| Frameworks | 
| 1 | Course Introduction; What is Systems Engineering? (PDF) | 
| 2 | INCOSE Model of SE; RCI Model of SE (PDF)
  RCI Systems Engineering Process | 
| 3 | Lean Thinking; Set-Based Design | 
| 4 | Axiomatic Design; Decision-Based Design; Summary of Frameworks Phase (PDF) | 
| 5 | Exam 1 | 
| Tools | 
| 6 | Quality Function Deployment (PDF) | 
| 7 | Pugh Concept Selection; Controlled Convergence (PDF) | 
| 8 | Effective Innovation (PDF) | 
| 9 | Critical Parameter Management and Error Budgeting (PDF) | 
| 10 | Design of Experiments (PDF) | 
| 11 | Design of Experiments (cont.) (PDF)
   Isoperformance (PDF - 2.1 MB) (Courtesy of Olivier de Weck. Used with permission.) | 
| 12 | Physics Based Modeling (PDF) | 
| 13 | Robust Design (PDF) | 
| 14 | Extreme Programming (PDF) | 
| 15 | Exam 2 | 
| Case Studies  | 
| 16 | Aircraft Engines (GE)
  Automobiles  | 
| 17 | Work on Aircraft Engines Assignment
   Project Oxygen | 
| 18 | NORAD Command and Control (Mitre) | 
| 19 | Tactical Tomahawk | 
| 20 | Course Summary; Feedback |