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Professor: |
Dr. Philip Barry |
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TA |
TBD |
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Work Phone: |
(703) 983-7826 (with voice mail) |
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E-mail: |
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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
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2006
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Week 1> |
24 Jan |
�
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 |
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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 |
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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! |