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Systems Engineering - CVEN2125
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The formulation and solution of engineering problems and their interfaces with other issues.. An holistic approach to addressing complicated engineering problems. Basic systems concepts applied to Civil and Environmental Engineering. Classification and representation of systems. Modelling of systems. Classification of fundamental systems problems of anlalysis, synthesis and investigation. Decision making. Allownace for variability and uncertainty. Case studies.

Assumed knowledge: CVEN1022, CVEN1025.

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