Information Package / Course Catalogue
Systems Thınkıng
Course Code: İFB539
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to learn what systemic thinking is and how it can be developed, and to examine the research in this field.

Course Content

Development of Systems Thinking, Conceptual Dimension of Systems Thinking and Research on Systems Thinking

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Learning Outcomes
1.Comprehends what systemic thinking is.
2.Makes sense of systems thinking in different contexts.
3.Evaluates systems thinking studies.
4.Understands the importance of systems thinking.
5.Makes research proposals for the application of systems thinking in educational settings.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Meadows, D. H. (2008). Thinking in systems: A primer. Chelsea. green publishing.
2.Sweeney, L. B., & Meadows, D. (2010). The systems thinking playbook: Exercises to stretch and build learning and systems thinking capabilities. Chelsea Green Publishing.
3.Ackoff, R. L. (1994). Systems thinking and thinking systems. System Dynamics Review, 10(2-3), 175-188.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Mechanistic Worldview
Week 2 - Theoretical
Science, Progression, and Technology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Complex World Problems
Week 4 - Theoretical
From Parts to the Whole: Rising of Systems Thinking
Week 5 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts: Feedback, Delay, Stock, Flow
Week 6 - Theoretical
System Rules
Week 7 - Theoretical
The nature of Connectivity and Scientific Thinking (Midterm)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Nature of Relationships: Loop Diagrams
Week 9 - Theoretical
Time Dimension of Thinking
Week 10 - Theoretical
Systems in Science
Week 11 - Theoretical
The conceptualization of Systems Thinking
Week 12 - Theoretical
Research areas in Systems Thinking and Literature
Week 13 - Theoretical
Review of Systems Thinking in Educational Area
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review of Systems Thinking in Educational Area
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment510050
Individual Work59045
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120323
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026