Syllabus

Real -world problems & the need for interdisciplinary approaches
Basic concepts of systems thinking (parts, relations, patterns)
Technique #1: Rich Pictures
Technique #2: Mapping Stakeholder, Needs, Alterables, Constraints
Technique #3: Structural Modeling (Hierarchical decomposition)
Technique #4: Influence Diagrams (Selfregulating systems)
Principles of complex and living systems
Concepts such as Information intensity & Knowledge
Introduction to emerging digital technologies
Apply these ideas in design

The importance of modeling systems to realize effective designs

Abstraction of key elements from problem situations

Use of specific techniques to model problems in a holistic manner

The course is designed to help students to achieve the following outcomes,
a) The importance of modeling systems to realize effective designs
b) Abstraction of key elements from problem situations
c) Use of specific techniques to model problems in a holistic manner

Derek K. Hitchins, Systems Engineering: A 21st Century Systems Methodology, John Wiley

Brian Wilson, Concepts, Methodologies and Applications, Wiley

Gerald Wienberg, An introduction to general systems thinking, Dorset House Publishing

Sage, A.P., Methodology for Large Scale Systems, McGraw Hill, New York