This masters level study unit examines system engineering and why it is important. You will learn to identify and evaluate the importance of relationships within the process and assess the relative importance of stakeholders. You will also be able to classify a systems engineering project in terms of the balance of demands, choice and constraints.
Complex systems have many components – hardware, software, people, machinery, buildings, all of which interact – and many stakeholders with requirements to be met. The essence of systems engineering is that it combines technical, interpersonal and managerial knowledge and skills. By studying this course, practitioners and anyone responsible for or working in the systems engineering environment will gain an understanding of the principles, tools and techniques of a multi-functional approach to increasingly complex systems planning.
The aim of this unit is to answer five questions:
Why is systems engineering important?
What is modern engineering?
What is systems?
What is systems engineering?
What approach to systems engineering does the course adopt?
The unit takes on average 25 hours to complete.
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