Adventures in Systems Engineering Industry Summer School (Residential)

Adventures in Systems Engineering is a training course based off the book of the same name published by The Institute for Systems Engineering (). It take participants through a full engineering life cycle, with practical exercises on all the Systems Engineering activities that take place throughout, all the while using the scenario of a fantasy quest to rescue a cursed village of elves.

This is a special in-person, fully residential offering of our Adventures in Systems Engineering course that brings all delegates up to the INCOSE Awareness Level of competence in Systems Engineering. This Summer School is specifically for industry professionals in roles of any engineering discipline, or in non engineering roles working on complex projects who may still need an appreciation of Systems Engineering.

What you’ll get from this residential course:

• Three days of industry level training in Systems Engineering across a full engineering life cycle led by the author of 'Adventures in Systems Engineering'. The course contains modules on: Introduction to Systems Engineering; Stakeholder Engagement; Context Diagrams; Life Cycle Concepts; Requirements Definition; Interfaces; Breakdown Structures; Concept Design; Trade-Offs and Design Decisions; Detailed Design; Assembly and Integration; Testing; Verification and Validation; the V model.
• Training told through fantasy adventure with hand painted illustrations and original story - based on non traditional learning methods and all materials built to be accessible for neurodivergent learners.
• Certificate of attendance
• Adventures in Systems Engineering Workbook
• Guidance on what’s next and what professional bodies and future events you can become involved with to further your learning after the course.
• Networking with other industry professionals also on their Systems Engineering journey.
• Four nights accommodation in central Birmingham, a short walk from the course venue.
• All meals included from Monday dinner to Friday breakfast
• Evening activities including a city wide scavenger hunt, axe throwing, movie night and fantasy castle feast.

The full curriculum for this course can be found here.

If you need help to convince your manager to send you on this course, please get in touch and we can send you our Information Pack about the philosophy, course content, and benefits.

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