Industrial Systems Concentration

Industrial Systems, a concentration under the Industrial Technology degree program, is consistent with the Middle Tennessee State University’s mission statement and associated goals, and prepare graduates who:

1. Possess interpersonal, management, and technical skills needed for their success in many various industry or business systems.

2. Meet an increasing need in the workplace for graduates that are able to fast track into technical systems management or high-value specialty knowledge management positions.

a. Coursework provides an emphasis on "hands-on, can do" attributes by use of laboratories, industry collaborations (involving student projects), and industry-sought-after certifications to meet these needs.

b. “Experiential-learning” credit for those with applicable work experience and work-based learning may also be awarded as described in the “Student Handbook for Experiential Learning.”

Outcomes

The Industrial Systems program helps students become educated industry technology professionals. Graduates will demonstrate competency and will be prepared to:

1. Implement “lean” techniques to improve productivity in any operational system such as healthcare or production;

2. Improve quality in any operational system using the six sigma methodology;

3. Perform economic analyses to select alternatives for highest return or lowest cost;

4. Use proper safety & ergonomic measures in the workplace;

5. Analyze production and administrative systems, machines/methods, and processes using fundamental technical principles and analyses;

6. Develop capability to understand and modify systems that use PLC and/or PC controller programming;

7. Develop capability to understand and modify systems involving hydraulic and/or pneumatic devices;

8. Perform industrial engineering systems analyses involving time & motion studies, and layout & material handling;

9. Solve problems through thinking logically, critically, and creatively;

10. Use “soft skills” and teamwork to seek and share knowledge, perform tasks effectively and creatively, and be able to communicate effectively, clearly and precisely;

11. Develop leadership and project management skills to lead subordinates and teams.