ENGN8140 Engineering Needs and Acceptance

ENGN8140 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	Research School of Engineering
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Engineering
Offered in	Spring Session, 2011 and Spring Session, 2012
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	The course aims to develop an understanding of how requirements engineering and test and evaluation are utilised as a pair to encourage the successful completion of a project.
Learning Outcomes	On completion of this course the student should be able to: Identify typical system stakeholders & environment; Analyse the system "need" and acceptance criteria; Formulate the criteria used to evaluate the acceptability of a solution concept; Specify formal requirements for a system that will satisfy a given need; Explain the stages of system acceptance (DT&E, PT&E and OT&E); Compare and contrast verification and validation criteria and processes; Apply appropriate methods for specifying a feasible solution.
Indicative Assessment	Assignment 1: Group Operational Concept Document - 30% Assignment 2: Individual Requirements Case Study - 60% Assignment 3: Course Participation - 10%
Workload	Approximately 150 hrs which consists of: a face-to-face workshop (10 hrs) synchronous online classroom presentations and discussions (27 hrs) asyncrhonous online study, a blend of reading, discussion forums and recorded lectures (51 hrs) assessment and related activities (78 hrs)
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Requisite Statement	ENGN8130 - Systems Engineering Principles (SEP)
Recommended Courses	Previous engineering work or specialised study.
Prescribed Texts	Stevens et al, “Systems Engineering coping with complexity”, Prentice Hall Europe 1998
Academic Contact	jeremy.smith@anu.edu.au

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