Experimental Methods in Social Systems
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- Inneværende semester
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| Studiepoeng | 10 |
| Undervisningssemester | Spring |
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Undervisningsspråk
English
Krav til forkunnskapar
GEO-SD302, GEO-SD 201, or corresponding background in modelling
Læringsutbyte
The students learn to design, program, carry out, analyse, and report results from laboratory experiments. The experiments are mainly used to test theories of decision making in dynamic systems and to investigate the effectiveness of learning environments. The experiments and the accompanying literature provide valuable insights into bounded rationality in general and misperceptions of dynamic systems and learning difficulties in particular.
Kontaktinformasjon
Department of Geography
studieveileder@geog.uib.no
Undervisningssemester
Spring
Eksamenssemester
Spring
Undervisningsspråk
English
Studienivå
Master/Ph.D
Krav til studierett
Open. Open also for Bachelor students, Erasmus Mundus students, and visiting students.
Mål og innhald
The course provides theory and methods for the design, programming, and analysis of laboratory experiments. The course includes introductions to simulator construction, interactive learning environments, optimisation to establish benchmarks, and to statistics for hypothesis testing. The students should design and carry out their own pilot laboratory experiments with focus on (1) purpose, (2) hypotheses, (3) design, and (4) analysis. The experiments could address both behavioural theories and learning interventions. The grading considers documentation of the vital design steps, analysis, and presentation.
Læringsutbyte/resultat
The students learn to design, program, carry out, analyse, and report results from laboratory experiments. The experiments are mainly used to test theories of decision making in dynamic systems and to investigate the effectiveness of learning environments. The experiments and the accompanying literature provide valuable insights into bounded rationality in general and misperceptions of dynamic systems and learning difficulties in particular.
Krav til forkunnskapar
GEO-SD302, GEO-SD 201, or corresponding background in modelling
Undervisning og omfang
Lectures and term paper advisory sessions
Early March- Mid April (lectures first 3 weeks)
9 hours (lectures), 6 hours (assistance on experiments)
3 weeks (lectures), 3 weeks (term papers)
42 hours plus work on own
Obligatoriske arbeidskrav
Term paper and presentation
Vurderingsformer
Term paper and presentation graded (100%) (early March)
Karakterskala
Grading A-F
Emneevaluering
GEO-SD306 will be evaluated minimum every third time it´s taught.
Kontaktinformasjon
Department of Geography
studieveileder@geog.uib.no