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ENG 4020 - Complex Systems Engineering

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hrs per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: ENG 3004
Incompatible: ENG 7020
Syllabus:

Most interesting engineering interventions occur in complicated and complex systems. These systems display emergent behaviour that cannot always be foreseen or forecast. This course will build upon fundamental systems engineering knowledge, exploring the theory of complex systems and introducing structured systems engineering methodologies to help understand and manage systems design and evolution in this environment. Topics may include system of systems engineering, decision theory, optimisation for design, queueing theory, network design and advanced model-based systems engineering.

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Units
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Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 05/08/2024 Wed 14/08/2024 Fri 13/09/2024 Fri 25/10/2024


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20435 WR01 60 8 24 Jul - 11 Sep Wednesday 12pm - 2pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room
2 Oct - 23 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 2pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room
Automatic Enrolment Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22138 PR01 60 8 26 Jul - 13 Sep Friday 4pm - 6pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM108, CAT Suite
4 Oct - 25 Oct Friday 4pm - 6pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM108, CAT Suite