San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) presents a one-day comprehensive tutorial on +--------------------------------------------------+ | Fundamentals for the | | Engineering of Complex Systems | | by | | Dr. Brian Mar, University of Washington | | Mr. Barney Morais, Synergistic Applications, Inc.| | | | Saturday, December 16, 1995 | | at San Jose State University | +--------------------------------------------------+ Tutorial Description ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Level of instruction: Practicing engineers and recent graduate engineers This tutorial provides the *practicing engineer* with the fundamental concepts and tools needed to implement the process of engineering complex systems either large or small. It provides *recent graduates* with a model that can be used to develop a process that will be used throughout their career as an engineer and as a manager of systems development. The concepts provided are applicable for any engineering project. The tutorial is divided into five modules, each module consists of lectures presenting basic concepts, examples demonstrating the concepts and an exercise to reinforce the concepts. Outline ~~~~~~~ Module 1: Creating and Understanding Specifications -- Functional descriptions, requirements, and architectural decisions. Introduces the tasks of developing functional descriptions of products and programs, defining requirements and constraints, and searching for architectures for the engineering of complex systems. Module 2: Disciplining the Development Process - Top down definition and bottom up verification of system capabilities. Presents how the engineering tasks presented in the first module provide discipline and structure in each phase of the system life cycle. Module 3: Improving Engineering Decision Making - Trade studies, decision-making, risk management and systems management. Presents the concepts and decision-making rules. Module 4: Cost Effective Approach - Applying the process to automation needs for the engineering of complex systems. Provides an overview of determining the requirements for tools, the criteria for selection, and some cautions. Module 5: Can You Tell Good Systems Engineering from Bad? -- Systems engineering capability and metrics. An overview of systems engineering capability models. A review of typical systems engineering metrics. Each attendee will receive a printed copy of the course material (which is distributed on the day of the course). Date: Saturday, December 16, 1995 Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (includes an hour for lunch and lunch is provided) Place: San Jose State University Cost: As low as $45 for INCOSE members. See cost schedule on Enrollment Form below. For more information, contact Barney Morais or Ron Olson. About the Instructors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DR. BRIAN W. MAR has been at the University of Washington for 27 years and is currently Professor of Civil and Systems Engineering. He was employed by the Boeing Company for 10 years prior to joining the University of Washington. He holds a Ph. D. in Chemical/Nuclear Engineering as well as several degrees in Civil and Chemical Engineering and has served on International and National councils and advisory boards. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi Honor Societies. He is one of the founders and a Past President of INCOSE and has published several books and over 100 papers. MR. BERNARD G. MORAIS is the President of Synergistic Applications, Inc. and has over thirty five years of Program management and Systems Engineering experience in industry. He has a BSEE and M.S. in Systems Management. One of the more significant achievements in his career was leading the development of the first Systems Engineering Management Guide for the Defense Systems Management College when he was Director of Space Systems Division Systems Engineering for the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. He has provided consulting support and training for National and International government agencies as well as communications and energy companies. He is a founding member of INCOSE, has been an Adjunct Professor at San Jose State University and has lectured in Systems Engineering at many other universities. + + + + + Enrollment Form (Nov. 21 Early Deadline. Application and remittance must be received by Nov. 21 to qualify.) Name ______________________________________________________ Position ______________________________________________________ Company ______________________________________________________ Mailing Address __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Day Phone __________________________________________________ Fax ________________________________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________ Non-Member INCOSE Non- plus Member Member Membership* Early Registration (deadline Nov. 21) $45 $75 $105 Registration (Nov. 21 to Dec. 6) $55 $85 $115 *Note - Non-members are advised to consider a membership in INCOSE ($60 per year) to take advantage of the low tutorial fees offered to members. I [ ] am [ ] am not an INCOSE member. I enclose $ ______ made out to INCOSE. Remarks ________________________________________________________ Mail completed form and fees payable to INCOSE to: Sue Shreve (Chapter Secretary) 1355 Sturgeon Way San Jose, CA 95129 Call 408-743-4299 ext 5090 (Lew Lee) to obtain additional brochures or to inquire about membership. + + + + + Enrollment Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Enrollment may be made by organizations or individuals. Enrollment is limited and advanced enrollment is required. Enrollment application and remittance must be received by the enrollment deadline dates. Allow 2 days for delivery by U.S. postal mail. How to Enroll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can only enroll by mail. Fill out and return the enrollment form provided. Acceptable forms of payment will be personal checks, bank drafts, money orders, and purchase orders. Credit cards are not accepted. Enrollment must be accompanied by the full fee. Fees are payable to INCOSE. Confirming Enrollment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not receive an enrollment confirmation 5 days prior to the scheduled date of the tutorial, please call one of the individuals listed below. Cancellation Policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Full refunds will be made prior to Dec 6. No refunds will be made after Dec. 6. Enrollment Packets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Accompanying the confirmation notice will be an enrollment information package. A map to San Jose State and the classroom will be provided as well as parking information and a phone number to be used in an emergency. Course material will be distributed on the day of the tutorial. Lunch Is Provided ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A one hour lunch break is scheduled. Lunch will be provided and the entree will be a selection of sandwiches with various meats and cheeses. If you have special dietary needs, please indicate on the enrollment form. + + + + + Our thanks to Dr. Ernie Unwin of San Jose State University for making SJSU facilities available for this tutorial. + + + + + For Further Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ron Olson 415-966-3524, olsonr@gtewd.mtv.gtegsc.com Barney Morais 408-720-8431, veft63a@prodigy.com + + + + + Find us on the World Wide Web at URL=http://www.relay.net/~lew/sfbac.html + + + + + UPCOMING Tutorial in February, 1996. Announcement to be made on Dec 16.