ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EMSE 3701. Operations Research Methods. 3 Credits.

Mathematical properties and solution algorithms of

AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING optimization models used in operations research; linear
(EMSE) programming: the simplex method, sensitivity analysis and
duality theory; optimization models on graphs and networks:
shortest path, longest path, network flow models; integer
Explanation of Course Numbers programming and discrete optimization; unconstrained
• Courses in the 1000s are primarily introductory and constrained nonlinear programming. Restricted to
undergraduate courses undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering
• Those in the 2000–4000s are upper-division undergraduate or with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: EMSE
courses that can also be taken for graduate credit with 2705. (Spring, Every Year).
permission and additional work
EMSE 3740W. Systems Thinking and Policy Modeling. 3
• Those in the 6000s and 8000s are for master’s, doctoral, Credits.
and professional-level students Introduction to systems thinking and system dynamics
• The 6000s are open to advanced undergraduate students approach to policy analysis; applications to business
with approval of the instructor and the dean or advising management and public policy; key principles of systems;
office causal-loop and stock and flow models of business growth,
technology adoption, and marketing. Includes a significant
EMSE 1001. Introduction to Systems Engineering. 1 Credit.
engagement in writing as a form of critical inquiry and scholarly
Core concepts in systems engineering; processes of system
expression to satisfy the WID requirement. Restricted to
decomposition and integration; upfront conceptual design,
undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering or
rapid prototyping, structured testing, balanced work, lean
with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisites: CSCI 1111
processes, and design for manufacturability. Restricted to
or CSCI 1121 or CSCI 1131. (Fall, Every Year).
undergraduate systems engineering majors or with the
permission of the instructor. (Fall, Every Year). EMSE 3760. Discrete Systems Simulation. 3 Credits.
Modeling of the operation of service systems using the discrete
EMSE 2705. Mathematics in Operations Research. 3
event simulation paradigm; theoretical topics including
Credits.
random variable sampling, input distribution fitting, model
Linear algebra topics relevant for optimization methods and
verification and validation, and aleatory and epistemic
models; systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination,
uncertainty in the simulation output analysis context. Restricted
matrix algebra, vector spaces, determinants, linear
to undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering
programming, orthogonality and least squares; mathematical
or with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: EMSE
foundations of optimization theory; linear algebra, advanced
3740W. (Fall, Every Year).
calculus, convexity theory; geometrical interpretations and use
of software. Restricted to undergraduate students majoring in EMSE 3815. Requirements Analysis and Elicitation. 3
systems engineering or with the permission of the instructor. Credits.
Prerequisite: MATH 2233. (Same as MATH 2184) (Spring, The process of translating and decomposing systems
Every Year). engineering objectives into measurable and tractable
requirements; how requirements analysis supports general
EMSE 2801. Fundamentals of Systems Engineering. 3
processes and standards through elicitation methods,
Credits.
requirements decomposition, traceability matrices, and
The systems approach to designing, building, and operating
systems requirements specifications, and case studies
complex engineering systems; requirements, functional
that feature contemporary SE problems. Restricted to
decomposition, systems architecting, analysis of alternatives,
undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering
project life cycle modeling, cost analysis, and technical
or with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: EMSE
performance measurement. Restricted to undergraduate
2801. (Spring, Every Year).
students majoring in systems engineering or with the
permission of the instructor. Prerequisites: EMSE 1001; and EMSE 3820. Project Management for Engineering Systems.
COMM 1040 or COMM 1041 or COMM 1042. (Fall and 3 Credits.
spring, Every Year). Introduction to project management concepts, processes,
tools, and techniques; activity planning, budgeting, scheduling,
analyzing risk, monitoring and controlling, evaluation and
terminating; challenges of uncertainty, risk, and behavioral
factors. Restricted to undergraduate students majoring in
systems engineering or with the permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: APSC 3115 and EMSE 3815. (Spring, Every
Year).

