System analysis and development methods (5 cr)
Code: 3151048-3001
General information
Enrollment
01.05.2019 - 31.08.2019
Timing
01.08.2019 - 31.12.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
RDI portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
30 - 45
Degree programmes
- Master of Business Administration, Project Management
Teachers
- Timo Tolmunen
- Osmo Eerola
- Markku Lindell
Teacher in charge
Osmo Eerola
Groups
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YPROTK19
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YPROIK19
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
Evaluation scale
H-5