She asked for: (You have described many factors in the system. You have some pla
She asked for: (You have described many factors in the system. You have some places in your writing and citations where visiting the writing center would strengthen your paper. Most importantly is I don’t see your SAT analysis with upstream and downstream factors described (required element #2). I also don’t see your tool – (required element #3).)From: Systems Complexity / Diagnostic Assessment INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Total length of 5 pages maximum including tables and figures with a maximum of 1000 words narrative or ~2 pages single spaced): You will prepare an initial assessment of the systemic factors that at play in driving your system. This understandably will be exploratory and incomplete; However, it serves the purpose of assisting in getting feedback on “setting boundaries” and identifying resources and tools appropriate for your work. Depending on your role in your team’s work plan, you will likely be working with a sub-component of your system of the full system. The objective is for you to provide a succinct and insightful understanding of the key drivers of the challenges within the system and potential tools/methods that may be applied. This is a good first step in helping to define a “solutions landscape” for potential interventions that will inform your systems mapping. Your analysis should be based on the frameworks presented in the course for understanding the drivers of social-ecological systems. Your report must include:
Section 1: A concise description (refined and updated from above) of your stock-flow mapsystem, why your team chose this system, and the challenges it presents.
Section 2: Identification of key factors acting in your system using the SAT method: (1) structural barriers, (2) attitudinal barriers, and (3) the transactional barriers at play. Worksheets with examples are provided under “week 4” on canvas. Please include a discussion regarding around “where key factors exists” in the system, such as what you consider to be important upstream/downstream relationships among the key factors.
Section 3: Select one of the systems complexity tools and provide an example of how it may be applied to an aspect of your system. You can use any of the tools from from the Stacy MatrixLinks to an external site., Systems Practice workbooks (e.g causal loops), 5 Rs,Links to an external site. or from the Waters Center for Systems Thinking (behavior over timeLinks to an external site. / ladder of inferenceLinks to an external site. /stock flow mapLinks to an external site. / the icebergLinks to an external site./ causal connections) (https://www.thinkingtoolsstudio.org/courses/toolsLinks to an external site.).
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