Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armand Joseph Chaput, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Texas at Austin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

- A Capstone Design Approach Armand J. Chaput (ajchaput@mail.utexas.edu), Senior Lecturer Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics The University of Texas at Austin1.0 OverviewA hands-on educational approach for teaching undergraduate aircraft design students aboutSystems Engineering (SE) has been developed which we believe is applicable to otherengineering disciplines. The impetus for the initiative is our conclusion that (1) fundamentalunderstanding of the principles of SE and their practical application is important for all engineersand (2) SE can be taught as a principle of design without displacing other course content

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polinpapilinho Katina, Old Dominion University; Joseph M Bradley, Leading Change, LLC

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Systems Engineering

, complex system governance, infranomics, systems engineering, systems of systems engineering, and systems theory. His research has been published in several journals including International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, and Journal of Requirements Engineering. He is a co-editor of ’Infranomics: Sustainability, engineering design and governance.’Dr. Joseph M Bradley, Leading Change, LLC Dr. Bradley has had an extensive career in ship operations, maintenance, repair and organizational design. Repeatedly called upon to start new activities for the United States Navy, he successfully met a succession

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harmon, Colorado Technical University; John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

few universities offering systems engineering at that time, but notable in the field wereUniversity of Southern California, University of Missouri at Rolla (now Missouri University of Science andTechnology), Air Force Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, and the military serviceacademies. The curriculum was designed after reviewing those programs for best practices and textbook recommendations. We gave considerable weight to the evolving body of knowledge beingencapsulated by INCOSE in their Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK, 2015),itself inspired by the work of the Project Management Institute (PMI).The MSSE was stood up at the main campus in 2004 with the following course list: • SE600 Systems

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

data on online-student toinstructor real-time interactions using the archived recordings of 6 Systems Engineering coursesoffered in Fall 2015. The presence and participation of the students, and the types of successfulinteraction elicitation techniques are described for this dataset. The challenges and opportunitiesof instructing synchronous sections of systems engineering courses are discussed. Results maybe used to develop best practices for instructors of Systems Engineering online coursework.KeywordsSystems Engineering, Distance Education, Graduate Education, Synchronous Online LearningIntroduction Systems Engineering (SE) is a discipline and a sub-discipline of engineering that expertshave identified as a key component of

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Patrick Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Roberta S Cohen, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nicholas S Bowen, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems and Enterprises)

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Systems Engineering

technologyrefreshes. Koopman also explained that developing problems that represent the complexity ofCPS is difficult. Projects and problems must be realistic and motivating but also incorporatedomain knowledge that is accessible to students. There is a risk that problems can become overlycomplicated—projects must be designed with the right amount of ‘messy’.”The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Foundations for Innovation inCyber-Physical Systems report [4] as well as the European ARTEMIS Research agenda [5] pointsout similar needs across many CPS domains. The NIST report identifies 21 barriers andchallenges for CPS reliability, safety, and security. In the top rated category of Metrics and Toolsfor CPS Verification and Validation (V&