Systems Modelling with SysML Training Course

Introduction to System Modeling for Government

• Definition of a system model
• The four foundational elements of system modeling
• Comparison between model-centric and document-centric approaches
• Overview of SysML (Systems Modeling Language)
• The relationship between SysML and UML (Unified Modeling Language)
• The four key components of SysML

Common and Crosscutting Constructs for Government

• Profiles, stereotypes, and tagged values
• Diagram frames
• Comments in system models
• Allocations within the model

Package Diagrams for Government

• Definition of a package
• Structuring the system model using packages
• Package containment relationships
• Package dependencies and their representation
• Representing the overall model structure
• Views and viewpoints in modeling

Requirement Diagrams for Government

• Definition of a requirement
• Modeling individual requirements
• Ensuring requirement traceability

Use Case Diagrams for Government

• The system as a black box in use case diagrams
• Identifying the system boundary using actors
• Use cases as system services
• Details behind the use case diagram
• Use case structure, including nominal and alternative scenarios
• Handling common behaviors across use cases
• Extended and specialized behaviors in use cases

Activity Diagrams for Government

• Modeling flow-based logic in systems
• Differentiating between actions and activities
• Understanding token flow within the system
• Control flow versus object flow
• Modeling decisions in activity diagrams
• Modeling concurrency in system processes
• Swimlanes and responsibility assignment

Block Definition Diagrams for Government

• Definition of a block
• Key features of blocks
• Modeling different types of elements
• Modeling system hierarchy using blocks
• Generalizing system elements through blocks

Internal Block Diagrams for Government

• Revisiting the concept of parts within blocks
• Ports with flow properties in internal block diagrams
• Standard ports and interfaces
• Proxy ports and interface blocks
• Full ports in system modeling

Parametric Diagrams for Government

• Definition of a constraint block
• Applying constraints to system properties

Sequence Diagrams for Government

• Modeling interaction-based behavior
• Simple sequence diagrams
• Differentiating between synchronous and asynchronous interactions
• Fragment nodes in sequence diagrams
• Interaction use nodes for complex scenarios

State Machine Diagrams for Government

• States and their syntax in state machine diagrams
• Transitions between different states
• Pseudo state notation (initial, decision, history, end)
• Decomposing complex states into simpler ones
• Modeling concurrent states within the system

System Modeling Resources and Further Reading for Government

• Suggested web resources for additional information
• Recommended literature on system modeling