Part D Resources

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Industrial Systems & Environment 323

Part D Resources


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Part D: Resources

Prescribed Text

Jackson, Michael C. (2003) Systems Thinking: Creative Holism for Managers, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, West Sussex.

The following text is also a valuable resource, although currently out of print. However, copies are available in the RMIT University Library and other university libraries. Extended sections (as referred to in these notes) are also available for download in the RMIT Library ‘electronic resources’.

Cavaleri, Steven & Obloj, Krzysztof (1993) Management Systems: A Global Perspective, Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

Resources Please refer to the list of Recommended Readings at the end of each Topic for a selection of relevant material. Note: All recommended readings are available through the RMIT Library.

A number of selected readings are also available through the electronic resources in the RMIT Library.

Video titled ‘Mindwalk - A Film for Passionate Thinkers’

(The film is based on the "The Turning Point" by Fritjof Capra,).

This video will be shown to students attending classes.

If it is not possible for you to see it during class or you wish to see it again, RMIT University has a copy for viewing only in the Audiovisual Section.

For those undertaking this course by distance, the video can be purchased from online sellers like Amazon (highly recommended).


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Topic 1: Defining and Understanding Systems

Recommended Readings

Blanchard, Benjamin S. (2004) System Engineering Management, 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ.

Chapter 1. Introduction to System Engineering p1-45

Blanchard, Benjamin S. & Fabrycky, Wolter J. (1998) Systems Engineering and Analysis 3rd Ed., Prentice hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Chapter 1. System definitions and Concepts p1-15

Cavaleri, Steven & Obloj, Krzysztof (1993) Management Systems: A Global Perspective, Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont CA.

Chapter 1. Systems Thinking p3-26

Chapter 3. Dynamic Dimensions of Systems p51 –67

Eisner, Howard (2002) Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Chapter 1. System, Projects and Management p3-34

Flood, Robert Louis. (1999) Rethinking The Fifth Discipline, Routledge, London.

Chapter 2. Bertalanffy’s Open Systems Theory p29-34

Flood, Robert Louis. & Jackson, Michael C. (1991) Creative Problem Solving: Total Systems Intervention, Wiley, Chichester.

Chapter 1. The nature of Systems Thinking p1029


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Hitchins, Derek K. (1992) Putting Systems to Work, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, West Sussex.

Chapter 1. Understanding Systems p3-26

(For an updated e-book version (circa 2002) refer to: www.hitchins.net/STEM.html )

Hitchins, Prof. Derek (2000) Basic Models for System Thinking, paper available at: www.hitchins.net/Thinking.html

Hitchins, Derek (2004) Advanced Systems: Thinking, Engineering and Management, ArtTech House.

Jackson, Michael C. (2000) Systems Approaches to Management, Kluwer Academic, NY.

Chapter 1. Introduction p1-7

Chapter 6. The Functionalist Systems Approach p107-204

Jackson, Michael C. (2003) Systems Thinking: Creating Holism for Managers, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, England.

Preface & Introduction pxiii-xix

Chapter 1. The Systems Language p3-13

Chapter 7. Complexity Theory p113-133

Nicholas, John M. (1990) Managing Business & Engineering Projects: Concepts & Implementation, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Chapter 3. Systems and Organisations p51-66

Chapter 4. System Methodologies p67-85

http://www.hitchins.net/STEM.html


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Nicholas, John M. (2004) Project Management for Business & Engineering: Principles & Practice 2nd Ed., Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Burlington, MA.

Chapter 3. Systems, Organisations, and System Methodologies p51-83

Oxford University Press (1989) Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edition, Simpson, J.A. & Weiner, E.S.C. Eds., Oxford University Press, Oxford.

‘Systems’

Shoderbeck, Peter, P., Schoderbeck, Charles G. & Kefalas, Asterios G. (1990) Management Systems: Conceptual Considerations 4th Ed., BPI Irwin, Homewood, IL.

