Seminar on econo- and sociophysics II 1101-5sESF2

http://kampus.come.uw.edu.pl/course/index.php?categoryid=43

The seminar is interdisciplinary and unobscured showing how the various academic centers and research methods used in physics or related are used in areas such as economics and sociology. Participants of the seminar are not only young scientists and doctoral students as well as experienced researchers. The seminar is held in stationary mode but many auxiliary and inspirational materials, literature references and links can be found at Section of Polish Physical Society `Physics in Economics and Social Sciences' (FENS) at the address given in the following paragraph.

Topics of the seminar are well reflected by the way they were presented on the following symposia of the Polish scientific econo- and sociophysical community (see internet address:
http://science24.com/event/fens2015/
and there relevant links).

Mode

Self-reading
Blended learning

Prerequisites (description)

As part of this multi- and cross-disciplinary seminar, which is in fact a continuation of the seminar of the same name from the previous semester, students (and graduate students) acquire, of course, in interaction with other participants of the seminar, knowledge and skills specific to econophysics. A sufficient starting point (for participation in the seminar) are those skills and general knowledge they acquired participant of the seminar in the current course of study. Further acquisition of new specialist skills has a place among at this particular seminar.

Course coordinators

Tomasz Gubiec

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course the student obtained the following results in the field of education.

KNOWLEDGE

1) obtains knowledge to understand and discuss concepts, methodologies, theories, models, methods and techniques, primarily interdisciplinary, applied in physics as well as in economics and sociology to examine first of all complex systems.

2) obtains knowledge to analyze a variety of empirical data which is manipulated in these areas.

SKILLS

It is in this context acquire the skill of reading scientific publications allows, above all, to:

1) the ability to quickly extracting from them the essence of things

2) ability gradual deepening (as needed) understanding of the content

3) the ability to optimize the use of resources recommended in publications

4) the ability of public and lobbying transfer contained in these resources topics and solutions to problems submitted

5) the ability to participate in scientific discussions in particular skills as simple as possible and clear the presentation (formulation), their own and others' thoughts

6) the ability to see the economic and sociologic phenomena and processes

7) the ability to self-putting and solving scientific problems

8) in-depth understanding of the nature of work in interdisciplinary teams.

ATTITUDES

1) Appreciates the importance of a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the problem in drawing conclusions and making decisions.

It all corresponds to the following effects in the field of education (see information about studying at http://www.fuw.edu.pl/ ):
1) knowledge: KW01- KW06,
2) skills: KU05 - KU09,
3) competences: K04, K05.

EXPECTED STUDENT WORKLOAD:

- participation in classes: 30h - 1.0 ECTS,
- exam preparation: 25h - 1.0 ECTS.

Assessment criteria

The basis for passing is attendance and oral presentation. The subject of the paper is the publication recommended by the supervisors of the seminar. In addition, when assessing taken into account active participant in the seminar. Finally, before issuing the assessment classifying seminar seminar tutors settle the extent to which participant of the seminar has acquired the knowledge, skills and competences specified above (Sec. 'Efekty kształcenia`).

Practical placement

It is not expected

Bibliography

1) Publications recommended by speakers.

2) Presentations contained (by the mentioned in the previous section) web-page http://science24.com/event/fens2015/
with appropriate links.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

Physics, second cycle programme

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1101-5sESF2 in USOSweb