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EMSE 3850. Quantitative Models in Systems Engineering. 3 EMSE 4410. Engineering Economic Analysis. 3 Credits.
Credits. How the concept of time value of money is used to make
Introduction to analytical models used in systems engineering optimal engineering project investment choices in the face
to support decision making in business and government; of competing alternatives; life-cycle financial analysis of
applications to, for example, production planning, workforce engineering projects. Provides foundation knowledge for the
scheduling, and network problems; formulating and National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
solving models using spreadsheets. Corequisite: APSC Fundamentals of Engineering examination. Restricted to
3115. Restricted to undergraduate students majoring in undergraduate SEAS students or with permission of the
systems engineering or with the permission of the instructor. instructor. Prerequisites: ECON 1011 and MATH 1232. (Fall
Prerequisite: EMSE 2705. (Fall, Every Year). and spring, Every Year).
EMSE 3855W. Critical Infrastructure Systems. 3 Credits. EMSE 4710. Applied Optimization Modeling. 3 Credits.
Topics in engineered infrastructure systems; asset Formulation and analysis of linear, integer, and nonlinear
management, environmental impact analysis, input–output optimization models of decision problems that arise in
life cycle analysis and inoperability modeling, infrastructure industry, business, and government; modeling techniques and
risk and reliability analysis, resilience and resistance to applications; use of optimization software to formulate and
natural hazards or service disruptions, and development of solve models. Restricted to undergraduate students majoring
infrastructure sustainability metrics. Includes a significant in systems engineering or with the permission of the instructor.
engagement in writing as a form of critical inquiry and scholarly Prerequisite: EMSE 3850. (Fall, Every Year).
expression to satisfy the WID requirement. Restricted to EMSE 4755. Quality Control and Acceptance Sampling. 3
undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering Credits.
or with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: UW Survey of techniques in quality control, including acceptance
1020. (Spring, Every Year). sampling, capability analysis, control charts, and design of
EMSE 4190. Senior Project in Systems Engineering I. 3 experiments. Restricted to undergraduate students majoring
Credits. in systems engineering or with the permission of the instructor.
First phase of a two-semester senior project to identify real Prerequisite: EMSE 4765. (Fall, Every Year).
world problems and assess applicable systems engineering EMSE 4765. Data Analysis for Engineers and Scientists. 3
methodologies. Project focus varies, but may include Credits.
Washington, D.C. area problems in public infrastructure or the Inference methods in a single dimension: estimation,
private sector, including transportation, energy, environment, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and goodness-of-fit
healthcare, telecommunications. Prerequisites: EMSE 3820 and testing; multivariate data analysis techniques using matrices
EMSE 4765. (Fall). and vectors: the Hotelling T-squared test, multiple linear
EMSE 4191. Senior Project in Systems Engineering II. 3 regression and principle component analysis. Restricted to
Credits. undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering
Second phase of a two-semester senior project. Field or with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: APSC
experience and systems engineering project completion in a 3115. (Spring, Every Year).
team context. Each small group confronts an actual problem, EMSE 4770. Techniques of Risk Analysis and Management.
conducts an analysis and formulates a solution using systems 3 Credits.
engineering methods and models. Oral and written reports Topics and models in current risk analysis; use of quantitative
demonstrate project management, effective teamwork, and the and qualitative methods in risk analysis; modern applications
mastering of applied systems engineering concepts. Restricted of risk-based planning and risk management. Restricted to
to undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering. undergraduate students majoring in systems engineering
Prerequisite: EMSE 4190. (Spring, Every Year). or with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: EMSE
EMSE 4197. Special Topics. 3 Credits. 4755. (Spring, Every Year).
Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit provided EMSE 6001. The Management of Technical Organizations.
topic differs. Consult the Schedule of Classes for more details. 3 Credits.
Instructor's permission required prior to registration. (Spring Introduction to management theory and practice for engineers
and fall, Every Year). advancing to leadership and engineering management roles;
EMSE 4198. Research. 1-3 Credits. the origins of modern management as both an academic and
Applied research and experimentation projects, as arranged. practical discipline; analytical approaches to affecting change
Prerequisite: junior or senior status. from multiple managerial levels of the organization. (Fall and
spring, Every Year).