Chapter 1. The Systems View p5-32

Chapter 2. General Systems Theory p33-69

Recommended WWW Sites

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Web Sites

Heylighen, F. ‘Principia Cybernetica Web’ dictionary of cybernetics and systems. http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ASC/indexASC.html

Systems Thinking Press www.systemsthinkingpress.com/freesystemsconcepts.htm

“Meaning – The Secret of Being Alive” by Cliff Havener Chapter 2 – The Basics of Systems

http://systemsthinkingpress.com/meaning_secret_of_being_alive.htm

Hitchins, Derek K. Putting Systems to Work, an updated e-book version circa 2002: Chapter 1. Understanding Systems p3-26

www.hitchins.net/STEM.html

Topic 2: Systems Thinking & Approaches

Recommended Readings (Topic 2)

Cavaleri, Steven & Obloj, Krzysztof (1993) Management Systems: A Global Perspective, Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont CA.

Chapter 1. Systems Thinking p3-26

Chapter 4. The Roots of Systems Thinking p75-98

Chapter 5. The Hard Systems Approaches p101-128

Chapter 6. The Soft Systems Approaches p129-155

http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ASC/indexASC.html

http://www.systemsthinkingpress.com/freesystemsconcepts.htm

http://systemsthinkingpress.com/meaning_secret_of_being_alive.htm

http://www.hitchins.net/ASTEM.html


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Chapter 7. Cybernetic Approaches p156-180

Clayton, Anthony M. H. & Radcliffe, Nicholas J. (1996) Sustainability: A Systems Approach, Earthscan Publications, London.

Chapter 2. General Systems Theory p15-27

Flood, Robert and Jackson, Michael. (1991) Creative Problem Solving: Total Systems Intervention, Wiley, Chichester.

Chapter 1. The nature of Systems Thinking p1-29

Flood, Robert Louis. (1999) Rethinking the Fifth Discipline, Routledge, London

Chapter 1. Senge’s The Fifth Discipline p13-28



(For an updated e-book version (circa 2002) refer to: www.hitchins.net/STEM.html )

Hitchins, Prof. Derek (2000) System Thinking, paper available at: www.hitchins.net/Thinking.html

Hitchins, Derek (2004) Advanced Systems: Thinking, Engineering and Management, ArtTech House.

Jackson, Michael C. (2000) Systems Approaches to Management, Kluwer Academic, NY.

http://www.hitchins.net/ASTEM.html

http://www.hitchins.net/Thinking.html


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Chapter 5. Applied Systems Thinking p91-104


Chapter 1. The Systems Language p3-13


Kasser, J. (1995), Applying Total Quality Management to Systems Engineering, Artech House, Boston.

Chapter 1. Introduction p1-10






Reilly, N. B. (1993), Successful Systems Engineering for Engineers and Managers, Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY.

Schoderbeck, Peter P. Schoderbeck, Charles G. & Kefalas, Asterios G. (1990) Management Systems: Conceptual Considerations 4th Ed., BPI Irrwin, Homewood, IL.

Chapter 1. The Systems View p5-32


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Chpater 11. The Systems Approach to Management p283-312

Recommended WWW Sites (Topic 2)

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Web Sites

Aronson, Daniel. Introduction to systems thinking http://www.thinking.net/Systems_Thinking/Intro_to_ST/intro_to_st.html

Carter McNamara: Systems Thinking http://www.mapnp.org/library/systems/systems.htm

Gill, Tony: About Systems Thinking http://www.phrontis.com/systhink.htm

Derek Hitchins: Systems Thinking

www.hitchins.net/Thinking.html

http://www.thinking.net/Systems_Thinking/Intro_to_ST/intro_to_st.html

http://www.thinking.net/Systems_Thinking/Intro_to_ST/intro_to_st.html

http://www.mapnp.org/library/systems/systems.htm

http://www.phrontis.com/systhink.htm

http://www.hitchins.net/Thinking.html


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Topic 3: Hard Systems Approaches


Blanchard, B. S., and Fabrycky, W. J. (1990) Systems Engineering and Analysis, Prentice Hall International, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Chapter 18. Systems Engineering Management p548-571

Blanchard, B. S., and Fabrycky, W. J. (1998) Systems Engineering and Analysis 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall International, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Chapter 18. Systems Engineering Planning & Organisation p609-639

Cavaleri, Steven & Obloj, Krzysztof. (1993) Management Systems: A Global Perspective, Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

Chapter 5. The Hard Systems Approaches p101-128

Chapter 14. System Dynamics p337-365

Checkland, P. (1981) Systems Thinking, Systems Practice, Wiley.,

Chapter 5. Hard Systems Thinking – The Engineers Contribution p125-148

Glossary: p312-319

Clayton, Anthony M.H. & Radcliffe, Nicholas J. (1996) Sustainability: A Systems Approach, Earthscan, London.

