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    		• Example of a model with Vensim PLE. You define concepts, the computer make the calculations

    Building Models in Ecology and Environment
    DiplomaOfficial Certificate
    For:Undergraduate and Graduate Students and Professionals
    Course
    contents    		The theory of model construction is explained through the extensive use of study cases.
    It's an easy and fast way of learning to build simulation models, with excellent learning quality.
    DocumentationIn CD ROM
    SoftwareVensim PLE 5.0 simulation software is delivered
    Used for Studies and Projects of : Environmental Impact, Natural Resources Administration, Ecology and in all those works about the Human - Environment relationship.
    Dates Each student begins the course and is coached independently, on his own schedule. Effort: 50 hours.
    Administration Information and Registration: Juan Martin jmarting@catunesco.upc.edu
    Administration: Sandra Soler sandra.soler-garcia@fundacio.upc.edu
    Tel. (34) 93 112 09 01
    Fundacio U.P.C. c/Badajoz 73 - 08005 Barcelona Spain
    CodeCourse Code: F.P.C. 508011

    ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE

    The Politechnic University of Catalonia - UPC - has a solid reputation in higher learning and research, and is a dynamic university in constant evolution. As such, the University offers internet-based courses to serve English-speaking students who are interested in taking courses from the Politechnic University of Catalonia.

    Courses via the Internet are an excellent opportunity to access postgraduate education, as the student may access the course on the student's own time, at his own pace, and minimizing the loss of work hours.

    Additionally, it has been noted that this course, in its internet mode, gives excellent results because the student is very closely monitored in his learning process by the course instructor.

    The student receives the documentation of the course and the simulation software Vensim PLE at home. Throughout his progress in the course, he receives by e-mail instruction with study cases and exercises to complete. The student then submits the models he creates to the instructor by e-mail. The instructor is available to the student in this capacity for any help the student needs during his studies.

    Because of this very close relationship between the instructor and the student his evaluation is continuously monitored through the completion of the different exercises and study cases.


    INSTRUCTORS

     Juan Martín García jmarting@catunesco.upc.edu , Ph. D. Industrial Engineer diplomated in the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ). He has given clases of building models during the last 20 years in several universities. His specialization on Ecology, Environment, and Natural Resource Management allows him to offer a double vision: theoretical and practical.

    Member of the System Dynamics Society Conference Paper Review Committee. .

    Jordi Morató is the resposable instructor in the UNESCO - Sustainable Development Department of the UPC.


     OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE

    More and more, industry and corporations are required to comply with stringent environmental regulations. They rely on the knowledge of engineers and scientists educated in environmental impact studies to meet these regulatory requirements. All of a company's activities, products, and services impact the environment in some way, and to a certain degree, they are in turn influenced by the environment. Therefore, each company's environmental management system must be able to face this complexity.

    This course allows the student to acquire, in a time-efficient and uncomplicated manner, knowledge in the formation and construction of dynamic models that serve as the basis for the analysis of environmental impacts and the management of natural resources.

    Many times, these analyses are performed with minimal current data and very few historical data. The simulation models that the student will design in this course accommodate these analyses, with the construction of realistic hypotheses and elaborate behavior models.

    That's done with the help of software that facilitates the construction of the models as well as performing model simulations. (Software is available for Windows and Mac computers.)

    At the end of the course, the student is able to:

    1. Describe the components of a complex system.
    2. Diagnose the natural evolution of the system under analysis.
    3. Create a model of the system and present it using the simulation software.
    4. Carry out simulations with the model, in order to predict the behavior of the system."



    COURSE SYLLABUS

     First, the basic structures of the systems and more common dynamics are presented. Next, the phases in the construction of a model are studied. Last, using study cases, the student is taught how to model with the software and simulate different alternatives.

    1. NOTIONS ON ECOLOGY

    2. SYSTEM DYNAMICS
      1. Causal diagrams
      2. Stable, unstable and oscillant systems
      3. Medium term dynamics

    3. CONSTRUCTION OF A MODEL
      1. Diagram of flows
      2. Phases in the construction of a model
      3. Computer simulations

    4. STUDY CASES
      1. INTRODUCTION: Dynamics of a population
        Using the software.
        Possible and impossible behaviors.
      2. SIMPLE SYSTEM: Dynamics of a diposit .
        Foreseen behavior and behavior in the model.
      3. STABLE SYSTEM: Ecology of a Natural Reservation.
        From the text description to the model. To extract the data.
        Building a model in phases.
        Simulating different management styles.
      4. UNSTABLE SYSTEM: Effects of the intensive agriculture.
        Importance of the horizon of the simulation.
        The measurement units help us.
        Rupture points without alarm signs.
      5. OSCILLANT SYSTEM: Commodity cycle
        To integrate several submodels in a bigger one.
        The cause of the oscillations.
        Explanation of the results.


    DOCUMENTATION

     The Documentation contains all the theoretical explanations and the study cases around which the course is based.
    Additionally, you will receive a CD-ROM which contains the software for building and simulating models (VENSIM PLE) together with demo versions of other similar software: ITHINK and STELLA.

    The CD also contains more than 250 works and articles on this methodology, including text and graphs, that allow the student to go deeper in the aspects of the course he/she is more interested.

    A bibliographical listing is also included, as well as a description of other simulation software that exists, newsgroups, and internet addresses with models. Finally, several employment opportunities of consulting companies are included for the student's benefit.

    RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY


    Theory and Practical Exercises of System Dynamics. ISBN 84-609-9804-5 See the book




    COST

    The total cost of the course is 360 euros


    PREVIOUS REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

     This course is intended for undergraduate and graduate students with or without professional experience.
    Only basic computer skills are needed. No statistical or specific mathematical education is required.


    APPLICABILITY

     The content of this course can be applied in many areas. In the business world, these topics are mainly used to address issues related to the ecology and biology, natural resources administration, environmental impact studies and, in general, in any work related to the interaction of man and nature, as in regional and urban planning. In the academic world, these topics may be used to develop Final Projects or Doctorate, theses on diverse subjects.


    If you need more information, please visit the Student's Web

    STUDENTS

    Until now, the students of this course did come from more than 50 different countries all around the world:


    H O W ... T O ... R E G I S T E R

    Building Models in Ecology and Environment
    Fundacio Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña - Badajoz 73 - 08005 Barcelona Spain - Tel. (34) 93 1120901