This workshop series helps participants understand, evaluate, and improve upon problems that manifest themselves in complex systems.

About this Event

*Part II of this series will ONLY be offered virtually. We will send you a Zoom link and dial-in phone number to all Eventbrite registrants leading up to the event.

Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/systems-science-virtual-workshop-series-part-ii-tickets-100965893706

Systems Science Workshop Series: Part II

The Center for Systems and Community Design (CSCD) of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) is offering the Systems Science Workshop Series, which consists of three sessions. These events are co-hosted by the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center.

The 3 workshops focus on the basic concepts of systems thinking and system dynamics modeling, and participants will understand, evaluate, and improve upon problems that manifest themselves in complex systems. System dynamics is a systems science methodology that builds tools for simulating time-dependent, complex problems characterized by feedback structures (loops). The workshop series emphasizes applications of system dynamics in policy analysis and program planning in public health. The workshops will also provide an opportunity to practice modeling skills through hands-on exercises, and also learn how to use the system dynamics modeling software. The agenda is as follows:

Part I – Friday March 20th 2- 5 pm: Provides an overview of the system dynamics modeling process and covers structure-behavior relationship, behavior modes and causal loop diagrams. (This event has ended.)

Part II (NEXT) – Friday April 3rd 2- 5 pm: Introduces stock-and-flow diagrams and basic model-building techniques in system dynamics.

Part III – Friday April 24th 2- 5 pm: Covers material and information delays and discusses modeling S-shaped growth and common SIR models.

Part II Instructors

Dr. Nasim Sabounchi (CSCD)

Dr. David Lounsbury (Albert Einstein College of Medicine).

*If you have not attended previous Parts of this series, you can still register for upcoming Parts.

*Please RSVP for the second workshop through this Eventbrite invitation. Even if you have signed up for Part I, please RSVP for Parts II & III separately.