SYS 2001

Course Description

Major dimensions of systems engineering will be covered and demonstrated through case studies: (1) The history, philosophy, art, and science upon which systems engineering is grounded; including system thinking and guiding principles and steps in the `systems engineering approach¿ to problem solving; and (2) The basic tools of systems engineering analysis, including; goal definition and system representation, requirements analysis, system assessment and evaluation, mathematical modeling, and decision analysis.