SYSEN 5300

Systems Engineering and Six Sigma for the Design and Operation of Reliable Systems

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Develops skills in the design, operation and control of systems for reliable performance. Focuses on four key themes; risk analysis (with a particular emphasis on risk assessment and risk characterization), modeling system reliability (including the development of statistical models based on accelerated life testing), quality control techniques and the optimization of system design for reliability. Six Sigma Green or Blackbelt can be earned through activities associated with course. Students in distance-learning programs enroll in SYSEN 5100.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ENGRD 2700 or CEE 3040, SYSEN 5100, or permission of instructor.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

When Offered Fall.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies modeling and analysis elective requirement.

Comments To take course, enroll for three credits. Extra project work is required to earn the Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Enroll for four credits to undertake the extra project work and earn Black Belt certification. Lectures are identical for all versions.

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