1. Systems Engineering Education and Research
Dr. Wiley Larson
Distinguished Service Professor
Director of Space System Engineering
School of Systems and Enterprises
Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
International Academic Partner
Academic Partner

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3. Systems Engineering was launched at Stevens Institute of Technology in 2000 – in the form of the SDOE Program and the Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Department, within our Schaefer School of Engineering.
The new School of Systems and Enterprises was launched by the Institute Leadership on March 12, 2007.
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4. School of Systems and Enterprises: Positioning
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5. Systems Engineering and Integration: Positioning
Complex systems characterized by:
Technology
Constantly evolving technology and related standards
Multitude of interfaces (hard and soft), distributed processing notes and platforms, security implications
Information and knowledge intensive
Business
Constantly changing scope, business processes, requirements, and expectations
Global relevance, scope, and application
Evolving marketplace and related vendors and suppliers
Organizational
Numerous stakeholders, with conflicting preferences
Legacy organizational structures impose constraints
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6. Emphasis on “complete life-cycle” of complex systems resulted in our curriculum “architecture”…

7. Further, we remain focused on the “complete picture”…
Performance
Functions
Requirements
Priorities
Reliability
Maintainability
Supportability
Availability
Technical
Effectiveness
Inherent
System
Effectiveness
Operation
Maintenance
Process
Efficiency
Logistics
Operational
Effectiveness
System Life Cycle Cost/Total Cost of Ownership
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8. Further, we remain focused on the “complete picture”…
Functions
Performance
Requirements
Priorities
Technical
Reliability
Effectiveness
Inherent
Maintainability
System
Availability
Supportability
Effectiveness
Operation
Process
Maintenance
Profitability
Efficiency
Logistics
System Life Cycle Cost/Total Cost of Ownership
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9. Systems Engineering and Integration:
Curriculum Architecture
Systems
Engineering &
Integration
Supported by Mature and Proven Methods, Metrics, Tools and Templates for Low Risk and Efficient Implementation
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10. Systems Engineering and Integration:
Business Process and Operational Assessment
Support Customers/Stakeholders in Identification of Business & Operational Shortfalls
Elicit, Gather, & Confirm Business and Mission Intent and Requirements
Translate Shortfalls (Business and Mission Requirements) into Solution/System Requirements
Generate, assess, and evaluate system concepts and technologies
Identify and Manage System Operational, Functional and Operational Baselines
Identify what is Achievable within the Cost and Schedule Envelope
Systems
Engineering &
Integration
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SYS-625: Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

11. Systems Engineering and Integration:
System/Test/Solution Architecture
Identify Preferred Implementation Approach
Implementation Approach Trade-Offs vis-à-vis Business/Mission Requirements
Develop System, Solution and Test Architectures
Adhere Guidelines to Ensure Scalability, Modularity, and Future Upgrades and Enhancements
Adhere to Consistency with OMI & System Management
Adhere to Consistent Testing, Validation & Verification Approach
Determine and Manage Impact to Currently Fielded Solutions
Engineering &
Systems
Integration
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SYS-650: System Architecture and Design

