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MSE 333Simulation Analysis and Design

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Management Science and Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course introduces the use of discrete event simulation as an approach for understanding and analyzing complex management systems. Topics include an introduction to simulation modelling, general purpose and special purpose simulation languages, designing valid and credible simulation models, input data analysis, output analysis and experimental design.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • STAT340 - Stochastic Simulation Methods (0.50)

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001530179 / 94MW 13:00–14:20
LAB 201530379 / 94F 11:30–12:50
TUT 101530279 / 94T 11:30–12:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

50% liked it53% easy50% useful

From 14 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Horrible professor. The course was incredibly boring and the assignments, which you have to complete to pass the course, are min 6 hours long and worth only 2 percent of your mark !

    Dec 2014 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Despite the fun name, the actual content is not that interesting. The software used are Excel and Arena and the course is focused on simulation for operations research and queueing theory. The problems are somewhat similar to the simple ones from MSCI 334 and MSCI 431. F23 breakdown is 4 assignments (28%), 1 group project (1-2 ppl) (25%), pop quizzes (3% bonus), and 2 exams (47%). As per typical MSCI courses, the content is mostly relevant to industrial engineering applications. Not a difficult course but be prepared to put in the work

    Sep 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention MSE 333, April 2024 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

uw management eng exchange 3 points, 3 comments

“hi all, all the title says, I’m a mgte student looking to go into exchange in a future term. Wanted to ask if there’s anyone out there that’s in mgte/knows of someone in mgte who went on exchange I …”

u/Ok-Conclusion-5481: “I have experience, but which term are you planning to go on exchange?”

u/Ok-Conclusion-5481: “… - Engineering Design Methods | WAIVE (?) MSE332 - Fundamentals of Optimization | EASY MSE333 - Simulation Analysis and Design | VERY DIFFICULT MSE343 - Human-Computer Interaction | VERY EASY From my experience it's going to be very difficult to get an approval for MSE 333. …”

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Winter 2024

Questions for Management Engineering students: this program or UTSG CS? 1 point, 11 comments

u/KINGBLUE2739046: “- It’s an Engineering workload, it’s a lot better than ECE, much more time to do side projects, almost a joke honestly, other programs will be making fun of you for not being real engineers, no big …”

u/nyephe: “… paste from the MSE 251/253 tutorials but it's never tested I remember Excel being used in MSE 100/131/251/253/331/263/334/431/332/333/343, and this is only up to 3B and excluding TEs”

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