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 | 1 |  |  |  | Introduction and Overview (PDF)  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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 | 2 |  |  |  | Engineering Systems as a Field of Study (PDF) |  |  |  | - Historical Perspectives on Engineering Systems as a Field
 - Uncertainty, Complexity, and other Core Concepts Defining Engineering Systems as a Field
 
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 | 3 |  |  |  | ESD Foundations: Systems Thinking (PDF) |  |  |  | - Systems Thinking -- Lessons from Systems Dynamics
 - The Role of Systems Thinking in the Field of Engineering Systems
 
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 | 4 |  |  |  | ESD in Context: Systems Engineering (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |  |  |  | - Systems Engineering in Context
 - Assembly and Product Architecture
 
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 | 5 |  |  |  | ESD in Context: Technology Implementation; Fragility and Robustness in Complex Systems (PDF) |  |  |  | - Fragility and Robustness in Complex Systems
 - Government Investment in Research and Development
 
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 | 6 |  |  |  | ESD Foundations: Systems Design and Systems Architecture (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |  |  |  | - Establishing a Common Language and Set of Methods for Systems Design and Systems Architecture
 
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 | 7 |  |  |  | ESD in Context: Aerospace Industry (PDF) |  |  |  | - The Historical Development and Future Prospects for Engineering Systems in the Aerospace Industry
 
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 | 8 |  |  |  | ESD Foundations: Complexity Science (Part I) (PDF) |  |  |  | - Core Concepts from the Study of The Sciences of Complexity
 
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 | 9 |  |  |  | Mid-Point Review and ESD Foundations: Socio-Technical Systems (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) (PDF 4) |  |  |  | - Socio-Technical Systems
 - An "Engineering Systems" View of "Systems Engineering" and "Systems Architecture"
 - Additional mid-point calibration on Engineering Systems with Thomas Hughes as special guest
 
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 | 10 |  |  |  | ESD Foundations: Uncertainty and Decision Theory in Complex Systems (PDF) |  |  |  | - Decision Theory and Complex Engineering Systems
 - Real Options in the Design and Development of Complex Engineering Systems
 
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 | 11 |  |  |  | ESD in Context: Regulatory Systems (PDF) |  |  |  | - Private/Public Interactions Driving Mutual Gains in Regulatory Systems
 - The Dynamics of Gridlock in Regulatory Systems
 
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 | 12 |  |  |  | ESD Foundations: Large-Scale Systems Change (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |  |  |  | - Leading Large-Scale Systems Change Initiatives
 
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 | 13 |  |  |  | ESD in Context: Global Systems (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |  |  |  | - Sustainable Development in Global Systems
 - The Distinctive Properties of Global Systems
 
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 | 14 |  |  |  | Special Focus on Simulation Models and ESD Foundations: Agent Models, Genetic Algorithms, and Evolutionary Theory (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |  |  |  | - Insights for Complex Engineering Systems from Evolutionary Theory
 - Lessons from Selected Models Simulating Complex Engineering Systems
 
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 | 15 |  |  |  | Conclusion: Architecting Engineering Systems as a Field of Study (Part I) (PDF) |  |  |  |  |  | 
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