| Unit name | Advanced Systems |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CENGM0001 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Mike Yearworth |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Professional development content of an accredited engineering degree or equivalent |
| Co-requisites |
RM1, RM2 |
| School/department | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit is at the heart of the Systems EngD and is integrated with Research Methods 1 (CENGM0006) and Research Methods 2 (CENGM0007). It develops understanding and awareness and deals with specific generic tools in the softer aspects of systems that have been introduced in Research Methods 1 and 2, such as grounded theory, ethnography, and action research; together with qualitative data gathering and analysis approaches. It builds further on, and deepens and widens, the philosophical underpinnings of systems and systems thinking research introduced in Research Methods 1, deals with the personal skills required to provide leadership and manage change and introduces Problem Structuring Methods, Hierarchical Process Modelling (e.g. PeriMeta) and System Dynamics. Advanced Systems presents new and in-depth material to soft systems that allows REs to reconsider, update, enhance and bring additional rigour to soft systems aspects of the initial research plan developed in Research Methods 2.
