ENGR 501 - Foundations of Systems Engineering

Prerequisite

None. (Credit not allowed for both ENGR 501 and ECE 501)

Description

The Foundations of Systems Engineering course is an introductory overview of the systems engineering perspective and is presented to set the conceptual and practical framework of the entire systems engineering graduate program.

The course covers the foundational components of systems engineering, from the concept development stage through the process steps of engineering development. Several issues related to post-development and special topics areas are presented.

This course can be applied towards the:

• Systems Engineering (M.E.)

Important Information

This class is available live via the Internet on Tuesdays from 6:00 - 8:50 p.m. Mountain Time. If you are registered in the online section, log into your RamCT account to access the course; directions will be posted. The on-campus section is being taught in ENGRG B205.

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Systems Engineering: Principles and Practice (2003)
  Alexander Kossiakoff and William Sweet
  ISBN: 0-471-23443-5

Instructors

Anthony Maciejewski
aam@colostate.edu

Anthony A. Maciejewski received the B.S.E.E (summa cum laude), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1982, 1984, and 1987, respectively, all from The Ohio State University under the support of a National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowship.

In August of 2001 he joined Colorado State University where he is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research and teaching interests center on the analysis, simulation, and control of kinematically redundant robotic systems.

Ronald M. Sega
ron.sega@colostate.edu