Course : T551_1 Systems Thinking and Practice (1999)

Categories: Education • Systems Thinking
Tags: course • education • open university • systems thinking • university
Publisher: The Open University
Author(s): —Unknown—
Published: 1999 • Delivery Format: Online (Internet)
Summary
Provided by The Open University under their OpenLearn website as a free study units with a discussion forum. Study independently at your own pace or join a group and use the free learning tools to work with others.
Time: 8 hours
Level: Intermediate
From The Open University:
What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in ‘seeing’ the world in a particular way, because how you ‘see’ things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. This unit will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used in systems theory: boundary, environment, positive and negative feedback, etc.
After studying this unit you should be able to:
- develop confidence in using systems concepts and language;
- describe accurately the set of key systems concepts;
- understand what is distinctive about systems thinking as opposed to other forms of thinking;
- understand how systems thinking is useful in analysing and improving situations;
- understand the notion of a system as a creation of the observer, i.e. as an intellectual construct, as opposed to using the term system in other ways, i.e. as entities that exist ‘out there’;
- identify and represent systems of interest (that are not ‘out there’).
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