Students in ESD.00 work on projects to address large, complex and seemingly intractable real-world problems, such as energy supply, environmental issues, health care delivery, and critical infrastructure (e.g., telecommunications, water supply, and transportation).

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This course includes
Hours of videos

249 years, 11 months

Units & Quizzes

9

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The course introduces interdisciplinary approaches - rooted in engineering, management, and the social sciences - to considering these critical contemporary issues. Small, faculty-led teams select an engineering systems term project to illustrate one or more of these approaches.

Course Currilcum

  • Introduction to critical contemporary issues (CCIs)and complex systems Unlimited
  • System dynamics I: Introduction Unlimited
  • System dynamics II: System structure and behavior Unlimited
  • System dynamics III: Simulation Unlimited
  • Uncertainty I: Introduction Unlimited
  • Uncertainty II: Applications Unlimited
  • Networks I: Introduction, structure, and behavior Unlimited
  • Networks II: Applications Unlimited
  • Considering stakeholders with different values in decision making Unlimited