ENMA 288:
System Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
Student Outcomes
This class is designed to produce the following student outcomes (derived from ABET A-K):
1. Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering: Students will apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to model, simulate, and analyze complex manufacturing and business systems.
2. Design and conduct experiments, and analyze and interpret data: Students will use existing information on manufacturing and business systems to form models, simulate behavior, and analyze and interpret information in support of improvement recommendations and improvement metrics.
3. Design a system, component, or process to meet needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability: This course focuses on modeling, simulation, and analysis of complex systems with the intent of developing comprehensive requirements and specifications for system design. Models will acknowledge economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability factors.
4. Function on multi-disciplinary teams: As an element of the Masters Degree in Engineering Management Program, this course is attended by students from several graduate programs within the university, most of whom are part-time evening students coming from a wide variety of jobs. A significant portion of the student’s grade in this course is determined by participation on a project team. As a result of the diverse student demographic of the course and heavy emphasis on student team projects, the course provides significant experience functioning on a multi-disciplinary team.
5. Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems: The primary educational objectives of this course are focused on this student outcome.
6. Understand professional and ethical responsibility: While the modeling and analysis of systems as pursued in this course emphasizes cost, quality, and delivery time improvements, professional and ethical responsibilities related to design and implementation of systems are highlighted.
7. Communicate effectively: All homework assignment solutions are presented in class by students. Student teams present oral updates, final oral presentations, and final written reports that are shared with classmates and project team sponsors.
8. Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context: System modeling, simulation, and analysis as taught in his course is pursued in the context of global impact and benefits.
9. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning: All Engineering Management program courses provide overviews of key topics relevant to the perspective, new, and practicing engineering manager. The surveys are designed to provide the student with base-level knowledge, skills, and experience that enable and motivate the student to pursue specific elements that are relevant to their management environment.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary issues: The system analysis element of this course includes assessment of system impacts and benefits in the context of contemporary issues.
11. Use the techniques, skills, and tools necessary for engineering practice: System modeling, simulation, and analysis is composed of a wide range of techniques, skills, and tools that have been proven to be extremely effective in improving system design and performance. This course coupled with Engineering Management courses in design for six sigma, project management, and system “lean thinking” form the essential tool set for engineering managers.