Game Theory and Strategy Formation
| Title | Θεωρίες Παιγνίων και Διαμόρφωση Στρατηγικής / Game Theory and Strategy Formation |
| Code | ΚΕ0Ε40 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Evangelia Kartsounidou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001507 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Politikṓn Epistīmṓn 2023-sīmera
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Spring | - | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600122814
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Class Schedule
| Building | Δημοσιογραφίας (Εγνατίας 46) |
| Floor | Όροφος 3 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 3Α (329) |
| Calendar | Δευτέρα 15:00 έως 18:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600122814
- At the Website of the School: http://www.polsci.auth.gr/index.php?lang=el&rm=2&mn=15&csid=%CE%9A%CE%950%CE%9540
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The goals of the course to provide students with a foundation to:
(i) Apply game-theoretic analysis, both formally and intuitively, to negotiation and bargaining situations.
(ii) Recognize and assess archetypal strategic situations in complicated negotiation settings.
(iii) Feel comfortable in the process of negotiation.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course is a survey of the main ideas and techniques of game-theoretic analysis related to bargaining, conflict, and negotiation. As such, the course emphasizes the identification and analysis of archetypal strategic situations frequently occurring in bargaining situations.
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 27.5 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 27.5 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 27.5 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 27.5 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 110 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
The course has a strong experiential component. Students will repeatedly participate in a variety of strategic situations thereby developing the ability to translate their analyses into practice.
To help to bridge the gap between the analytic tools and their use in the real-world business situations, you will be asked to prepare an “issue-spotting analysis” due on the 7th week of class. This analysis, which should be 5-10 pages long, asks you to analyze a real-world issue “ripped from the headlines” where the techniques of game theoretic analysis might be fruitfully applied to aid in developing strategy. You will be asked to make a 10 minute presentation of the issue you chose and your analysis during class. (40%)
The final project, which is the “capstone” component to the class, asks you to find an issue or situation of strategic relevance where you can bring to bear a variety of ideas and techniques developed during the course. The final project can be a broadening and deepening of the issue-spotting analysis you did earlier or can be on a completely separate issue. Again, you are free to work in groups. (60%)
One-third of your grade for this project is determined by a 10 minute oral presentation during the 15th week of class.
The remaining two-thirds of your grade for the project is determined by a 10-20 page write-up of your analysis. The page limit is based on a double-spaced paper exclusive of any tables or exhibits you wish to include.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗ ΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΠΑΙΓΝΙΩΝ (ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΕΥΔΟΞΟ 35241) OSBORNE ΚΛΕΙΔΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ ΕΠΕ, 2010 ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ
ΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΠΑΙΓΝΙΩΝ (ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΕΥΔΟΞΟ 1063) ΜΗΛΟΛΙΔΑΚΗΣ ΣΟΦΙΑ Α.Ε.,2009 ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ
Additional bibliography for study
Gibbons, R., Game Theory for Applied Economists, Princeton University Press, 1992.
Dixit, A. and B. Nalebuff, The Art of Strategy, WW Norton, 2008
Dixit, A. and B. Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically, WW Norton, 1991.
Last Update
29-01-2017
