SYEN 7313 - Systems Management and Evaluation

Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

Organized in two parts, this course presents the fundamental concepts of systems management and evaluation. Systems management methodologies, such as Systems Engineering Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure and Risk Management Plan are presented in the first part of the course. As the design and development of any engineering system is basically an engineering project, the second part of the course introduces the steps in the engineering project management process, Quantitative project management techniques, such as Program Evaluation and Review Technique, and Critical Path Method are presented in detail.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.