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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

ISAT 560. Complex Systems and How They Fail


Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID: 011543 Grading Basis GRD

This course provides an interdisciplinary study of complex system operation and failure focusing on real-world critical infrastructure (e.g., energy, telecommunications, health) systems functionality and problems. Based on known threats and hazards, cascading failures that can result in unexpected catastrophes are analyzed. Risk concepts and management strategies are examined.