MATHEMATICS FOR ADP SYSTEMS ANALYSTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2001
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: February 7, 1969
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No. 4-69 7 February 1969
To: All Training Officers of the Agency
MATHEMATICS FOR ADP SYSTEMS ANALYSTS
COURSE Mathematics is playing an expanding role
DESCRIPTION in the management decision making process;
however, the ADP systems analyst does not
necessarily require the manipulative
skills of a mathematician. He does need
to increase his knowledge and under-
standing of the uses of mathematics.
In an effort to serve this need, the
Office of Computer Services is offering,
Company, he a ema ics tor ys a a1
Analysts series. This is divided into
four (4) one-week courses which run from
0900 - 1630 Monday through Friday.
1. Basic Mathematics - 3 - 7 March
2. Advanced Methods and Models
7 - 17 April
3. Statistical Inference - early fall -
date to be announced.
4. Probabilistic Models - early fall -
date to be announced.
The first two courses deal primarily with
the kind of mathematics used to analyze
or describe situations which are deter-
minate, i.e., where questions of risk or
uncertainty are not raised. In many real
problems, such analysis leads to good
results - in fact the determinate view
was essentially the only one pursued in
science until recent times. Even today
this view is characteristic of many
disciplines. Other problems must be viewed
as comprised, at least in part, (continued)
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of random effects which introduce un-
certainty into some or all measurements.
The last two courses are devoted to methods
pertinent to this so-called stochastic
view. The first and third courses are
similar in"that they emphasize mathematical
concepts'associated with discovering inner
relationships, i.e., those relationships
in a problem situation that are not super-
ficially revealed; these two sections are
devoted primarily to the mathematics of
analysis. The second and fourth. courses,
in contrast, are devoted more to the use
of mathematics to show how combinations of
detailed effects act to produce overall
system characteristics. The emphasis is
on building mathematical models which
synthesize behavior.
PREREQUISITES While this series is intended for systems
analysts who have had programming ex-
perience, it is not intended for those
individuals with extensive mathematical
backgrounds. Two or more years of Agency
experience is also required. All requests
must be signed by the Component Information
Processing Co-ordinator.
ENROLLMENT It is recommended that for this first
running, the whole series be taken in
sequence. Enrollment deadline for the
complete series will be 24 Februar 19
Submit requests on Form 136 to
Room 1 D 1617 Headquarters. E
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cus'r The cost of $250.00 per week per student,
which includes books and all course
material, is to be prorated among J 1A
participating offices.
FOR FURTHER Please call
DETAILS
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