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Game theory and rationality

Teaching and the course organization

1. To what extent have Kristian"s lectures been of help for your learning?

Not at all»		0		0%
Some extent»		2		40%
Large extent»		2		40%
Very large extent»		1		20%

Genomsnitt: 2.8

- I was away , the week the lectures were held, So I can"t really judge that. The prisoners dilemma lecture was good, but the understanding was given by the articles as well.» (Some extent)
- The topic requires some thinking to be well understod.» (Some extent)
- Between large and very large.» (Very large extent)

2. Do you think that the articles helped your understanding of the subject?

No, not at all»		0		0%
Not so much»		0		0%
Yes»		0		0%
Yes, very much»		5		100%

Genomsnitt: 4

- The course teaches us students how to read articles so that we can discuss them in a seminar, which to some extent is new (and very useful)» (Yes, very much)

3. Did you find the mix of Kristian"s lectures, the student held seminars and the guest lectures suitable?

5 svarande

Small extent»		0		0%
Some extent»		0		0%
Large extent»		4		80%
Very large extent»		1		20%

Genomsnitt: 3.2

- It would have been good with a more solid introduction to the course. And perhaps some "test yourself quiz" on the fundamental definitions/concepts. Another thing: I liked that we played "games" almost all of the sessions as a "practical part".» (Very large extent)

4. Was it rewarding to prepare and hold a seminar session?

Not at all»		0		0%
Not very»		1		20%
Yes, quite so»		1		20%
Yes, very much»		3		60%

Genomsnitt: 3.4

- It was one of the most rewarding parts of the course since we were allowed to choose a topic of our own interest and since it"s very good/useful practice (which is new for me as a student).» (Yes, very much)

5. Which quarter(s) would you like the course to be in?

5 svarande

Quarter 1»		0		0%
Quarter 2»		0		0%
Quarter 3»		0		0%
Quarter 4 (as it was)»		1		20%
Atumn (quarter 1 and 2)»		4		80%
Spring (quarter 3 and 4)»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 4.8

- I think it should be kept in the first year when people generally take courses from the programme. In the second year I would like the opportunity to broaden myself, go abroad or doing other not-so-programme-related-things.» (Quarter 4 (as it was))
- Tough question, 2 quarters is better and i think the autumn of the second year is the best time.» (Atumn (quarter 1 and 2))
- But it worked well as it was now also.» (Atumn (quarter 1 and 2))

6. When would you prefer to have the major workload?

5 svarande

Place the major workload in the beginning of the quarter(s)»		4		80%
Place the major workload in the end of the quarter(s)»		0		0%
Keep the workload constant»		1		20%
No opinion»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.4

- If possible it is very good to balance out the workload of other courses who often are heavy in the end.» (Place the major workload in the beginning of the quarter(s))
- Somewhere in between this alt. and the alt. of having it in the beginning..» (Keep the workload constant)

7. How well did the course administration, communication etc. work?

Very badly»		0		0%
Rather badly»		1		20%
Rather well»		4		80%
Very well»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.8

- Was ok but could have been better. I didn"t suffer much from it thou» (Rather badly)
- It would have been much better had we had a course website that we could refer to. Additionally, last minute room changes made things a bit chaotic.» (Rather well)
- The problem with the rooms is understandable, nothing else to cheerish or complain about.» (Rather well)
- It would have been much better if we had a homepage for the course but it worked ok.» (Rather well)
- Mails were ok, but a nice web page with all coordinated infromation would be great!» (Rather well)

Guest lectures and student held seminars

8. How do you rate Olof Johansson-Stenman"s lecture?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		0		0%
Neither good nor bad»		0		0%
Good»		2		40%
Very good»		3		60%

Genomsnitt: 4.6

- I think he spent a bit too much time on concepts we were already familiar with. We probably should have briefed him better on the kind of work we had already done before he prepared the lecture, this might have made the content of the lecture more interesting.» (Good)
- Interesting and inspiring» (Very good)
- It was nice to get the background of economics and behavorial economics that he gave and at the same time to get a feeling for where the research frontier in a field like that is.» (Very good)

