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Systems maps
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems maps

...systems maps, why you might use them and discover how to draw them with our diagram tutorial...What are systems maps? How to draw systems maps Diagram guidelines Purpose A systems map shows components of the system and environment from the perspective of the person drawing the map. It is possible to depict a different perspective of the same situation by placing the...
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Video 10 mins
Complex Systems
Science, Maths & Technology

Complex Systems

...Systems as a means to unravel real-world, complex problems that cannot be tackled by conventional reductive methods. Using Bird Flu as an example he demonstrates how complex systems thinking allows researchers to approach problems in novel ways... Complex Systems Open University researcher Jeff Johnson talks of the importance of the Science of Complex Systems as a means...
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Video 2 mins
Systems Practice
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems Practice

...systems thinking? Experts in systems thinking share their knowledge; dip into case studies; and discover more...'... one of the more remarkable aspects of British debate is how little analysis is made in ... systemic terms' - Will Hutton If you want to generate a fresh perspective on complex issues; if you want to break out of traps and rigid ways of thinking; if you want...
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Article 5 mins
Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...Systems modelling, will introduce you to the modelling process, enabling you to recognise that systems models may be used in different ways as part of a process for: improving understanding of a situation; identifying problems or formulating opportunities and supporting decision making...Maps and plans, architects and engineers, drawings, graphs and tables: all are models...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...Systems diagramming, looks at how diagrams can be used to represent information and ideas about complex situations. You will learn how to read, draw and present diagrams to help illustrate how ideas or processes are connected. Please note: This course contains a Flash activity which is no longer playable. It is being updated. This course can still be studied, but you may...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The immune system
Science, Maths & Technology

The immune system

...system is incredibly complex - how does it work?...[Digital illustration of red and white blood cells] Leukocytes (often called %u2018white blood cells%u2019) are different to red blood cells, as portrayed by this computerised graphic The human immune system is an extremely complex network of interacting cells and biological molecules. Once our body’s barriers to...
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Article 10 mins
Systems thinking in practice heuristic and 5 systems approaches
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems thinking in practice heuristic and 5 systems approaches

...system approaches – system dynamics, viable system model, strategic options development and analysis, soft systems methodology, and critical systems heuristics...STiP heuristic Part 1 A STiP heuristic (learning system) for making strategy, by Martin Reynolds and the TB871 module team. Narrated by Joan O’Donnell. STiP heuristic Part 2 Enacting the ......
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Article 10 mins
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...systems now dominate our everyday lives. This free course, Introducing ICT systems, will explain what constitutes such a system and how ICT systems work. You will also look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally you will learn how these systems are used...Information and communication technologies ......
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs