Focuses on functional economic analysis, including the use of prevailing cost estimation models, and planning and control of common operating environments. Introduction to system architectures for the technical description of large scale systems. An intensive study of the structural relationships among technology, including hardware and software, and organization for the evolution of system level architectures. Transitioning to structural and architectural descriptions from the functional descriptions obtained in the definitional phases of the systems engineering lifecycle. A case study of a large scale architecture will be used to demonstrate application of systems architecting principles.
Course studies the design of computerized systems to support individual or organizational decisions.
A DSS is the end product of a development process, and it is this process that is key to successful integration of a DSS into an organization. Empirical evaluation of the specific DSS and underlying theory should be carried on throughout the development process. Examines some prevailing theories of decision support, considers the issues involved in obtaining empirical validation for a theory, and discusses what if any empirical support exits for the theories considered. Students design a DSS as a semester project. Introduction to intelligent systems engineering for students planning to study systems engineering.