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The [[Strategies for engineered outcomes|Strategies Module]] outlines a conceptual framework that can be used in a wide range of situations, not only in engineering. The other chapters give instances of the use of the framework in specific contexts.  
The [[Strategies for engineered outcomes|Strategies Module]] outlines a conceptual framework that can be used in a wide range of situations, not only in engineering. The other chapters give instances of the use of the framework in specific contexts.  


There is no fixed process for 'engineering' a  problem but there is a range of strategies that are adopted by people to achieve success in situations of complex uncertainty. For example, those who seek to address the complex problems of the modern world - sustainability, inequality, energy, climate change, waste, etc. - must use these strategies where they are appropriate.  All who have, or aspire to have, a responsible role in society should discipline their minds to use them.
There is no fixed process for 'engineering' a  problem but people use a range of strategies to achieve success in situations of complex uncertainty. For example, those who seek to address the complex problems of the modern world - sustainability, inequality, energy, climate change, waste, etc. - must use these strategies where they are appropriate.  All who have, or aspire to have, a responsible role in society should discipline their minds to use them.


===Approaches to learning===
===Approaches to learning===
When learning,to use methods, some people like tostart with examples and work from there to theory and basic principles. Others like to do it the other way around.  A main principle behind Engineer-it is that information is provided that can satisfy both of these strategies.
When learning,to use methods, some people like tostart with examples and work from there to theory and basic principles. Others like to do it the other way around.  A main principle behind Engineer-it is that information is provided that can satisfy both of these strategies.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Instances                                                       Conceptual information'''
|-
|Other modules                                                          Strategies module
|-
|'''  Applications   Examples   Explanations  Theory  Basic principles'''
|}
The table above shows a spectrum of types of document from full applications on the left to mainly conceptual information on the right.