This is the first module in the PG Dip in Social Science Research Methods which introduces the students to research questions and their role in the research...

This is the first module in the PG Dip in Social Science Research Methods which introduces the students to research questions and their role in the research process. The module enables the student to develop skills in creating good research questions through a mixture of online activities and face-to-face tutorials. By the end of the module students will be able to create workable research questions, evaluate research questions of others and understand the role of a literature review to inform their research questions.

This module is non-condonable.

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The module explores three main themes related to precarious urban environments and uncertain urban futures: navigating borders, making...

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Infrastructure is a key conceptual tool in developing a critical understanding of socio-political life. Yet, as a significant development...

Aims: In this module we shall analyze strategic behaviour of rational decision makers in situations of conflict or other interaction. We say that decision...

Aims: In this module we shall analyze strategic behaviour of rational decision makers in situations of conflict or other interaction. We say that decision making is strategic if it involves taking into account what other agents want, know, believe and do. Strategic behaviour is an important component in interactions such as market competition between firms, bilateral bargaining, auctions, voting, information transmission, etc. Game Theory is a name for a collection of analytic tools that economists use to understand strategic interactions. In this module we will introduce some of these tools: strategic-form games with complete information, strategic-form games with incomplete information, dynamic games, equilibrium concepts for analyzing these games. We will present many economic applications of these tools as well as some behavioural evidence.

Prerequisites: ECON0065: Microeconomics