Week 7: Lecture 23.1: Testing System Dynamics Models: Introduction with example 1
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Week 7: Lecture 23.3: Testing System Dynamics Models: Example 2
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Week 7: Lecture 23.3: Testing System Dynamics Models: Example 3
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Week 8: Lecture 24.1: Model Validation and Policy design
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Week 8: Lecture 24.2: Sensitivity analysis and policy analysis
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Week 8: Lecture 25.1: Modeling Example
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Week 8: Lecture 25.2: System Archetypes
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Week 8: Lecture 26: Course Wrap-up
Description:
COURSE OUTLINE: This course will introduce students to systems thinking and system dynamics (SD) methodology, to model, simulate, analyze, understand and discuss complex issues. SD focuses on the structure and dynamic behavior of systems composed of interacting feedback loops. The system structure is captured using causal loop diagrams (CLDs) or stock-flow diagrams (SFDs). This course will introduce model- building using CLDs and SFDs notations. Examples and scenarios will be drawn from various business, social, economic, environmental and ecological systems.