Sys 6044-600 (19919) Engineering Economic Systems 

Host University

University of Virginia

Semester

Fall 2025

Course Number

SYS 6044

CRN

19919

Credits

3

Discipline

Systems Engineering, Operations Research and Engineering Management

Instructor

James Lark  

Times and Days

Asynchronous

Course Information

This course is an introduction to the theory of the industrial organization (from a game-theoretic perspective) and its applications to industries with strong engineering content (electricity, telecommunications, software and hardware, etc.). Topics include: congestion pricing in networks, pricing and efficiency in electricity markets, planned obsolescence in software development, “networks” effects and the dynamics of technology adoption.