SYST 330:  Systems Methodology and Design

Spring   2007

 

 

Instructor: Dr. K. C. Chang            Class room: KH, Rm 242

Class time: TR, 12:00~1:15 PM           Office hours: TR, 2:00~4:00pm

Office phone: (703) 993-1639              Office no.: SITE-II: Rm 315

Email: kchang@gmu.edu

 

TA : Wei Sun  wsun@gmu.edu           Office hours : SITE II Rm#142, MW, 2-4PM

 

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Course Description

 

The objective of this course is to provide students with a general introduction to a variety of quantitative techniques that are relevant to systems engineering.  The scope of the course includes: Analysis methods of systems engineering design and management.  Decision analysis, models for economic evaluation, optimization in design and operations, probability and statistical methods, queuing theory and analysis, management control techniques, reliability, safety, and maintainability analysis, and economic and life cycle cost analysis. 

 


Prerequisite

 

Prerequisites: MATH 114, Coreq: SYST220, 221, CS112, STAT 344.

 

 

 

Course Assignments and Grading

           This course will have weekly Homework assignments, two midterms, and a final exam.  They will constitute 30%, 40%, and 30% of the grade, respectively.  Some homework assignments may be done using MATLAB.

 

 

Course Materials

 

          Required texts: Blanchard and Fabrycki, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 4rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006. 

          Supplement text: J. Sepulveda, W. Souder, B. Gottfried, Engineering Economics, Schaum’s outlines, McGraw Hill, 1984.

 

 

Course Schedule

 

 

Wk#1              Course Introduction/Decision Making Model             Chap 7

Wk#1              Decision under Risk and Uncertainty                          Chap 7

            Wk#2              Economic Models                                                              Chap 8

Wk#2              Economic Evaluation                                                        Chap 8

Wk#3              Probability Concept                                                          Appendix B

Wk#3              Probabilistic Analysis                                                       Appendix B

Wk#4              Statistical Methods                                                            Handouts

Wk#5              Mid-term 1: Chap. 7, 8, Appendix B, Handouts

 

Wk#5              Optimization Theory                                                          Chap 9

Wk#6              Constrained and Unconstrained Optimization          Chap 9

Wk#6              Constrained and Unconstrained Optimization          Chap 9

Wk#7              Queuing Theory                                                                 Chap 10

Wk#7              Queuing Analysis                                                              Chap 10

Wk#8              Spring Recess

Wk#9              Queuing Analysis                                                              Chap 10

Wk#10           Mid-term 2: Chap. 9, 10

 

Wk#10           Control Concepts                                                              Chap 11

Wk#11           Control Techniques                                                          Chap 11

Wk#11           Reliability: Concept and Measures                               Chap 12

Wk#12           Markov Chain for Reliability and Safety Analysis            Handouts

Wk#13           Reliability: Design and Evaluation                                Chap 12

Wk#13           Maintainability: Concept and Measures                       Chap 13

Wk#14           Maintainability: Design and Evaluation                        Chap 13

Wk#14           Design for Economic Feasibility                                    Chap 17

Wk#15           Life-Cycle Cost Analysis                                                  Chap 17

Wk#16           Final Exam: Chap. 11, 12, 13, 17, Handouts