Week 4
Formal and Functional Relationships

Introduction

This week expands on the two key concepts of systems architecture: form and function. It discusses the process and consideration of analyzing the formal and functional relationships within a system to build its architecture.

Learning Objectives

After completing this week, you will be able to:

Describe different types of formal relationships in systems.
Describe different types of functional relationships in systems.
Define systems architecture.

Learning Materials

Lecture 1

Agenda

Topic: Formal Relationship

Overview: This lecture introduces the major categories of formal relationships in systems via various examples.

Material: Lecture Note (PDF)

About Lecture 1

Please go to Zoom Conferences in the left navigation pane to attend the session. If you cannot participate, you can view the session recording by going to the Zoom Conferences.

Please reach out to the instructor if you have questions.

Lecture 2

Agenda

Topic: Functional Relationship

Overview: This lecture uses various examples to introduce the major categories of functional relationships in systems. It also demonstrates the formation of systems architecture from formal/functional relationships.

Material: Lecture Note (PDF)

About Lecture 2

Please go to Zoom Conferences in the left navigation pane to attend the session. If you cannot participate, you can view the session recording by going to the Zoom Conferences.

Please reach out to the instructor if you have questions.

Assignments

No assignment for this week. Lectures will be your primary activity.