NSYS 6120 (SY 720) Systems Engineering and Analysis (3 sem. cr.)
This course introduces students to an organized multidisciplinary approach to designing and developing systems. They explore concepts, principles, and practices of systems engineering as applied to large integrated systems. Discussion topics include requirements development, life-cycle costing, scheduling, risk management, functional analysis, conceptual and preliminary design, testing and evaluation, optimization, and modeling.

 

NSYS 6140 (SY 540) Systems Optimization and Analysis (3 sem. cr.)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of optimal system design as an element of the engineering design process. The use of optimization as a tool in the various stages of product realization and management of engineering and manufacturing activities is stressed. The course stresses the application of nonlinear programming methods. Topics may include optimality criteria, gradient- and nongradient-based unconstrained methods, and modern nonlinear programming methods such as penalty functions, method of multipliers, generalized reduced gradient, and successive quadratic programming. Special attention is given to large structured problems, which naturally occur in engineering practice. Students are exposed to modern optimization software (e.g., OPTLIB, OPT, BIAS) and extensive comparative results. Examples are cited from mechanical, electrical, civil, and chemical engineering and engineering management.

 

NSYS 6152 Systems Testing and Reliability (3 sem. cr.)
Students learn about the classical techniques and concepts needed for evaluating the long-term and short-term reliability of engineering systems. Students also explore strategies for integrating, testing, and validating products and systems. This course provides an in-depth coverage of tasks, processes, methods, and techniques for achieving, testing, and maintaining the required level of system reliability considering operational performance, customer satisfaction, and affordability. Specific topics include the integration of established system requirements, establishing system reliability requirements, reliability program planning, system reliability modeling and analysis, system reliability design guidelines and analysis, system reliability test and evaluation, verification and validation of a system, and the maintenance of inherent system reliability during production and operation.

 

NSYS 6160 (SY 560) Systems Engineering Management (3 sem. cr.)
This course provides the necessary techniques for planning and controlling systems, including evaluating the schedule and operational effectiveness of systems management strategies. Performance measurement, work breakdown structures, cost estimating, and quality management are discussed. Also covered are configuration management, standards, and case studies of systems from different applications areas.

 

NSYS 6163 (SY 563) Integrated Risk Management (3 sem. cr.)
This course provides a graduate-level introduction to the theory and methodology of risk management in the context of systems engineering. It addresses topics including risk identification, risk ranking and filtering, performance metrics, event and fault trees, theory of extreme values, decisions on extreme events, combinatorial optimization, systems configuration, network modeling, and system interdependencies. Some knowledge of probability and statistics is assumed.