Pad 824 Advanced Topics in System Dynamics

Pad 824
Advanced Topics in System Dynamics

Course Schedule
Fall 2002

Date	Topic/Readings	Topic Presenters	Individual Project Presentations
9/5 9/12	Planning	None	None
9/19	Intro to Mathematics Part I Linear Dynamic Models Matrix Representation Integration Schemes	David/George	None
9/26	The Concept of Gain Gain Paper by G.P Richardson (hard copy)	Nacho/George	Silvia
10/3	Model Analysis with Digest Loop Dominance Paper by G.P. Richardson Mojtahedzadeh, M., D. Andersen & G. Richardson. "Using Digest to Implement the Pathway Participation Method for Detecting Influential System Structure" September 27, 2002 "The origins of behavior patterns" by M. Saleh and P. Davidsen Digest Software Digest Manual	Mohammad	None
10/10	Intro to Mathematics Part II	George/David	None
10/17	Model Testing and Callibration Oliva, Rogelio. "Model Calibration as a Testing Strategy for System Dynamics Models." European Journal of Operational Research (forthcoming).	Bob Eberlein	None
10/24	Intro to Mathematics Part III	George/David	None
10/31			Eliot
11/7	Discrete vs. Continuous Models Presentation Models @Risk Excel add-in Dots Simulation	Marcio/Luis	Nacho
11/14	Stocks	Pat/Yi-Jung	Luis
11/21	System Dynamics and Social Theory Schwaninger (1997): Intergrative Systems Methodology: Heuristic for Requisite Variety. International Transaction in Operation Research 4(2):109-123 (Hard Copy) Lane, D. (2001)Rerum cognoscere causas: Part I - How do the ideas of system dynamics relate to traditional social theories and the voluntarism/determinism debate?. System Dynamics Review 17(2):97-118 Lane, D. (2001)Rerum cognoscere causas: Part II - Opportunities generated by the agency/structure debate and suggestions for clarifying the social theoretic position of system dynamics System Dynamics Review 17(4):293-309 Graham, A. (2002)On Positioning System Dynamics as an Applied Science of Strategy 20th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, July 28 – August 1, 2002, Palermo, Italy	Aldo/Silvia	Omer
11/28	No class
12/5	Kalman Filtering	David/Luis	None
12/12	System Dynamics and Econometrics	Michael/Marcio/Omer	None

Last updated 11/11/02 by Luis Luna