Week+3+Analysing+a+system.

=Week 3 =

Topic(s)
**Activities / Strategies**
 * Systems Principles
 * Systems Analysis
 * Objective(s) **
 * **You should be able to perform an anlysis on a given system.**
 * You will be able to identify problems.
 * You will be able to identify solutions to those problems.
 * ** You should be able to describe the 12 principles of Cybernetics **
 * You should be able to identify the 12 principles of cybernetics
 * You should be able to describe 6 of the 12 principles.
 * You should be able to describe 6 of the 12 principles.
 * **Name** || **Level** || **Description -** ** Instructions ** || **Type** || **Handout / File** ||
 * Identifying the principles || L || Using the digestive system as an example, in pairs, you will need to describe how each of the principles fits into it. || Pairs ||  ||


 * ~ Level Key ||
 * H . || Higher achiever ||
 * S || Standard achiever ||
 * L || Lower achiever ||


 * ~ Type Key ||
 * Individual . || Activity performed completely by the student himself. ||
 * Pairs || Acitivty performed in pairs to either to share, check or generate results. ||
 * Group || Activity performed in groups, strongly recommended in groups of 3 or 4 and assigned by the teacher. ||
 * Peer-Assess . || Activity that will be marked by peers. mark scheme should be provided before hand and explained. ||
 * Self Assess . || Activity that will be marked by one self. Mark scheme should be provided before hand and explained. ||

**Assessment**
 * **Name** || **Description** || **Link / File** || **Mark scheme** || **Example** ||
 * Team analysis || You and your team will determine what system to anaylse. Then you will perfrom an in depth analysis of it and create a PPT to present. ||  || [[file:4 +Marskscheme for Cybernetics presentations.docx]] ||   ||

**Homework**
 * **Objective** || You and your team should be able to prove that you can perform an in depth system analysis and present it. ||
 * **Outcome** || Presentation with the anaylsis of the system you selected. ||
 * **Instructions** || You will work on your system analysis in pairs. You have to explain the 7 main elements, not just identify them but explain what thye are. You also need to explain using your system 6 of the 12 basic principales of Systems Theory. ||
 * **Example** ||  ||
 * **Link / File** ||  ||

**Resources**
 * **Name** || **Description** **/ Link** ||

**Cross- curricular links**
 * **Subject** || **Description** ||