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Fundaments of Systems Engineering, Discipline specific Engineering Standards:

Systems Engineering: History and Examples, System Engineering as Profession, Power of
System Engineering, Systems Engineering view Point, Perspectives, Domains, fields,
approaches, activities and products, System Engineering Management(SEM), Program,
/Project Life Cycle, Lifecycle Integration, Engineering standards

Complex System Structure:

Building blocks, hierarchy, interfaces , environment, interactions, life cycle, evolutionary
characteristics, Systems Engg method , Systems testing throughout development

Systems development Management:

Work breakdown structure (WBS), Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), Systems
risk management, organizing for systems engg Need analysis – originating, operations,
functional, and feasibility Need validation, systems opperations requirement System
requirements development, performance requirements

Engineering Concept Stage:

Concept exploration, validating requirements, Concept definition – selection and validation,

functional analysis and allocation Systems architecture, system modeling languages, Model-
Based Systems Engg (MBSE) Decision making, modeling for decisions Simulation, Trade-
of analysis

Engineering development Stage:

Program risk reduction, prototype development for risk mitigation, Development testing, risk
reduction, Revision of functional analysis and design, Overview of probability data analysis,
Hypothesis testing

Engineering design Stage:

Implementing system building blocks, component design, Design validation, Change
management Concepts of reliability, redundancy, Concepts of maintainability, availability,
predictability, User interface design and GUI

Integration, testing and evaluation of Total system:

Test planning and preparation, system integration Developmental and operational test and
evaluation Engineering for production, transition from development to production,

Production operations Installation, maintenance and upgrading Installation testing In-
service support Upgrades and modernization