- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Why is systems engineering important?
- 1.1 Introduction: what is the problem?
- 1.2 The Phoenix project
- 1.3 Example 1 The Workcenter that didn't
- 1.4 Example 2: The Bridge of Sighs (and Wobbles)
- 1.5 Increasing complication, complexity and risk: the underlying relationship
- 1.6 Increasing complication, complexity and risk: mystery and mechanics
- 1.7 Increasing complication, complexity and risk: a spectrum of systems intractability
- 1.8 Increasing complication, complexity and risk: are systems becoming more complex?
- 1.9 Increasing complication, complexity and risk: summary
- 2 What is engineering?
- 3 What is systems?
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Systems concepts: system
- 3.3 System concepts: holism
- 3.4 Systems concepts: structure
- 3.5 Systems concepts: dynamic behaviour: input-transformation-output
- 3.6 Systems concepts: dynamic behaviour: control
- 3.7 Systems methodologies for managing change
- 3.8 Systems methodologies for managing change: hard systems approach
- Stage 1: Problem definition (what is the problem?)
- Stage 2: Analysis of the existing situation (where are we now?)
- Stage 3: Identification of objectives and constraints (where would we like to be?)
- Stage 4: Generation of routes to objectives (how could we get there?)
- Stage 5: Formulating measures of performance (how will we know when we have arrived?)
- Stage 6: Developing the options (what would the options be like?)
- Stage 7: Option testing (how well will each work?)
- Stage 8: Choice (OK, let's go)
- Implementation
- 3.9 Systems methodologies for managing change: soft systems approach
- 3.10 Systems techniques
- 3.11 Summary
- 4 What is systems engineering? The career of a concept
- 4.1 Beginnings
- 4.2 The use of systems analysis in public policy
- 4.3 The use of systems engineering in organisations
- 4.4 The use of systems engineering in organisations: different organisational arrangements
- 4.5 Methodologies associated with information technology
- 4.6 Systems engineering: the recent development of a discipline
- 4.7 Summary
- 5 The orignial course team's approach to systems engineering
- Conclusion
- Keep on learning
- References
- Acknowledgements
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