33 courses with the subject SYS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SYS 2001Case Studies in Systems Engineering Concepts3
Effective Date 08/01/2024 Major dimensions of systems engineering will be covered and demonstrated through case studies: (1) The history, philosophy, art, and science upon which systems engineering is grounded; including system thinking and guiding principles and steps in the ‘systems engineering approach’ to problem solving; and (2) The basic tools of systems engineering analysis, including; goal definition and system representation, requirements analysis, system assessment and evaluation, mathematical modeling, and decision analysis.
Effective Date 08/01/2023 Focuses on the application of systems engineering methodology to an actual, open-ended situation faced by a client. Areas of emphasis will include the identification of system goals, the formulation of requirements and performance measures, the creation and evaluation of alternative solutions, and the presentation of results to clients. When offered abroad, this course also focuses on cutlural differences in engineering and business.
Effective Date 08/01/2023 Students learn about systems integration, technical leadership, innovation, professional development, interdisciplinary teamwork, and the engineering field through a variety of experiences including industry speakers, field trips, student presentations, in-class activities, and projects.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 This course demystifies the building blocks and computational methods necessary to design and evaluate AI-driven systems. Students will gain hands-on experience in R and Python and leverage generative AI responsibly as a coding assistant. Students will learn how to formulate hypotheses, collect and preprocess data, conduct exploratory analysis, and iteratively refine AI models based on empirical evaluation.
CS 1110 or equivalent. Requisites Completed CS 1110 or CS 1111 or CS 1112 or CS 1113 with a grade of C- or better, or successfully completed the CS 1110 place out test Credits: 4
SYS 2202Data and Information Engineering4
Effective Date 08/01/2026 This course provides students with the background necessary to model, store, manipulate, and exchange information to support decision making. It covers Unified Modeling Language (UML), SQL, and XML; the development of semantic models for describing data and their relationships; effective use of SQL; web-based technologies for disseminating information; and application of these technologies through web-enabled database systems.
SYS 2201 or CS 2100 or SYS 3501-Programming for Information Engineering. Requisites Completed or currently enrolled in SYS 2201 or CS 2100 or SYS 3501-Topic Programming for Information Engineering Credits: 4
SYS 2501Special Topics in Systems and Information Engineering1
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A second-year level undergraduate course focused on a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the systems and information engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests.
SYS 2502Special Topics in Systems and Information Engineering1
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A second-year level undergraduate course focused on a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the systems and information engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests.
Effective Date 08/02/2023 This course examines the lifecycle of engineered systems (ES) and the public policies developed to regulate them. It covers risks, costs, benefits, and equity as common evaluation criteria for ES and their regulatory policies. It uses case studies and basic tools of decision analysis to critically evaluate the tradeoffs involved in developing and regulating ES through public policy. Pre-reqs: (STS 1500 or ENGR 1020 or ENGR 2595 - Engineering Foundations II) and (APMA 1110 or MATH 1320), and (CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1810), and (PHYS 1425 or PHYS 1420 or PHYS 1710). Requisites Must have completed (STS 1500 or ENGR 1020 or ENGR 2595 ‘Eng Fnd II’) AND (APMA 1110 or MATH 1320) AND (CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1610 or CHEM 1810) AND (PHYS 1425 or PHYS 1420 or PHYS 1710)
Effective Date 08/01/2023 This course will introduce the students to the systemic process of model building and to the richness of the plethora of classes of models, spanning linear vs. nonlinear; static vs. dynamic; deterministic vs. probabilistic; discrete vs. continuous; single-objective vs. multi-objective. In particular, the central role of state space and state variables in system modeling will be the focus of model building. All models developed in class will be introduced with example problems and the students’ learning experience in model building will be codified through group homework assignments, exams and a term project.
Effective Date 08/01/2023 Introduction to deterministic optimization models: theory, algorithms, and applications. Coverage begins with highly structured network optimization models and ends with unstructured linear optimization models. Applications include (1) telecommunications network planning and design, (2) design and utilization of transportation and distribution networks, and (3) project management and scheduling.
