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The Systems Engineering Landscape from the
Perspective of a Swiss Univ. of Appl. Sciences
(Prof. Jörg Sekler, FHNW - School of Engineering,
Systems Eng. branch & Inst. for Automation Eng.)
Swiss Society of Systems Engineering
INCOSE Swiss Chapter
Presentation @ SWISSED’16 conference
12.09.2016
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J. Sekler, Professor for „Systems Engineering“ Modules
(Introduction in Industrial SE, Micro-Mechatronics, Microsystems Technol.)
The SE Educational Landscape
from the Perspective of a Swiss UAS
Content:
- SE to prevent ‘chaotic & dangerous’ project situations
- Why SE programs @ higher educational institutions
- Comparison of public vs. private formation
- Landscape of public SE education in CH, USA, WW
- Targets & contents of SE study programme (@ FHNW)
- Some examples of complicate vs. complexity problems
Systems Engineering
What is the meaning of the following images and symbols ?
Future Systems Engineers should know about !
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SE eliminates the risk for chaotic & dangerous project situations
Systems Engineers manage also complicate & complex situations !
Systems Engineering (SE)
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How to avoid chaotic or risky project situations ?
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• Undergraduate & Graduate Programs:
Bachelor & Master Studies
• Applied Research & Development (incl.
state-of-the-art labs & tools): CTI-, EU-,
ESA-, .. funded projects
• Knowledge & Technology Transfer:
contract studies, consulting, ..
• Continuing Education: CAS / MAS /
DAS, workshops & other courses
News in the press:
NZZ of 11.09.2013
FH = HES = UAS: University of Applied Sciences
(and not: High School, Technical College, Engineering
College, ...)
UAS in Switzerland – Conditions for Recognition &
Accreditation (acc. to Federal Law !)
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Introduced in 1999 by 29 countries as an European process
of harmonization of higher education, for the benefit of better
comparability and mobility within similar study programmes.
Introduction of academic programs with formal accreditation
by government bodies: bachelor programmes plus consecu-
tive master degrees (MA, MSc, MEng, MLaw, MMed, MTh, ..).
According to agreement, also Ba. levels should professionally
be qualifying (!), as in many Anglo-Saxon countries; traditional
structures of Humboldt oriented education prevent full compatibility.
Are the 3+2 year educational curricula, in program content and qualification level,
worldwide really fully equivalent/comparable ? How about new PhD/MD diploma
ideas ?
What about non-academic postgrade MAS/DAS/CAS + EMBA programmes ?
How about professional certificates for advocates/lawyers, geodesists/geometers,
medical specialist FMH (and e.g. British certificates of prof. associations) ?
Are internat. INCOSE certificates (ASEP, ..) accepted by government bodies ?
Bologna reform: more divergences than before ?
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Systems Engineering Societies
Ein Angebot des internat. Branchenverbandes für Systemingenieure INCOSE !
Das sog. systemische Denken kann komplementär zu einem techn.
Hochschulstudium erlernt und mit einem Berufsattest ergänzt werden:
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Landscape of SE education
& aR+D in Switzerland
ETHZ/EPFL locations with SE
branches
UAS locations with branches in (Micro-)
Systems Engineering
HF (TS) locations with SE branches
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Landscape of SE education in Switzerland (“HF“)
Systems Engineering – at colleges of higher professional education & vocational training
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Landscape of SE education in Switzerland (UAS):
Schools (‘Faculties’) of Engineering with SE branches
.
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Landscape of SE education in Switzerland (UAS)
Swiss UAS offering Bachelor of Engineering degree studies at 7 (8) different
locations, specialized in systems and/or industrial engineering (and focussing
on different profiles and specialities in applied research & development):
FH Buchs – NTB (FHO): Micro-Systems & Nano-Technology, Materials, Optronics,
Automation, Mechatronics, Medical Eng., ...
FH St. Gallen (FHO): Mechatronics (in close cooperation with NTB-profile)
FH Yverdon (HES-SO): Robotics, Industrial Automation, Production Techniques
FH Neuchâtel (HES-SO): Micro-Systems Eng. (combined with Prec. Eng. & Electronics !)
FH Sion/Sitten (HES-SO): Infotronics, Power & Control, Design & Materials
FH Brugg-Windisch (FHNW): Automation Eng., Micro-Systems & Mechatron. Technol.,
Eng. Informatics
FH Winterthur (FHZ): Mechatronics, Medical Engineering
FH Chur (FHO): Information-/Communication Systems (in cooperation with NTB)
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Landscape of SE education in Switzerland (UAS)
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Landscape of SE education in Switzerland (UNI)
Systems Engineering @ the Federal Institutes
of Technology (ex Polytechnics) in Zurich &
Lausanne (other programs exist there as well !)
