Teaches the fundamental principles of systems engineering by placing the organizational, project and technical processes needed to realize a system of interest in context, using the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook and case study discussions. Modules cover the context of systems engineering from organization to project (life cycle models, tailoring, organizational and agreement processes), requirements from stakeholder to system (mission analysis, stakeholder and system requirements, architecture, interface management and design definition), specialty engineering considerations from cost and logistics to RAM, safety, security and human systems integration, and the technical processes from implementation and integration through verification, transition, validation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
The course is presented as a foundation for pursuing INCOSE SEP certification or graduate study.