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WEEK #  TOPICSGUEST TOPICS
1Introduction and Overview (PDF)
2Engineering Systems as a Field of Study (PDF)
  • Historical Perspectives on Engineering Systems as a Field
  • Uncertainty, Complexity, and other Core Concepts Defining Engineering Systems as a Field
3ESD Foundations: Systems Thinking (PDF)
  • Systems Thinking -- Lessons from Systems Dynamics
  • The Role of Systems Thinking in the Field of Engineering Systems
4ESD in Context: Systems Engineering (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
  • Systems Engineering in Context
  • Assembly and Product Architecture
5ESD in Context: Technology Implementation; Fragility and Robustness in Complex Systems (PDF)
  • Fragility and Robustness in Complex Systems
  • Government Investment in Research and Development
6ESD Foundations: Systems Design and Systems Architecture (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
  • Establishing a Common Language and Set of Methods for Systems Design and Systems Architecture
7ESD in Context: Aerospace Industry (PDF)
  • The Historical Development and Future Prospects for Engineering Systems in the Aerospace Industry
8ESD Foundations: Complexity Science (Part I) (PDF)
  • Core Concepts from the Study of The Sciences of Complexity
9Mid-Point Review and ESD Foundations: Socio-Technical Systems (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) (PDF 4)
  • Socio-Technical Systems
  • An "Engineering Systems" View of "Systems Engineering" and "Systems Architecture"
  • Additional mid-point calibration on Engineering Systems with Thomas Hughes as special guest
10ESD Foundations: Uncertainty and Decision Theory in Complex Systems (PDF)
  • Decision Theory and Complex Engineering Systems
  • Real Options in the Design and Development of Complex Engineering Systems
11ESD in Context: Regulatory Systems (PDF)
  • Private/Public Interactions Driving Mutual Gains in Regulatory Systems
  • The Dynamics of Gridlock in Regulatory Systems
12ESD Foundations: Large-Scale Systems Change (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
  • Leading Large-Scale Systems Change Initiatives
13ESD in Context: Global Systems (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
  • Sustainable Development in Global Systems
  • The Distinctive Properties of Global Systems
14Special Focus on Simulation Models and ESD Foundations: Agent Models, Genetic Algorithms, and Evolutionary Theory (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
  • Insights for Complex Engineering Systems from Evolutionary Theory
  • Lessons from Selected Models Simulating Complex Engineering Systems
15Conclusion: Architecting Engineering Systems as a Field of Study (Part I) (PDF)
 


 



 








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