Products and systems are conceived, designed, implemented and operated within an enterprise and business context, and engineers must understand these phases and contexts sufficiently to operate effectively. Conceiving runs from market or opportunity identification though high level or conceptual design, and includes development project management. Designing includes aspects of design process, as well as disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, and multi-objective design. Implementing includes hardware and software processes, test and verification, as well as design and management of the implementation process. Operating covers a wide range of issues from designing and managing operations, through supporting product lifecycle and improvement, to end-of-life planning.
4.1 EXTERNAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT
4.1.1 Roles and Responsibility of Engineers
4.1.2 The Impact of Engineering on Society
4.1.3 Society's Regulation of Engineering
4.1.4 The Historical and Cultural Context
4.1.5 Contemporary Issues and Values
4.1.6 Developing a Global Perspective
4.2 ENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS CONTEXT
4.2.1 Appreciating Different Enterprise Cultures
4.2.2 Enterprise Strategy, Goals, and Planning
4.2.3 Technical Entrepreneurship
4.2.4 Working Successfully in Organizations
4.3 CONCEIVING AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
4.3.1 Setting System Goals and Requirements
4.3.2 Defining Function, Concept and Architecture
4.3.3 Modeling of System and Ensuring Goals Can Be Met
4.3.4 Development Project Management
4.4 DESIGNING
4.4.1 The Design Process
4.4.2 The Design Process Phasing and Approaches
4.4.3 Utilization of Knowledge in Design
4.4.4 Disciplinary Design
4.4.5 Multidisciplinary Design
4.4.6 Multi-Objective Design (DFX)
4.5 IMPLEMENTING
4.5.1 Designing the Implementation Process
4.5.2 Hardware Manufacturing Process
4.5.3 Software Implementing Process
4.5.4 Hardware Software Integration
4.5.5 Test, Verification, Validation, and Certification
4.5.6 Implementation Management
4.6 OPERATING
4.6.1 Designing and Optimizing Operations
4.6.2 Training and Operations
4.6.3 Supporting the System Lifecycle
4.6.4 System Improvement and Evolution
4.6.5 Disposal and Life-End Issues
4.6.6 Operations Management