First Order and Second Order Cybernetics Assignment 6

Maxine Spalding PYC4808
Student Number: 57708754 Unique Number: 639262




Name: Maxine Spalding
Student Number: 57708754
Module: PYC4808
Unique Number: 639262




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, Maxine Spalding PYC4808
Student Number: 57708754 Unique Number: 639262

Table of Contents
Question 1: First Order Cybernetics analysis of UNISA as a system ................................... 3

Question 2: Second Order Cybernetics analysis of UNISA as a system .............................. 5

Question 3 ........................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 How FOC and SOC can be integrated in a complementary manner ............................ 7

3.2 Ethical considerations to bear in mind if you were working from an ecosystemic
perspective ........................................................................................................................ 8

3.3 How African ideologies and indigenous knowledge systems can be incorporated into
ecosystemic psychology .................................................................................................... 9

3.4 Merits and shortcomings of Ecosystemic Psychology ................................................ 11

References ........................................................................................................................ 13

Plagiarism Declaration ..................................................................................................... 13




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