IOE 481: Practicum in Hospital Systems.
1. Call For Projects Clients Needed
If you have a project
appropriate for a team of Industrial Engineers (think of Lean, Six Sigma, Data
Analysis, Micro Economics), please send it in.
For over 30 years, the Industrial
& Operations Engineering (IOE) Department of the
The projects selected will all have the blessing of the top operational directors of UMHS.
As a client, you will provide 33% of the input into the student grades. You will also need to meet with students on a weekly basis and provide them direction and contacts to perform the work. Factors to be considered in grading include:
Final Project Outputs: Proposal & Presentation; Interim Report & Presentation; Final Report & Presentation
Client & Coordinator Relations: Professionalism with Client, Coord., Employees; Integrity of team & analyses
Project Conduct: Thorough literature search; Mastered
engineering methods used;
Analyses thorough and accurate;
Appropriate data, findings, conclusions, recommendations
2.
Praise For Mentors, and a Welcome to New Ones
IOE 481 derives much excellence and practical value from the fine
mentors that help to coordinate the teams and form an interface with the
client. If you are a mentor, thank
you. If you want to become one, let me
know.
Effective coordinators tend to have skills in Lean, Six Sigma,
and/or an Industrial Engineering background.
They do the relatively heavy lifting of keeping the student team
supported (e.g., overcoming barriers of terminology and domain knowledge,
navigating politics, and being a quality enforcer and providing specialized
knowledge as needed).
As needed, mentors should access the class
CTOOLS website (https://ctools.umich.edu/portal
) and the Mentors Website at https://ctools.umich.edu/portal
Select IOE481_Instr_Coord, probably under -- more sites in the upper right
of your window.)
3.
Course
Description:
This
Major Design Experience for IOE students conducts team projects in hospital
systems. Projects will be offered from
areas of industrial and operations engineering, including work measurement and
control, systems and procedures, management, organization and information
systems. Lectures will deal with the
hospital setting and project methodologies.
The final report should demonstrate a mastery of the established
technical communication skills. The
report will be reviewed and edited to achieve this outcome.
Three
primary objectives:
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Provide real world experience conducting a professional project, which is performed in a healthcare organization, but useful in any industry.
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Provide knowledge of key problems in healthcare systems to advance industrial engineering careers in this field.
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Improve technical communication skills to facilitate professional development.
UMHS Project Coordinator Liaison: Mary Duck
Industrial Engineer Expert
2101 Commonwealth, Suite A
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-764-9431
Instructor: Mark Van Oyen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering
IOE Bldg. Rm
2853
Phone: (734)
763-1454 Anti-s
