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Eric D. Smith

Coordinator
Undergraduate Program Director

Associate Professor
Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE)

Office Building: Engineering Building (Engineering and Sciences Complex)
Office Room: A-245
Phone: (915) 747-5205
Email: esmith2@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

Mexican-American born in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, educated at the University of Arizona in Physics and Industrial & Systems Engineering.

Awards and Honors

NAVAIR Summer Faculty Fellowship - NAVAIR (06/01/2021-06/30/2021)
NAVAIR Summer Fellowship - NAVAIR (06/01/2020-06/30/2020)
Faculty Paper Award, 3rd Place - ASEE: American Society of Engineering Education (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary Foundation of Rotary International (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
Seminar Appreciation Plaque - The Boeing Company (05/01/2008-05/31/2008)
Summa Cum Laude - Physics Department, University of Arizona (01/01/1994-12/31/1994)

Education

JD in Juris Doctor, Law, Northwestern California University (2011)
Ph D in Systems and Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona (2006)
MS in Systems Engineering, University of Arizona (2003)
BS in Physics, University of Arizona (1994)

Publications

Global survey on affects and effects caused by the emergence of autonomous organizations: bitcoin adoption Abstracts of the NMSU/UTEP Workshop on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computational Science, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 6, 2024 (2024), Iqtiar Siddique, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.
Mathematical Modeling of Dynamic Supply Chains Subject to Demand Fluctuations Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research 13 6 (in press), Yasser Davizon, Neale Smith, Jaime Sanchez, Eric D. Smith.
Analyzing Bitcoin’s Decentralization: Coefficient of Variation Approach and 21 Million Divisibility Advancement of IoT in Blockchain Technology and its Applications, MAT Journals 2 3 (2023), Iqtiar Siddique, Eric D. Smith, Atikur Rahman.
Systems Approach Explains Why Low Heart Rate Variability Is Correlated with Depression (and Suicidal Thoughts) Springer (2023), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Unexpected Economic Consequence of Cloud Computing: A Boost to Algorithmic Creativity Springer (2023), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Unreachable Statements Are Inevitable In Software Testing: Theoretical Explanation Springer (2023), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Why Moving Fast and Breaking Things Makes Sense Springer 2 43-51 (2023), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Why Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)? Springer (2023), Francisco A. Zapata-Gonzalez, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Phuong H. Nguyen.
Using System Dynamics Method to Measure Project Management Performance of Local Government Agencies MDPI Business Journal 2 4 (2022), Carlos Chang, Johanes Makahaube, Adeeba A. Raheem, Eric Smith, S Mahnaz.
Achieving Our Professional and Personal Goals Conference "Enacting Including Excellence Through Leadership, Teaching, and Learning", El Paso, Texas, August 10-12, 2022 (2022), Kien H. Lim, Charles R. Boehmer, Kathleen A. Gannon, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Extending the Boundaries of Psychological Ownership Research: Measurement, Outcomes, Cultural Moderators Cross Cultural & Strategic Management (2022), Franziska Renz, Richard Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.
Factor differentiation in risk analysis and crisis management American Journal of Industrial and Business Management (in press), Richard A. Posthuma, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Eric D. Smith.
Information Theory as a Basis for Characterizing Complex Technical and Socio-Technical Systems Applied Systems Innovation Journal (2022), Aditya Akundi, Eric D. Smith.
Quantitative Characterization of Complex Systems— An Information Theoretic Approach Applied Systems Innovation Journal (2022), Eric D. Smith, Aditya Akundi.
Seemingly Counter-Intuitive Features of Good-to-Great Companies Actually Make Perfect Sense: Possible Algorithmics-Based Explanations Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems IS'22, Warsaw, Poland, October 12-14, 2022 (in press), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Olga M. Kosheleva, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Unexpected Economic Consequence of Cloud Computing: A Boost to Algorithmic Creativity Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Constraint Programming and Decision Making CoProD'2022, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 30, 2022 (2022), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Extending the Boundaries of Psychological Ownership Research: Measurement, Outcomes, Cultural Moderators. Cross Cultural and Strategic Management (2022), Franziska Renz, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric Smith.
Why Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)? Abstracts of the Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence AICI'2022, Hanoi, Vietnam, January 14-15, 2022 (2022), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Phuong H. Nguyen.
Employee Turnover and Retention in Mexico and Latin America (2021), Richard A. Posthuma, Claudia Noemi Gonzalez Brambila, Eric D. Smith, Yang Zhang.
A Natural Explanation for the Minimum Entropy Production Principle Springer (2021), Griselda Acosta, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Status Quo Bias Actually Helps Decision Makers to Take Nonlinearity into Account: An Explanation Springer (2021), Griselda Acosta, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Confirmation Bias in Systems Engineering: A Pedagogical Example Mathematical Structures and Modeling 53 (2020), Griselda Acosta, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
How to Explain That Changes in Elderlies Depression Level Are Uniformly Distributed Mathematical Structures and Modeling 53 (2020), Griselda Acosta, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Towards Analytical Techniques for Systems Engineering Applications Springer Verlag (2020), Griselda Acosta, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Working in Danger Zones: Customized Risk Management For Expatriate Occupations. Routledge (2020), Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith, Jase Ramsey, Yang Zhang.

