Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2019

Umweltnaturwissenschaften Master Information
Vertiefung in Umweltsysteme und Politikanalyse
Modellierung und statistische Analyse
NummerTitelTypECTSUmfangDozierende
701-1522-00LMulti-Criteria Decision AnalysisW3 KP2GJ. Lienert
KurzbeschreibungThis introduction to "Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis" (MCDA) combines prescriptive Decision Theory (MAVT, MAUT) with practical application and computer-based decision support systems. Aspects of descriptive Decision Theory (psychology) are introduced. Participants apply the theory to an environmental decision problem (group work).
LernzielThe main objective is to learn the theory of "Multi-Attribute Value Theory" (MAVT) and "Multi-Attribute Utility Theory" (MAUT) and apply it step-by-step using an environmental decision problem. The participants learn how to structure complex decision problems and break them down into manageable parts. An important aim is to integrate the goals and preferences of different decision makers. The participants will practice how to elicit subjective (personal) preferences from decision makers with structured interviews. They should have an understanding of people's limitations to decision-making, based on insights from descriptive Decision Theory. They will use formal computer-based tools to integrate "objective / scientific" data with "subjective / personal" preferences to find consensus solutions that are acceptable to different decision makers.
InhaltGENERAL DESCRIPTION
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis is an umbrella term for a set of methods to structure, formalize, and analyze complex decision problems involving multiple objectives (aims, criteria), many different alternatives (options, choices), and different actors which may have conflicting preferences. Uncertainty (e.g., of the future or of environmental data) adds to the complexity of environmental decisions. MCDA helps to make decision problems more transparent and guides decision makers into making rational choices. Today, MCDA-methods are being applied in many complex decision situations. This class is designed for participants interested in transdisciplinary approaches that help to better understand real-world decision problems and that contribute to finding sustainable solutions. The course focuses on "Multi-Attribute Value Theory" (MAVT) and "Multi-Attribute Utility Theory" (MAUT). It also gives a short introduction to behavioral Decision Theory, the psychological field of decision-making.

STRUCTURE
The course consists of a combination of lectures, exercises in the class, exercises in small groups, reading, and one mandatory exam. Some exercises are computer assisted, applying MCDA software. The participants will choose an environmental case study to work on in small groups throughout the semester. Additional reading from the textbook Eisenführ et al. (2010) is required.

GRADING
There will be one written examination at the end of the course that covers the important theory (50 % of final grade). The group work consists of two written reports (50 %).
SkriptNo script (see below)
LiteraturThe course is based on: Eisenführ, Franz; Weber, Martin; and Langer, Thomas (2010) Rational Decision Making. 1st edition, 447 p., Springer Verlag, ISBN 978-3-642-02850-2.

Additional reading material will be recommended during the course. Lecture slides will be made available for download.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThe course requires some understanding of (basic) mathematics. The "formal" parts are not too complicated and we will guide students through the mathematical applications and use of software.
701-1674-00LGeospatial Data Management and Analysis Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 25

