Course Overview

The aims of this subject are to equip students with:

• A systemic view of understanding the increasingly global and complex nature of engineering and management problems. 
• Knowledge and skills to use the systems thinking approach to analyse engineering and management issues and problems, and develop high-leverage interventions.
• The ability to differentiate between systems thinking and reductionistic thinking when engaged in problem-solving.

This subject provides a foundation for resolving and thinking about complex engineering and organisational issues with a systems perspective. Systems thinking techniques such as causal loop modeling, systems archetypes, and dynamic modeling will be introduced. These techniques form the over-arching systems thinking and modeling approach which will also be covered.