IE489 SYSTEMS THINKING 
    
       | Course Code: | 5680489 | 
    
       | METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3(3-0) | 
    
       | ECTS Credit: | 5.0 | 
    
       | Department: | Industrial Engineering | 
    
       | Language of Instruction: | English | 
    
       | Level of Study: | Undergraduate | 
    
       | Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. SEÇÝL SAVAÞANERÝL TÜFEKCÝ | 
    
       | Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. | 
	
	| Prerequisite: | Set 1: 5680251 | 
	| The course set above should be completed before taking
	  IE489 SYSTEMS THINKING . | 
Course Content
Inquiry and research. Methods of science. Fundamental systems concepts and notions. Systems thinking as a mode of inquiry; historical and methodological account. Contrasting and clarifying the systems position vis-à-vis science. The relation between systems thinking and operational research. Principal stains of systems thinking and the systems approaches.