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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Graduate-level introduction to computational concepts, principles, and modeling approaches in social sciences, emphasizing simulations and elements of complexity theory as they apply to social phenomena. Survey includes systems dynamics, cellular automata, and agent-based models. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Presents and applies concepts and principles from object-based modeling paradigm. Emphasizes Unified Modeling Language (UML) to render structure and operation of complex social systems and processes. Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600, or approval by instructor and program director. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Provides hands-on examination of agent-based models in social sciences by examining and experimenting with variety of social-simulation projects conducted in modeling environments such as Swarm, Repast, Ascape, and MASON (Multi-Agent Simulator of Networks and Neighborhoods). Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600, or permission of instructor Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Examines when, where, and how social complexity emerged in human societies, emphasizing long-term analysis and comparative information processing in four civilizations of the ancient world: West Asia, East Asia, Andean Peru, and Mesoamerica. Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600, or permission of instructor Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Examines social phenomena including language, terrorism, the Internet, warfare, and wealth based on power laws and far-from equilibrium nonlinear dynamics. Emphasizes data analysis, and modeling and interpreting complexity-theoretic dynamics. Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Applies comparative method for analyzing different types of computational models in the social sciences. Strong crossdomain and interdisciplinary emphasis akin to comparative economic systems, government, or linguistics. Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Examines cognitive foundations and information processing in computational social agents, and compares to comparable human cognitive phenomena, including emotions, trust, and reciprocity. Emphasizes modeling project. Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600 and 610, or permission of instructor. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Examines long-term evolution of human and societal complexity from global, cross-cultural perspective, emphasizing computational aspects leading to today's globalization. Global history from the computational social science perspective. Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600 and 620, and permission of instructor Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Survey of literature on spatially explicit empirical models of land-use change. Hands-on experience developing and running simple models. Techniques include statistical models, mathematical programming models, cellular automata, agent-based models, and integrated models. Prerequisites/Corequisites CSS 600, GEOG 550, or permission of instructor Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Discusses key challenges in spatial modeling of human-environment interactions. Reviews agent-based modeling applications in urban and rural interactions, agriculture, forestry, and other areas. Hand-on development of simple ABM models. Investigates linkages between GIS and ABM. Prerequisites/Corequisites GEOG 631 or CSS 600, or permission of instructor. Notes CSS 600 may be taken concurrently. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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