Date Week Topic Project Component
Sept. 12 1 Introduction to course / course objectives, Review of Systems Engineering N/A
Sept. 19 2 System Design Processes, Define Validation & Verification, MOEs, Case Studies Project Selection, Case Study Discussion
Sept. 26 3 Validation & Verification Processes  
Oct. 3 4 Analytical & Simulation Testing, Type 1/2 Testing OV-1, Project Charter, MOEs
Oct. 10 5 Type 3/4 Testing Pre. IMS, Functional Arch, TPMs
Oct. 17 6 Voice of Customer / Requirements Definition Pre. RVTM, Component Specifications
Oct. 24 7 Mid-term Presentations  
Oct. 31 8 No Class (Happy Halloween!) Presentation Slides
Nov. 7 9 Human Factors/Logistics & Supportability Engineering  
Nov. 14 10 Reliability, Maintainability, & Availability Test Strategy, HF requirements,
Nov. 21 11 No Class (Happy Thanksgiving!)  
Nov. 28 12 Producibility, Disposability, and Sustainability Baseline RM&A analysis, Test Templates, Corrective Action Plan
Dec. 5 13 Affordability (life-cycle costing) & Integrating Requirements with Validation / Verification / Cost Support CONOPS
Dec. 12 14 Student Project Presentations  
Dec. 19 15 No Class Presentation Slides & Project Report