9. How do you rate Magnus Henlock"s lecture?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		0		0%
Neither good nor bad»		1		20%
Good»		3		60%
Very good»		1		20%

Genomsnitt: 4

- Personally, i need to read through calculations and would have preferred to have these as hand-outs instead.» (Neither good nor bad)
- It started out very good but when he maid the calculations on the whiteboard I didn"t quite follow him.» (Good)

10. How do you rate the e-fish session?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		1		20%
Neither good nor bad»		2		40%
Good»		2		40%
Very good»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.2

- Could have been better. Felt more like we were doing them a favor and helping them to find bugs» (Not so good)
- The idea is interesting but it could have been better prepared. I didn"t really learn anything new, except for maybe getting a picture on how to get the concept out to a wider audience (which is Important and interesting). If the game hade been working I think it could have been very good.» (Neither good nor bad)
- "Applied" game theory at its finest. Good to have in the end of the course when everything"s well understood!» (Good)

11. How do you rate student held seminar on bargaining theory?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		0		0%
Neither good nor bad»		0		0%
Good»		3		75%
Very good»		1		25%

Genomsnitt: 4.25

- Biased answer. I think that there were several important concepts that were discussed during this session.» (Very good)

12. How do you rate student held seminar on tradgedy of the commons?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		0		0%
Neither good nor bad»		0		0%
Good»		3		75%
Very good»		1		25%

Genomsnitt: 4.25

- Some really interesting articles here» (Good)
- It could have been better if we could have started with playing a working version of the e-fish game. (I don"t think we did any game during this session). Too much to read (Very few if any had read all of the papers..). 20-30, depending on how "mathy" the text is, is suitable for me.» (Very good)

13. How do you rate student held seminar on drama theory?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		1		25%
Neither good nor bad»		1		25%
Good»		2		50%
Very good»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.25

- Could have been preared better and had some much more interesting papers» (Not so good)
- I liked the game part (although it could have been organised more smoothly). One or two of the articles had very few citations and didn"t give an impression of being "state of the art" (it doesn"t have to be, but if it isn"t this should be motivated).» (Neither good nor bad)

14. How do you rate student held seminar on human behaviour in game theoretic situations?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		0		0%
Neither good nor bad»		0		0%
Good»		3		75%
Very good»		1		25%

Genomsnitt: 4.25

- Some really interesting articles here» (Good)
- Between good and very good. One of the papers didn"t say that much. I liked the game.» (Very good)

15. How do you rate student held seminar on cooperational game theory?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		0		0%
Neither good nor bad»		0		0%
Good»		1		25%
Very good»		3		75%

Genomsnitt: 4.75

- Interesting and the best cookies in the course» (Very good)
- Very interesting» (Very good)
- Between good and very good. It was too much to read before this session, I"m a slow reader but it didn"t help to read for many hours.. Nice sweets during the session! I liked that they broadened the perspective of the course by considering cooperative game theory and that they focused in a nice way on the basic concepts.» (Very good)

16. How do you rate student held seminar on economic modelling and auction theory?

Not good at all»		0		0%
Not so good»		0		0%
Neither good nor bad»		0		0%
Good»		1		25%
Very good»		3		75%

Genomsnitt: 4.75

- Really nice group interaction with the auction games» (Very good)
- Interesting papers. I liked the article on the santa fee artificial stock market for example.» (Very good)

Your own efforts

17. How many hours per week did you spend on this course?

5 svarande

At most 15 hours»		1		20%
About 20 hours»		1		20%
About 25 hours»		2		40%
At least 30 hours»		1		20%

