After successfully completing this course, you are able to:
- Explain Systems Engineering principles by describing the methodology in your own words;
- Explain Circularity principles by describing them in your own words;
- Incorporate Circularity principles into the Systems Engineering methodology by describing this in your own words and demonstrating how this can be done in fictitious cases;
- Design a circular civil engineering object using the Systems Engineering methodology and present the findings in a group design report and oral presentation.
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The main focus of this course is to teach students how to design circular civil engineering objects with the use of Systems Engineering (SE). SE is a universal design method, which is prescribed by the main Dutch clients in the civil engineering industry (Rijkswaterstaat and ProRail). SE consists of a structured sequence of steps to make a design. These steps progress from initial ideas, via the analysis of requirements and functions, to the design of a fully functioning system that performs its intended goals. A Circular Economy (CE) refers to a regenerative economic system in which materials are reduced, reused and recycled. This course explores the application of circularity principles in SE design projects. It comprises a series of (guest) lectures, a workshop and a design project that will help students to learn designing a circular civil engineering object with SE. The topics are assessed by means of an individual exam (50%) and a group design project (50%).
Instructional modes & tests
| Test |
Test weight |
Remarks |
| Individual examination |
50% |
A minimum of 5.5 is required to pass. Maximum grade of a reexamination is 6.0. |
| Group design project |
50% |
A minimum of 5.5 is required to pass. Maximum grade of a reexamination is 6.0. |
| Workshop |
Pass/Fail |
Must be sufficient to pass |
Additional remark: If one or both grade(s) is/are still insufficient after reparation, then you need to redo the entire course next academic year. It is not allowed to keep any grade(s).
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