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Assignment

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In this group assessment, you are required to write a -2000 word report that critically analyses the conceptual design phase of a systems engineering project. The case study can be from any application area, such as public transportation (e.g. light railway), power generation (e.g. Snowy Hydro 2.0) or bridges / tunnels (both large and small). However, choose your case study carefully and ensure that there is enough material available so that you can satisfy the assessment criteria. The report is to analyse the stakeholder needs that gave rise to the project, the transformation of these needs into requirements and the design alternatives that were (or could have been) considered, Note that the output of conceptual design is the systems requirements specification, which details what the system is to do and not what was ultimately built. Refer to the road intersection example provided in Week 4 for an indication as to the processes involved (including consideration of options) for a typical conceptual design exercise. You are not to use this particular example for your case study.

Design metro rail system

For those of you who are repeating the unit, the case study that you choose must be different to the one that you did previously.

Groups will be allocated by your tutor and will normally consist of 3 students. It is the responsibility of each team to allocate and schedule work fairly and evenly within a group. If issues arise that cannot be resolved internally, then contact your tutor and/or the unit coordinator as soon as possible. If the issue cannot be resolved to everyone's satisfaction, then the group may need to be restructured.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment criteria are as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Stakeholder needs
3. Conceptual design procvs
4. System requirements
5. Conclusion
6. Research skills
7. Layout and presentation