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13627 (v.3) Introduction to Futures and Foresight Studies 501



 

Area:

Graduate School of Business

Contact Hours:

15.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 15 Hours Weekly
Philosophy, ontology, and epistemology are used as foundations for discussing society. Business is included as a special case. Scientism, modernism, is contrasted with postmodernism. Implications for a model or theory of each approach will be discussed. The use of metaphors in thinking about the future is discussed. The PATOP concept, chaos, quantum and complexity theory and their use and application to organisations are covered.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  
2003Perth City CampusTrimester 1Y  

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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