Principles of Systems Engineering

Course aim

To provide students with those concepts and procedures which apply to the design and management of large, complex, technical systems in which time, cost and performance are paramount issues and in which the human team is a key part of the process.

Course content

Introduction to System Engineering (SE) problem and market needs; Systems Thinking; Problem solving and decision making in soft and hard cases of technical systems development and operation. SE processes and Standards. SE specialities needed for successful engineering. Systems Engineering Front-End design stages. Systems Engineering management. Support tools for practising SE. Case Studies and practical exercises to bring material into integrated perspective.

Textbook(s)

Blanchard S.B and Fabrycky W.J. 2006, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 4, Pearson Education Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA

Stevens, R., Brook, P., Jackson, K., and Arnold, S. 1998, Systems Engineering: Coping with Complexity, 1st ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Tutorial	N/A x 5 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1 - Group Assignment (consolidation of group presentation on conceptual design), Assignment 2 - Individual Assignment (expansion of analysis to preliminary design), Participation in the practicals during the course, Presentation on the last day

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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