AML 330 /ASB 430: Social Simulation
[This course meets general studies CS requirement and
meets Science and Society requirements]
Spring 2013
Professor: Marco Janssen
Class number: 24469/24959
Hybrid Course
Lecture: Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Cowden 124
Course content
This course introduces simulation
techniques to study sociality in human and animal societies. We especially
focus on collective action, the ability of groups to cooperate and coordinate
to achieve outcomes that are not possible by one individual.
The
students would have an opportunity to learn agent-based modeling and learn
how they are applied to study social phenomena. Besides the study of the
techniques, the students derive a brief introduction to relevant theories in
the life and social sciences. The students will have hands on experience in
writing simulation models of a number of social phenomena.
Topics
covered in the course are: complex adaptive systems, emergence, networks, agent-based
modeling, collective action, social dilemmas, evolution
of cooperation.
Course format
Hybrid, Lectures, computer
lab, home work assignments,
Lecture notes
Ebook with models will be provided for this
course.
Software
The freeware simulation
package Netlogo
is used during the course.
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