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CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B
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Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2 [by video-link]
Unit description:
Introduces students to the study of decision theory. This is the theory of rational decision-making by individuals – taken alone, in competition or in groups. Topics covered include decisions under ignorance, decisions under risk and game theory. Throughout the unit, the various applications of the theory are stressed. The unit is of use to a variety of students, including students of: philosophy, logic, economics, psychology, computer science and information systems, social science, environmental science, management and law.
| Staff | tba | For information on staff, turn to relevant Faculty website University phone and email search phone email |
| Unit weight | 12.5% | To see normal University Admission requirements |
| Teaching pattern | 2 hrs lectures weekly, 1-hr tutorial fortnightly (13 wks) | Timetable |
| Prerequisites | 25% level 100 in philosophy or, where appropriate 25% level 100 in any discipline | |
| Mutual exclusions | HPS294/394 | |
| Assessment mode | 2x1,000-word assignments (25% ea), 3-hr exam (50%) | Examinations timetable (Users will need to know their login name (POP account) and password) |
| Required texts etc | Resnick, Choices: An Introduction to Decision Theory, ISBN 0816614407 | Library Catalogue
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| Majors: [Discipline and school information] | Philosophy
Logic and Philosophy of Science |
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| Courses | Bachelor of Arts (See also combined degrees) | |
| Faculty website | Faculty of Arts |
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