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EMSE 6005. Organizational Behavior for the Engineering EMSE 6035. Marketing of Technology. 3 Credits.
Manager. 3 Credits. Analysis of industrial marketing process and functions,
The behavior of individuals and groups in the context of providing concepts and tools for engineering managers to
technical organizations, focusing on relationships and market high technology products and services. (Fall, odd
interactions within the organization’s operating activities. years).
Individual and group development and motivation. EMSE 6045. International Technology Commercialization. 3
Organizational structures and cultures. (Fall and spring). Credits.
EMSE 6014. Management of Engineering Contracts. 3 The process of moving ideas to commercial reality in
Credits. an international setting. Interdisciplinary approach that
Study of the total contracting process (including initial budget weaves together study of international and organizational
preparation and justification, execution of a contract, and cultures and dynamics, with the disciplines of analytics,
administration of the contract to completion) considered from engineering management, entrepreneurship, marketing,
the viewpoints of the industrial and government buyer and the and technology forecasting, to commercialize innovations in
seller of technical materials and services. (Fall). technology. (Spring, Every Year).
EMSE 6018. Engineering Law. 3 Credits. EMSE 6070. Management of Research and Development. 3
Legal principles and procedures of interest to engineers. The Credits.
American legal system, contracts and specifications, liability of Seminar on readings and classic and contemporary case
professional engineers, product liability, agency relationships, studies in the strategic management of innovation and
patent and proprietary rights, special problems in research and technology. (Fall and spring).
development contracts. (As required). EMSE 6099. Problems in Engineering Management and
EMSE 6020. Decision Making with Uncertainty. 3 Credits. Systems Engineering. 3 Credits.
Problem formulation. Concepts and techniques used in Capstone project providing the opportunity to apply concepts
analyzing complex decision problems. Modeling decision and tools previously studied to the solution of a real-world
problems using decision trees, probability models, multi- problem. Students work in small groups, on a problem
objective models and utility theory. (Fall, spring, and proposed by students and approved by the instructor. Open
summer). only to master’s candidates in the department, preferably
EMSE 6023. Technology Issue Analysis. 3 Credits. during the last semester of their program.
Contextual background and intellectual basis for addressing EMSE 6115. Uncertainty Analysis for Engineers. 3 Credits.
technology issues in the public and private sectors. Technology Basics of probability theory and statistics, with a focus on
impact assessment, forecasting, and innovation; principles and engineering applications, particularly in the realm of systems.
practices of technology transfer as elements of a systematic Topics include simulation, uncertainty analysis, central limit
approach to making technology decisions. (Fall, odd years). theorem, systems examination and analysis, and application to
EMSE 6025. Entrepreneurship and Technology. 3 Credits. systems design and management. Prerequisite: MATH 1231.
Concepts and methods associated with starting an EMSE 6200. Policy Factors in Environmental and Energy
entrepreneurial venture: organization design, team building, Management. 3 Credits.
protection of intellectual property, strategies for developing Exploration of the policy development process from several
and marketing a technology product; financial, legal, different but integrated perspectives. Focus on areas of
and market valuation issues and methods for a start-up environmental and energy management and use of current
venture. (Fall, Every Year). case studies to develop a framework of understanding
EMSE 6026. Technical Enterprises. 3 Credits. to support decisions in a broad variety of management
Essential features of technology-based companies from the settings. (Fall, odd years).
entrepreneur’s point of view. Team preparation of a simulated EMSE 6220. Environmental Management. 3 Credits.
business plan for a technology-based company. Designed for Technical, economic, political, administrative, and social
those working in technical firms and for government personnel forces influencing the quality of the environment and the
who depend on technical firms as suppliers. (Spring, odd use of resources. Government and industrial programs to
years). combat pollution of the air, soil, and water; existing and
EMSE 6030. Technological Forecasting and Management. 3 pending pertinent legislation; theoretical aspects of specific
Credits. management problems. (Fall).
Concepts and methods for understanding the dynamics
of technological change. Issues in technology assessment,
technology transfer, and strategic management of
technology. (Spring, even years).

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EMSE 6225. Air Quality Management. 3 Credits. EMSE 6290. Climate Change: Policy, Impacts, and
The nature of critical local, regional, continental, and global Response. 3 Credits.
problems associated with air pollution and the historical The known and unknown in climate change science; strategies
evolution of such problems. The complex regulatory and and technologies for mitigation of and adaptation to the
institutional framework controlling air quality management impact of climate change; international issues related to
in the U.S. Current air quality management concepts and avoidance, challenges posed by as yet undefined effects, and
processes. (Spring). responsibilities mandated by existing and proposed laws,
EMSE 6230. Hazardous Waste Management and Cleanup. 3 executive orders, regulations, and court rulings. (Fall, odd
Credits. years).
Hazardous waste management and cleanup processes EMSE 6291. Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Reporting.
used in the U.S. and around the world. The roles of the 3 Credits.
relevant federal, state, and local government agencies; major Study of existing methodologies and standards for measuring
hazardous waste laws and regulations. Planning, assessment, and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with particular
investigation, design, and construction phases of hazardous emphasis on accepted environmental accounting frameworks
waste remediation projects. (Spring, even years). for the business sector and regulatory schemes. (Fall and
EMSE 6235. Water Quality Management. 3 Credits. spring, Every Year).
The nature of point and non-point sources of surface and EMSE 6292. Greenhouse Gas Mitigation. 3 Credits.
ground water pollution and the statutory, regulatory, and Conducting mitigation analyses, identifying, and analyzing
institutional framework controlling water quality management projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with a focus
activities in the U.S. Current approaches to water quality on energy efficiency and renewable energy; monitoring
protection and enhancement. The role of engineered treatment and reporting emission reductions using accepted
processes in water quality management. (Fall). methodologies; use of carbon markets as a tool for cost-
EMSE 6240. Environmental Hazard Management. 3 Credits. effective mitigation. (Fall and spring, Every Year).
Causes and effects of extreme natural and technological EMSE 6293. Greenhouse Gas Management Assurance and
hazards. Organizational responsibilities, management Information Systems Design. 3 Credits.
approaches, directed technologies, and social factors related Design of information systems for management of greenhouse
to environmental hazard assessment. Cultural, institutional, gas emissions. Assurance of greenhouse gas emissions
and technical capacities bearing on environmental disaster assertions. (Spring and fall, Every Year).
management, national and international risk reduction, and EMSE 6295. Environmental Secuity. 3 Credits.
mitigation measures. (Spring, Odd Years). Overview of potential terrorist attack vectors on government-
EMSE 6245. Analytical Tools for Environmental owned and private sector assets most directly tied to
Management. 3 Credits. environmental health and safety. Homeland security
A survey course in environmental management, focusing on requirements for environmental infrastructure, water supplies,
tools to assess the environment: quantitative risk assessment, energy sources, nuclear waste, and other programs vulnerable
environmental valuation methodologies, Congressional to targeting. Courses of action designed to prevent attacks.
activities, and environmental laws. The regulatory process (Fall).
as it relates to environmental management. Risk assessment EMSE 6300. Homeland Security: The National Challenge. 3
and modeling approaches to solving environmental Credits.
problems. (Spring, odd years). The evolution of homeland security as a concept, legal
EMSE 6260. Energy Management. 3 Credits. framework, and redirection of national policies and priorities.
Examination of the range of available energy resources, Issues and problems of implementation. The terrorist threat
trends in their use, the programs and organizations that have and U.S. responses. Fundamental policy legislation and
developed and evolved to address problems associated with documents, such as national security strategies, homeland
energy resource use. (Spring). security decision directives, the NRF, and NIMS. (Spring).
EMSE 6285. Analytical Tools for Energy Management. 3 EMSE 6305. Crisis and Emergency Management. 3 Credits.
Credits. Defining crises, emergencies, and disasters. Developing crisis,
Analytical tools needed to manage energy resources at business continuity, and incident management plans. The
the facility level. Energy technologies: instrumentation, National Response Framework, National Incident Management
measurement, and control. Energy auditing; conservation System, organizing for response, managing the response
techniques, financial and economic analysis, and maintenance organization, managing in a turbulent environment, crisis
of energy budgets. Functions of an energy management office decision making and communication. (Fall).
of a large organization. (Fall, even years).

