Millennium Institute : System Dynamics Based Development Planning Course : Course Information and Schedule

The course was very interesting. It was a good opportunity to improve our modeling skills and apply the prior knowledge of System Dynamics in practical issues which was definitely enriched along the course. Also, it was great to work together with other colleagues and learn a lot from them!

Marta, Colombia

System Dynamics for Development Planning

This module is designed for professionals working in the field of development planning, including government officials and representatives of the civil society and academic community, who are new to the System Dynamics method. It is particularly well suited for planning technicians who are using, or are planning to use, the Threshold 21 (T21) model for medium-long term planning exercises in their country.

The course consists of 2 weeks of intensive training on System Dynamics, with a special focus on its application to development planning issues. The course will transfer to participants, the ability to apply the System Dynamics method to development planning problems, and to build and use simple simulation models policy analysis.

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Integrated Socio-economic-environmental Modeling and Planning

This module is designed for professionals working in the field of development planning, including government officials and representatives of the civil society and the university community, who are familiar with the System Dynamics method. It is particularly well suited for planning technicians who are using, or are planning to use, the T21 model for medium-long term planning exercises in their country. Basic knowledge of the System Dynamics method is required, or participation in Module 1 is required.

The course consists of 2 weeks of intensive training on System Dynamics modeling, with a special focus on integrated socio-economic-environmental analysis. The course will transfer to the participants the ability to develop integrated dynamic national models for development planning, and to analyze their behavior.

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The teaching approach to the course was the thing that I like most. It was extremely helpful to see modeling a system step by step and seeing the previous knowledge brought to practical issues by a really competent teacher. It was also helpful to start using a different tool as Vensim, compared to Powersim. Part of the course and the modeling also helped me for my thesis, so it was really worth to follow it.

Paco, Italy

Advanced Modeling and Analysis for Development Planning

This module is designed for professionals working in the field of development planning, including government officials and representatives of the civil society and university community, with experience in System Dynamics modeling. It is particularly well suited for planning technicians who are using, or are planning to use, the Threshold T21 model for medium-long term planning exercises in their country. Good knowledge of the System Dynamics method, or participation in Modules 1 and 2, is required.

The course consists of 2 weeks of intensive training on System Dynamics modeling and analysis, with a special focus on the in depth analysis of dynamic development issues. The course will transfer to the participants, the ability to develop simulation models of selected development issues from scratch; integrate them in a larger dynamic framework for development planning; and analyze the resulting behavior via advanced techniques, such as sensitivity analysis and optimization.

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