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ME52053: Systems thinking

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: Analyse complex systems taking a holistic perspective
Demonstrate climate literacy
Identify opportunities for systemic impact
Identify social, economic, political, environmental, and technical challenges of decarbonsation.
Objectively critique systemic intervention


Synopsis: Explore the many complex systemic challenges created by the climate crisis using holistic, systems-thinking approach. This includes economic, societal, political, environmental, and ethical perspectives. You'll use this approach to see how radical change can be achieved at speed and scale. You'll also identify some of the inevitable barriers, trade-offs and challenges associated with a climate positive transformation.

Content: Climate Literacy, including global ethical issues. Challenging current eco-systems and proposing alternatives Systems Thinking, innovation and creativity Radical, incremental and disruptive change; the challenges of speed and scale Key issues in decarbonisation such as mitigation vs adaptation, offsetting, just transition.

Course availability:

ME52053 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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