UCL Centre for Systems Engineering

MSc in Systems Engineering Management

Today, industry is given the responsibility for designing, building, operating and enhancing large, complex, highly integrated systems. It does this in the face of intense international competition. Therefore, an organisation’s ability to deal with complex systems effectively is often what differentiates it in the marketplace and is critical for its future prosperity. At UCL the Centre for Systems Engineering provides training courses in Systems Engineering and Systems Engineering Management that enable organisations to develop and enhance their capability in this important area.

Benefits to the Individual

Our courses will equip delegates with a powerful set of skills and knowledge.

  • An appreciation of complex systems and the issues associated with their development, deployment, maintenance, upgrade and disposal
  • Key skills that are fully aligned with INCOSE’s (International Council for Systems Engineering) core competencies and appropriate standards (e.g. ISO 15288)
  • An understanding of systems development lifecycle options and processes. How toselect the best and how to find the balance between prescription and empowerment
  • Awareness and understanding of the context within which systems are developed including the economics and organisational limitations
  • Necessary management skills and an understanding of the relationship between project management and systems development
  • The ability to manage risk and the creation of robust systems
  • Domain specific systems engineering expertise

Benefits to Industry

By adopting effective Systems Engineering and Systems Engineering Management practices an organisation can significantly reduce the risks of running over-budget, late delivery and stakeholder disappointment. Complex systems often are found to have unwanted emergent properties when deployed. By taking a broad perspective from the outset and dealing effectively with requirements management (including elicitation), systems design and modelling, and verification and validation, systems can be created with few, if any, unwanted and undesirable features.

Programme Information

For further information, see the list of available modules, the programme details, download the course flyer (.pdf) or for application details contact:

Matthew Whyndham
Centre for Systems Engineering
3 Taviton St.
London, WC1H 0BT, UK
T: 020 7679 4522
F: 020 7679 4911

m.whyndham@ucl.ac.uk

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