ME EN 5170 and 6170 Systems Engineering and Integration (online and on-campus)
Credit hours: 3
Anticipated Offerings: Spring semesters
Prerequisite: One course in statistics. It is preferred to have taken 5160/6160 prior to taking this class.
Course Description:
This course provides the student with an understanding of the context and framework for carrying out a systems engineering project and the system-level responsibilities of a systems engineer, through hands-on activity. Topics covered include systems design and development, system test and evaluation, system reliability, system maintainability, human factors and system design, system producibility and supportability, balancing life-cycle cost, scheduling, suitability and performance, risk management, and systems engineering project management and control.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Use systems engineering tools on real-world problems
- Understand the complexities of implementing systems engineering solutions
- Plan to efficiently implement a systems engineered solution
- Build MBSE models in software
- Test and assess the effectiveness of a system
- Design and implement efficient processes and systems
- Communicate effectively (written)
Sample lectures from the Online Version
This lecture discusses an over view of INCOSE’s Vee model and how it relates to this class. (about 15 minutes)
This lecture discusses verification versus validation (about 12 minutes)