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A Successful Florida BKCASE Workshop
The BKCASE core team conducted its ninth BKCASE workshop at the impressive Florida Test Bed...
GRCSE 0.5 is Available for Review
GRCSE v0.5 is available for public review now through March 7, 2012. The curriculum, the...
Wiki Overview & Review Demos Available in November
The draft of the Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK version 0.5) was...
Upcoming Events
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GRCSE v0.5 is Scheduled for Release
15 Dec 2011 - 01 Mar 2012
- GRCSE v0.5 is scheduled for release mid-December. The curriculum will be available...
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GRCSE 0.5 is Ready for Review
15 Dec 2011 - 07 Mar 2012
- GRCSE v0.5 is available for public review now through March 7, 2012. The curriculu...
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BKCASE Workshop X in Monterey, CA at NPS
24 Apr 2012 - 26 Apr 2012
- Closed to BKCASE authors only. The preferred hotel for this event is the Monterey ...
Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering
Coming to a Virtual Bookcase Near You in 2012
"Systems engineering competency models, certification programs, textbooks, graduate programs, and related workforce development initiatives around the world align with BKCASE." - The BKCASE Vision
Welcome to the BKCASE website. This site is intended to provide the public with information pertaining to the BKCASE mission and to serve as a project support tool for all BKCASE participants and advocates from around the world.
What is BKCASE?
BKCASE (pronounced "Bookcase") is the acronym for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering. The BKCASE project is led by a university partnership between the Stevens Institute of Technology and the Naval Postgraduate School. The project scope is to define a Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge ( SEBoK) and use the SEBoK to develop an Advanced Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE, pronounced "Gracie").
The ideal outcome is that the SEBoK will be supported worldwide by the Systems Engineering community as the authoritative BoK for the SE discipline and that the GRCSE will receive the same global recognition and serve as the authoritative guidance for graduate degree programs in SE. A leading group of systems engineers from across the world will volunteer as authors and reviewers on the project to collaborate over a three year period and deliver two quality products, the SEBoK and GRCSE, to the public in 2012.
The BKCASE team invites you to learn more about our project. Information can be easily accessed by perusing the various sections of our site that is frequently monitored and updated as needed. Over time we hope to gain support for our efforts from systems engineering practitioners, educators, and current and potential graduate students from within the US and abroad. We encourage and welcome the SE engineering community to forward us your feedback about our project efforts. You may do this by contacting our project team leaders at bkcase@stevens.edu.
Major Milestones
SEBoK v0.25 | September 2010 | |||||||||
GRCSE v0.25 | December 2010 | |||||||||
SEBoK v0.50 | September 2011 | |||||||||
GRCSE v0.50 | December 2011 | |||||||||
SEBoK v0.75 | March 2012 | |||||||||
SEBoK v1.0 | September 2012 | |||||||||
GRCSE v1.0 | December 2012 |
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Featured BKCASE Author
Dr. John Snoderly was the President of International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) from 2002-2004. He is the current 2010 Chairman of the INCOSE Foundation. In March of 2008 he received the recognition as an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). He is Co-Author of the 1994 IEEE 1220 Systems Engineering Standard. He received a Doctor of Public Administration Degree from USC in December of 1996. He received a Masters Degree in Public Administration from USC in May 1995. He also holds a Master Degree in Systems Management from USC in 1973 and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from WVU in 1963.
From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Snoderly was a part time Associate Professor at George Mason University School of Management. He conducted an executive postgraduate level seminar for Chief Information Officers and a course on Program Management for the GMU Masters of Technology Management program’s 2003 fall semester.
Dr. Snoderly is currently the Program Learning Director of Systems Engineering at the Defense Acquisition University. He is responsible for the development of SE courses as well as providing instruction on management of the Systems Engineering aspects of the Department of Defense systems acquisition process.
Prior to joining DSMC (now DAU) in 1979, Professor Snoderly was the Deputy Program Manager for the U.S, Navy LAMPS MK III Program at the Naval Air Systems Command. Professor Snoderly has 16 years of engineering and management experience working for the U.S. Navy as a civilian engineer. His recommendations were instrumental in the development and fielding of the Navy LAMPS MK III weapons system.
President INCOSE 2002-2004
Defense Acquisition
University Learning Capabilities Integration Center
Phone Work (703) 805-5258/ Cell (703) 606-2403
EMAIL John.snoderly@dau.mil