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Area/Catalogue
EEET 5127

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

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

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Course ID
101203

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Engineering

Course aim

This course continues with the high-level introduction of the theory and methods of systems engineering in a defence context, specifically aimed at the systems’ needs and acceptance elements of the V-diagram. The focus in this course will be to use a combination of presentations and class exercises to help develop students’ skills in order to meet the course goals. Assessment will be based on class participation, completion of an individual assignment, followed by two group assignments.

Course content

Needs and Requirements; Systems Standards; Operational Concepts; Identification of Stakeholders; Use of Operational Analysis to identify Critical Operational Issues; Measures of Effectiveness; Measures of Suitability; Critical Technical Parameters; Capability development processes used by Defence; Stakeholder requirement documentation; Importance of requirements, Requirements elicitation, analysis and management processes.

Textbook(s)

Stevens, R., Brook, P., Jackson, K., & Arnold, S. 1998, Systems Engineering: coping with complexity, Pearson - Prentice Hall

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
EEET 5136 Systems Engineering Principles

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
Workshop 10 hours x 1 day
External (Synchronous Online) 17 hours x N/A
External (Asynchronous Online) 51 hours x N/A

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


Assessment

Class Participation (MSI conference, discussion forums, online lectures), Group Written Report (First pass documentation), Group Written Report (Second pass approval), Individual Written Report (Difficulties in preparing a preliminary test concept document for first pass approval)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Mr Stan Nowakowski
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