Engineering Management

Systems Thinking and Engineering: Framework for Impact


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The overall theme and desired outcome for attendees taking this executive course is the ability to make decisions with impact. Framing complex problems in systems terms allows decision-makers to identify key information and capability nodes, as well as define tools for intervention and change. As systems are baselined, conceptualized, and designed, these intervention levers are points of impact for systems thinkers and engineers. Through the communication of system concepts, these ideas will be illustrated with key emerging complex problems including remote healthcare.

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Course Description

Uncertainty and ResearchThe overall theme and desired outcome for attendees taking this executive course is the ability to make decisions with impact. Framing complex problems in systems terms allows decision-makers to identify key information and capability nodes, as well as define tools for intervention and change. As systems are baselined, conceptualized, and designed, these intervention levers are points of impact for systems thinkers and engineers. Through the communication of system concepts, these ideas will be illustrated with key emerging complex problems including remote healthcare.

Key Takeaways

By the end of this program, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify organizational, business, and technical challenges as system problems with key drivers.

  • Differentiate systems thinking from systems engineering.

  • Articulate and define different system types.

  • Apply systems problem-solving approaches to multiple system types.

  • Understand system thinking and engineering problem-solving approaches.

Prerequisites

  • Work experience: ~5+ years
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
  • Jobs/Industries: Private sector, business, or government systems leaders who will benefit from practical experience learning and applying systems thinking and systems engineering concepts

Who Should Take this Course

Early/mid-career systems leaders

Administrators seeking foundational systems knowledge

Program/project leaders refreshing systems practices and applications

Systems leaders seeking a new-view approach to systems applications

Policies

  • Johns Hopkins Engineering Lifelong Learning courses do not offer academic credit.
  • Learners will have view only access to online materials for 1 year after the conclusion for the course.
  • Additional policies are available on the Johns Hopkins Lifelong Learning Policies page.

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Instructors

Steve Biemer
Systems Engineering Program Instructor
Steve Biemer is a systems engineer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He works with both the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security defining and conducting analytical end-engineering assessments of systems, platforms, architectures, and networks.
Matthew Montoya
Instructor
Dr. Matthew (Matt) Montoya is an advisor, instructor, professor, academic program director, and researcher at Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals Systems Engineering, Healthcare Systems Engineering, and Lifelong Learning programs.