TY - GEN
T1 - Key interventions in improving the throughput rate of industrial engineering undergraduates
T2 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2009
AU - Nel, H.
AU - Mulaba-Bafubiandi, A. F.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Industrial Engineering has moved beyond traditional manufacturing and its scope has expanded to include consulting, banking and healthcare. The demand for Industrial Engineers has increased significantly in South Africa and the Department of Home Affairs has classified Industrial Engineering as a critical and scarce skill. Currently, the fewest number of professionally registered engineers, technologists and technicians are in Industrial Engineering. The throughput of Industrial Engineering undergraduates has therefore become a primary focus of higher institutions in South Africa. This paper presents the key interventions employed by the Department of Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Johannesburg to improve the throughput rate of its' undergraduate students. Strategic interventions employed by the department increased the throughput rate of students in the National Diploma program by 100% in 2008; these included the development of an academic strategy for the department, appropriate curriculum redesign and an enabling student academic performance management system.
AB - Industrial Engineering has moved beyond traditional manufacturing and its scope has expanded to include consulting, banking and healthcare. The demand for Industrial Engineers has increased significantly in South Africa and the Department of Home Affairs has classified Industrial Engineering as a critical and scarce skill. Currently, the fewest number of professionally registered engineers, technologists and technicians are in Industrial Engineering. The throughput of Industrial Engineering undergraduates has therefore become a primary focus of higher institutions in South Africa. This paper presents the key interventions employed by the Department of Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Johannesburg to improve the throughput rate of its' undergraduate students. Strategic interventions employed by the department increased the throughput rate of students in the National Diploma program by 100% in 2008; these included the development of an academic strategy for the department, appropriate curriculum redesign and an enabling student academic performance management system.
KW - Industrial engineering
KW - Throughput
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949517535&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373546
DO - 10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373546
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77949517535
SN - 9781424448708
T3 - IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
SP - 930
EP - 934
BT - IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Y2 - 8 December 2009 through 11 December 2009
ER -