Welcome to T 205 P 1 Block 1

Welcome to T 205 P 1 Block 1 Systems Thinking: Principles and Practice Company LOGO Dr Abdul Gani agani@arabou. org. sa

Course Objectives T 205 is designed to help you: . To take a situation that is of concern to you or some one else…. and use the systems ideas and techniques to analyze it … in ways that are informed by ideas from any other relevant area… so as to make it easier to understand what practical actions might be possible to meet your concern. It helps you to: Use tools, to explore the challenges, in the light of the concepts, so as to help those what action they might take.

Learning Objectives After going through the course you can: v Perceive what is going on v. Get a reasonably balanced overview v. Appreciate a range of viewpoints on a situation v. Explore and map the interactions within the system v. Identify possible interventions v. Share this understanding with others

Learning Resources Web Zone Blocks: Block 1: Learning about System: Block 2: Systems: You and Your relationships Block 3: Systems : Environment & Sustainability Block 4: Systems: Managing Organizations Block 5: Systems: Globalization & Organizations Block 6: Using Systems: Thinking for your own analysis TMA 1 TMA 2 TMA 4 - 5 TMA 6

Learning Resources……. . Concept Files: Concept File 1: Learning : Thinking and doing. Concept File 2: The Individual : Work place and Self Development Concept File 3: Groups and Teams at work Concept File 4: Managing within Organizations Concept File 5: Networks and the organizational Environments

Learning Resources……. . Systems Tool Box: (Packs) System tools box is provided in three packs: T 551: System thinking and practice- A Primer T 552: System thinking and practice- Diagramming T 553: System thinking and practice- Modeling Case Files: Case File 1: Supermarkets Case File 2: The Environment Case File 3: The Millennium Bug Case File 4: Homelessness Other Resources: CD-ROM, Conferences, open library access, videos, audios.

Cycle of Enquiry Sensing mess in course and its material Applying the concepts & techniques in particular cases Understanding theoretical statements about system thinking Deciding on the concepts & techniques appropriate for the task