HWRS496M

017658

This course will spend equal time introducing the fundamental use and behavior of basic GoldSim operators as well as introducing the basic concepts of system dynamic modeling with applications drawn primarily from water resource planning and management. GoldSim is a relatively new but widely used dynamic simulation software. System dynamics assumes that the structure of a system, the network of cause and effect connecting disparate elements, governs system behavior. This framework focuses on interrelationships rather than elements, patterns of change rather than static snapshots, and processes rather than data. Within this framework, concepts of stocks and flows, feedback, time delay, and alternative growth modes (linear, exponential, goal seeking) will be demonstrated and reinforced through application to physical processes such as groundwater flows, river routing and population dynamics. Students will explore implementation of these techniques within the context of public-mediated decision making and policy analysis.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

HWRS596M