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Understanding U.S. Health Care/Insurance for Internationals
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
What is a co-pay? What is a referral? What does insurance cover? USC Student Insurance is here to answer your questions and provide a framework for understanding the US health care system as it impacts you.
Location: Waite Phillips Hall Of Education (WPH) - B28
Audiences: International Students
Contact: MAPP Office
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Demand Responsive Control in Buildings
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 12:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Lyman Handy Colloquium SeriesPresentsProfessor Peng XuEnvironmental Energy Technologies DivisionLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA Abstract:As an essential of modern life, electricity is different from other commodities. It cannot be stored economically, and the supply of and demand for electricity must be balanced in real time. Demand levels also can change quite rapidly and unexpectedly. Increasing grid capacity to maintain reserve margins sufficient for demand is possible but is not a good solution because the electric system is highly capital-intensive, and both generation and transmission system investments have long lead times.Demand response (DR) is an emerging research field and an effective tool that improves grid reliability and prevents the price of electricity from rising, especially in deregulated markets. This presentation introduces the definition of DR and different methods to achieve demand response control in buildings, including both passive and active thermal mass control. It describes the DR technology utilized at a commercial building in California and the methodologies to evaluate associated demand savings. On the basis of field tests in many large office building, DR is proven to be a reliable and credible resource that ensures a stable and economical operation of the power grid.
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 100
Audiences: The Scientific Community is Cordially Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce Sapir
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How to Find a Job in a Tough Economy
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Worried about finding a job or internship in this economy? Come learn about job search strategies that work during slow economic periods. Viterbi Career Services will present general tips and specific best practices for engineering students. We hope to see you there!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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When Do You Need to Actively Manage System of Systems Engineering: A Quantitative Analysis
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ISE 650 Seminar"When Do You Need to Actively Manage System of Systems Engineering: A Quantitative Analysis"Jo Ann Lane, PhDABSTRACT: Today's need for more complex, more capable systems in a short timeframe is leading more organizations towards the integration of new and existing systems with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products into network-centric, knowledge-based systems of systems (SoS). With this approach, system development processes to define the new architecture, identify sources to either supply or develop the required components, and eventually integrate and test these high level components are evolving and are being referred to as SoS Engineering (SoSE). In recent years, the systems engineering (SE) community has struggled to decide if SoSE is really different from traditional SE and, if it is different, how does it differ. Recent case study research, primarily by the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), has confirmed that there are indeed key differences and that traditional SE processes are not sufficient for SoSE. Additional studies of several large-scale SoSE programs and several SE programs that were considered part of one or more SoSs identified four types of SoSE management strategies.
This presentation describes the results of further investigations that explored two of these SoSE management strategies with respect to engineering effort and return on SoSE investment. The two most common SoSE management strategies (with and without an SoSE team to guide capability development) were compared and used to assess the value-added of the SoSE team with respect to total SE effort expended to engineer an SoS capability. It is clear from both the OSD pilot studies and the system dynamics model analysis conducted as part of this research that there exist conditions under which investments in SoSE have positive and negative returns on investment. This presentation provides insights into the first quantitative determination of these conditions and points out directions for future research that would strengthen the results.THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009, ANDRUS GERONTOLOGY (GER) 309, 3:30 – 4:30 PMBIO: Jo Ann Lane recently completed her PhD in the USC ISE Department under the guidance of Professors Barry Boehm and Stan Settles in the area of system of systems (SoS) engineering and cost modeling. As a PhD candidate, she was awarded the 2007 International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Foundation/Stevens Doctoral Award for promising research in Systems Engineering and Integration.Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Associated General Contractors / Construction Management Association of America 1st General Meeting
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Learn about Sparks, Symposium, and the Construction Industry. Hope to see you there!
Location: Front of KAP / KAP 146
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC AGC
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FYE: Meet Your Advisor
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Now that you have had a chance to settle in with classes, come reconnect with your freshmen FYE advisor. Refreshments will be provided!RSVP to viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu with the subject line "RSVP - Meet your Advisor on 9/10".
Location: E-Quad
Audiences: Undergraduate Freshmen (Only)
Contact: Monica De Los Santos
