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Do you believe that education can make a change in the world?If yes, this course is for you! In this course we learn what changes are needed in the pedagogical practices, how to think about content, teaching methods, learning activities, the role of...

This course will explore a broad range of mechanisms to explain human behavior at the individual level. It covers rational choice explanations of action, heuristic decision-making, such as satisficing, and cognitive biases that influence behavior....

This course provides an overview of key results in probability and statistics relevant for social research and introduces programming tools for statistical analysis. Major probability distributions, including the binomial, normal, exponential, and...

We explore the intersection of living conditions and identities in relation to contemporary working life and labour markets. A historical perspective is an integrated part of how contemporary labour markets is understood. We also reflect upon the...

This course presents key concepts, measures, and statistical techniques needed for the analysis of relational, social network data using a computational approach. Network concepts such as centrality and brokerage are discussed, and popular measures...

This course provides an advanced introduction to the logic of inquiry and research design in the social sciences. The readings cover issues ranging from the nature of scientific explanations and causal inquiry to the variety of research...

Agent-based modeling is a methodology for analyzing how groups of interacting individuals or other types of agents bring about various macro outcomes. This course provides a detailed introduction to the agent-based modelling (ABM) technique. The...

This course introduces the theories and practices of digital social sciences. The course considers the respective relevance of various digital data sources (sensors, surveys, internet-based media platforms, etc.) for social scientific purposes. In...

This course engages with research on organizations, with a specific focus on quantitative methods and computational models. Theories and empirical research in the study of organizations are discussed and compared, including organizational...

The course is about ethical issues related to the use of big data. It also considers social processes involving diverse actors who interact with digital platforms, produce and store big data, and analyse those data. Issues related to individual...