Master of Engineering Cornell Systems Engineering On-Campus or Distance-Learning

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Master of Engineering Cornell Systems
EngineeringOn-Campus or Distance-Learning

• Presented by
• Linda Nozick, Director
• Peter Jackson, Director Graduate Studies
• Michelle Steigerwald, Graduate Field Assistant
• Cornell University Systems Engineering Program

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Overview

• Why Systems Engineering?
• Why Cornell University?
• Why Systems Engineering at Cornell?
• Components of Cornell program
• M.Eng Projects
• Distance Learning
• Certificate in Systems Engineering
• Applying
• More about coursework
• Contact us

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Why Systems Engineering?

• Meet the challenges of complex, real-time,
  software-hardware-human systems The systems of
  Systems
• Manage complexity, risk and uncertainty
• Communicate across disciplines A shared language
  
• Get the right design and get the design right
  A process
• Understand why some projects succeed or others
  fail
• Achieve influence without authority

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Mastering Complexity

• Decision trade-offs in high-risk environments
• From managing independent engineering projects to
  creating globally optimized, integrated solutions
  that meet customer needs

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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Why Cornell?

• Ivy League University
• Top-Ten Engineering College
• First in funding from National Science Foundation
  (NSF)
• Welcoming environment
• High graduation rate of minorities and women
• I would found an institution where any person
  can find instruction in any studyEzra Cornell

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Cornell Systems Engineers

• develop integrated and trustworthy
  production processes.
• Technology experts and leaders in their
  organizations, they skillfully engage hardware,
  software, policies and people to deliver the
  bestproducts and services in a variety of
  industries in the most cost-effective way.

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Where is Cornell?
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Why Systems Engineering at Cornell?

• Innovator and leader in Systems Engineering
  education and research
• One year on-campus program
• Project-based
• Network with industry leaders
• Flexible format On-Campus or Distance
• Added value of joint certificates
• Ivy League and Top-ranked

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Cornell Degree Components

• Top-Ten engineering knowledge and
  skillsWorld-class faculty and students
• Management and leadership training Project-based
  
• Core Classes
• Model-based Systems Engineering (F, 4 cr.)
• Systems Architecture, Behavior, and Optimization
  (S, 3 cr.)
• Project Leadership/Management (S, 3/4 cr.)
• Electives
• At least one Modeling and Analysis Course
• At least one Applications Course
• No more than one additional business class
• Design Project
• Faculty-supervised team effort
• Minimum 6 credit hours

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On-Campus and Distance-Learning

• Same faculty and staff
• Equivalent content and rigor
• Same course offerings
• Both 30 credit hour requirements
• Easy transfer

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Distance-Learning (DL) Specifics

• Project Leadership/Management
• Project Management 4 credits On-Campus
• Project Leadership 3 credits DL After one
  week On-Campus (SYSEN 5920 Systems Engineering
  Management for Virtual Teams)
• One credit On-Campus prior to project (SYSEN
  5940 Creativity and Innovation within System
  Engineering)
• Design Highly Reliable Systems Modeling and
  Analysis (SYSEN 5300/10)
• (Six Sigma Black Belt Certification option)

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Distance-Learning SYSEN 5920 Systems
Engineering Management for Virtual Teams

• Intensive One-Week On-Campus Course
• 35 hours. 1 credit
• Form cohort Social groundwork for team projects
• Engage experiential content of Systems
  Engineering Management
• Complete significant design challenge
• Complete leadership lab and design Self-assess
  leadership style
• Meet faculty and staff

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Distance-Learning SYSEN 5940 Creativity and
Innovation within Systems Engineering

• Second Intensive One-Week On-Campus Course
• 35 hours. 1 credit
• Re-establish cohort connections
• Engage others in experiential content of Systems
  Engineering Management
• Emphasize individual creativity and
  organizational innovation
• Develop Systems Engineering leadership skills

