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The purpose of the ''Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK)'' is to provide a widely accepted, community-based, and regularly updated baseline of {{Term|Systems Engineering (glossary)}} (SE) knowledge. SEBoK Part 1 contains an introduction to both the discipline of SE, and an introduction to and guide for the use of the SEBoK wiki. 
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[[File:SEBoK_Context_Diagram_Inner_P1_Ifezue_Obiako.png|centre|thumb|500x500px|'''Figure 1. SEBoK Part 1 in context (SEBoK Original).''' For more detail see [[Structure of the SEBoK]]]]
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Part 1 also includes an introduction to some of the emerging aspects of systems engineering and a discussion of how these are transforming the discipline.  As this knowledge matures, it will be migrated into the main body of the SEBoK.
  
===Knowledge Areas In Part 1===
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==Part 1 Knowledge Areas==
*[[Context and Purpose of the SEBoK]]
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Each part of the SEBoK is divided into knowledge areas (KAs), which are groupings of information with a related theme. Part 1 contains the following KAs:
*[[Scope of the SEBoK]]
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*[[Introduction to the SEBoK]]
*[[SE and Other Engineering Disciplines]]
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*[[Introduction to Systems Engineering]]
*[[A Short History of SE: Challenge and Response]]
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*[[Introduction to SE Transformation]]
**[[Overview of Systems Engineering Challenges]]
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*Digital Engineering
*[[Key SE Principles and Practices]]
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*Set Based Design
*[[Origins of the SEBoK]]
 
 
*[[SEBoK Users and Uses]]
 
*[[SEBoK Users and Uses]]
*[[Another Scope Dimension: Domain-Independent Knowledge]]
 
*[[Intertwined Disciplines and the SEBoK]]
 
*[[Scope and Guidance for the Construction of the SEBoK]]
 
*[[Structure of SEBoK version 0.5]]
 
*[[Next Steps]]
 
  
==References==  
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==Scope and Context of the SEBoK==
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While Part 1 introduces Systems Engineering knowledge areas, the remaining SEBoK content (Parts 2 – 6) focuses on domain-independent information—that which is universal to systems engineering regardless of the domain in which it is applied. Part 7 includes examples from real projects. These illustrate the concepts discussed elsewhere in the SEBoK, while detailing considerations relevant to domains such as aerospace, medicine, and transportation.
  
Abran, A., J. W. Moore, P. Bourque, R. Dupuis, and L. L. Tripp. 2004. SWEBOK: Guide to the software engineering body of knowledge: 2004 version. Los Alamitos, CA; Tokyo, Japan: IEEE Computer Society Press.  
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SE in the context of engineered systems (ES) is the primary scope for the SEBoK, though general systems concepts are also discussed in Part 2. The SEBoK also covers considerations for the disciplines of software engineering and project management, which are strongly intertwined with the practice of SE (see [[Related Disciplines|Part 6]]).
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==References==
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=== Works Cited ===
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ASCE. 2008. Civil engineering body of knowledge for the 21st century: Preparing the civil engineer for the future, 2nd edition. Reston, VA, USA: American Society of Civil Engineers.
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=== Primary References ===
 
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Bertalanffy, L. von. 1968. General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications. New York: George Braziller.
 
 
 
Boehm, B., Valerdi, R., and Honour, E. 2008. The ROI of Systems Engineering: Some Quantitative Results for Software-Intensive Systems.  Systems Engineering, Volume 11, Issue 3, April, pp. 221-234.
 
 
 
Booher, H. 2003. Handbook of Human-Systems Integration.  John Wiley & Sons Inc.
 
 
 
Buede, D. M. 2009. The engineering design of systems: Models and methods. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
 
 
 
Checkland, P. 1981.  Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. Wiley, 1981.
 
 
 
Churchman, C.W., Ackoff, R, and Arnoff, E. 1957.  Introduction to Operations Research. Wiley and Sons, New York.
 
 
 
Ferguson, J. 2001. Crouching Dragon, Hidden Software: Software in DoD Weapon Systems. IEEE Software, July/August, pp. 105–107.
 
 
 
Forrester, J. 1961. Industrial Dynamics. Pegasus Communications.
 
 
 
Goode, H. and Machol, R. 1957. Systems Engineering: An Introduction to the Design of Large-Scale Systems. New York:McGraw-Hill.
 
 
 
Hitchins, D. 2009. What Are the General Principles Applicable to Systems? INCOSE INSIGHT, December, pp. 59-64.
 
