Reference no: EM132310959

Functional Analysis and Allocation (FA&A) is a key process in systems engineering design. In this group assignment you are to you are required to write a ~2000 word report that critically reviews the FA&A process.

The review is to address the following:

• inputs and outputs for the FA&A process
• the staging of the FA&A process within the system life-cycle
• approaches/methods for performing both analysis and allocation

This is to be a general review - there is no requirement for it to be grounded in your case study from assignment 1.

The assessment criteria are as follows:

1. Introduction
2. Overview of the FA&A process (purpose, inputs, outputs, staging, supporting processes)
3. Approaches/methods for functional analysis
4. Approaches/methods for functional allocation
5. Conclusion
6. Research skills
7. Layout and presentation

The weighting of the assignment is 20%. I expect that the report will consist of 5 sections corresponding to criteria 1-5. In terms of research skills what is being assessed is to synthesise multiple resources into a coherent and balanced story. In this regard, you will need to have multiple references, but no minimum number is specified. Harvard referencing is to be used.