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The discussion frames the context as a problem of poor subsystem partitioning and inconsistent terminology across postgraduate courses. 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Its  time to stop the Mishigas  \nDr Joseph Kasser  \n1  \nJoseph Kasser  \n􀀁 The real world  \n􀀁 Electronic engineer, London, UK  \n􀀁 ALSEP, Apollo’s 15,16 & 17, USA  \n􀀁 Systems engineer  \n􀀁 TT&C, Comsat  \n􀀁 LuZ SEGS-1, Israel  \n􀀁 NASA-GSFC ground support  \n􀀁 The Right Requirement Ltd  \n􀀁 Academia  \n􀀁 GWU, UMUC  \n􀀁 Ass/Prof, Deputy Director, UniSA  \n􀀁 Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Cranfield, UK  \n􀀁 NUS Visiting Associate Professor  \n2  \n0703 8/03/2021  \nTopics  \n􀀁 The context  \n􀀁 Systems engineering  \n􀀁 The SEMP  \n􀀁 The TEMP  \n􀀁 The SHMEMP  \n􀀁 The Mishigas  \n􀀁 How we might stop the Mishigas  \n􀀁 Recommendations  \n􀀁 Further information  \n3  \nContext – problem  \n􀀁 Creating postgraduate courses in  \n􀀁 Systems engineering  \n􀀁 Project management  \n􀀁 Integrated logistics support  \n􀀁 Innovation and technology management  \n􀀁 Knowledge content  \n􀀁 Same knowledge in different courses  \n􀀁 Poor subsystem partitioning  \n􀀁 Different terminology for same concepts in different courses  \n􀀁 Difficulty of ‘independence’  \n􀀁 Things not taught that should be  \n4  \nPerspectives of a problem-1  \n5  \nPerspectives of a problem-1a  \n6  \n0703 8/03/2021  \n\n| Perspectives of a problem-2\u003Cbr>External\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| 7 |\n| --- | --- |\n\nSystems thinking perspectives *  \n1. Big picture  \n2. Operational  \n3. Functional  \n4. Structural  \n5. Generic  \n6. Continuum  \n7. Temporal  \n8. Quantitative  \n9. Scientific  \n*Kasser and Mackley, INCOSE, 2008  \n8  \n0703 8/03/2021  \nSystems thinking perspectives *  \n1. Big picture  \n2. Operational  \n3. Functional  \n4. Structural  \n5. Generic  \n6. Continuum  \n7. Temporal  \n8. Quantitative  \n9. Scientific  \n*Kasser and Mackley, INCOSE, 2008  \n9  \nSystems engineering: Big picture  observations-1  \n􀀁 The recommended way to solve the complex problems facing us today  \n􀀁 Aspects of success and failure discussed last year  \n􀀁 The forthcoming Seldon crisis in systems engineering  \n􀀁 Multiple definitions of systems engineering  \n􀀁 DAU’s two faces of systems engineering*  \n􀀁 Technical domain-processes  \n􀀁 Systems Engineering Management  \n􀀁 Overlap with Project Management  \n10  \n Systems Engineering Fundamentals. Defense Acquisition University Press, 2001   \n0703 8/03/2021  \nSystems engineering: Big  picture observations-2  \n􀀁 A holistic approach (theory)  \n􀀁 Performed in a fragmented environment (practice)  \n􀀁 Fragmented by discipline  \n􀀁 Different disciplines perform overlapping work  \n􀀁 Legislated to do so in USA  \n􀀁 e.g. engineering specialties  \n11  \nTopics  \n􀀁 The context  \n􀀁 Systems engineering  \n􀀁 The SEMP  \n􀀁 The TEMP  \n􀀁 The SHMEMP  \n􀀁 The Mishigas  \n􀀁 How we might stop the Mishigas  \n􀀁 Recommendations  \n􀀁 Further information  \n12  \n0703 8/03/2021  \nThe systems engineering  management plan (SEMP)  \n􀀁 One of the critical documents in the system development lifecycle  \n􀀁 Produced by systems engineers  \n􀀁 In general,  \n􀀁 we don’t teach planning in SE courses  \n􀀁 we teach planning in Project Management  \n􀀁 When do they produce it?  \n􀀁 When do they use it?  \n􀀁 Who uses it?  \n13  \nThe context for the SEMP:  \n Big picture perspective *  \n* Kasser, J. 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