307544 (v.1) The Origins of Systems Engineering 100


Area:

Department of First Year Engineering Studies

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
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Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

The basis of engineering design. Early warship design. Figures of merit in Warship Design. Creating the Design Package. Sir Edward Reed and scientific ship design. The 1871 Committee of Designs. The admiralty design process. Designing warships 1870-1888.Pre-dreadnought warship design. HMS Dreadnought. Modern systems engineering.
 
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Field of Education:

30000 Engineering and Related Technologies (Broad Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Supplemental

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area