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Professor: |
Dr. Donald M. York |
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Work Phone: |
240.568.2869 (with voice mail) |
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FAX: |
703.993.1521 (SEOR Dept. Office) |
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E-mail: |
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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 |
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Text: |
1.
Chapters 1, 2,
18, 19 System Engineering and Analysis, Blanchard & Fabrycky, 3rd Edition, 1998. 2.
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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15%
- Group presentation |
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40%
- Exams (20% for each exam) |
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30%
- Final Paper |
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See
separate handout.
Each
student will be a part of a small group and 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. Each member of 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
comprehensive research paper on a particular topic associated with the
unit. Although there is no set length
for the paper, a good estimate of length is twenty (20) pages. An annotated outline of the paper is due on
the fifth week of classes. The final paper is due the last week of class, May 1st. Both a softcopy and hardcopy of the paper are
due. The student may not submit a paper or topic that is being used or has
been used for another class!
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> |
23 January |
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Class Overview
and Structure, Background, Introductions ¨
Unit One:
Systems Engineering (Systems Definition, History of Systems Engineering,
System of Systems) ¨
Lecture: Blanchard Chapter 1 ¨
In class
exercise |
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Week 2> |
30 January |
¨ Unit One: Systems Engineering (SE Standards,
Lifecycles) ¨ Lecture: Blanchard Chapter 2 ¨ In class exercise |
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Week 3> |
6 February |
¨ Unit One: Systems Engineering (Management) ¨ Lecture: Blanchard Chapter 18, 19 ¨ In class exercise |
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Week 4> |
13 February |
¨ Unit One: Systems Engineering ¨ Articles
on Systems Engineering Due ¨ Group
Presentations: Unit One |
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Week 5> |
20 February |
¨ Unit Two: Process Improvement ¨ Lecture:
Process Improvement Frameworks; CMMi ¨ In class exercise ¨
Annotated Outline of Final Paper Due |
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Week 6> |
27 February |
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Unit Two:
Process Improvement ¨
Lecture: CMMi; SCAMPI;
ISO9000 ¨
In class
exercise |
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Week 7> |
6 March |
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Exam One: Unit One and Unit Two (material covered to
date) |
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Week 8> |
13 March |
¨ Spring
Break – No Class |
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Week 9> |
20 March |
¨ Unit Two: Process Improvement ¨ Guest Lecturer: CMMi
evaluation ¨ Articles
on Process Improvement due |
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Week 10> |
27 March |
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Unit Two:
Process Improvement ¨ Group
Presentations: Unit Two |
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Week 11> |
3 April |
¨ Unit Three: Unified Software Development ¨ Lecture: OO
basics; Jacobsen ¨ In class exercise |
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Week 12> |
10 April |
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Unit Three:
Unified Software Development ¨
Lecture:
Jacobsen ¨
In class
exercise |
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Week 13> |
17 April |
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Articles on Systems OOT Due ¨
Group Presentations: Unit 3 |
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Week 14> |
24 April |
¨ Unit Three:
Unified Software Development ¨ Lecture:
Jacobsen ¨ In class exercise |
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Week 15> |
1 May |
¨ Exam
Two: Units Two & Three ¨ Final
Research Paper Due |