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EMSE 6310. Information Technology in Crisis and EMSE 6410. Survey of Finance and Engineering Economics.
Emergency Management. 3 Credits. 3 Credits.
The role of information in crisis and response management; Survey of material relevant to financial decision making for
determining disaster and crisis information requirements; engineering activity. Includes traditional engineering economy
information technologies applied to crisis, disaster, and topics; fundamentals of accounting; and financial planning,
emergency management; causes and effects of information budgeting, and estimating applicable to the management of
breakdowns during crises and disasters. technical organizations. (Fall, spring, and summer).
EMSE 6315. Management of Risk and Vulnerability for EMSE 6420. Uncertainty Analysis in Cost Engineering. 3
Hazards and Terrorism. 3 Credits. Credits.
Development of concepts required for risk-based planning and Basic skills for building probability models to perform
risk management. Objectives and methods for vulnerability meaningful engineering economic studies, financial feasibility
assessment for natural disaster, technological hazards, assessments, and cost uncertainty analysis in the planning
and terrorist threats. Risk analysis, risk perception, risk phase of engineering projects; analytical and closed form
communication, risk mitigation. (Fall). equations from probability theory; simulation modeling for
EMSE 6320. International Disaster Management. 3 Credits. problems with structures without closed form equations.
Guiding principles, key institutions, operational requirements, Prerequisite: EMSE 6410. (Spring, Every Year).
policy issues, and broad fundamentals associated with EMSE 6430. Financial Management for Engineers. 3
international disaster risk reduction and humanitarian Credits.
response to natural and man-made disasters and complex Management of existing resources, including the use of
emergencies. (Fall). financial statements and ratio analysis to assess a company’s
EMSE 6325. Medical and Public Health Emergency financial health, its strengths, weaknesses, recent performance,
Management. 3 Credits. and future prospects; financial forecasting and planning
Medical and public health management issues encountered with particular emphasis on managing growth and decline;
in crises, emergencies, and disasters for non-medical financing of company operations, including a review of the
emergency managers. The spectrum of medical, public principal security types, the markets in which they trade, and
health, psychological and behavioral problems; incident the proper choice of security type by the issuing company; the
management organization and processes that address these use of discounted cash flow techniques, such as the net present
concerns and integrate medical and public health assets into value and the internal rate of return, to evaluate investment
the response. (Spring). opportunities. Prerequisite: EMSE 6410. (Fall, Every Year).

EMSE 6330. Management of Terrorism Preparedness and EMSE 6450. Quantitative Methods in Investment
Response. 3 Credits. Engineering. 3 Credits.
Terrorism, terrorist methods, and human/infrastructure Cash flow streams and the basic theory of interest; bond
vulnerability. Current preparedness and response programs. pricing and immunization of bond portfolios, the term structure
Mitigation, preparedness, and response requirements to of interest rates, mean-variance portfolio theory and the capital
manage mass terrorism incidents within the context of all- asset pricing model; value at risk. Prerequisites: EMSE 6115
hazard emergency management. Case studies. (Fall). and EMSE 6410. Recommended background: Technical
background at the level of a bachelor’s degree in engineering,
EMSE 6345. Disaster Recovery and Organizational mathematics, or science and working knowledge of Microsoft
Continuity. 3 Credits. Excel. (Spring, Every Year).
Disaster recovery planning and business continuity. Recovery
of information and communication systems. The role EMSE 6505. Knowledge Management I. 3 Credits.
of the private sector in mitigation and recovery. Public/ The foundations of knowledge management, including cultural
private partnerships in community reconstruction and issues, technology applications, organizational concepts
recovery. (Spring). and processes, management aspects, and decision support
systems. Case studies. (Fall).
EMSE 6350. Hazard Mitigation in Disaster Management. 3
Credits. EMSE 6506. Knowledge Management II. 3 Credits.
Hazard mitigation and its role in disaster management; analysis A capstone course. Students work in teams, applying principles
of past and current government and private-sector programs; and processes of systems thinking, systems engineering, and
examination of new approaches; structural versus nonstructural integrative management in the design and implementation of a
actions; mitigation of terrorist attacks. (Fall). knowledge management system. Prerequisite: EMSE 6505.

