Principles of Test and Evaluation

Course aim

To understand and evaluate the principles and methods of test and evaluation (T&E) in the context of systems engineering.

Course content

• Relationship between T&E and other disciplines;
• T&E in the Systems Engineering Life-Cycle;
• The scientific method;
• Articulating “solution-independent” measures of effectiveness, suitability and performance;
• Fundamentals of developmental, acceptance and operational test and evaluation;
• Environmental conditions and threat assessments;
• Team-based T&E strategies and master plans;
• Introduction to the legal aspects of T&E and international treaties and agreements;
• T&E resources – test ranges and facilities and the application of modelling and simulation;
• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to support T&E; and
• Planning, conducting, executing and reporting test results.

Textbook(s)

INCOSE 2015, INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Processes and Activities, 4, John Wiley & Sons, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
Online	35 hours x n/a

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Assessment

Essay, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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