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Back Maintenance of Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering

Fiscal Year 2013
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Systems Engineering
Investigator(s) Olwell, Jr., David H.
Sponsor Office of the Secretary of Defense (DoD)
Summary The Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) project was initially funded for 39 months by OSD. During that time, it produced the Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) and the Graduate Reference Curriculum in Systems Engineering (GRCSE). These projects require development of new materials, ongoing maintenance, and updating of existing materials. To increase the positive effect of BKCASE on defense systems engineering, outreach and tailoring is required. This proposal seeks funds from OSD over three years to assist in both activities. OSD funds for maintenance will be matched by IEEE-CS and INCOSE. OSD funds will be distributed to NPS, and IEEE-CS and INCOSE funds will be distributed to Stevens Institute for their portion of the work. The stewardship (and expenses) of BKCASE long term will be shared by multiple parties, including OSD, IEEE Computer Society, INCOSE, Stevens Institute representing the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), and NPS. The SEBoK will be updated on a schedule over the next three years, including periodic corrections as necessary, minor updates twice a year, and a major update every three years. The core editorial team consists of employees of Stevens Institute of Technology, and faculty and staff from the Naval Postgraduate School. IT functions will be performed at Stevens, including web hosting, and user support. OSD is providing support to SERC to share in the cost for those functions. NPS is providing editorial service (Prof. Olwell will be the co-editor) and staff editorial functions (Ms. Enck manages the intellectual property and graphics, moderates the comments daily, and provides editing services.) BKCASE has begun to affect Defense Systems Engineering in two ways. First, the SEBoK is a resource for the updating of the Navy Systems Engineering Guide (NSEG). One student thesis, advised by Dr. Olwell, described how the SEBoK could be used to inform the improvement of the NSEG by the addition of in-service engineering topics. Dr. Olwell has also been providing expertise to other NPS NSEG efforts. Second, GRCSE is supporting defense workforce competency model development for systems engineers by helping define the educational component. The PI will continue to support the use of BKCASE by both the NSEG and the workforce competency development efforts. The primary deliverables for this project for FY13 will include quarterly status reports, and two minor updates per year of the SEBoK.
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