October 7, 2009, 10:36 am
Update: Here are the slides from the presentation. They are not to be used without explicit permission from the author. If you have any questions, contact us at secucf@gmail.com
Dr. Sala’s Presentation
Corey’s Project Presentation
We will be holding a general meeting on Monday, October 12th at 6:00pm in the EGN2-310 computer lab. At the meeting, guest speaker Dr. Serge Sala-Diakanda, will discussing the evolution of modern Systems Engineering. We will then discuss the project that our chapter plans to take on this semester. Below, I have attached an abstract of the presentation and a biography of the guest speaker.
This meeting will be open to members as well as non-members, so invite your friends! If you are interested in becoming a member, please fill out and return the membership application (click here) along with the required $20 membership fee and a copy of your current class schedule.
We will also be voting on members to fill our currently vacant Activities Coordinator and Vice President positions. The voting will be online and open to all members so if you have not yet returned your completed membership application, please do so at this meeting! If you are interested in either of these positions, please submit a single paragraph on why you are qualified before the meeting. More information can be found here. We would love to have you as part of the SEC team!
Abstract:
Systems engineering applications are rapidly expanding beyond the traditional field of aerospace and defense. Today, systems engineers are needed in such varied domains as healthcare, supply chain management, and civil engineering, just to name a few. Many of the challenges found in those domains require the design and development of complex computer-based systems. A best practice in such case is commonly referred to as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). This presentation will introduce the systems modeling language (SysML), and will provide practical examples as to how the language can be used to design complex solutions.
Biography:
Dr. Sala-Diakanda is visiting assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) at the University of Central Florida. He is also director of the IBM Systems Engineering Laboratory from the Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering (IASE). Dr. Sala-Diakanda holds a doctorate in Simulation and Modeling, a M.S. in Manufacturing Systems and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. His current research focus is on the applications of systems dynamics and systems engineering method for the design and conceptualization of complex engineered systems. He currently the graduate course of Systems Engineering (ESI 6551) and will teach the new undergraduate course in Systems Engineering (EIN 4517)
Corey McCall
President, SEC
secucf@gmail.com
http://secucf.com
September 7, 2009, 9:15 pm
On August 23rd, we participated in our first membership event of the 2009-2010 school year, Opening Knight. The event was put on by the Office of Student Involvement’s Knights of the Round Table (KoRT). Several SEC representatives set up a table and answered questions for an audience of well over 2,000 students. During the event, we were able to secure the contact information of more than 60 highly interested students. We have since sent them an email and invited them to our Membership Meeting on September 9th.
Photo: Greg Anderson, Public Relations Officer. Catherine Cum, Membership Coordinator.
September 3, 2009, 2:22 pm
The August 2009 Newsletter been published. Click here to view it.
September 3, 2009, 1:08 pm
Update (9/10): Here are the slides from the presentation. Click here to download.
Systems Engineering Chapter (SEC) is a club designed to create awareness and educate UCF about the systems engineering profession and its principles. We are a UCF registered student organization and an official student division of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the largest professional organization in the industry. Our student chapter will be conducting activities specifically geared toward students, but each member of SEC may enjoy the same benefits as a professional INCOSE member. These include attending local INCOSE Orlando chapter meetings and tutorials while networking with industry leaders currently in the field. Other benefits of SEC and INCOSE membership are listed on our website.
On Wednesday, September 9th at 6:00pm, we will be hosting a special membership meeting to introduce new members to what systems engineering is and how SEC plans to support it this semester. The meeting will be held in the systems engineering computer lab on campus in Engineering II, Room 311. If you are interested in joining SEC or have any questions about our organization or the systems engineering profession, you are welcome to attend for a short presentation and free pizza. You can also access our newsletter and membership application on our website. Please fill out the application and return it with the required membership fee of $20 at the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting, we will also be at the CECS Fall Club Showcase in the Engineering II atrium on September 9th from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Hope to see you there,
Catherine Cum
Membership Coordinator, SEC
secucf@gmail.com
http://secucf.com
Corey McCall
President, SEC
corey-m@knights.ucf.edu
http://secucf.com
July 3, 2009, 9:32 pm
I just finished posting up the new site for SEC. Currently, the site is being addressed via my personal domain, corey-m.com but we plan to register SEC with its own domain name as soon as we decide upon one.
This new site is the product of the last website committee meeting. Greg and I decided that we needed a website that would not only show off our club’s existence, but also be an online home for its members. It is a place where members can go and see exactly what has been going on (archives), what is going on (discussions), and what is coming up (calendar) as well as general information about SEC (about). The design style is based slightly from the INCOSE Orlando website. Eventually, I hope that we can funnel all of our communication through it. Here is a list of some useful features of the site:
- Updates can be made using an easy to use administration page, not code.
- Updates can also be published from Google Docs.
- There is an embedded discussion form and calendar within the site.
- The discussion forum can facilitate public (general members) and private (board members) discussions.
- Only members can comment on posts and participate in forum discussions, but anyone can view them.
The site still needs alot of work porting over the pages from our old site and personalizing the design. There will be many updates to the site to come.