Genomsnitt: 2.6

- Except for the part where we worked on the project» (At most 15 hours)
- Reading papers takes a huge amount of time! Escpecially for those (like me) who are not experienced at it!» (About 20 hours)
- About 4 or so hours to prepare for each seminar, Prepering my own seminar took 15 or so. The heaviest work load was by far the project» (About 25 hours)
- Taking part in giving/creating the course took it"s toll as well.» (At least 30 hours)

18. How large part of the teaching offered (lectures and seminars) did you attend?

5 svarande

Less than 50%»		0		0%
50-70%»		0		0%
70-85%»		1		20%
85-100%»		4		80%

Genomsnitt: 3.8

- 84.21% to be more exact. The missing lectures were the three lectures the first week.» (70-85%)

Study climate

19. How were the opportunities for asking questions and getting help during the course?

Very poor»		0		0%
Rather poor»		0		0%
Rather good»		1		20%
Very good»		4		80%
I did not seek help»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.8

20. How was the course workload?

Too low»		0		0%
Low»		0		0%
Adequate»		3		60%
High»		2		40%
Too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 3.4

- But to high towards the end» (Adequate)
- It just felt a bit rushed towards the end with the projects» (Adequate)
- To read and understand articles fully actually takes some time, added to this is the project and then the workload doesn"t need to be increased, but is on a fairly good level (I would say slightly higher than on a general course which have intensive periods and soft interims whilst the workload in GTaR were continous).» (High)
- The reading could have been more selective on some parts (although I suppose it"s good to train the ability of reading papers fast).» (High)

Course goals, level of difficulty, exam

21. What were your impression of the course goals?

5 svarande

I have no idea of what the goals were»		0		0%
The goals gave some guidance, but could have been clearer»		4		80%
The goals were good and as clear as they could be»		0		0%
Other (Please comment)»		1		20%

Genomsnitt: 2.4

- The overall course goals was rather vague and the goals for the specific student seminars varied alot» (The goals gave some guidance, but could have been clearer)
- I like this type of course, were it"s partly up to the students what the goals are.» (The goals gave some guidance, but could have been clearer)

22. Is the level of difficulty of the course reasonable, considering your background and the number of credits?

No, the level is too low»		0		0%
Yes, the level is reasonable»		5		100%
No, the level is too high»		0		0%

Genomsnitt: 2

- I think the background would matter little, as long as the students have taken SOA.» (Yes, the level is reasonable)
- It"s a nice challenge!» (Yes, the level is reasonable)
- Some more fundamental aspects of economics could be included!» (Yes, the level is reasonable)

23. Did the examination as a whole assess whether you have reached the goals?

5 svarande

No, not at all»		0		0%
Yes, to some extent»		3		60%
Yes, definitely»		2		40%

Genomsnitt: 2.4 (bidrar till totalt genomsnitt/jämförelseindex)

- Why are you talking about goals? I think it was clear from the beginning that the course would be allowed to shape itself over time, and in this sense I think that strict adherence to some goals would have been a limitation.» (Yes, to some extent)
- Whether participation in discussions assesed the goals (or is even a good mean of assessment) is tricky!» (Yes, to some extent)
- the "definitely" part is hard to say - and I will have a greater feeling for it after I"ve seen the feedback on the project report.» (Yes, definitely)
Genomsnitt totalt för detta stycke: 2.4

Summarizing questions

24. What is your general impression of the course?

Very poor»		0		0%
Poor»		0		0%
Average»		0		0%
Good»		1		20%
Very Good»		4		80%

Genomsnitt: 4.8

- I like the format. Nice group feeling.» (Very Good)
- The form is different from anything we"ve had so far, and it"s been a very good experience» (Very Good)
- It has been a very good course. I do not agree with some of the comments (from the linsen-meeting) that you do not learn as much in this course as in others. As I see it, the level of understanding of the subject is substantially higher in this course than in courses in general.» (Very Good)
- A very nice, inspiring and useful course for the end of master studies.» (Very Good)

25. Is there anything you think should be changed until next year?

26. Additional comments