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EMSE 6507. Advanced Knowledge Management. 3 Credits. EMSE 6545. Internet and On-Line Law for Security
Advanced study of contemporary knowledge management: Managers. 3 Credits.
cost estimating methods, development of enterprise-level Legal issues regarding control of behavior, information
strategies, structure of strategic leadership in managing security mechanisms, and information systems engineering in
intellectual capital and competitive intelligence. Prerequisites: connected enterprises. Specific laws and regulations governing
EMSE 6505 and EMSE 6506. (Fall, spring, and summer, Every Internet and on-line activity, jurisdictional challenges associated
Year). with networked computing, and business law in cyberspace.
EMSE 6510. Decision Support Systems and Models. 3 EMSE 6546. Cybercrime for Info Secur Mgrs. 3 Credits.
Credits. Legal issues regarding information security actions related
Theory of decision making—a cognitive view. Modeling decision to and in response to criminal activity, including industrial
maker heuristics and processes. Design, implementation, and espionage, back-hacking, cracking, and cyberterrorism.
evaluation of state-of-the-art DSS (hands-on). Assess impact of Transnational issues, cybercrime treaties and conventions, and
behavioral, situational, and organizational variables. (Fall). cyberwar issues. Prerequisite: EMSE 6545.
EMSE 6537. Information Operations. 3 Credits. EMSE 6547. Cyber Resilience. 3 Credits.
National security concerns of governments and business about Resilience planning for cybersecurity; assessment and
attacks across national borders and through physical protective modeling approaches to limit system failure toward
mechanisms. The emergence of information technologies, creating a cyber-resilient organization; recognition,
from casual to full-fledged operational scale, to advance resistance, recovery, reinstatement from the perspectives
causes. Specific examples (e.g., attacks on Estonia, Palestinian of information technologists and engineering managers;
conflict). (On demand). existing cybersecurity reliance frameworks; potential policies to
EMSE 6540. Management of Information and Systems sustain a healthy and robust security posture. (Fall, spring, and
Security. 3 Credits. summer, Every Year).
Information and information security defense techniques EMSE 6549. Business and Competitive Intelligence. 3
and countermeasures with defense fundamentals; critical Credits.
infrastructure protection; network defense techniques such Discovery and analysis of competitive information from open-
as designing firewall systems and IDS, VPNs, cryptographic source intelligence. Sources and methods for data collection;
solutions, Internet security protocols, and cyber security and legal issues and constraints; analysis processes; longitudinal
information assurance tenants such as confidentiality, Integrity, aspects; inference. (Spring).
availability, authentication and non-repudiation. (Fall, Every EMSE 6570. Information Management and Information
Year). Systems. 3 Credits.
EMSE 6542. Cybersecurity Risk Management and The use of information in organizations, the management
Compliance. 3 Credits. of the information resource; the impact of information and
Cybersecurity threats and other risks to an organization’s communication technology. (Spring).
core business; risk-based planning and risk management EMSE 6573. Managing E-Commerce Technologies. 3
of cybersecurity at the enterprise level; risk assessment and Credits.
modeling approaches to cybersecurity issues related to security Principles of good e-business management. Methods of
structures, sustaining healthy cybersecurity posture, and conducting e-commerce—major opportunities, limitations,
satisfying compliance with risk frameworks. Prerequisite: EMSE issues, and risks. Popular technologies for building e-
6540. (Fall, spring, and summer, Every Year). businesses, security authentication, privacy, acceptable use
EMSE 6543. Managing the Protection of Information Assets policies, and legal limits. (Fall, odd years).
and Systems. 3 Credits. EMSE 6574. Programming for Analytics. 3 Credits.
Advanced topics in protection of information assets and Introduction to programming for data analytics using the
systems, including authentication, asset control, security Python programming language. Prepares students for higher-
models and kernels, physical security, personnel security, level courses in data analytics. Prerequisites: CSCI 1011 or CSCI
operational security, administrative security, security 1111 or CSCI 1112. (Fall and spring, Every Year).
configuration management, and resource control. Prerequisite:
EMSE 6540. EMSE 6575. Data Mining and Processing. 3 Credits.
Application of commonly used algorithms for data analysis
EMSE 6544. Auditing, Monitoring, and Intrusion Detection using libraries in the Python programming language such
for Information Security Managers. 3 Credits. as SciKit-Learn; unsupervised classification techniques,
Methods for detecting problems with unauthorized activity in supervised classification techniques, and crowdsourcing for
information systems and management challenges associated data annotation. Provides preparation for a capstone course in
with those activities. Prerequisite: EMSE 6540. the data analytics sequence. Prerequisites: APSC 3115, EMSE
2705 or MATH 2184, and EMSE 6574. (Spring, Every Year).

