About half the time would be spent doing case discussions. Homework, project, and finals. Examples include space and defense systems, commercial and industrial construction and systems projects, and comparable programs. Focus will be on the technical problems and technical methods, as distinguished from the closely related systems or project management areas. The relation of systems engineering to other technical disciplines and functions and the phases of the process will introduce a discussion of key steps, including requirements analysis, detailed design, and others.
Undergraduates require permission for the instructor.
There will be no final exam. Lectures and discussion of individual student projects. Course project will involve implementing a network optimization algorithm. Approximately four homework assignments and a course project. The course treats Markov processes, renewal theory, and regenerative processes.