Systems Engineering

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction	Homework 1 out
2	Systems engineering as a human activity
3	Student project proposal presentations	Project proposal and proposal presentation due
4	Stakeholders and requirements, requirements and management	Homework 1 due Homework 2 out
5	Innovation in systems engineering	Project team formation report due
6	Requirements driven systems design	Homework 2 due Homework 3 out
7	Critical parameter development and management (guest lecture)
8	Concept selection/trade space study (guest lecture)
9	Midterm presentations	Midterm project presentation due
10	Experiments (guest lecture)	Homework 3 due Homework 4 out
11	Robust design I (guest lecture)
12	Robust design II (guest lecture)
13	Development verification and validation, reliability, system attributes	Homework 4 due Homework 5 out
14	Draper systems engineering activities (industry lecture)
15	Ford hybrid vehicle controls systems engineering (industry lecture)
16	Team presentations on Toyota safety recall case	Homework 5 presentation and report due
17	Toyota quality board (industry lecture)
18	BMW VP of engineering in North America (industry lecture)
19	Final project presentations	Final project presentation due
20	Final project presentations (cont.)