OR 680 / SYST 798

Project Course in Operations Research and Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering and Operations Research
George Mason University

OR 680/SYST 798 is the capstone course of the Master's degree program both in Operations Research and in Systems Engineering. Students should take this course at the end of their degree program. The primary activity is completion of a major applied project, utilizing material learned from a large number of previous courses. In addition, the course will taught in a seminar style with readings from the OR and Systems literature. Discussions related to all aspects of professional life (advancing in your career, ethics, importance of oral and written communication skills, changing industries, networking, etc) will take place.

Class Hours: Th 7:20 - 10:00 pm, Robinson A125

Prerequisites: OR 541, 542, and completion of at least 24 credits toward graduation

Instructor: Professor Karla L. Hoffman, khoffman@gmu.edu, 703-993-1679, Sci & Tech II, room 119
Office Hours: Th 4:30 - 6:10 pm (also Mon 1:30 - 2:45 pm)

Textbook: None, readings will be assigned as the course progresses

Course Overview

Proposal Descriptions

Current Schedule (Updated 1/13/03)

Thu. Jan 23	Course introduction Student proposals
Thu. Jan 30	Student proposals Formation of groups
Thu. Feb. 6	Individual meetings with groups Class Discussion of Paper
Thu. Feb. 13	Discussion on Ethics
Thu. Feb. 20	Preliminary presentations Preliminary reports due
Thu. Feb. 27	Individual meetings with groups
Thu. Mar. 6	_
Thu. Mar. 13	Spring Break
Thu. Mar. 20	Interim presentations Project web page due
Thu. Mar. 27	Interim presentations Interim reports due
Thu. Apr. 3	Individual meetings with groups
Thu. Apr. 10	_
Thu. Apr. 17	Near-final presentations
Thu. Apr. 24	Near-final presentations
Thu. May 1	Final reports due Final web pages due
Thur. May 9	Final Presentations (1:30 - 4:00)
Thur. May. 15	Revised final reports due Revised final web pages due