Engineering Systems Thinking N

Course aim

To introduce students to thinking about engineering projects and products from a holistic perspective.

Course content

Understanding systems, hard and soft systems; the human element in systems, design, predictability, social aspects, decisions; Unified Systems Hypothesis; Generic Reference Model, function, form, behaviour; efficiency, effectiveness, worth; process and structure models; systems architecture, issues, conceiving systems, methodology, classical systems engineering, problems with classical systems engineering, a new systems engineering method, building future systems, introduction to the structure of ISO 15288.  Methods to evaluate engineering proposals from a whole of system perspective.

Textbook(s)

Blanchard, B.S. & Fabrycky, W.J. 2011, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 5th, Prenctice Hall

Prerequisite(s)

Students must have completed 54 units worth of courses in any discipline.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Assignment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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