SIME5440

Systems Architecting is how we set the purpose of a system, create its conceptual structure, select the development approach, and validate it for use. System Architecting works through stakeholder interaction and conceptual design to determine and trade the primary sources of value, cost, and risk. The course presents best practices for systems architecting through case studies of major system developments (successful or otherwise) and a set of methods to make and describe architecture decisions. Students will learn key architecture heuristics, adapt core systems engineering tools for architecture decision making, and apply both informal and formal description notations.

Prerequisites: "C-" or better in ME EN 2550 OR CS3130 OR ECE3530 OR MATH 3070 OR BME 3070 OR MET E 3070 OR OSC 2030.

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