Voraussetzung: Teilnahme an der Lehrveranstaltung 701-0951-00L "GIST - Einführung in die räumlichen Informationswissenschaften und -technologien" oder eine gleichwertige Vorbildung.
W5 KP4GM. A. M. Niederhuber, T. Crowther
KurzbeschreibungProblems encountered in forest and landscape management often have a spatial dimension. Methods of geoinformation sciences provide support in identifying creative solutions. Students will learn to a) understand, search for, and manage different forms of geospatial data; b) conceptualize, implement, and combine spatial analysis methods; and c) interpret the results.
LernzielUnderstand, search for, and manage various types of geospatial data; Carry out conceptual data modelling for a spatial problem and translate it into a tangible form within a GIS software; Conceptualize spatial problems and design a workflow that transitions from "data processing" through "advanced spatial analysis" to "presentation of results"; Implement such a workflow in standard GIS software, verify and validate the procedures, then present the final results.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesKnowledge and skills equal those of the course "GIST - Einführung in die räumliche Informationswissenschaften und Technologien"
363-1076-00LDiffusion of Clean TechnologiesW3 KP2GB. Girod, C. Knöri
KurzbeschreibungHow can the diffusion of clean technologies be accelerated by policy or business strategies?
Participants learn to apply analytic tools to evaluate environmental and business potentials of clean technologies. Exercises that evaluate a selected clean technology deepen the theoretical knowledge gained. Students are trained to evaluate, explain and present a clean technology.
LernzielStudents are able to ...
1) apply the theoretical concepts introduced to a specific clean technology case
2) determine key drivers and barriers (economic, environmental, technological, regulatory) for diffusion of clean technologies
3) quantitatively model key characteristics or dynamics of selected clean technologies
4) convincingly present a selected clean technology to a business or policy audience
InhaltAnalytical tools to assess the environmental performance of clean technologies (e.g. Life Cycle-Assessment); economic view on the diffusion of clean technologies; evolutionary perspective (e.g. technological learning); decision process of adopters (e.g. status-quo bias of consumers, rebound effect); relevant environmental policies (e.g. standards, labels, carbon pricing); modelling approaches for diffusion of clean technologies (e.g. agent based modelling); techniques for convincing presentations (e.g. TED style presentation).
SkriptSlides and exercises will be available on electronic platform.
LiteraturRelevant literature will be available on electronic platform.
752-2110-00LMultivariate Statistical Analysis Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen W3 KP2VC. Hartmann, A. Bearth
KurzbeschreibungEs wird in die Logik des Signifikanztests, in die Datenexploration und in die Anwendung des Statistikprogramms SPSS eingeführt. Die folgende Analysemethoden werden behandelt: Regressionsanalyse, Faktorenanalyse und Varianzanalyse. Theoretische Vorlesungen werden abgewechselt mit Übungen am Computer, wobei die Daten mit Hilfe des SPSS analysiert und die Ergebnisse interpretiert werden.
LernzielStudierenden lernen multivariate Analysemethoden anzuwenden und die Ergebnisse zu interpretieren, durch Theorie und Übung.
InhaltIn der Lehrveranstaltung werden die theoretischen und auswertungstechnischen Grundlagen der multivariaten Analysemethoden vermittelt, die in den Bereichen Lebensmittelsensorik, Verbraucherverhalten und Umweltwissenschaften verbreitet eingesetzt werden. Damit die Studierenden über die erforderlichen Grundlagen verfügen, werden sie zu Beginn der Veranstaltung in die Logik des Signifikanztests, in die Datenexploration und in die Anwendung des Statistikprogramms SPSS eingeführt. Die folgende Analysemethoden werden behandelt: die Regressionsanalyse, Faktorenanalyse und die Varianzanalyse. Theoretische Vorlesungen werden abgewechselt mit Übungen am Computer, wobei die Daten mit Hilfe des SPSS analysiert und die Ergebnisse interpretiert werden.
LiteraturField, A. (2013). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (all Editions). Sage Publications. ISBN: 1-4462-4918-2
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesDieser Kurs wird auf English gehalten.
860-0022-00LComplexity and Global Systems Science Information Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Number of participants limited to 64.

Prerequisites: solid mathematical skills.

Particularly suitable for students of D-ITET, D-MAVT and ISTP
W3 KP2VD. Helbing, N. Antulov-Fantulin
KurzbeschreibungThis course discusses complex techno-socio-economic systems, their counter-intuitive behaviors, and how their theoretical understanding empowers us to solve some long-standing problems that are currently bothering the world.
LernzielParticipants should learn to get an overview of the state of the art in the field, to present it in a well understandable way to an interdisciplinary scientific audience, to develop models for open problems, to analyze them, and to defend their results in response to critical questions. In essence, participants should improve their scientific skills and learn to think scientifically about complex dynamical systems.
InhaltThis course starts with a discussion of the typical and often counter-intuitive features of complex dynamical systems such as self-organization, emergence, (sudden) phase transitions at "tipping points", multi-stability, systemic instability, deterministic chaos, and turbulence. It then discusses phenomena in networked systems such as feedback, side and cascade effects, and the problem of radical uncertainty. The course progresses by demonstrating the relevance of these properties for understanding societal and, at times, global-scale problems such as traffic jams, crowd disasters, breakdowns of cooperation, crime, conflict, social unrests, political revolutions, bubbles and crashes in financial markets, epidemic spreading, and/or "tragedies of the commons" such as environmental exploitation, overfishing, or climate change. Based on this understanding, the course points to possible ways of mitigating techno-socio-economic-environmental problems, and what data science may contribute to their solution.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesMathematical skills can be helpful
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