Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The main objective is to understand the nature of complex systems. The course provides tools to measure, analyse, and understand the extremely complex ecosystem of communications in which technical, social and economic aspects are intermixed in a dynamic way.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 01.11.2021 - 13.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kalevi Kilkki, Heikki Hämmäinen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The main topics are:
    1) The complexity of simple, chaotic and extremely complex systems.
    2) System interventions and the metrics used to measure the success of the interventions.
    3) The role of human behavior and Quality of Experience in communication ecosystems.
    4) Value of services, willingness to pay and the long tail model.
    5) Prisoners dilemma and tragedy of commons, selfish and co-operative strategies in the context of communications networks and services.
    6) Zero-sum games and the mixed strategy with real-life applications.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Examination, Assignments.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact hrs 67 h
    Independent study 60 h

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    K. Kilkki (2012), An Introduction to Communications Ecosystems (partly), available at http://kilkki.net

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    3 Good Health and Well-being

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn II

    2021-2022 Autumn II

    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ELEC-E7810

    Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.

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