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Courses offered by Dr Narayanan

HFE/ISE 301/699: Statistical Methods for Testing Development and Manufacturing

Application of statistical techniques to various engineering processes necessitates a firm understanding of the statistical methods and procedures. This course offers a comprehensive coverage of statistical tools and concepts such as probability distributions, sampling theory,hypothesis testing, statistical inference, correlation, regression,and analysis of variance. A review of a statistical analysis tool will also be provided in this course.

HFE/CEG 465/665: Interactive System Modeling, Analysis and Design

Design, software implementation, and evaluation are important phases in the life cycle of interactive systems development. This course will provide students experience in interactive real-time simulation and design and implementation of interfaces to simulations. Topics are explored through application in supervisory control of complex, dynamic systems. Java will be the programming language used for software development in the course.

ISE/HFE 471/671: System Performance Modeling

This course introduces the student to quantitative and software modeling techniques to analyze and predict performance of complex systems. Topics include systems simulation, queuing models, statistical analysis, and system design evaluation.

This course contains two components: class room component and a laboratory component. The class room component focuses on the concepts underlying discrete-event simulation and queuing network models. The laboratory component focuses on simulation modeling using ProModel on PCs. Computers will be used extensively in this course.

 

HFE  890: Understanding and Aiding Human Decision Making

The primary purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the methods, concepts, models, and results of the science of decision-making and human-centered design. Prescriptive and descriptive theories of human decision making are discussed and contrasted. Approaches to aiding human decision making are considered in the context of these theoretical frameworks. Applications-oriented issues are emphasized.

 HFE  890: Hybrid Modeling Methods for Logistics Readiness

This is a graduate-level special topics course focused on logistics modeling and employment of these models for decision making. The course is broad in focus, capitalizing on research results attained by AFIT, WSU and UD team during the HE-AFIT-99-10 DAGSI research effort. Instructions in this course will also focus on the software modeling architecture developed in this research.

 HFE 499/699: E-course on Engineering Economics

The emphasis of this course is for improved understanding of the principles of science, engineering, and economics, coupled with relevant design experience. Economics and design issues are inextricably linked in the product/service life cycle. The course underscores the need for economic understanding while making engineering decisions. The course aims at bringing the realities of economics and engineering into the classroom and to help students integrate these issues when contemplating many engineering decisions.

 BME 491/ISE 472: Engineering Design

This course is the first one of the nine-credit capstone design curriculum and is intended to integrate your previous coursework in the core engineering, math, and science courses through team-oriented design of an engineered product or a system. This course consists of classroom sessions and design advising sessions. The classroom sessions will expose you to various aspects of engineering design including the design process, engineering ethics, and economic justification of designed products.

ISE/CEG 490 & CEG/HFE 690: Technology-Based Ventures

This class will train students on methods to develop breakthrough products with an entrepreneurial perspective and managerial outlook. Topics include advanced product development, protecting intellectual property, fostering strategic and creative thinking, effectively leading technology-driven teams.