Systems diagramming
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 How to use this course
  • 2 What is a diagram?
    • 2.1 Diagrams as models
    • 2.2 Features of diagrams
    • 2.3 Structure and process
  • 3 Why do people use diagrams?
    • 3.1 Visualisers and verbalisers
    • 3.2 Varying cognitive styles
    • 3.3 Conveying information to others
    • 3.4 Thinking through diagrams
    • 3.5 Working with other people's diagrams – representing text as diagrams
    • 3.6 Key points
    • 3.7 Working with other people's diagrams – reading diagrams
    • 3.8 Reading diagrams: questioning what they say
    • 3.9 Key points
  • 4 Why do systems thinkers use diagrams?
    • 4.1 Systems diagrams and diagrams helpful for systems work
    • 4.2 Diagrams for understanding
    • 4.3 Diagrams for connectivity
    • 4.4 Diagrams for further analysis and quantitative model building
    • 4.5 Diagrams for diagnosis
    • 4.6 Diagrams for planning and implementation
    • 4.7 Diagrams for communication
  • Conclusion
  • Keep on learning
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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