As students, you are all familiar with the advising system at the School of Engineering and...

 

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As students, you are all familiar with the advising system at the School of Engineering and Computer Science (SOECS). Among the features of the advising system are: 1. Faculty advisors, 2. Inside web based registration, 3. Advisor hold for early registration, 4. Individual student plan of study 5. Degree Works degree tracking system 6. Personal plan of study developed by the student (in consultation with the advisor), 7. Early/late registration time windows, and 8. Over-ride capability (e.g., to over-ride a closed course). The above feature list is merely illustrative; your personal experiences with the advising system provide the necessary background to develop a comprehensive set of features. In this exercise, student teams will act as system engineers developing functional flow block diagrams of the advising system at the SOECS. The following describe the work to be done as part of this exercise. 2.0 System Engineering Assignment Early in the system life cycle, system engineers develop functional flow block diagrams as an aid for future engineering design. This exercise asks that you develop a functional flow block diagram for a system. Functional flow block diagrams (FFBDS) were discussed in class and are described in the textbook. You are encouraged to further read other sources (e.g., Wikipedia has a succinct but comprehensive section on functional flow block diagrams). For this assignment, I would like a FFBD for the advising system at the SOECS with the following characteristics: a. Functional flow diagram requirements i. Block diagram size 1. At least three levels of detail 2. At least 12 blocks in the first level 3. At least 2 of 1st level blocks must have a 2nd level 4. One of the 2nd level blocks must have a 3rd level ii. Time window covered 1. A nominal semester a. Assume a student is presently enrolled and undergoes the advising system process for the next semester (e.g., she is taking classes in a Fall semester and is registering for the coming Spring semester) 2. FFBD covers all activities through the student "settled" into classes a. For example, if advising occurs in the Fall then the FFBD covers all activities through the student successfully enrolled and taking classes during the coming Spring semester iii. Must include a Requirements Analysis Summary Sheet 1. Matrix summarizing the various functions within the FFBD a. Function number b. Function name c. Function requirement summary As students, you are all familiar with the advising system at the School of Engineering and Computer Science (SOECS). Among the features of the advising system are: 1. Faculty advisors, 2. Inside web based registration, 3. Advisor hold for early registration, 4. Individual student plan of study 5. Degree Works degree tracking system 6. Personal plan of study developed by the student (in consultation with the advisor), 7. Early/late registration time windows, and 8. Over-ride capability (e.g., to over-ride a closed course). The above feature list is merely illustrative; your personal experiences with the advising system provide the necessary background to develop a comprehensive set of features. In this exercise, student teams will act as system engineers developing functional flow block diagrams of the advising system at the SOECS. The following describe the work to be done as part of this exercise. 2.0 System Engineering Assignment Early in the system life cycle, system engineers develop functional flow block diagrams as an aid for future engineering design. This exercise asks that you develop a functional flow block diagram for a system. Functional flow block diagrams (FFBDS) were discussed in class and are described in the textbook. You are encouraged to further read other sources (e.g., Wikipedia has a succinct but comprehensive section on functional flow block diagrams). For this assignment, I would like a FFBD for the advising system at the SOECS with the following characteristics: a. Functional flow diagram requirements i. Block diagram size 1. At least three levels of detail 2. At least 12 blocks in the first level 3. At least 2 of 1st level blocks must have a 2nd level 4. One of the 2nd level blocks must have a 3rd level ii. Time window covered 1. A nominal semester a. Assume a student is presently enrolled and undergoes the advising system process for the next semester (e.g., she is taking classes in a Fall semester and is registering for the coming Spring semester) 2. FFBD covers all activities through the student "settled" into classes a. For example, if advising occurs in the Fall then the FFBD covers all activities through the student successfully enrolled and taking classes during the coming Spring semester iii. Must include a Requirements Analysis Summary Sheet 1. Matrix summarizing the various functions within the FFBD a. Function number b. Function name c. Function requirement summary