Title: Systems of systems engineering education

Authors: Kevin MacG. Adams; Joseph M. Bradley

Addresses: National Centers for System of Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, 4111 Monarch Way Suite 406, Norfolk, Virginia 23508, USA ' National Centers for System of Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, 4111 Monarch Way Suite 406, Norfolk, Virginia 23508, USA

Abstract: System of systems engineering (SoSE) is a relatively new field of study as compared to other engineering disciplines and is often viewed as a mere extension of systems engineering, a relatively young discipline itself. As with all new disciplines, education in the emerging field is an important element of its development, or in some cases, its failure to develop. Education includes the domain within which the field of study exists and the requisite foundation for the associated body of knowledge. This paper reports on a tailored training programme in SoSE that has been designed to help provide a step-function increase in knowledge, skills, and abilities for the emerging workforce that work with systems of systems.

Keywords: system of systems engineering; SoSE education; engineering education; tailored training.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSE.2012.052682

International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, 2012 Vol.3 No.3/4, pp.290 - 305

Received: 17 Dec 2012
Accepted: 17 Dec 2012
Published online: 16 Aug 2014 *

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