Prof Rudolf Oosthuizen

Prof Rudolph Oosthuizen
+27 (0)12 420 6476
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  • PhD in Engineering Management. University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Masters in Engineering Management. University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Bachelors in Industrial Engineering (Honours). University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Bachelors in Electronic Engineering. University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Professional Engineer (Pr.Eng). Engineering Council of South Africa
  • Certified Systems Engineering Practitioner (CSEP)
  • Member: International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) (Technical Officer of the South African Chapter CMC)
  • Member: Member of the South African System Dynamics Chapter (Treasurer of the Policy Council)
  • Systems Thinking (Complex Systems)
  • Systems Engineering (Model-based Systems Engineering)
  • System Dynamics
  • Systems Thinking and Engineering – Honours (2021 to present)
  • Systems Engineering Management – Masters (2021 to present)
  • Systems Thinking – Masters (2021 to present)
  • Project Systems Engineering Management – Masters (2021 to present)
  • Short courses in systems thinking and engineering
  • Implementation of Model-based Systems Engineering in enterprises of various sizes
  • Modelling and analysis of complex problems and systems
  • Establishing a resilience framework for digital transformation in the service industry
  • Developing leadership in Systems Engineering
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Pretorius, L., 2016. Assessing the impact of new technology on complex sociotechnical systems. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 27(2), pp. 15-29.
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Pretorius, L., 2021. Analysis of INCOSE Systems Engineering journal and international symposium research topics. Systems Engineering, 24, pp. 203–220.
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Benade, S.J., 2021. Systems engineering and project management–crossing the great divide. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 32(3), pp. 201-210.
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Pretorius, L., 2022. Bibliometric analysis of information communication technology for sustainable development: a machine-learning-based approach. International Journal of Learning and Change, 14(5-6), pp. 537-558.
  • Grobbelaar, S. and Oosthuizen, R., 2022. A reflection on Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science using bibliometrics. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, 84(2), pp. 93-100.
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Manzini, D., 2022. Systems thinking for the digital economy: a sociotechnical perspective. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 33(3), pp.262-273.
  • Van den Heever, H. and Oosthuizen R. 2022. Application of Cognitive Work Analysis
  • Van den Heever, H. and Oosthuizen R. 2022. Application of Cognitive Work Analysis in support of Systems Engineering of a Sociotechnical System. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2024 Vol.46 No.1, pp.90 – 106.
  • Nanfuka, J.G. and Oosthuizen, R., 2023. MBSE-Lite: a framework for adopting model-based systems engineering in small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa. Business, Management and Economics Engineering, 21(2), pp.218-236.
  • du Plooy, C. and Oosthuizen, R., 2023. AI Usefulness in Systems Modelling and Simulation: GPT-4 Application. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 34(3), pp.286-303.
  • Abukalusa, K. and Oosthuizen, R., 2023. Organisational Adaptive Leadership Framework Through Systems Thinking. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 34(3), pp.245-257.
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Pretorius, L., 2014, October. Modelling methodology for engineering of complex sociotechnical systems. In INCOSE International Symposium (Vol. 24, No. s1, pp. 268-281).
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Pretorius, L., 2015, November. System dynamics modelling of situation awareness. In Military Communications and Information Systems Conference (MilCIS), 2015 (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  • Oosthuizen, R. and Pretorius, L., 2020. Bibliometric analysis of technology management research topic trends. In Proceedings of the 29th IAMOT.
  • Manzini, D., Oosthuizen, R., Chikwanda, H.K. 2022. A Resilience Framework for Digital Transformation in the Banking Sector: A Systems Thinking Approach. In Proceedings of the 31st IAMOT.
  • Oosthuizen R & Grobbelaar S. 2021. Implementing Bibliometric Analysis and Topic Modelling to Inform Curriculum Development for Engineering Management. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management 2021 International Annual Conference, G. Natarajan, E.H. Ng, and P.F. Katina eds.

 

 

 

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