INFO 6260

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INFO 6260
Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Foundations for Formal Analysis and Design

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

Information science studies systems at the juncture of people and technologies---their behavior, analysis and design. This doctoral level mixed lecture-seminar course is an introduction to the formal analysis of social systems: we will introduce concepts from mathematics, computer science and economics that are fundamental to analyzing many settings---networks, crowds, markets---studied by information science, and see how formal reasoning using abstract mathematical models can help analyze and predict outcomes. Throughout, we will draw on real-world examples such as social networks, Internet markets, and crowdsourcing to illustrate how formal analysis can inform the understanding and design of social systems.


Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate students in a doctoral program.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 6260

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18076 INFO 6260   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 6260

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18452 INFO 6260   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW

    Taught in NYC.

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