Systems Thinking Practice T 205 Block 1 Learning
Systems Thinking & Practice (T 205) Block 1 Learning about systems
Block 1 Learning about Systems Ø Week 1 - Getting started Ø Week 2 - Ways of learning & thinking Ø Week 3 - Systems thinking Ø Week 4 - Systems concepts; learning models Ø Week 5 - Diagramming Ø Week 6 - TMA 01 and looking a head
Ways of learning & thinking Block 1 Week 2 q Session 1 – Completing TMA 11 q Session 2 – Setting aside time for reflection Session 3 – Learning about study skills q Session 4 – Using Spray diagrams q Session 5 – Finding out about systems q Session 6 – Identifying perspective on supermarket issues q Session 7 - Summary of week 2
Introduction to week 2 Block 1 week 2 Session 1 ü Completing TMA 11
Setting aside time for reflection Block 1 week 2 Session 2 Ø Learning style Ø Read learning (Concept File 1 - up to end of reading 1) Ø Reread box 1. 1( reflecting on research) in section 1. 4 of learning Ø Reread box 1. 2 ( setup a learning file) in section 1. 6 of Learning
Learning about study skills Block 1 week 2 Session 3 Read Concept File 1 Learning Reading 2 “what is learning? ” Do activity 2 in Reading 2 Review the Activity 2 Table 2. 1 Reading 2 section 2. 2 Learning diversity
Using Spray diagrams Block 1 week 2 Session 4 Ø First to read T 551 System thinking and practice: A primer up to the end of section 1 Ø Then read T 552 System thinking and practice: Diagramming Appendix section A. 1. 1 spray diagrams and mind maps Ø Read Concept file 1 Learning – Reading Section 3. 1 Ø Memorizing ideas (1) – by asking questions Ø Activity 1 in Learning section 3. 1 Ø Box 2. 2 of Learning Reading 2 Ø T 552 Diagramming CD-ROM
Finding out about systems Block 1 week 2 Session 5 § Ø Ø Ø Ø Read section 2 in T 551 : System thinking and Practice: A Primer Traps Boundaries Perspectives Worldview Learning File Primer section 2 examples Trap – T 551 section 2 Boundaries – T 551 section 2 Perspectives – T 551 section 2. 7 Worldview – T 551 section 2. 7
Identifying perspective on supermarket issues Block 1 week 2 Session 6 Ø View the Supermarkets. com segment of the T 205 video Ø From the video list the categories of people who might be expected to have different perspective on internet shopping in relation to supermarkets.
Summary of the week 2 Block 1 week 2 Session 7 v v v What you should have learned in this week To think about learning as a process How to use a Learning File to keep track of your own ideas and progress How to review what you have done so as to learn from it Hints and tips on studying The value of assessing and taking account of your study strengths and weakness The main definitions of learning as a process and the part played by memorising, understanding and doing Some introductory points about what systems thinking involves How to question a text so as to read actively and memorize ideas How to draw and use spray diagrams What distinguishes systems thinking from other ways of thinking The meaning of two key systems concepts: Perspective and worldview
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