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Requirements ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: YTEM2300

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Pasi Lehtola

Objective

The student understands the importance requirements in different phases of the life cycle of a product, process or service. The student knows the basics of system engineering process and the principles and methods of product data and configuration management. The student has the ability to evaluate and develop requirement management of a system or process related to configuration, quality, safety, reliability, availability, supportability, obsolescence, disposal, environment, sustainability etc. The student can by doing calculations estimate the life cycle cost or profit and compare profitability of investments.

Content

Product design and development process. Design phase in the life cycle. Design for X concept. Collecting and storing of product requirements. Assessment and development of requirements for quality and reliability through history data. Allocation of requirements. Trading off between requirements. Life cycle cost and profit calculations. Investment calculations.

Qualifications

Technical background

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management.

Satisfactory (2): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in specific cases.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in one's field of work.

Very good (4): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them using justifications, comparisons and analyses to solve work-related problems.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in many ways, critically and innovatively to develop one's field of work.

Enrollment

01.08.2024 - 22.08.2024

Timing

28.09.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 20

Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in Lifecycle Management
Teachers
  • Juha Paananen
Groups
  • ZJAYTH24K1
    Avoin amk, YAMK-polut, Elinkaaren hallinta, Monimuoto
  • YTH24K1
    Elinkaaren hallinta (YAMK)

Objectives

The student understands the importance requirements in different phases of the life cycle of a product, process or service. The student knows the basics of system engineering process and the principles and methods of product data and configuration management. The student has the ability to evaluate and develop requirement management of a system or process related to configuration, quality, safety, reliability, availability, supportability, obsolescence, disposal, environment, sustainability etc. The student can by doing calculations estimate the life cycle cost or profit and compare profitability of investments.

Content

Product design and development process. Design phase in the life cycle. Design for X concept. Collecting and storing of product requirements. Assessment and development of requirements for quality and reliability through history data. Allocation of requirements. Trading off between requirements. Life cycle cost and profit calculations. Investment calculations.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Main material:
Blanchard, B. & Byler, J. E. (2016) System Engineering Management. 5th ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons.
Koelsch, G. (2016) Requirements Writing for System Engineering. Berkeley, CA: Apress
Farr, J. V. & Faber, I. (2019) Engineering economics of life cycle cost analysis. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press
Sage, A. P. & Rose, W. B. (2009) Handbook of systems engineering and management. 2nd ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
Other literature:
Gibson, J. E., Scherer, W. T. & Gibson, W. F. (2007) How to Do Systems Analysis. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
O’Connor, Patrick D. T. & Kleyner, Andre. 2012. Practical Reliability Engineering. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons
Jardine, Andrew K. S. & Tsang, Albert H. C. 2013. Maintenance, Replacement, and Reliability. Theory and Applications. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press

Teaching methods

Online teaching includes lectures, exercises and group discussion, where the whole group is present. The course contains mandatory preliminary and learning assignments, which involve the teacher's small group and individual guidance during the course.

Practical training and working life connections

As a general rule, the exercises performed during the course are intended to be related to the evaluation and development of the students' own work tasks or the employer's activities.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exams.

International connections

-

Alternative completion methods

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

The scope of five credits corresponds to an average workload of 135 hours.
Contacts online for about 35 hours
Independent and group work about 100 h

Content scheduling

The study period starts on Saturday 28.9. on the intensive day, when the learning tasks done individually and in groups are also published.
A more detailed sequence of the content is described in the weekly program of the course in Moodle. Moodle opens on the start day of the course.
The course ends on 31.12.

Further information for students

The assessment is based on teacher's evaluation, self evaluation and peer assessment

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient (1): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management.

Satisfactory (2): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in specific cases.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in one's field of work.

Very good (4): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them using justifications, comparisons and analyses to solve work-related problems.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in many ways, critically and innovatively to develop one's field of work.

Prerequisites

Technical background

Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023

Timing

14.01.2023 - 26.02.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in Lifecycle Management
Teachers
  • Pasi Lehtola
Teacher in charge

Pasi Lehtola

Groups
  • YTH23K1
    Elinkaaren hallinta (YAMK)
  • ZJAYTH23K1
    Avoin amk, YAMK-polut, Elinkaaren hallinta, Monimuoto

Objectives

The student understands the importance requirements in different phases of the life cycle of a product, process or service. The student knows the basics of system engineering process and the principles and methods of product data and configuration management. The student has the ability to evaluate and develop requirement management of a system or process related to configuration, quality, safety, reliability, availability, supportability, obsolescence, disposal, environment, sustainability etc. The student can by doing calculations estimate the life cycle cost or profit and compare profitability of investments.

Content

Product design and development process. Design phase in the life cycle. Design for X concept. Collecting and storing of product requirements. Assessment and development of requirements for quality and reliability through history data. Allocation of requirements. Trading off between requirements. Life cycle cost and profit calculations. Investment calculations.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Oppimateriaali:
Blanchard, B. & Byler, J. E. (2016) System Engineering Management. 5th ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons.
Koelsch, G. (2016) Requirements Writing for System Engineering. Berkeley, CA: Apress
Farr, J. V. & Faber, I. (2019) Engineering economics of life cycle cost analysis. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press
Sage, A. P. & Rose, W. B. (2009) Handbook of systems engineering and management. 2nd ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
Muu kirjallisuus:
Gibson, J. E., Scherer, W. T. & Gibson, W. F. (2007) How to Do Systems Analysis. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
O’Connor, Patrick D. T. & Kleyner, Andre. 2012. Practical Reliability Engineering. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons
Jardine, Andrew K. S. & Tsang, Albert H. C. 2013. Maintenance, Replacement, and Reliability. Theory and Applications. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press

Teaching methods

Verkko-opetus sisältää luentoja, harjoituksia ja ryhmäkeskustelua. Opintojakso sisältää pakollisia ennakko- ja oppimistehtäviä.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exams.

Alternative completion methods

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide.

Student workload

Online learning 25 hr
Independent and group work 100 hr

Content scheduling

Learning task abstract submission 29.1.2023
Learning task report submission 19.2.2023

Further information for students

The assessment is based on teacher's evaluation, self evaluation and peer assessment

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient (1): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management.

Satisfactory (2): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in specific cases.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in one's field of work.

Very good (4): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them using justifications, comparisons and analyses to solve work-related problems.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in many ways, critically and innovatively to develop one's field of work.

Prerequisites

Technical background

Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022

Timing

24.10.2022 - 21.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Technology

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in Lifecycle Management
Teachers
  • Pasi Lehtola
Teacher in charge

Pasi Lehtola

Groups
  • ZJA22KTPYEH
    Avoin amk, Tekniikka, Insinööri (YAMK), Elinkaaren hallinta
  • YTH22K1
    Elinkaaren hallinta (YAMK)

Objectives

The student understands the importance requirements in different phases of the life cycle of a product, process or service. The student knows the basics of system engineering process and the principles and methods of product data and configuration management. The student has the ability to evaluate and develop requirement management of a system or process related to configuration, quality, safety, reliability, availability, supportability, obsolescence, disposal, environment, sustainability etc. The student can by doing calculations estimate the life cycle cost or profit and compare profitability of investments.

