Charles W. "Chick" Keller
Assistant Professor
(913) 897-8497 (office)
(913) 897-8682 (fax)
cwkeller@ku.edu

This is a first course at the graduate level introducing the formal methods and processes in bringing complex systems into being and improving existing systems. Systems include both products and services. Emphasis is placed on: the definition of customer needs, the entire life cycle of systems, and introduction to formal specification methods, the value to cost ratio and the management of the systems engineering process.

After completing this course the student should understand the following.

1. The players and their respective roles in the system game.
2. The key elements of systems: data, processes, and user interfaces.
3. The step and deliverables of each step in the system development process.
4. Key elements of a sound project management approach.
5. How to conduct the introductory system analysis and requirements discovery.
6. Introduction to creating use cases.
7. How to prepare the system proposal.
8. How to approach system design.
9. How to develop application architecture and modeling.

Current textbook information can be found at the KU Bookstore site.
Students currently enrolled in a course can also find direct links to the bookstore site from within Enroll and Pay.
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