Universität Wien

040236 UK Strategic thinking in practice (BA) (2021S)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
DIGITAL

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Mittwoch 03.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 04.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 10.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 11.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 17.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 18.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 24.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 25.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 14.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 15.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 21.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 22.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 28.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 29.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 05.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 06.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 12.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Mittwoch 19.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 20.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 26.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 27.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 02.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Mittwoch 09.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 10.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 16.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Mittwoch 23.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Donnerstag 24.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
Mittwoch 30.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Strategic thinking means to make choices when influenced by the choices of others. Hence, your favorite choices will depend on how others choose. The objective of this course is to consider strategic thinking in everyday life situations, in practice, and to model and understand the strategic concerns. We will also be practicing making our own strategic decision making live in class using an app.
Topics include where to meet a friend if you forgot to agree on a meeting place, when to pay for the delivery of a good you are ordering online and how to bid in an auction. Students will be asked to bring their own examples too.
Each lecture will start with a small story, a video, a song or a proverb (Sprichwort) and then students start discussing what strategic choices are involved and how to solve the possible conflicts. Live games using the app will help develop an understanding of how to anticipate what others do and thus to improve own decision making.
The course is not following a text book.

There is no formal requirement. But, you should have some basic knowledge of game theory, so you should only take this course after you have taken our bachelor game theory class. You need to bring an internet mobile device or a laptop to be able to play in the live games.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Midterm 35%, Final 35%, Class participation and home works 30%

Mid-Term: Thursday, April 22, 16.45 - 20.00 h
End-Term: Wednesday, June 30, 16.45 - 20.00 h

Students wishing to do so, will be offered a "makeup possibility” for the final exam. The date for this exam will be in September. This makeup exam will be counted instead of the final, hence the grade can be improved and worsened.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

see above

Prüfungsstoff

material covered in class and mentioned as reading in class

Literatur

To brush up your game theory skills:
Game theory for applied economists, Gibbons, 1992.
Kokesen, L. and E. Ok. 2007. An Introduction to Game Theory. Online lecture notes http://home.ku.edu.tr/~lkockesen/teaching/econ333/lectnotes/uggame.pdf
To read other stories:
Thinking Strategically: Competitive Edge in Business, Politics and Everyday Life by Dixit and Nalebuff, 1991
Coopetition by Brandenburger and Nalebuff, 1996

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12