Chapter 13. A Systems Approach to Managing Sustainability p184-194


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Eisner, Howard (2002) Essentials of Project and Systems Management, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Chapter 2. Overview of Essentials p37-63



Chapter 11. Classic Systems Engineering p240-263

Chapter 12. A Case for New Systems Engineering (NSE) p282-293

Jackson, Michael C. (2000) Systems Approaches to Management, Kluwer Academic, New York.

Chapter 6. The Functionalist Systems Approach p107-210



Chapter 4. Hard Systems Thinking p47-64






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Web Sites

Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and System OPERATIONS RESEARCH http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ASC/OPERAT_RESEA.html

Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured_Systems_Analysis_and_Design_Methodology

International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) http://www.incose.org/

iThink 6.0 Software – HPS http://www.hps-inc.com/bus_solu/ithink/ithink.htm

Topic 4: Soft Systems Approaches


http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ASC/OPERAT_RESEA.html



http://www.incose.org/

http://www.hps-inc.com/bus_solu/ithink/ithink.htm


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Cavaleri, Steven & Obloj, Krzysztof. (1993) Management Systems: A Global Perspective, Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

Chapter 6. The Soft Systems Approaches p129-155

Checkland P and Scholes J. (1990) Soft Systems Methodology in Action, Wiley. Chapter 1. Soft Systems Methodology and Action p1-10

Chapter2. The Developed Form of Soft System Methodology p13-58

Clayton, Anthony M.H. & Radcliffe, Nicholas J. (1996) Sustainability: A Systems Approach, Earthscan, London.

Chapter 13. A Systems Approach to Managing Sustainability p184-194

Flood, Robert Louis. (1999) Rethinking The Fifth Discipline, Routledge, London.

Chapter 6. Checkland’s Soft Systems Approach p61-66

Flood, Robert Louis & Jackson, Michael C. (1991)Creative Problem Solving: Total Systems Intervention, Wiley, Chichester.

Chapter 2. A System of Systems Methodologies p31-43

Chapter 8. Soft System Methodology p167-195




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Jackson, Michael C. (2000) Systems Approaches to Management, Kluwer Academic, New York.

Chapter 7. The Interpretive Systems Approach p211-290



Chapter 10. Soft Systems Methodology p181-208







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material. RMIT University provides hypertext links to a number of external sites, but does not accept responsibility for material on these external sites

Web Sites

Models for Change: Soft Systems Methodology, School of Computing Sciences, UTS http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~jim/bpt/ssm.html Softs Systems Methodology in the World Wide Web: collection of sites http://members.tripod.com/SSM_Delphi/ssm4.html

Topic 7: Strategic Approaches in Information Technology Management

Recommended Readings

Betz, Frederick (2001) Executive Strategy: Strategic Management and Information Technology, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Chapter 11. Information Strategy

Boar, Bernard (2001) The Art of Strategic Planning for Information Technology, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Chapter 2. Management IT for Competitive Advantage

McNurling, Barbara C. & Sprague, Ralph H. Jr (2004) Information Systems Management in Practice 6th Ed., Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW.

Chapter 3. Strategic Uses of Information Technologies

Chapter 4. Information Systems Planning

http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/%7Ejim/bpt/ssm.html

http://members.tripod.com/SSM_Delphi/ssm4.html


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Turban, Efraim. McLean, Aphraim. & Wetherbe, James (2002) Information Technology for Management 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Chapter 3. Strategic Information Systems for Competitive

Advantage.

Ward, John & Peppard, Joe (2002) Strategic Planning for Information Systems 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

Chapter 3. Developing an IS/IT Strategy: Establishing Effective Processes.

