The Key Dates column in the following table includes both individual assignments (A1 and A2) and project assignments (P1, P2 and P3).
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction: What this class is about, expected learning Systems: What is a system and why you need to know about it, introduction to systems thinking |
A1 assigned: Resume / statement of interests / complex system experience |
| 2 | Systems: Classes of systems (technical, sociotechnical, engineering systems) |
A1 due A2 assigned: Complex system description and issue identification |
| 3 | Systems: Sociotechnical systems and introduction to complexity | |
| 4 | Systems: Complexity and more, with focus on uncertainty | A2 due |
| 5 | Project: Introduction to Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF), the big issues and questions, introduction to resources | P1 assigned: Representation of SNF CLIOS system |
| 6 | Systems: CLIOS process | |
| 7 | Systems: CLIOS process (cont.) | P1 due |
| 8 | Project: Review of P1 and instructor synthesis of P1; getting organized for the project work; at end of this class, students will have formed into working groups | |
| 9 | Systems: Critical Contemporary Issues (CCI) | |
| 10 | Systems: What is design? What do we mean by a system design? | P2 assigned: Thinking about design for the SNF project |
| 11 | Systems: More on system design, the design aspects of the CLIOS process | |
| 12 | Project: Class discussion on design concepts for the SNF project, system review | |
| 13 | Mid-term quiz | |
| 14 | Systems: Models and frameworks | |
| 15 |
Systems: Models and frameworks (cont.) Discussion of midterm Project: Team meetings on P2 |
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| 16 |
Systems: Risk assessment Project: Discussion of P3 |
P2 due P3 (including Qualifying Problem) assigned |
| 17 | Systems: Risk assessment (cont.) | |
| 18 | Project: Team meetings to select strategic alternatives | |
| 19 | Project: Team meeting with Department of Energy secretary to finalize strategic alternatives | Qualifying problem due |
| 20 | Systems: CLIOS stage 3 — implementation | |
| 21 | Systems: Scenario planning | Due: Final report outline for discussion the following class with Department of Energy secretary |
| 22 | Project: Team meetings with Department of Energy secretary to review progress and discuss final report outline | |
| 23 | Systems: System dynamics 101 | |
| 24 | Project: Rehearsal of final presentations | |
| 25 | Project final presentation | |
| 26 | Class summary, systems recap, student evaluations | P3 due |