System Thinking Tma 1

Faculty of Business Studies Arab Open University

TMA – Cover Sheet

Academic Year: 2010/2011 Semester: First

Course No: T205 A TMA No: 01

1. Student Information ;

Students Name: Sarah Nadeem Anwar

Student No: 20911057 Section No: 02

Email: s20911057@arabou.edu.sa

I hereby certify that the work presented in TMA is my own and is not copeied from any source.

Signature: Sarah! Date of Submission: 20-11-2010

Total | Question 03 | Question 02 | Question 01 | Questions | Allocated Marks |

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| Student's Total Mark | 100 |

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QUESTION # 2: (350 words)

SYSTEM THINKING DEALING WITH COMPLEX SITUATIONS AS HOLISTIC WAY :

System thinking can be defined as a practice of understanding how things influence one another as a group or within a whole. Systems range from simple to complex. System is an organized collection of parts or subsystems that are highly integrated to accomplish an overall goal.

A system is a community situated within an environment with inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes, with ongoing feedback among these various parts. If one part of the system is removed, the nature of the system is changed.

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