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COIT20275 Systems Science and Engineering
Systems Science and Engineering
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Unit Profile Correction added on 24-04-20

The end of term examination has now been changed to an alternate form of assessment. Please see your Moodle site for details of the assessment.

General Information

Overview

Systems engineering considers both the business and the technical needs of all customers, with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the user requirements. In this unit you will focus on the realisation and deployment of successful systems through the structured development process that proceeds through the entire systems life-cycle.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 9
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite or Corequisite BUSN20016 Research in Business

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2020

Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Sydney

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 30%
2. Written Assessment
Weighting: 20%
3. Examination
Weighting: 50%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student feedback.

Feedback

Students find some topics challenging.

Recommendation

Provide additional student learning materials on challenging topics.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Describe the processes of development and management of systems over the systems life cycle
  2. Critically evaluate the importance of feedback control loop and human factors in the preliminary and detailed system design
  3. Critically evaluate and report the common management processes used in the development, implementation and disposal of real or simulated systems
  4. Apply appropriate processes in the optimisation of systems using reliability testing, sustainability and evaluation

N/A

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment - 20%
2 - Written Assessment - 30%
3 - Examination - 50%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Written Assessment - 20%
2 - Written Assessment - 30%
3 - Examination - 50%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Systems Engineering Practice

Revised Edition (2018)
Authors: M.J. Ryan and I. Faulconbridge
Argos Press
Canberra Canberra , ACT , Australia
ISBN: 978-1-921138-07-2
Binding: Paperback

Additional Textbook Information

Copies can be purchased from the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
  • MS Office
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Dennis Jarvis Unit Coordinator
d.jarvis@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 09 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

The systems landscape

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 1

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 16 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

Intoduction to Systems Engineering

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 1

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 23 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

Requirements engineering

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 2

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 4 Begin Date: 30 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

Conceptual design

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 3

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 5 Begin Date: 06 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Preliminary design

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 4

Events and Submissions/Topic

Vacation Week Begin Date: 13 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 20 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Detailed design and development; Construction/production

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 5; Textbook: Chapter 6

Events and Submissions/Topic

Written Assessment Due: Week 6 Friday (24 Apr 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 7 Begin Date: 27 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Operational use and system support; Testing

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 7; Textbook: Chapter 8

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 8 Begin Date: 04 May 2020

Module/Topic

Development approaches

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 11

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 9 Begin Date: 11 May 2020

Module/Topic

Design for usability

Chapter

Online material

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 10 Begin Date: 18 May 2020

Module/Topic

Design for reliability and maintainability

Chapter

Online material

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 11 Begin Date: 25 May 2020

Module/Topic

Producibility, disposability and sustainability

Chapter

Online material

Events and Submissions/Topic

Written Assessment Due: Week 11 Friday (29 May 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 12 Begin Date: 01 Jun 2020

Module/Topic

Systems engineering management; Systems Engineering Standards

Chapter

Textbook: Chapter 8; Textbook: Chapter 9

Events and Submissions/Topic

Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 08 Jun 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 15 Jun 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Written Assessment

Task Description

In this group assessment (the group size is to be 3, although variations may need to be made by the tutor depending on the class size), you are required to write a report which critically analyses the conceptual design phase of a systems engineering project. The case study can be from any application area. The report is to analyse the stakeholder needs that gave rise to the project, the transformation of these needs into requirements and the design alternatives that were (or could have been) considered.

The details of this assessment will be available on the unit website in Week 1.


Assessment Due Date

Week 6 Friday (24 Apr 2020) 11:59 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Two weeks after the due date.


Weighting
30%

Assessment Criteria

Marking Assessment Criteria: Total marks out of 60; weighting is 30%. 

  1. Introduction (5 marks)
  2. Stakeholder needs (10 marks)
  3. Conceptual design process (20 marks)
  4. System requirements (5 marks)
  5. Conclusion (5 marks)
  6. Research skills (10 marks)
  7. Layout and presentation (5 marks)


Referencing Style

Submission
Online Group

Submission Instructions
One submission per group

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Describe the processes of development and management of systems over the systems life cycle
  • Critically evaluate the importance of feedback control loop and human factors in the preliminary and detailed system design
  • Critically evaluate and report the common management processes used in the development, implementation and disposal of real or simulated systems
  • Apply appropriate processes in the optimisation of systems using reliability testing, sustainability and evaluation


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility

2 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Written Assessment

Task Description

In this group assignment (the group size is to be 3, although variations may need to be made by the tutor depending on the class size) you are to critically review a key Systems Engineering process or practice. The review is to be general  - there is no requirement for it to be grounded in a case study. The topic and details for this assessment will be available on the unit website in Week 1.


Assessment Due Date

Week 11 Friday (29 May 2020) 11:59 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Two weeks after the due date.


Weighting
20%

Assessment Criteria

Marking Assessment Criteria: Total marks out of 40;  weighting is 20%.

  1. Introduction (2.5 marks)
  2. Overview of the process / practice (purpose, inputs, outputs, staging, supporting processes) (5 marks)
  3. Discussion of the approaches/methods typically employed in the process / practice (20 marks)
  4. Conclusion (2.5 marks)
  5. Research skills (5 marks)
  6. Layout and presentation (5 marks)


Referencing Style

Submission
Online Group

Submission Instructions
One submission per group

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Describe the processes of development and management of systems over the systems life cycle
  • Critically evaluate the importance of feedback control loop and human factors in the preliminary and detailed system design
  • Critically evaluate and report the common management processes used in the development, implementation and disposal of real or simulated systems
  • Apply appropriate processes in the optimisation of systems using reliability testing, sustainability and evaluation


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility

Examination

Outline
Complete an invigilated examination

Date
During the examination period at a CQUniversity examination centre

Weighting
50%

Length
180 minutes

Exam Conditions
Open Book

Materials
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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