Systems Engineering - ATI

Certified Systems Engineering Professional - CSEP Preparation
Guaranteed Training to Pass the CSEP Certification Exam
NEW!
Instructor
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see our Schedule at
www.ATIcourses.com
November 12-13, 2010
Orlando, Florida
December 9-10, 2010
Los Angeles, California
February 11-12, 2011
Orlando, Florida
March 30-31, 2011
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This two-day course walks through the CSEP
requirements and the INCOSE Handbook Version 3.1
to cover all topics on the CSEP exam. Interactive work,
study plans, and sample examination questions help
you to prepare effectively for the exam. Participants
leave the course with solid knowledge, a hard copy of
the INCOSE Handbook, study plans, and a sample
examination.
Attend the CSEP course to learn what you need.
Follow the study plan to seal in the knowledge. Use the
sample exam to test yourself and check your
readiness. Contact our instructor for questions if
needed. Then take the exam. If you do not pass, you
can retake the course at no cost.
Eric Honour, CSEP, international consultant and
lecturer, has a 40-year career of
complex systems development &
operation. Founder and former
President of INCOSE. Author of the
“Value of SE” material in the INCOSE
Handbook. He has led the
development of 18 major systems,
including the Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation
systems and the Battle Group Passive Horizon
Extension System. BSSE (Systems Engineering), US
Naval Academy, MSEE, Naval Postgraduate School,
and PhD candidate, University of South Australia.
What You Will Learn
• How to pass the CSEP examination!
• Details of the INCOSE Handbook, the source for the
exam.
• Your own strengths and weaknesses, to target your
study.
• The key processes and definitions in the INCOSE
language of the exam.
• How to tailor the INCOSE processes.
• Five rules for test-taking.
Course Outline
1. Introduction. What is the CSEP and what are the
requirements to obtain it Terms and definitions. Basis of
the examination. Study plans and sample examination
questions and how to use them. Plan for the course.
Introduction to the INCOSE Handbook. Self-assessment
quiz. Filling out the CSEP application.
2. Systems Engineering and Life Cycles. Definitions
and origins of systems engineering, including the latest
concepts of “systems of systems.” Hierarchy of system
terms. Value of systems engineering. Life cycle
characteristics and stages, and the relationship of
systems engineering to life cycles. Development
approaches. The INCOSE Handbook system
development examples.
3. Technical Processes. The processes that take a
system from concept in the eye to operation, maintenance
and disposal. Stakeholder requirements and technical
requirements, including concept of operations,
requirements analysis, requirements definition,
requirements management. Architectural design, including
functional analysis and allocation, system architecture
synthesis. Implementation, integration, verification,
transition, validation, operation, maintenance and disposal
of a system.
4. Project Processes. Technical management and
the role of systems engineering in guiding a project.
Project planning, including the Systems Engineering Plan
(SEP), Integrated Product and Process Development
(IPPD), Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and tailoring
methods. Project assessment, including Technical
Performance Measurement (TPM). Project control.
Decision-making and trade-offs. Risk and opportunity
management, configuration management, information
management.
5. Enterprise & Agreement Processes. How to
define the need for a system, from the viewpoint of
stakeholders and the enterprise. Acquisition and supply
processes, including defining the need. Managing the
environment, investment, and resources. Enterprise
environment management. Investment management
including life cycle cost analysis. Life cycle processes
management standard processes, and process
improvement. Resource management and quality
management.
6. Specialty Engineering Activities. Unique
technical disciplines used in the systems engineering
processes: integrated logistics support, electromagnetic
and environmental analysis, human systems integration,
mass properties, modeling & simulation including the
system modeling language (SysML), safety & hazards
analysis, sustainment and training needs.
7. After-Class Plan. Study plans and methods.
Using the self-assessment to personalize your study plan.
Five rules for test-taking. How to use the sample
examinations. How to reach us after class, and what to do
when you succeed.
The INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering
Professional (CSEP) rating is a coveted milestone in
the career of a systems engineer, demonstrating
knowledge, education and experience that are of high
value to systems organizations. This two-day course
provides you with the detailed knowledge and
practice that you need to pass the CSEP examination.
Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 104 – 19