Model-Based Systems Engineering:
Documentation and Analysis
Course Description
Many of the world’s top companies are exploring the opportunities—and challenges—
of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). In this course, you’ll discover how to
wield MBSE’s power to benefit your organization.
This online course introduces students to the intent, representations, and functions of
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Students will view different MBSE
representations of a system, and they will articulate the purpose of the
representations. From this foundation of MBSE, the course will transition to a
discussion of the management challenges of MBSE – model repositories, model
curation, and model integration. Students will analyze best practices of MBSE in
industry, which will enable them to develop judgment about what functions are
possible to accomplish with MBSE.
What You'll Learn
Identify the core tenets of MBSE and the situations in which it is
recommended.
Distinguish the differences between MBSE and traditional systems
engineering.
Choose an appropriate scope, define the purpose, and define the
approach for an MBSE project.
Describe the intent and basic structure of SysML, and interpret a
simple SysML model.
Critique a project’s implementation of MBSE using a set of criteria.
Build a model management plan.
Reference existing industry examples of MBSE to anchor choices
about the scope of MBSE to undertake, and communicate potential
approaches using industry examples as signposts.
Instructors
Dr. Bruce Cameron Faculty Director of the Architecture and Systems
Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems online program,
Director of the System Architecture Lab
Dr. Olivier de Weck Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering
Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Editor-in-Chief of Systems
Engineering, INCOSE Fellow
Dr. Warren Hoburg Boeing Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and Astronaut Candidate
Dr. Donna Rhodes Director, Systems Engineering Advancement Research
Initiative
Dr. Adam Ross Research Scientist
