Course Title: Systems Engineering Principles

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

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: Appointment by email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None
 


Course Description

This course provides a broad introduction to Systems Engineering Principles in the domain of systems development stages. It covers all lifecycle stages from conceptual design, through detailed design, construction, deployment, operation to decommissioning and recycling.


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 2023:

  • PLO4: Apply systematic problem solving, design methods and information and project management to propose and implement creative and sustainable solutions with intellectual independence and cultural sensitivity. 
  • PLO5: Communicate respectfully and effectively with diverse audiences, employing a range of communication methods, practising professional and ethical conduct.
  • PLO6: Develop and demonstrate the capacity for autonomy, agility and reflection of own learning, career and professional development and conduct.
  • PLO7: Collaborate and contribute as an effective team member in diverse, multi-level, multi-disciplinary teams, with commitment to First Nations peoples and globally inclusive perspectives and participation.
     


Upon successful completion of the course, you should be able to:

  1. Explain foundations of systems engineering
  2. Discuss the nature of complex systems
  3. Apply systems engineering principles to a system development process
  4. Implement principles and procedures for different stages of system development: concept development, engineering development and post-development
  5. Perform systems analysis of an engineering system.


Overview of Learning Activities

Lectures, tutorials, projects, case studies and self-directed studies


Overview of Learning Resources

Learning Resources will be available on-line through “My RMIT”


Overview of Assessment

X This course has no hurdle requirements.

☐ All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching). 

Assessment Tasks

Quiz - Individual Assignment
Weighting 10%
This assessment supports CLOs 1 and 2

Assignment 1 - Individual Assignment
Weighting 30%
This assessment supports CLOs 2, 3, and 4

Assignment 2 - Group Assignment 
Weighting 20%
This assessment supports CLOs 1, 2, and 4

Assignment 3 - Group Assignment
Weighting 40%
This assessment supports CLOs 4 and 5