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Distance-Learning Courses

• SYSEN 5110 Model Based Systems Engineering
• SYSEN 5210 Systems Architecture, Behavior, and
  Optimization
• SYSEN 5220 Systems Dynamics
• SYSEN 5310 Systems Engineering Design and
  Operation of Reliable Systems
• SYSEN 5700 Making Design Thinking Work
• SYSEN 5720 The Art of Innovation a hands-on
  design approach
• CEE 6910 Principles of Project Leadership
• CEE 6970 Risk Analysis and Management
• ECE 4450 Computer Networks and
  Telecommunications
• NBA 5070 Entrepreneurship for Scientists
  and Engineers
• ORIE 5100 Design of Manufacturing Systems
• New Distance-Learning Summer Course being
  developed

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Distance-Learning Technologies

• Asynchronous transmission
• Web-streaming of instructor and classroom
  (website)
• Synchronized crisp images of lecture material
• Jump to any point of lecture
• View a portion of a lecture on the Systems
  Engineering WebsiteVideo Gallery
  http//www.systemseng.cornell.edu/about/video.cfm
  
• On-line content management system
• Posted announcements, schedules, lecture notes,
  assignments,
• video links
• Electronic submission of assignments
• Proctored exams (electronic)

Lectures in Ives Hall connected to remote sites
LT Matthew Zarracina completed his degree while
serving in Iraq
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Distance-Learning Design Project

• Small groups or geographically dispersed teams
• Possible work-related
• Gain valuable experience in the application of
  Systems Engineering
• Proven experience

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Added Value Certificates

• Joint Cornell-Carnegie Mellon
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• Systems Engineering

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Cornell-Carnegie Mellon Joint Certificate

• Core Certificate Courses
• CU SYSEN 5100/10 Model Based Systems
  Engineering
• CMU 17-6530 Managing Software
  Development
• CMU 17-6550 Architectures of Software
  Systems
• CU SYSEN 5300/10 Systems Engineering Design and
  Operation
• of
  Reliable Systems
• One Elective (subject to transfer limits)
• Cornell
• SYSEN 5200/10 System Architecture,
  Optimization and Behavior
• CEE 6970 Risk Analysis and
  Management
• CEE 5900/6910 Principles of Project
  Leadership/Management
• Carnegie Mellon
• Software Process Definition
• Risk Management in Software Intensive Projects
• Software Process Measurement

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Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate

• Four credits Additional project work
• Identify and remove defect causes and variability
  to meet and exceed customer expectations
• Apply statistical rigor
• Can be earned through SYSEN 5300/10 Design of
  Highly Reliable Systems (3-4 credits)
• Black and Green Belts offered

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Admission Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Mathematics or
  Science with suitable GPA
• Undergraduate course in Probability and
  Statistics (matriculation requirement)
• GRE general test Scores
• TOEFL Exam for Non-Native English Applicants
• 2 Letters of Recommendation

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Admissions RequirementsLockheed Martin MS 2
ISGS ELDP

• No GRE
• One letter of recommendation (ELDP supervisor
  preferable)
• MS2 transfers from Stevens 9 credits 6 project,
  3 Elective
• ISGS transfers from GW 6 credits 6 Elective OR
  3 Elective and 3 project (consent of Project
  Advisor)

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Cornell Masters in Systems Engineering

• Ivy League and Top-Ten Engineering
• World-class faculty and students
• One year On-Campus Program
• Flexible, equivalent options On-Campus or
  Distance Learning
• Network with industry leaders
• Graduates in demand
• Project-based means grads hit the ground running

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Apply Online

• apply.gradschool.cornell.edu
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for
  non-US university
• Transcripts from each college/university
  previously attended (Scanned copies OK)
• Statement of Purpose
• Two letters of recommendation, three encouraged
• Application fee 95
• App fee for Distance Learning WAIVED if apply
  before April 1st
• Deadlines for Fall
• February 1st - For Financial Aid consideration
• June 1st - For all other applicants

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Contact Us

• Linda Nozick, Director Cornell Systems
  Engineering Peter Jackson, Systems Director
  of Grad Studies
• [phone]
  [phone]
• lkn3_at_cornell.edu
  pj16_at_cornell.edu
• Michelle Steigerwald, Systems Graduate Field
  Assistant
• 202 Rhodes Hall
• Cornell University
• Ithaca, New York 14853
• [phone]
• md464_at_cornell.edu
• Systems Engineering Program Office
• [phone]
• systemseng_at_cornell.edu
• www.systemseng.cornell.edu

