TONEX Systems Engineering Course Catalog

Systems Engineering: 0 - Requirements Analysis and Management Workshop

2008-02-01T02:28:58+00:00

Cost: $1699, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/0/

Systems Engineering: 901 - Systems Engineering Fundamentals Level I

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

Systems Engineering (SE) Fundamentals helps attendees to understand systems engineering processes, application, and its value to the successful implementations of the systems developments projects.

This two-day course will introduce attendees to the principles of Systems engineering (SE). After completion of the course, attendees will be able to implement SE processes, tools, and techniques in the design and development of products and services

The course is a key to achieving reliable, efficient, cost-effective products and services in diverse fields, including communication and network systems, software engineering, information systems, manufacturing, command and control, and defense systems acquisition and procurement. The course also teaches techniques for accurately eliciting, analyzing, and specifying software requirements.

This course also provides a comprehensive overview of the activities that comprise software requirements engineering including software requirements elicitation, analysis, and specification. These activities are introduced as they occur in the context of systems engineering and various software development life-cycle models. Introduction to specific methods, tools, and notations for each of these activities is included.

Of the many techniques for eliciting, analyzing, and specifying requirements, no one technique applies to every problem. Rather, a combination of techniques is often most appropriate to address an individual problem. Thus, in addition to acquiring skills in specific techniques and notations, students learn to recognize when the use of these techniques and notations is appropriate.

Software developers learn how to reduce the number of errors in software requirements by implementing appropriate combinations of elicitation, analysis, and specification activities for specific problems.

Systems Engineering Fundamentals helps your organization with Reducing Cycle Time, Meeting Complex Systems Requirements, and Ensuring Project Success. It provides ability to perform systems engineering well is pivotal to its ability to remain competitive.

We will guide your team through the process of using advanced systems engineering methods to:

Reduce cycle time
Reduce the risk of project failure
Meet complex systems requirements
Meet Quality of Service, performance and reliability requirements

Objectives:

Upon completion of this intensive course, the participants will:

Understand systems engineering requirements analysis and design
Explore system engineering management
Utilize tools and techniques essential for development of complex systems
Explore applied practical problems to aid understanding systems engineering reliability and performance issues
Produce designs and cost estimates of complex products
Work with customers to better translate user needs into outstanding delivered products
Define optimal verification and validation programs tailored to the organization and its customers
Effectively use advanced IT processes to increase product development productivity and effectively manage design data and interfaces
Manage risk in a cost constrained environment
Trade systems resources including technical, cost, and schedule
Explore software requirements engineering
Understand software life-cycle models
Explore product technical quality assurance

Cost: $1,499, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/901/

Systems Engineering: 902 - Systems Engineering Fundamentals Level II

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

Systems Engineering Level II introduces attendees to a proven and advanced system engineering process and methodology that can be applied to any complex project. The course will assist with the organization of requirements, the identification and management of risks, the establishment of real system boundaries for development activity, reliability and quality assurance.

Objectives:

UPON COMPLETION OF THIS INTENSIVE COURSE, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL:

Apply standards (ISO, EIA, and IEEE), the SEI Capability Maturity Models - Integration (CMM - I) throughout the development process.
Understand advanced systems engineering processes
Utilize advanced engineering disciplines and program/project management
Demonstrate its role and value in the development of products, processes, and services
Understand advanced concepts in the development cycle, generating requirements, selecting alternative solutions, QA, testing and measuring of solution development relative to requirements.
Produce designs and cost estimates of complex products faster and cheaper
Work with customers to better translate user needs into outstanding delivered products
Define optimal verification and validation programs tailored to your company and your customer’s risk threshold
Manage risk in a cost constrained environment
Trade systems resources including technical, cost, and schedule
Explore case studies including templates, and checklists that support the systems engineering approach.

Prerequisites: This is an advanced course with course 901 as a prerequisite.

