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SELP 500 Quality
(same as MECH 500)
History and philosophy of quality, concurrent engineering: design and optimization of both product and process, optimization of matrix organizations; Continuous improvement: spontaneous suggestions, PDCA cycle , Kaizen, Six Sigma, Theory of constraint, benchmarking, brainstorming, re-engineering; Deming’s profound knowledge and 14 points, Quantitative Methods: charts, Andon, Design of experiments (optimization of processes, robustness, full factorials, fractional factorials, folding, Plackett-Burnam, introduction to nonlinear designs), Statistical Process Control; Quality systems: ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, CMMI, Malcolm Baldridge, TQM Self-Assessment Tool
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SELP 530 Systems Architecting
Methodologies in systems architecture. Architecting hardware (aerospace examples), software and system-of-systems. Validation and verification on systems architecture to prevent flawed concepts. Design approaches, tools, and processes for net-centric systems.
Prerequisite: SELP 552
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SELP 540 Engineering Ethics
Ethical implications of engineer's work, both domestic and international. Introduction to ethical reasoning, liability, obligations and rights of engineers and managers, case studies, and current global issues.
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SELP 552 Systems Engineering
(same as MECH 552)
Fundamentals of modern Systems Engineering throughout the program lifecycle; focus on mission success, system, and system-of-systems; broad integrative adoptable and flexible thinking; initiation of a SE activity, feasibility studies, mission engineering, pre-proposal and proposal activities; risk in performance, cost, schedule and deployment aspects of a project; requirement definition and development, system design, interface and configuration control, and verification/validation; introduction to critical aspects of the DoD, NASA and INCOSE guides on SE; class projects in Integrated Product Development Teams.
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SELP 594 Project Management
(same as MECH 594) Aspects of management and leadership of complex technical endeavors. Project management principles and interaction of the manager with the team. Architecting teams and organizational structures. Planning a project and managing financial, schedule and technical challenges and constraints during its lifecycle. Tools for planning, controlling and monitoring a project. Subcontract management. Configuration management. Federal acquisition process lifecycle. Microsoft Project.
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SELP 599 Special Studies
Study areas defined by the student and approved by the Program Director.
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SELP 650 Advanced Systems Engineering
Application and management and monitoring of the SE process and logistics; leadership of integrated teams; management for uncertainty, decision making, risk & opportunity; design for X (manufacturing, assembly, testing, sustainability, maintainability, etc); technology management & assessment; identifying options and bounding the trade space; software systems management; verification process; different roles of testing; modeling techniques and SE tools; design.
Prerequisite: SELP 552.
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SELP 660 Lean Methods
(same as MECH 660)
History of Lean: JIT, Toyota Production System, Womack, Lean Aerospace Initiative, Lean Enterprise book, Five Principles of Lean; Value Stream Mapping; Lean Manufacturing with detailed coverage of JIT Tools; Lean Enterprise: stakeholders, waste, multiple value streams, LESAT, Transitioning to Lean Enterprise, Lean Enterprise Model, Labor relations and NUMMI Case Study; layoffs; Lean Product Development: definitions, waste, principles, systems engineering, concurrency, matrix organization optimization; design takt time, scheduling and assessing progress, acquisition reform, Skunk Works; Lean Suppliers Network; Keiretsu, Quality, JIT and the right price; Theory of constraints and critical chain; optional field trip, simulations.
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SELP 671 Spacecraft Design
Fundamental knowledge of spacecraft design: configuration, design and inter-dependencies of subsystems, launch vehicle, and trade-offs between performance, cost and reliability. Students will be exposed to a wide range of considerations including design, manufacture, test and operation, cost, performance, manufacturability. At the end of this course the student will have a fundamental understanding of the factors influencing spacecraft design and will be able to evaluate the impact of tradeoffs between subsystem requirements on the performance and cost at the system level. The course will be fast paced and include both individual and team projects.
Prerequisites: SELP 552 and SELP 530.
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SELP 672 New Product Design
(same as MECH 672 and MBAH 672)
Principles of design: problem recognition and formulation. Business background for design: marketing and entrepreneurship. Synthesis (creativity, group dynamics, etc.); analysis and iteration; specifications; cost analysis; scheduling; probability; reliability; optimization; decision theory.
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SELP 685 Systems Engineering Case Studies
Case studies to examine notable successes and failures in major technology-driven government, commercial and defense programs where systems engineering played a significant role. Lessons learned and ethics. Students perform intensive reading of the cases and present them using the Harvard law school model. Prerequisites: SELP 552, 594 or MBAA 615; SELP 650.
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SELP 694 Systems Engineering Seminar
Invited guests present interesting and relevant programs with significant systems engineering component. Students present assigned topics on systems engineering.
Prerequisite: SELP 552.
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SELP 695 Systems Engineering Integrative Project/Thesis
Capstone course of 3-6 Sem. Hrs. in which students work to apply the principles of management and systems engineering to a complex technical endeavor. The products will be rationale for the selected project, a project proposal with timeline and plan, a preliminary requirements document, trade studies on the relevant issues, requirements verification plan, description of the ethical issues involved, and a detailed outline of the final report. A final written report and oral presentation are required.
Prerequisites: All SELP Core Courses. MBAI 610 for SELP students.
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SELP 699 Independent Studies
Study areas defined by the student and approved by the Program Director.
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Core MBA Courses: MBAA 601-609
See MBA Core Curriculum.
Advanced MBA Courses: MBA 610; MBAB 615; MBAG 640, 641, 642, 649
See MBA Advanced Curriculum.