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Analysis of Sociotechnical Systems using Complexity Methods2025HT, 6.0 credits
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Course plan
No of lectures
Recommended for
PhD students in cognitive science.
The course was last given
This course has not been given previously.
Goals
After the course the students should have sufficient theoretical and methodological knowledge to apply complexity methods to analyse sociotechnical systems at different levels.
Prerequisites
Foundations in cognitive systems engineering, systems science, cognitive science, or equivalent.
Organization
The course will be given by Erik Prytz, with invited guest lectures, student-driven seminars and individual readings.
Content
The course will cover:
-Introduction to complex systems and nonlinear dynamics
-Complex systems approaches in the behavioral sciences
-Analytical approaches based on complexity methods (e.g., modelling, fractals,
recurrence plots, determinism, entropy)
-Case studies of applications of complexity methods to the analysis of
sociotechnical systems
-Complexity methods and nonlinear dynamics in the emergency response system
Literature
A selection of research articles (e.g., [1-6]) and book chapters (e.g. drawn
from [7-10]).
[1] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0049124116626174
[2] https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1525
[3] https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181312561015
[4] https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004400609
[5] https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213571031
[6] https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720809359003
[7] Managing Emergent Phenomena - Nonlinear Dynamics in Work Organizations by
Stephen J. Guastello
[8] Complex Systems in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - Theory, Method and
Application, by Euel Elliot and L. Douglas
[9] Understanding Nonlinear Dynamics, by Daniel Kaplan and Leon Glass
[10] Small Groups as Complex Systems: Formation, Coordination, Development, and
Adaptation, by Holly Arrow, Joseph E McGrath, and Jennifer L. Berdalh
Lectures
A selection of invited guest lectures.
Examination
Individual written assignment.
Participation in seminars.
Lab assignments.
Examiner
Erik Prytz.
Credits
6 hp.
Comments
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