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Syllabus SEMINAR - SOCIAL DECISION MAKING; GENEROSITY FAIRNESS AND ETHICS - 55915
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Last update 04-07-2016
HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: business administration

Semester: Yearly

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Shoham Choshen-Hillel

Coordinator Email: shoham@huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Tuesday, 14:30-15:15

Teaching Staff:
Dr. SHOHAM CHOSHEN-HILLEL

Course/Module description:
In this class, students will learn about decision making in general, and decision making in social contexts in particular. We will discuss issues such as fairness, morality, inequity aversion and deception.
The students will also learn

Course/Module aims:
Basic knowledge in the field of social decision making.
Development of an independent empirical research project.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Come up with an original research question.
Develop an experimental design.
Run an independent experiment.
Analyze statistical results.
Write up a scientific report on project.

Attendance requirements(%):
90%

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures at the beginning of the year, followed by personal meetings and presentations by the students at class, for feedback.

Course/Module Content:
Judgment and decision making
Fairness
Perceptions of inequity
Deception
Empirical research methods

Required Reading:
Please see the class' website at Moodle

Additional Reading Material:
-

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 20 %
Research project 60 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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