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Assignment Task
Part A
You have been promoted to the role of Systems Engineer by your company and are directed to work on
a major new system development effort that involves new technology*. Obviously, this represents a
major technical (if not programmatic) risk area for your employer. What activities would you
recommend early in the system development effort to mitigate these technical risks**? For each
mitigation activity, explain whether the activity will lower the likelihood of the risk, or the consequences
of the risk, or both. [70]
Part B
While the techniques you discussed in Part A focused on mitigating system risks, other Systems
Engineering (SE) concepts and techniques can be employed to enhance system safety. One of those
concepts is the architecture of the system.
The SE Management team overseeing this project has also asked you to explain how the concept of
system architecture can increase the overall safety of systems like the one you considered in Part A*.
[30]
Please note: the maximum mark available for each part of this task is shown in [square
brackets]. Your final submission, comprising Parts A and B, must be no longer than 1500 words,
excluding text detected in (where present) diagrams, tables of data, a contents list, a glossary of
terms, headers and footers, appendices and the reference list. Any breach of the declared word
limit will attract a penalty (see the “Rules” section below for an explanation of how and when
such a penalty would be applied). An abstract should not be included in this submission.
* While you may be comfortable discussing the topics raised in each part of this assignment with
reference to systems in general, you may find it easier to clarify certain points you wish to make by
referring to an actual system that you are familiar with which fits this description. Either approach is
acceptable for this assignment but always remember the declared word limit: you need to explain any
actual system you refer to well enough so that the marker has a basic grasp of its purpose, but if you
