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| Unit name |
Introduction to Systems |
| Unit code |
AENGM0008 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
M/7
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Theo Tryfonas |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Professional development content of an accredited engineering degree or equivalent |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
Department of Aerospace Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit is the first taught element in the EngD in Systems and introduces the student to the basics of traditional “hard” systems engineering with a product based emphasis. In addition, wider aspects are introduced to highlight that the material is a starting point rather than a complete coverage of Systems Engineering. Students will be of high graduate standard so that although the topic is new to them they will be learning at Masters level.
Aims:
To provide an introduction to basic systems with a practical bias relevant to the student‟s industrial background.
Intended Learning Outcomes
To provide an introduction to Systems Engineering and relate it with a practical bias relevant to the student’s industrial background
On successful completion of the unit the student will:
- possess an elementary and mostly qualitative knowledge of systems engineering theory, modelling techniques and industrial conventions and practice;
- have an increased practical understanding and some experience in implementing the requirements generation and other key lifecycle processes through the workshop, requirements project exercise, and essay on their company’s practices
- have an awareness of and ability to evaluate a wider range of systems engineering concepts beyond the scope of the unit material, in part thorough the essay assessment
- have developed skills in writing technical documentation.
Teaching Information
Lectures, group workshops, practical sessions
Assessment Information
- In-class test, administered on-line via the Virtual Learning Environment (10%)
- Coursework, in the form of an individual essay related to some aspect of the unit’s material and activities (90%, word count ~ 2500)
Reading and References
- "Systems Engineering and Analysis" by Blanchard and Fabrycky (latest edition),
- “Introduction to Sytems Engineering” by Sage and Armstrong (latest edition),
- NASA (2007), Systems Engineering Handbook, NASA/SP-2007-6105 Rev1,
Online:http://bris.ac.uk/slink/7q9r, last accessed 13 March 2011.
- Systems Engineering Fundamentals. Defense Acquisition University Press, 2001
- INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, Version 3.1 (2007)
