Developing Systems Engineering Graduate Programs Aligned to the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE(TM)) Guidelines

Abstract

The Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE(TM)) team comprised of about 50 systems engineering experts around the world, is in the process of developing two products: a Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) followed by a Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE(TM)). Versions 1.0 of the two products are due out by fall 2012, preceded by two annual interim reviews. This paper reviews the knowledge areas and curriculum guidelines addressed in the initial draft versions of these products. A framework for categorizing the alignment of systems engineering programs to GRCSE is presented. Based on their categorization as initial, emerging, developed or highly developed, programs can design a strategy for further systems engineering curriculum development. The paper ends with a request for reviewers to participate in the upcoming open (public) GRCSE version 0.5 review scheduled to begin year end 2011.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA604408

Entities

People

  • Alice F. Squires
  • Arthur Pyster
  • David H. Olwell
  • Don Gelosh
  • Nicole A. Hutchison
  • Stephanie Enck
  • Timothy L. Ferris

Organizations

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Curriculum
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • STEM Education
  • Software Engineering.