Enhancing engineering design learning: an educational case study with the systems engineering method matrix

ABSTRACT: This paper presents the Systems Engineering Method Matrix (SEMM), a tool that links activities, methods, and artefacts to address gaps in existing method repositories. SEMM enables artefact-consistent process modelling and supports method selection, planning, and documentation in engineering projects. A case study in a project-based engineering design course demonstrates that SEMM enhances students’ conceptual understanding, broadens the range of methods, and provides instructors with a coherent framework for project planning.