Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Systems Engineering Principles
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
MIET2385 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016 |
MIET2385 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
MIET2562 |
Birla Inst of Tech&Sci, Pilani |
Undergraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
OFFSe12025 (PP2), OFFSe12025 (PH2), OFFSe12025 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Prof. John Mo
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6279
Course Coordinator Email: john.mo@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora campus
Course Coordinator Availability: Scheduled per week or appointment by email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Recommended Prior Study
It is recommended to have satisfactorily completed the following course/s before you commence this course:
Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.
Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.
Course Description
This course provides students with an overview of processes and practices of systems engineering and how complex systems can be designed and developed using these processes and practices. You will learn how user requirements are captured from the stakeholders and how system requirements can be defined from analysing the user needs. You will then learn how to design the system by functional analysis and what is required to analyse to ensure your system design meets user’s expectations. You will also apply systems engineering principles to develop verification and validation test plans that are essential to secure acceptance and delivery of the system to the customer
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) for students who commenced their program prior to 2023:
1.5. Knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline.
2.3. Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes.
2.4. Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects.
3.2. Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
3.4. Professional use and management of information.
3.5. Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.
3.6. Effective team membership and team leadership.
This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) for students who commenced their program in 2025:
PLO 2. Demonstrate a coherent and advanced body of knowledge within the engineering discipline
PLO 3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities, bounds, design practice and research trends of contemporary engineering practice including sustainable practice
PLO 5. Utilise mathematics, software, tools and techniques, referencing appropriate engineering standards and codes of practice, in the design of complex engineering systems
PLO 6. Use a systems engineering approach to synthesize and apply procedures for design, prototyping and testing to manage complex engineering projects.
PLO 8. Communicate engineering designs and solutions respectfully and effectively, employing a range of advanced communication methods, in an individual or team environment, to diverse audiences.
PLO 9. Demonstrate the capacity for personal accountability, professional and ethical conduct, intellectual independence, cultural sensitivity, autonomy, adaptability, and reflection on own learning and career when undertaking engineering projects
PLO 10. Critically analyse, evaluate, and transform information, while exercising professional judgement, in an engineering context.
PLO 11. Collaborate and contribute as an effective team member or leader in diverse, multi-disciplinary teams, with commitment to First Nations peoples and/or globally inclusive perspectives and participation in an engineering context.
For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Manage the concept, system design, engineering, and commissioning stages of system development
2. Apply a systems engineering approach to develop system requirements and function hierarchies for a complex system
3. Design innovative engineering solutions using systems engineering principles and approaches
4. Present comprehensive system design documents detailing user and system requirements
5. Analyse the performance parameters of a complex system
6. Critically evaluate the functions of a complex system, compiling the findings into a detailed analysis report
7. Reflect on systems engineering processes and synthesis of ideas to achieve project goals
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.
RMIT will recommend you to use specific software tools that are either freely downloaded from the Internet, or provided on RMIT license. Information of software download will be provided during the course. You are responsible for providing the computer and installing the software on your system.
The prescribed text is: Demystifying Numerical Models. Authors: Mo, John P.T., Cheung, Sherman C.P., Das, Raj. (2018). Pub. Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-08-100975-8
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks:
Assessment Task 1: Individual Report, 40%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 and CLO4
Assessment Task 2: Group Report 1, 20%, CLO1, CLO3, CLO4 and CLO7
Assessment Task 3: Group Presentation, 10%, CLO2 and CLO4 and CLO5
Assessment Task 4: Group assignment 2, 30%, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6 and CLO7
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.