| Frameworks |
| 1 | Course Introduction; What is Systems Engineering? (PDF) |
| 2 | INCOSE Model of SE; RCI Model of SE (PDF)
RCI Systems Engineering Process |
| 3 | Lean Thinking; Set-Based Design |
| 4 | Axiomatic Design; Decision-Based Design; Summary of Frameworks Phase (PDF) |
| 5 | Exam 1 |
| Tools |
| 6 | Quality Function Deployment (PDF) |
| 7 | Pugh Concept Selection; Controlled Convergence (PDF) |
| 8 | Effective Innovation (PDF) |
| 9 | Critical Parameter Management and Error Budgeting (PDF) |
| 10 | Design of Experiments (PDF) |
| 11 | Design of Experiments (cont.) (PDF)
Isoperformance (PDF - 2.1 MB) (Courtesy of Olivier de Weck. Used with permission.) |
| 12 | Physics Based Modeling (PDF) |
| 13 | Robust Design (PDF) |
| 14 | Extreme Programming (PDF) |
| 15 | Exam 2 |
| Case Studies |
| 16 | Aircraft Engines (GE)
Automobiles |
| 17 | Work on Aircraft Engines Assignment
Project Oxygen |
| 18 | NORAD Command and Control (Mitre) |
| 19 | Tactical Tomahawk |
| 20 | Course Summary; Feedback |