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2011-2012 University Catalog

SYST 563 - Research Methods in Systems Engineering and Information Technology

Credits: 3 (NR)
Provides foundation for one of the most important activities in systems engineering: information gathering to support drawing conclusions and making decisions about design options and process improvements. Develops understanding of scientific process, use of empirical evidence to support and refute scientific hypotheses, and use of scientific information in decision-making. Covers different sources of scientific evidence: designed experiments, quasi-experiments, field studies, surveys, and case studies. Discusses process of formulating testable hypotheses, and methods of measurement including approaches to measuring soft, hard-to-quantify factors. Presentation of results is discussed. Students do project involving empirical research.

Prerequisite(s): STAT 344 and 354, or equivalent.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0
When Offered: Fall