Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 15.988 (Fall 1998) 
• Course Title:
• System Dynamics Self Study 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Sloan School of Management 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Jay Forrester 
• Course Introduction:
•  
• 
  
  15.988 System Dynamics Self Study
  
  
  
  

  Fall 1998 - Spring 1999

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  15.988 System Dynamics Self Study
  
  
  
  

  Fall 1998 - Spring 1999

  
  
  

  

  A reference mode for heroin-crime system, in which the number of drug busts, heroin stock, price, and revenue-raising crime are plotted across time. (Figure by MIT OpenCourseWare, adapted from "Building a System Dynamics Model, Part 1: Conceptualization," MIT System Dynamics in Education Project.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Many books and thousands of papers cover the field of system dynamics. With all of these resources available, it can be difficult to know where to begin. The System Dynamics in Education Project at MIT put together these resources to help people sort through the vast library of books and papers on system dynamics. This course site includes a collection of papers and computer exercises entitled “Road Maps,” as well as a collection of assignments and solutions that were initially part of a guided study to system dynamics.  Note that while the level of the course indicated in the upper right corner of the screen is "Undergraduate / Graduate," the material is suitable for people ranging from K-12 students to chief executives of corporations.

   

  
  
  

  Recommended Citation

  
  
  

  For any use or distribution of these materials, please cite as follows:

  Jay Forrester, course materials for 15.988 System Dynamics Self Study, Fall 1998 / Spring 1999. MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Downloaded on [DD Month YYYY].