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EMSE 6577. Data-Driven Policy. 3 Credits. EMSE 6701. Operations Research Methods. 3 Credits.
The application of data mining algorithms and other Deterministic and stochastic methods. Optimization algorithms:
computational techniques to answer questions related to Simplex method, Branch and Bound, combinatorial algorithms,
policy; problem formulation, tool selection, and interpretation heuristic methods. Optimization theory: convexity, duality,
of analysis results; volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and sensitivity analysis. Stochastic optimization: marginal analysis,
value. May serve as a capstone course in the data analytics Markov chains, Markov decision processes. Prerequisite: APSC
sequence. Prerequisites: EMSE 6705, EMSE 6575 and EMSE 3115 or EMSE 6020, MATH 2233, or permission of instructor.
6765. (Spring, Every Year). EMSE 6705. Mathematics in Operations Research. 3
EMSE 6579. Applied Data Mining in Engineering Credits.
Management. 3 Credits. Mathematical foundations of optimization theory: linear
Methods and techniques for discovering patterns and algebra, advanced calculus, convexity theory. Geometrical
relationships in aggregated data, with practical focus on interpretations and use of software. Prerequisite: MATH 2233.
engineering problems. Tools, techniques, and methods EMSE 6710. Applied Optimization Modeling. 3 Credits.
explored in the context of their application. Prerequisite: EMSE Analysis of linear, integer, and nonlinear optimization models
6020, EMSE 6586. of decision problems that arise in industry, business, and
EMSE 6580. Information and Software Engineering. 3 government. Modeling techniques and applications; use of
Credits. optimization software to solve models. Prerequisite: EMSE
Introduction to analysis and design of information systems 6850 or permission of instructor.
including requirements analysis, project management, and EMSE 6715. Theory of Games. 3 Credits.
software architectures. Introduction to CASE tools. Prerequisite: Mathematical models of conflict and cooperation with
EMSE 6570 or permission of instructor. applications in economics, business, defense, transportation,
EMSE 6582. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. 3 and societal issues (voting schemes, fair division, auctions).
Credits. Concept and computation of equilibrium in n-person games.
The object-relationship model and the object-behavior model. Prerequisite: MATH 2233 or permission of instructor.
Managing complexity with views and high-level modeling in EMSE 6720. Topics in Optimization. 3 Credits.
object-oriented systems analysis. The concepts, the method, Selected topics from the fields of linear programming,
and applications, including object-based and object-oriented nonlinear programming, dynamic programming, heuristics, and
languages. Prerequisite: EMSE 6580. constraint programming. May be repeated for credit provided
EMSE 6584. Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence. 3 the topic differs. Prerequisite: EMSE 6701 or permission of
Credits. instructor.
History of AI, expert systems, knowledge representation, EMSE 6730. Integer and Network Programming. 3 Credits.
search and control techniques, natural language processing, Combinatorial optimization problems: algorithms and
computer vision, computer speech, knowledge-based applications. Network problems: minimum spanning tree,
systems, and evidential reasoning. Hands-on experience with a shortest path, maximum flows, minimum cost flows, optimal
knowledge-based shell. (Spring). matchings, routing problems. Complexity theory. Enumeration
EMSE 6586. Database Design and Database Management and cutting plane methods for solving integer programs.
Systems. 3 Credits. Prerequisite: EMSE 6701 or permission of instructor.
Concepts, strategies, and features of database design and EMSE 6740. Systems Thinking and Policy Modeling I. 3
management. Analysis, design, and implementation of Credits.
database systems for micro and mainframe applications. Introduction to systems thinking and the system dynamics
Development of a microcomputer database system. (Spring). approach to policy analysis, with applications to business
EMSE 6588. Software Project Development with CASE. 3 management and public policy. Causal-loop and stock and
Credits. flow models of business growth, technology adoption, and
Evaluation and selection of CASE tools, use of CASE tools marketing. Use of role-based games to explain key principles
in software design/project. Graphical user interface and of systems. Use of simulation software to model problems and
re-engineering tools. Open only to master’s candidates in case studies.
the department during the last semester of their program. EMSE 6745. Systems Thinking and Policy Modeling II. 3
Prerequisite: EMSE 6580. Credits.
EMSE 6589. Data Communications and Networks. 3 Case studies in dynamic policy analysis. Use of microcomputers
Credits. in simulation. The class collectively models and simulates a
Technical and managerial aspects of data communications, social system to explore policy options. Prerequisite: EMSE
with emphasis on communication networks. Methodologies 6740.
used in data communications, communication networks, and
distributed data processing. (On demand).