Presentations

Building a Culture of Kindness: From Within to Without (2024), Kien H. Lim, Eric D. Smith, Lynn A. Provenzano, Nilotpal Sanyal, Hilda Y. Sotelo.
Achieving Our Professional and Personal Goals (2022), Kien H. Lim, Kathleen A. Gannon, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Charles R. Boehmer.
Extending Psychological Ownership Theory Across National Cultures: A Comparison Between Mexican and US Managers (2020), Volume Mexico City, Mexico, Franziska M. Renz, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.
A climate for psychological ownership to enhance organizational performance across Latin Americs (2020), Volume Mexico City, Franziska M. Renz, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.

Grants

Renewable Power to Gas to Power (RPGP) for El Paso Electric (09/01/2023 - 05/31/2024) - El Paso Electric
Risk versus Trust Analysis in Human Machine Teaming (HMT) with the Ghost Robotics Vision-60 Q-UGV (05/01/2023 - 08/31/2023)

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	14791
Fall 2025	IE 4266 - Senior Design	13822
Fall 2025	IE 4466 - Senior Design	18001
Fall 2025	SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals	15600
Fall 2025	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	15602
Fall 2025	IE 5398 - Thesis	14144
Fall 2025	IE 5399 - Thesis	14149
Fall 2025	MFG 5398 - Thesis	10792
Fall 2025	MFG 5399 - Thesis	10098
Fall 2025	SE 5398 - Thesis I	11848
Fall 2025	SE 5399 - Thesis II	11930
Summer 2025	IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models	32172	Syllabus
Summer 2025	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	33341
Summer 2025	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	30561	Syllabus
Summer 2025	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	31968	Syllabus
Summer 2025	SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation	32046	Syllabus
Summer 2025	IE 5398 - Thesis	30110
Summer 2025	IE 5399 - Thesis	30112
Summer 2025	MFG 5398 - Thesis	30109
Summer 2025	MFG 5399 - Thesis	30197
Summer 2025	SE 5398 - Thesis I	31547
Summer 2025	SE 5399 - Thesis II	31549
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31370

