1. ORIENTATION Industrial & Systems Engineering Dr. R. L. Bulfin

2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Dean Stephen McFarland They make MOST of the rules –Dates, forms, etc Grad School web site –http://www.grad.auburn.edu/ –calendar for important dates –forms you need to turn in –Official “rules”

3. Industrial & Systems Engineering People –Dr. Alice Smith, Department Chair –Dr. Robert Bulfin, Graduate Coordinator –Ms. Pat McNeil, Ms. Barbara Swanson, Ms. Jane Goff, Staff –Faculty (11) –Graduate students (about 70) –Undergraduate students (about 120)

4. INFORMATION INSY web site –http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/ie/ –Course schedules (semester courses are offered) –Graduate Core courses –General info on the department, faculty etc. Department mail box (faculty & students) –Room 203A - may share with another student

5. COMPUTER ACCESS/E-MAIL Get an engineering network computer account Sign up for INSY Grad Student email list –http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/insy-grad There is an “official” AU email address different from the engineering one –http://www.auburn.edu/helpdesk/accounts/stu.html –forward mail from here to address you use!

6. Registration Packet from Grad School –PIN number –phone/web based registration Blocking –Advisor –Health –$$$ –Grades

7. SEMINAR Every INSY graduate student is expected to sign up for INSY 7950, Seminar. Attendance will be taken and is mandatory. This course will feature guest speakers on state-of-the-art topics. It is important for your professional development.

8. Research Ethics It is important to follow accepted research practices –NO PLAGIARISM Tiger Cub defines this as cheating (p89) Must use quotes and reference source For other ethics violations, see the following website for more info http://www.fis.ncsu.edu/Grad/ethics/modules/index.htm

9. Degrees MISE –core courses, 9 hours electives, design project, oral exam MS –core courses, 6 hours electives, thesis, oral exam PhD –core courses, areas of specialization, general exam, dissertation, oral exam

10. CORE COURSES Fall Semester –INSY 6240 Production and Inventory Control – INSY 7060 Ergonomics I –INSY 7300 Advanced Engineering Statistics I Spring Semester –INSY 6230 Facilities Design and Operation –INSY 6600 Mnfg/Production Economics –INSY 7420 Linear Programming/Networks

11. INSY 6240 INSY 6240 will not be taught this year Fall semester substitutes –INSY 6970 (Park) –INSY 6010 (Carnahan) –INSY 6330 (Maghsoodloo) Spring semester substitute –INSY 6970 (Evans)

12. Advisor Assigned a temporary advisor After completing 10 hours of course work, you choose a permanent advisor You and advisor choose a committee, two or more additional faculty. Advises on Plan Of Study (POS)

13. PLAN OF STUDY (POS) Should be turned in to Grad School after completing 10 hours of coursework. At least 30 hours, at least half of them in INSY, and at least half of them at the 7000/8000 level. Signed by all committee members, the Department Chair and the Graduate Dean.

14. TA/RA Assignments Limited funds - if you don’t have one, work hard and maybe you can earn one Limited office space - we try to give all grad students office space, but TA/RA get priority. It will be crowded, please bear with us. Dr. Smith will say more

15. FACULTY Excellent faculty Friendly Available USE THEIR OFFICE HOURS –average faculty teaching duties are only about 40% of their workload. Try to make use of office hours and email.

16. THE FACULTY R. L. Bulfin Brian J. Carnahan Jerry Davis John Evans Abdullah Konak Saeed Maghsoodloo Chan S. Park Alice E. Smith Jeffrey S. Smith Robert E. Thomas Jorge Valenzuela

17. QUESTIONS?