System Planning Concepts

Course aim

The aim of this course is to discover, analyse and engage with the processes underpinning the conceptualisation, and detailed planning for the execution of complex, socio-technical engineering projects.

Course content

Understanding the capability requirement; requirements engineering; conceptualisation of systems and product lifecycles; implementation strategies; factors affecting the project; stakeholders; political, financial, time, legal, ethical, strategic, environmental, sustainability, scope management, labour and skills availability; technologies and intellectual property; development projects; integration projects; MOTS and COTS; facilities; WBS, PBS, Gantt, networks, EVM.

Textbook(s)

Blanchard S.B and Fabrycky W.J. 2011, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 5th ed., Prentice-Hall International Inc, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Military Systems Integration)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Synchronous online sessions)	2 hours x 12 weeks
External (Asynchronous online materials/activities)	5 hours x 10 weeks
Workshop	9 hours x 1 day

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

Assessment

Assignment Group project plan , Individual Written Case Study, Participation - discussion boards

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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