Cost: $1,499, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/902/

Systems Engineering: 903 - Telecommunication System Engineering

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

The course presents a technical overview of telecommunication networks from a system viewpoint, with the aim of showing how one discipline can interact with another to reach a desired goal. It covers all the concepts necessary for a complete understanding of the design of practical telecommunication networks, whether they are meant to carry voice, data, facsimile, telemetry, video, or any combination of these. Both local and long distance (toll) switching and transmission along with VoIP and convergent networks are covered, all in great detail.

Objectives:

This course provides you with a comprehensive telecom system engineering fundamentals covering today and tomorrow's technologies and concepts.

Digital Signal Processing
Optical Fibre Communication Systems
SONET/SDH/DWDM/MEMS
Microwave Passive Circuits Design
Microwave Active Circuit Design
Antennas for Mobile and Satellite Communications
Optical Fibre Technology
Radio Communication System Engineering
Telecommunication Networks
and more...

Prerequisites: This is an introductory course with no prerequisites.

Cost: $1,499, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/903/

Systems Engineering: 904 - Error Control Coding (ECC) Fundamentals

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

Error control coding (ECC) uses controlled redundancy to detect and correct errors. When ECC is used to correct errors this is called Forward Error Correction (FEC). The method of error control coding used depends on the requirements of the system (e.g. data, voice, and video) and the nature of the channel (e.g. wireless, mobile, high interference).

Error control coding (ECC) Fundametals provides a concise introduction to basic coding techniques and their application. The fundamental concepts of coding theory are explained using simple examples with minimum use of complex mathematical tools. The selection of appropriate codes and the design of decoders are discussed.

This course is an introduction to error control coding. The field of error control coding is aimed at devising efficient encoding and decoding procedures to achieve reliable transmission of information across channels which are corrupted by noise.

Objectives:

In this course we will focus on various encoding and decoding strategies which have proved important in practice. Upon completion of this course, the participant should have a knowledge of the following topics:

Error Control Coding (ECC)
Linear Algebra for Coding
Linear Block Codes
Cyclic Codes
Goppa - BCH Codes
Finite Geometry Codes
Block codes Convolutional Codes
Convolutional encoders-
Burst Error Codes
Viterbi decoding
List decoding
Sequential decoding
Trellis coded modulation
Combining Modulation and Coding (Trellis Coding)
Hybrid ARQ
Applications of ECC

Prerequisites: None

Cost: $1599, Duration: 3 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/904/

Systems Engineering: 905 - Wireless System Engineering

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

Wireless System Engineering addresses the complicated engineering issues with building wireless communications networks and components.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this book, you should have a good understanding of:

How wireless communication works.
The physics behind wireless communications.
What components make up a wireless network.
The Transmission Control Protocol/IP (TCP/IP) and how it relates to the conventions of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model.
The various wireless technologies available today.
The methodologies used to design and implement a wireless network.
Designcutting-edge filters, amplifiers, RF switches, oscillators, and more
Calculations for impedance matching, analysis of wireless links, and completing a frequency plan
Link budget calculations
RF and Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Communications

Prerequisites: This is an introductory course with no prerequisites.

Cost: $1,499, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/905/

Systems Engineering: 906 - Reliability Engineering

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

Reliability engineering is the function of analyzing the expected or actual reliability of a product, process or service, and identifying actions to reduce failures or mitigate their effect. Engineers analyzing reliability typically carry out reliability predictions, FMEA or FMECA, design testing programs, monitor and analyze field failures, and suggest design or manufacturing changes. Reliability engineering can be done by reliability engineers, design engineers, quality engineers, or system engineers. The overall goal of reliability engineering is to make your product more reliable in order to reduce repairs, lower costs, and to maintain your company's reputation. To best meet this goal, reliability engineering should be done at all levels of design and production, with all engineers involved.

Objectives:

This course provides you with a comprehensive reliability fundamentals covering today and tomorrow's technologies and concepts and also covers:

New tools in reliability engineering principles
How operations can improve reliability of their processes
How to influence improvements in availability
How someone can assist in reducing process failures
How someone can calculate the cost of unreliability for making business decisions to attack problems of unreliability.
Find out reliability tools helpful for providing supporting evidence during root cause analysis failure investigations
Find reliability tools and techniques helpful for understanding failure data
How to make business decisions, based on the failure data
Justify making equipment more reliable

Prerequisites: This is an introductory course with no prerequisites.

