UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

FIT2114 Systems thinking and dynamics for decision support

Faculty of Information Technology

FIT2114 Systems thinking and dynamics for decision support is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2027 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs FIT1045.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2027
Semester 2
Clayton
Workload
144 hours
per semester

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Requisites

After FIT2114

No unit lists FIT2114 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Overview

This unit introduces you to systems thinking, system dynamics, and decision support as complementary approaches for understanding and addressing complex organisational and socio-technical problems. You will learn how to frame complex decision situations, analyse system structures and dynamic behaviour, and recognise feedback, delays, trade-offs, and unintended consequences. The unit develops your ability to model complex systems, explore alternative interventions, and evaluate possible outcomes to support better decision-making. You will connect systems analysis with the design of decision support approaches that help users monitor situations, compare options, and act on system-level insights. The unit also considers contemporary intelligent decision support, with attention to uncertainty, transparency, stakeholder impacts, and responsible decision-making.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonFlexible

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Investigate complex organisational and socio-technical problems by framing decision situations, analysing system structures and identifying feedback, delays and unintended consequences;

  2. 2

    Select and apply appropriate digital and AI-enabled approaches to support system modelling, intervention evaluation, and evidence-informed decision-making;

  3. 3

    Design decision support approaches that enable users to monitor dynamic situations, compare options and act on system-level insights, attending to uncertainty and transparency;

  4. 4

    Construct, verify and critique system-dynamics models of organisational and socio-technical systems, justifying modelling assumptions and using model outputs to explore alternative interventions;

  5. 5

    Analyse business processes, decision points, and operational structures within dynamic systems to identify opportunities for improving performance, coordination, and system outcomes;

  6. 6

    Evaluate intelligent decision support options and recommend approaches that are informed, responsible and stakeholder-aware.

Workload and teaching

  • Applied sessions-
  • Seminars-
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.

Where it fits

FIT2114 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for FIT2114?

You need FIT1045 before you enrol.

When is FIT2114 offered?

In 2027, FIT2114 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is FIT2114?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Which majors and minors include FIT2114?

FIT2114 is part of Business AI systems.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
20262027