PSM in Industrial Mathematics: The Northern Iowa Experience Syed Kirmani

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PSM in Industrial Mathematics:The Northern Iowa Experience

Syed KirmaniUniversity of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa [email protected]

Components of PSM

Technical Training Through Coursework

Experiential Learning Through Internship/Project

Exposure to Business Principles and Practices

2-year program

34 Units

Common Core + Emphasis Area (Actuarial Science, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Mathematical Computing & Modeling)

Common Core: 16 Units

Business Management for Science Professionals 3 Units

Industrial Internship/Project 6 Units

PSM Seminar 1 Unit

Deterministic Operations Research 3 Units

Discrete-Event System Simulation 3 Units

Required Courses 9 Units

Required Courses Actuarial Science Emphasis

Mathematics of FinanceActuarial MathematicsLoss ModelsFinancial Engineering

Required Courses Continuous Quality Improvement Emphasis

Design & Analysis of ExperimentsStatistical Quality AssuranceRegression AnalysisMultivariate Statistical AnalysisAdvanced Statistical MethodsProbabilistic Operations ResearchModeling Industrial Systems Using QueueingNetworks

Required Courses Mathematical Computing & Modeling Emphasis

Geometric Modeling for CADDifferential EquationsPartial Differential EquationsNumerical AnalysisProbabilistic Operations ResearchModeling Industrial Systems Using Queueing Networks

Elective Courses 9 Units

Marketing StrategyMarketing ManagementStrategic Planning and Organization AnalysisCross-Functional OperationsCorporation FinancePrinciples of InvestmentsFinancial Management and MarketsAdvanced CAD and ModelingNetworkingComputer Systems and Simulation of Physical Systems

Teaching Philosophy

Emphasis on Computation, Simulation, andSoftware

Emphasis on Projects

Emphasis on Writing & Oral Presentations

Internships

Placement

Feedback from Students & Alumni

Feedback from Employers & Internship Supervisors

Outreach

Lean & Six Sigma Seminar

Quality & Modeling Conference

PSM Laboratory

Statistical Consulting Center

PSM Colloquium