Master Module: 8310

Objective

Provide in-depth expertise in the field of engineering and applied informatics, in particular knowledge of systematic design and realization of technical systems.

Expertise and methodical competence

Increased competence, complex development, operation and analysis of technical systems; 
knowledge of the life cycle of technical systems and the procedures in their design, the description languages for systems, and software tools for the development process.

Involvement in professional preparation

Complex development processes can only be achieved with a methodological approach and support by software tools. The learned and applied knowledge is an important professional requirement for technical engineers.

Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary process that ensures that the customer's needs are satisfied throughout a system's entire life cycle. This process is comprised of the following  tasks.

1. State the problem. Stating the problem is the most important systems engineering task. It entails identifying customers, understanding customer needs, establishing the need for change, discovering requirements and defining system functions.
2. Investigate alternatives. Alternatives are investigated and evaluated based on performance, cost and risk.
3. Model the system. Running models clarifies requirements, reveals bottlenecks and fragmented activities, reduces cost and exposes duplication of efforts.
4. Integrate. Integration means designing interfaces and bringing system elements together so they work as a whole. This requires extensive communication and coordination.
5. Launch the system. Launching the system means running the system and producing outputs - making the system do what it was intended to do.
6. Assess performance. Performance is assessed using evaluation criteria, technical performance measures and measures - measurement is the key. If you cannot measure it, you cannot control it. If you cannot control it, you cannot improve it.
7. Re-evaluation. Re-evaluation should be a continual and iterative process with many parallel loops.