CESYS 504 - Thinking Through the Structure of System Design

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Cornell University

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The best idea in the world is worth nothing to your business if it can't be executed. Getting execution right begins with giving design and development teams the precise information they need to move from the inputs-functions, requirements, interfaces, and components-to a finished product or service. A concept cannot be handed off unless the system design has been revisited to make certain that you can summarize its behavior, understand how the system interacts with its subsystems, and manage and predict the different changes that the system will undergo. Communicating this information clearly to all design stakeholders can be challenging. In this course you will learn how to speak that common language, remove ambiguity from the design process, and ensure a smooth handoff from the concept design team to those who will execute the concept. A wide array of stakeholders (from engineers to managers) are involved in this transition, and the successful launch of a product or service requires an understanding of the language and processes of architecture. Through this course, you'll acquire a detailed, point-by-point knowledge of the design architecture process and come one step closer to going to market with a winning product or service. Who Should Take This Course Anyone whose job involves developing, marketing, or managing products or services should take this course. Engineers and other technical specialists will learn how to best apply their talents, and marketers and managers will gain a deep understanding of the origins and impact of customer behavior. Course Format This course contains the following modules: Designing System Behavior and Functional Control Get System Architecture Right Map Behaviors and Set Targets Extract Functional Requirements Design the Functional Control Design the Structure Analyze Subsystem Interfaces Allocate Technical Performance Targets Benefits to Learner Learners who complete this course will be able to: Describe your product or service in a way that enables teams of people to work together on its design Apply the sequence of behavior-function-structure to the development of systems design Define the sub-systems of a design concept Understand the role of systems architecture Understand the behavioral basis for customer-based architecture Certificate Information This course can be applied to the following certificates: A Systems Approach to Product and Service Design Sponsoring School Cornell University's College of Engineering

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.cornell.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 255-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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