Course overview
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to enable the realisation of successful systems. It involves considering the complete problem context and system lifecycle; defining the customer needs and functionality early; codifying the requirements; and performing design synthesis and validation accordingly. This course introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques of systems engineering and demonstrates how they can be applied to solve problems. It covers the key processes for engineering systems from the technical, technical management, agreement and organisation-enabling domains. Participants will learn from practicing certified systems engineering professionals and will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the concepts and processes introduced through group discussion, individual assignments and team projects.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the importance of systems thinking, problem context, the systems engineering lifecycle and key systems engineering activity areas
- Recognise the need to define the problem to be solved as the first step in engineering design, with particular reference to the intended system use
- Plan and execute a systems engineering approach to a group design project
- Analyse a given problem and develop an appropriate problem specification
- Define, compare and select from alternative system designs
- Develop, refine and describe the selected system design
- Identify and explain how the design can be verified against system requirements and validated against the problem statement
- Demonstrate professional skills including effective team participation, oral communication and written communication
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