Systems Engineering Management - Product Development Leadership Education for the 21st Century (SEM-PD21) Degree Program
Program Announcements
Program Schedule
Curriculum
Eligibility and Prerequisites
Program Delivery Methods and Requirements
Application Process
Tuition
Contact Information
Frequently Asked Questions
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Systems Engineering Management- Product Development Leadership Education for the 21st Century (SEM-PD21) (Curriculum 721)
The SEM-PD21 program is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary leadership program designed for senior engineering and technical professionals. By integrating engineering and management elements, the program strives to develop a new kind of leader with a holistic perspective and knowledge of the total life-cycle acquisition system. Students acquire the fundamental skills and strategic perspective required of effective change agents as well as an enhanced ability to recognize barriers to success early in a system's development cycle when corrective actions are least costly. The SEM-PD21 program is the educational foundation needed by technical leaders to drive systems engineering innovations and help achieve acquisition excellence.
Students in the joint executive SEM-PD21 program will be exposed to the latest state of the art concepts, tools and best practices, both private and public, in systems engineering and management. They will learn from experienced faculty, who have worked in the defense industry and completed defense relevant research and/or consulting. One of the key value propositions of the program is collaboration not only jointly within defense and across the services, but also with defense industry partners. Imagine the possibilities when future leaders participate and collaborate in non-threatening educational environments, studying and analyzing how to improve the way defense does business!
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Program Schedule
The program starts each Fall Quarter.
Note: this information is subject to change without notice.
For information about the specific start dates for the listed quarters, please refer to the NPS Academic Calendar.
Program Announcements CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2012-2014 CLASS The Naval Postgraduate School Department of Systems Engineering is pleased to announce this year’s offering of the Joint Executive Systems Engineering Management (SEM) distance learning (DL) program offered in partnership with MIT’s “Educational Consortium for Leadership in Product Development in the 21st Century” (PD21). The SEM-PD21 program is a two-year, eight-quarter, part-time masters program delivered in an executive format. The 2012-2014 class will commence with a kickoff in Monterey, CA., September 10–21, 2012.
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Curriculum
NPS and the PD21 consortium believe that this joint engineering & management program offers the best unified curriculum available in systems engineering and end-to-end product development, leadership education. It ideally aligns with defense leadership vision for transformation and acquisition excellence. Students who successfully complete this program will receive:
- MS in Systems Engineering Mgmt, MS in Product Development or MS in Systems Engineering (if ABET) or MS in Engineering Systems (if not ABET)
- Certificate of Recognition from MIT
- DAWIA SPRDE Equivalency (ACQ101, 201, PMT250, SYS101, 202, 203 and 302)
Students have great flexibility in designing an elective structure from 5 current elective tracks, which, together with the 10 core courses, will earn the students additional certifications in:
- Systems Acquisition track for equivalency with DAU PMT352
- Information Systems & Operations
- Advanced Systems Engineering
- System of Systems Track
- Software Engineering
- Space Systems
QTR 1- Fall
- SE3108 - Leadership in Product Development (3-2)
- MN3117 - Organizational Processes (4-0)
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
QTR 2- Winter
- SI4021 - Systems Engineering for Product Development (3-2)
- MN3145 - Marketing Management (4-0)
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
QTR 3- Spring
- SI4022 - Systems Architecture (4-0)
- ME4702 or OS4011 - Engineering Risk Benefit Analysis (3-2)
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
One-week Industry visit at end of quarter
QTR 4- Summer
- MN3156 - Finance & Managerial Accounting (4-0)
- MN3392 - Systems & Project Management (4-0)
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
QTR 5- Fall
- OS3211 - Systems Optimization (4-0)
- Elective Course- see tracks below
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
QTR 6- Winter
- MN4379 - Operations Management (4-0)