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Thank you!
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MORECourse Descriptions
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SYSEN 5110Model-Based Systems Engineering
Practical overview of Systems Engineering Process

• Customer analysis
• Requirements analysis
• Functional design
• Structural design
• Systems analysis
• Tradeoff analysis
• Verification
• Validation

Numerous industry examples, case studies and
term project
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SYSEN 5210 Systems Architecture, Behavior and
Optimization
Advanced course explores analytical tools within
Systems Engineering Process

• Simulation
• Optimization
• Design structure matrices
• System dynamics
• Network reliability

• Case studies, system simulations and a term
  project

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SYSEN 5310 Systems Engineering for Design and
Operation of Reliable Systems
Tools and techniques for integrating quality,
reliability and durability into design of complex
systems

• Failure mode and effects analysis
• Quantifying uncertainty about modal parameters
• Fault trees
• Event trees
• Performance metrics
• Component reliability and accelerated life
  testing
• Statistical process control
• Experiments design
• Response surface methodology

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SYSEN 5700 Bringing Design-Thinking to your
organization
Propels Distance-Learning students to next stage
of mastering design-thinking methodology.

• Take learning to a TEAM, and ultimately to the
  organization
• Assume role of team leader, organize and
  facilitate human-centered design challenges
• Learn techniques for teaching empathy, generating
  a design vision, brainstorming, prototyping and
  testing
• Lead a team of colleagues in a design challenge
  relevant to your organization

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SYSEN 5720 The Art of Innovation A hands-on
design approach
Hands-on, on-campus course to prepare future
innovators by teaching human-centered design
methodology known as design thinking.

• Ethnographic techniques for building empathy in
  order to understand human needs and desires
• Build a design vision based on deep insights
  gleaned from actual fieldwork
• Effective brainstorming techniques
• Rapid Prototyping
• Test prototypes with real users and make multiple
  iterations based on user feedback

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CEE 6910Principles of Project Leadership

• Uncertainty and stakeholder management
• Planning, scheduling and risk analysis in face of
  ambiguity
• Culture factor Behavior, ethics and project
  management
• Competencies of high-performing leaders
• Personality as source of uncertainty and of
  strength
• Face-to-face and virtual team dynamics
• Decision-making in groups
• Motivating team and individual performance
• Power, influence and leadership in project
  settings
• Conflict resolution

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CEE 6970Risk Analysis and Management
Risk terminology and reliability engineering,
analytic tools and modeling to analyze
technological, environmental, social and
psychological risks.

• Diverse applications
• Airline and highway accidents
• Industrial safety
• Risks in modern life
• Air quality and public health
• Decision, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
• Perceptions of risk and risk communication
• Risk management and public policy

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ECE 4450 Computer Networks and
Telecommunications

• Basic networking
• Design, analysis, and implementation of computer
  and communication networks and systems
• Emphasis on performance evaluation
• Data transmission and data encoding, data link
  control,
• circuit vs. packet switching, Asynchronous
  Transfer Mode,
• local area network technology, network
  interconnections,
• protocol design (OSE and IP), network security,
  and multimedia

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NBA 5070 Entrepreneurship for Scientists and
Engineers

• Form a start-up team, choose technical business
  idea, develop and found business that attracts
  venture capitalists
• Tutorial sessions to apply lessons to team
  business plan
• How high-technology ideas are converted into
  world-class businesses in venture-backed,
  start-up companies and new business development
  in existing companies
• Grading based on final exam focusing on video
  lectures, a written business plan and its final
  presentation to judging panel

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ORIE 5100 Design of Manufacturing Systems

• Team-based learning
• Design manufacturing and
• logistics systems
• Analyze capacity, material flow and cost
• Analytical method for inventory and production
  planning
• Understanding and optimizing
• system performance

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Thank you!

• Linda Nozick, Director Cornell Systems
  Engineering lkn3_at_cornell.edu