Duration
7 weeks (content only) or 17 weeks (with assessment)
Access
Public enrolment
Delivery
Online (format not stated)
Sessions and enrolment
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Price
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Facilitator
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Certification / credential
Non-award professional certificate; can be credited toward the university's master's program in systems engineering (as stated)

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