Module 0:

Introduction to traditional Systems Engineering (optional)

• A system and its properties

• The system life-cycle

• Systems engineering and its main activities

• System development alternatives. Agile development

Module 1:

Introduction to MBSE and SysML notation (optional)

• Why MBSE?

• The diverse uses of a model

• Main SysML diagrams

• MBSE tools and models management

• Evolution of SysML

Module 2:

ISE & PPOOA Methodology

• ISE & PPOOA ontology

• ISE & PPOOA mehodological processes

• Main MBSE process

• Software Architecture process

Module 3:

Mission dimension

• Context modeling

• Use and mis use cases modeling

• Operational needs

• Capabilities

Module 4:

Functional architecture

• Function as a transformation

• Functional hierarchies modeling

• Functional interfaces: N-square chart

• Functional flows modeling

• Function description and functional requirements

Module 5:

Physical architecture

• Blocks and parts

• Functional allocation and modularity

• Physical interfaces

• Modular architecture modeling

• Documenting parts

Module 6:

Refining the physical architecture

• Architectural trade-off

• Heuristics and its use for refining the architecture:

• architecutral

• reliability

• safety

• resilence

• usability and real-time software

• Refined architecture modeling

Module 7:

Requirements engineering

• Types of requirements

• Requirements visual models

• Requirements flowdown

• From system to sofware requirements. The domain model

• Requirements templates

Module 8:

ISE & PPOOA in indutrial processes engineering (optional)

• Defining the industrial plant envelope

• Modeling the industrial plant/processes

• Use of SysML constraint blocks

• Dimensional analysis as a best practice for engineering

Module 9:

PPOOA software architecture framework (optional)

• PPOOA building blocks vocabulary and metamodel

• Domain modeling

• PPOOA diagrams

• PPOOA architecting processes

• PPOA guidelines