Lectures 9 and 23 are provided courtesy of Sgouris Sgouridis and are used with permission.
Lecture notes files.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
| 1 |
Introduction: What this class is about, expected learning
Systems: What is a system and why you need to know about it, introduction to systems thinking
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| 2 |
Systems: Classes of systems (technical, sociotechnical, engineering systems) (PDF) |
| 3 |
Systems: Sociotechnical systems and introduction to complexity |
| 4 |
Systems: Complexity and more, with focus on uncertainty |
| 5 |
Project: Introduction to Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF), the big issues and questions, introduction to resources |
| 6 |
Systems: CLIOS process (PDF) |
| 7 |
Systems: CLIOS process (cont.) (PDF) |
| 8 |
Project: Review of P1 and instructor synthesis of P1; getting organized for the project work; at end of this class, students will have formed into working groups |
| 9 |
Systems: Critical Contemporary Issues (CCI) (PDF) |
| 10 |
Systems: What is design? What do we mean by a system design? (PDF) |
| 11 |
Systems: More on system design, the design aspects of the CLIOS process (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 12 |
Project: Class discussion on design concepts for the SNF project, system review |
| 13 |
Mid-term quiz |
| 14 |
Systems: Models and frameworks (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 15 |
Systems: Models and frameworks (cont.)
Discussion of midterm
Project: Team meetings on P2 (PDF)
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| 16 |
Systems: Risk assessment
Project: Discussion of P3
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| 17 |
Systems: Risk assessment (cont.) |
| 18 |
Project: Team meetings to select strategic alternatives |
| 19 |
Project: Team meeting with Department of Energy secretary to finalize strategic alternatives |
| 20 |
Systems: CLIOS stage 3 — implementation |
| 21 |
Systems: Scenario planning (PDF) |
| 22 |
Project: Team meetings with Department of Energy secretary to review progress and discuss final report outline |
| 23 |
Systems: System dynamics 101 (PDF) |
| 24 |
Project: Rehearsal of final presentations |
| 25 |
Project final presentation |
| 26 |
Class summary, systems recap, student evaluations |