The course presents a variety of systems analysis techniques that can be used for resource planning and management in the civil engineering field. Simulation and optimization techniques (or mathematical programming) are emphasized as they apply to civil engineering problem solving. Course taught at University of Central Florida

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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All ECSTATIC Materials ECSTATIC Repository Fall 2008 Systems Analysis of Resources Development - California State University, Sacramento Kaveh Madani California State University, Sacramento, k.madani@imperial.ac.uk Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ecstatic_all  Part of the Civil Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Madani, Kaveh, "Systems Analysis of Resources Development - California State University, Sacramento" (2008). All ECSTATIC Materials. Paper 43. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ecstatic_all/43 This Course Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the ECSTATIC Repository at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All ECSTATIC Materials by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@usu.edu. CE250 Systems Analysis of Resources Development Fall 2008 MW 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Instructor: Kaveh Madani  Location: Riverside Hall room 1006 Email: kmadani@csus.edu    OBJECTIVES The course presents a variety of systems analysis techniques that can be used for resource planning and management in the civil engineering field. Simulation and optimization techniques (or mathematical programming) are emphasized as they apply to civil engineering problem solving.    By the end of the class, students should be able to:  • Understand the meanings of “Systems Theory”, “Systems Analysis”, and “Systems Behavior”; • Diagnose the applicability and limitation of different systems analysis approaches in solving various resource management problems; • Identify and formulate the problem using different simulation and optimization (Operations Research) methods including System Dynamics, Game Theory (Conflict Resolution), Linear Programming, Dynamic Programming, and Multi-Criteria Decision Making.  • Solve basic linear programming optimization using Excel Solver, LINDO, and LINGO.  PREREQUISITES Graduate student standing or permission from the instructor is required to take CE250.  COURSE TEXT There is no required text for this course. Handouts will be distributed.  Recommended texts:   Hillier and Lieberman, Introduction to Operations Research, 6th or 7th edition. Loucks and Van Beek, Water Resources Systems Planning and Management (you can ask the instructor for an electronic copy of this book or purchase the hard copy) Simonovic, Managing Water Resources (under publication, you can order the hard copy at http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=4377. Some chapters of this book will be provided by the instructor with permission from the author)    GRADING POLICY The class will consist of 10 homework assignments, 1 paper review, 1 term project and 1 examination.  The grading policy is shown below.      Homework:    35% Paper Review:                          5% Midterm:    25% Final Project:               25% Participation:    10% CE250 Systems Analysis of Resources Development Fall 2008  Page 2 of 3 EXAMINATION The midterm is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2008.  Final Project The Final Project is due on December 22, 2008.  COLLABORATION Please abide by the honor system for all work.  Students may work together on homework assignments, unless otherwise noted.  Each student must submit his/her own work.  Please write the names of the students with which you collaborated on your homework assignment.  At the instructor’s discretion, electronic copies of the homework may be required in addition to the paper hard copy.  All exams must be done individually.      Students are expected to follow the Academic Honesty policy and procedures.  For more details see: http://www.csuc.edu/umanual/student/UMA00150.htm  COURSE SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Students must have access to a Windows computer with Microsoft Excel, Vensim, GMCR II, LINDO, and LINGO.    Trial versions of LINDO and LINGO are available at http://lindo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=15.   Vensim can be downloaded at http://www.vensim.com/freedownload.html GMCR will be provided to students.  CONTACT INFORMATION Office hours will be held after class.  Outside of class and office hours, email is the preferred method of contact.  Please include ‘CE250’ in the subject line.CE250 Systems Analysis of Resources Development Fall 2008  Page 3 of 3 TENTATIVE SYLLABUS (Subject to Change)  Date Topic  Sept.  3 System, Systems Analysis, Models     8 Simulation and Optimization, Problem Formulation    10 System Dynamics   HW#1 Due  15 System Dynamics, Cont.    17 VENSIM & Simulation in Excel (computer lab)    22 Optimizaion (Objectives, Constraints, & Calculus), Linear/Non-Linear HW#2 Due  24 Linear Programming, Network Flow Programming, Graphical Solution & Math Programming    29 Simplex Method  HW#3 Due Oct. 1 Lagrange Multipliers & Sensitivity Analysis    6  Duality   HW#4 Due  8 Non-Linear Programming    13 Columbus Day   15 LINDO and Excel Solver (computer lab)  HW#5 Due  20 Dynamic Programming   22 Dynamic Programming, Cont.  HW#6 Due  27 Student Presentations (Paper Discussion)   29 Student Presentations (Paper Discussion)  HW#7 Due Nov. 3 Application of Systems Analysis in Research: Kaveh tells you about his PhD dissertation (Climate Change Effects on Hydropower Generation in California)   5 Multi-Criteria Decision Making  Paper Review Due  10 Review Session HW#8 Due  12 MIDTERM     17 Guest Lecturer: TBA/ Application of Systems Analysis in Industry    19 Guest Lecturer: TBA/ Application of Systems Analysis in Large Scale Water Resources Modeling    24 Conflict Resolution/ Game Theory Draft final project report* due  26 Conflict Resolution/ Game Theory, Contd.    1 GMCR II (Computer Lab)  HW#9 due Dec. 3 Guest Lecturer: TBA/ How to Use Game Theory in International Resources Conflict Resolution    8 Student Presentations (Final Projects) HW#10 Due  10 Student Presentations (Final Projects)  *Final project report is due on Dec. 22 

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