Systems Engineering A

According to the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, a system is ”a combination of interacting elements that achieve a defined purpose. This includes hardware, software, firmware, people, information, technology, facilities, services, and other supporting elements.” This course, conducted through lectures and exercises, teaches the systems thinking process and methodologies for problem solving, finding with problem identification and definition, which are performed when planning a system. Students from different courses will form mixed project teams to conduct problem finding, requirements analysis, functional design, evaluation, and project planning. They will then present and report their system planning proposals through presentations and written reports. Through this lecture and exercises, the goal is to understand the systems engineering process that crosses and connects disciplines and to acquire the ability to derive and evaluate comprehensive solutions.

In Systems Engineering A, students learn the sequential problem-solving process starting with problem finding and definition during system planning, along with the methodologies used in this process. Through exercises within the lectures, students develop the ability to understand and analyze specific systems using various systems engineering methodologies.

1. Understand the systems engineering process that integrates and connects across disciplines, and be able to derive and evaluate comprehensive solutions
2. Ability to find problems, analyze requirements, design functions, evaluate outcomes, and make decisions
3. Understand the fundamentals of project management
4. Ability to communicate with people from diverse fields and collaborate effectively in teams
5. Ability to deliver appropriate reports and presentations in writing and orally

System Project Proposal (including proposal, contribution, and final presentation) 60%, Lecture Assignments 40%. A score of 60 points or higher (equivalent to 60 points out of 100) on the total score is required to pass. This corresponds to the mid-level of the learning and educational objectives.

Japanese(English accepted)

Text book
[1] Masahiro Inoue, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Xinkai Chen, Systems Engineering - Method to find and solve problems，Ohmsha, 2011．

Reference
[1] Dragan Z. Milosevic, Project Management ToolBox: Tools and Techniques for the Practicing Project Manager, Wiley, 2003.
[2] Russell Miles, Learning UML 2.0, O’Reilly Media

Purchase the textbook. Classes are divided into five classes and held during the same time slot; attend the section assigned to you.

• Monday, 10:50-13:10

Non-regionally-oriented course

• Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
• Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
• Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
• Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills

Most classes are interactive

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