Courses currently taught:
- USC ISE-499, Principles of Systems Engineering. A new course, introduced in the spring 2016 semester; offered again in the fall 2016 semester. In both semesters, I scored 5.0 out of a possible 5.0 on student evaluations (“overall rating for the instructor”).
- The above -499 class has now been transitioned by the ISE faculty to become a regular undergraduate course (called ISE-350), and has become a required class for all USC ISE undergraduates. I have since taught this ISE-350 course several times. Syllabus.
- USC ISE-315, Engineering Project Management. I taught this course for the first time during the fall 2017 semester. I scored 4.93 out of a possible 5.0 on student evaluations (“overall rating for the instructor”); in subsequent semesters, I scored 5.0 out of a possible 5.0 on student evaluations. Syllabus. The course includes a mandatory team project.
- USC ISE-599, Methods and research opportunities in large, complex systems. Syllabus.
- USC SHIELD. This is a 9-month course about using data to improve decision-making in public policy. It is offered to senior U.S. government officials, and sponsored jointly by the USC School of Engineering and the USC School of Public Policy. I am the lead instructor, and personally teach about one-half of the course sessions. The course includes a mandatory team project, working on real problems relevant to their U.S. Government agency. Summary of the 2024-2025 course curriculum.
Courses formerly taught:
- USC ENG-499, Managing Your Engineering Career. Team-taught with Professor Donald Paul and Professor Julie Albright – Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. Scored 4.53 out of a possible 5.0 on student evaluations.
- UCLA ENG-201 — master’s degree course, Systems Engineering. Student evaluation:
