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School of Cybernetics · ANU College of Systems and Society
In this course, we will build on the conceptual approach to Applied Cybernetics developed in CECS6001. Students will investigate and analyse socio-environmental-technological systems using cybernetic methodologies. Through the course, we will challenge students to study and analyse various examples of cybernetic systems, employing systems analysis and complementary methodologies to explore concepts of safety, sustainability, responsibility and scale. By the end of the course, students will be able to critically explore the ways cybernetic systems are planned, designed, built, operated, maintained and regulated, as well as assess how complex systems link to and affect other systems, both physical and non-physical. Students will be able to identify mechanisms that restrict, shape and support cybernetic systems being deployed at scale.
Tutorial exercise (Engaging with concepts and resources)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Applied Cybernetics Methodology Essay
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Individual Portfolio
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Industry Project
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
The quantum of work through the semester will be approximately 130 hours per 6 units of course. This will include a mixture of workshops and group work, as well as independent reading, viewing, listening and study. They will also participate in whole-of-School activities. Work Integrated Learning Projects Multidisciplinary projects, innovation project
None Preliminary Reading Resource lists for this course range from book chapters and journal articles on core theoretical concepts and research methods drawn from a range of research traditions, to think tank and industry white papers and case studies, to media stories and podcasts of relevance to the course content for a given topic. Participants will also be encouraged to continue to draw on materials and tools from CECS6001 and CECS8001. Students are expected to engage with all the resources assigned. Here is an indicative selection from across the course. - Andrews, Zoe, Fitzgerald, John, Payne, Richard and Alexander Romanovsky (2013) Fault Modeling for Systems of Systems in 2013 IEEE Eleventh International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems (ISADS), pp. 108 IEEE. - Beamon, Benita M (1998) Supply Chain design and analysis: models and methods. International Journal of Production Economics 55, no 3: 281:294 - Friedman, Batya, and Peter H. Kahn. “Human Agency and Responsible Computing: Implications for Computer System Design.” Journal of System Software 17, no. 1 (January 1992): 7–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/0164-1212(92)90075-U. - Midgley, Gerald. 2000, Systemic intervention : philosophy, methodology, and practice / Gerald Midgley Kluwer Academic/Plenum New York - Meadows, Donella H., and Diana Wright. 2015. Thinking in systems: a primer. - Miller, T. Christian, Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi, and Agnes Chang. “The Navy Installed Touch-Screen Steering Systems To Save Money. Ten Sailors Paid With Their Lives.” ProPublica, December 20, 2019. https://features.propublica.org/navy-uss-mccain-crash/navy-installed-touch-screen-steering-ten-sailors-paid-with-their-lives/. - Vespignani, Alessandro (2010). Complex networks: The fragility of interdependency. Nature 464, no.7291: 984. - de Visser, Ewart J., Richard Pak, and Tyler H. Shaw. (2018) "From ‘automation’ to ‘autonomy’: the importance of trust repair in human–machine interaction." Ergono