System Analysis and Development MethodsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the students can:Apply a systems approach to complex economic, technological and organisational development challengesApply systems analysis methods to development workUse methods for acquiring the qualitative and quantitative information required in developmentAnalyse, refine and present collected information to support decision-makingPlan and initiate necessary development procedures (projects)

Content

Key areasModelling and developing operations as a systemDetermining and describing complexity, Cynefin frameworkGeneral systems theory and system dynamicsTechnical, social and economic systemsSystems analysis and descriptionDevelopment based on information: collecting, analysing and presenting informationQualitative and quantitative information retrieval and processing using examples