Systems Theory and System Dynamics

Coursework requirements from MALK 4000-401, 4000-402 and 4000-403 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKL221.

Exam content: Learning outcomes.

Form of examination: Individual written examination with invigilation, 6 hours.

Examiners: One internal and one external examiner.

Grading scale: A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.

Examination support materials

None.

Syllabus

Compulsory Reading

Abdel-Hamid, T. K. (2002). Modeling the dynamics of human energy regulation and its implications for obesity treatment. System Dynamics Review, 18 (4), 431-471. doi:10.1002/sdr.240 [Go to full text: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezproxy.hioa.no/doi/10.1002/sdr.240/epdf ]

Abdel-Hamid, T. K. (2003). Exercise and Diet in Obesity Treatment: An Integrative System Dynamics Perspective. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 35 (3), 400-413. doi:10.1249/01.MSS.0000053659.32126.2D [Go to full text: http://bibsys-almaprimo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/HIOA:default_scope:TN_scopus2-s2.0-0037370299]

Bakken, B. E. (2014). Are obesity models wholistic?: A review of system dynamics models. Invited paper to special issue of Systems research and behavioral science . Draft 1.0. [15 pages]

Checkland, P. (2000). Soft systems methodology: a thirty year retrospective. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 17 (Suppl. 1), S11-S58. doi: 10.1002/1099-1743(200011)17:1+3.0.CO;2-O [Go to full text: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.133.7381&rep=rep1&type=pdf ]

Homer, J. B., & Hirsch, G. B. (2006). System Dynamics Modeling for Public Health: Background and Opportunities. American journal of public health, 96(3), 452-458. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.062059. [Go to full text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.hioa.no/pmc/articles/PMC1470525/]

Leach, M., Scoones, I., & Stirling, A. (2010). Governing epidemics in an age of complexity: Narratives, politics and pathways to sustainability. Global environmental change, 20 (3), 369-377. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.11.008. [Go to full text: http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.hioa.no/science/article/pii/S0959378009001034]

Munro, E. (2010). The Munro review of child protection: Part one: A systems analysis. Retrieved fromhttp://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/m/munro%20review%20of%20child%20protection%20part%20one.pdf [60 pages]

Richardson, G. P. (1999). Feedback thought in social science and systems theory . Waltham, Mass.: Pegasus Communications. [*] [380 pages]

Senge, P. M., Roberts, C., Ross, R. B., Smith, B., & Kelner, A. (1994). The Fifth discipline fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a learning organization . London: Nicholas Brealey Publ. [*] [Kap. 85-87, 89-91 (s. 529-536 og 542-560)]

Scoones, I., Leach, M., Smith, A., Stagl, S., Stirling, A. and Thompson, J. (2007). Dynamic Systems and the Challenge of Sustainability: STEPS Working Paper 1 . Retrieved from http://steps-centre.org/wp-content/uploads/final_steps_dynamics.pdf

Sterman, J. D. (2000). Business dynamics: Systems thinking and modeling for a complex world . Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill. [*] [Kap. 1 - 8  (s. 3 - 262)] [Go to full text: ]

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(Literature list last updated: 2016-02-01 in the APA 6th-style /libr. Kjeller)