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Professor: |
Dr. Philip Barry |
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TBD |
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Work Phone: |
(703) 983-7826 (with voice mail) |
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E-mail: |
pbarry@gmu.edu |
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Office: |
GMU: SEOR 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. Lifecycle models for the development of
systems. Technical direction and
systems management of organizational processes. Change Management. Analysis and design processes for information
systems engineering. |
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Course Hours: |
Tuesdays 1920 to 2200. Innovation Room 136 |
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Texts: |
1.
System
Engineering and Analysis, 4th Edition
(2005); Blanchard and Fabrycky ISBN: 0131869779 Prentice Hall |
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2.
CMMI
Distilled, 2nd edition (2004), Dennis Ahern ISBN: 0-32-118613-3,
Addison-Wesley |
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3.
OA Text: TBD |
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Grades: |
5%
- Class Participation |
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35%
- Group Project |
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20%
- Exam 1 |
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20%
- Exam 2 |
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20%
- Exam 3 |
Your active participation in
discussions is expected. Attendance in
class is necessary but not sufficient for class participation.
Each student will be a part
of a small group that will be required to work a project over the term of the
course. Periodic formal status updates
will be required to be given in class.
The final product will be a notebook that is turned at the end of the
semester. A preliminary schedule of
events is attached and will likely be modified as the semester develops.
Three exams will be
given. They will be open book and in
class. You will be given 2.5 hours to
complete the exams.
Project
Notebooks 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.
Schedule of Events
SYST512 Spring
2006
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Week 1> |
24 Jan |
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Background;
Introductions, ¨ Systems Engineering (Systems Definition), Systems
Engineering (Lifecycles) ¨ Lecture: Blanchard Chapters 1 and 2 ¨
In-class exercise |
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Week 2> |
31 Jan |
¨ Systems
Engineering (Management) ¨ Lecture: Blanchard Chapter 18, 19 ¨
Form Groups ¨ In-class exercise ¨ Group Assignment 1 |
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Week 3> |
7 Feb |
¨ Systems
Analysis and Design Evaluation ¨ Lecture:
Blanchard Chapter 7 ¨ Status Brief 1– Groups TBD ¨ Group Assignment 2 |
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Week 4> |
14 Feb |
¨ Systems
Analysis and Design Evaluation (cont.) ¨ Lecture:
Blanchard Chapter 8 ¨
Status Brief 2
– Groups TBD ¨ Group Assignment
3 |
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Week 5> |
21 Feb |
¨
Design for Operational Feasibility ¨ Lecture:
Blanchard Chapter 12, 13 ¨
Status Brief 3 –
Groups TBD ¨
Group
Assignment 4 |
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Week 6> |
28 Feb |
¨
Exam 1 |
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Week 7> |
7 Mar |
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Exam Review ¨
Lecture 1 –
CMMI ¨
Status Brief 4
– Groups TBD ¨ Group Assignment 5 |
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Week 8> |
14 Mar |
¨ No Class -
Spring Break |
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Week 9> |
21 Mar |
¨ Lecture 2 – CMMI ¨ Status Brief 5 – Groups TBD ¨ Group Assignment 6 |
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Week 10> |
28 Mar |
¨ Lecture 3 – CMMI ¨ Status Brief 6 – Groups TBD ¨ Group Assignment 7 |
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Week 11> |
4 April |
¨ Exam 2 |
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Week 12> |
11 April |
¨
Exam Review ¨
Lecture Object
Oriented Analysis 1 ¨ Status Brief 7 ¨ Group Assignment 8 |
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Week 13> |
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Lecture Object
Oriented Analysis 2 ¨
Status Brief 8 ¨
Group
Assignment 9 |
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Week 14> |
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Lecture Object
Oriented Analysis ¨
Status Brief 9 ¨
Group
Assignment 10 |
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Week 15> |
19 July |
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Exam 3 |
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Week 16> |
26 July |
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Final Group Presentations – All Groups ¨
Project Notebooks Due – No late Notebooks Accepted! |