Courses
Core Courses
- Applied Systems Engineering
- Systems Architecture, Behavior and Optimization
- Project Management
- Systems Engineering Project
SYSEN 101
SYSEN 101 Getting Design Right: A Systems Approach, Summer eight week session, 2 credit hours, Online Only.
Whether you are designing clothes, writing a software application, inventing a new consumer product, or putting a robot to work on the surface of Mars, there are questions you should answer if you want to get the design right the first time. Often the first idea you have is not the one that ultimately succeeds. You need a process to move from that first idea to the best idea. This process is variously called “a systems approach,” or “systems thinking,” or “systems engineering” or a variety of other titles. We explain the process using the acronym DMEODVI (Define, Measure, Explore, Optimize, Design, Verify, and Iterate). You will work through the steps of the process with reference to a particular product design challenge. You will end not with a detailed design of the product but with a detailed plan for how to design the product. The course is web-delivered using Blackboard. Pre-requisites: a first course in calculus (eg. Math 111), high school physics, and familiarity with spreadsheet modeling (eg. MS Excel).
Electives are to be chosen from the following areas
- Systems Modeling and Analysis
- Systems Applications
- Systems Management
List of Approved Electives (PDF ~40KB)
Some of the core courses require completion of a group based project. These assignments aid in establishing Systems Engineering concepts.