LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Understand the principles of systems thinking and the development of systems theory.
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Identify the key characteristics of a complex system and complexity sciences.
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Understand the nature of cities as far-from-equilibrium systems.
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Identify interconnections between key concepts of complex adaptive systems, such as balancing and amplifying feedback loops, self-organization and emergence.
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Get familiar with model-driven exploration and simulation of emergent order.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 20.04.2022 - 16.05.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anssi Joutsiniemi
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CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
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Course is built around lecture series on systemic interaction and ontology on urban modelling. Lectures develop the theoretical and historical background of systems thinking in its various forms. The narrative is built on the development General Systems Theory of 1950 s to the most recent trends of systems thinking. Along the course students gets familiar with various families of rule-based modelling connected to cellular automaton, multi-agent systems and network theory. Lectures are supported with hands-on exercises using general purpose modelling and simulation tools like NetLogo and Processing. Theory of systems is rooted to urban planning practice with examples of operational urban modeling tools such as SLEUTH, CityScope and alike.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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Lectures
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Class discussions in flipped classroom manner
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Hands-on modelling exercises
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Workload
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Total 135 hours. Tutored studies 35 hrs (lectures, class assignments, feedback reviews), independent study 100 hrs (exercises and assignments).
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring V
2023-2024 Spring VEnrollment :
Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts
Registration in Aalto University Sisu.
Minimum amount of students: 6. Maximum amount of students: 60.