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SFIN 6A08
Systemic Design: Systems Fundamentals
0.25 Credit(s)
Seminar
Students are introduced to systems theory and methods to understand systemic design interventions for system and business innovations. Students develop knowledge in natural, socio-technical and human-centred systems to better design for system change and to visualize system behaviour. Through systems thinking and the application of system structures and models as well as the development of design tools for expressing system models and mapping, students will understand the basics of system structures and models, systemic behaviour, influences and potential points of intervention and change. The course is taught as a seminar with lecture, discussion, visual modeling, student presentations, case study and studio work.
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