August 13: Introduction to Decision/Analysis
August 21: Afghanistan (Day 1)
August 23: Afghanistan (Day 2)
August 26: Afghanistan (Day 3)
August 28: Afghanistan (Day 4)
August 30: Arab-Israeli Conflict (Day 1)
September 3: Arab-Israeli Conflict (Day 2)
September 5: Arab-Israeli Conflict (Day 3)
September 9: Arab-Israeli Conflict (Day 4)
September 11: The U.S. Role In Syria (Day 1)
September 13: The U.S. Role in Syria (Day 2)
September 17: The U.S. Role in Syria (Day 3)
September 23: The U.S. Role in Syria (Day 4)
September 25: Vicarious Thinking
September 27: The Prisoner's Dilemma and Strict Dominance (The 2x2 matrix)
October 1: 2x2 matrix (continued)
October 3: Pure Strategy Nash Equilibrium
October 7: Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium
October 9 (IASAS): Test on the 2x2 matrix
October 11 (IASAS): A Beautiful Mind
October 17: Strategies in Game Theory (Click here to see the Google Doc we will use for today's class)
October 21: Strategies in Game Theory - Day 2 (same Google Doc as last class)
October 23: What strategies are available to both sides in the current U.S. fiscal debate?
Research
October 25: Speeches explaining your strategy
October 29: Negotiations (Zanex and Lizol)
October 31: Negotiations (Zanex and Lizol)
November 11: Tactics (Influencing expectations, using credible threats, irrationality ("mad man"), teamwork, eliminating options, salami tactics, brinksmanship, deterrence, and compellence).
November 13: Tactics speeches
November 15: Test #2 (2 x 2 matrix, strategies, and tactics)
November 19: Interaction Models (Thermostats, Self-fulfilling Prophecy, and Lemons)
November 21: Interaction Models Speeches
November 25: Musical Chairs (Paired phenomena, either/or situations, and the acceleration principal)
November 27: Musical Chairs Speeches (one example of each of three situations above)
December 3: The Commons and Public Goods
December 5: The Commons and Public Goods Speeches
December 9: Collective Choice and Voting
December 11: Collective Choice and Voting Speeches
December 13: Semester Exams Review Day
December 17: Semester Exam