TY - JFULL AU - Hani Shafeek and Mohammed Aman and Muhammad Marsudi PY - 2014/11/ TI - From Traditional to Applied: A Case Study in Industrial Engineering Curriculum T2 - International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering SP - 3385 EP - 3395 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000037 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 94, 2014 N2 - Applied industrial engineering is concerned with imparting employable skills to improve the productivity for current situation of products and services. The purpose of this case study is to present the results of an initial research study conducted to identify the desired professional characteristics of an industrial engineer with an undergraduate degree and the emerging topic areas that should be incorporated into the curriculum to prepare industrial engineering (IE) graduates for the future workforce. Conclusions and recommendations for applied industrial engineering syllabus have been gathered and reported below. A two-pronged approach was taken which included a method of benchmarking by comparing the applied industrial engineering curricula of various universities and an industry survey to identify job market requirements. This methodology produced an analysis of the changing nature of industrial engineering from learning to practical education. A curriculum study for engineering is a relatively unexplored area of research in the Middle East, much less for applied industrial engineering. This work is an effort to bridge the gap between theoretical study in the classroom and the real world work applications in the industrial and service sectors. ER -