About this course
A 40-hour certificate program for engineering organisations, delivered in a format and location defined by the client. It introduces systems architecting through lectures, case studies and team exercises: the role of the systems architect, heuristics and methods, architectures used in government and industry, documenting architectures with DODAF, SysML modelling, architectural effectiveness, and considerations such as complexity, affordability, COTS and a Modular Open Systems Approach.
Course presenters may include
DBA and MBA (Project Management), Columbia Southern University · MS and BA (Physics), Hampton University · Vice-Chair, Cal State LA Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Board
Aerospace engineer with 35 years' industry experience, including 25 in project management, who teaches systems engineering for Caltech CTME.
Foundations & practitioner developmentIntegration, V&V and test
- Works with
- Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education
Modeling language, method and software
- Modeling language
- SysML (version not confirmed; ask the provider)
- Frameworks
- Unified Architecture Framework (UAF); TOGAF; DoDAF
Also covers the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). Software is not stated.
As stated on the provider's course page, checked 9 October 2026. Confirm the language version and software edition with the provider before booking.
Who should attend
- Systems architects, component and subsystem engineers, software and hardware engineers, systems and acquisition engineers
- Project managers, business analysts and technical support personnel
Learning outcomes
- Recognise the fundamentals of systems architecting and the role of the architect.
- Apply heuristics, processes, methods, languages and architecture tools.
- Apply DODAF to documenting system architectures.
- Use SysML to construct visual models of the system design.
- Evaluate architectural effectiveness, including complexity, affordability, COTS and MOSA.
Course outline
- 01
Terminology
- 02
Systems engineering methodologies
- 03
Architectural methods and frameworks
- 04
DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
- 05
Systems and software architecting
- 06
Architectural effectiveness considerations
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- 07
System architecting modelling language
- 08
Architecting challenges and next steps
Certificate of completion
Caltech CTME certificate of completion.
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- Regions
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- Access
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- Delivery
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- Access
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- Delivery
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- Access
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- Delivery
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