SYSEN 4050

Systems Engineering Design Fundamentals

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2021-2022 Catalog.

Systems Engineering is one of the most rapidly growing, sought-after skills sets in industry. This course introduces students to fundamental ideas of Systems Engineering that can be applied to virtually any project, whether it be a traditionally engineering focus project or otherwise. This course gives students some of the most popular, versatile, and valued ready-to-use Systems Engineering tools along the Vee-diagram covering key aspects of initial problem definition and defining of system requirements, thru systems design & architecture, to integration, evaluation & setting design targets, and risk identification & mitigation.

Outcomes

• Students will be able to decompose problem statements into an objective, functional, and verifiable problem definition and proposed functional flow.
• Students will be able to identify objective means for evaluating the performance of any valid problem solution to perform effective trade studies and justifiable design decisions.
• Students will be able to access and evaluate project integration needs as well as project risk and mitigation strategies.

When Offered Spring.

Comments Homework and final projects are applied, when possible, to a student's concurrent design project such as either an external M-Eng or Senior design project. Students without a suitable project may use a default course project.

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