Subject: Carrying Capacity 2

Posted by Bill Braun on 11/16/2010
In Reply To:Carrying Capacity 2 Posted by Tim Joy on 11/16/2010

Message:

If you have it handy, look at Sterman, p 121, section 4.2.2 and p 123, section 4.2.3. I think you should decide if carrying capacity is a parameter or a dependent variable. I could be wrong, but I think from your narrative it is a dependent variable (insofar as it can be affected) AND an independent variable (insofar as it affects something else).

If you draw the rough metaphor that students are a grazing population (which hopefully they are), the teachers are the acres of land, and the curriculum is the food available on the acres of land, you can see on p 123 how teachers and curriculum (and delivery process as I formerly argued) make up the carrying capacity and therefore the resource adequacy.

Bill Braun

P.S. If you don't have Sterman write me, I'll scan the pages and send them to you.

Follow Ups:

Carrying Capacity 2 - Chad Green 11/16/2010 
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