SYS 2001 and APMA 3080. Requisites Must have completed or be currently enrolled in SYS 2001 and (APMA 3080 or MATH 3351) Credits: 3
SYS 3023Human Machine Interface3
Effective Date 08/01/2023 An introduction to the fundamentals for the analysis, design and evaluation of human-centered systems. For example, user interaction can be designed to leverage the strengths of people in controlling automation and analyzing data. Course topics include Task, User and Work Domain Analysis, User Interface Design Principles, Human Cognition and Information Processing (Top-Down Design), Human Perception (Bottom-Up Design), and Usability Testing.
SYS 2001. Requisites Must have completed or be currently enrolled in SYS 2001 Credits: 3
SYS 3034System Evaluation3
Effective Date 08/01/2023 Focuses on the evaluation of candidate system designs and design performance measures. Includes identification of system goals; requirements and performance measures; design of experiments for performance evaluation; techniques of decision analysis for trade-studies; presentation of system evaluation and analysis results. Illustrates the concepts and processes of systems evaluations using case studies. Pre-reqs: APMA 3120, SYS 2001, & SYS 3021. Requisites Must have completed SYS 2001 and SYS 3021 and ONE of the following: APMA 3120 or STAT 3120 or APMA 3110
Effective Date 05/01/2024 What is a globally sustainable standard of living? How should governments balance the desire to create national income and provide for the human needs of their citizens, against the desire to conserve natural resources and the environment for future generations? This course takes a systematic approach to answering these questions by evaluating sustainability in the context of human needs.
Effective Date 08/01/2023 Focuses on the application of systems engineering methodology to an actual, open-ended situation faced by a client. Areas of emphasis will include the identification of system goals, the formulation of requirements and performance measures, the creation and evaluation of alternative solutions, and the presentation of results to clients. When offered abroad, this course also focuses on cultural differences in engineering and business.
SYS 2001, APMA 3100, APMA 3110, APMA 3120, or instructor permission. Credits: 3
SYS 3055Systems Engineering Design Colloquium I1
Effective Date 01/01/2026 Focuses on the practice of systems engineering directly from current systems engineers. A variety of topics are covered by invited speakers from industry, government, and the academy. Discussions include engineering design projects, alternative career paths, graduate studies, professional development, and more immediate options with opportunities for summer internships and capstone projects. Prereq: 2nd Year or higher standing in systems engineering. Requisites 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Year Systems Engineering Majors
Effective Date 08/01/2023 This is an introductory course on modeling probabilistic systems. The emphasis will be on model formulation and probabilistic analysis. Topics to be covered include general stochastic processes, discrete and continuous time Markov chains, the Poisson Process, Non-Stationary Poisson Processes, Markov Decision Processes, Queueing Theory, and other selected topics.
APMA 3100 or MATH 3100. Requisites Must have completed MATH 3100 or APMA 3100 Credits: 3
SYS 3062Discrete Event Simulation4
Effective Date 01/01/2026 A first course in the theory & practice of discrete-event simulation. Monte Carlo methods, generating random numbers & variates, spreadsheet add-ins & applications, sampling distributions & confidence intervals, input analysis & distribution fitting. Discrete-event dynamic systems, modeling, simulation logic & data structures, output analysis, model verification & validation, comparing alternative systems, simulation optimization, case studies.
APMA 3100, and APMA 3120 Requisites Must have completed (APMA 3100 or MATH 3100) AND (APMA 3120 or STAT 3120 or APMA 3110) Credits: 4
SYS 3501Special Topics in Systems and Information Engineering1
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A third-year level undergraduate course focused on a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the systems and information engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests.
SYS 3502Special Topics in Systems and Information Engineering0.5
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A third-year level undergraduate course focused on a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the systems and information engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 This course shows how to use linear statistical models for analysis in engineering and science. The course emphasizes the use of regression models for description, prediction, and control in a variety of applications. Building on multiple regression, the course also covers principal component analysis, analysis of variance and covariance, logistic regression, time series methods, and clustering.
CS 2100 or SYS 2201, and APMA 3100, and APMA 3120 or equivalent. Requisites Must have completed (CS 2100 or SYS 2201 or SYS 3501-Topic 7-Programming for Information Engineering) OR (successfully completed the CS 2100 place out test) AND (APMA 3100 or MATH 3100) AND (APMA 3120 or APMA 3110) Credits: 4
SYS 4024User Experience Design3
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A case-based approach to the design of user interfaces with a focus on iterative project experiences. Display design concepts are related to ecological factors, situational awareness, attention, vision, and information processing. Project cases are tied to real-world problems of decision support on mobile platforms, large scale command and control, and data visualization, among others.
SYS 3023 or CS 3205. Requisites Students must have taken SYS 3023 or CS 3205 Credits: 3
SYS 4036Design of Experiments3
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A problem-oriented approach to planning, design and analysis of experiments. A strategic selection of experimental design takes fundamental understanding of variability, and the skills to analyze and control it. The lectures cover a list of statistical methods and their relationship, including ANOVA, Regression, Factorial Designs and RSM. The final project will help gain experiences in collecting and analyzing human subject experiments. Requisites Students must have completed APMA 3120
Effective Date 08/01/2023 “This course is an introduction to the theory of the industrial organization (from a game-theoretic perspective) and its applications to industries with strong engineering content (electricity, telecommunications, software & hardware etc.) Topics include: congestion pricing in networks, pricing and efficiency in electricity markets, planned obsolescence in software development, “”network”” effects and the dynamics of technology adoption etc.
ECON 2010 and a course in probability (either APMA 3100, APMA 3110, or Math 3100).” Requisites Must have completed ECON 2010 and one of the following: MATH 3100 or APMA 3100 or APMA 3110 Credits: 3
SYS 4050Risk Analysis3
Effective Date 08/01/2023 This course is an introduction to the theory, methods, and applications of risk analysis and systems engineering. The topics include research and development priorities, risk-cost-benefit analysis, emergency management, human health and safety, environmental risk, extreme events, infrastructure resilience, system interdependencies, and enterprise systems.
a course in probability (APMA 3100 or APMA 3110 or Math 3100). Requisites
SYS 4053Systems Capstone Design I3
Effective Date 05/06/2025 A design project extending throughout the fall and spring semesters. Involves the study of a real-world, open-ended situation, including problem formulation, data collection, analysis and interpretation, model building and analysis, and generation of solutions. Students work on the same project with the same team in SYS 4053 and 4054 in subsequent semesters.
SYS 2001 and SYS 2202 and FOUR of the following (SYS 3021 or SYS 3023 or SYS 3034 or SYS 3060 or SYS 3062) Requisites Must have completed SYS 2001 and SYS 2202 and FOUR of the following (SYS 3021 or SYS 3023 or SYS 3034 or SYS 3060 or SYS 3062) Credits: 3
SYS 4054Systems Capstone Design II3
Effective Date 05/06/2025 A design project extending throughout the fall and spring semesters. Involves the study of a real-world, open-ended situation, including problem formulation, data collection, analysis and interpretation, model building and analysis, and generation of solutions. Students work on the same project with the same team in SYS 4053 and 4054 in subsequent semesters.
SYS 4053 Requisites Students must have completed SYS 4053 Credits: 3
SYS 4055Systems Engineering Design Colloquium II1
Effective Date 08/01/2023 This is a colloquium that allows fourth-year students to learn about engineering design, innovation, teamwork, technical communication, and project management in the context of their two-semester systems capstone design project.
must have successfully completed 6 or more courses in the standard SYS curriculum (SYS 2001, SYS 2202, and 4 of the following: SYS 3021, SYS 3023, SYS 3034, SYS 3060, and SYS 3062) Requisites Must have completed SYS 2001 and SYS 2202 and FOUR of the following (SYS 3021 or SYS 3023 or SYS 3034 or SYS 3060 or SYS 3062) Credits: 1
SYS 4081Human-Computer Interaction3
Effective Date 08/01/2020 To learn basic aspects of human factors in the design of information support systems. We will cover: (1) basic human performance issues (physiology, memory, learning, problem-solving, human error), (2) the user interface design process (task analysis, product concept, functional requirements, prototype, design, and testing.) Students will gain basic skills in the analysis and design of human-machine systems through in-class exercises and two course projects. The course is also designed to help you practice different communication skills (interviewing, written analysis, and oral presentation).
SYS 4501Special Topics in Systems and Information Engineering0.5
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A fourth-year level undergraduate course focused on a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the systems and information engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests.
SYS 4502Special Topics in Systems and Information Engineering0.5
Effective Date 08/01/2023 A fourth-year level undergraduate course focused on a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the sysems and information engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests.
