Systems Engineering - Fast Track
Insights, Methods and Tools
12-16 July 2010
(The March 2010 course is now full)
What people say about this course
| Sue Ousby, EADS Watch the video here  |
"Very well presented with a vast range of content." Steve Cranwell, GlaxoSmithKline |
| "Excellent course full of fascinating info and techniques which I will be following up over the next few months." Joanne Hibberd, EADS Astrium |
| "Very good - now feel I have a wealth of relevant knowledge." Graham Roberts, DSTL |
| "A course which put Systems Engineering in context with practical applications and detail where relevant - excellent." Andrew Polley, Atkins |
"In a period when platforms are likely to remain in service for many
years, unless systems engineering capability and vital long-term knowledge is
maintained, it is little use investing in cutting-edge science. New technologies
will have less benefit without knowledge of how they might be exploited and
inserted into existing equipment."
UK Defence Industrial Strategy Defence White Paper, December 2005
About the course
This course provides not only insights to the overall systems-engineering process, but detailed methods and tools that support that process. The methods and tools presented are pragmatic and practical and have been used on real programmes and bids in the range of £10m to £2bn.
The course is taught by the well-known systems-engineering practitioner Dr Rob Collins, who has worked for many years 'at the coal-face' improving processes, introducing tools and methods and providing staff training. This newly-developed course is based on 20 years experience in systems engineering and draws in current state-of-the-art knowledge in the field. Rob is a respected presenter in the field of systems engineering and has presented dozens of seminars and courses in the UK, Europe and in the US.
Who is it for?
Graduate-level engineers from companies that develop, or are part of a team that develops complex systems, which have one or more of the following characteristics:
- Have around 500 to 2000 individually identified requirements
- Range in value from £10M to £2.5Bn
- Have safety or security critical elements
- Incorporate or interface with significant levels of legacy technology
- Involve teams of companies
- Involve more than one technology area, for example: software, electronics, electro-mechanics, hydraulics and human systems elements
Perhaps you would like to update your skills in systems engineering for one or more of the following reasons:
- You have recognised that your organisation needs to improve in areas including: requirements management, system modelling and the systems-engineering process
- Your organisation has a target to reach higher CMMI® levels
- You are new to large-scale systems development or you want to refresh your existing knowledge and skills
- You are a team leader and want information that you can use to improve
the performance of your team in an efficient manner
Course presenter
Dr Rob Collins, Requirements and Test Manager, General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.) plc
Course content
The Systems-Engineering Process
- Modelling your own systems-engineering process
- Elements of a high-quality systems-engineering process
- Moving your process to where it needs to be
A Systems-Engineering Database
- Requirements management: methods, structures and traceability
- Configuration management
- Metrics for process and product
Systems Modelling
- UML 2.0 for systems engineering and SysML
- Architectural frameworks – MODAF and DoDAF
- Architectural design and interface control
- Pattern languages
Systems Integrity
- Threads analysis
- Failure-domain analysis
- Quality Function Deployment
The Human Face of Systems Engineering
Integrating with other key disciplines
| "An excellent course - I can't wait to put some of the ideas into practice." Andy Grier, EADS |
| "Very engaging (tutor) style. Well taught and thought-provoking." Steve Lilleyman, Purple Secure Systems Ltd |
Venue
Department for Continuing Education, Ewert House, Summertown, Oxford
First day registration from 9.00am when course materials will be distributed.
Refreshments from 9.00am on the first day plus two 30 minute breaks during the day and a one-hour lunch break.
Each day the course will start at 9.30am and finish at approximately 5pm.
On the last day the course will end at approximately 4pm.
Certification
Delegates will receive a University of Oxford Certificate of Attendance.
Fee options
£1545 - standard course fee.
Fees include course materials, tuition, refreshments and lunches. The price does not include accommodation.
All courses are VAT exempt.
How to apply
If you would like to discuss your application or any part of the application
process before applying, please contact:
Emma Haslam (Course Administrator) - Tel: +44 (0)1865 286958 - Email: electronics@conted.ox.ac.uk
If you would like to pay using a company purchase order / bank transfer, please see the guidance notes below.
Guidance
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