Cape Fear Community College

 

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT: Course Descriptions

 

ISC 112 - Industrial Safety
This course introduces the principles of industrial safety. Emphasis is placed on industrial safety and OSHA and environmental regulations. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of a safe working environment.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 2, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 2.
  • Prerequisite: None.
ISC 130 Intro to Quality Control
This course introduces the philosophies, principles, and techniques of managing quality. Topics include the functions, responsibilities, structures, costs, reports, personnel, and vendor-customer relationships associated with quality control and management. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of quality control and management.
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: None.
ISC 132 - Manufacturing Quality Control
This course introduces quality concepts and techniques used in industry. Topics include elementary statistics and probability, process control, process capability, and quality improvement tools. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and principles of quality and apply them to the work environment.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 2, Lab 3.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

ISC 135 - Principles of Industrial Management
This course covers the managerial principles and practices required for organizations to succeed in modern industry. Topics include the functions and roles of all levels of management, organization design, and planning and control of manufacturing operations. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of management principles and integrate these principles into job situations.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 0.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

ISC 151 - Plant Layout
This course provides a practical study of factory planning. Emphasis is placed on site selection and efficient arrangement of work areas to achieve lower manufacturing costs. Upon completion, students should be able to produce sample layouts of manufacturing operations.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 2, Lab 2.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 3.
  • Prerequisite: None.

 

ISC 226 - Facilities Design
This course introduces the methods and principles used to obtain data and design an efficient manufacturing facility. Emphasis is placed on the design of an efficient material handling system to optimize departmental and workstation design. Upon completion, students should be able to obtain the necessary data and use that data to design an efficient manufacturing facility.
  • Course Hours Per Week: Class 3, Lab 2.
  • Semester Hours Credit: 4.
  • Prerequisite: None.