Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
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Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SYSEN 1100 - Getting Design Right: A Systems Approach


Summer. (Six-week session) 3 credits.

Prerequisite: high school mathematics and science and familiarity with spreadsheet modeling (e.g., Microsoft Excel). Next offered 2014-2015. Web-delivered.

P. L. Jackson.

Freshman-level exposure to the product design process. The process of getting design right is sometimes called systems engineering. We explain the process using the acronym DMEODVEI (Define, Measure, Explore, Optimize, Develop, Validate, Execute, and Iterate). The process begins with understanding customer requirements and ends with executing the design to satisfy those requirements. It can then be iterated to greater levels of design detail. The focus is not on detailed engineering design but rather on the process of ensuring that the detailed design will meet the needs of the customer. Students work through the steps of the process with reference to a particular product design challenge. The course is web-delivered using the Blackboard learning instruction system.



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