Course Hours: Monday 7:20 – 10:00 pm
Location: Innovation Hall
(Academic Unit IV),
Room 209
Teaching
Assistant:
TBD
Course
Outline:
Systems Design =
Definition + Requirements +
Architecture + Evaluation.
The objective of this
course is to
develop a good understanding of the design activities involved in (i)
translating customer/stake-holder requirements into actionable goals
and
requirements necessary for creating a system, (ii) guiding the
integration or
assemblage of the systems’ components into a functioning whole, and
(iii)
assessing the level of fit between stake-holder needs and actual
outcome.
Course coverage will include modeling techniques for capturing data,
process,
and behavioral perspectives, and analysis techniques for verifying
correctness
of functional models.
Texts:
- Buede, D.M. (2000) The Engineering Design of Systems, John Wiley & Sons.
- Fowler, M. (2000) UML Distilled, Second edition, Addison-Wesley.
Additional References:
- Griffiths,
G. (1998) The Essence of Structured
Systems Analysis Techniques, Prentice-Hall.
- Lejk, M.
and Deeks, D. (2002) An Introduction
to Systems Analysis Techniques, Second edition, Addison-Wesley.
- Kolarik,
W.J. (1999) Creaing Quality: Process
Design for Results, Mc-Graw Hill.
Grades:
- Homework – 15%
- Exam 1 – 15%
- Exam 2 – 15%
- Project – 30% Detailed
guidelines for the project and sample projects will be made
available later.
- Final Exam – 25%
Rules:
- Make-up exams will not be
allowed unless warranted by extreme circumstances.
- Homework is due at start
of class on the due-date – late submissions will NOT be accepted.
- Be sure to do your own
work. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated – all work on
assignments and exams is to be performed without assistance. When the
instructor feels beyond reasonable doubt that academic dishonesty has
occurred, the student will be awarded an “F” in the course. If such
disciplinary action is taken, the case will be documented and the
student will be informed of his or her right to appeal.
- Students are responsible
for any changes to the syllabus announced in class.