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Certificate in Test and Evaluation

The College of Engineering of the University of Florida announces a graduate-level Certificate in Test and Evaluation (CT&E). Administered by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the CT&E program will be offered in a distance learning format and will be available to students at the Graduate Engineering and Research Center, and in Gainesville and eventually, to national, and international markets. The program will enable individuals working in, or interested in learning more about, the field of test and evaluation to become certified in a body of knowledge in this important specialization without formally pursuing a graduate degree.

In recent years, Test and Evaluation (T&E) has become an important element in the field of systems engineering. The complexity and cost of testing sophisticated engineering systems can often be significantly reduced if future testing is addressed during the early phases of system design. Recognizing the increasing importance of this field of study, the ISE Department currently offers a Master’s degree option in Test and Evaluation. However, there has been an increasing demand, from the Department of Defense and other sources, for a graduate program aimed at T&E engineers who are not interested in enrolling in a formal Master’s degree program. The CT&E program is designed to satisfy this demand. The CT&E program will maintain the high academic standards of the University of Florida.

CT&E students must apply for admission to the certificate program through the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and will be admitted in a postbaccalaureate status. They must have earned a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field as outlined below and be employed in, or interested in pursuing additional education in Test and Evaluation. Applicants for the CT&E program may also apply for admission to the Graduate School. It is not necessary to be admitted to the Graduate School to earn a certificate. Students who are admitted in a post-baccalaureate status, and later desire to enroll in an graduate program, may, however, only petition to transfer up to eight credit hours to their graduate degree program.

Successful completion of the program and receipt of the certificate requires completion of all required courses with a grade of B or better.

Generally, a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is a prerequisite for the CT&E program however, other quantitative disciplines such as physics, computer science, and/or mathematics may be acceptable with appropriate background courses, as outlined below.

Calculus and Differential Equations

Calculus Physics

Probability

Statistics

Computer Literacy

Computer Architecture

Noise in Linear Systems

*Not all required for each of the restricted electives. See course descriptions below.

The CT&E program requires a total of 15 semester-hours of credit, including 9 hours of required courses plus 6 hours of restricted electives to be selected from the course listing shown below. Subject to certain restrictions, a maximum of 3 semester-hours of graduate level course work from other institutions may be accepted towards the 15 semester-hour requirement. The following courses make up the CT&E program:

Required Courses Credits

ESI 6321 Applied Probability Methods in Engineering 3

EIN 6905 Principles of Test and Evaluation I 3

EIN 6905 Principles of Test and Evaluation II 3

Sub-total 9

Restricted Electives (Any 2 of the Following)

ESI 5236 Reliability Engineering 3

ESI 6529 Digital Simulation Techniques 3

CEN 5035* Software Engineering 3

CEN 6070* Software Testing and Verification 3

EGM 5005 Laser Principles and Applications 3

EEL 6767 Database Engineering 3

EEL 6548 Radar I 3

Sub-Total 6

TOTAL 15

*Note CEN 5035 is the prerequisite for CEN 6070.

ESI 6321 Applied Probability Methods in Engineering (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics. Applied probability theory and statistics, reliability engineering, quality control, robust design, forecasting, Markov processes, and queueing theory.

EIN 6905 Principles of Test and Evaluation I (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: Calculus Physics and Probability. Emphasis on developmental T&E for engineering systems. Test planning, design, and analysis to include statistical test designs and their relation to the physical hypothesis of the test; establishment of reasonable statistical models for testing; sampling methods; metrics and measures of effectiveness; sequential and classical analytical procedures for test result assessment. Modeling and simulation in T&E.

EIN 6905 Principles of Test and Evaluation II (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: Principles of Test and Evaluation I. Test process evolution for complex engineering systems from concept testing to production testing. Design, adaption, validation, and utilization of simulation in all phases of the test process.

ESI 5236 Reliability Engineering (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: Probability and Statistics. Mathematical models and methods of reliability engineering. Typical component failure distributions, system reliability as a function of component reliability. Reliability block diagrams and fault trees.

ESI 6529 Digital Simulation Techniques (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Computer Literacy and Probability. Computer programming aspects of digital simulation. Deterministic simulation; stochastic simulation. Use of simulation languages.

CEN 5035 Software Engineering (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Computer Literacy or a course in a high-order language such as Fortran, ADA, or C⁺⁺. Software development process from the systems engineering perspective. Requirements analysis, object oriented design, DOD STD-2167A, and software cost estimating. Project organization, specification techniques, reliability measurement, documentation.

CEN 6070 Software Testing and Verification (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: CEN 5035. Concepts, principles, and methods for software testing and verification. Topics include human and machine based testing strategies, formal proofs of correctness, and software reliability.

EEL 6548 Radar I (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Noise in Linear Systems. Basic concepts, wave propagation, antennas, radar equation, cross section, radar signals, detection.

EEL 6767 Database Engineering (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Computer Architecture. Architecture of database management system, data models and languages, design, integrity, security, concurrency control, distributed database management.

EGM 5005 Laser Principles and Applications (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Operating principles of solid, electric discharge, gas dynamic, and chemical lasers. Applications of lasers for lidar, aerodynamic and structural testing, and for cutting and welding of materials.

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Full or partial support for students pursuing a CT&E or a Master’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Test and Evaluation Option) at the University Florida Graduate Engineering and Research Center is available through a scholarship fund provided by the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA).

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