Introduction to Industrial Engineering and Management

Course information

Learning outcomes

The course aims to give students a basic proficiency in industrial engineering and management thinking, argumentation and analysis. Upon completing the course, the student masters the basic concepts and key dynamics of production as an economic activity, and is able to understand and evaluate business opportunities, design and evaluate business processes, and analyze the financial state of a business. The student also understands the basics of sustainable and responsible value creation. Further, throughout the course, the student learns basic skills of engineering work, such as management and project planning.

Content

Industrial engineering and management as a science; Value as the foundation of business; Production systems, processes and control; Organizations; Product and service centric design; Product life cycle; Production as part of the value chain; Sustainable and responsible value creation; Projects and investments; Accounting and profitability.

Teacher

Tero Haahtela, Timo Vuori

Study material

Lecture materials, pre-lecture materials, exercise materials, compendium, TUTAwiki, recommended literature.

Workload

Lectures and preparation for them 24 h, Exercise lectures and groupwork 39 h, Calculation exercises 28h, Independent studies 38 h. Lecture and contact teaching session attendance is recommended, but not mandatory.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites. A basic proficiency in Word and Excel (or similar applications) is advantageous.

Evaluation

Lectures, lecture pre-assignments, exercise lectures, course project, calculation assignments and exam, of which the three latter are compulsory.

Teaching time and location

The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system

1. The link leads to Completion methods tab of the course page
2. From the top of the page (Version drop-down menu), check that academic year 2025-2026 is selected  

3. From the blue bar, click Lecture and open the Groups and teaching times tab to see the teaching time and the location of the course. Exam times can be seen by clicking Exam.
    

   Exam instructions at the Open University

The teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.

Further information

Equivalent to the finnish version of the course TU-A1100.

Online learning environment for the course  

MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching.

Digital workspace of the course:
MyCourses

More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.

Registration and course fee

Registration for Open University courses is done via the link below: 
Course registration

Registration for this course starts on 4.8.2025 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 25.8.2025 at 23.59

It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.

The number of participants is limited to 5.

This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Science.

The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
Registration, payments and rules

Activating Aalto ID and Multifactor Authentication

You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course.
Instructions for activating your Aalto user ID

Once you have activated your Aalto user ID, also enable multifactor authentication. Some of Aalto University's services require multifactor authentication.

Instructions for using Multifactor Authentication