13627 (v.3) Introduction to Futures and Foresight Studies 501
| Area: | Graduate School of Business |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 15.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 15 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | 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. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Discussed introductory the literature of futures studies. Understood approaches to and paradigms for the study of the future. Addressed ontological and epistemological shifts in business and business of the future. Conversed about a range of theoretical perspectives including chaos theory, and complexity. Critically considered what sort of society will lead to a personal view of a sustainable future. Compared, contrasted and distilled theoretical models into organisational issues and applications. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Stacey, R. D. (1996), Complexity and Creativity in Organisations. San Francisco, Berret Koehler. Bell, Wendell. (1997), Foundations of futures studies, human science for a new era. Vol 1. History, purposes and knowledge. New Brunswick, NJ, Transaction Publishers. Bell, Wendell. (1997), Foundations of futures studies, human science for a new era. Vol 2. Values, objectivity and the good society. New Brunswick, NJ, Transaction Publishers. Wheatley, M. J. (1992), Leadership and the New Science, Learning about organisation from an orderly universe. San Francisco, C.A. Sage. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Presentation to group 30%. Written critical reflection paper 70%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Perth City Campus | Trimester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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