SYSE 591 - Intro. to Systems Engineering /Approach

Credits: 4    
Term: Fall    
Form of Delivery: Online BlackBoard    
Description:

This course provides the beginning knowledge and skills necessary to engineer complex, multi-disciplinary systems. It serves as a cornerstone course for the Systems Engineering program.
The student will gain interdisciplinary knowledge and skills necessary to:

  • Define the system life cycle and the particulars of stakeholder involvement
  • Cover critical tools and methods for implementing Systems Engineering
  • Explain the various structure and tasks of the Systems Engineering process
Objectives:
  • Understand systems engineering as an interdisciplinary process.
  • Demonstrate the value of systems concepts in the development of products, processes, and services.
  • Access case studies, templates, and checklists that support the systems engineering approach.
Text:

Systems Engineering: Principles and Practice, A. Kossiakoff and W. Sweet
ISBN 0-471-23443-2

NASA Systems Engineering Handbook. NASA
[Available as a PDF in course]

Course Materials: