Deadline:
June 07, 2024
Program Starts: July 08, 2024
Program Ends: July 11, 2024
Location(s)
Online
Online
Overview
Held prior to the Conference, the Summer School provides a unique opportunity for Society members to learn and review the basics of System Dynamics and get exposed to real-world applications of the method. It offers you the chance to build your own simulation model with the support of some of the best instructors in the field. Seats are limited. Register by June 7th, 2024!
Details
ABOUT
- Online: The live Summer School sessions are held online two weeks before the conference.
- Best Instructors: Learn from professors from renowned universities with great teaching experience.
- Self-Managed: Watch the lecture recordings and complete assignments on your own time.
- Discussions: Get help from your peers and instructors in a dedicated learning platform.
- Certificate: Receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.
Introductory Track - For those with none or very limited System Dynamics knowledge
The Introductory Track is software neutral. The purpose is to teach the System Dynamics methodology and not specific software syntax. There will be models available in Vensim, Studio, and Stella. Free versions of modeling software that are limited in capability or limited in duration of use will be available.
Instructors:
- Larissa Calancie, Tufts University
- Birgit Kopainsky, University of Bergen
- Rod MacDonald, James Madison University
- Oleg Pavlov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Raafat Zaini, James Madison University
Intermediate track - For those with basic System Dynamics knowledge and/or past Introductory Track attendess
Attendees need to pass a test before registering for the intermediate track. A registration link will be sent upon a positive result. The Intermediate track focuses on software (Studio and Vensim). It presents more advanced modeling techniques. Free versions of System Dynamics modeling software that are limited in capability or limited in duration of use will be made available.
Instructors:
- Willem Auping, TU Delft
- Bob Eberlein, isee systems
- Ying Qian, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Pre-work requeriments
It is important that you complete your pre-work, and watch recordings and tutorials prior to the live-sessions week. This preparatory work will help you get exposure to modeling software and systems thinking. By completing the pre-work on time, you won’t fall behind during live lectures. The live-sessions week is dedicated to the discussion of topics and assignments with instructors.
We don’t expect students to learn or master the material from the videos alone or before the week of Summer School. Instead, we expect students to have watched the videos in order to become familiar with the content so that we can draw on the content during the live sessions, you can ask questions, and when we refer back to the videos, have a sense of what we are talking about. Based on previous years, if you fail to complete your pre-work, you’ll likely be falling behind and have a less satisfying experience.
There are approximately 9 hours of pre-recorded lectures to watch before the week of Summer School (not including software and System Dynamics applications videos). Adding 12 live sessions totals 20 hours of interacting online plus at least 20 hours offline to work on problems/exercises and your individual project.
Dates
Deadline: June 07, 2024
Program starts:
July 08, 2024
Program ends:
July 11, 2024
Program Starts: July 08, 2024
Program Ends: July 11, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
FEE
- Regular: $500
- Student: $300
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