12. Systems Engineering and Integration:
Evolving Portfolio of Courses
SDOE-650: System Design and Architecture
SDOE-605: System Integration
SDOE-620: Simulation Based Life Cycle Costing
Systems
Engineering &
Integration
SDOE-640: Systems Supportability and Logistics
SDOE-645: Design for System Reliability, Maintainability, Supportability
SDOE-665: Integrated Supply Chains
SDOE-625: Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
SDOE-611: Simulation and Modeling
SDOE-660: Decision and Risk Analysis
SDOE-670: Forecasting and Demand Modeling Systems
SDOE-675: Dynamic Pricing
SDOE-612: Project Management of Complex Systems
SDOE-680: Designing and Managing the Development System
SDOE-775: Systems Thinking
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13. Leading to a Coherent Programmatic Structure
Doctoral Degree in Systems Engineering
Systems
Engineering &
Integration
Masters Degree in Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering & Architecting
Systems and
Supportability Engineering
Systems Engineering Management
Engineering Management
Graduate Certificate Programs
This has been recognized by our sponsors…
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14. Systems Engineering at Stevens
The first course in the SDOE Program was taught in April of 2001, with 10 participants sponsored by OSD. These participants were from across the various DoD components. The other 10 were sponsored by Lockheed Martin MS2.
Since this first course:
The SDOE Program and the associated SEEM Department at Stevens has evolved into the largest Systems Engineering Program in the United States with over 400 graduate students (of these, approximately 50 are doctoral students)
Within the US government, the Stevens has been chosen as the exclusive provider of SE education within the National Security Agency (NSA), FAA, and NASA. Many such agreements also exist with our industrial partners.
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16. Open Academic Model in the spirit of the Technogenesis Initiative at Stevens Institute of Technology
To blur the boundary between Academia, Industry, and Government; To conduct academically rigorous yet industrially relevant research and education
A collaborative culture is an underlying philosophical anchor…
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17. An Education and Research Initiative that…
Is Limited to the United States in terms of << case studies, professors, students & sponsors and partners & course delivery >>
Is Limited to a single (or limited number) of market domains;
Does not leverage “departments within the university systems”, and even other universities…
Is by definition, sub-optimal for its stakeholders…
We must be willing to “Cross the Boundaries” at all levels of abstraction… The OPEN ACADEMIC MODEL – Knowledge Creation and Management through Practice, Research and Education…
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18. Stevens Extended Enterprise in Systems Engineering
National Security Agency
US Army - Picatinny
US Army - CECOM
US Navy – NAVAIR - Lakehurst
OSD – AT&L
US Navy – Patuxent River
DAU
ITT
Lockheed Martin
(MS2)
IBM Global Services
Boeing – Integrated Defense
Systems
Northrop Grumman
Bethpage, NY
General Dynamics
FAA
AF Center for Systems Engineering
NASA
L3 Communications
Sandia
National
Laboratories
Embedded
Institute
(Holland)
Växjö
University
(Sweden)
El Segundo, CA
ANSER
Buskreud
College
(Norway)
Stevens Extended Enterprise in Systems Engineering
These are organizations within the Aerospace and Military sector with whom we have formal alliances and long term relationships in place. Very often we are requested to schedule courses on an annual basis at their preferred locations. A very good example of this is the NSA – National Security Agency. We have scheduled 24 courses a year at their Columbia, Maryland, location for the next five years. On the other hand, there are organizations, such as Boeing, that request courses from us on an as needed basis. We taught a single course at Boeing in 2003, and are already scheduled to teach two in Another example of this relationship is with OSD, where we have been requested to teach two courses on their behalf in Taiwan as part of their on-going relationship with the Ministry of Defense in Taiwan. Finally, we also have strategic alliances that go beyond just teaching courses… an example of this is with the Defense Acquisition University. DAU hosts our courses in the Washington DC area on an as needed basis. Further, we have developed an equivalency with them where we are able to facilitate the translation of Level 2 DAWIA Certification in selected competency areas into 3 graduate credits, and Level 3 DAWIA Certification in selected areas into 6 graduate credits. We are currently working on similar alliances with the US Army (Picatinny Arsenal) and the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering.
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19. Leading to a Coherent Programmatic Structure
Doctoral Degree in Systems Engineering
Systems
Engineering &
Integration
Masters Degree in Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering & Architecting
Systems and
Supportability Engineering
Systems Engineering Management
Engineering Management
Graduate Certificate Programs
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20. Stevens Institute of Technology
Systems
Stevens Institute of Technology
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21. Space Systems Engineering @ Stevens Institute of Technology
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22. Space System Engineering Capabilities
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23. Capability Descriptions and Performance Levels
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24. Capability Descriptions and Performance Levels
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25. Capability Descriptions and Performance Levels
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26. System Engineering Assessments—Individuals
Understand individual capabilities
Compare with desired capabilities
Create specific development plan
Implement using combination of courses,
on-the-job learning, degrees,
special assignments
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27. System Engineering Assessments--Organizations
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Note: Performance Levels—I = knowledge of, II = application, III = manage,
IV = provide strategy and guidance. RATINGS: C = CRITICAL, N = NECESSARY, O = Optional

28. System Engineering Assessments--Providers
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29. Space Systems Engineering Program Leadership and Structure
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30. Space Systems Engineering Program Leadership and Structure
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32. Implementation Issues
Academic partnership possibilities
Desired Program—modules, certificates, masters
Graduate credit or not
Delivery options—in-house executive, on-line
Schedule of participation
Value and cost
Contractual issues
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33. Space Systems Engineering @ Stevens Institute of Technology
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34. Academic Partnership Possibilities
Possibilities include
Franchising the Masters in Space System Engineering
Graduate Credit from Stevens or partner university
Stevens maintains curriculum—2/3 available on-line
Partner university develop/maintain/own electives added to the Masters Program
Potential for jointly-awarded degrees
Consistently need at least 15 local participants to maintain local/regional program status
International option available to your perspective students
International Academic Partner
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35. Desired Program—modules, certificates, masters
Recommend beginning with the first Certificate
Tailor to add NASA’s NPR a citations and experiences
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36. Graduate Credit or Not? Recommend beginning with the first Certificate
Tailor to add NASA’s NPR a citations and experiences
Graduate credit entails one exam per course and a short paper demonstrating mastery of material and processes
Enables possibility of Masters in Space System Engineering
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37. Delivery Options
Recommend beginning with the first Certificate
Tailor to add NASA’s NPR a citations and experiences
Graduate credit entails one exam per course and a short paper demonstrating mastery of material and processes
Enables possibility of Masters in Space System Engineering
On-site delivery of each module—5 days/week or 2/3 day split or on-line (semester long, asynchronous) for selected modules
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38. Schedule Begin first modules TBD—tentative schedule
Recommend beginning with the first Certificate
Tailor to add NASA’s NPR a citations and experiences
Graduate credit entails one exam per course and a short paper demonstrating mastery of material and processes
Enables possibility of Masters in Space System Engineering
On-site delivery of each module—5 days/week or 2/3 day split or on-line (semester long, asynchronous) for selected modules
Begin first modules TBD—tentative schedule
Designing Space Missions and Systems, and Mission and System Design, Verification and Validation
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39. Value, Cost and Contracts
Recommend beginning with the first Certificate
Tailor to add NASA’s NPR a citations and experiences
Graduate credit entails one exam per course and a short paper demonstrating mastery of material and processes
Enables possibility of Masters in Space System Engineering
On-site delivery of each module—5 days/week or 2/3 day split or on-line (semester long, asynchronous) for selected modules
Begin first modules Sep 07
Designing Space Missions and Systems, and Mission and System Design, Verification and Validation
Value, cost and contractual issues
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