101-0031-AAL Systems Engineering
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | B. T. Adey |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101-0031-AA R | Systems Engineering Self-study course. No presence required. | 120s hrs | B. T. Adey |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | This course is designed to familiarize students with formal methods to be used in general situations to solve problems. The content can be applied in the fields of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geomatic Engineering and Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Systems. |
| Objective | Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able: -to apply the basic solving problem process, -to develop basic mathematical models to determine optimal solutions to problems, to -to develop basic models to be used in decision making, and -to be able to conduct basic economic and cost-benefit analyses. All of which will improve their ability to find optimal solutions to problems in the fields of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geomatic Engineering and Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Systems. |
| Content | -Introduction -Problem solving process -Optimisation models -Decision making models -Economic analysis -Cost-benefit analysis |
| Lecture notes | The script for the original course is in German. The English material that can be used for the virtual course is: 1 ) Adey, B.T., Hackl, J., Lam, J.C., van Gelder, P., van Erp, N., Prak, P., Heitzler, M., Iosifescu, I., Hurni, L., (2016), Ensuring acceptable levels of infrastructure related risks due to natural hazards with emphasis on stress tests, International Symposium on Infrastructure Asset Management (SIAM), Kyoto, Japan, January 21-22. 2) Blanchard, B.S., and Fabrycky W.J., (2008), Systems Engineering and Analysis, 5th International Edition, Prentice Hall. 3) Revelle, C.S., Whitlach, E.E., and Wright, J.R., (2003), Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 4 credits |
| Examiners | B. T. Adey |
| Type | end-of-semester examination |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | A repetition date will be offered in the first two weeks of the semester immediately consecutive. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems Master | Course Units for Additional Admission Requirements | E- |  |