Systems Engineering University Programs

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Systems Engineering University Programs

• Prepared by Susan Vandiver
• April 16, 2004

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Four Select Universities

• From the east coast to the west we are going on
  a tour of these selected academic institutions
  which provide Systems Engineering Programs.
• The United States Military Academy
• West Point, New York
• Southern Methodist University
• Dallas, Texas
• The Colorado School of Mines
• Golden, Colorado
• San Jose State University
• San Jose, California

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The University Websites

• The websites that you are about to visit contain
• Virtual Tours
• Webcams
• Audio and video clips
• Photo galleries
• Streaming video
• 360 Degree Photographic Viewing
• Systems Engineering Program Descriptions

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University System Engineering

• After viewing the introductory information to the
  Universities, we will proceed to the information
  regarding their Systems Engineering Programs.
• You will want to make notes of the differences in
  the programs.
• At the end of the session, you will be asked to
  identify the types of careers for which the
  various programs will prepare you.
• The following table will help you to evaluate
  which university would be your preferred
  selection.

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Comparison of Universities
Print this table. During the tour, enter a
number from 0 to 10 in each block where 10 is
the highest or best rating and zero is the lowest
or worst rating.
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Tradeoff Analysis

• After you complete the table, sum the entries
  each row to arrive at a total score for each
  university
• You will have just performed a systems
  engineering tradeoff analysis.

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General Information

• The following slides take you through a guided
  tour of the four selected universities starting
  in the east and going west across the United
  States.
• The words in blue are topics and headings.
• The words in red are the selections to be made
  and clicked on with the mouse once you are on the
  indicated website.

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Tour of United States Military Academy Systems
Engineering Program

• Go to the website http//www.se.usma.edu.
• Skim down the page to the video clips area and
  select Systems Engineering to view a video and
  hear an audio of a students viewpoint.
• Go back to the website in step 1.
• You may try to view the USMA Virtual Tour located
  at the bottom of the black column on the left.
  My connection was too slow to be practical.
• Next select Academic Programs in the black column
  on the left, it will take you to
  http//www.se.usma.edu/Programs/Programs.htm.
  Read the text.
• Next select the Systems Engineering Program
  Description just below the text, it will take you
  to http//www.se.usma.edu/Programs/SE.htm. This
  website provides an excellent description of
  Systems Engineering and the opportunities that it
  could provide.

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Tour of Southern Methodist University Systems
Engineering Program

• Go to the website http//www.smu.edu.
• On the left hand side under Quick Links select
  Visit SMU this will take you to the website
  http//www.smu.edu/admission.visit.asp.
• It the upper right hand corner is the Virtual SMU
  logo, select this.
• There are many 360o clickable views to choose
  from for your virtual visit including the campus
  view, key landmarks, life on campus, learning,
  Meadows Museum, and sports venues. Select one
  that appeals to you.
• Then go back to the main website in number 1 and
  select Engineering under Academics in the second
  column this will take you to http//www.engr.smu.e
  du.
• Under the tab Departments is a pull down menu,
  select Engineering Management, Information
  Systems, taking you to http//engr.smu.edu/emis/in
  dex.html.

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Tour of Southern Methodist University Systems
Engineering Program (cont.)

• An interesting program at SMU is the 41 program.
  Select the 41 program under Programs and
  Courses in the section Whats New in EMIS?
• Read about the 41 program and then select the
  link EMIS masters degree in the text, taking you
  to http//www.engr.smu.edu/emis/Programs/programs.
  html.
• Next, select the Master of Science, in Systems
  Engineering (MSSE). This will take you to
  http//engr.smu.edu/emis/Programs/MS_SE/ms_se.html
  .
• Here is an excellent description of Systems
  Engineering and the SMU Systems Engineering
  Program.

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Tour of Colorado School of MinesSystems
Engineering Program

• Start at the website http//www.mines.edu.
• Using the popup menu under Visitors, select the
  Virtual Visit, taking you to http//www.mines.edu/
  tour/.
• In the upper right corner of the Virtual Visit to
  Mines illustration is a hot air balloon, select
  this to go to Webcams, Panoramas, and Maps.
• If you select the Panoramas of the Campus and
  Area, you will find a list of several 360
  clickable views. If instead, you select the
  Campus Web Camera, there is a view that is
  updated every 10 seconds.
• Use your back button to go back to the Virtual
  Visit to Mines illustration. There is a small
  red brick building on the right side, when you
  hold your mouse over it, it indicates Academic
  Programs, select this (taking you to
  http//www.mines.edu/Academic/).

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Tour of Colorado School of MinesSystems
Engineering Program (cont.)

• On the Academics page, select Academic
  Departments. In the first drop down menu under
  Departments, select Engineering and then click on
  Go. This will take you to http//egweb.mines.edu.
  
• This is the Division of Engineering page which is
  interesting to read. Next select Programs from
  the tabs across the top. On the page that
  appears, select 5 Year Program. This will take
  you to http//egweb.mines.edu/5year.html.
• A description of the universities Physics
  Bachelors Degree combined with Masters Degree
  in Systems Engineering is given.

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Tour of San Jose State UniversitySystems
Engineering Program

• Start the tour by going to http//www.sjsu.edu.
• Under Quick Links select Virtual Tour, taking you
  to http//www.sjsu.edu/vtour.
• There are three selection to choose from photo
  gallery, 360o Quicktime VR, or streaming real
  media. Dont spend too much time here there is
  much more to come. Choose from these for your
  pleasure and then return to the start, page 1
  above.
• Select Academic Programs in the upper left
  section which will take you to http//www.sjsu.edu
  /academic_programs .
• Select Colleges, Departments, Programs. On the
  page that follows select Engineering which will
  take you to http//www.engr.sjsu.edu/coe.
• Under Programs on the left side, select
  Industrial and Systems (ISE).

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Tour of San Jose State UniversitySystems
Engineering Program (cont.)

• From the Industrial Systems Engineering page
  select the Play ISE Videos. Here are great
  videos of ISE Careers, Packaging (Engr) Careers,
  and Packaging at SJSU available in your preferred
  choice of Real, Windows Media, or Quicktime.
• Back at the Industrial Systems Engineering page
  now select What is Systems Engineering? This
  takes you to an excellent description of Systems
  Engineering on the National Society of
  Professional Engineers webpage,
  http//www.nspe.org/etweb/1!-01systems.asp.

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Conclusion

• Finish your tradeoff analysis by summing the rows
  to determine which of the universities has the
  most potential of the four.
• Write a summary of career opportunities and
  anything that you found interesting regarding
  systems engineering.
• You may submit your results to either your
  instructor or my email, systech_at_gte.net.