This course is an introduction to systems engineering. It treats systems as a hierarchy of products and then handles each process in exactly the same way. The course covers program phases and products, and outlines how to control the systems engineering process. It covers requirements, design, acquiring products, integration, verification, and sell off. In addition, it discusses processed, teaming, and the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) assessment method.

Course Topics:

• Product based development approach
• Cycles
• Products
• Customer wants
• Design
• Acquiring lower products
• Integration
• Verification
• Sell off
• Control
• Sell-off
• Processes
• Teaming
• CMMI
• ISO 15288