Socio-technical Systems Courses and Certifications

The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics

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Explore health informatics across patient, provider, and population contexts. Learn to assess health IT problems, understand socio-technical factors, and navigate the complexities of healthcare innovation.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Social Computing

Explore social computing's impact on society. Gain skills in social media analytics, responsible AI, and gamification. Apply machine learning to real-world scenarios and understand online behavior dynamics.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Resilience Engineering and Leadership in Crisis

Explore leadership strategies for navigating complex crises and system failures. Learn resilience concepts, tools, and methods to assess and enhance organizational preparedness in uncertain environments.

• Coursera
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Inclusive Energy Systems - Exploring Sustainable Energy for All

Explore the impact of social and technological changes on the future provision of clean and affordable energy services. Learn how to navigate towards an inclusive energy system for all world citizens, while satisfying greenhouse gas emission reduction ta…

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Complex Problem Structuring: a Socio-Technical Perspective

Explore complex socio-technical problems using problem structuring tools. Learn to analyze multi-actor systems, create system diagrams, and manage uncertainty in policy and governance decisions.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Images as Social Agents and Historical Ledgers in Knowledge Systems

Explore how images shape scientific knowledge, particularly in microbiology, acting as historical records and key agents in complex knowledge systems. Learn about innovative methods for studying knowledge evolution.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL;  IIT Delhi

Organization of Engineering Systems and Human Resources Management

Explore organizational structures, systems thinking, and human resource management in engineering contexts. Learn about efficiency, team development, motivation, and industrial relations.

• YouTube
• 1 day 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Strange Loop Conference

Remember When We Broke the Internet

Exploring unexpected incidents in open source history, their impact on technology, and the complexity of open source ecosystems as sociotechnical systems.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

NDC Conferences

Tackling Social-Technical Complexity in the Heart of Your Team

Explore strategies for addressing socio-technical complexity in software teams, including understanding context, using visual collaboration tools, and improving team flow with the theory of constraints.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

Change is Hard - Securing the Future Today

Explore the socio-technical challenges of implementing modern security practices, blending research and anecdotes to address resistance to change and holistic problem-solving approaches.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Alan Turing Institute

Turing Lecture - AI Through the Looking Glass

AI's societal impact: opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations. Explores job automation, socio-technical approaches, and UK's positioning in AI evolution. Emphasizes unexpected outcomes and the need for diverse perspectives.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

When - Bin - Sh Attacks - Revisiting Automate All the Things

Explores challenges and impacts of pervasive automation in SRE, discussing human factors, potential harm, and strategies for effective implementation in complex socio-technical systems.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Hacking Ten Million Useful Idiots - Online Propaganda as a Socio-Technical Security Project

Explore how online propaganda exploits socio-technical systems through data science, psychology, and security principles to influence millions of users.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

Fight AI Bias With Bias

Explore techniques to de-bias datasets and build fair, equitable AI systems. Learn how to address biases, increase trust, and promote responsible AI practices for improved adoption and safety.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

IEEE Signal Processing Society

Tractable Network Interventions for Large Socio-Technical Systems

Explore strategies for effective interventions in complex socio-technical networks, focusing on scalable approaches for large-scale systems and their practical applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video