Cost: $1,499, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/906/

Systems Engineering: 907 - Root Cause Failure Analysis

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

Root Cause Failure Analysis provides the concepts needed to effectively perform industrial troubleshooting investigations. It describes the methodology to perform root cause failure analysis (RCFA), one of the hottest topics currently in maintenance engineering. It also includes detailed equipment design and troubleshooting guidelines, which are needed to perform RCFA on machinery found in most production facilities.

Objectives:

Identify common manufacturing errors and deviations
Understand how to prioritize failure events to analyze, preserve failure data, and order a failure analysis
Explore systems failure analysis methods and techniques
Develop and implement effective and efficient root cause failure analysis programs
How to make RCFA a structured, team based, analytical approach
and more...

Prerequisites: Basic engineering knowledge or equivalent is preferred.

Cost: $1,499, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/907/

Systems Engineering: 908 - The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) Training Fundamentals

2008-03-07T21:32:40+00:00

The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) was formed in 1982 by the major space agencies of the world to provide a forum for discussion of common problems in the development and operation of space data systems. It is currently composed of ten member agencies, twenty-three observer agencies, and over 100 industrial associates.

Since its establishment, it has been actively developing Recommendations for data- and information-systems standards to a) reduce the cost to the various agencies of performing common data functions by eliminating unjustified project-unique design and development, and b)promote interoperability and cross support among cooperating space agencies to reduce operations costs by sharing facilities.

This course covers CCSDS's goals and benefits, end-to-end data syetms, space data system physical interfaces, space data system functional model and recommendations.

Objectives:

Introduction to CCSDS
Overview of the problem to solve
Overview of CCSDS's data- and information-system Recommendations (Blue Books)
Introduction to Space Protocol Stack
Overview of CCSDS End-to-End Data System
Introduction to space data system physical interface and space data system physical interface functional model

Prerequisites: Basic Networking Knowledge

Cost: $1999, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/908/

Systems Engineering: 915 - INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

TONEX INCOSE Certification of Systems Engineers preparation Certification is an occupational designation issued by an organization that provides confirmation of an individual's qualifications (specific knowledge and/or skill level) in a specified profession or occupational specialty.

Our experienced instructors work with you, tailoring the Boot Camp content to your needs. We can even conduct Boot Camp onsite at your business! Using real-life examples and interactive exercises, we teach practical ways to maintain your valuable systems engineering principals needs.

TONEX also assists the students in completion of the process for certification providing examples of thewith the following forms:

Application for Systems Engineering Certification
Instruction Letter to References
Certification Reference Endorsement Form

Once the application has been approved by INCOSE, TONEX will schedule the course attendees for the exam at one of the Prometric locations. There are no prescheduled group examinations at any events.

Objectives:

SE Disciplines Qualifying for SE Experience

Requirements Engineering
Risk and Opportunity Management
Baseline Control
Technical Planning
Technical Effort Assessment
Design Development
Qualification, Verification, and Validation
Process Definition
Tool Support
Training
System Integration
Quality Assurance
Specialty Engineering

The boot camp will include the following topics:

Understanding Systems and Systems Engineering
System Requirements Development
System Concept and Architecture Development
Creating a High-Performing Team for Systems Engineering
Constructing Systems Engineering Requirements
Performing a Functional Analysis
Developing a Systems Architecture
Performing System Design and Development
Conducting Technical Reviews and Audits
System Integration, Verification, and Validation
Verification and Validation Testing Details and Processes
Project and Risk Management
Managing System Cost and Schedule Estimation
Producing the System
Systems Engineering Management and Planning

