d133696 Experimental Methods in Behavioral Sciences

CEVRO University
summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0. Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Vojtěch Zíka (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Department of Economics – Departments – President – CEVRO University
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
Since commencing their work in 2010, the UK Behavioural Insights Team (“the Nudge Unit”) has pioneered an increasing trend in the mainstream application of behavioral sciences to public policy making. In recent years, leading countries across the globe have started running their own “nudge units”. This course aims to provide students with knowledge of experimental methods which should be used to verify behaviorally informed public policies before they are put to work. Lectures are designed with an emphasis on practical use of acquired information – students are about to design their own experiments, participate in laboratory and field experiments or visit an international conference covering the course’s topic. The course is meant to be a practical extension of a course Modern Policy Making (MPM) but absolving MPM is not necessary to be able to follow the lectures of Experimental Methods in Behavioral Sciences.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • - introduction to behavioral economics (ca. 4hours)
    - introduction to experimental methods(ca. 4hours)
    - introduction to laboratory experiments(ca. 3hours)
    - attendance on the Prague Conference on Behavioral Sciences 2017: Modern Policy Making (www.conference.cebex.org)(ca. 2 hours)
Assessment methods (in Czech)
To succesfully complete the subject, students have to: - attend classes - attendthe Prague Conference on Behavioral Sciences 2017: Modern Policy Making (www.conference.cebex.org) - submit a final paper ("seminar work") No final exam planned.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2017, summer 2020, spring 2021.
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