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Problem Structuring Techniques - ZEIT8402
School of Engineering & Information Technology

 
Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  School of Engineering & Information Technology @ ADFA
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Restricted to students enrolled in Graduate Diploma or Masters programs.
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course trains students to appreciate, scope and structure issues that are poorly defined or understood through exploration of so-called soft OR techniques so that reasonable proposals may be made for executive action in area which cannot be logically solved. It will cover the following topics: Problems and Wicked Problems, Influence Diagrams and Decision Trees, Morphological analysis and Mind Mapping, soft systems methods, SODA, Strategic choice approach, robustness analysis, Drama Theory, Multi-methodology, and Case studies.

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