Magpie offers a range of technical and management courses that have been delivered successfully to a range of audiences both in Australia and overseas. All of the courses can be tailored (expanded, summarised, or focused) to the specific needs of your organisation, or simply delivered as is. The courses are run throughout each year and are also run “as-required and in-house” for a number of clients in Australia and overseas. All of the courses and workshops are presented by Dr Ian Faulconbridge.
Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering is concerned with solving complex problems in a rigorous and methodical fashion. It involves both technical and management processes to help improve the chances of arriving at a solution that solves the original problem.For details of the next publicly-available 3-day course that introduces the processes, management, tools and related disciplines associated with systems analysis and engineering, please visit edVirtus.
Magpie also offers an in-house 3.5-day systems engineering workshop dominated by hands-on exercises and discussions. The workshop supports more group discussion and “learning by doing”. For details of this in-house workshop, please contact our director via LinkedIn.
Both the course and the workshop are supported by the following text: R.I. Faulconbridge and M.J. Ryan, Applied Systems Engineering, Argos Press, Canberra, 2021.
Radar Fundamentals
Radar systems are able to detect, track, and sometimes classify targets in a variety of conditions including darkness. They are employed extensively as military sensors, but also play important roles in civilian air traffic control, border protection, law enforcement, and even weather monitoring.The 3-day course is designed for non-technical people who are involved with radar systems and for engineers who need an introduction. It covers a range of topics including pulsed and continuous wave radar, radar antennas, high-resolution radar techniques, and radar's interaction with the operating environment.
For details of the next publicly-available course (including dates, location, and rates), please visit edVirtus. The course can also be offered by Magpie as an in-house course by contacting our director via LinkedIn.
The course is supported by: R.I. Faulconbridge, Radar Fundamentals, Argos Press, Canberra, 2019.
Avionics Principles
The term “Avionics” is the combination of aviation and electronics, and is a critical part of all modern aircraft; both civilian and military.This 3-day course or workshop is designed to give an introduction and framework to this ever-evolving field. It has been designed to support a system level understanding of avionics systems for both technical and non-technical people. The course covers areas like electrical generation, airborne sensor systems, flight control, navigation, communication, identification and cockpit systems. The course also covers important enabling technologies such as avionics data busses and real-time computing.
For details of the next publicly-available course (including dates, location, and rates), please visit edVirtus. The course can also be offered by Magpie as an in-house course by contacting our director via LinkedIn.
This course is supported by: R.I. Faulconbridge, Avionics Principles, Argos Press, Canberra, 2007.