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EMSE 6750. Stochastic Foundations of Operations EMSE 6807. Advanced Systems Engineering. 3 Credits.
Research. 3 Credits. Analysis of advanced systems engineering topics; system
Topics in probability theory, stochastic processes, and lifecycle models, INCOSE Vision 2025, requirements types and
statistical inference. Foundations of probability, conditional processes, architectural design processes and frameworks,
probability and expectation, Poisson processes, Markov chains, DoDAF artifacts, enterprise architecture and enterprise systems
and Brownian motion. Prerequisite: APSC 3116 or permission engineering, complex adaptive systems (CAS), modeling
of instructor. languages and SysML, and Model Based Systems Engineering
EMSE 6755. Quality Control and Acceptance Sampling. 3 (MBSE). Applications of systems engineering tools and
Credits. techniques. (Spring, Every Year).
Statistical approaches to quality assurance. Single and EMSE 6810. Systems Analysis and Management. 3 Credits.
multivariate control charts, acceptance sampling by attributes The systems or holistic approach as a methodology for
and variables, process capability and design of experiments. making decisions and allocating resources. Analysis by means
Prerequisite: APSC 3115 or permission of instructor. of objectives, alternatives, models, criteria, and feedback.
EMSE 6760. Discrete Systems Simulation. 3 Credits. Prerequisite: EMSE 6020 .
Simulation of discrete stochastic models. Simulation languages. EMSE 6815. Requirements Engineering. 3 Credits.
Random-number/ random-variate generation. Statistical design Requirements in systems engineering, including requirement
and analysis of experiments, terminating/nonterminating types, quality factors, elicitation methods, analysis, derivation
simulations; comparison of system designs. Input distributions, of implicit requirements, management, traceability, verification,
variance reduction, validation of models. Same as STAT 4173. cross-requirement assessments, and validation. Focus on
Prerequisite: APSC 3115; CSCI 1121, CSCI 1041, or CSCI 1111; writing and managing quality requirements in complex
or permission of instructor. systems. Prerequisite: EMSE 6801.
EMSE 6765. Data Analysis for Engineers and Scientists. 3 EMSE 6817. Model-Based Systems Engineering. 3 Credits.
Credits. Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and its derivative,
Design of experiments and data collection. Regression, evidence-based systems engineering (EBSE), are techniques
correlation, and prediction. Multivariate analysis, data pooling, with strong potential for improving the technical integrity
data compression. Model validation. Prerequisite: APSC 3115. of complex systems. The foundation to these model- and
EMSE 6770. Techniques of Risk Analysis and Management. research-based techniques for system definition and analysis
3 Credits. as applied to life-cycle SE. Practical applications. Prerequisite:
Topics and models in current risk analysis; modern applications EMSE 6805. (Spring, Every Year).
of risk-based planning and risk management; use of EMSE 6820. Program and Project Management. 3 Credits.
quantitative methods in risk analysis. (Spring). Problems in managing projects; project management as
EMSE 6790. Logistics Planning. 3 Credits. planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring; project and
Quantitative methods in model building for logistics systems, corporate organizations; duties and responsibilities; the project
including organization, procurement, transportation, inventory, plan; schedule, cost, earned-value and situation analysis;
maintenance, and their interrelationships. Stresses applications. leadership; team building; conflict management; meetings,
Prerequisite: APSC 3115, MATH 1232. presentations, and proposals. (Fall).

EMSE 6801. Systems Engineering I. 3 Credits. EMSE 6825. Project Cost and Quality Management. 3
Systems approach to the architecting and engineering of large- Credits.
scale systems; elements of systems engineering; methods and Developing project cost and resource estimates during the
standards; computer tools that support systems and software planning stages. Monitoring, forecasting, and controlling cost
engineering; trends and directions; the integrative nature of throughout the project life cycle. Project quality planning,
systems engineering. (Fall, spring, and summer). assurance, and control. Relationships among project scope,
time, cost, quality, human resources, communications,
EMSE 6805. Systems Engineering II. 3 Credits. procurement, and risk. Preparation for the Project Management
Application of systems engineering tools to provide hands-on Professional examination. Prerequisite: EMSE 6820.
experience with essential elements of practice. Processes of
requirements engineering, functional analysis and allocation, EMSE 6830. Human Factors Engineering. 3 Credits.
risk management, architecting; architectural heuristics, Study of the human–machine interface applied to system
axiomatic design, analytical assessment of alternative design, job design, and technology management. Human
architectures. Prerequisite: EMSE 6801. sensory–motor, perceptual, and cognitive functions; task
analysis and allocation; contextual aspects of human factors
engineering. Modeling, design, and evaluation methodologies.
Applications to user-centered industrial and information
systems. (As required).

