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BST611S - Systems Thinking -1st Opp - June 2022 |
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nAmI BI AunIVERS ITY
OF SCIEnCE TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BBMN
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: BST611S
COURSE NAME: SYSTEMS THINl<ING
SESSION:
JUNE 2020
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION:
3 HOURS
MARKS:
100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) DR. CHRIS VANZYL
MODERATOR: MR MOSES SHUUYA
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Pens
2. Examination answer book to be provided by the invigilators
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES (Including this front page)
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QUESTION 1
Distinguish between "Systems/Systemic/Holistic"
thinking.
thinking and "Un-systemic/Traditional"
[20 marks]
QUESTION 2
Discusshow the five learning disciplines are related by elaborating and linking at least 5 aspects
of each of the five learning disciplines with one another.
[25 marks]
QUESTION 3
Illustrate by means of an example from the agricultural industry how the U-process could be
utilised in solving a practical problem. Make use of an annotated diagram to support your
answer.
[15 marks]
QUESTION 4
A holistic management development programme should be based on six important principles.
Name the six principles and clarify each by discussing your perception of how Namibian
managers should function based on these six principles.
[10 marks]
QUESTION 5
Discuss how the four phases of systemic inquiry could be applied to solve the following
problem: Start-up companies in Namibia generally do not have access to sufficient start-up
capital.
[10 marks]
QUESTION 6
The typical learning organisation could be identified by at least 12 distinct characteristics.
Describe how at least ten of these characteristics could contribute towards organisational
sustainability.
[20 marks]
TOTAL MARKS: 100