Students
may
choose
an
optional technical
elective
package
from
the
four
areas
identified
below. It
is
up
to
you
to
research
options
and
determine
what
courses
are
required.
Remember
you
may
only
take
an
extra
course
if
your
last
term
average
is
75%
or
higher.
Students
do
not
receive
any
official
notification
on
their
transcript
for
completing
an
elective
package.
However,
students
may
find
it
possible
to
arrange
their
electives
in
such
a
way
as
to
complete
the
requirements
for
one
or
more
Faculty
of
Engineering
Options.
To
do
this,
students
with
sufficiently
high
grades
are
encouraged,
subject
to
approval
from
the
Associate
Chair
for
Undergraduate
Studies,
to
supplement
their
program
with
extra
courses
or
courses
taken
by
distance
education
or
at
another
university.
Refer
to
the
SYDE
Academic
Calendar for
the
list
of
courses
within
each
technical
elective
package.
Technical
Elective
Packages
Intelligent
Systems
The
Intelligent
Systems
elective
package
provides
a
theoretical
and
methodological
framework
for
the
study
of
"Information
Engineering,"
an
emerging
field
that
includes
artificial
intelligence,
robotics,
communication,
"smart"
machines,
and
human-computer
symbiosis.
The
systems-oriented
approach
emphasizes
pattern
analysis,
since
the
recognition
and
classification
of
patterns
is
central
to
both
human
and
machine
intelligence,
as
well
as
finding
application
in
many
subfields
of
engineering.
Courses
in
artificial
perception
(Image
Processing)
and
artificial
reasoning
(Machine
Intelligence)
provide
focused
views
in
key
application
areas.
The
intelligent
systems
field
provides
one
of
the
richest
environments
in
which
to
acquire
the
familiarity
with
algorithms
and
data
structures
essential
for
disciplined
software
system
design.
Human
Systems
Engineering
The
elective
package
in
Human
Systems
Engineering
offers
students
the
opportunity
to
develop
knowledge
and
skills
applicable
to
the
design
and
analysis
of
systems
that
interact
closely
with
humans.
This
package
draws
upon
the
disciplines
of
engineering,
psychology,
and
physiology
in
order
to
provide
students
with
basic
understandings
of
the
capabilities
and
limitations
of
humans
within
a
system
context.
The
Department
offers
a
selection
of
courses
in
the
areas
of
human
factors/ergonomics,
as
well
as
image
processing
and
biomedical
engineering.
Application-oriented
courses
show
how
human
systems
methods
can
be
applied
in
the
design
of
interactive
systems,
in
biomedical
and
clinical
systems,
and
in
the
industrial
workplace.
In
addition,
students
are
encouraged
to
select
other
courses
to
complement
and
strengthen
their
fundamental
knowledge
in
their
chosen
fields
of
study.
These
might
include
courses
in
statistics
and
experimental
design,
cognitive
and
developmental
psychology,
perception
and
pattern
recognition,
signal
processing
and
kinesiology,
or
biomechanics
and
occupational
health
and
safety.
Societal
&
Environmental
Systems
When
analysing,
operating
or
designing
a
complex
engineering
project,
a
variety
of
interactions
between
the
natural
and
social
environment
must
be
considered.
Within
this
package
are
courses
which
present
methodologies
and
techniques
for
formally
studying
societal
and
environmental
systems
from
a
systems
design
engineering
perspective.
Specifically,
the
courses
are
to
provide
a
strong
background
in
probability
and
statistics,
economics,
mathematical
modelling
(deterministic
and
stochastic)
and
decision
methodologies. Additional
experience
can
be
gained
by
doing
related
workshop
projects
in
SYDE
362,
SYDE
461,
and
SYDE
462.
Systems
Modelling
&
Analysis
The
Systems
Modelling
and
Analysis
elective
package
offers
the
student
a
selection
of
elective
courses
that
encompasses
the
theory,
methods
and
mathematics
of
engineering
systems
design.
In
modern
engineering
practice,
a
design
engineer
is
increasingly
confronted
with
complex
projects
involving
a
variety
of
interdisciplinary
sub-systems.
The
engineer
must
understand
the
operation
of
each
sub-system,
and
be
able
to
integrate
them
together
to
achieve
an
efficient
and
appropriate
solution
to
the
overall
problem.
The
Systems
Modelling
and
Analysis
elective
package
introduces
modelling
and
analysis
of
deterministic
and
probabilistic
systems,
as
well
as
discrete
and
distributed
parameter
systems.
The
courses
comprising
the
elective
package
emphasize
analytical
as
well
as
computer
based
methods;
the
use
of
currently
available
computer
aided
analysis
and
design
packages
are
encouraged.
Options
Certain
elective
course
groupings
have
been
recognized
by
the
Faculty
of
Engineering
or
the
University
as
Designated
Options
that
provide
a
secondary
emphasis
in
certain
plans.
The
emphasis
may
be
in
another
academic
subject
or
in
a
career-oriented
area.
The
number
of
courses
required
to
complete
an
option
varies
from
option
to
option.
An
option
will
only appear
on
your
transcript
if
you
have
registered
for
it.
See
Option
Registration.
Many
of
the
courses
within
the
departmental
technical
elective
areas
can
be
used
as
credit
toward
the
various
options.
Faculty-wide
options:
University-wide
options
are
available
in
Cognitive
Science
and
Society,
Technology
and
Values.
Information
about
them
can
be
found
under
Interdisciplinary
Studies.
Any
questions
about
requirements
for
an
option
should
be
addressed
to
the
Option
Coordinator.
Interdisciplinary
option
rules
are
controlled
by
the
interdisciplinary
board
and
not
by
the
Faculty
of
Engineering.
They
determine
which
courses
to
count.