PROGRAM FORMAT

The master's degree in Architecture-based Enterprise Systems Engineering requires 42 quarter units of study. Courses are completed over four consecutive quarters beginning in the fall.

The program is comprised of six (6) Friday/Saturday courses, and three (3) Wednesday-Saturday workshops.

The first three quarters are each comprised of three 4-unit courses and a 1-unit team project course. The final quarter is comprised of a 3-unit final team project course.

Fall Quarter:
Essentials for Business Practice
Leadership Skills, Values & Team Building
Complexity & Large-scale Systems
Team Project

Winter Quarter:
Enterprise Architecting
Modeling, Simulation & Analysis
Engineering Essentials for Open, Distributed Systems
Team Project

Spring Quarter:
Patterns for Enterprise Architecting
Decision and Risk Analysis
Managing Stakeholder Relationships
Team Project

Summer Quarter:
Capstone Team Project

• Courses:
  -Nine, four unit courses 
  -Six courses are held on Fridays & Saturdays
  -Three courses are held Wednesday-Saturday
• Team Project:
  -The capstone team project, equivalent to four courses/year, will be conducted throughout execution of the program. A topic will be selected during the first quarter of enrollment in the program and will be worked in conjunction with industrial partners. Performance on the Capstone team project will be used as the primary measure of the student's learning the AESE program. Progress on the project, as assessed in the context of each course, will be a major determinant for the grade assigned to the individual student. Each student will be evaluated based on their grasp of the course material and their ability to apply the course material to the team project.

Program Format 2012-2013 (PDF)

All classes will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Meeting time will include lectures, team project discussion periods and homework review. For every major topic, the lectures shall discuss the current state of practice in the topic area. Issues and limitations of the current practice will be addressed and emerging approaches will be identified. The material in each topic area will be amplified through the use of Case Studies and in-class excercises that illustrate the key points of the presentation.

Program Dates 2012-2013 (PDF)