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MCAD: Systems Thinking (To December 14)

Thu, 2012/03/29 - 14:34 — nhoeller
Start: 
Mon, 2012/08/27
Location: 
Online - Asynchronous
Link: 
http://mcad.edu/continuing-education/sustainable-design/systems-thinking-fall-20...

Course Description

We are transitioning from the age of design for the part to the age of design for the whole. This course provides students with the tools required to succeed in today's dynamic market and a world of uncertainty. Systems thinking, languages of design, and product life cycles are integrated and they form the solid foundation for innovative products. Actionable theory is absorbed through market specific projects.

Text + Materials

Required Textbook(s): Nexus, by Mark Buchanan, W. W. Norton, 2003 (ISBN: 0393324427); Cradle To Cradle by William McDonough North Point Press, 2002 (ISBN: 0865475873) Thinking In Systems by Donella Meadows. Chelsea Green, 2008 (ISBN 1603580557)

Course Details

Course Number: SD 6510 (Fall 2012)
Dates: Aug. 27 - Dec. 14
Days: Online - Asynchronous
Time: asynchronous
Instructor: Curt McNamara
Non-Credit Tuition: $1470.00
For Credit Tuition: $2496.00
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