Curriculum Alignment Use Case for Competency Frameworks at the Naval Postgraduate School. Issue 1 (13th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Whitcomb, Clifford A.; Khan, Rabia; White, Corina
• Is Part Of: INCOSE International Symposium. Volume 26:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 105
• Page End: 114
• Publication Date: 2016-09-13
• Subjects: Systems engineering -- Congresses; Systems engineering -- Periodicals; 620.0011
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2016.00148.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2334-5837

Abstract

Abstract: The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, is sponsoring a strategic initiative led by a team from the Naval Postgraduate School Systems Engineering Department to implement an overall approach to study and develop a systems engineering career competency model. Competencies are defined as the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for a systems engineer to perform tasks related to the discipline. The Naval Postgraduate School has used a competency framework for educational curriculum development purposes. Each competency and the associated KSAs are partitioned into a series of typical career development points, to allow for planning and tracking of a competency‐based development of systems engineers. The focus of this paper is on use of competency frameworks for aligning curricula to meet stakeholder competency requirements, using a specific course implementation example.