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Title COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS
Code KDBA305
Coordinator Dr M Sarma
Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship
Meera.Sarma@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 8 FHEQ Whole Session 30

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
KDBA300 THE DOCTORAL PRACTITIONER 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           200

 200
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 100
TOTAL HOURS 300

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Class Discussion Question There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Weekly apart from wks   Whole Session    10       
Learning Team Participation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Weeks 1-9  Whole Session    25       
Critical Action Learning Progress Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Weeks 2  Whole Session    10       
Problematizing Write-up There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 5  Whole Session    10       
Critical Literature Review There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 3  Whole Session    10       
Critical Action Learning Final Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 10  Whole Session    35       

Aims

Describe the theoretical framework underlying complex adaptive systems;

Examine modern organisations in light of complex adaptive systems theory, particularly along dimensions such as uncertainty, emergent behaviour and self-organisation;

Assess the response of organisations to a variety of environmental 'stimuli' from the perspective of complex adaptive systems theory;

Utilise a complex adaptive systems approach to strategic plannning at one's own organisation.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Describe the theoretical framework underlying complex adaptive systems;

(LO2) Examine modern organizations in light of complex adaptive systems theory particularly  along dimensions such as uncertainty, emergent behavior, and self-organization;

(LO3) Assess the response of organizations to a variety of environmental “stimuli” from the perspective of complex adaptive systems theory;

(LO4) Utilize a complex adaptive systems approach to strategic planning at one’s own organization.

(S1) Numeracy;

(S2) Teamwork;

(S3) Communication skills;

(S4) Problem solving skills;

(S5) IT skills;

(S6) Time Management.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Virtual Classroom hours (for online modules)
Description: Virtual Classroom hours (for online modules)

Syllabus
 

The syllabus includes:-

Theoretical constructs of complex adaptive systems;

Applying complex adaptive systems to an organizational context;

Adapt or perish: case studies;

Complex adaptive systems vs. systems thinking;

Personal application of complex adaptive systems theory.

Recommended Texts
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