Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: System Thinking (17.IM1632)

General information:
 
Category Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field
  • Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
  • Quality, Effectiveness and Logistics
ECTS 5

The objective of the course is to prepare students for situations in which the complexity of the factors prevents clear consideration of the problem and thus the definition of measures that will give a long-term solution to the problem with the desired effects without any unwanted side effects.

After finishing the lectures and passed the exam, students will be able to analyze complex problems / situations, identify the essential processes / phenomena that determine the development of a particular situation, which due to the complexity of the phenomenon are difficult to detect, define the optimal direction of action and achieve long-term positive results

Introduction to Systemic Thinking, Techniques: Hard Systems Thinking, SystemDynamics, Organizational Cybernetics, Complexity Theory, Strategic Assumption Surfacing and Testing (SAST), Interactive Planning, Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH), Team Syntegrity, Postmodern Systems Thinking, Total Systems Intervention (TSI), Critical Systems Practice (CSP)

Theoretical, auditory lectures, practical exercises, written theoretical exam and preparation and defense of practical work

Authors Title Year Publisher Language
Gharajedaghi, J. Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity 2011 Morgan Kaufmann, Elsevier English
Senge, P. M. The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization 2006 Broadway Business English
Jackson, M. C. Systems thinking: Creative holism for managers 2003 Chichester: Wiley English
Deming, E. Out of the crisis 2000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology English
Forrester, J.W. Industrial Dynamics 1971 The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge English
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Term paper Yes Yes 30.00
Lecture attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Exercise attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Theoretical part of the exam No Yes 60.00

Prof. Beker Ivan

Full Professor

Lectures

Prof. Beker Ivan

Full Professor

Practical classes

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