Textbooks for ISE courses in Fall 2026 semester
(Posted on July 6)
- The textbook information for ISE 2804 Fpimdatopms pf Systems Engineering and ISE 6604 HF in Visual Display Systems will be posted once submitted.
- One of the required textbooks for ISE 5124 Quality Management, 2025-26 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business/Non-Profit), has not been published yet.
- Some textbooks' Full text or eBook are available via VT Library or the publisher's website for the following courses: ISE 3034, 3614, 4005, 4214, 5054, 5424, 5744, 5804, and 6464. Links to the web page with Full text access are included in the individual courses' TEXTBOOK section.
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 2004 Intro to ISE |
No Textbook: materials will be provided from slides. |
| ISE 2014 Engineering Economy |
Engineering Economy (17th Ed., 2019) by Sullivan, Wicks, Koelling; Pearson; ISBN 978-0134870069 (hardcover), 978-0134838137 (loose-leaf, student value version), Recommended |
| ISE 2044 Careers in ISE |
No textbook |
| ISE 2214 Manufacturing Process Lab |
No Textbook: course materials will be provided in class |
| ISE 2804 Foundations of Systems Engineering |
TBA |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 3034 Technical Communication for Engineers |
1. Better Presentations: a guide for scholars, researchers, and wonks (2016) by J. Schwabish; Columbia University Press; ISBN 9780231175210; REQUIRED; Full text available via VT Library web page. 2. Technical Communication (12th Ed., 2017) by Mike Markel, Stuart A. Selber; Bedford/St. Martin's; ISBN 978-1319058616, Recommended |
| ISE 3204 Manufacturing Processes |
Introduction to Manufacturing Processes (2011) by Mikell P. Goover; Wiley; ISNB 978-0470632284; REQUIRED |
| ISE 3214 Facilities Planning & Logistics |
Facilities Planning (4th Ed., 2011) by James A. Tompkins, John A. White, Yavuz A. Bozer, J. M. A. Tanchoco; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; ISBN 978-0470444047, Recommended |
| ISE 3414 Probabilistic Operations Research |
Modeling Random Processes for Engineers and Managers (1st Ed., 2009) by James Solberg; Wiley; ISBN 978-0470322550, Recommended |
| ISE 3434 Applied Optimization |
No textbook - materials will be uploaded to CANVAS |
| ISE 3614 Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics |
1. Designing for people: An introduction to human factors engineering (3rd Ed., 2017) by John D. Lee, Christopher D. Wickens, Yili Liu, and Linda NG Boyle; CreateSpace; ISBN 978-1539808008; REQUIRED 2. The design of everyday things (2013) by Don Norman; Basic Books; ISBN 978-0465050659; REQUIRED; Full text available via VT Library |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 4005 Project Management and Systems Design |
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (7th Ed., 2021) by Project Management Institute; ISBN 9781628256642; Recommended; Full text available via VT Library web page |
| ISE 4214 Lean Manufacturing |
1. Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just In Time (4th Ed., 2012) by Yasuhiro Monden; CRC Press; ISBN 978-1439820971; REQUIRED; Full text in pdf available on the publisher's website 2. LEAN THINKING: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation (2003) by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones; Free Press; ISBN 9780743249270; REQUIRED |
| ISE 4264 Industrial Automation |
No textbook |
| ISE 4624 Physical Work Assessment |
No Textbook |
| ISE 4644 Risk and Hazard Control |
No Textbook |
| ISE 4804 Systems Dynamics |
Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World (2000) by John D. Sterman; McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-0072389159; textbook is REQUIRED, but CD is not required |
| ISE 4984 AI for Systems Engineering |
No textbook |
| ISE 4984 Game Theory & OR Applications |
Supplemental textbooks: Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict (1997) by Roger B. Myerson. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-72861-5 Algorithmic Game Theory (2007) by Noam Nisan, Tim Roughgarden, Eva Tardos, and Vijay V. Vazirani. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISNB 978-0521872829 Game Theory (1991) by Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, ISBN 9780262061414 |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 5024 ISE Seminar |
No Textbook |
| ISE 5034 Mathematical Probability and Statistics for Industrial Engineers |
Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (8th ed., 2019) by Robert T Hogg, Joseph McKean, Allen T Craig; Pearson; ISBN 978-0134689128. Recommended |
| ISE 5044 Production System Analysis |
1. Factory Physics (2011) by Wallace Hopp, Mark Spearman; Waveland Pr Inc, ISBN 978-1577667391. Recommended 2. The Goal (30th Ed., 2014) by Eliyahu Goldratt, Jeff Cox; North River Press; ISBN 978-0884271956. Recommended |
| ISE 5054 Engineering Discourse |
1. Essential Writing Skills for College and Beyond (2014) by Gill, C.; Penguin; ISBN 978-1599637594; REQUIRED 2. Better Presentations (2016) by Schwabish, J.; Columbia University Press; ISBN 978-0231175210; REQUIRED; Full text via VT Library 3. The craft of research (Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing) (2016) by Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M.; University of Chicago Press; ISBN 978-0226239736; Recommended; Link to the Ebook via VT Library |
