All students attend the lecture sessions. Students are divided into project groups for recitation sessions, with the exception of recitations 3, 5, and 8, which are full class recitations.
L = Lecture
R = Recitation
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction to critical contemporary issues (CCIs)and complex systems | Assignment 1 out |
| R1 | Project recitations | |
| L2 | System dynamics I: Introduction |
Assignment 1 due Assignment 2 out |
| R2 | Project recitations | |
| L3 | System dynamics II: System structure and behavior | |
| R3 | Full class recitation: Tutorial on Vensim | |
| L4 | System dynamics III: Simulation |
Assignment 2 due Assignment 3 out |
| R4 | Project recitations | |
| L5 | Uncertainty I: Introduction | |
| R5 | Full class recitation: Introduction to random variables | |
| L6 | Uncertainty II: Applications |
Assignment 3 due Assignment 4 out |
| R6 | Project recitations | |
| L7 | Networks I: Introduction, structure, and behavior | Assignment 4 due |
| R7 | Project recitations | |
| L8 | Networks II: Applications | |
| R8 | Full class recitation: Midterm project presentations | |
| L9 | Considering stakeholders with different values in decision making | |
| R9 | Project recitations | |
| R10 | Project recitations (cont.) | |
| L10 | Class field trip | |
| R11 | Project recitations | |
| L11 | Design of an Engineering Systems Division (ESD) undergraduate major | |
| R12 | Project recitations | |
| L12 | Final project oral presentations |