility in Engineering Systems Design

IE6001 Foundations of Optimization

IE6002 Advanced Engineering Statistics

IE6005 Stochastic Models and Optimization

Basket of Modules for Research Focus Pathway

Requirements

ISE Technical Elective Modules

Module code Module Title

IE3105 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering and Architecture

IE3120 Manufacturing Logistics

IE3250 Human Factors Engineering

IE4210 Operations Research II

IE4211 Modelling and Analytics

IE4220 Supply Chain Modeling

IE4221 Transportation Demand Modelling and Economics

IE4229 Selected Topics in Logistics

IE4230 Quality Engineering II

IE4231 Statistical Methods for Process Design and Control

IE4239 Selected Topics in Quality Engineering

IE4240 Project Management

IE4241 Work, Technology and Organization

IE4242 Cost Analysis and Management

IE4243 Decision Modeling and Risk Analysis

IE4244 Energy: Security, Competitiveness and Sustainability

IE4249 Selected Topics in Engineering Management

IE4250 System Dynamics Modeling

IE4251 Process Analysis and Redesign

IE4259 Selected Topics in Systems Engineering

IE4299 Selected Topics in Industrial Engineering

IE5108 Facility Layout and Location

IE5121 Quality Planning and Management

IE5203 Decision Analysis

IE5213 Service Innovation and Management

IE5301 Human Factors in Engineering & Design

IE5307 Topics in Human Factor Engineering

MT4002 Technology Management Strategy

MT5002 Management of Industrial R & D

Key Highlights on Some of Modules

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Engineering Principles and Practice

• Engage and expose Year 1 students to equip them with

some of the important engineering principles and

systems thinking approach to address industrial and

systems engineering problems

• Raise students’ curiosity and passion to industrial and

systems engineering problems

• Expose students early to problems motivated by real

problems and examples

• Implement studio-based learning or computer

laboratory, blended with experiments that students

would plan and conduct to deepen the learning

Systems Design Project 1. Students work on an actual industrial problem sponsored

by a company over 2 semesters

2. Apply knowledge learnt in the classroom to solving an

actual industrial problem

3. Acquire intangible attributes via teamwork and practical

experience that cannot be taught in a classroom

environment

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Some Completed Systems Design Projects

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Industry Company Project

Healthcare

NUHOptimization and Diagnostic Vascular

Lab Appointment Scheduling

SGHSimulation Model for Bed Optimization

and Management

Manufacturing

MicronOptimization of Automated Material

Handling Systems using Simulation

Infineon

Intelligent Automation of Diagnosis

Process in Semiconductor Product

Testing

Logistics and

Transport

Pacific International

Lines

Optimization of Container Repair and

Invoice Data Management

Jurong PortForecasting Jurong Port’s Cement

Throughput

Technology ShopeeOptimizing Shopee Customer Service

with Systems Engineering

• Spends 12 or 20 weeks in a company

• Provides good industrial training

• Expose to real working environment

• Provides opportunity for future employment

• Taken during the University's mid-year vacation

period from May to July for VIP.

• Taken during the first or second semester for IAP

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Vacation Internship

Program/Industrial Attachment

Program

BEng Dissertation/ Independent

Study Module

1. Exposure to research

2. Enable students to conduct independent learning

3. Each student is assigned a academic advisor

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Special Programmes

• Double Degree Programme (NUS)

• Double Degree Programme (with French Universities)

• Double Major Programme

• Minor Programme

• University Scholar Programme (USP)

• NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)

• Student Exchange Programme (SEP)

• NUS/Georgia Tech Special Term Program

• Concurrent Masters Degree Program in Supply Chain Management

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Minimum Graded MCs counting towards

Degree, Major and Minor Requirements

– A minimum of 50% for degree requirements

(residency)

– A minimum of 60% for major requirements; and

– A minimum of 16 MCs for minor requirements

• should be earned from modules read in NUS, with

assigned grade points or modules with an ‘S’ or ‘CS’

grade.

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Grade Free Year for Students Admitted from AY

2017/2018

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Exercise the grade-free option to a maximum of 32 MCs at first-

year level. After the first-year, any unused MCs to a maximum of

12 MCs may be carried forward and applied at any stage during the

second through fourth years of study.

The S/U option will apply to all Level 1000 modules (with or without

pre-requisites) and Level 2000 modules without other NUS modules

as pre-requisites, unless otherwise stipulated by the

Faculties/Departments

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Once an ‘S’ or ‘U’ grade is assigned to a module, it will count towards

the 32-MC limit that can be taken on an S/U basis.

An ‘S’ grade is assigned if a student receives a ‘C’ grade or above for the

module. Conversely, students will receive a ‘U’ if the grade obtained is

lower than a ‘C’ grade. Students will receive credits towards the degree

only if they attain a ‘Satisfactory’ (S) grade.

Under the S/U mechanism, letter grades are assigned to modules.

Students may choose to retain the letter grade and have it factored

into the computation of their Cumulative Average Point (CAP), or

choose to exercise the S/U option on a module, in which case the

letter grade will not be shown on the transcript nor computed towards

the CAP.

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The S/U declaration exercise will be conducted upon the release of examination

results and will end by the stipulated deadline, which will be announced each

semester. Students will exercise their S/U option during this period for any

module that permits the S/U option. Thereafter, the student’s decision will be

considered final.

Level-1000 Modules Limit

• The limit on the number of Level-1000 modules to be

counted towards fulfillment of graduation

requirements is 60 MCs for both 120-MC and 160-MC

programmes (excluding CFG1010 Roots and Wings –

Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness 1.0 (2

MCs), CFG1002 Career Catalyst (2 MCs), and ES1103

English for Academic Purposes (4 MCs)).

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CAP computation

CAP = (SMCi x Grade Pointi)/(SMCi)

Honors Classifications

• Honours Degree Classification Criteria)

– Honours (Highest Distinction) CAP 4.50 and

above

– Honours (Distinction) CAP 4.00 – 4.49

– Honours (Merit) CAP 3.50 – 3.99

– Honours CAP 3.00 – 3.49

– Pass CAP 2.00 – 2.99

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Probation, Warning and Dismissal List

Probation List CAP < 2.0

Dismissal List < 2.0 for two consecutive semesters

Academic Mentors

• Each ISE undergraduate upon matriculation will be assigned to an academic staff who will be the mentor for the student.

• Role of Mentor

– To provide advice and guidance to our students

– To foster stronger bond

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Information Updates and Enquiries

• Information:https://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/isem/undergraduate/beng/curriculum/

• Enquiries: • Email: isebox1@nus.edu.sg• At office: Mr. Steven Chiang

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Questions and Answers