Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Kathy L. Kasley P.E., Colorado Technical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

theirdiscipline knowledge.”8 Wasson also identified a need to integrate SE concepts, principles, andpractices into engineering programs. This will significantly upgrade the knowledge and skills ofnew engineering graduates to meet demands of the public and private workforce6.At the undergraduate level, the Western Kentucky University created a new SystemsEngineering (SE) Minor to upper division civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering9. Theintent is to prepare the student for their capstone design course. Their course consists of systemsengineering process, requirements, design fundamentals, subsystem fundamentals, trade studies,integration, technical reviews, and case studies and ethics. The minor in SE offers students toexpand their perspective on