Chinese University takes principle a step further by adding management practices
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IS often compared to putting the pieces of a puzzle together. Depending on their particular industry, systems engineers interact with others in a variety of disciplines to ensure the individual parts of a system or business work together to perform a complete function.
The American Society for Engineering Education cites the famous Hubble Space Telescope as an example of the importance of systems engineering.
When the US$1.6 billion high-profile telescope was launched in April 1990, disappointment soon followed.
Due to a problem with its primary mirror, the telescope was capable of projecting images at only one-third of its anticipated resolution.
The society reported that 'before launching the Hubble, to save money Nasa decided not to conduct a total systems test, and the flaw was missed'.