| SES # | TOPICS | KEY THEMES | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction to critical contemporary issues (CCIs)and complex systems | Trillion dollar problems; examples from CCIs; ESD focus areas (energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure etc); definitions of system; complexity; system boundary; scale, interfaces; agents; architecture; what is 'design' of CSS; project introductions | (PDF) |
| L2 | System dynamics I: Introduction | Modeling complex systems; feedback; causal diagrams | (PDF) |
| L3 | System dynamics II: System structure and behavior | Stock and flows; linear and non-linear first order systems | (PDF) |
| L4 | System dynamics III: Simulation | (PDF) | |
| L5 | Uncertainty I: Introduction | Introduction to random variables; probability; statistics | (PDF) |
| L6 | Uncertainty II: Applications | Designing for flexibility; planning for uncertainty (forecasts etc.), policy robustness | (PDF) |
| L7 | Networks I: Introduction, structure, and behavior | Examples of transportation, communication, social networks, etc. | (PDF) |
| L8 | Networks II: Applications | Implications of network structure and system behavior; network optimization | (PDF) |
| L9 | Considering stakeholders with different values in decision making | Considering stakeholders with different values in decision making | (PDF) |
| L10 | Class field trip | ||
| L11 | Design of an Engineering Systems Division (ESD) undergraduate major | ||
| L12 | Final project oral presentations |