Looking through your previous notes and my previous questions, identify and record any ways your expectations have changed. I think the only way my expectations have changed is in regards to how the course is structured. The Block 1 notes seem to be suggesting that I have to find my own structure. This does worry…… Continue reading T306 Block 1: Activity 6
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T306 Block1: Activity 5
Make notes on what you think are the main features of systems thinking. Systems thinking, for me, involves the process of describing and understanding systems as wholes. Rather than taking a reductionist view of a system, a wider scope is strived for and systems thinkers attempt to understand how each component of a system might…… Continue reading T306 Block1: Activity 5
T306 Block 1: Activity 4
More questions about my expectations of this course. What activities do you expect to undertake in studying a level 3 course? Short answer? Similar to a level 3 course but harder.Longer answer? This course is the older, more difficult-to-understand sibling of T214 (or so I imagine) and will require a deeper understanding of the course…… Continue reading T306 Block 1: Activity 4
T306 Block1: Activity 3
This one is going to be very short. Add any further thoughts about your expectations. You may feel some of the expectations you had have already been changed. Add any postscripts about this to the notes you made earlier. Make it clear in your notes these are postscripts and what has happened to change your…… Continue reading T306 Block1: Activity 3
T306 Block 1: Activity 2
This activity is a short one. What do you understand the course title to mean? T306 is called ‘Managing Complexity: a Systems Approach’. There are two halves to this, so it looks like I need to define “managing complexity” and “systems approach”. I’ve not yet read the course notes on this so this will be…… Continue reading T306 Block 1: Activity 2
T306 Block 1: Activity 1
And so, my T306 activities commence. This is the first of a very large collection of activities for my Open University course T306 Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach. I’m actually starting early – the course doesn’t officially start for another two weeks – but if I don’t start now I will inevitable fall behind later.…… Continue reading T306 Block 1: Activity 1
Blimey. It’s been a while
This place has been a bit of a blogging wasteland for the last few months. I’ve been a little busy with real life, and once my last OU module finished I just couldn’t be bothered spending much time updating my blog. So, what have I been doing with all this free time? Well, I have…… Continue reading Blimey. It’s been a while