Classroom & ScheduleTeaching Philosophy “Experiencing the Joy of Learning”Academic IntegrityAmericans with Disabilities ActTextbook & Additional MaterialThings to RememberThings to Remember While in ClassISEN 689 ISEN 689 --Systems Thinking and AnalysisSystems Thinking and AnalysisCourse OverviewCourse OverviewDr. Lewis NtaimoDepartment of Industrial & Systems EngineeringTexas A&M University3131 TAMU, College Station, TX [email protected]://ie.tamu.edu/people/faculty/Ntaimo/L. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUOffice HoursOffice HoursInstructor239C [email protected]:MW 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.Others by appointment – “open-door policy”.Teaching AssistantEduardo Pérez-Román303E [email protected]:MW 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.Others by appointment.L. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUTeaching AssistantTeaching Assistant’’s Responsibilitiess Responsibilities• Grade your homework, pop-up quizzes, other class assignments, team projects, presentations, etc.• Assist in preparing class material (slides, handouts, etc)Note:Please be nice to your TA! He is here to help you and will be a good source of information.L. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUClassroom & ScheduleLecturesTR 8:00 – 9:15 a.m.We will do: 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.!Zachry 301No lab sessionsCourse computer software (IBM Rational Rose) available in ISE Computer Lab (225 & 228) and in Zachry 301.L. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUTeaching Philosophy“Experiencing the Joy of Learning”YOU will be spending a LOT of TIME working on this class, so WE better make it FUN!Course Evaluation Points:• Class Preparation – you & me: Read your textbook, class-notes, etc• Assignments – exams, homework, quizzes, project, etc• Communications – slides, class-notes, eLearning, etc • Responsiveness – ask questions, dialogue, etc• Academic Concern – I do care that you learn the material• Availability – “Open door policy”, email, phone, etc• Fairness in Grading – The TA and I will grade your work fairly (ask)• Environment: Good learning environment, be professionalL. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUAcademic Integrity“An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.”It is the responsibility of students and instructors to help maintain scholastic integrity at the university by refusing to participate in or tolerate dishonesty. http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonorL. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUAmericans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Room 126 of the Koldus Building or call 845-1637.L. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUTextbook & Additional MaterialCourse Textbook• Kossiakoff, A. Sweet, W.N., Systems Engineering Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2003. ISBN: 0471234435.References1. Wymore, W. A., Model-Based Systems Engineering, CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton FL, Chapter 1 & 2, 1993.2. Blanchard, B.S. and Fabrycky, W.J., Systems Engineering and Analysis, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 0131869779.3. Derek K. Hitchins, Advanced Systems Thinking, Engineering, and Management, Artech House Publishers, 2003. ISBN: 1580536190.4. Gharajedaghi, J., Systems Thinking, Managing Chaos and Complexity: A Platform for Design Business Architecture, 2nd Edition, Butterworth Heinemann, 2005. ISBN: 0750679735.5. Systems Engineering Fundamentals: http://www.dau.mil/pubs/gdbks/sys_eng_fund.aspL. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUGrade DistributionHomework, quizzes, class participation 25%Team project 25%Midterm (March 12, Thursday – tentative) 25%Final Exam (May 11, Monday, 1-3 p.m.) 25%Grades: A >= 90; B >= 80; C >= 70; D >= 60; F < 60“In this course, I do not GIVE grades, you EARN your grade!”L. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUISEN 689: Topical OutlineISEN 689: Topical OutlineSection I – Basic Concepts (~3 weeks)1. Introduction to Systems Engineering (Kossiakoff, Ch. 1) 1.1 What is Systems Engineering?1.2 Identifying and classifying a system1.3 Systems Engineering tools (modeling, simulation, trade-off analysis)1.4 The system development process 2. Functional and Information Modeling (Kossiakoff, Ch. 2)2.1 Structure of complex systems2.2 Model of a complex system2.3 System building blocks2.4 The system environment2.5 Interfaces and interactions3. Systems Thinking Tools (Hitchins, Ch. 9)3.1 Causal loop/Influence modeling3.2 N2 charts3.3 Systems of systemsL. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUISEN 689: Topical Outline ISEN 689: Topical Outline ……Section II – Systems Modeling and Design (~5 weeks)4. Systems Modeling (Wymore, Ch. 1, 2)4.1 Discrete (open) systems 4.2 State transition diagrams4.3 System experiments4.4 Input, output and state trajectories4.5 System performance4.6 Systems theoretical properties of system models5. Systems Design Requirements5.1 Input/output requirements5.2 Technology requirements5.3 Performance, cost, and trade-off requirements5.4 System test requirementsL. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUISEN 689: Topical Outline ISEN 689: Topical Outline ……Section III – Systems Engineering Processes (~5 weeks)6. Systems engineering tools6.1 Overview of IDEF Methods6.2 Introduction to object oriented analysis and UML6.3 IBM Rational Software Modeler (design assignments)7. The system development process ( Kossiakoff, Ch. 3, 4)7.1 System life cycle models (DoD, ISO/IEC, NSPE)7.2 Concept development phases7.3 Engineering development phases7.4 Systems Engineering Documents 8. Formulation of Issues and Constraints (Kossiakoff, Ch. 5, 6, 7) 8.1 Needs analysis8.2 Concept exploration 8.3 Concept definition 9. Design and Evaluation of Systems Models (Kossiakoff, Ch. 8, 9,10) 9.1 Advanced development 9.2 Engineering design 9.3 System integration and evaluation L. Ntaimo ISEN Dept TAMUThings to Remember• This is a systems design & management course• You are here to learn the concepts/principles•SE is a “science” as well as an “art”–Be CREATIVE–Apply COMMON SENSE–Be PROFESSIONAL–Be KNOWLEDGEABLE– Be a LEADERL. Ntaimo ISEN Dept