Getting Involved - Education Committee -

1. Getting Involved- Education Committee -

2. Committee Members • Larry Brenzinski • John Palmer • Neill Radke • Debra Stephenson • Jim Stephenson • Anne Strauss • Dave Walden • Jim Young

3. Mission • Develop graduate-level systems engineering programs at the University of Minnesota • Joint Development by: • INCOSE North Star Chapter • University of Minnesota Center for the Development of Technological Leadership

4. Status • Draft proposal describing Masters Degree program developed for internal University of MN review • New Leadership within University of MN Center for the Development of Technological Leadership • Re-write of the proposal needed to define certificate and master degree programs at the Graduate School • Presentation developed for soliciting corporate support • Systems Engineering Certificate defined in University of MN College of Continuing Education (CEE) • Proposal submitted for state funding for CEE to develop SE Overview courses for use at Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems

5. Upcoming Activities • Meet with University of MN participants to develop strategy for systems engineering program implementation • Program champion at University of MN desperately needed • Initial program offering in Fall of 2003 • Develop plan of action and milestones • Certificate program • Masters Degree program • Continue to solicit company support for programs We Can Use Your Help!

6. University of MinnesotaSystems Engineering- Graduate Level Programs - Joint Development by: INCOSE North Star Chapter University of Minnesota Center for the Development of Technological Leadership

7. Program Requirements • Provide an advanced education at the professional master’s level that specifically addresses the knowledge and skills required to design, develop, and implement successful, large-scale, complex systems • Develop Systems Engineering graduate programs through a cooperative approach between the University of Minnesota and local companies • Provide a cost-effective systems engineering curriculum that can be tailored to meet the needs of practicing systems engineers

8. Systems Engineering Programs • Systems Engineering Certificate • Focuses on Systems Engineering Discipline • 5 Systems Engineering Courses - 15 semester credits • Masters Degree in Systems Engineering • Focuses on Systems Engineering Discipline, as well as other technical and soft skills necessary to implement the Systems Engineering discipline • 30 credits required • 5 Systems Engineering Certificate Courses - 15 credits • Systems Engineering Capstone Project - 3 credits • Other degree-related courses - 12 credits • 6 - 9 additional credits in an area of concentration (optional) • Domain knowledge in one or more areas

9. Systems Engineering Courses • New courses, or existing courses tailored to focus on systems engineering content (for Certificate or Degree): • Systems Engineering Principles - 2 credits • Systems Engineering Management - 2 credits • Systems Engineering Practices I - 4 credits • Systems Engineering Practices II - 4 credits • Systems Modeling and Simulation - 3 credits • Systems Engineering Capstone Project* - 3 credits • Required for Degree * Defined in cooperation with student’s sponsoring organization.

10. Additional Courses for Degree • Courses existing in the Masters of Technology (MOT) program, or elsewhere in the Graduate School: • Communications in a Technical Environment - 2 credits • Conflict Resolution - 0.5 credits • Corporate Responsibility - 1 credit • Science and Technology Policy - 1.5 credits • Technology Foresight and Forecasting - 2 credits • Technological Competitiveness - 2 credits • Strategic Technology Analysis - 1 credit • Quality Engineering - 2 credits

11. Systems Engineering Courses • Systems Engineering Principles • Introduces Systems Engineering as a Professional and Intellectual Discipline • Provides integrated introduction to systems methodology, design, and management • Topics Include: • Systems Engineering Process • Systems Life Cycles • International and Domestic Systems Engineering Standards • Process Improvement/Capability • Total Quality Management • Total Cost Management

12. Systems Engineering Courses • Systems Engineering Management • Introduces techniques for the successful management of the development of technical systems • Focuses on methods of systems life-cycle analysis and planning, systems management, and systems integration • Topics Include: • Project Planning, Initiation, Monitoring, and Control • Proposal Management • Project Metrics and Reporting, including Earned Value Analyses • Stakeholder Involvement through Integrated Product Teams • Risk Management • Configuration Management • Quality Management • Security • Program Reviews

13. Systems Engineering Courses • Systems Engineering Practices I • The first of two courses which focus on the successful development of complex systems-of-systems • Topics include: • Systems Engineering Methodologies • Functional decomposition • Structured analysis • Object-oriented techniques • Requirements Development • Writing quality requirements • Operations analysis and requirements elicitation • Requirements analysis and issue resolution • Validation of stakeholder requirements • Requirements management • Systems Analysis • Reliability, Maintainability, Availability, Testability • Safety, Security, Vulnerability, Survivability • Human Factors/Human Computer Interface (HCI)

14. Systems Engineering Courses • Systems Engineering Practices II • The second of two courses which focus on the successful development of of complex systems-of-systems • Topics include: • Systems Design • Requirements synthesis • Model-based design • Systems architectural design • Logical and physical systems architecture development • Systems Integration, Verification, and Validation • Development of integration strategies • Verification testing • Validation of stakeholder requirements • Systems Deployment, Support, and Disposal • Systems deployment • Systems installation and user training • Systems logistical support • Systems disposal

15. Systems Engineering Courses • Systems Modeling and Simulation • Focuses in the interdisciplinary aspects of systems modeling and simulation • Topics include: • Design evaluation using modeling and simulation • Systems model development • Physical • Qualitative • Quantitative • Systems simulation • Monte Carlo • Discrete Event • Prototyping • Modeling and simulation tools • CAD/CAM • Opnet

16. Fall Semester Systems Engineering Principles 2 credits Systems Engineering Management 2 credits Systems Engineering Practices I 4 credits Spring Semester Systems Simulation and Modeling 3 credits Systems Engineering Practices II 4 credits Proposed Program Optional courses related to area of concentration - 6-9 credits - Taken prior to entry into formal program Year 1* Year 2* Fall Semester • Communications in a TechnicalEnvironment 2 credits • Technology Foresight and Forecasting 2 credits • Technological Competitiveness 2 credits • Quality Engineering 2 credits Spring Semester • Conflict Resolution 0.5 credits • Corporate Responsibility 1 credit • Science and Technology Policy 1.5 credit • Strategic Technology Analysis 1 credit • Capstone Project 3 credits * Courses to be taken on alternating Fridays and Saturdays.

17. Program Benefits • Provides local companies with technical leaders for ongoing and future projects • Offers a cost-effective alternative to the MBA and MOT degree programs • Provides well rounded engineers with the solid ability to conduct systems engineering within their companies • Provides an in-depth appreciation, in individual engineers, of what systems engineering is, and what it produces • Provides a center, vested in the individual student, for the growth and expansion of the systems perspective on management and problem solving • Provides, through the Capstone project, the solution to a specific systems engineering related problem in the sponsoring company