IMT 586: Information Dynamics I

If you're in the Puget Sound area and have been thinking about enrolling in IMT 586 (Information Dynamics I, called system dynamics by most of the rest of the world) at the University of Washington, now's the time; the quarter starts next week.

For more on the course, see my two prior announcements.

System dynamics course

Have you heard of system dynamics here or in your reading elsewhere? Would you like to learn more, including how to create computer simulation models to make sense of some of the challenges and puzzles you face, be they at work or in the news?

The University of Washington Information School is offering IMT 586, a first course in system dynamics, in the winter quarter. Yes, I'll be teaching it. You can learn more about it, including tips on how to register, in my earlier posting called Information Dynamics: IMT 586. My instructor class description lists the three goals I have for this course. For anyone concerned about the level of mathematics required in this course, that page also points to a brief description by the author of our text describing the level of mathematics needed to do this work.

I look forward to meeting some of you in that class!

Information Dynamics: IMT 586

Have you ever wondered ...

• what causes some ideas, products, and companies to become fads that peak and die, while others have staying power?
  
  
• why there are business cycles?
  
  
• what causes some diseases to become epidemics and others to subside with little effect?
  
  
• why real change often takes so long?
  
  
• the role information plays in the answer to each of these questions?
  

Would you like to learn to answer these and other such questions
yourself? Are you a student at the University of Washington, or do you live within commuting distance?

Then sign up for the Information School's IMT 586, Information Dynamics I, in the Winter Quarter 2008. I look forward to seeing some of you there.

IMT586: a course in system dynamics

While I have taught system dynamics and systems thinking courses and workshops for various organizations, some have asked if I was planning any public courses. I can now tell you that I'm the lecturer in spe for IMT586, a graduate course in information (system) dynamics for the Information School at the University of Washington. IMT586 will be offered starting in the winter quarter of 2008. It will be offered in the MSIM program to both day and executive students. It currently appears it will also be open to non-matriculated students, so, if you live within commuting distance of the University of Washington's main Seattle campus and are interested in learning system dynamics, check it out.

As we get closer and more information is available on the UW iSchool Web site, I'll post updates on Making Sense With Facilitated Systems.

Of course, if you want custom training tailored for your organization's needs, feel free to contact me.