SYST 489 - Senior Seminar

Institution:

George Mason University

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Description:

Credits: 3 Introduces several important topics in systems engineering, providing additional experience in writing and giving presentations, and obtaining feedback on curriculum for BS in systems engineering. Several lectures devoted to ethics; writing and making presentations also covered. Students attend technical lectures and write paper. Students also required to write long paper on new technology. Instructor and guest lecturers present material not part of required course load to expand horizons. Examples are "knowledge-based" design, enterprise-wide reengineering, electronic commerce, and optimization by "natural analogy" (simulated annealing, neural networks, genetic algorithms). In addition, students work in teams to critique and redesign curriculum. Each group delivers written product, and provides at least one briefing to class. Best critique and redesign presented to facult

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gmu.edu

Phone Number:

(703) 993-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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