ENSE -- Systems Engineering

ENSE 621 Systems Engineering Principles (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENSE 621 or ENSE 603. Introduction to systems analysis. Mathematical models, objective functions, constraints. Optimization tools. Decision analysis and utility theory. Basic economic modeling and analysis. Application of computer-aided systems engineering (CASE) tools.

ENSE 622 System Modeling and Analysis (3) Prerequisite: ENSE 621 and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENSE 622 or ENSE 602.  Basic system types are defined and fundamental concepts, such as system state, inputs, outputs and disturbances are discussed. Modeling methods and Computer-Aided Systems Engineering (CASE) formal structures and CASE tools for solving practical systems related problems. Quantitative techniques are presented and applied, including Petri nets, basic probabilistic and stochastic tools, Markov processes, queueing theory, simulation, and the fundamentals of decision and risk analysis.

ENSE 623 Systems Engineering Design Project (3) Prerequisite: ENSE 622 and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENSE 623 or ENSE 610.  Formal system development methods are surveyed along with project management issues. Integrated Computer-Aided Systems Engineering (ICASE) environments for the support of systems development and management are used. Case studies in aeronautical, electrical, nuclear, mechanical, chemical and information systems are provided. Students complete a group project in which they apply their systems engineering knowledge to a real problem.

ENSE 624 Human Factors in Systems Engineering (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENSE 624 or ENSE 606.  Human perception of visual information, light signals, digital and analog presentation, pattern recognition. Sound information, alarms, sounds and speech identification. Practical consequences for design of information and operation panel layout for Systems-Human interaction. Sources of information distortion, human tolerance to errors. Human information processing, limitations in speed, information volume, accuracy in interpretation and error repairs by association and diagnosis.

ENSE 625 Systems Financial and Contract Management (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENSE 625 or ENSE 612.  Financial accounting; basic concepts, balance sheet, income statement; accounting records and systems; revenue and monetary assets; cost of goods sold and inventories; fixed assets and depreciation; other expenses and net income; liability and owners equity; cash flow statement; financial statement analysis. Cost principles; allocatability, direct versus indirect costs and cost accounting standards.

ENSE 626 Systems Life Cycle Cost Estimation (3) Prerequisite: ENSE 625 and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENSE 626 or ENSE 611.  Systems cost break-up into design and development, acquisition, operation and maintenance, life cycle and depletion costs. Cash flow and investment profiles. Variables affecting costs. Estimation of costs. Cost sensitivity to variables and parameters. Practices and procedures for the acquisition and project management of large-scale government systems.

ENSE 627 Quality Management in Systems (3) Prerequisite: ENSE 625 and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENSE 627 or ENSE 601.  Introduction to the roles of management, marketing, accounting, finance and engineering, and the synergy which must be present among these functions of an organization, to provide products and services which satisfy customer demands for quality. Introduction to the important statistical tools which are the foundation of any successful quality effort.

ENSE 698 Special Topics in Systems Engineering (3) Prerequisite: ENSE 621 and permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

ENSE 799 Systems Engineering Thesis (1-6) Prerequisites: ENSE 621 and 6 additional credits totalling 9 credit hours and permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits. The application of systems engineering concepts, principles, and theories will be applied to the Master's Thesis project. Project/thesis work will be defined and selected early in student's program and supervised by a university faculty mentor.