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Professor of System Dynamics

System Dynamics Group, Department of Geography

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Academic Background

Academic Degrees:

Mag. Art. (Department of Information Science, University of Bergen, 1983)

Previous Positions (tenured):

Professor of System Dynamics (Department of Geography, University of Bergen, 2004 - ).
Professor of System Dynamics (Department of Information Science, University of Bergen, 1993 - 2004).
Professor of Educational Information Science (Department of Information Science, University of Bergen, 1991 - 93).
Associate Professor (Department of Information Science, University of Bergen, 1983 - 91).

Previous Positions (adjunct):

Adjunct Professor (15%, 20%), ( School of Technology Management, Chalmers, Sweden, 1994 - 95, 1997 - …).
Visiting Lecturer (10%) (Naval Academy / Management Institute, Royal Norwegian Navy, 1993 – 99, 2001).
Adjunct Professor (3 weeks summer sessions 100%), Mikkeli Polytechnic Institute, 1994 – 97
Associate Chair of the Pre-College Education Project, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990 – 91.
Adjunct Professor (20%) (Chair of Research Group on Educational Software Development), University of Karlstad, Sweden, 1987 – 92.

Academic Leadership:

Managing Editor of the System Dynamics Review (John Wiley), 2005
President of the System Dynamics Society, 2003.
Chair of the Programme Committee of the System Dynamics Conference, Palermo, 2002
Chair of the Curriculum Committee, System Dynamics Society, 2000 – …
Chair of the System Dynamics Conference, Bergen, 2000.
Chair of the ICT Committee of the School of Social Sciences, University of Bergen, 2000 –
Member of the Research Committee of the School of Social Sciences, 1999 - …
Member of the Administrative Committee of the International System Dynamics Society, 1999 - …
Chair of the Department of Information Science, 1998 – 1999.
Chair of the Board of the Research Program in Educational Information Science and Technology (EIST), University of Bergen, Norway, 1996 – 2000.
Coordinator of the the EU ERASMUS student and faculty exchange program in System Dynamics, 1995 - …
Coordinator of the System Dynamics Program, Department of Information Science, University of Bergen, 1995 - …
Chair of Interim Board ofNorwegian Council for Information Science, 1994 - 95.
Member of the Policy Council of the International System Dynamics Society, 1993 - 95.
Member of Board of Directors of Der Rütli Führungskräfteseminare GmbH, Oerlinghausen, Germany, 1993.
Chair of Committee on distance education based on simulation and multimedia; a development laboratory and an educational laboratory, associated with the Center for High Technology, University of Karlstad, 1992.
Associate Chair of the Pre-College Education Project, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990 – 91.
Chair of the Research Group on Educational Software Development, University of Karlstad, Sweden, 1987 – 93.
Secretary of the Norwegian Council for Informatics, representing the Universities and State Colleges offering education in Information Science, 1985 - 86.
Member of the Board of the School of Social Sciences several periods, 1983 – 90 & 1998-99.
Advisor to the Regional School Superintendent of the county Hordaland and the School Administrator in Bergen, 1983 - 86.

Other Academic Assignments:

Editorial Boards: Simulation and Gaming, 2000 - … ; European Journal of Economics and Social Systems 1998 - … ; System Dynamics Review (Asc. Edit.), 1994 - … (Asc. Edit.); Computers in Human Behavior, 1994 - …; The Systems Thinker 1991 - ….

Program Committees: System Dynamics Conference, Palermo, 2002 (Program Chair); System Dynamics Conference, Bergen, 2000 (Chair); ED-MEDIA '96 , (Prog. Com. Member); International System Dynamics Conference, Tokyo, July 1995 (Prog. Com. Member); IEEE International Conference on Visual Languages, Bergen, August 1993, (Local Chair); International System Dynamics Conference, Cancoon, 1993 (Org. Com. Member); Norwegian Conference on Educational Informatics, Norwegian Council for Informatics, Solstrand, 1986 (Chair).

Paper Reviews: As member of several editorial boards, panels, and program committees, I have reviewed a significant number of papers since 1983.

Teaching Experience

Current Supervision: 5 Dr. Polit. (Ph. D.);12 M. Phil.

Past Supervision: 21 (of a total of 34) M. Phil.

Courses and Seminars (1995 – 2001) :

Fall 1995 – 2001, Department of Information Science:

IV342: Principles of System Dynamics Modeling and Analysis (100%) .

Spring 1996 – 2001, Department of Information Science:

IV343: System Dynamics Based Interactive Learning Environments (100%) ,

Spring 1997 – 2001, Chalmers Technical University, Gothenberg, Sweden.

IBS125: Systems Thinking and Modeling (100%) .

Summer 1996 – 1997 , Department of Education, University of Minnesota, USA:

Epsy 5200:Design and Management of Networked-Based Interactive Learning Environments (NBILEs) (50%)

Fall 1995 – 2001 (expt. 1997), Chalmers Technical University, Gothenberg, Sweden.

IBS130: Modeling and Simulation (20%) .

Summer 1994 – 1997, Mikkeli Polytechnic Institute, Finland:

System Dynamics in Industrial Engineering (3 weeks summer course)

During the period 1995 – 2001, I have offered numerous seminars that can be classified as follows:

ERASMUS / SOCRATES seminar series ( ~ 1 week) in Europe: 2 x University of Palermo, Italy, 1 x University of Seville, Spain, 1 x University of Brandenburg (Cottbus), Germany, 1 x University of Göteborg.

Professional Seminars: 6 x Der Rütli Fürungskräfteseminare (each 1 week on Der Rütli Management Simulator), Oerlinghausen, Germany; 6 x Piaggio Aero Industries, Genova, Italy; 11 x CUSA (European sponsored seminars on business modeling for SMEs), Palermo, Italy; 1 x Sud Sistemi (2 days business modeling for organizational change), Bari, Italy; 1 x Royal Dutch Shell (one day seminar on SD-based organizational learning); 4 x NERA (each 1 day executive leadership), Bergen, Norway; 5 x Telecom Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (each 1 week reorganization); 3x VERITAS (each 4 hours workshop on SD-based analysis; 1 x Storage Tech (1 week re-engineering), Colorado, USA; 1 x Arthur Andersen Consulting (1 week modeling training), San Fransisco; 1x Ambrosetti (1 day seminar on business modeling); 1 x IKEA Sweden (The Beer Game), Helsingør, Denmark; numerous sessions as invited speaker on various workshops, seminars and conferences on the application of system dynamics the public and private sector in Europe, and numerous system dynamics seminars and courses for teachers in Nordic Schools (Norwegian Ministry of Education, Nordic Council of Ministers), 1 x SKL Course in Dynamic Consequence Analysis for Swedish health care workers.

Longer Research Visits Abroad

Visiting Scholar hosted by Professor Jay W. Forrester and Professor John D. Sterman, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 1990 – September 1991.
Visiting Scholar hosted by Professor Jay W. Forrester and Professor John D. Sterman, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 1. - December 31, 1986.

Research:

Here you find a list of my publications.

Contact information:

Work address:	Department of Geography,
	University of Bergen, PostBox 7800
	N-5020 Bergen, Norway
Visiting address:	Fosswinkelsgate 6,

Home address:	Munkebotn 12b
	N-5036 Bergen, Norway
Phone:	(+ 47) 5558 4134 (work)
	(+ 47) 55 952225 (home)
	(+47) 911 72819 (mobile)
Fax:
E-mail:	pal.davidsen (at) geog.uib.no

Last updated Oct. 22 2004 by Erling Moxnes
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