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Professor: |
Dr. Donald M. York |
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Work Phone: |
443.259.8252 (with voice mail) (until Feb 1st) |
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FAX: |
443.259.8006 (until Feb 1st) |
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E-mail: |
dsrsb@worldnet.att.net |
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Mailbox: |
GMU: Science
and Technology II – SEOR Main Office |
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Office Hours: |
By appointment. |
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Course Description: |
Intensive study of the systems engineering lifecycle
for information technology and software intensive systems. Analysis and design processes for
information systems engineering.
Object-oriented modeling and analysis. Lifecycle models for the development of systems. Technical direction and systems management
of organizational processes. |
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Course Hours: |
Thursday
4:30 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Robinson, room B203 |
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Text: |
1.
Chapters 1, 2, 18,
19 System Engineering and Analysis,
3rd Edition (1998); Ben Blanchard |
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2.
CMM Implementation
Guide, (1998), Kim Caputo |
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3.
Unified Software
Development Process, Jacobsen, et.al
1998 |
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Grades: |
15%
- Refereed journal articles (5% for each unit) |
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25%
- Group presentation |
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30%
- Exams (15% for each exam) |
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30%
- Final Paper |
See
separate handout.
Each
student will be a part of a small group that will be required to give a formal
presentation on an aspect of one of the units.
Assignment of the presentation unit will be first come, first
serve. The group should give me a short
synopsis of their prospective topics 2 weeks before the presentation date. The groups will also work together
occasionally in class to review case studies and do other group activities.
The
student will choose one of the units as their primary interest. For the given unit, they will write a
research paper on the topic. The paper
should be a comprehensive study of the unit.
Although there is no set length for the paper, a good estimate of length
is thirty (30) pages. An annotated
outline of the paper is due on the fifth week of classes. The final paper is
due the second to the last week of class.
Both a softcopy and hardcopy of the paper are due.
Two exams will be given. They will cover all three units of study.
Research papers WILL NOT be accepted late. Tests
will be in-class. Reasonable
accommodations will be made for job-related travel, etc. but requirements will not be waived.
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Week 1> |
24 January |
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Background;
Introductions, ¨
Unit One: Systems
Engineering (Systems Definition) ¨
Lecture: Blanchard Chapter 1 ¨
Inclass exercise |
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Week 2> |
31 January |
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Unit One: Systems
Engineering (Lifecycles) ¨
Lecture: Blanchard
Chapter 2 ¨
Inclass exercise |
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Week 3> |
7 February |
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Unit One: Systems
Engineering (Management) ¨
Lecture: Blanchard
Chapter 18, 19 |
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Week 4> |
14 February |
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Unit One: Systems
Engineering ¨
Articles on Systems Engineering Due ¨
Group Presentations: Unit One |
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Week 5> |
21 February |
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Test One:
Unit One ¨
Annotated Outline of Final Paper Due |
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Week 6> |
28 February |
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Unit Two: Process
Improvement ¨
Lecture: Caputo Part One ¨
Inclass exercise |
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Week 7> |
7 March |
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Unit Two: Process
Improvement ¨
Lecture: Caputo Part Two |
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Week 8> |
14 March |
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Spring Break |
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Week 9> |
21 March |
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Unit Two: Process
Improvement ¨
Lecture: CMM-I |
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Week 10> |
28 March |
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Unit Two: Process
Improvement ¨
Articles on Process Improvement due ¨
Group Presentations: Unit Two |
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Week 11> |
27 March |
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Unit Three: Unified
Software Development ¨
Lecture: Jacobsen Part
1 ¨
Inclass exercise |
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Week 12> |
4 April |
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Unit Three: Unified
Software Development ¨
Lecture: Jacobsen Part
2 ¨
Inclass execise |
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Week 13> |
11 April |
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Special SE topic lecture and discussion |
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Week 14> |
18 April |
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Test Two:
Units Two & Three ¨
Final Research Paper Due |
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Week 15> |
25 April |
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Articles on Systems OOT Due ¨
Group Presentations: Unit 3 |
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Week 16> |
2 May |
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No class |