DEM501 Military Communications Systems (MCS)

This course deals with the application of current and evolving communication systems technologies to military usage, in both operational and non-operational settings; with particular emphasis upon communications system requirements for the Land Forces. Students will be taught the fundamentals of communications systems and key parameters in wireless and wired communications. Students will be provided with information on current military systems, current research and development and ongoing staff work on future requirements. Students, through the forum of seminars and case studies, will examine the feasibility and suitability of different technologies for military use.

Credit(s):

0.5

DEM503 Military Information Systems (MIS)

This course provides a comprehensive grounding in the technologies employed in the development of information systems, particularly those that might be utilized by the military. Students are exposed to topics at progressively higher levels of abstraction, beginning at gate logic and ranging up to distributed transactional databases. This knowledge is used as a foundation for a study of technologies and systems issues (e.g. information security). The lecture material is complemented by laboratory work and by case studies that apply material from across the course in a practical scenario.

Credit(s):

0.75

DEM505 Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance And (ISTAR)

This course examines the key scientific principles involved in military reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition in the context of military operations. Included are optical devices, image intensification devices, thermal imagery systems, ground and airborne sensor platforms, and radar (ground, airborne, space borne, weapons locating). Surveillance and counter surveillance principles and applications are considered as well as data processing, data fusion and global positioning. Students will be provided with information on current military systems, as well as current research and development efforts. Students will investigate and analyse future military requirements in this area.

Credit(s):

0.75

DEM507 Modern Weapons Systems (MWS)

This course examines the key scientific and technological principles applicable to the design, development, production and employment of current, emerging and potential Weapon Systems. The weapon system is examined within a broad context, from research, development, production, usage and life cycle upgrades to disposal. Current research and development within the industry and defence establishments in Canada and abroad are introduced as well as management approaches to acquisition programmes. The study gives students the knowledge needed to optimize a weapon system in respect to the conflicting technical, tactical and doctrinal information. The material presented will also include: thermochemistry, blast, fragmentation, demolitions and the defeat of armour.

Credit(s):

1

DEM509 Vehicle Systems, Survivability And Mobility (VSSM)

The course examines the major technical elements contributing to the automotive performance of military vehicles. Engine torque and power, fuel consumption, transmission ratios/matching, mechanical efficiencies, rotary inertias, road loads (rolling, air, gradient resistances), terramechanics and other factors are examined in sufficient theoretical depth to understand their contributions to automotive performance. To simulate the translation of requirements into engineering specifications typical wheeled and tracked vehicle operational requirements (accelleration, speed, range, etc) and constraints (mission, weights, etc) are examined and, through calculations and trade-offs, major automotive sub-system characteristics are determined for various operational scenarios. Important interfaces with non-automitive mission equipment will also be examined.

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DEM511 Defence Management In Canada (DMC)

This course provides the student with an introduction to management in a military context. The course focuses on three broad areas: management theory; the economics of defence; and defence programme management. The Management Theory Module introduces the student to basic management theory and practice. Topics to be covered include organizational theory, management of change, negotiations, financial and management accounting and ethics.The Economics of Defense Module focuses on theory and issues relating to economic issues, both in DND and within the defence industrial base, as well as defence procurement. The final module, Defence Programme Management, introduces the student to selected aspects of the Defence Management System (DMS) and aspects of army strategic planning in support of their future duties as Programme Managers and Programme Directors.

Credit(s):

0.75

DEM513 Decision Analysis, Probability And Statistics (DAPS)

This course is in two parts. The first part provides an introduction to selected decision analysis techniques appropriate for defence procurement analysis including game theory, decision trees, multi-criteria decision analysis, and cost-performance trade-off analysis. The second part provides an introduction to the subject matter of probability and statistics relevant to defence procurement analysis. Topics include: conditional probability; renewal processes; distribution theory, including discussion of the binomial, normal, and exponential distributions; moments of random variables, including the mean and variance, sampling distributions; hypothesis testing, including resampling approaches; confidence intervals, regression analysis, forecasting and experimental design.

Credit(s):

1

DEM515 Modelling And Simulation (MS)

This course introduces students to modelling and simulation in the context of defence procurement. Topics include optimization (linear and integer programming), some queuing and inventory theory, Monte Carlo simulation, process simulation, and war gaming. The emphasis is on war gaming including the design and execution of war games and the interpretation of war-gaming outputs. Assessment will be through a combination of tests, assignments, and case studies.

Credit(s):

1

DEM517 System Integration (SI)

This course builds on the knowledge gained in the Courses in the Command Support Technologies (CST) and Weapons, Platforms and Soldier Systems (WPSS) Professional Knowledge Areas. It examines, through the extensive use of Case Studies how requirements are traded-off and technologies are integrated onto a platform to produce a viable weapon system. It also examines the Human Factors involved with such integration.

Credit(s):

0.5

DEM519 Engineering And Logistics Management (ELM)

This course deals with the management of complex System Engineering issues involved at the Project Manager/Project Director level. It examines the organizations involved, both governmental and in industry, the design process, system effectiveness, test and evaluation, and the development of Integrated Logistics Support systems. The course provides an overview of the analytical and management tools necessary to control effectively the equipment programmes of major crown projects and to support the Defence Management System. The material presented will concentrate on two major elements: Project Organization, and Test, Evaluation and Verification. The first element, Project Organization, will concentrate on coordinating project scheduling/milestones, task durations, resource allocation, and costs as well as interface issues such as external artificial constraints, deliverables, and imposed changes. The second element involves the design of a comprehensive T,E & V programme for an equipment project from initial Developmental testing, through engineering tests, compliance and verification testing (concentrating on System Effectiveness), quality assurance testing, to User Trials.

Credit(s):

0.75

PR500 Research Project

A major requirement of the MDEM degree is the completion of a research project on a relevant programme topic. Topic approval from academic and professional advisors is required and students are expected to submit acceptable periodic reports to both. The completion of the project, including the written report and oral examination, develops essential professional competencies. The research project also demonstrates post-graduate level research capability.

Credit(s):

2