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: 23.10.2023 - 04.12.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kalevi Kilkki
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
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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
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Examination, Assignments.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact hrs 67 h
Independent study 60 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
2023-2024 Autumn IIEnrollment :
Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).