Edited by Alejandro Arnes Poggi, Sunday, 3 Jun 2018, 09:54
Using this definition: a system is a collection of entities that are seen by someone as interacting together to do something.
Is it a system?
Health centre
Yes
It can be seen as a system if we think of all the components that need to come together in order to produce an outcome - in this case, to deliver healthcare or if seen from the perspective of the patient, to cure or provide care.
Poverty
No
It is a definition - too open a concept in order to be considered as a system. If anything, it could be seen as an outcome of an economic system.
Garbage bin
No
Again, it is not a system by its own right / it cannot be seen as a system if considered as a single component.
Washing dishes
Yes
If considered as a activity involving a series of tasks that come together under a process in order to deliver clean dishes.
Local council
No
It is an entity - might be considered a system in the context of an outcome - for example, to provide affordable housing.
TU811 - Activity 1.5 - Situations and systems
Using this definition: a system is a collection of entities that are seen by someone as interacting together to do something.