Course Syllabus
ESI 6550: Systems Thinking in Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
3 Credits
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Course Summary:
| Date | Details | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 14, 2024 | Quiz Class Survey | due by 11:59pm |
| Quiz Syllabus Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Sun Jan 21, 2024 | Assignment Harmony in Systems Thinking | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Systems Thinking in Healthcare | due by 11:59pm | |
| Mon Jan 22, 2024 | Assignment Introduce Yourself! | due by 11:59pm |
| Wed Jan 24, 2024 | Assignment Applying the Lessons of the Beer Game | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Jan 28, 2024 | Discussion Topic Discussing the "Laws" of the Fifth Discipline | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Systems Thinking Article Assignment | due by 11:59pm | |
| Sun Feb 4, 2024 | Assignment System Dynamic Tutorial | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Feb 11, 2024 | Assignment Causal Loop Diagram Exercise - Part 1 | due by 11:59pm |
| Wed Feb 14, 2024 | Assignment Applying System Archetypes | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Feb 18, 2024 | Assignment Soft Systems Methodology Supplemental Reading & Assignment | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Causal Loop Diagram Exercise - Part 2 | due by 11:59pm | |
| Sun Feb 25, 2024 | Assignment Extra Credit: Applying Systems Thinking onto Emergency Response Planning | due by 11:59pm |
| Fri Mar 1, 2024 | Assignment Make Final Project Topic Selection and Begin Research | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Meet your Final Project Team - Plan your coordination | due by 11:59pm | |
| Thu Mar 7, 2024 | Assignment Systemigram Model Building Exercise | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Mar 17, 2024 | Assignment Literature Review and Problem Narrative | due by 11:59pm |
| Fri Mar 22, 2024 | Assignment Develop a Core Root Definition of the Generic System | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Mar 31, 2024 | Assignment Develop a Conceptual Action Model / Systemigram for your Project Problem | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Apr 7, 2024 | Assignment Review and Refine your Systemigram - Submit for Peer Review | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Apr 14, 2024 | Assignment Final Project Peer Review | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Apr 28, 2024 | Quiz End of Course Survey | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Submit Final Project | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Update and Finalize model - Presenting the results | due by 11:59pm |