Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Manu Harju, Olli Yli-Harja

Implementations

No implementations

Requirements

Written examination and attendance of lectures (min. 50%)

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

Introduce the field of complex Systems with examples. Introduce and practice some of the basic tools necessary for Complex Systems modeling. Deveop a systemic view of engineering problems and methods. Encourage systemic and skeptical thinking. Prepare students for advanced courses (e.g. Complex Systems 2 seminar series in the spring, Agent-Based Modeling in the winter and projects e.g. thesis work) in Complex Systems and related fields.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Examination. Students may earn extra points for the exam with laboratory exercises.

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Additional information

Complex System is a multidisciplinary research topic and a problem solving strategy that acknowledges the limitations of analytical, single-paradigm mathematical models and strategically complements them by simulations, algorithms and multi-paradigm models. The course addresses the challenges of the field by introducing a variety of analytical and simulations tools, methodologies, and some archetypes of complex systems in the form of lectures and laboratory exercises.