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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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