Role of reliability engineering in industry, reliability measures, and bath-tub reliability curve, and overview of reliability assessment. Component failure behavior and reliability prediction based on failure data analysis. Reliability of systems including serial, parallel, k-out-of-n, complex systems, standby systems, and their combination. Improvement of system reliability and reliability growth. Availability of repairable systems. Accelerated life testing. Practical applications and case studies from aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing Note: This course cannot be taken for credit with ISE 505