This course offers an examination of the principles of systems engineering (SE) and their application within engineering management contexts. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary and the core concepts and techniques (tools) of SE. Of particular focus is exploring how systems thinking, as a perspective, offers a valuable capability for holistically understanding and dealing with engineering management problems and challenges.

This course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of basic accounting and finance, focusing on their application to managing engineering projects and organizations. Key topics covered include basic accounting terminology and methods, financial statements and how to interpret them, sources of finance available to businesses, engineering project accounting and financing, and personal and corporate financing basics.

Covers fundamental topics in advanced manufacturing processes. Includes polymer extrusion, thermoforming, polymer-on-polymer stamping, injection molding, 3D printing, micro and nanomanufacturing. Emphasizes on fundamental principles of polymer manufacturing processes, selection of materials relative to product design and manufacturing processes, and design for manufacturability. Explores recent advances in polymer manufacturing from macro to nano scale.

Various protective materials including body armor, helmets, and specialized suits are essential to saving lives and minimizing body injuries under extreme dynamic conditions. To advance the protective materials, fundamental understanding of material deformation behavior at very high rates is crucial. This course will provide basic understanding of materials science and high-strain-rate mechanics relevant to such extreme conditions.

The goal of any manufacturing enterprise should be to obtain safe, dependable, satisfactory, and economical production within the operating constraints of the process. Students will gain foundational knowledge of industrial control systems focused on manufacturing automation. The course will concentrate on the selection and application of commercial sensors, actuators, and controllers to meet the needs of an individual process, or an enterprise-wide operation.

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The course aims at a comprehensive introduction to the physical and chemical processes involved in the design and manufacturing of materials used in current materials engineering technologies, including modern device fabrication technologies. The course will offer a broad review of kinetic processes in engineering materials that control the materials' structural and chemical characteristics in relation to material properties.

Review of engineering principles of solar energy conversion including collection techniques, thermal and direct conversion, system performance prediction, and selected topics. Prerequisite: M&I-Eng 354.

This course will cover operations research and systems engineering methods and their applications in healthcare delivery and medical decision making. The use of these methods for healthcare has recently become an active and growing area of research in diverse contexts such as organ transplant decisions, evaluation of cost effectiveness of preventive screening, scheduling of healthcare services, patient access management, and the coordination of resources for elective and emergency services.