Theory of Socio-Technical Systems

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Philosophy, origins, theory, principles and methodologies of complex socio-technical systems; emphasis on holistic thinking for systems engineering; systems approach; cybernetics; complexity science; physical and biological systems; social, economic and political systems; network representations of systems; real-world decision-making; systems dynamics; emergent behavior; systems architecture; engineered systems today and in the future. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.