Course Syllabus

General Course Info

Instructor name: Mengyu Li, Ph.D. 

Contact email: mengyu.li@ufl.edu

Contact phone number: 352-294-6391

Course Description

Students will obtain foundational knowledge of entities of a system and relationships among entities from a systems architecture perspective. Students will develop an understanding of foundational knowledge of principles, processes, and tools of system architecting. Students will be able to analyze and critique architectures of existing systems and structures and lead early, conceptual phases of the system development process.

Course Goals and Objectives 

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. 1. Define and classify a system.
   2. Explain different key concepts of systems architecture.
   3. Apply systems decomposition.
   4. Create a system emergence matrix.
   5. Explain the role of system architects.
   6. Describe the Systems Thinking and Modelling (ST&M) steps.
   7. Describe different types of formal and functional relationships in systems
   8. Apply the mapping process from the formal and functional structure of a system to its architecture.

Participation Policy

Unlike a traditional classroom-based course, this synchronous online course is offered via Zoom. You should consider attending the synchronous Zoom meetings if available. All class meetings will be recorded in case you can't attend any synchronous meetings. It is your responsibility to review the course in its entirety and complete the assignment, case studies, and the quiz. 

Course Communications

For questions, please contact Dr. Li:

mengyu.li@ufl.edu | 352-294-6391 

Course Completion

Once you have completed and passed the course (complete all assessments and score at least 80% on the quiz), you will receive a course completion badge from the Graduate Program Office of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the graduate advisor, Mr. Jordan Sharpshair at jsharpshair@ise.ufl.edu | (352) 294-7712.

Course Technology

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University Honor Policy

UF students are bound by The Honor Pledge which states, “We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honor and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code. On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or
implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.”

The Honor Code (https://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/process/student-conducthonor-code/) specifies a number of behaviors that are in violation of this code and the possible sanctions. Furthermore, you are obligated to report any condition that facilitates academic misconduct to appropriate personnel. If you have any questions or concerns, please consult with the instructor or TAs in this class.

Students Requiring Accommodations

Students requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the instructor as close to the start of the course as possible. 

Netiquette Communication Courtesy

All members of the class are expected to follow rules of common courtesy in all email messages, threaded discussions, and chats. 

Software Use

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Access Support

If you have issues accessing the course, please contact engineering IT support member,  Mike Seufert:

Mike@eng.ufl.edu | 352-392-9217