 
 
Honour, E.C. 2004. Understanding the value of systems engineering. INCOSE Int Sympos, Toulouse, France.
 
 
 
INCOSE. 2010. INCOSE systems engineering handbook, version 3.2. San Diego, CA, USA: International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), INCOSE-TP-2003-002-03.2.
 
 
 
———. What is systems engineering? in International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) [database online]. San Diego, CA, USA, 2010Available from http://www.incose.org/practice/whatissystemseng.aspx.
 
 
 
ISO/IEC. 2008. Systems and software engineering - system life cycle processes. Geneva, Switzerland: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electronical Commission (IEC), ISO/IEC 15288:2008 (E).
 
 
 
Johnson. J. 2006. My Life Is Failure.  The Standish Corporation.
 
 
 
McKean, R. 1958. Efficiency in Government Through Systems Analysis.  John Wiley and Sons.
 
 
 
Mumford, L. 1961. The City in History.  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
 
 
 
Pew, R., and Mavor, A. 2007.  Human-System Integration in the System Development Process. The National Academies Press.
 
 
 
PMI 2008. A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide). 4th ed. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute (PMI).
 
 
 
Rechtin, E. 1991.  Systems Architecting. Prentice Hall.
 
 
 
Rechtin, E., and Maier, M. 1997.  The Art of Systems Architecting. CRC Press.
 
 
 
Stutzke, R. 2005.  Estimating Software-Intensive Systems. Addison Wesley.
 
 
 
Taylor, F. 1911. The Principles of Scientific Management. New York, NY, USA and London, UK: Harper & Brothers
 
 
 
Vitruvius, P. (transl. Morgan, M.) 1960. The Ten Books on Architecture. Courier Dover Publications.
 
 
 
Warfield, J. 1956.  Systems Engineering.  United States Department of Commerce.
 
 
 
Warfield, J.  1976. Societal Systems: Planning, Policy, and Complexity.  New York: Wiley Interscience.
 
 
 
Wellington, A. 1887.  The Economic Theory of the Location of Railroads. John Wiley and Sons.
 
 
 
Wiener, N. 1948. Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine. John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.
 
 
 
Wymore, A. W. 1977. A Mathematical Theory of Systems Engineering: The Elements. Robert E. Krieger, Huntington, NY. 
 
 
 
 
 
===Citations===
 
List all references cited in the article.  Note:  SEBoK 0.5 uses Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed). See the [http://www.bkcase.org/fileadmin/bkcase/files/Wiki_Files__for_linking_/BKCASE_Reference_Guidance.pdf BKCASE Reference Guidance] for additional information.
 
 
 
===Primary References===
 
All primary references should be listed in alphabetical order.  Remember to identify primary references by creating an internal link using the ‘’’reference title only’’’ ([[title]]).  Please do not include version numbers in the links.
 
 
 
===Additional References===
 
All additional references should be listed in alphabetical order.
 
 
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<center>'''SEBoK v. 2.9, released 20 November 2023'''</center>

Latest revision as of 23:03, 18 November 2023

The purpose of the Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) is to provide a widely accepted, community-based, and regularly updated baseline of systems engineeringsystems engineering (SE) knowledge. SEBoK Part 1 contains an introduction to both the discipline of SE, and an introduction to and guide for the use of the SEBoK wiki.

Figure 1. SEBoK Part 1 in context (SEBoK Original). For more detail see Structure of the SEBoK

Part 1 also includes an introduction to some of the emerging aspects of systems engineering and a discussion of how these are transforming the discipline. As this knowledge matures, it will be migrated into the main body of the SEBoK.

Part 1 Knowledge Areas

Each part of the SEBoK is divided into knowledge areas (KAs), which are groupings of information with a related theme. Part 1 contains the following KAs:

Scope and Context of the SEBoK

While Part 1 introduces Systems Engineering knowledge areas, the remaining SEBoK content (Parts 2 – 6) focuses on domain-independent information—that which is universal to systems engineering regardless of the domain in which it is applied. Part 7 includes examples from real projects. These illustrate the concepts discussed elsewhere in the SEBoK, while detailing considerations relevant to domains such as aerospace, medicine, and transportation.

SE in the context of engineered systems (ES) is the primary scope for the SEBoK, though general systems concepts are also discussed in Part 2. The SEBoK also covers considerations for the disciplines of software engineering and project management, which are strongly intertwined with the practice of SE (see Part 6).

References

Works Cited

None

Primary References

None


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