Council of Engineering Systems Universities

1. Engineering Systems at USCApril 2, 2008 Council of Engineering Systems Universities Stan Settles, Director, Systems Architecting & Engineering Program Jim Moore, Chair, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

2. Engineering Systems at USC • AGENDA • Systems Architecting and Engineering (SAE) Program has been the primary USC participant in CESUN since the creation of CESUN in 2003. • Stan will give an update on the SAE Program. • Stan and Jim will describe the unique arrangement that the SAE Program has with the Epstein Department of ISE. • There are many other engineering systems-related activities at USC within the Viterbi School of Engineering and beyond. • Today we will introduce you to a number of these other activities and show how they are related.

3. Engineering Systems Degrees • B.S. Degrees • Industrial and Systems Engineering • Includes an option for Information Systems Engineering • Computer Science

4. Engineering Systems Degrees • M.S. Degrees • Computer Science – Software Engineering • Engineering Management • Industrial and Systems Engineering • Manufacturing Engineering • Operations Research Engineering • Product Development Engineering • Systems Architecting and Engineering • Systems Safety and Security

5. Engineering Systems Degrees • Ph.D. Degrees • Computer Science – Software Engineering • Industrial and Systems Engineering • Includes a track in Systems Architecting and Engineering • Engineer Degree

6. M.S. in Systems Architecting & Engineering (MSSAE) Background • MSSAE program was created in 1987-8 • Response to needs of aerospace and defense industries • Founded by Eb Rechtin, former Director of DARPA, CEO of Aerospace Corporation and VP of Xerox Corporation. • From 1994 to 2003 Elliot Axelband, former VP of Hughes Aircraft led the program. • Since 2003 Stan Settles has been the program director.

7. M.S. in Systems Architecture & Engineering (MSSAE) Background • Inherently Multidisciplinary Approach • Domain specialization • Students specialize in a specific engineering discipline (e.g., Systems Engineer in Astronautics) • Professors and students must both have significant academic and industrial experience credentials • Most MSSAE instructors are from the management and executive ranks of aerospace and defense industries • Systems Architecting expects students to have a minimum of 3 years professional experience

8. USC MSSAE Program • 10 courses required for the Master of Science degree • 4 required core courses • 1 technical management course • 1 general technical course • 4 courses from technical specialization area • No thesis or qualifying exam required USC Viterbi School of Engineering routinely evaluates requests for individually-tailored MSSAE programs.

9. USC MSSAE Program Components • 4 required core courses: • SAE 549 – Systems Architecting • SAE 541 – Systems Engineering Theory and Practice • ISE 460 or 561 or 563 – Engineering Economy One design experience course • AME 527 – Elements of Vehicle and Energy Systems Design • CSCI 577a Software Engineering • Other course, subject to approval of the program director • 1 technical management course from an area such as: • Project management • Team design • Decision theory • Planning, scheduling and cost control • Quality improvement methods • Business modeling and simulation

10. USC MSSAE Program Components • 1 general technical course from an area such as: • Systems architecting directed study • Software engineering • Software management and economics • Advanced topics in systems engineering • Statistics of simulation • Database management • Decision support systems • Political process • Risk management

11. New SAE Courses • Model-based Systems Engineering • Simulation for Systems Architecting and Engineering • Advanced Systems Architecting – Research and Practice • Economic Considerations for Systems Architecting and Engineering

12. USC MSSAE Program Components • 4 courses from one of the following technical specialization areas: • Aerospace and Mechanical Systems • Artificial Intelligence/Neural Networks • Astronautics • Automation and Control Systems • Communication and Signal Processing • Computational Fluid & Solid Mechanics • Computer and Information Systems • Computer Security • Construction • Dynamics & Control • Engineering Management • Manufacturing Systems • Net-Centric Systems • Software Process Architecting • System Safety and Security If a desired specialization track is not listed above, USC’s SAE Program Director can work with the student to create one that is aligned with the student’s interests/career goals

13. Industry Relations • USC SAE Industrial Advisory Board • Consists of representatives from companies and organizations sponsoring students • USC’s MSSAE program has been selected by Boeing, Delphi, and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) as the provider of choice of graduate level Systems Engineering degrees for their employees • USC was awarded funding from TRW for development of Mission Systems Engineering Advanced Topics module; Module included in current advanced Systems Engineering course

14. Engineering Systems at USC • Academic Departments/Programs • Industrial and Systems Engineering Department (ISE) • Systems Architecting and Engineering Program (SAE) • Computer Science Department - Software Engineering (CS-SWE) • Covered by Barry Boehm earlier • Others • Research Organizations • Center for Systems and Software Engineering (CSSE) • Covered by Barry Boehm earlier • Information Sciences Institute (ISI) • Center for … (CREATE) • Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) • Transportation Research (METRANS) • Others

