Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Valasek, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

incorporating SEcontent in the traditional framework of engineering curricula and the lack of experience with SEby academic practitioners. This paper presents the results of a 17 month project between twolarge public institutions to investigate and incorporate educational tools and practical experiencesin the teaching of SE in existing design courses, to be later transitioned into a broad range ofcourses within the curricula. The main objective of the project introduced students to thepractical applications of the fundamentals of SE without displacing other course content. Thetarget courses at Texas A&M University included three senior-level courses, of which two wererequired capstone design courses and one an optional technical design elective

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Systems Engineering

as it applies to spacemissions. Students learned key topics related to spacecraft and mission design, includingrequirements development, trade studies, the project life cycle, system hierarchy, risk analysis, andcost analysis. The concepts presented in this course were demonstrated with examples from recentspace missions. The students were exposed to concepts regarding team organization, designfundamentals, and work ethics. These topics are in preparation for the capstone design courseexperience. They learn that systems engineering is iterative and develop judgment that will allowthem to compare and evaluate engineering alternatives. They learn to discuss systems engineeringmethods and processes as well as engage in systems thinking

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Runing Zhang P.E., Metropolitan State University of Denver; Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jeno Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #14204Baccalaureate Program of Sustainable System Engineering – Objectives andCurriculum DevelopmentDr. Runing Zhang, Metropolitan State University of DenverMr. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver Aaron Brown is an associate professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. His work is primarily focused in the realm of appropriate design and humanitarian engineering. He has worked on development projects all over the globe but his most recent humanitarian engineering project is focused locally in Denver where he is implementing the installation

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

the tools needed, and the undergraduate students gather data and helptest the tool. Many of these students, especially our interns and co-ops, work on their projectsremotely after they return to their university of origin. The Healthcare Systems Engineering institute is an academically founded program.The academic mentality resonates through the entire structure of the program and all of thework that is done as each team working on a project is from a multidisciplinary background.The workforce is comprised of an assortment of employees: professors, graduate students (co-ops, interns, research assistants), undergraduate students (co-ops, interns, part-time students,work studies, research assistants, capstone, independent studies

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rama N Reddy; Kamran Iqbal, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

important in senior design projects andother design oriented courses. These include courses such as machine design, design of thermaland fluid systems, design of boilers, design of gas and water turbines, electrical generators,aircraft engines, rocket engines, engines for large ships and submarines, the design of largeheating, air condition systems.The purpose of engineering education is to graduate engineering students who can design [4].The systems engineering design and analysis need to be integrated in all engineering courses.Further, students must be able to apply the system engineering design concepts and methods inall design related courses as well as in their senior design projects. The capstone designexperience is extremely useful for the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Sadraey, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Systems Engineering

a design project: 1. Conceptual design review; 2. Preliminarydesign review; 3. Evaluation and test review; 4. Critical design review.Success in system engineering derives from the realization that design activity requires a “team”approach. A general challenge in today’s environment pertains to implementing the overall systemdesign process rapidly, in a limited amount of time, and at a minimal cost. Multidisciplinary teams;experiential learning approaches, capstone design experiences, warnings on tort of negligence,feasibility studies, project planning, design requirements and constraints, trade-off analysistechniques, functional block diagram, design flowchart, design feedbacks, design management,work breakdown structure, design steps and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter J. Fabrycky PE, Virginia Tech and AAII

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

undergraduate capstone projects) and the project or thesis research required for a graduate SE degree.6) Graduate study in SE should focus on preparing candidates for service as engineering interdisciplinarians, who think always about “the end before the beginning”.7)) The overarching goal should be to promulgate systems thinking focused on the human - made world; that is, the world emerging from system design by humans.10Entirely too much engineering time and talent is being expended addressing operationaldeficiencies plaguing the human-made world. Operational problem mitigation will always beneeded, but the dramatic payoff for humankind lies in operational problem avoidance throughsystem thinking, as recommended for addressing pervasive