SYSTEMIC MODEL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

This paper aims mainly to show the result of the application of complex systems approach to the industrial engineer curriculum in Mexico. The presentation and argument consist of five sections: First a description of the background and trends of industrial engineering in Mexico, which will highlight the importance of higher education in the industrial engineer. Secondly, a presentation of the career's conceptualization, and the minimum contents which a professional in this discipline must have according to the Engineering Teaching Accreditation Council and the National Center for Higher Education Assessment. Thirdly, there is a brief explanation of complex thinking and the complex systems approach, as well as the methodology used. In a fourth chapter, a proposal on the systemic model of industrial engineering curriculum, showing and explaining their main subsystems and relationships. Finally, a highlight of the impact that a systemic model of industrial engineering may have on the curricula design, as well as study plans in universities worldwide.