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The Department of Industrial Technology (IT) offers graduate
work leading to the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in the field
of Industrial Technology as a non-thesis or a thesis
option. A non-thesis, directed project plan of study should concentrate on
one or more specialized areas of manufacturing,
industrial distribution, information technology, and technology
education. Industrial Technology faculty members teach
many of the graduate-level courses, as well as chair master's degree
committees and advise directed M.S. projects; and the department
offers a number of graduate assistantships.
ADVISOR
Must be advised by an appropriately
certified member of the Industrial Technology faculty
PLAN OF STUDY (area of specialization code 971)
The master of science plan of study requires
a minimum of 30 semester hours of course work plus 3 semester hours
of directed project credit.
PRIMARY AREA
The Primary Area of the plan of
study will include between 15 and 24 semester hours (exclusive of
the 3 semester hours in the directed project IT 598), with a minimum
of 15 semester hours in courses with a IT and TECH prefix. The primary
area for Industrial Technology must include the following courses.
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IT 507 Measurement and Evaluation in Industry and Technology
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IT 508 Quality and Productivity in Industry and Technology
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TECH 646 Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology
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IT 571 Project Management in Industry and Technology
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One additional course (IT prefix)
(NOTE: A maximum of 6 semester
hours of IT 590 credit may be included on a plan of study.)
Since the Primary Area may
include up to 24 semester hours, additional courses with Industrial
Technology-related content may be selected from other departments
or schools at Purdue University (for example, Industrial Engineering
or Management). Courses in the Primary Area are selected to
enhance the career goals of the student. Only 300 and 400
level Undergraduate courses
may be included in the Primary Area with special permission from
the students graduate advisory committee.
RELATED AREA
The Related Area of
the plan of study must include a minimum of 6 semester (but may
include up to 15 semester hours, depending upon the number of hours
in the Primary Area) hours from a department other than Industrial Technology, . In some cases, there may be two related areas if such
a plan of study will enhance the student's professional goals.
Related Area courses may be drawn from the other departments in
the College of Technology or from other departments, schools or
colleges at
Purdue University. Students often include courses from the
Colleges of Education, Engineering, and Management. Each related
area must have a graduate faculty representative on the student's
advisory committee.
DIRECTED PROJECTS
(if elected)
The Directed Project
(IT 598) is an applied research project on a topic of the student's
choosing under the guidance of his/her advisory committee.
The project is more sophisticated than a graduate-level independent
study and less formal than a master's degree thesis. Enrollment
during at least two consecutive terms for a total of 3 semester
hours of credit is required, typically for one semester hour of
credit in the next-to-last academic term for development and approval
of the proposal, and for 2 semester hours of credit at the latest during the semester
of candidacy, during which the study is conducted, the final report
written, and the study defended in an oral examination.
Should the student fail to
complete the project in two enrollment periods, enrollment for 1
semester hour of credit each term is required until the project has
been completed. The candidate must be enrolled in at least 1
semester hour of IT 598 credit in the academic session in which
the degree is received.
THESIS
A master's thesis option is
also available. A thesis is a document that describes the results of
research projects conducted pursuant to formal acceptance of a
detailed research proposal by the student's committee. Student
pursuing the MS Thesis option are required to register for six
credits of IT 698. Thesis research distributed over at least last
two semesters.
Should the student fail to
complete the project in two enrollment periods, enrollment for 1
semester hour of credit each term is required until the project has
been completed. The candidate must be enrolled in at least 1
semester hour of IT 698 credit in the academic session in which
the degree is received.
For more information please contact:
Jude Wood
Department of Industrial Technology
Knoy Hall of Technology, Room 366
Purdue University
401 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021
Phone: (765) 494-1101
Fax: (765) 496-2700
e-mail:
woodjv@purdue.edu
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