Doctoral seminar in engineering systems
Master
In Maynard (USA)
Description
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Master
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Maynard (USA)
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IDS.900 Doctoral Seminar in Engineering Systems examines the core theory and contextual applications of the emerging field of Engineering Systems. There is a focus on doctoral–level analysis of scholarship on key concepts such as complexity, uncertainty, fragility, and robustness, as well as a critical look at the historical roots of the field and related areas such as systems engineering, systems dynamics, agent modeling, and systems simulations. Contextual applications of the course range from aerospace to technology implementation to regulatory systems to large–scale systems change. Special attention is given to the interdependence of social and technical dimensions of engineering systems.
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- Engineering
- Systems
Course programme
Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session
Recitations: 1 session / week, 1 hour / session
In establishing the Engineering Systems Division (ESD), MIT has embarked on a bold experiment – bringing together diverse areas of expertise into what is designed to be a new field of study. In many respects, the full scale and scope of Engineering Systems as a field is still emerging. This seminar is simultaneously designed to codify what we presently know and to give direction for future development. In this spirit, the entire syllabus should be viewed as a living document – subject to adjustment based on student and faculty input throughout the term.
While certain topics, readings and guests change from year to year in this course, the focus across a broad range of topics in Engineering Systems remains the same. Throughout the term, faculty from the ESD program and other parts of MIT will be sitting in – either as invited guests or just as interested colleagues. We will give priority to comments from students, but also be sure to tap the wisdom of those who are sitting in.
Readings will come from a broad range of sources. Nonetheless, we suggest that students have familiarity with ESD symposia papers generated over the years.
The overriding top level objectives are two–fold:
At a more detailed level, the learning objectives are:
The order of the elements is notional.
This seminar is designed to help facilitate the transition from being a student taking courses from experts to being a doctoral candidate and then a colleague with your own distinctive voice as a scholar. There are few issues covered in the seminar in which there are simple right and wrong answers – in most cases it is critical thinking and constructive engagement of the issues that will be most important to your success.
Course deliverables are detailed in the Assignments section of this course.
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Doctoral seminar in engineering systems