Systems Model
Directions:
Step 1 – Review the information posted below.
Step 2 – Answer the question(s) in a clear and organized paragraph.
Systems Thinking
A technique for looking at a problem in its entirety, looking at the whole, as distinct from each of its parts or components. Systems thinking attempts to consider all of the variables affecting, and affected by, a system, including both its social and technological characteristics.
The individual understanding that all technologies contain interconnected components and that these technologies interact with the environment in which they operate. It also includes an understanding of the systems model, consisting of inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback.
Systems Model
System - the inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback that when combined produces a desired result.
Inputs - all the necessary resources in a system. Resources include information, money, people, time, energy, materials, and tools / machines.
Processes - Anything necessary to convert the inputs in a system into the finish products.
Output - The results of the processes. This may include, a product, a system, or positive and negative impacts.
Feedback - is the act of monitoring and adjusting the system.
Optimization - is a process or methodology of designing or making a product, process, or system to the point at which it is most fully functional, effective, or near perfection.
Troubleshooting - to locate and find the cause of problems related to technological products or systems.
Trade-Off - choosing one option over another. This may be due to cost, form, function, or availability or materials.
Questions
Answer the following question(s) in a clear and organized paragraph.
- Start with your topic sentence. This is where you should state your ideas.
- Then, include evidence to support your ideas.
- Finally, finish your paragraph with a brief wrap-up sentence.
- Then, include evidence to support your ideas.
- Finally, finish your paragraph with a brief wrap-up sentence.
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