851-0585-04L  Lecture with Computer Exercises: Modelling and Simulating Social Systems with MATLAB

SemesterAutumn Semester 2011
LecturersS. Balietti, K. Donnay
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish


Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits3 credits
ExaminersS. Balietti, K. Donnay
Typegraded semester performance
Language of examinationEnglish
RepetitionRepetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit.
Admission requirementStudents have to earn their credit points by implementing an established mathematical model from the social science literature in MATLAB. During the course students are required to submit a short proposal specifying their intended project. At the end of the course, projects must be documented in a 30 page seminar thesis and presented in a 15 minute seminar talk.
Additional information on mode of examinationThe thesis should include a discussion of the mathematical model, the theoretical concept behind it, the meaning of formulas, properties of the model, and parameter dependencies, but also possible practical implications. The computer code should be sufficiently well documented.