ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction Welcome 1. Sit next to someone 2. Introduce yourself 3.Together, in a sentence, answer “What is a system?” Image: http://w3.unisa.edu.au/austms2009/facilities/default.asp
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
Welcome
1.Sit next to someone
2. Introduce yourself
3.Together, in a sentence, answer “What is a system?”
Image: http://w3.unisa.edu.au/austms2009/facilities/default.asp
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ovNi1cB7a4
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
Acknowledgement of Country
Photo: Canberra Museum and Gallery. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/mysterious-and-the-better-for-it-20130120-2d15o.html
- A. E. McDonald's, Early Canberra,1913
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Our first systems problem:
the timetable
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Our first systems problem:
the timetable Tuesday tutorial options
As is: 9-11; 11-1; 1-3; 3-5
New: 8-10; 10-12; 12-2; 2-4; 4-6 (and no Wed 3-5)
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Are these systems?
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A system has:
- elements (parts)
- interconnections
- function (purpose)
From Meadows, D.H., Thinking in Systems.
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A system has:
- elements (parts)
- interconnections
- function (purpose)
From Meadows, D.H., Thinking in Systems.
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A systems engineer: 1. can speak with technical authority
2. can see the systems nature of problems
3. can frame the problem differently
Detail Design
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Specialist Knowledge
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Works with other Specialists
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A systems engineer: 2. can see the systems nature of problems
Detail Design
Systems Behaviour
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Systems Design
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Systems Advancement
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Behaviour of Systems
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A good systems engineer: 3. can frame the problem differently
Detail Design
Systems Behaviour
Problem Framing
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http://www.lafoundation.org/research/landscape-performance-series/case-studies/case-study/382/
Reframe the Problem
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Reframe the Problem
Cheonggyecheon restoration
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
http://www.thecitrusreport.com/2010/headlines/the-apollo-11-launch-in-hd-is-the-best-15-minutes-of-video-you-will-watch-today/
SystemsEngineeringput a man on the moon
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Boeing_747-8_Test_Planes_in_Assembly.jpg
SystemsEngineeringgets planesin the sky
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
My Philosophy of Learning 1. learning is more than
knowledge transmission
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
http://tusb.stanford.edu/2007/11/apparently_professors_hate_lap_1.html
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
My Philosophy of Learning 1. learning is more than
knowledge transmission
2. only learners are in charge of their own learning
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
Prototyping a prosthetic as part of an EWB/NYSF activity.
http://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/prosthetic-building-challenge-a-leg-up-for-science-students
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
My Philosophy of Learning 1. learning is more than
knowledge transmission2. only learners are in charge
of their own learning3. my job is to create a feedback-
rich learning environment
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
In this course, my goal is to develop… creative, capable and convincing
..student engineers.
Each week should build capacity for individual and team work
through a consistent process of continuous improvement…
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
Assessment 25% Group project
30% Jigsaw Tasks
45% Research Portfolio
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
Advice from former students
“Don’t worry - participate in everything.”
“Very manageable if you keep up to date.”
“Facilitating was challenging and rewarding.”
ENGN2225 Systems Engineering Design Week 1 Lecture - Introduction
Getting started
Read the course guide!