Chapter 4. IS/IT Strategic Analysis: Assessing and Understanding the Current Situation

Chapter 5. IS/IT Strategic Analysis: Determining the Future Potential

Topic 8: Cleaner Production: Definition, Scope & Impetus

Recommended Web Sites Disclaimer notice:


WWW Addresses

The following are URLs for accessing World Wide Web based reference materials related to starting points for sustainable development:. Note that they represent only a small proportion of the many sites available.

Best www starting points for sustainable development:

http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustain.html


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World Business Council for Sustainable Development

http://www.wbcsd.ch/

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Agenda 21 Documents

http://www.unep.org

Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies (CADDET)

http://www.caddet.org

Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange (GREENTIE)

http://www.greentie.org

Environment Australia

http://www.environment.gov.au

http://www.deh.gov.au/industry/corporate/eecp/index.html

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

http://www.unido.org

http://www.unido.org/doc/4460

Topic 9: Global Trends & Cleaner Production

References Web sites

The following are URLs for accessing World Wide Web based reference materials. Note that they represent only a small proportion of the many sites available.

http://www.unido.org/

http://www.unido.org/doc/4460


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Australian Committee of Irrigation and Drainage (2004) Australian Irrigation Water Provider: Benchmarking Report for 2001/2002.

www.ancid.org.au/publications/index.html

Department of Sustainability and Unvironment (2003) Nutrient Management Strategy.

www.dse.vic.gov.au

Goulburn-Murray Water (2003) History of Irrigation: development of Rural Water Supply in Northern Victoria.

www.g-mwater.com.au

Water Right (2000) Micro Flood Wins SPE Environmental Stewardship Award.

www.waterright.com.au

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/




http://www.unep.org

http://www.unep.org/SGE/

http://www.unep.org/Documents/Default.asp?DocumentID=78&ArticleID=1163

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

http://www.apecnetwork.org/apec_links.html#cp

http://www.apecnetwork.org/cp_strategy.html

http://www.ancid.org.au/publications/index.html

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/

http://www.g-water.com.au/

http://www.waterright.com.au/

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/


http://www.unep.org/

http://www.unep.org/SGE/



http://www.apecnetwork.org/apec_links.html#cp

http://www.apecnetwork.org/cp_strategy.html


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Local Agenda 21

http://www.deh.gov.au/esd/la21/manual/pubs/manual.pdf



http://www.unido.org/doc/50152.htmls





http://www.unido.org/asnew.cfm

Topic 10: Cleaner Production Principles for Industry

Web resources The following are URLs for accessing World Wide Web based reference materials. Note that they represent only a small proportion of the many sites available.


http://www.caddet.org/

http://www.greentie.org/

http://www.environment.gov.au/


http://www.deh.gov.au/esd/la21/manual/pubs/manual.pdf







http://www.unido.org/asnew.cfm


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World Bank

http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/greening/index.htm


http://www.unepie.org







United States Department of Energy

http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/



Energy, Environment, and Resources Center - Uni. Tennessee-Knoxville

http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/

Local Government and Medium Size Business CP Training Manuals

http://cleanerproduction.curtin.edu.au/training_material.htm

http://cleanerproduction.curtin.edu.au/training_material.htm


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Topic 11: Cleaner Production Strategies

Web resources The following are URLs for accessing World Wide Web based reference materials. Note that they represent only a small proportion of the many sites available.

Cleaner Production Publications

http://www.cfsd.org.uk/journal/

http://www.pollutionengineering.com/

http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/susdevenv.html

http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/catalogue/cea.htm

CP, Eco-Management and Environmental Technology Databases

http://www.unep.or.jp/gec/

http://www.ec.gc.ca/data_e.html

http://www.eis-online.com/

http://eco-web.com/

United States Environment Protection Agency Projects & Programs

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/p2pgram.htm

http://es.epa.gov/ep3/ep3.html

World Bank

http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/index.htm

http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/epas.htm




http://www.unep.org


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Centre for Sustainable Design

http://www.cfsd.org.uk/

CADDET


GREENTIE


