Discussion notes courtesy of MIT Students. Used with permission.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES | DISCUSSION NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Present and future—The incorporation of social science and engineering into research and problem solving Guest: Joel Moses |
(PDF) | |
| 2 |
How do we know what we know?—The generation of cumulative knowledge in a field Guest: David Kaiser | (PDF - 1.1MB) | |
| 3 |
Modeling paradigms in engineering systems: Useful models and various modeling approaches Guest: Oliver de Weck | (PDF) | |
| 4 |
System and enterprise architecture: Qualitative frameworks, quantitative models, and system representation Guest: Donna Rhodes | (PDF) | |
| 5 |
Uncertainty and its analysis in engineering systems Guest: Mort Webster | (PDF - 1.1MB) | (PDF) |
| 6 |
Complexity in socio–technical systems Guest: Stuart Kauffman | (PDF - 1.2MB) | (PDF) |
| 7 |
Complexity and urban systems Guest: Chris Kegras | (PDF - 1.7MB) | (PDF) |
| 8 |
Network analysis in socio–technical systems Guest: Marta Gonzalez | (PDF - 1.0MB) | (PDF) |
| 9 | Historical roots of engineering systems | ||
| 10 |
Poverty as a problem in complex systems (and empirical study) Guest: Abhijeet Banerjee | ||
| 11 |
Human dynamics and cognitive science in engineering systems Guest: Sandy Pentland | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 12 |
Sustainability and engineering systems Guest: Noelle Selin | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 13 |
Engineering design and design of complex socio–technical systems Guest: Richard de Neufville | (PDF - 1.1MB) | |
| 14 | Policy design/course wrap–up | (PDF - 1.0MB) |