Systems Engineering

Systems engineering is concerned with the design, modeling and analysis of technological systems that employ people and machines, software and hardware, material and energy for such diverse purposes as communication, health care, transportation or manufacturing. UofA was the first systems engineering department in the country. It was founded on the premise that if complex systems are to do what is intended, without unwanted side effects, they must be designed not only with imagination and technical skill, but with rigorous attention to the design process itself and to the interactions among the system components and with other systems and society.

 

Systems Engineering & Analysis: SIE454

Process and tools for systems engineering of large-scale,
complex systems: requirements, performance measures, concept exploration,
multi-criteria tradeoff studies, life cycle models, system modeling, etc.

Simulation & Modeling: SIE431

Discrete event simulation, model development, statistical design
and analysis of simulation experiments, variance reduction, random variate
generation, Monte Carlo simulation.

Human Factors and Ergonomics for design: SIE410

Consideration of human characteristics in the requirements for
design of systems, organizations, facilities and products to enable humancentered
design which considers human abilities, limitations and acceptance.

Embedded Computer Systems: SIE370

Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential logic circuits,
finite state machines, simple computer architecture, assembly language
programming, and real-time computer control. The computer is used as an
example of systems engineering design; it is analyzed as a system, not as a
collection of components.

Operations Research: SIE340

Linear programming models, solution techniques, sensitivity
analysis and duality.

Engineering Experiment Design: SIE330

Design and analysis of observational and factorial experiments
employing numerical and graphical methods. Topics include control charts,
probability plots, multiple regression analysis, confidence and prediction
intervals and significance tests.

Probability Modelling for Operational Research: SIE321

Probability, Markov chains, Poisson processes, queuing models,
reliability models.

Intro Engineering Probability and Statistics: SIE305

Axioms of probability, discrete and continuous distributions,
sampling distributions. Engineering applications of statistical estimation,
hypothesis testing, confidence intervals.

Object Oriented Modelling and Design: SIE277

Modeling and design of complex systems using all views of the
Unified Modeling Language (UML). Most effort will be in the problem
domain (defining the problem). Some effort will be in the solution domain
(producing hardware or software).

Math Foundations of SIE: SIE270

Basics of data structures, transformations, computer methods,
their implementation in MATLAB, and their applications in solving
engineering problems.

Engineering Management: SIE265

Fundamentals of economic analysis and the time value of money
for engineers. Construction of financial models in EXCEL including Income,
Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet. Estimation of required capital and project
acceptance criteria.

Introduction to Systems Engineering: SIE250

System modeling the elementary constructs and principles of
system models including discrete-time, discrete-state system theory; finite
state machines; modeling components, coupling, modes, and homomorphisms
system design; requirements, life-cycle, performance measures and cost
measures, tradeoffs, alternative design concepts, testing plan, and
documentation. Applications and case studies from engineering

 

Mathematics

Matrix Analysis: MATH410

Mathematical Analysis for Engineering: MATH322

Differential Equations: MATH254

Vector Calculus: Math223

Calculus II: Math129

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Microprocessor Organization: ECE372

Digital & Analog Communication: ECE340

Circuit Theory: ECE320

Digital Logic: ECE274

Basic Circuits: ECE220

Computer Programming for Engineering Application: ECE175

 Business

New Venture Development: ENTR487B

New Venture Creation: ENTR487A

Basic Economics: ECON200