Include a brief summary of the course topics and requirements, the general format of the course, and the methods of evaluation. == Skills and knowledge students should have prior to beginning the course: == == Course Topics: == * Spreadsheet simulation * Simulation of queuing systems, inventory * systems, and system reliability * Event scheduling algorithm * Ethernet simulation * Statistical models in simulation * Random number generation * Inverse-transform random variate generation * Input modeling * Validation * Output analysis == Course Format: == * Lecture format: * Online materials location and format: * Lab or tutorial format and expectations: == Method of evaluation: == * Number of Assignments: 3 * Number of Graded Labs: 0 * Number of Quizzes: 0 * Formal Midterm? YES * Final Exam? YES * mostly programming assignments? * Written documents?