Frameworks and Models in Engineering Systems / Engineering System Design
Lecture Notes
Lectures 9 and 23 are provided courtesy of Sgouris Sgouridis and are used with permission.
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SES # |
TOPICS |
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1 |
Introduction: What this class is about, expected learning Systems: What is a system and why you need to know about it, introduction to systems thinking |
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2 |
Systems: Classes of systems (technical, sociotechnical, engineering systems) (PDF) |
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3 |
Systems: Sociotechnical systems and introduction to complexity |
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4 |
Systems: Complexity and more, with focus on uncertainty |
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5 |
Project: Introduction to Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF), the big issues and questions, introduction to resources |
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6 |
Systems: CLIOS process (PDF) |
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7 |
Systems: CLIOS process (cont.) (PDF) |
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8 |
Project: Review of P1 and instructor synthesis of P1; getting organized for the project work; at end of this class, students will have formed into working groups |
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9 |
Systems: Critical Contemporary Issues (CCI) (PDF) |
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10 |
Systems: What is design? What do we mean by a system design? (PDF) |
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11 |
Systems: More on system design, the design aspects of the CLIOS process (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
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12 |
Project: Class discussion on design concepts for the SNF project, system review |
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13 |
Mid-term quiz |
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14 |
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15 |
Systems: Models and frameworks (cont.) Discussion of midterm Project: Team meetings on P2 (PDF) |
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16 |
Systems: Risk assessment Project: Discussion of P3 |
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17 |
Systems: Risk assessment (cont.) |
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18 |
Project: Team meetings to select strategic alternatives |
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19 |
Project: Team meeting with Department of Energy secretary to finalize strategic alternatives |
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20 |
Systems: CLIOS stage 3 — implementation |
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21 |
Systems: Scenario planning (PDF) |
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22 |
Project: Team meetings with Department of Energy secretary to review progress and discuss final report outline |
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23 |
Systems: System dynamics 101 (PDF) |
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24 |
Project: Rehearsal of final presentations |
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25 |
Project final presentation |
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26 |
Class summary, systems recap, student evaluations |
Assignments
The project review presentations are provided courtesy of Sgouris Sgouridis and are used with permission.
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CATEGORIES |
ASSIGNMENT FILES |
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Individual assignments |
Assignment 1 (PDF) Assignment 2 (PDF) |
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Surveys and summaries |
Possible specialty areas (PDF) Preliminary goals (PDF) |
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Project assignments |
Project 1 (PDF) Project 2 (PDF) Project 3 (PDF) |
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Project solutions |
Qualifying problem part of project 3: solutions (PDF), spreadsheet (XLS) |
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Project review presentations |
Project 1 review (PDF) Qualifying problem review (PDF) |
Exams
The midterm exams from 2006 and 2007 are given below.
Midterm Exam 2006 (PDF)
Midterm Exam 2007 (PDF)