Online Learning Programmes

Short course/CPD

Online Learning - Principles of Engineering Integration

Course date: 05 Mar 2012 - 28 May 2012

Course overview

The Principles of Engineering Integration is an innovative online course. It is aimed at those working with engineers, including technicians, graduate engineers and non-engineering professionals across the defence, aerospace, naval and land sectors.

Learning Outcomes

The scope of this course is to provide understanding of the basic principles of Engineering Integration issues as applied within businesses and to be applicable in all sub-disciplines regardless of core product.

Course is scheduled twice a year in April and September (minimum number of delegates apply).

Duration - 12 weeks (average time spent 5 hours per week)

Location

Delivered wholly online. Accessible worldwide (subject to internet availability)

How to register

To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.

If you have any queries please contact:

Academic Operations Unit.

Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK

T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206

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Booking Conditions

Course description

The course comprises six sections and a number of study units delivered as an audio-visual presentation, discussion questions and six assessed assignments. These provide the ‘tools’ required for the group project. The Group project involves working together in teams on a realistic project to fulfil demanding objectives within a tight time schedule and delivering results to a high professional standard.

Key Learning Points

What is Integration? The role of the integrator
• Integration and the life cycle
• Systems lifecycle and the lifecycle process
• Lifecycle models and integration
• The role of integration
• Integration at various levels of the system

Integration in the development process
• Problems with requirements and what are the type of requirements
• System requirements concepts
• Writing good requirements
• Design Architecture and interfaces
• Integration verification and validation
• Modelling and simulation

Documentation & process leading to system clearance
• The process to system clearance
• Documentation (Plans, technical requirements, design documentation, proving documentation, certification documentation)

Configuration control
• Why configuration management?
• Configuration management functions
• Practical Configuration management

Skills & Competencies
• Integration skills
• Project Management skills
• Personal Competencies
• Competencies for Design Reviews
• Knowledge of international standards
• HSE legislation
• Export control/ ITAR/ IPR

Tools and Processes
• Integration in Life Cycle management
• Architecture Frameworks
• Requirement management tools
• Formal Systems Engineering tools
• Specialist Design Tools