Society relies on many complex systems of interacting technology, people, processes, laws and other elements. Examples of such systems include air transport, telecommunications and energy supply. Systems Engineering is a holistic, multi-disciplinary and well established approach to the engineering of these complex systems. Because software is a critical component of such systems, Software Engineers will often work in Systems Engineering teams. This course prepares students for such roles by covering the following topics:
- Systems concepts
- The Systems Engineering life-cycle and processes
- Conceptual system design: including problem definition, technical performance measures, quality function deployment (QFD), trade-off analyses, and system specification.
- Preliminary system design: subsystem design requirements, design review.
- Detailed design and development: Detailed design requirements and design engineering activities; review and feedback, and incorporation of design changes
- Design testing, evaluation and validation
- Design for sustainability: approaches that integrate sustainability principles into the design process
- Integration of Systems Engineering and Software Engineering activities
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- describe the holistic and multi-disciplinary nature of complex engineering projects
- describe the Systems Engineering life-cycle
- identify and explain the activities involved in each phase of the Systems Engineering life-cycle
- explain the role of Software Engineering within the broader context of Systems Engineering
- Students will also improve their:
- ability to understand and solve complex and ill-defined problems
- ability to communicate with the multi-disciplinary engineering team and the community at large
- understanding of and commitment to ethical and professional responsibilities,
- ability to function as an individual and as a team leader and member in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies
Indicative Assessment
Learning Portfolio (40%); Tutorial Facilitation (20%); Final examination (40%)
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Workload
Thirteen two-hour lectures and seven two-hour workshop sessions.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3096 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2497 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |
