CS 1.1 Introduction to Systems is an introductory course composed of four short microlearning modules designed to introduce learners to systems and systems thinking.
This course establishes the foundational concepts of system thinking by exploring what constitutes a system, the distinction between open and closed systems, and practical approaches to setting appropriate system boundaries. Through diverse examples from technological, social, and natural domains, learners will develop a fundamental understanding of systems that will serve as the basis for more advanced complexity science concepts.
"CS" Context:
This course is the first within a broad curriculum on Complex Systems (CS). This curriculum is composed of 33 courses in total, divided into 14 series.
While it sounds like a lot, each module within each of these courses is effectively a microlearning experience, designed to be completed over a lunch break or perhaps a long coffee break. In general, a module will take approximately 7 to 15 minutes. Of course, for best results, it is expected that learners will invest between double to triple this amount of time variously reading about, considering, analyzing, practicing, applying, and synthesizing the knowledge and skills gained in each of these modules.
Each course is structured predictably and familiarly, and we hope that learners begin to look forward to these modules as one might a daily brain-teaser, puzzle, or challenge. We'll start slow, and keep everything bite-sized. We encourage you to pace yourself and generally take about a week (or at least a day or two) to process the contents of each course.
If you complete the entire curriculum, you will have a truly comprehensive understanding of all of the introductory, a good bit of intermediate, and even one or two advanced topics in complexity science, the systems sciences, and systems thinking
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