Spring 2000
Monday 7:20-10:00pm, David King Hall, Room 2053

Professor

Stephen G. Nash
Science & Technology II, Room 160

Phone: (703) 993-1678
e-mail: snash@gmu.edu
fax: (703) 993-1633
URL:  http://iris.gmu.edu/~snash/
Office hours:  Monday 5:00-6:00pm, Thursday 4:00-5:00pm, or by appointment [Because of my duties as Associate Dean, I recommend that you contact my assistant Karen Alarie (993-1499, kalarie@gmu.edu) to make appointments and check on my availability.]

Class List

Course Summary

This course is designed to be the capstone of the M.S. degrees in Operations Research and Systems Engineering.  It is intended that it be taken toward the end of the degree program.  The primary activity in the course is the completion of a major applied project, preferably as part of a 2-3 person group.  A secondary goal is the consolidation of the student’s training before graduation.

We will spend the first 2-3 weeks discussing ideas for projects.  It is my goal that all the projects be related to one over-riding problem.  From these discussions, we will identify specific project goals, and form groups to work on the projects. During the semester we will use the class time to discuss the projects, monitor their progress, explore alternative approaches, and rehearse the final presentations.

At the end of the semester, the course will conclude with presentations of the results of the projects to the department faculty.  See below for date and time.

Course Schedule (tentative)

1/24:  discuss project ideas
1/31:  discuss project ideas
2/7:    discuss project ideas
2/14:  work on projects
2/21:
2/28:
3/6:
3/13:  spring break [no class]
3/20:
3/27:
4/3:
4/10:
4/17:  rehearsals [project topics]
4/24:  rehearsals [project methodologies]
5/1:    rehearsals [project conclusions]
5/8:    dress rehearsal
5/12:   Friday, 2:30pm, final presentations