Course abbreviation: BE
The BE first year, which is common to all the branches of engineering, is offered on the Caulfield, Clayton, and Monash Malaysia campuses. This means that students may delay the decision about the choice of an engineering branch until the end of the first year. Students are assisted in making their choice of branch by their experience of first-level engineering units and by a series of career lectures in second semester which review the branches of engineering available.
At the end of first-level BE, students at any of the campuses may proceed to any one of the later-year engineering branches, irrespective of the campus on which it is taught, provided that they have done well enough in their first-year units to secure a place in any quota which may exist for the branch of engineering. Quotas are imposed in some engineering branches because there are limited places available in second-level classes. Where demand exceeds the number of places, the only fair way to select is on academic merit, determined by first-year results. In 2004, the entire course of industrial engineering and engineering management (IE&EM) will be offered on the Caulfield campus.
Industrial engineering and engineering management is the engineering behind modern business. Industrial engineers design productive systems comprising people, machines, materials and money. They are people with creative and innovative skills and a knowledge of engineering, computing and business principles. Their main aim is to create an efficient, safe and effective workplace. These skills enable a company to compete in today's world. Industrial engineering draws on a very broad range of skills. Monash industrial engineering training covers the basic applied sciences, engineering and information technology required in business. In addition, studies in business, management and personal skills are also undertaken. The degree course at Caulfield is both vocation-oriented and research-orientated in order to train industrial engineers who can quickly assimilate into all walks of professional employment.
The course is structured to provide a thorough understanding of the
principles and applications of the various disciplines, it is designed to
develop personal qualities that are essential for a successful career. These
include communication skills, ethics, creativity, teamwork and sound
judgement.
Students are required to complete level 1 (the common engineering first year)
before they may select the industrial engineering and engineering management
branch. In level 2 of the core units (48 credit points), students undertake
both industrial engineering and engineering management units and two
mathematics units. Further specialist industrial engineering units will be
offered in levels 3 and 4.
Students undertake a multidisciplinary project in level 3 (Professional
practice I) which is undertaken in conjunction with students from other
faculties and is conducted in an actual business environment. In level 4, there
is a 12 credit-point project thesis in which each student, or a pair of
students, must undertake a research, design and/or industry-based project. The
department offers electives in level 4, of which normally only six need to be
selected. Appropriate electives will also be available to students in the
industrial engineering and engineering management stream (subject to
prerequisites, adequacy of challenge, relevance and timetable restrictions).
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