References

Introduction and Overview

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Working Together (Small) - Content Rules, Inc., 2013, Content Rules, viewed 22nd February 2013, <http://www.contentrules.com/blog/why-cant-we-be-friends/attachment/working-together-small/>

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Garfinkel, S 2005, History's Worst Software Bugs, Wired, viewed 20th February 2013, http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2005/11/69355?currentPage=all

Borras, C 2006, ‘Overexposure of radiation therapy patients in Panama: problem recognition and follow-up measures.’, Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health, vol. 20, no. 2-3. p. 173-187

McCormick, J 2004, 'We Did Nothing Wrong', Baseline, viewed 24th February 2013, http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Projects-Processes/We-Did-Nothing-Wrong/


Systems Thinking

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Pictures provided by author (Damien Beard, 2013)

Systems Engineering

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Pollice, G 2004, How far have we come?, IBM, viewed 9th March 2013, <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/dec04/pollice/index.html>

The Friday Indefensible Position: A “C” is better than an “A” (by Ben Deda) | Boulder Startup Center, 2012, Boulder Startup Center, viewed 7th March 2013, <http://www.boulderstartups.org/2012/10/the-friday-indefensible-position-a-c-is-better-than-an-a-by-ben-deda/>

Requirements Engineering

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Chan, I 2010, Preventing Software Bugs Before They Start: Why Requirements Engineering Matters (cusec pt1/2), Ian Chan's Blog, viewed 21st March 2013, <http://chanian.com/2010/02/01/why-requirements-engineering-matters/>

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Wiegers, K E 2004, In search of excellent requirements, Process Impact, viewed 21st March 2013, <http://www.processimpact.com/articles/exc_reqs.html >

The Systems Engineering Team - The role of Software Engineers

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Sommerville, I. 2010, Software Engineering, 9th Edition, Addison-Wesley, United States of America

Stepanek, G. 2005, Software Project Secrets: Why Software Projects Fail, Springer-Verlag, New York

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Pictures provided by author (Damien Beard, 2013)

System Safety

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How to make a radiation hazard symbol, 2006, Gimptalk, viewed 11th April 2013, <http://www.gimptalk.com/index.php?/topic/4382-how-to-make-a-radiation-hazard-symbol/>

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Honeywell Aerospace, 2010, Future Air Navigation System (FANS), Honeywell, viewed 11th April 2013, <http://www.honeywell.com/sites/servlet/com.merx.npoint.servlets.DocumentServlet?docid=D60671A93-51BD-1C36-20CF-446F85B0FD6C>

Lions, J. 1996, ARIANE 5 Failure - Full Report, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota, viewed 11th April 2013, <http://www.ima.umn.edu/~arnold/disasters/ariane5rep.html>

Spolsky, J. 2007, Explaining the Excel Bug, Joel On Software, viewed 11th April 2013, <http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/09/26b.html>

System Architecture

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Systems and software engineering — Architecture description, ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010, 2012, iso-architecture.org, viewed 20th April 2013, <http://www.iso-architecture.org/ieee-1471/faq.html>

Manchester University, 2013, The reason we lose at games: Some games simply too complex for the human mind to understand, ScienceDaily, viewed 20th April 2013, <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130107151259.htm>

Seefried, S. 2008, Why we can't understand complex systems, Dr Sean Seefried, viewed 20th April 2013, <http://seanseefried.com/blog/files/0c3b73af4127a0e0dfc55faa9346970c-18.html>

Pictures

High Visibility Vest Fire and Rescue, 2012, Fire Rescue Safety Australia – FRSA, viewed 20th April 2013, <http://www.frsa.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/v/e/vest-hv.jpg>

Rockwell, M. 2012, Michael Rockwell - Microsoft Solutions Architect, Michael Rockwell, viewed 20th April 2013, <http://www.michaelrockwell.net/images/logo.gif>

Scanner reveals brain’s management structure, 2012, MedTech News, viewed 20th April 2013, <http://medtech-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/networkmap.jpg>

Model-Based Systems Engineering and Simulation

Beaumont, R. 2011, UML Class diagrams: tricks and tips, floppybunny.org, viewed 28th April 2013, <http://www.floppybunny.org/robin/web/virtualclassroom/chap11/s2/uml_3.pdf>

Oxford Dictionaries, 2013, Definition of model in Oxford Dictionaries (British & World English), Oxford University Press, viewed 28th April 2013, <http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/model?q=model>

Dennis G, Hope J, Johnsson M. 2012, Welcome to the documentation for XMDS2! — XMDS2 2.1.2 documentation, XMDS, viewed 30th April 2013, <http://www.xmds.org/>

Pictures

Modeling a head and a neck in 3ds max, 2007, Second Picture: Tutorials of Digital Art & Design, viewed 30th April 2013, <http://www.secondpicture.com/tutorials/3d/3d_modeling_a_head_and_a_neck_in_3ds_max.html>

Flowchart excerpt provided by author – Damien Beard (2013)

Human Error in Complex Systems

World Nuclear Association, 2012, Chernobyl | Chernobyl Accident | Chernobyl Disaster, world-nuclear.org, viewed 1st May 2013, <http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Safety-and-Security/Safety-of-Plants/Chernobyl-Accident/>

Smith, A. 2008, How system fatally failed Vanessa, The Sydney Morning Herald, viewed 1st May 2013, <http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/how-system-fatally-failed-vanessa/2008/01/24/ 1201025048650.html>

Kilroy, C. 2013, Special Report: Eastern Air Lines Flight, AirDisaster.Com 401, viewed 1st May 2013, <http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-ea401.shtml>

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euronews, 2013, Military tanker plane crashes in California | euronews, no comment, euronews.com, viewed 2nd May 2013, <http://www.euronews.com/nocomment/2011/05/19/boeing-707-military-tanker-plane-crashes-in-california/>

Picture of ice cream provided by author – Damien Beard (2010)

 

The Big Picture

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Clark P, 2012, Big-Picture Thinking, UNC Asheville Magazine, viewed 24th May 2013, <http://www3.unca.edu/magazine/archives/vol4no2/feature2.html>

Mainwaring S, 2010, The ‘Why” vs. “How”: What makes some brands extraordinary and others not, simonmainwaring.com, viewed 24th May 2013, <http://simonmainwaring.com/brands/the-%E2%80%98why%E2%80%9D-vs-%E2%80%9Chow%E2%80%9D-what-makes-some-brands-extraordinary-and-others-not/>

United States Department of Transportation, 2013, Our Sustainability Efforts, Department of Transportation, viewed 24th May 2013, <http://www.dot.gov/mission/sustainability/our-sustainability-efforts-0>