2003 Fall

CS492A Special Topics in Computer Science:

"System Engineering Seminar"

Course Outline


Time Monday and Wednesday 14:30-16:00
Classroom CS 1406 (1st Seminar Room)
Instructor K Chon (chon at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr 042-869-3514)
Secretary EJ Seo (ejseo at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr 042-869-3554)
Teaching Assistant TH Kim (thkim at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr 042-869-3554)
DW Kim (dwkim at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr 042-869-3554)
BC JANG (bcjang at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr 042-869-3554)

[Mailing list | Schedule | Contact Point | Reference | Case Study Candicates | Project | Remarks ]

Grade

Mailing list
cs492a at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr for all students and TAs
cs492ta at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr for TAs

Term Project
   
09.17   Preminary Proposal(Delphi Method)
09.22/24   Proposal Presentation
10.27   Mid Term Presentation 1
11.17   Mid Term Presentation 2
12.10   Final Presentation

Case Study Candidates

Candidate Systems

Project

Proposal Template
Proposal
Midterm1 Presentationl
Midterm2 Presentationl
Final Presentationl

Paper Reading:(Option)

09.29 ~ 10.29

Contact Point

Email : thkim at cosmos.kaist.ac.kr(taeho kim, Teaching Assistant)
Voice : 042-869-3554
Fax : 042-869-5554
Homepage : http://cosmos.kaist.ac.kr/cs492a

References

Books     book assigned list
R. Stevens et al, Systems Engineering: Coping with Complexity, Prentice-Hall, 1998.
M. Rubinstein, et al, Patterns of Problem Solving, Prentice-Hall, 1998.
Open Distributed Processing, Basic Model, ISOxxxxx, 199x.
Ludwig von Bertalanffy, General System Theory, George Braziller, 1968.
Peter Checkland, Systems Thinking, Systems Practice, John Wiley, 1985.
James Grier Miller, Living Systems, McGraw-Hill, 1978.
M. Mitchell Waldrop, Complexity, Touchstone, 1993.
Emergence(ants, software,...)




Remarks

Comments from Students

- Accept small number of students(~10) for this experimental course.
- Focus on information systems, in particular advanced information systems and large-scale information systems.

Questions

  1. How to terminate a system at the end of its life cycle? building, software, computer, network(application),...
  2. What is the difference between systems engineering and problem solving?
  3. What is the difference between system engineering and system science?
  4. What is the difference between (system) engineering and (system) technology?


Schedule
   
9/1   : Introduction(Definition System Engineering)
9/3   : Introduction(Question 1)
9/8   : Introduction(Question 2,3,4)
9/10   : (Holiday)
9/15   : (No Class)
9/17   : Preliminary Project Proposal
9/22   : Case Study : Computer Developement in Korea
9/24   : Project Proposal
9/29   : Case Study : Internet in Korea     History of Internet PPT
10/1   : Proposal 2
10/6   : Reading Presentation 1
10/8   : Reading Presentation 1(Continued)
10/13   : (No Class)
10/15   : (No Class)
10/20,22   : (No Class:Midterm Exam Week)
10/27   : Midterm Presentation 1
10/29   : (No Class):Move to 10/27
11/3   : Reading Presentation 2
11/5   : Reading Presentation 2
11/10   : Reading Presentation 2
11/12   : Invited : Neowiz NamSeoDong
11/17   : Midterm Presentation 2
11/19   : Midterm Presentation 2
11/24   : Midterm Presentation 2
11/26   : System Engineering
12/1   : (No Class)
12/3   : (No Class)
12/8   : (No Class)
12/10   : Final Presentation
12/12   : Final Report Due
   

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