Systems Thinking and Complexity

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  • 2 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on December 3, 2017
  • Ends on December 24, 2017

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Syllabus

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

  1. Apply systems thinking to a wide variety of social and technical systems
  2. Apply the method of drawing systems diagrams to represent systems and their dynamics
  3. Apply the Formal Systems Model to practical situations
  4. Apply knowledge of feedback loops and their likely impact on system behaviours
  5. Apply the concepts of Complex Systems System to understand why systems are unpredicatble
  6. Collaborate with others analysing and improving systems

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Jeffrey Johnson
Professor of Complexity Science and Design at the Open University & Deputy President of the UNESCO UniTwin Complex Systems Digital Campus.

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