ORG 7035 - Developing a Systems View

This course introduces the student to a rigorous way of applying systems thinking through the use of systems models. Systems thinking involves moving from a limited awareness of complex phenomena to the ability to perceive, influence, transform and create social systems. This course introduces the student to the three systems models developed by Banathy as a systemic tool to describe the multidimensional nature of interconnected systems either in their current or ideal state. These three systems models (or systems lens) are: 1) the systemic environment model, 2) the functions and structures model, and 3) the process model. Combined, these three models provide a deeper understanding of current organizational dynamics and can also be used to guide the comprehensive design of healthy communities and organizations. 3 credit(s)

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