COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SYSTEM ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEKI KIRAL

Offered to

Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Computer Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to show students the System Engineering approach in a practical way and to facilitate their preparation for the sector.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe the systems engineering approach
2   To define systems engineering study topics
3   To analyze systems engineering applications
4   To analyze the place of systems engineering in industry
5   To understand the effects on productivity by analyzing the importance of project processes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course, general concepts
2 Introduction to systems engineering, definition and fundamentals of systems engineering
3 Systems engineering approach and application areas
4 Associating system types with systems engineering
5 System architecture: Functional and physical architectures
6 Stages of the system life cycle - 1
7 Stages of the system life cycle - 2
8 Midterm examination
9 Project processes and technical management processes - 1
10 Project processes and technical management processes - 2
11 System development processes
12 Systems engineering support activities
13 Requirements foundations and requirements definition processes
14 Closure, and analysis of the general concept of systems engineering

Recomended or Required Reading

Donella H. Meadows, Thinking in Systems: A Primer
Dennis Buede, The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods
INCOSE, Systems Engineering Handbook

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The theory of the course and sample applications are explained with presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.25 + ASG * 0.15 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.25 + ASG * 0.15 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 are assessed by exams
LO3, LO4, LO5 are assessed by assignments and project.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced.

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 5 2 10
Project Preparation 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.12333
LO.2332
LO.33332
LO.4233
LO.52223

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