Module Descriptors
GAMES THEORY AND BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS
FVFX70138
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Paul Lucking
Email: P.A.Lucking@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Classroom based lectures and seminars (18 hours)
Laboratory based practical work (18 hours)
Directed reading, supervised learning (114 hours)
Laboratory based practical work (18 hours)
Directed reading, supervised learning (114 hours)
Module Additional Assessment Details
Written Assignment of 4,500 words (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
Assessment is through a written report that will deconstruct and evaluate a series of games
based upon principles delivered throughout the module, with an emphasis on critical appraisal and analytical techniques. (4500 words)
Assessment is through a written report that will deconstruct and evaluate a series of games
based upon principles delivered throughout the module, with an emphasis on critical appraisal and analytical techniques. (4500 words)
Module Resources
Games Lab
Access to a games resource that should include the following types:
role playing games, strategy, simulation, adventure, management, puzzle, shoot-em-up
Access to a games resource that should include the following types:
role playing games, strategy, simulation, adventure, management, puzzle, shoot-em-up
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Research Papers on game theory
Carol Sansone & Judith M. Harackiewicz, Intrinsic and Extrinisic Motivation, Academic Press, (2000), ISBN 0127618910
H. Scott Bierman, Luis Fernandez , Game Theory with Economic Applications (2nd Edition), Addison Wesley (1997), ISBN: 0201847582
Thomas Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, Harvard University Press (1980), ISBN 0674840313
Carol Sansone & Judith M. Harackiewicz, Intrinsic and Extrinisic Motivation, Academic Press, (2000), ISBN 0127618910
H. Scott Bierman, Luis Fernandez , Game Theory with Economic Applications (2nd Edition), Addison Wesley (1997), ISBN: 0201847582
Thomas Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, Harvard University Press (1980), ISBN 0674840313
Module Indicative Content
Investigating the field of games theory which is a distinct and interdisciplinary approach to the study of human behaviour. These areas include:-
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Social Science
- Behavioural Science
Which leads to the understanding of temptation and consequence of dilemmas in game play.
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Social Science
- Behavioural Science
Which leads to the understanding of temptation and consequence of dilemmas in game play.