PM 442 Introduction to System Dynamics
This course encourages a transition in student’s’ managerial perspective from linear into nonlinear and holistic, which helps to develop a more realistic understanding of organizational systems. Equipped with proper system dynamics modeling tools and techniques, students will learn to visualize a business organization in terms of the structures and policies that create dynamics and regulate performance. In addition, students will learn about simulation methods that enable them to experience the long-term side effects of decisions, systematically explore new strategies, and develop an understanding of complex systems, within a low-risk environment.