About this course
Aims to enable executives and engineers in technology-intensive organizations to manage the integration of advanced technologies into systems, recognizing the needs of complex, high-value, long-duration projects from government and large private-sector organizations. It covers systems thinking, translating user needs into technical requirements, functional analysis and allocation, synthesis and conceptual design, the value of MBSE, and the impact of commercial and military off-the-shelf elements, with team-based project work.
The certificate is a single course (ENGP5004) delivered fully online; learners choose content only (7 weeks) or content with assessment (17 weeks).
Facilitators
Facilitator not identified in public sources checked.
Who should attend
- Executives and engineers in defense and technology-intensive organizations
Prerequisites
- General knowledge of engineering or a related discipline equivalent to a bachelor's degree, with some professional experience
Learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate current best-practice systems engineering methods and standards.
- Evaluate the role of systems engineering across the total system lifecycle, applying systems thinking.
- Translate user needs into technical requirements and perform functional analysis and allocation.
- Conduct systems synthesis and develop a conceptual design for a complex system.
- Appraise the value of MBSE and the impact of COTS and MOTS elements on design.
Certificate of completion
Non-award professional certificate; can be credited toward the university's master's program in systems engineering (as stated)
Training areas
Related discipline: Systems Thinking & Complexity
Foundations & practitioner development
Project Performance International
One-day seminar introducing systems engineering and the business case for it at enterprise, project and technical levels.
Course presenters may include: Robert Halligan, John Fitch, Richard Beasley
Foundation1 day
- Access
- Public enrolment · Private / corporate
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online
Foundations & practitioner development
Scarecrow Consultants
Three-day introduction to systems engineering across the full lifecycle, taught through fantasy-themed team storytelling in which teams define, design and deliver a system.
Course facilitators may include: Jessica Korzeniowska
Foundation3 days
- Regions
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Public enrolment · Private / corporate
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online
Technical management
Scarecrow Consultants
One-day examination of agile practices in physical systems engineering, their applicability and limitations, and the role of MBSE.
1 day
- Regions
- United Kingdom