- Elective Course- see tracks below
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
QTR 7- Spring
- SE0811 - Thesis Research (0-8)
- Elective Course- see tracks below
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
One-week Industry visit at end of quarter
QTR 8- Summer
- SE0811 - Thesis Research (0-8)
- Elective Course- see tracks below
- SE3810 - Systems Engineering Seminar (0-2)
Graduation Week at NPS
Course Elective Tracks
Systems Acquisition Elective Track (DAU Certificate for PMT352)
- MN3303 (4-0)- Contracting or equivalent
- MN4307 (4-0)- PM Policy & Control or equivalent
- MN3155 (2-0)- Financial Mgmt for Acq Mgrs
- MN4602 (2-0)- Test & Evaluation
- MN3361 (2-0)- Information Technology & Software Acquisition
- MN3363 (2-0)- Manufacturing and Quality Mgmt
- MN3365 (2-0)- Acquisition Logistics Mgmt & Program Sustainment
Information Systems & Operations Online Track (Certificate in ISO)
Space Systems Online Track (Certificate in Space Systems)
Software Engineering Track (NPS Certificate in S/W Engineering)
- SW3460 (3-1)- Software Methodology
- SW4583 (3-1) Software Design
- SW4590 (3-1)- Software Architecture
- SW4591 (3-2)- Requirements Engineering
Advanced Systems Engineering Track (NPS Certificate in Systems Engineering & Integration)
Any four courses from the set below:
- SE4354 (4-0)- Test & Evaluation
- SE4353 (3-2) - Risk Analysis and Mgmt for Engineering Systems
- SE3351 (4-0) - Human Factors in Systems Design
- SE4003 (4-0) - Systems Software Engineering
- SE3011 (3-0)- Engingeering Economics and Cost Estimation
- SE3302 (3-2)- System Suitability
- SE3303 (3-2)- System Assessment
- SE3250 (3-2)- Capability Engineering
System of Systems Track (SE Dept Certificate in System of Systems)
- SE4950 (4-0) System of Systems Engineering
- SE4980 (4-0) Enterprise Systems Engineering
- SE4930 (3-2) Model-Based Systems Engineering
- SE4003 (3-2) Systems Software Engineering
Eligibility and Prerequisites The following are eligible for this program: - US Military Officers
- Defense contractors with a GS12 equivalency
- US Government Civilians with a grade GS12 or above
- International Students**
**International Students: Ensure that you read and understand the additional Eligibility requirements and Application process found here. Prerequisites: - Baccalaureate Degree (BA or BS)
- GPA of 2.6 or better
- At least five years experience directly related to systems development, engineering, acquisition, operations or support. (Requirement reduced to three years for applicants who hold a master's degree.)
Program Delivery Methods and Requirements The following distributed learning delivery methods may be used for this program. If there are questions about these methods, please check the program announcements for details and/or contact the PD21 Program Director . Asynchronous NPS Asynchronous classes are taken without any classroom attendance necessary. After registration and enrollment, you will be sent instructions on how to access the course material via Sakai. The web-based courses are paced week-to-week but students have great flexibility to do coursework at times of their choosing during each week. Courses are faculty led and allow interaction between instructor and other students. The requirements for an asynchronous class can be found here.
Elluminate Live! Elluminate Live is a web based collaboration system that supports Video and Voice over IP, text chat, an interactive white board, application sharing, document sharing, and video sharing. To learn more about using Elluminate Live! in your class, please review the Elluminate Support Information and Resources page.
Application Process U.S. applicants who meet the prerequisite and eligibility requirements listed above must submit a complete application package to Admissions. A completed application package consists of an application (via the NPS online application system) and NPS receipt of official transcriptions of all undergraduate and previous graduate work to date, degree & non-degree. For further information about applying to NPS, please refer to the Admissions Packet Completion information page. International applicants interested in this program will need to refer to the International Student Application & Eligibility Process for CED3 Programs webpage for the application process and additional eligibility requirements.
Tuition Please refer to the Tuition Costs page regarding tuition, and book costs associated with this program.
Contact Information For additional information specific to the program, please email the Program Director at PD21DegProg@nps.edu. For general questions about CED3 supported programs, please email the CED3 Student Coordinator at CED3StudCoord@nps.edu.
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