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	14791
Fall 2025	IE 4266 - Senior Design	13822
Fall 2025	IE 4466 - Senior Design	18001
Fall 2025	SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals	15600
Fall 2025	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	15602
Fall 2025	SE 5399 - Thesis II	11930
Spring 2025	IE 4266 - Senior Design	24591	Syllabus
Spring 2025	IE 4466 - Senior Design	20846
Spring 2025	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	26582	Syllabus
Spring 2025	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	25450
Spring 2025	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	26591
Spring 2025	SE 5398 - Thesis I	22324
Spring 2025	SE 5399 - Thesis II	22326
Fall 2024	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	15540	Syllabus
Fall 2024	IE 4266 - Senior Design	14314
Fall 2024	SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals	16847	Syllabus
Fall 2024	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	16849	Syllabus
Fall 2024	SE 5399 - Thesis II	12135
Summer 2024	IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models	32392
Summer 2024	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	34085
Summer 2024	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	30603
Summer 2024	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	32133
Summer 2024	SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation	32236
Summer 2024	SE 5398 - Thesis I	31646
Spring 2024	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	25968	Syllabus
Spring 2024	IE 4266 - Senior Design	25359	Syllabus
Spring 2024	IE 4466 - Senior Design	20936	Syllabus
Spring 2024	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	26612	Syllabus
Spring 2024	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	26620	Syllabus
Spring 2024	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	26622	Syllabus
Fall 2023	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	17049	Syllabus
Fall 2023	SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals	11087	Syllabus
Fall 2023	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	13884	Syllabus
Fall 2023	SE 5399 - Thesis II	12518
Summer 2023	IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models	34649
Summer 2023	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	31579
Summer 2023	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	33653
Summer 2023	SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation	34432
Summer 2023	SE 5398 - Thesis I	32974
Spring 2023	IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I	27545
Spring 2023	IE 4266 - Senior Design	26540	Syllabus
Spring 2023	IE 4466 - Senior Design	21016	Syllabus
Spring 2023	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	25907
Spring 2023	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	25903	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	25906
Fall 2022	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	10267
Fall 2022	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	11814	Syllabus
Fall 2022	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	17575	Syllabus
Summer 2022	IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models	35416
Summer 2022	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	31689	Syllabus
Summer 2022	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	34162
Summer 2022	SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation	35111
Spring 2022	IE 4466 - Senior Design	21302	Syllabus
Spring 2022	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	24893	Syllabus
Spring 2022	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	21821	Syllabus
Spring 2022	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	27933	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	10267
Fall 2021	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	10249
Fall 2021	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	11979
Fall 2021	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	11814
Fall 2021	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	12003
Summer 2021	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	31685
Summer 2021	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	34104
Spring 2021	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	27611
Spring 2021	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	25415
Spring 2021	IE 4466 - Senior Design	21428	Syllabus
Spring 2021	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	29033	Syllabus
Spring 2021	SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum	28996
Spring 2021	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	21991
Spring 2021	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	29032
Fall 2020	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	10278
Fall 2020	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	11913	Syllabus
Fall 2020	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	17763
Fall 2020	SE 5399 - Thesis II	15146
Summer 2020	SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum	35958	Syllabus
Spring 2020	EE 6399 - Dissertation	29521
Spring 2020	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	29382
Spring 2020	IE 4371 - Engineering Problems	28303
Spring 2020	IE 4466 - Senior Design	21598
Spring 2020	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	28294
Spring 2020	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	22269
Spring 2020	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	26399
Spring 2020	SE 5399 - Thesis II	25079
Fall 2019	EE 6398 - Dissertation	19584
Fall 2019	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	10310
Fall 2019	IE 4371 - Engineering Problems	17825
Fall 2019	EE 6394 - Graduate Research	19053
Fall 2019	IE 5391 - Individual Studies	15390
Fall 2019	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	16108	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2019	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	12039	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2019	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	12265	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2019	SE 5398 - Thesis I	15513
Fall 2019	SE 5399 - Thesis II	15515
Summer 2019	EE 6394 - Graduate Research	36498
Summer 2019	IE 5391 - Individual Studies	31101
Summer 2019	IE 4385 - Statist Quality Cntrl/Reliabil	36408
Spring 2019	ESE 6398 - Dissertation	29103
Spring 2019	EE 6394 - Graduate Research	28989
Spring 2019	SE 5391 - Individual Studies	23443
Spring 2019	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	27964
Spring 2019	EE 4395 - Special Topics-Electrical Engr	29202
Spring 2019	SE 5344 - Sys Intgrtn, Verfctn, & Valdtn	22474
Spring 2019	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	22410
Spring 2019	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	27977
Spring 2019	SE 5398 - Thesis I	25432
Fall 2018	EE 6394 - Graduate Research	19479
Fall 2018	IE 5391 - Individual Studies	15810
Fall 2018	EE 5343 - Requirements Engineering	15544	Syllabus
Fall 2018	CS 5385 - Software Requirements Engr	14356	Syllabus
Fall 2018	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	16687	Syllabus
Fall 2018	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	12191	Syllabus
Fall 2018	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	12429	Syllabus
Fall 2018	IE 5399 - Thesis	12214
Summer 2018	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	32481
Summer 2018	IE 5390 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	32482
Summer 2018	IE 5390 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	35964
Spring 2018	SE 5391 - Individual Studies	23710
Spring 2018	EE 5344 - Integratn, Verifictn, Validatn	28378
Spring 2018	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	26474
Spring 2018	IE 5390 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	22790
Spring 2018	SE 5344 - Sys Intgrtn, Verfctn, & Valdtn	22655
Spring 2018	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	22588
Spring 2018	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	28240
Spring 2018	IE 5398 - Thesis	25051

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	IE 4266 - Senior Design	24591	Evaluation
Spring 2025	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	26582	Evaluation
Spring 2025	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	25450	Evaluation
Spring 2025	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	26591	Evaluation
Fall 2024	SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals	16847	Evaluation
Fall 2024	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	16849	Evaluation
Summer 2024	IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models	32392	Evaluation
Summer 2024	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	30603	Evaluation
Summer 2024	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	32133	Evaluation
Summer 2024	SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation	32236	Evaluation
Spring 2024	IE 4266 - Senior Design	25359	Evaluation
Spring 2024	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	26612	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	26620	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	26622	Evaluation
Fall 2023	SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals	11087	Evaluation
Fall 2023	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	13884	Evaluation
Summer 2023	IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models	34649	Evaluation
Summer 2023	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	31579	Evaluation
Summer 2023	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	33653	Evaluation
Summer 2023	SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation	34432	Evaluation
Spring 2023	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	25907	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	25906	Evaluation
Fall 2022	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	11814	Evaluation
Fall 2022	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	17575	Evaluation
Summer 2022	IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models	35416	Evaluation
Summer 2022	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	31689	Evaluation
Summer 2022	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	34162	Evaluation
Summer 2022	SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation	35111	Evaluation
Spring 2022	IE 4466 - Senior Design	21302	Evaluation
Spring 2022	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	24893	Evaluation
Spring 2022	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	21821	Evaluation
Spring 2022	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	27933	Evaluation
Fall 2021	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	11814	Evaluation
Fall 2021	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	12003	Evaluation
Summer 2021	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	31685	Evaluation
Summer 2021	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	34104	Evaluation
Spring 2021	IE 4466 - Senior Design	21428	Evaluation
Spring 2021	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	29033	Evaluation
Spring 2021	SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum	28996	Evaluation
Spring 2021	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	21991	Evaluation
Spring 2021	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	29032	Evaluation
Fall 2020	IE 3331 - Systems Engineering	11913	Evaluation
Fall 2020	SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis	17763	Evaluation
Summer 2020	SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum	35958	Evaluation
Spring 2020	IE 4466 - Senior Design	21598	Evaluation
Spring 2020	IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr	28294	Evaluation
Spring 2020	SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design	22269	Evaluation
Spring 2020	SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics	26399	Evaluation

Bio

Mexican-American born in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, educated at the University of Arizona in Physics and Industrial & Systems Engineering.

Awards and Honors

NAVAIR Summer Faculty Fellowship - NAVAIR (06/01/2021-06/30/2021)
NAVAIR Summer Fellowship - NAVAIR (06/01/2020-06/30/2020)
Faculty Paper Award, 3rd Place - ASEE: American Society of Engineering Education (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary Foundation of Rotary International (01/01/2008-12/31/2008)
Seminar Appreciation Plaque - The Boeing Company (05/01/2008-05/31/2008)
Summa Cum Laude - Physics Department, University of Arizona (01/01/1994-12/31/1994)

