GSN464 Systems Thinking for Managers

Leaders and managers of organisations deal with complex problems whose resolution requires holistic approaches, sophisticated thinking and pluralist methodologies. Systems Thinking for Managers has been included in the early part of the program as Systems Thinking is a key theme threaded throughout the EMBA program that is built upon in the teaching and learning approaches used in subsequent units in the program.The aim of this unit is for students to develop systems thinking skills in a reflexive process involving the application of systems methodologies in isolation and in combination as they apply to complex business problems.This unit has been included in the program to provide students with foundational knowledge related to systems methodologies and their underpinning epistemologies that enable business leaders and managers to solve and manage the complex, multi-faceted business problems of today and tomorrow.

Unit information

Unit code: GSN464
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law
School/Discipline: School of Management
Study area: Business
Credit points: 6

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Flexible Period - 07A, 2026	29 June 2026 - 16 August 2026	Gardens Point
Flexible Period - 04A, 2027	8 March 2027 - 25 April 2027	Gardens Point
Flexible Period - 11A, 2027	18 October 2027 - 5 December 2027	Gardens Point

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Fees

Domestic fee-paying student fee: 2026: $3,312
International student fee (excluding study abroad students): 2026: $4,458

Guide to fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who has a Commonwealth supported place at their home university.

Domestic fee-paying student fee

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens, who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are not eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who does not have a Commonwealth supported place at their home university
as a single-unit study student.

International student fee

For international students who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course
as a cross-institutional student.

Previous study requirements

Equivalents: GSZ464,GSN502,GSZ502

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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