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Landscape of SE education in the US
© http://www.incose.org/educationcareers/pdf/INCOSE_LISTofUS_Based_SE_Programs.pdf
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Landscape of SE education worldwide
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• School of Applied Psychology
• School of Architecture, Civil Eng., Geomatics *
• School of Business *
• School of Engineering * (www.fhnw.ch/technik)
• School of Life Sciences
• School of Social Work
• School of Teacher Education
• Academy of Art & Design
• Academy of Music (since 1.1.2008)
FHNW – our different schools (merged since 1.1.2006):
* originating from former federal controlled
(other from cantonal) domains
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Architecture,
Civil Engin.,
Geomatics*
Life Sciences*
Education
Applied
Psychology*
Education
Social Work*
Economics*
Education*
Engineering *
Economics
Art & Design*
Music*
Social Work
Economics
Basel-
Stadt
Basel-
Land
Solo-
thurnAargau
* Main locations = ’headquarters‘
Engineering School with branches in Olten & Muttenz
FHNW – our different locations (in 4 cantons):
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Bachelor degrees:
– Engineering & Management
– Computer Science (incl. iCompetence)
– Electrical Engineering & Information
Technology
– Energy & Environmental Technology
– Information & Communication Systems
(trinational)
– Mechanical Engineering
– Mechatronics (trinational)
– Optometry
– Systems Engineering (www.fhnw.ch/technik/st)
Master degrees:
– MSE (common degree of all Swiss UAS, with
different specialisations)
FHNW - School of Engineering – Study Programmes:
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Students in Systems Engineering branch (at FHNW) should ..
• become acquainted with the specific vocabulary of the “systems world”(such as hierarchical decomposition of techn. systems, “systems-in-the-systems”,
boundaries/interfaces/interconnections, life cycle processes, black- & white box, ...)
• know about systems components and their most important features and
attributes
• acquire specific knowledge about SE relevant applications(within 3 profiles: Automation Engineering / Micro-Systems Technology &
Mechatronics Engineering / Embedded Systems & Information Technology)
• apply the acquired knowledge within a PBL (problem-based learning)
exercise (functional analysis of a highly complex/complicated technical system)
• be well prepared for other theoretical and lab courses as well as for the
semester projects (P3..P6 student projects & bachelor / master thesis)
• know about the use of project planning & design tools (such as GANTT-/PERT-
charts, concurrent systems design & modelling, …)
• be aware of systems safety/failure risks and how to manage them !
Learning Targets & Contents in SE cursus
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PBL-exercise: Functional analysis of a highly
complex-complicate technical system
Some examples of topics analysed within the last years ..
• Railway systems (ICN, ICE, TGV, Pendolino, …), Railway Traffic Control
• Aviation systems (A-380, Military jets, …), Air Traffic Control (Skyguide)
• Cars (Hybrid Cars, …)
• Satellites / Space Station
• Baggage / Letter & Parcel handling
• Elevator / Cable & Aerial Railway
• Brewery or Chocolate Manufacturing Facilities
• Automated Production Lines
• IMAX Cinema installation
• Oil Platform
• High Rack Warehouse
• etc.
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PBL - problem based learning exercise as semester integrated project work !
Systems Engineering in the Industry
The well-known Mechatronics- / Automation- Pyramid.
Including the Systems Engineering SE process with its systemic notations
(on the left), as well as showing the importance of miniaturization using the
Micro-Systems Technology MST (on the right):
The Viewpoint of the Automation Industry [..]
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Systems Engineering Societies
Professional Associations of Systems Engineering INCOSE / GfSE / SSSE !SWISSED’16 Conference (@ Zurich); Prof. J. Sekler, FHNW 2312.09.2016
Targets & contents of SE study programme: Extension of Traditional Engineering (I)
SE/Project Planning & Control Overlapping
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Targets & contents of SE study programme: Extension of Traditional Engineering (II)
Babylonian confusion – or a flurry of events: responsible for project failures ?
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Design of modern techn. systems
Quelle Originalvorlage:
Mechatronik Lehrbuch
systems
engineering
+
+
techn.-physical
engineering
Applied
Systems Theories
FHNW degree programs:
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical- & Information
Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Business Engineering
• Systems Engineering
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Extension of Traditional
Engineering (III)
Targets & contents of SE study programme:
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Complicate vs. Complex Systems (I)
A critical analysis of (techn.) systems needs to evaluate the system type,
often distinguishing between complicate versus complex versions;
No technical system is composed of only one of the two types!
Assessment of the system type
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Systems with high degree of „Complexity“ vs.
Systems of „Complicacy“ only
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Summary - Conclusions
• There are two well distinguishable ways in getting acquainted with the tools &
tricks of SE: a more scholastic-theoretical one, by studies at universities; and
alternatively a postgrade training, like the one offered by INCOSE; but there
are also private companies specializing in the continued formation
• One has to accept the historical differences in the cultural setup between the
traditional Humoldtian based and the Anglo-Saxon educational models, beside
other cultures outside the US
• Although SE education traditionally is offered – at undergraduate level – by
many academic institutions, more newly also in CH, it is questionable if even
graduate academic formation is giving (for practitioners) a higher outcome
compared to a postgrade training by professional associations
• Students enrolled in BSc. branches often don't immediately understand the
intrinsic value of the systemic approach, missing previously acquired practical
project experience
Therefore, it’s time for closer cooperation of both public and private
institutions, in information exchanges, organizing common events (like
workshops and alike), … ! Where are the ideas from the public ?
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Space Shuttle DISCOVERY über der Schweiz
(STS-114 Mission am 28.7.2005 in 353 km Höhe)
With my sincere congratulations to my SSSE colleagues for the great success of all SWISSED conferences 2014-16, and ..
with many thanks to YOU for your feedback !
Space Shuttle DISCOVERY over Switzerland
(STS-114 mission on 28.7.2005 in 353 km a.s.l.)