| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Present and future – The incorporation of social science and engineering into research and problem solving Guest: Joel Moses | |
| 2 | How do we know what we know? – The generation of cumulative knowledge in a field | |
| 3 |
Modeling paradigms in engineering systems: Useful models and various modeling approaches Guest: David Kaiser | Assignment 1 due |
| 4 |
System and enterprise architecture: Qualitative frameworks, quantitative models, and system representation Guest: Donna Rhodes | |
| 5 |
Uncertainty and its analysis in engineering systems Guest: Mort Webster | Assignment 5 due |
| 6 |
Complexity in socio–technical systems Guest: Stuart Kauffman | |
| 7 |
Complexity and urban systems Guest: Chris Kegras | Assignment 6 paper due |
| 8 |
Network analysis in socio–technical systems Guest: Marta Gonzalez | |
| 9 | Historical roots of engineering systems | Assignment 6 presentation due |
| 10 |
Poverty as a problem in complex systems (and empirical study) Guest: Abhijeet Banerjee | Assignment 7 due |
| 11 |
Human dynamics and cognitive science in engineering systems Guest: Sandy Pentland | |
| 12 |
Sustainability and engineering systems Guest: Noelle Selin | Assignment 8 due |
| 13 |
Engineering design and design of complex socio–technical systems Guest: Richard de Neufville | Assignment 9 due |
| 14 | Policy design/course wrap–up | Assignment 10 due |
Additional assignments are due during TA sessions, or are assigned to students on a session–wise basis. Please see the Assignments section of this course for more information.