Course: Systems design and project management

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Course title Systems design and project management
Course code KET/SDPZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátil Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Soukup Radek, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Turjanica Pavel, Ing.
Course content
1) Basic principles of project management, system design, and systems engineering 2) Electronics development in automotive - electronics in passenger cars, automotive development processes, tools, standards, group standards (introduction to the subject) 3) Electronics development in automotive - testing (HW validation, SW validation, integration tests, design validation) 4) Electronics development in automotive - sample project 5) Systems engineering: system complexity and decomposition, systems approach 6) Product Lifecycle Management - PLM, lifecycle processes, V-model 7) Differences and similarities between systems engineering and project management 8) Introduction to model-based systems engineering, SysML, stakeholder expectation analysis 9) Requirements definition, requirements diagram, requirements analysis 10) Behavior diagrams in systems engineering 11) Structure diagrams in systems engineering 12) Technical requirements definition, concept creation, and selection, detailed specification, design definition 13) Prototyping, system interface management, verification and validation, field deployment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
apply basic knowledge of process management and production technology
apply basic quality management and statistics
understand technical English text
Skills
apply process management approaches and basic statistical tools in real situations
prepare a professional presentation
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the basic principles and approaches of project management and systems engineering in electrical engineering production
explain and describe the system life cycle and product development life cycle phases
Skills
apply basic project management and systems engineering approaches, including the product life cycle, to real projects
apply the tools and techniques of project management and systems engineering to real projects in the electrical engineering industry
perform functional analysis, decomposition and allocation of requirements including their relationship to later phases of the product development life cycle
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Individual study
Group discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Benjamin S. Blanchard, Wolter J. Fabrycky. Systems Engineering and Analysis. NJ USA. 2006.
  • Doležal Jan. Projektový management - Komplexně, prakticky a podle světových standardů. Praha, 2023. ISBN 978-80-271-3619-3.
  • Kolektiv autorů z INCOSE. Systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Processes and Activities, version 4.0. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley and Sons. 2015.
  • Přemysl Janíček, Pavel Machal, Jiří Marek, Jan Mareček. Expertní inženýrství v systémovém pojetí. Praha: Grada. 2013.
  • ROSENAU, Milton, D. Řízení projektů. Praha: Computer Press, 2003. ISBN 80-7226-218-1.


Study plans that include the course
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