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16.861 Engineering Systems Analysis for Design

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Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject.
(Offered under: 1.146, 16.861, IDS.332)
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
Credit cannot also be received for IDS.333
Lecture: TR10.30-12 (ENDS OCT 18) (1-390) Lab: TR10.30-12 (BEGINS OCT 21) (1-390)

Practical-oriented subject that builds upon theory and methods and culminates in extended application. Covers methods to identify, value, and implement flexibility in design (real options). Topics include definition of uncertainties, simulation of performance for scenarios, screening models to identify desirable flexibility, decision analysis, and multidimensional economic evaluation. Students demonstrate proficiency through an extended application to a system design of their choice. Complements research or thesis projects. Meets with IDS.333 first half of term. Enrollment limited.
R. de Neufville
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