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SysEng C1 - Schedule

Systems Engineering

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Architecture of Complex Systems

WEEK 1: Systems Thinking

The course officially Entrance Survey 5 min


kicks off!
Pre-Assessment 15 min

In the first week, you’ll Get Started 25 min


take a Pre-Assessment
to get a baseline of • Welcome 3 min
your understanding of • Course Schedule 3 min
• Course Collaboration Tools 5 min
the course material. • Course Webinar 5 min
During this period, • Teams 3 min
you’ll become familiar • Who’s in the Course 3 min
with the platform and • Who’s Teaching the Course 4 min
course design. Finally, • Grading and Completion Criteria 1 min
• Certificate Information and CEUs 1 min
you’ll be introduced to • Learning Objectives and Pedagogy 2 min
Systems Thinking while • Social Media Groups 1 min
focusing on form and • Software Requirements 1 min
relationships among • Get Started Discussion Recap 10 min
form.
Systems Thinking 3.5 hrs

• Webinar with Teaching Assistant 1 hour


• Key Ideas 4 min
• Opening Activity 15 min
• Defining Systems Thinking 15 min
• Systems and Emergence 20 min
• Four Tasks of Systems Thinking 30 min
• Architecture and Form 40 min

• Graded Activity 15 min

• Project 1-1.5 hrs

• Key Takeaways 2 min


Architecture of Complex Systems |Schedule

WEEK 2: Function and Emergence

In week two, you will Function and Emergence 4-5 hrs


move from form to
• Key Ideas 2 min
function. First, you will • Product System 15 min
focus on concepts • Function 20 min
regarding function. • Analyzing Function 40 min
Second, you will be • Architecture as Form to Function Mapping 15 min
introduced to form and • Documentation of Systems 25 min
function in system • Graded Activity 15 min
architecture. Finally, you
will close the week with • Project 2 hrs
documentation of
systems, a key • Action Plan 30 min
component for the 2 min
• Key Takeaways
success of complex
systems.

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Architecture of Complex Systems |Schedule

WEEK 3: System Architecture

The third week of the System Architecture 4-5 hrs


course focuses on system • Key Ideas 3 min
architecture. You will • Concept 35 min
take a further step in the • Architecture and Concept 20 min
• System Architectural Decisions 35 min
study of relationships, • Webinar with Dr. Bruce Cameron 1 hr
specifically between form
• Graded Activity 30 min
and function.
• Project 2.5 hrs
You will cover three key
ideas (1) concept, (2) • Key Takeaways 2 mins
architecture and concept,
and (3) system
architecture decisions.

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Architecture of Complex Systems |Schedule

WEEK 4: Modeling with DSMs and Modularization

The fourth week of the Modeling with DSMs and Modularization 4-5 hrs
course will center on the
• Key Ideas 1 min
representation of • Design Structure Matrix Modeling 50 min
systems using a matrix • Architecting Process Flow 40 min
like-view. Finally, you will • Modularization, Two Down, One Up 30 min
cover change • Change Management 40 min
management, an • Ask the Instructor a Top 10 Question 5 mins
important topic when • Project 1.5 hrs
architecting systems.
• Action Plan 20 min

• Key Takeaways 2 min

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Architecture of Complex Systems |Schedule

WEEK 5: System Architect

Final w eek! System Architect 4-5 hrs

• Key Ideas 3 min


The fifth and final week
• Role of the Architect 40 min
of this course takes a • Deliverables of the Architect 15 min
step back from the • Architectural Frameworks 35 min
architect’s point of view.
You will view the role of • Graded Activity 15 min
the architect in the
• Project 2 hrs
development of a
system, his or her • Key Takeaways 2 min
deliverables, and three
main architecture • Course Wrap-Up 3 min
• Exit Survey 10 min
frameworks used in the
industry. Post-Assessment 15 min

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Architecture of Complex Systems |Schedule

After the course ends…

Dow nload your Last Day of the Course


certificate. • Course ends at 23:30 UTC

Two Days after Course Ends


• Download your Course Certificate from your student
dashboard

90 days after Course 4 closes


• Course closes and all content is archived

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