Courses
EM.411 Foundations of System Design and Management (On Campus Only)
Presents the foundations of systems architecture, systems engineering and project management in an integrated format, through a synchronized combination of in-class discussion, industrial guest speakers, team projects, and individual assignments. Topics include stakeholder analysis, project planning and monitoring, requirements definition, concept generation and selection, complexity management, system integration, verification and validation, cost modeling, systems safety, organizational design and effective teamwork, risk management, and leadership styles. Restricted to students in the SDM program.
MIT catalog entry: http://student.mit.edu/catalog/search.cgi?search=Em.411&style=verbatim
16.89 Space Systems Engineering (On Campus Only)
Focus on developing space system architectures. Applies subsystem knowledge gained in 16.851 to examine interactions between subsystems in the context of a space system design. Principles and processes of systems engineering including developing space architectures, developing and writing requirements, and concepts of risk are explored and applied to the project. Subject develops, documents, and presents a conceptual design of a space system including a preliminary spacecraft design.
MIT catalog entry: http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m16b.html#16.89
Architecture and System Engineering Professional Certificate (Online)
System and product complexities are increasing with time due to requirements for additional functionality, higher performance, competitive cost, schedule pressures, more flexibility or adaptability, and cognition-based friendlier human interface. Academics and practitioners alike have come to realize that complex engineering systems have a set of common principles, embedded in a theory, that goes beyond and cuts across the traditional fields of engineering. Novel products and systems development require the involvement of and communication between professionals with multiple disciplinary backgrounds and other stakeholders, notably the customer. This collaboration increases the likelihood of detecting product failures early on during its lifecycle, yielding significant cuts in time to market and heavy rework expenses.
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Sloan Executive Education: Managing Product Platforms (Online)
This course introduces participants to the concept of “commonality," or product platforms, the sharing of components, processes, technologies, interfaces and/or infrastructure across a product family. Successful product platforming allows companies to develop better products more easily, improve product family planning and lifecycle management, and increase corporate profitability.
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Designing Product Families: From Strategy to Implementation (Online)
Over the past 15 years, MIT has offered the in-person Designing Product Families: From Strategy to Implementation program to more than 130 renowned organizations from around the globe, including Philips, P&G, Rolls Royce, Oracle, GE, and ABB. Due to its popularity and success, MIT Professional Education offers the program in a 100% online format. The program has been tailored to suit the needs of working professionals in this technical area of expertise.
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Digital Platforms: Designing Two-Sided Markets from APIs to Feature Roadmaps (Online)
Digital platforms and two-sided markets have quickly established themselves as a staple of modern business, presenting new opportunities and challenges alike for engineers, product managers, regulators, and entrepreneurs. However, there continues to be little discussion surrounding why some digital platforms help companies flourish where others have fallen short. In this online course, we address this discrepancy head-on and outline the building blocks of a successful digital platform.
An online course for developing digital platforms: MIT Professional Education’s online course Digital Platforms aims to guide participants as they design and develop effective digital platforms. This course employs a technical approach to building loyal consumer bases and differentiated products, taking an in-depth look at features, APIs, and standards.The course is designed with practicality in mind and includes several case studies of successes and failures in modern markets.