Keep up to date

Systems-Thinkers ::  Resources :: T551_1 Systems Thinking and Practice

Course : T551_1 Systems Thinking and Practice (1999)

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’).

Reviews

Be the first to review this course - T551_1 Systems Thinking and Practice

«  Previous  Introduction to Systems Engineering     T306_1 Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach  Next »