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Graduate certificate in Systems engineering

The Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering is designed for students who need proficiency in the processes involved in systems engineering and the knowledge and skills to successfully guide a system's development from beginning to end.

This certificate requires the following five courses:

ENEE 660: System Engineering Principles
ENEE 661: System Architecture and Design
ENEE 662: System Modeling, Simulation and Analysis
ENEE 663: System Implementation, Integration and Test
ENEE 670: System Engineering Project

Alternatives for students with background in IT:

Instead of ENEE 660, take CMSC 615: Introduction to Systems Engineering and System Architecting
Instead of ENEE 662, take CMSC 625: Modeling and Simulation of Computer Systems

Certificate Highlights

Credits transfer to the MS in Systems Engineering, MS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Computer Science and MS in Engineering Management
Courses designed and taught by SE industry experts
Practical SE skills learned that can be immediately applied in the workplace
Simplified admissions process

Course Descriptions:

ENEE 660: Systems Engineering Principles [3]
This course provides the foundational framework to understand the system engineering (SE) process, selection of specialized SE tools and the execution of SE under differing design or acquisition philosophies. The course addresses; SE priniciples, SE processes and methodologies, integration of technical disciplines and SE management. Prerequisite: B.S. degree in EE or related field or equivalent industrial experience in aerospace or electronic systems.
Syllabus

ENEE 661: System Architecture and Design [3]
This course covers the development of a system architecture and hardware/software system design within the overall systems engineering(SE) process. Major topics include development of an operational concept, functional decomposition, requirements allocation and partitioning, interface definition, inclusion of integrity, reliability, and maintainability within the design concept, validation and verification, technical performance budgeting, quality function deployment techniques, and statistical and linear models.
Prerequisite: B.S. degree in EE or related field and familiarity with basic statistics and calculus. ENEE 660 (SE Principles) may be taken concurrently.
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ENEE 662: Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis [3]
This course addresses simulation architectures. Topics addressed include cost and risk analysis;experimental design; simulation control and interfaces; requirements and architecture definition; simulation design and implmentation; verification,validation, and accreditation;estimating, planning and controlling simulation efforts. Prerequisites: B.S. degree in EE or related field and a working knowledge of C/C++ or a similar programming language. Completion of either ENEE-620 or CMSC-615 is recommended.
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ENEE 663: System Implementation, Integration, and Test [3]
This course covers the translation of design specifications into product elements, integration of these elments into a system, and the verification that the resulting system performs as intended in it operational environment. Prerequisites: ENEE 660 and ENEE 661, CMCS 615 or permission of instructor.
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ENEE 670: Systems Engineering Project [3]
This course is either an individual or group project on an approved topic in the Systems Engineering (SE) Certificate, the SE track within the Master’s in Electrical Engineering or the SE track within the Masters in Computer Science, non-thesis option. The project serves as an integrating mechanism to allow the student to demonstrate a working level understanding by applying the knowledge gained in the coursework leading up to this capstone course. The "project" requires a sequence of tasks required to achieve an end result that requires the use of multiple EE domains, disciplines and tools. Underlying the need for the result of the project are the essential lessons learned from case studies of major programs. The project will be tailored to allow completion and submission as partial satisfaction for a Certificate in Systems Engineering.
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