15. Increased selectivity in MS admissions Tuition Units Trend by Semester as of April 1, 2008

16. Tuition Units Trend by Calendar Year from 1997 Increased selectivity in MS admissions

17. Excludes MS PDE students Degree Program Enrollment Trend by Academic Semester: Excludes LS Students

18. Graduate Degree Program Enrollment Trend by Major: Elements of Change

19. Centralized Resources for Doctoral Students • 2007 Doctoral Fellowships • 127 total offers to Viterbi students yielding 53 incoming PhD fellowship students • Annenberg: 8 (restricted to EE-Systems communications students) • Provost’s: 21 (including Mu) • Viterbi: 24 (including Prats, Chen, Zhong) • 21 Annenberg fellowships for continuing students (though who is eligible remains unclear). • 2008 Doctoral Fellowships • Provost’s Fellowships • Regular and diversity categories. • Departments submit nominations directly to the Graduate School. • Stipend is $28K per year for two years; with Dept. guarantees of another two years at $28K stipend, including 50% TA/RA support. • Six Epstein ISE offers approved, including one WiSE top-off award. • Viterbi Fellowships: Four Epstein ISE offers approved, including one WiSE top-off award. • Multiple Department Teaching Assistantships are being offered with objective of funding four new TAs at the maximum level (50% time awards).

20. Fall 2007 Doctoral Program Matriculants

21. 2008 vs. 2007 US News & World Report Graduate Engineering Rankings

22. 2008 vs. Past US News & World Report Industrial Engineering Rankings

23. 2007 vs. 2006 US News & World Report Industrial Engineering Rankings (Cont.) * Reported as a three-way tie for 13th, 14 is the average rank in the tie.

24. Vision • The Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering will be a world leader in education, research, and innovation by creating, expanding, and communicating knowledge associated with designing, operating, integrating and improving products, processes and socio-technical systems. Our faculty and students will be leaders in the profession, shaping the future by contributing creatively and analytically to solutions of societal problems.

25. Values and Principles: • As faculty and staff, we will: • Maintain an open forum where all may advocate their ideas in a transparent manner. • Give thoughtful consideration to points of view that are not our own. • Exercise patience to allow time for deliberation. • Give special care to protect minority interests. • Accept the collective will of the group. • Assist each other in achieving our collective and individual goals. • Commit to excellence in all aspects of department activities (e.g., teaching, research, mentoring, outreach, etc.). • Help each other be accountable for following these principles.

26. Discipline Areas of Interest and Applications

27. SAE Program Structure • Multidisciplinary program administratively tied to the ISE Department • Director reports to the dean for the program • George Friedman is associate director • Has its own budget • 28 joint appointments shown in catalogue • Currently included as SAE track in ISE Ph.D.

28. SAE Ph.D. Program • Graduate Executive Committee • High level, chaired by Program Director • Appointed by Dean upon Program Director’s recommendation • Fundamental mission – ensure Ph.D. quality • Oversee process – admissions, screening, qualification, defense

29. USC Viterbi School of Engineering Distance Education Network [DEN] Overview • Pioneer in Distance Learning • 1972 Microwave • 1997 Satellite • 1999 E-Learning • Designed for the professional engineer • Deliver engineering graduate education - ONLINE • Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Petroleum Engineering programs consistently ranked top 15 departments in the country • 30+ Master of Science degrees, 5 Graduate Certificate programs, SAP academic certification, and 1 Engineer degree

30. Aerojet Aerospace Corporation Alpine Electronics BAE Systems Boeing Corporation Chevron Ericsson GE Energy General Dynamics Hamilton Sundstrand Honeywell Intel JPL DEN Overview Current Corporate Sponsors (partial list) • Lockheed Martin • Motorola • NASA • Nokia • Northrop Grumman • Occidental Petroleum • Pratt & Whitney • Qualcomm • Raytheon • SAIC • United Technologies Corp. • United States Air Force • Individual Students

31. DEN Overview DEN’s student base spans 40+ states, 2 U.S.territories, Canada, and Korea

32. Earning a Degree via DEN DEN students are no different from on-campus students! • DEN students meet the same admissions requirements • DEN students complete the same course requirements to earn a degree • DEN students adhere to the same academic standards • The diploma earned is the same University of Southern California (USC) Master of Science degree

33. DEN’s E-Learning System • Currently 130+ courses are available online every fall and spring semester, continually expanding upon addition of new online degrees; approximately 30+ courses available in the summer semester • High-speed Internet access (DSL/Cable minimum), Windows Media Player (downloadable for free) • All DEN courses are available on the Internet live and on-demand. Downloading and podcasting are now available. • Students can phone into studio classrooms with questions during class, or participate in chat or threaded discussions • Lectures are archived and available for viewing for the entire semester

34. DEN’s E-Learning System Class notes are enlarged for better viewing; and can be downloaded and printed! Live chat and threaded discussions open in separate windows from here Navigation bar for jumping to different parts of the lecture Video window and controls

35. Call In During Live Lecture Virtual Meetings & Presentations Live Chat &Threaded Discussion DEN’s E-Learning System

36. In Closing A personal note on architecting a system …

37. System Verification at Over 200 mphAugust 14, 2007 Photo Courtesy of MG Photo/Graphic