| ISE 5104 Operations Research |
Introduction to Operations Resesarch (2024) by Frederick Hillier and Gerald Lieberman; McGraw Hill; ISBN 9781265427610. REQUIRED |
| ISE 5124 Quality Management |
1. (not published yet) 2025-2026 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business, Non-Profits) by NIST Publications page; registration (free) is required for purchasing. REQUIRED 2. Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence (12th Ed., 2025) by James Evans; Cengage; ISBN 9780357984840 (e-book); Recommended 3. Steinway and Sons (1981) by David Garvin, Harvard Business School Case # 682-025; Recommended 4. Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance (1981) by W. Earl Sasser, Harvard Business School Case # 681-083; Recommended |
| ISE 5164 Transfer and Application of Emerging Technology |
1. Innovation Management and New Product Development (7th Ed., 2021) by Paul Trott; Pearson; ISBN 9781292251523; REQUIRED 2. Winning at New Products: Creating Value Through Innovation (5th Ed., 2017) by Cooper; Basic Books; ISBN 978-0465093328; REQUIRED 3. Revolutionizing Product Development: Quantum Leaps in Speed, Efficiency and Quality (2011) by Wheelwright; Free Press; ISBN 978-1451676297; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5204 Manufacturing Systems Engineering |
Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems (1993) by Askin and Standridge; John Wiley & Sons; ISBN 978-0471514183; Recommended |
| ISE 5264 Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing |
No textbook - materials will be uploaded to CANVAS |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 5405 Optimization I |
Introduction to Linear Optimization (1997) by Dimitris Bertsimas and John N. Tsitsiklis; Athena Scientific; ISBN 978-1886529199; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5424 Simulation I |
Foundations and Methods of Stochastic Simulation (2013) by Barry L. Nelson; Springer; ISBN 978-1461461593; Recommended; Full text available via the publisher's web page (VT login required) |
| ISE 5434 Economic Evaluation of Industrial Projects |
1. Contemporary Engineering Economics (7th Ed., 2022) by Chan Park; Pearson; ISBN 9780137633296; REQUIRED 2. Managing by the Numbers (2000) by Chuck Kremer, Ron Rizzuto, John Case; Basic Books; ISBN 0738202568; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5604 Human Information Processing |
Engineering Psychology and Human Performance (5th Ed, 2022) by Wickens and Hollands; New York, NY: Psychology Press; ISBN 978-1032011738; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5614 / BMES 5214 Human Physical Capabilities |
No textbook |
| ISE 5654 Human Factors System Design |
No textbook |
| ISE 5734 Occup Health Safety Practicum |
No textbook |
| ISE 5744 Linear Systems Theory |
A Linear Systems Primer (2007) by Panos J. Antsaklis, Anthony N. Michel; Springer; ISBN 978-0817644604; REQUIRED; Full text available via the publisher's web page (VT login required) |
| ISE 5774 Nonlinear Systems Theory |
Nonlinear Systems (2002) by Hassen K. Khalil; Pearson; ISBN 978-0130673893; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5804 Foundamentals of SE |
1. Systems Engineering and Analysis (5th Ed., 2011) by Benjamin S. Blanchard and Wolter J. Fabrycky; Prentice Hall; ISBN 978-0-13-221735; Recommended 2. INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook (2023) by Wiley; ISBN 9781119814290; REQUIRED; Full text available via VT Library web page 3. Systems Engineering Principles and Practice (2020) by Alexander Kossiakoff, Samuel J. Seymour, David A. Flanigan, Steven M. Biemer; Wiley; ISBN 9781119516668; Recommended; Full text available via the publisher's web page (VT login required) |
| ISE 5814 Sys Dyn Mod Soc-Tech Sys |
Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World (2000) by John Sterman; McGraw-Hill; ISBN 978-0072389159; REQUIRED |
| ISE 5984 AI for Systems Engineering |
No Textbook |
| ISE 5984 Game Theory & OR Applications |
Supplemental textbooks: Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict (1997) by Roger B. Myerson. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-72861-5 Algorithmic Game Theory (2007) by Noam Nisan, Tim Roughgarden, Eva Tardos, and Vijay V. Vazirani. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISNB 978-0521872829 Game Theory (1991) by Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, ISBN 9780262061414 |
| Course | Textbook |
|---|---|
| ISE 6464 Queueing Networks |
No required textbooks: course materials will be uploaded to CANVAS Supplimental Textbooks: 1. Fundamentals of Queueing Networks: Performance, Asymptotics, and Optimization (2001) by Hong Chen, David Yao; Springer; ISBN 978-1475753011 2. Fundamentals of Queueing Theory (5th Ed., 2018) by Donald Gross, John F. Shortle, James M. Thompson, Carl M. Harris; Wiley Interscience; ISBN 978-1118943526; Full textbook in pdf available on the publisher's web page (VT login required) 3. Queueing Systems Vol I: Theory (1975) by Leonard Kleinrock; Wiley Interscience; ISBN 978-0471491101 4. Queueing Systems Vol II; Computer Application (1976) by Leonard Kleinrock; Wiley Interscience; ISBN 978-0471491118. |
| ISE 6604 Human Factors in Visual Display Systems |
TBA |