UNDERSTANDING AND
MANAGING SYSTEMS
,Open and Closed Systems: It’s a
MATTER of inputs and outputs
,When you hear the word, ―system,‖
what words or images come to mind?
Examples that come to mind……solar
system, digestive system, school system,
stereo system, respiratory system, and
muscular system
What’s a SYSTEM?
A system is made up of different parts that
come together to form a whole; a system is
a collection of things and processes that
interact to perform some function.
, Why do we use systems?
• The world around us is so complex.
• To study everything all at once in its
entirety would be impossible and
overwhelming…..
• So scientists break things down into
smaller related parts that they can study
more easily and we call these things
systems….
MANAGING SYSTEMS
,Open and Closed Systems: It’s a
MATTER of inputs and outputs
,When you hear the word, ―system,‖
what words or images come to mind?
Examples that come to mind……solar
system, digestive system, school system,
stereo system, respiratory system, and
muscular system
What’s a SYSTEM?
A system is made up of different parts that
come together to form a whole; a system is
a collection of things and processes that
interact to perform some function.
, Why do we use systems?
• The world around us is so complex.
• To study everything all at once in its
entirety would be impossible and
overwhelming…..
• So scientists break things down into
smaller related parts that they can study
more easily and we call these things
systems….
