final exam

Take Home Exam for Final Assignment 2019-2020/Summer

SYS280 – BUSINESS DYAMICS: SYSTEM THINKING AND MODELLING FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

Cut-Off Date : To be declared Cut off Time : ##:#

Total Marks : 100 Duration : 48 Hours

Contents:

Warnings and Declaration…………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………….... 1

Question1 ...……………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………..…. 2

Question 2 …...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….…..…. 3

Plagiarism Warning:

As per AOU rules and regulations, all students are required to submit their own THE-Final work and avoid plagiarism. The AOU has implemented sophisticated techniques for plagiarism detection. You will be penalized for any act of plagiarism as per the AOU's rules and regulations.

Declaration of No Plagiarism by Student (to be signed and submitted by student with THE-Final work):

I hereby declare that this submitted THE-Final work is a result of my own efforts and I have not plagiarized any other person's work.

Name of Student : …………………………………………………..

Signature : …………………………………………………..

Date : …………………………………………………..

Arab Open University

Final Take Home Exam (FTHE)

Final replacement

Academic Year 2019-2020	Semester: Summer
Branch:K.S.A	Program: Business Administration/System Track
Course Title: BUSINESS DYNAMICS: SYSTEMS THINKING AND MODELLING FOR A COMPLEX WORLD	Course Code: SYS280
Student Name:	Student ID:
Section Number:	Tutor Name:Dr. Ahmad Saif Abu-Alhaija

Allocated Marks	Questions	Q1	Q2			Total of 100%
	Weight	50	50
	Mark
Allocated Marks	Criteria	Presentation (including PT3 form) (up to 5 marks deduction)	Word Count (up to 5 marks deduction)	Total (up to 10 marks deduction)
Deductions	Marks
Plagiarism Deduction

Student Signature

Tutor’s Feedback

Tutor Name:

Tutor Signature:

Date returned:

SYS280/ THE-Final 1 of 3 2019-2020/SUMMER

SYS280/ THE-Final 2 of 3 2019-2020/SUMMER

Question 1: (50 marks-500 wards)

Although causal loop diagrams are wonderfully useful in many situations, they suffer from a number of limitations and can be easily abused. One of the most important limitations of causal diagrams is their inability to capture the stock and flow structure of systems. Stocks and flows, along with feedback, are the two central concepts of dynamic systems theory.

a. Explain what is meant by stock and flow and support your answer with examples. (20 marks)

b. Explain how does the system dynamics use a particular diagramming notation for stocks and flows (20 marks) and draw the figure of stock and flow structure of task in project phase (10 marks)

Question 2: (50 marks- 500wards)

The nature of a decision process and its rationality are empirical questions that must be addressed by primary field study, experimental tests, and other means. But whatever your view about the sophistication and rationality of decision making, your models must conform to certain basic principles.

a. Explain the principles of modeling human behavior (50 marks)

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End of Assessment

Notes on plagiarism:

A. According to the Arab Open University By -laws, “the following acts represent cases of cheating and

Plagiarism: -

- Verbatim copying of printed material and submitting them as a full answer of the FTHE

- Verbatim copying of material from the Internet, including tables and graphics.

- Copying other students’ notes or reports.

- Using paid or unpaid material prepared for the student by individuals or firms.

B. Penalties for plagiarism ranges from failure in the FTHE to expulsion from the university.

Declaration: I hereby declare that the submitted FTHE is my own work and I have not copied any other person’s work or

plagiarized in any other form as specified above.