Browsing by Author "Barker, Stephen G."

Browsing by Author "Barker, Stephen G."

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  • Altered andragogy: lessons from lockdown for systems engineering education 
    Barker, Stephen G.; Smith, Jeremy D. (The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2021-09-06)
    Systems Engineering (SE) is a largely interactive and applied discipline which has been mainly taught via face-to-face tuition. The move to online-only teaching due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic thus posed significant ...
  • Complexity and the art of education: A study of how to approach teaching more challenging engineering systems development concepts 
    Barker, Stephen G. (The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2021-09-30)
    As the demand for ever more capable products increases, so too does the inherent complexity of the product itself in order to facilitate increased functionality. This is broadly true of products of all sizes, from mobile ...
  • Evaluating student perspectives on understanding of complex systems 
    Barker, Stephen G. (The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2022-11-15)
    Advances in technological detail and sophistication have resulted in more complex products, systems and services which can be more difficult for individuals to conceptualise and understand. This eventuality has potential ...
  • Methods to measure and track population perception and support within a manual wargame 
    Smith, Jeremy D.; Barker, Stephen G. (Sage, 2020-10-15)
    The outcomes of military campaigns depend to a large extent on the support of local and other wider population groups, so it is important to understand their perceptions. Here we briefly describe the approach used to ...
  • On the resilience of systems of systems 
    Summers, Matthew P.; Barker, Stephen G. (IEEE, 2017-04)
    The need to consider how systems can be made resilient to failure modes has gained increasing traction in the fields of systems thinking and systems design, and is now more widely studied, with authors identifying the ...
  • Robust decision making for agile systems development Part 1: exploring the paradigm 
    Barker, Stephen G.; Summers, Matthew P. (2015-08-24)
    The need for agility in operational systems within the defence enterprise and procurement domains has been identified by many authors, and over time, there have been a number of initiatives and programmes that have sought ...
  • Robust decision making for agile systems development Part 2: a decomposition and analysis 
    Barker, Stephen G.; Summers, Matthew P. (2015-08-24)
    The need for agility in operational systems within the defence enterprise and procurement domains has been identified by many authors, and over time, there have been a number of initiatives and programmes that have sought ...
  • Scenario selection method for system scenario analysis 
    Ferris, Timothy L. J.; Barker, Stephen G.; Adcock, R. D. (INCOSE, 2016-11)
    Scenario analysis is a frequently-used method to explore what a proposed system is required to do in the early phases of system development leading towards finding system requirements. A system which is intended to perform ...
  • Supporting students in a changing educational climate: A systems engineering case study 
    Barker, Stephen G. (The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2021-01-21)
    Whilst the coronavirus pandemic has posed andragogical and pedagogical challenges to educational establishments in how they restructure courses to permit continued delivery in an online world, it has also caused significant ...
  • System scenario selection method for faster analysis 
    Ferris, Timothy L. J.; Barker, Stephen G. (INCOSE, 2017-08-30)
    Scenario analysis is a frequently-used method to explore what a proposed system is required to do in the early phases of system development leading towards finding system requirements. A system which is intended to perform ...
  • Training and education in defence wargaming 
    Smith, Jeremy D.; Barker, Stephen G. (ISMOR, 2018-12-31)
    Presentation paper given by Jeremy Smith and Steve Barker at a series of Wargaming Workshops given over the conference period 17th - 20th July, 2018.
  • Understanding agile: a case study in educational complexity 
    Barker, Stephen G. (The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2023-11-11)
    As the nature of engineering concepts, products and processes becomes more intricate and detailed, so the task of understanding, managing and implementing them becomes more complex. This paper takes one such development ...