1. Define systems engineering, the system life cycle phases, and the product development life cycle. [h]
2. Describe the general phase gates and reviews that comprise a product development life cycle, and how other disciplines contribute during this process. [f]
3. Describe the four types of system requirements, how they are elicited and used by the systems engineer during concept exploration phase. [c]
4. Write good requirements and explain the characteristics of a good requirement, a good requirement management process, and some enabling tools. [k1,k2]
5. Define functional analysis, decomposition, and requirement allocation, and their relationship to concept exploration and the later phases of the product development life cycle. [c1,c2]
6. Explain the similarities and differences between verification, validation, and their relationship to system integration. [b]
7. Describe and apply a general methodology for trade study and analysis of alternatives. [b,g]
8. Describe how integrated product teams and specialty engineering are used to achieve effective product development. [d]
9. Explain how the principles of systems engineering interrelate to the principles of quality engineering and six sigma. [e]
10. Demonstrate a basic ability to "walk through" a generic phase gate review checklist, and how it relates technical project management and systems engineering principles. [e,j]