Systems theory
G B Silberbauer
8 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton
Outline of systems theory and examination of its application to sociocultural systems.
Assessment
Written (6000 words): 100%
Recommended texts
Beniger J R The control revolution Harvard UP, 1986
Emery F E (ed) Systems thinking 2 vols, Penguin, 1981
Kramer N T J A and de Smit J Systems thinking Martinus Nijhoff, 1977
Open Systems Group (eds) Systems behaviour 3rd edn, Open UP, Harper and Row, 1981
Sandquist G Introduction to system science Prentice-Hall, 1985