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EMSE 6840. Applied Enterprise Systems Engineering. 3 EMSE 6997. Advanced Topics in Operations Research. 3
Credits. Credits.
Applications of systems engineering in the DoD, other Advanced topics from the literature of operations research for
parts of the federal government, and commercial sectors. analysis, presentation, and discussion. Reading assignments
Architectural frameworks and enterprise architecting concepts from professional journals selected by the instructor and the
and practices, including JCIDS/DODAF, Federal Enterprise student. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: permission of
Architecture Framework, and Zachman™ Framework. instructor.
Enterprise architecting and advanced modeling tools. EMSE 6998. Thesis Research. 3 Credits.
Prerequisite: EMSE 6805.
EMSE 6999. Thesis Research. 3 Credits.
EMSE 6845. Lean and Agile Systems Engineering. 3
Credits. EMSE 8000. Research Formulation in Engineering
Lean and agile methods as applied to the engineering Management and Systems Engineering. 3 Credits.
design and development of systems; review of contemporary First in a two-course sequence of doctoral seminars designed
implementation frameworks, methodologies, and the tools to give students their first exposure to the process of
used to support them. Implications for traditional systems formulating and executing empirical research. Class format
engineering; fundamental changes to the requirements includes discussion, field experiments, data analysis, and
processes; implications for engineering management. theorizing. Study of core concepts in building theory from
Prerequisite: EMSE 6805. (Spring, Every Year). empirical data and classic works in technically-oriented
management theory. Participants design and execute a
EMSE 6848. Systems of Systems. 3 Credits. research project. Restricted to EMSE PhD students. (Spring,
Complex systems engineering in terms of systems of systems Every Year).
(SoS); theoretical and practical instances of SoS; application of
lifecycle systems engineering processes; various types of SoS EMSE 8001. Research Methods for Engineering
and the challenges to be faced to ensure their acquisition and Management and Systems Engineering. 3 Credits.
technical integrity. Prerequisite: EMSE 6805. (Spring, Every Second in a two-course sequence introducing doctoral
Year). students to the fundamentals of research design and methods.
Introduction to a range of research methods relevant to the
EMSE 6850. Quantitative Models in Systems Engineering. 3 study of engineering management and systems engineering,
Credits. reading, writing, and critiquing the elements of a research
Quantitative modeling techniques and their application to proposal. Restricted to EMSE PhD students. Prerequisite: EMSE
decision making in systems engineering. Linear, integer, 8000. (Fall, Every Year).
and nonlinear optimization models. Stochastic models:
inventory control, queuing systems, and regression analysis. EMSE 8010. Advanced Topics in Optimization. 3 Credits.
Elements of Monte Carlo and discrete event system simulation. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs.
Prerequisite: APSC 3115 or EMSE 6020. Prerequisite: EMSE 6701, EMSE 6705 or permission of
instructor.
EMSE 6855. Reliability Analysis and Infrastructure Systems.
3 Credits. EMSE 8020. Advanced Stochastic Models in Operations
Modeling basic variables and defining the limit–state surface. Research. 3 Credits.
Computing the reliability index of an infrastructure system Applied probability models, including the Poisson process,
by approximating the limit–state surface—FORM and SORM. continuous-time, denumerable-state Markov processes,
Modeling an infrastructure system. Reliability analysis renewal theory, semi-Markov regenerative processes.
using branch and bound, failure paths and failure modes, Applications to queues, inventories, and other operations
identification of dominant failure paths. Case studies. (Fall). research systems. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

EMSE 6991. Project for Professional Degree. 3 Credits. EMSE 8100. The Praxis Proposal. 3 Credits.
Limited to students in the Applied Scientist or Engineer degree Overview of research methods; aims and purposes of the
program. praxis; development of praxis research strategies; formulation
and defense of a praxis proposal. Praxis proposal defense must
EMSE 6992. Special Topics. 3 Credits. be passed before the student is admitted to degree candidacy
Selected topics in engineering management and systems to undertake praxis work. Restricted to students who have
engineering, as arranged. May be repeated for credit. completed all required coursework for the DEng in the field of
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. engineering management degree. (Fall, spring, and summer,
EMSE 6995. Research. 1-12 Credits. Every Year).
Basic or applied research in engineering management or
systems engineering. Open to master’s degree candidates in
the department. May be repeated for credit.

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EMSE 8199. Praxis Research. 1-6 Credits.
Independent applied research in engineering management
culminating in the final praxis report and final examination
for the degree of doctor of engineering. May be repeated
for credit. Restricted to students in the DEng in the field of
engineering management program who have passed the praxis
proposal defense. Prerequisite: EMSE 8100. (Fall, spring, and
summer, Every Year).
EMSE 8998. Adv Reading & Research. 1-12 Credits.
Limited to Doctor of Philosophy candidates. May be repeated
for credit.
EMSE 8999. Dissertation Research. 1-12 Credits.
Limited to Doctor of Philosophy candidates. May be repeated
for credit.

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