Introduction to Industrial Engineering Research

Introduction to conducting research in industrial engineering, covering literature reviews, identifying gaps, and writing a research proposal.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Conduct a literature review

  • Identify gaps in existing research

  • Describe characteristics of a good research question

  • Write a proposal to address an open research question

  • Describe some current active research areas in industrial engineering

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An introduction to the practice of conducting research in industrial engineering, literature reviews, identifying gaps in existing work, writing a research proposal.

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Topics

  • Practice of conducting research in industrial engineering
  • Literature reviews
  • Identifying gaps in existing work
  • Writing research proposals
  • Characteristics of good research questions
  • Current active research areas in industrial engineering

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  • Conducting research in industrial engineering
  • Conducting literature reviews
  • Identifying gaps in existing research
  • Writing research proposals
  • Describing characteristics of good research questions
  • Describing current active research areas in industrial engineering

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ISYE 468 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Industrial Engineering Research

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