Industrial Engineering Technology OPTIO.S.AAS

Associate of Applied Science - 63 Credit Hours

Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Department: Operations Technology
Effective as of Fall 2017

What is the program about?

The Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) program prepares individuals for leadership roles in the operations of business, industry, and service organizations with a special emphasis on IET skills. Students learn analysis, continuous improvement, quality assurance, and problem solving techniques that can be applied toward financial, health care, manufacturing, and service/retail fields. Students take part in lecture-lab structured courses and hands-on demonstrations of course principles, assuring that they will gain practical knowledge as well as the fundamentals. Those who wish to further their studies may transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify Registration and Student Records at studentrecords@sinclair.edu.

Program Outcomes

• Demonstrate the math and science skills required for Industrial Engineering Technology functions.
• Use continuous improvement techniques to reduce operational waste, improve cost efficiency and increase system productivity.
• Demonstrate principles of human integration into technical operations through ergonomics, workplace safety and supervision.
• Document, monitor, evaluate and improve product and process quality through the use of a variety of quality tools and techniques.
• Analyze the cost, performance and value of operations.
• Demonstrate appropriate technical communication skills (written, verbal and graphical).

Transferability

Formal articulation agreements with other colleges and universities indicate how Sinclair programs and courses will transfer to other institutions.

Credentials

This program will prepare students for the Six Sigma Green Belt certification.