This course focuses on a problem in engineering management, the satisfactory completion of which satisfies the project requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering Management. This course introduces the formal methods and processes in bringing complex systems into being and improving existing systems. The systems presented include both products and services. Emphasis is placed on the definition of customer needs, the life cycle of systems, an introduction to formal specification methods, the value to cost ratio, and the management of the systems engineering process. This course presents the design and management of complex computer systems and subsystems, usually with the feature of distributed processing that can be characterized as Information Systems.
Emphasis is placed on formal methods of design for the entire life cycle.
This course provides a survey of the environmental regulations, problems, and solutions that must be dealt with by engineering managers regardless of their function or industry. The quantity and quality of various types of emitted pollutants and the risk posed by these pollutants is analyzed. The regulatory process is examined from the perspective of the legislator, regulator, regulated, engineer, and public. This course moderates graduate level investigation requiring original, independent research on problems or subjects of immediate interest to the student or faculty member. Final reports will be filed in the Engineering Management Library.