Engineering Design 4B: Systems Approaches for Operations

In Engineering Design 4B: Systems Approaches for Operations, you will learn industry-relevant techniques to operate and innovate an engineering system over the entire system life cycle, from problem conception through to system retirement. Engineering Design 4B is the fifth course in the interdisciplinary engineering design core. The project in this course explores the management and operation processes in a complex system in operations. You will learn project operations techniques relevant for optimising outcomes in large-scale, complex engineering systems. Topics will include understanding legislative and statutory requirements of the professional engineer, including processes for compliance and due-diligence, the reliability, availability and maintainability of systems, risk assessment and mitigation, the operational impacts of social, environmental, and organisational contexts, and changes, upgrades and end of life considerations in complex systems. The course will also explore the potential use and risks of emerging artificial intelligence tools in professional engineering applications. Design Project The major project in this course will address a real-world engineering system. You will be responsible for designing operational processes to improve the outcomes in an engineering system. The project will deliver a contextual analysis of the system and design outcomes, and you will justify these through appropriate project documentation. Finally, you will further develop skills in critical reflection as a part of professional practice by connecting your experiences and learning in your project to engineering and research practice. Engineering Design @ ANU At ANU, students are challenged to think of engineering design at a systems-level. Over the degree, you will learn how engineering design can be used to make a positive impact on society through five domains: design, analysis, research, professional practice, and teamwork. In ED4B, you will connect with your learning in your major, and develop skills required to innovate and optimise operations to deliver a design outcome.