6200 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Systems Thinking - ANSWER ✔✔-Self organizing, constantly changing, governed by feedback, non-
linearity, tightly linked, history dependent, counter-intuitive are common ? characteristics
Dynamic thinking, system-as-cause thinking, forest thinking, operational thinking, loop thinking -
ANSWER ✔✔-Skills of systems thinking include ?
high leverage point - ANSWER ✔✔-When a small amount of change force causes a large change in
system behavior it is called a ?
Convene stakeholders
Collectively brainstorm
Conceptualize effects
Adapt and redesign
Determine indicators
Choose methods
Select design
Develop plan and timeline
Set a budget
Source funding - ANSWER ✔✔-Steps to Systems Thinking include ?
Stock and flow diagrams - ANSWER ✔✔-quantitative system dynamics tools used for illustrating a
system that can be used for model-based policy analysis in a simulated, dynamic environment.
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state-by-state; attribute chain maps - ANSWER ✔✔-Two types of stock and flow diagrams are ?
1. Aligning policies, priorities and perspectives
2. Managing and coordinating partnerships and expectations
3. Implementing and fostering ownership of interventions
4. Building capacity at the county level to apply a systems analytic perspective - ANSWER ✔✔-4 key
challenges in applying a systems perspective in PH settings ?
1. Convene multiple constituencies
2. Apply the whole systems view
3. Develop knowledge translation processes
4. Encourage an increased national understanding and global support - ANSWER ✔✔-4 innovative
approaches to applying the systems perspective in public health settings ?
Systems thinking lacks scientific rigor; systems thinking is a rejection of traditional scientific views (not
true) - ANSWER ✔✔-Two misconceptions about systems thinking include ?
Inspire integrative learning, show potential of systems approaches, explore paradigms and perspectives,
expand cross-category funding - ANSWER ✔✔-(8) Practical challenges that need to be addressed for
systems thinking in PH include ?
1. Identify a relevant framework of stakeholder categories; 2. Identify specific stakeholder groups;
3. Solicit feedback from expert informants - ANSWER ✔✔-What are the 3 main steps to identify relevant
stakeholders?
1. What types of data should be collected ?
2. What types of categories should be represented when presenting results from a stakeholder analysis?
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