SYSEN 520 Fundamentals of System Engineering
Fall II 2001
Instructor: Dr. Robin Qiu
Phone: 610-725-5313
Email: robinqiu@psu.edu
Office Hours: One hour before class and by appointment.
Text: Systems Engineering and Analysis by Blanchard and Fabrycky, Third edition, Prentice Hall, 1998
Overview: Fundamentals of Systems Engineering with focus on System methodology, design, and management. Topics to include; life cycle analysis, human factors, maintainability, and the design of intelligent autonomous systems.
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Date |
Chapter(s) |
Topics |
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10/23 |
1 & 2 |
System Concepts & Development |
|
10/25 |
3 |
Conceptual Systems Design |
|
10/30 |
4 |
Preliminary Systems Design |
|
11/01 |
5 & 6 |
Detail Design & Evaluation |
|
11/06 |
7 |
Decision Making |
|
11/08 |
8 |
Models for Economic Evaluation |
|
11/13 |
Midterm |
Chapters 1 - 8 |
|
11/15 |
11 |
Control Techniques (PERT) |
|
11/20 |
13 & 16 |
Design for Maintainability & Disposability |
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11/22 |
No class |
Thanksgiving |
|
11/27 |
14 |
Human Factors |
|
11/29 |
17 |
Life-Cycle Cost |
|
12/04 |
18 & 19 |
System Planning, Management & Control |
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12/06 |
Final Exam |
Chapters 11- end |
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12/11 |
Project Presentations |
Papers due 12/11/01 |
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Grading: |
Homework/Class Participation: 10% |
Project: 40% |
Midterm:
25% |
Final: 25% |
|
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
… etc. |
95
90
85
65
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