GLOBAL SYSTEMS

Your Learning Objectives,or

How to benefit from this course

Spring 2018

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Three main areas of growth

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

SYSTEM SKILLS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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Three main areas of growth

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

SYSTEM SKILLS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

System structure and dynamics

The globalization process

Communication, teaming, assessment

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Course content

The core content is presented in four units:

Global systems

Environment

Economics

Engineering

Thursday presentations drive the course.

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System skills

System models give you a way to

organize complex situations.

System simulations give you the ability

to experiment with system models.

Projects give you the chance to build

practical system skills.

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Communication skills

Researching a topic

Building a presentation

Making a presentation

Doing it as part of a team

The team goal is to educate all of us

about your topic.

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Professionalism

Professionalism is an attitude as much as

behavior.

Team members can contribute in various ways:

researcher, organizer, evaluator, leader.

Attendance: expectation is 100% attendance,

with meaningful communication when that is

not possible.

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Demonstratingyour growth

SYSTEMS SKILLS

CONTENTKNOWLEDGE

COMMUNICATION

Exams, Projects

Exams

Public presentations, team feedback, self

assessment

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The professional outlook

• You are learning to be a professional with value to society.

• We will treat you as a professional in AESc210.

• You will guide your own development, setting your own standards and enjoying the satisfaction of achieving growth.

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A professional approach

• Attend all classes. Ask (using email) when you need to be excused.

• Come to class on time and be mentally ready to go.

• Connect your course experience to your ‘real life’ by thinking about it 24/7. Share your thoughts with others.

• Build your own course e-portfolio for the future.

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Student experience: motivation

• “I feel like I handled this class like I was working in a professional environment. I only missed two classes and both times I let (the professor) know about my absence.”

• “Attendance is critical for anyone’s success in the classroom. At the beginning of the year I missed a class without an excuse which resulted in a firm email from (the professor) ... Needless to say that didn’t happen again.”

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Student experience: motivation

• “I have changed my everyday actions in multiple ways from what I used to do at the beginning of this course. … I even started turning off my roommates’ lights and electronics …”

• “My growth has not been so much what I do, more so what I think about. It’s hard to be “sustainable” in a house with four other guys that have little to no sensitivity to sustainability.”

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Student experience: communication

• “I have taken speech classes in high school, and have had to give presentations before in class. It was not until I took this class where I actually critiqued myself. This … allowed me to improve my communication abilities throughout the semester.”

• “At the beginning of this class I started off as a nervous wreck, not being able to talk without stuttering in my presentations. … I have learned to create well organized presentations and to better prepare myself, so I smoothly talk …”

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Student experience: working in teams

• “I behaved professionally as a team member when we were split up into groups. I would be lying if I said I enjoyed all of my team members, but when you are part of a team you need to set aside some of your emotions and get the job done.”

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What’s in it for youMotivation• You will see yourself as a ‘global citizen’ and

will have an idea how to help build a better future.

Communication• You will become a more effective

communicator, both solo and as a team member.

Teaming• You will be able to participate effectively and

to lead when it is useful.

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Recap: Three main areas of growth

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

SYSTEM SKILLS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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What’s in it for you?

you willhave fun

while doing all

this!

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Questions? Thoughts?

thanks for

listening