Shiyu Zhou's teaching style is described as unclear and boring by one reviewer.
Another reviewer found the course helpful for learning facility planning, noting the traditional teaching method.
Fall 2026
Facilities Planning
ISYE/ME 510 teaches facilities planning including plant location, size, time phasing, line balancing, material handling, and layout models.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Shiyu Zhou
Summary
1 / 7
Reviewers rate the difficulty as moderate, with one noting a traditional approach that may require effort to navigate.
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Prerequisites
Course mapI SY E 315, (I SY E 323 or E C E/COMP SCI/I SY E 524) andI SY E/PSYCH 349, or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
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Calendar & sections
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 42 / 50 | 0 |
| LAB 301 | Classroom Instruction | 26 / 28 | 0 |
| LAB 302 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 3 / 50 | 0 |
| LAB 301 | Classroom Instruction | 2 / 25 | 0 |
| LAB 302 | Classroom Instruction | 1 / 20 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Shiyu Zhou's ISYE/ME 510 offers valuable facility planning knowledge, though students report a traditional and potentially unclear teaching style.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.70 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.61 GPA, 77.3% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.51 GPA, 58.8% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Reviewers rate the difficulty as moderate, with one noting a traditional approach that may require effort to navigate.
Students find the course helpful for gaining powerful knowledge in facility planning, despite the traditional teaching method.
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Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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About this comparison
1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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Sources & history
UW–Madison
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Selected offering source records
Facilities Planning
Recorded 2026-09-07Facilities Planning
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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