Content

Product design and development process. Design phase in the life cycle. Design for X concept. Collecting and storing of product requirements. Assessment and development of requirements for quality and reliability through history data. Allocation of requirements. Trading off between requirements. Life cycle cost and profit calculations. Investment calculations.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Oppimateriaali:
Blanchard, B. & Byler, J. E. (2016) System Engineering Management. 5th ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons.
Farr, J. V. & Faber, I. (2019) Engineering economics of life cycle cost analysis. Boca Raton: CRC Press
Sage, A. P. & Rose, W. B. (2009) Handbook of systems engineering and management. 2nd ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
Muu kirjallisuus:
Gibson, J. E., Scherer, W. T. & Gibson, W. F. (2007) How to Do Systems Analysis. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
O’Connor, Patrick D. T. & Kleyner, Andre. 2012. Practical Reliability Engineering. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons
Jardine, Andrew K. S. & Tsang, Albert H. C. 2013. Maintenance, Replacement, and Reliability. Theory and Applications. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press

Teaching methods

Verkko-opetus sisältää luentoja, harjoituksia ja ryhmäkeskustelua. Opintojakso sisältää pakollisia ennakko- ja oppimistehtäviä.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exams.

Alternative completion methods

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide.

Student workload

Online learning 25 hr
Independent and group work 100 hr

Content scheduling

Learning task abstract submission 13.11.
Learning task report submission 3.12.

Further information for students

The assessment is based on teacher's evaluation, self evaluation and peer assessment

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient (1): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management.

Satisfactory (2): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in specific cases.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in one's field of work.

Very good (4): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them using justifications, comparisons and analyses to solve work-related problems.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in many ways, critically and innovatively to develop one's field of work.

Prerequisites

Technical background

Enrollment

01.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

19.03.2022 - 30.04.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in Lifecycle Management
Teachers
  • Pasi Lehtola
Teacher in charge

Pasi Lehtola

Groups
  • YTH21S1
    Elinkaaren hallinta (YAMK)
  • ZJA21STPYEH
    Avoin AMK, teniikka, Elinkaarenhallinta

Objectives

The student understands the importance requirements in different phases of the life cycle of a product, process or service. The student knows the basics of system engineering process and the principles and methods of product data and configuration management. The student has the ability to evaluate and develop requirement management of a system or process related to configuration, quality, safety, reliability, availability, supportability, obsolescence, disposal, environment, sustainability etc. The student can by doing calculations estimate the life cycle cost or profit and compare profitability of investments.

Content

Product design and development process. Design phase in the life cycle. Design for X concept. Collecting and storing of product requirements. Assessment and development of requirements for quality and reliability through history data. Allocation of requirements. Trading off between requirements. Life cycle cost and profit calculations. Investment calculations.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Oppimateriaali:
Blanchard, B. & Byler, J. E. (2016) System Engineering Management. 5th ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons.
Farr, J. V. & Faber, I. (2019) Engineering economics of life cycle cost analysis. Boca Raton: CRC Press
Sage, A. P. & Rose, W. B. (2009) Handbook of systems engineering and management. 2nd ed. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
Muu kirjallisuus:
Gibson, J. E., Scherer, W. T. & Gibson, W. F. (2007) How to Do Systems Analysis. Hoboken (NJ): John Wiley & Sons
O’Connor, Patrick D. T. & Kleyner, Andre. 2012. Practical Reliability Engineering. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons
Jardine, Andrew K. S. & Tsang, Albert H. C. 2013. Maintenance, Replacement, and Reliability. Theory and Applications. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press

Teaching methods

Verkko-opetus sisältää luentoja, harjoituksia ja ryhmäkeskustelua. Opintojakso sisältää pakollisia ennakko- ja oppimistehtäviä.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Ei tenttiä.

Alternative completion methods

• Contact lessons (mandatory) • Pre and post lesson exercises

Student workload

Contact learning 25 hr Distance learning 100 hr

Further information for students

Arviointi perustuu opettajan tekemään arviointiin, opiskelijan tekemään itsearviointiin ja muiden antamaan vertaisarviointiin.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient (1): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management.

Satisfactory (2): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in specific cases.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in one's field of work.

Very good (4): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them using justifications, comparisons and analyses to solve work-related problems.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student knows the basic concepts and methods of requirements management and shows ability to apply them in many ways, critically and innovatively to develop one's field of work.

Prerequisites

Technical background