Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

This lecture introduced the concept of lifecycle management and also summarized other key concepts taught through the semester.

This lecture covered the topic on operational considerations and commissioning in systems engineering design.

The focus of this lecture is design verification and validation. Other concepts including design tesing and technical risk management and flight readiness review are also introduced.

Interface management is the primary focus and students learned various approaches to conduct interface management for system integration.

In this lecture, students had interactive discussion with INCOSE Board of directors.

In this lecture, students learned the process overview in the NASA design definition process and how to optimize the design.

This lecture covered ground on the phase of conceptual design and preliminary design in a design process.

This lecture focused on the phase of system architecture and concept generation in a design process and introduced different methods and tools.

This lecture covered a lot of ground on various systems modeing languages used in a design process.

In this lecture, students learned the process overview in the NASA design definition process and how to optimize the design.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck discusses two summative assessment strategies he uses in the course: online written and oral exams.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck shares his strategy of having students write personal reflective memos in preparation for the oral exam.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck shares how team charters help students develop identities and goals that direct their work in the CanSat Competition.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck shares specific strategies for assessing student work completed in teams.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck defines concept questions and shares how he uses them in the course.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck shares how the CanSat Competition provides an application for students' learning in the course.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck shares how looking at failed past CanSat projects can help students improve current projects.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck discusses the ideal student team size for the CanSat Competition.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck describes how the course is a door-opener to the world of systems engineering and discusses how the classic "V Model" is used to orient students.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck shares what it was like to teach the course as a SPOC, including feedback from students about the experience.

In this video, Prof. Olivier de Weck traces his passion for aerospace vehicles to his childhood, which he spent in Switzerland near the Alps--a setting which offered a spectacular view of the stars.