2016 | Systems Engineering and Project Management to Realize Large and Complicated Systems

2016　Systems Engineering and Project Management to Realize Large and Complicated Systems

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Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Engineering Sciences and Design

Instructor(s): Oda Mitsushige Sakamoto Hiraku

Class Format: Lecture / Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

Day/Period(Room No.): Tue5-8(I124)

Group: -

Course number: ESD.D403

Credits: 2

Academic year: 2016

Offered quarter: 3Q

Syllabus updated: 2016/4/27

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

Large and complex systems should be often constructed for the achievement of objectives (missions) for space explorations, space development applications, and other projects. The same situation is true even for international cooperation projects and resource development projects. This lecture teaches "systems engineering (SE)" and “project management (PM)”, which are applicable during the development of new huge and complex systems. It aims at clarifying what systems and how they should be developed, and how the systems should be operated.

Student learning outcomes

The student will be able to use SE&PM methodologies in their own projects, such as a robot design course at Tokyo Tech, or the development of large systems after their graduation, when they become professional engineers.

Keywords

Large and complex system developments, systems engineering, project management

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills

✔ Intercultural skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Course materials are given as handouts and projected on the screen during lectures.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	What are missions/projects?	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 2	Mission requirement analysis	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 3	Validation for requirements	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 4	(Group exercises)	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 5	System’s feasibility	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 6	Management of tasks, costs, and schedule	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 7	Making project management plan	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 8	(Group exercises)	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 9	Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and making development plan	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 10	Reliability management	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 11	System integration and verification for requirement specifications	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 12	(Group exercises)	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 13	Configuration management	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 14	Risk management	Assigned in the lecture.
Class 15	(Group exercises)	Assigned in the lecture.

Textbook(s)

Handouts will be given in lectures

Reference books, course materials, etc.

NASA's Systems Engineering Handbook

Assessment criteria and methods

Based on the levels of understanding of course contents.

Related courses

MEC.M332 ： Space Systems Design Project
MEC.M432 ： Practical Space Engineering Project

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Preferable if student has some experience on project participation, such as satellite development or RoboCon.

TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY