Systems Engineering

Discover a powerful set of requirements analysis tools essential to the engineering development process. Understand the importance and differences between the system, hardware and software architectures. Expand your appreciation of the Systems Requirement Analysis process beyond that of current methodologies. Class assignments are designed to enhance your ability to effectively apply these concepts. The material in this course is structured to ehnace your prospects in your engineering career. Course Highlights: Decomposing customer needs into a complete set of developer specifications Apply...

Understanding and applying core principles of Systems Verification and Validation is considered by many to be the key element of a solid systems engineering process. In this course, you will learn the importance of certifying customer requirements through a proven validation process. You will also acquire an understanding of product development and factory acceptance testing through an established system verification process. The application of “Verification and Validation” is the processes that establish a product’s quality and “fit for use” prior to customer delivery. You will learn the...

In modern systems development, software has become increasingly important and pervasive. In a CNBC interview, Don Butler, Executive Director of connected vehicles at Ford Motor Corp. stated "we need to adopt more and more of a mindset of a software/services company." Some analysts suggest that as much as 70% of the effort in building modern systems is software development. Given the move to allocate system functionality to software is essential for systems engineers to understand how that software is being developed. This course offers an overview of the processes and procedures used in the...

Learn the application of systems engineering processes to systems incorporating software and hardware. Through a class project, the development of requirements from a problem statement and the allocation of these requirements to hardware and software along with the development of both decomposed and derived requirements will be experienced. Course Highlights: Familiarity with various modeling techniques Requirements modifications and how they affect the development process Implement trade offs from requirements, Quality Functional Description (House of Quality) Selecting appropriate...

A "Systems Thinking" methodology adds a new and powerful set of analysis tools to the systems engineer’s product development toolkit. Looking at a system as the sum of its parts working together, as opposed to a typical linear process, best describes the core principle of Systems Thinking. Understanding the relationship between “Events, Patterns and Structures” provides the systems engineer with an approach that improves and expands the product development and problem solution arena. You will learn the significance of systems thinking through lecture and "hands-on" assignments designed to...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent figures, overall employment of mathematicians and statisticians is projected to grow 30 percent from 2018 to 2028 - much faster than the average for all occupations. Businesses will need these workers to analyze the increasing volume of digital and electronic data. With the explosion of data and analysts, it has become increasingly important for companies to hire managers capable of achieving business objectives by leveraging data best practices. This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to pivot your workplace...

This course is structured to define the role of the Logistics Engineer in support of engineers involved in the development of products and establishing the Total Life Cycle Cost. This course will provide the student with a comprehensive overview of the Ten Elements of Engineering Logistics and the role of Logistics in Product Development and the Systems Engineering Process. Familiarization with the theory and management of systems with an emphasis on logistics support systems will be presented in a total of nine sessions grouped into the following topics: System Logistics Management, System...

Discover the theories, concepts, applications, and practices of the field of system safety. This course emphasizes the specialized integration of safety skills and resources into all phases of a system’s life cycle. Topics include tools and techniques for system safety analysis and design influence. You will review problems facing today's safety program manager and learn how to deal with basic safety and risk management concepts, as well as analyze program elements typically found in a safety program. You will also partake in classroom exercises based on real world experiences to learn how...

Discover model-driven systems engineering using the UML Profile for Systems Engineering (OMG SysML™). Systems engineering principles will be applied to developing a comprehensive model of a solution to a class problem using modern systems engineering development tools and a development methodology tailored to OMG SysML™. Begin with the presentation of a desired capability and continue through the performance of activities and the creation of work products to support requirements definition, architecture description, and system design. Learn to transition to specialty engineering, with an...