JD in Juris Doctor, Law, Northwestern California University (2011)
Ph D in Systems and Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona (2006)
MS in Systems Engineering, University of Arizona (2003)
BS in Physics, University of Arizona (1994)

Publications

Global survey on affects and effects caused by the emergence of autonomous organizations: bitcoin adoption Abstracts of the NMSU/UTEP Workshop on Mathematics, Computer Science, and Computational Science, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 6, 2024 (2024), Iqtiar Siddique, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.
Mathematical Modeling of Dynamic Supply Chains Subject to Demand Fluctuations Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research 13 6 (in press), Yasser Davizon, Neale Smith, Jaime Sanchez, Eric D. Smith.
Analyzing Bitcoin’s Decentralization: Coefficient of Variation Approach and 21 Million Divisibility Advancement of IoT in Blockchain Technology and its Applications, MAT Journals 2 3 (2023), Iqtiar Siddique, Eric D. Smith, Atikur Rahman.
Systems Approach Explains Why Low Heart Rate Variability Is Correlated with Depression (and Suicidal Thoughts) Springer (2023), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.
Unexpected Economic Consequence of Cloud Computing: A Boost to Algorithmic Creativity Springer (2023), Francisco Zapata, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich.

Presentations

Building a Culture of Kindness: From Within to Without (2024), Kien H. Lim, Eric D. Smith, Lynn A. Provenzano, Nilotpal Sanyal, Hilda Y. Sotelo.
Achieving Our Professional and Personal Goals (2022), Kien H. Lim, Kathleen A. Gannon, Eric D. Smith, Vladik Y. Kreinovich, Charles R. Boehmer.
Extending Psychological Ownership Theory Across National Cultures: A Comparison Between Mexican and US Managers (2020), Volume Mexico City, Mexico, Franziska M. Renz, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.
A climate for psychological ownership to enhance organizational performance across Latin Americs (2020), Volume Mexico City, Franziska M. Renz, Richard A. Posthuma, Eric D. Smith.

Renewable Power to Gas to Power (RPGP) for El Paso Electric (09/01/2023 - 05/31/2024) El Paso Electric
Risk versus Trust Analysis in Human Machine Teaming (HMT) with the Ghost Robotics Vision-60 Q-UGV (05/01/2023 - 08/31/2023)

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

Section

14791

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

13822

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

18001

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals

Section

15600

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

15602

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 5398 - Thesis

Section

14144

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 5399 - Thesis

Section

14149

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MFG 5398 - Thesis

Section

10792

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MFG 5399 - Thesis

Section

10098

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

11848

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

11930

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models

Section

32172

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

Section

33341

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

30561

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

31968

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation

Section

32046

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

IE 5398 - Thesis

Section

30110

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

IE 5399 - Thesis

Section

30112

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MFG 5398 - Thesis

Section

30109

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MFG 5399 - Thesis

Section

30197

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

31547

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

31549

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31370

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

Section

14791

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

13822

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

18001

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals

Section

15600

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

15602

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

11930

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

24591

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

20846

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

26582

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

25450

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

26591

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

22324

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

22326

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

Section

15540

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

14314

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals

Section

16847

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

16849

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

12135

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models

Section

32392

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

Section

34085

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

30603

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

32133

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation

Section

32236

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

31646

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

Section

25968

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

25359

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

20936

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

26612

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

26620

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Spring 2024

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26622

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Fall 2023

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IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

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17049

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Fall 2023

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SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals

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11087

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Fall 2023

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SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

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13884

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Fall 2023

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SE 5399 - Thesis II

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12518

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Summer 2023

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IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models

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34649

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Summer 2023

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

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31579

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Summer 2023

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

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33653

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Term

Summer 2023

Course

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34432

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Term

Summer 2023

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

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32974

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Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 4396 - Intl Manufacturing Intern I

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27545

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Spring 2023

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

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26540

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Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

21016

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Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

25907

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

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25903

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

25906

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ESE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

10267

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

11814

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

17575

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models

Section

35416

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

31689

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

34162

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation

Section

35111

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

21302

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

24893

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

21821

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

27933

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ESE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

10267

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

10249

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

11979

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

11814

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

12003

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

31685

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

34104

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ESE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

27611

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

25415

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

21428

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

29033

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum

Section

28996

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

21991

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

29032

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ESE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

10278

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

11913

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

17763

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

15146

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum

Section

35958

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

EE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

29521

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ESE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

29382

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

IE 4371 - Engineering Problems

Section

28303

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

21598

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

28294

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

22269

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

26399

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

25079

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

EE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

19584

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ESE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

10310

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 4371 - Engineering Problems

Section

17825

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

EE 6394 - Graduate Research

Section

19053

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

15390

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

16108

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

12039

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2019

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

12265

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2019

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

15513

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

15515

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

EE 6394 - Graduate Research

Section

36498

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

IE 5391 - Individual Studies

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31101

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Term

Summer 2019

Course

IE 4385 - Statist Quality Cntrl/Reliabil

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36408

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Spring 2019

Course

ESE 6398 - Dissertation

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29103

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Spring 2019

Course

EE 6394 - Graduate Research

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28989

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

SE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

23443

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Term

Spring 2019

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

27964

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

EE 4395 - Special Topics-Electrical Engr

Section

29202

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Term

Spring 2019

Course

SE 5344 - Sys Intgrtn, Verfctn, & Valdtn

Section

22474

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Term

Spring 2019

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

22410

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

27977

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Term

Spring 2019

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

25432

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

EE 6394 - Graduate Research

Section

19479

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

IE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

15810

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

EE 5343 - Requirements Engineering

Section

15544

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CS 5385 - Software Requirements Engr

Section

14356

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Term

Fall 2018

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

16687

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Term

Fall 2018

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

12191

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Term

Fall 2018

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

12429

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

IE 5399 - Thesis

Section

12214

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

32481

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

IE 5390 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

32482

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

IE 5390 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

35964

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

23710

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

EE 5344 - Integratn, Verifictn, Validatn

Section

28378

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

26474

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Term

Spring 2018

Course

IE 5390 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

22790

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SE 5344 - Sys Intgrtn, Verfctn, & Valdtn

Section

22655

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

22588

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

28240

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Term

Spring 2018

Course

IE 5398 - Thesis

Section

25051

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

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IE 4266 - Senior Design

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24591

Evaluation

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Spring 2025

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IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

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26582

Evaluation

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Spring 2025

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SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

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25450

Evaluation

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SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

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26591

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SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals

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16847

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16849

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Summer 2024

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IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models

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32392

Evaluation

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Summer 2024

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IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

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30603

Evaluation

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Summer 2024

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SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

32133

Evaluation

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Summer 2024

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SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation

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32236

Evaluation

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Spring 2024

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IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

25359

Evaluation

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Spring 2024

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IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

26612

Evaluation

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Spring 2024

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SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

26620

Evaluation

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Spring 2024

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SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

26622

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

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SE 5341 - Systems Engr Fundamentals

Section

11087

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

13884

Evaluation

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Summer 2023

Course

IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models

Section

34649

Evaluation

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Summer 2023

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IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

31579

Evaluation

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Summer 2023

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

33653

Evaluation

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Summer 2023

Course

SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation

Section

34432

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

25907

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

25906

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

11814

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

17575

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

IE 3373 - Engr Probability & Stat Models

Section

35416

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

31689

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

34162

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

SE 5348 - Systems Modeling & Simulation

Section

35111

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

21302

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

24893

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

21821

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

27933

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

11814

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

12003

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

31685

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

34104

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

21428

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

29033

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum

Section

28996

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

Section

21991

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

29032

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

IE 3331 - Systems Engineering

Section

11913

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

SE 5343 - Systems Requirements Analysis

Section

17763

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

SE 5345 - Sys Engr Project Practicum

Section

35958

Evaluation

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Spring 2020

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

21598

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

IE 4395 - Special Topics Industrial Engr

Section

28294

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

SE 5346 - Systems Architecture & Design

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22269

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

SE 5390 - Systems Engr Special Topics

Section

26399

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