Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Teoria dos Sistemas no Século XXI (not translated)

Code

722011081

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Ciências da Comunicação

Credits

10

Weekly hours

3 letivas + 1 tutorial

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Prerequisites

None.

Subject matter

1. Fundamentals of Systems Theory
1.2 Mathematical Theory of Information, Cybernetics and Theory of the General
System
1.3 Interaction, Information, Communication, Organization
1.4 Open systems and its border.
2. The Systemic as a \"method\"
3. Emergency, adaptation, self-organization. Complex adaptive systems
4. Brief foray into Theory of Networks
5. Case Studies: Internet and Web, among others to be defined
6.2.1.6. Demonstração

Bibliography

Bertallanffy, Ludwig (1980), Théorie Générale des Systêmes, Paris: Dunod.
Durand, Daniel (1992), A Sistémica, Lisboa: Dinalivro.
Holland, John H. A Ordem Oculta, Lisboa: Gradiva.
Le Moigne, Jean-Louis (1996), A Teoria do Sistema Geral – Teoria da Modelização, Lisboa: Instituto Piaget.
Rosnay, Joël (1975), Le Macroscope. Vers une Vision Globale, Paris: Éditions du Seuil.

Teaching method

Teaching methodologies are through presentation of contents (concepts and topics) that enable understanding and critical analysis of key concepts and reading and discussion of texts.

Evaluation method

Written and oral work about predetermined topic.

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