Systems Engineering at West Point

1. Systems Engineering at West Point COL Rob Kewley, PhD Acting Head Department of Systems Engineering LTC Dan McCarthy, PhD Director, Systems Engineering and Operations Research Program Armed Forces System of Systems Engineering Education Network Workshop AFIT, 16 Aug 10

2. Agenda • West Point Overview • Department of Systems Engineering Overview • Organization • Academic Programs • Cadet and Faculty Development • Systems Engineering Program • Systems Engineering Initiatives

3. West Point’s Mission “To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.” VisionThe world’s premier leader development institution

4. Superintendent USMA LTG Huntoon Office of the Dean Academic Departments Corps of Cadets Dept of Military Inst Center for Prof Mil Ethic Dept of Phys Education Center for Enhanced Perf Center for Teach Excell USMA Organization Commandant USCC BG Rapp Dean Academic Board COL(P) Trainor Director IC Athletics Mr. Anderson Director of Admissions USMA Garrison Staff

5. Academic Program Army Officer Credit Hour Averages: US: Non-engineer: 120 Engineer: 135 USMA: Non-engineer: 141 Engineer: 153 Bachelor of Science Degree 10 to 14 Electives for Major 4 Military Science 4 Physical Education 1 Philosophy/Ethics 2 Foreign Language 3 Social Sciences 2 Leadership 3 English 4 History 1 Law 3 Engineering Science/Design 2 Computer Science 1 Terrain Analysis 2 Chemistry 2 Physics 4 Math The Core 16 Sem Crs Humanities and Social Science 14 Sem Crs Math, Science, & Engineering

6. Department of Systems Engineering Organization Department Head Centers Academic Programs Title 10 Faculty Operations Research Center (ORCEN) Systems Engineering & Operations Research Engineering Management COL Rob Kewley Dr. Pat Driscoll Professor Operations Research Dr. Greg Parnell Professor Systems Engineering LTC Dan McCarthy LTC Kenny McDonald Deputy Head LTC Paul Kucik Systems Core Eng. Sequence Systems Management Dr. Pat Driscoll Dr. John Farr Professor Engineering Mgmt Dr. Roger Burk Associate Professor MAJ Steve Henderson COL Donna Korycinski Senior Faculty Staff TDA Personnel (Auth/Assn) XO S1, S3, S4 Admin/Travel Technology Non-TDA Personnel Military: 28 / 27 Civilian: Title 10 Faculty - 4 / 4 Staff – 6 / 6 3 Civilian Faculty 4 Contract Manpower Equivalents Dr. Tim Elkins

7. DSE Vision & Goals Vision: We are ‘The Army’s Systems Engineering Department’ educating cadets and developing faculty to lead teams that develop and implement high value solutions to future problems in a dynamic, uncertain, technologically complex world. Goals: • Be the best undergraduate SE, EM and SM programs in the country. • Be among the top 3 academic departments at USMA in terms of the number of majors. • Implement Core Engineering Sequence (CES)plan to teach systems thinking, systems decision making and project management • Be a significant resource of intellectual capital for the Army that is called upon by our senior leaders to solve problems. • Graduate cadets who are comfortable with technology and are grounded in the Systems Decision Process as a framework for problem definition, solution design, decision making, and solution implementation. • Have a diverse faculty committed to the highest standards of teaching excellence and prepared for leadership beyond West Point.

8. Department Programs Systems Decision Process Engineering Management: Professionals providing engineering solutions to management and leadership problems Systems Engineering: Designing Integrated Solutions to Complex Problems Core Engineering Sequence:Developing creative solutions to technical problems that effectively meet the needs of decision makers Systems Management: Decision Making for Leaders in a Technical World Research Program: Faculty and cadets supporting DoD leaders in developing innovative solutions to complex national security problems

9. Cadet and Faculty Development Research Program (ORCEN) Graduate School Partnerships BE Needs of the Army Research Program KNOW RUN Academic Program Capstone Courses Outcomes: Leaders Prob. Solvers Communicators Technologists Team Players DO WALK Graduate School Method & Formulation Courses AIAD Faculty Development CRAWL Introductory ‘Systems’ Course Cadet Development

10. Systems Engineering Program • Learning Model • Systems Decision Process • Systems Engineering Program Curriculum • Capstone Integrative Experience • Summer Internship • Systems Engineering Initiatives

11. DSE Learning Model Learn it… Engineering Capstone Integrative Experience Course Applies the full breadth & depth of knowledge acquired in previous courses toward a real-world engineering design problem Primarily Group Work (4-6 Cadets/Group) Group Work Grade: 50% Instructor Grade: 50% Formulation Courses Problem Formulation and Application of New and Previously Learned SE/EM/OR Methods to Analyze/Solve Problems 67 – 75% Individual Work 25 – 33% Group work (3-4 Cadets/Group) Graded Events: 6 - 8 Instructor Grade: 10-25% See it… Methods Courses Problem Solving & Analysis of Output Using SE/EM/OR Methods Primarily Individual Work Graded Events: 10 Max Instructor Grade: None SE301 or SE300 SE EM OR AIAD SM …then Do It! CES Honors Programs - Systems Engineering - Engineering Management - Operations Research

12. Systems Decision Process

13. Systems Engineering Program Sub-Disciplines Human Factors Systems Information Systems Mathematical Systems Simulation Systems SE301: Foundations in Eng Design and Sys Mgmt SE370: Computer Aided Systems Engineering SE375: Statistics for Engineers SE385: Decision Analysis SE387: Deterministic Models SE388: Stochastic Models EM411: Project Management EM420: Production Operations Management SE402/3: Systems Design I / II (Capstone) SE400: Systems Engineering Seminar Simulation Electives SE481: Systems Simulation SE485: Combat Simulation EM484: Dynamic Systems Analysis Engineering Sequence CE300: Fund of Eng Mechanics and Design ME311: Thermal-Fluid Systems I EM484: Fund of Electrical Engineering

14. Capstone Integrative Experience • Senior capstone design experience • (SE, OR, EM, 402-403; SM: 401) • May align with a summer internship (AIAD) • Mentored and assessed by a PhD faculty • Capstones involve: • Real-world, complex, multi-disciplinary systems problems • Interdisciplinary teams • Basic and applied sciences in engineering and management • Military, political, social, cultural, economic, environmental, and • technological challenges • Oral and written communication • Publish/Presentation opportunities at National conferences • Culminates with D/SE Annual Capstone Conference

15. Summer InternshipsContributions to Integrative Experience • 2010 DSE Internships: • 111 Internships assigned • 120 opportunities available • 7 directly support AY11 Capstones

16. Initiatives in Systems Engineering • Updated text book • Decision Making in Engineering and Management, Parnell, G., et al. 2010 • Updates to Systems Decision Process • Requirements Analysis and Documentation • Cost Analysis / Lifecycle Costing • Risk Analysis • Systems Architecture

17. Department of Systems Engineering USMA Questions?