ME 595 Master's Thesis Proposal. 3 hours ; Prerequisites: Graduate standing in ME..A course devoted to literature search, analysis, design of experiments, and other related matters prior to completion of a master's degree thesis. A thesis proposal clearly delineating the proposed research and including the above items is required at the conclusion of the course. Course is letter-graded. Advisor: Hu

ME 599 Automotive Body Manufacturing. 3 hours. Instructor: Hu

ME 695 Masters Thesis Research 3 hours; Prerequisites: ME 595Student is required to present a seminar at the conclusion of the second election as well as prepare a written thesis. Course grade is reported as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Advisor: Hu

IOE 416 Queueing Systems. 3 hours; Prerequisites: IOE 315.Introduction to queueing processes and their applications. The M/M/s and M/G/1 queues. Queue length, waiting time, busy period. Case studies in production, transportation, communication, and public service systems. Instructor: Pollock

IOE 466 Statistical Quality Control. 3 hours ; Prerequisites: IOE 365. Design and analysis of procedures for forecasting and control of production processes. Topics include attribute and variables sampling plans; sequential sampling plans; recti-fying control procedures; charting, smoothing, forecasting, and prediction of discrete time series. Instructor: Majeske

IOE 474 Simulation. 3 hours ; Prerequisites: IOE 315, IOE 365, IOE 373. Digital simulation of complex discrete-event systems with applications in industrial and service organizations. Course topics include modeling and programming simulations in FORTRAN; use of a high-level simulation language as SIMSCRIPT, GPSS, SLAM, or SIMAN; input distribution specification; random number generators; generating random variables; statistical analysis of simulation output data. Instructor: Chick