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B027810 - PROBABILITY AND RATIONAL CHOICE
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Academic Year 2018-19
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Humanities (DILEF)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
M-FIL/02 - LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
26/02/2019 ⇒ 07/06/2019
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
English
Course Content
Decision theory, an introduction
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1. Course notes prepared by the Professor (online).
Learning Objectives
(i) Knowledge. This course aims at deepening the students' knowledge gained through other courses of the CdS, by addressing topics specifically connected with decision theory.
(ii) Competence. Students are taught how to: (a) comprehend the philosophical aspects of decision theory and formal methods which are mostly adequate to deal with them; (b) refine their abilities with formal analysis.
(iii) Applying knowledge. Students will learn: (a) how to apply their knowledge to specific problems in the area of decision theory; (b) how to enhance their understanding of scientific contributions (mostly in the form of articles and monographs) to topics dealt with during the course.
(ii) Competence. Students are taught how to: (a) comprehend the philosophical aspects of decision theory and formal methods which are mostly adequate to deal with them; (b) refine their abilities with formal analysis.
(iii) Applying knowledge. Students will learn: (a) how to apply their knowledge to specific problems in the area of decision theory; (b) how to enhance their understanding of scientific contributions (mostly in the form of articles and monographs) to topics dealt with during the course.
Prerequisites
There are no special prerequisites to attend this course.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and tutorials.
Further information
This course will make use of the E-learning platform Moodle to share the course's material.
Attendence is mandatory.
Attendence is mandatory.
Type of Assessment
Oral examination (approximately 30/40 minutes). Students are requested to: (a) prove their acquaintance with the most important topics of the course; (b) apply their knowledge to problems similar to those discussed during lectures; (c) convey topics accurately, linguistically speaking, both from the technical and from the general point of view.
Course program
The course aims at providing an overview of decision theory, and problems connected with strategic and rational choice. Students will be introduced to issues that are classical in the contemporary debate. Beside illustrating their philosophical aspects, topics will be analyzed rigorously by making use of tools coming from game theory.