Prerequisites: Requirements for Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) SE Experience - 5 years minimum in multiple SE disciplines Education - Bachelor's degree/equivalent in technical field (Additional experience must be substituted for non-technical degree) 5 more years of engineering for non-technical Bachelor's (total 10 years) 10 more years of engineering if no Bachelor's degree (total 15 years) Recommendations from at least 3 Colleagues/Peers/Managers who are knowledgeable in Systems Engineering Pass Certification Exam * Application and Fee Submittals Required Application requires copy of degree transcript or diploma Application fee is paid by TONEX to INCOSE Test fee is paid by TONEX to INCOSE when scheduling exam

Cost: $4999, Duration: 4 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/915/

Systems Engineering: 916 - Product Safety Fundamentals

2007-09-09T09:33:29+00:00

Cost: $1699, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/916/

Systems Engineering: 1450 - Advanced SCADA (Level II)

2008-02-27T03:39:05+00:00

This course provides advanced SCADA technical overview of the emerging trends, advanced applications, operations, management and security.

Objectives:

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

Explain the basic SCADA operations
Explore Advanced SCADA Systems
Review telecommunications services related to SCADA
SCADA Network Operations and Management
Describe SCADA security architecture
Describe the security issues with a SCADA system
Design a SCADA Security Policy
Look at access control to field devices with Microsoft Active Directory
Review interception and analyzing Modbus/TCP network traffic with a sniffer
Understand unauthorized commands to field device
Setup and configure a Modbus/TCP firewall
Review SCADA security policies
Understand Firewall architecture, DMZ, and rulebases
Review SCADA protocol security issues
Understand Securing field communications
Explore user authentication technologies and integration with SCADA applications
Review access control principles and implementation
Look at active Directory integration with SCADA applications
Explore how to Detect cyber attacks on SCADA systems
Explore vulnerability scanning
Review security patch management
Review anti-virus protection and management
Review SCADA security standards

Prerequisites: Understanding of a SCADA system. is recommended.

Cost: Call for Details, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/1450/

Systems Engineering: 1499 - SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) Fundamentals

2008-02-27T03:16:58+00:00

This course provides a thorough technical overview of the principles behind SCADA engineering. The course covers the basics of SCADA system components, architecture, protocols, security and theory of operations. The course shows you how to evaluate potential SCADA benefits of applying the technology to your process application.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Explain the basic architecture and components of a SCADA system
Describe the component technologies behind a SCADA system
Apply potential benefits of SCADA applied to NYCT
Understand the base standards that apply to SCADA
Calculate the “scan time” required for SCADA systems of various sizes
Recognize that Human Machine Interfaces are just a part of SCADA
Understand the terms used in describing the technology
Understand digital coding, protocols and modulation
Discuss the technical aspects of RTUs, PLCs, MTUs, and communications methods
Review SCADA System Design Considerations
Explain SCADA performance and Optimization considerations
Explore project planning process of SCADA
Discuss successful and unsuccessful SCADA deployments
Step through a practical process for managing SCADA Systems
Explore the current and future SCADA market trends

Cost: Call for Details, Duration: 2 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/1499/

Systems Engineering: 6501 - IAT Courses

2008-05-17T18:03:15+00:00

DOD 8570 provides guidance and procedures for the training, certification, and management of the DoD workforce conducting Information Assurance functions in assigned duty positions. It also provides guidance on reporting metrics.

What agencies are affected by 8570?

Office of the Secretary of Defense
Military Departments
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Combatant Commands
Office of the Inspector General of the DoD
Defense Agencies
DoD Field Activities
all other organizational entities in the DoD

Prerequisites: Security+ SEC401 (CompTIA Approved)GIAC Security Essentials CertificationCISSP - Certified Info. Systems Security ProfessionalCISA - Certified Information Security AuditorGSE - GIAC Security ExpertGSLC - GIAC Security Leadership CertificateGISF - GIAC Information Security FundamentalsGSLC - GIAC Security Leadership CertificateCISSP - Certified Info. Systems Security ProfessionalGSLC - GIAC Security Leadership CertificateCISSP - Certified Info. Systems Security Professional

Cost: $7999, Duration: 1 Day(s)

For detailed information: http://www.tonex.com/Courses/6501/