Certificate Course in “An Introduction to Game Theory”
Course Instructor- Shashi Kr Shaw
Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol (W.B)
Course - 24th June to 20th July, 2021
Game theory is an integral part of modern economic analysis. The purpose of the course is to offer an introduction to the study of game theory which has found extensive applications in various fields of study. This course introduces the basic concepts of game theory in a way that allows students to use them in solving simple problems. The course will deal with the solution concepts for normal form and extensive form games along with a variety of economic applications.
Duration and Modules :
This is a 30+ hours certificate course on "An introduction to Game Theory" organized by the Department of Economics, BB College, Asansol. (24 to 26 - 2 hours lecture = 6 hours for Introduction, 29th June to 3rd July - 2 hours lecture = 10 hours, 5th June to 10th July = 12 hours lecture, 12th to 13th July = 2 hours lecture = 4 hours) - Attendance sheet
Assignment submission date- 1st - 3rd July , 2nd - 7th July, 3rd- 10th July, 4th- 15th July
Assignment 1 Submission date 4th July
Assignment-2 Submission date 7th July
Assignment 3 and 4 Submission date 15th July
MCQ Exam date - 17th July 2021
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeybsmdTGcEVvwAduQNBZHb0s_KBuZj1TeXB3Maxf23flUnvg/viewform
Presentation - 20th July
The five modules of the course are as follows,
a. Introduction to Game Theory - 2 hours
Basic Concepts and assumptions of Game Theory
b. Two Person Zero Sum Game – 10 hours
c. Dominant strategies and Nash Equilibrium with various strategies – 10 hours
d. Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium – 2 hours
e. Extensive Games and Subgame Perfect Nash equilibrium – 8 hours
EXAMINATIONS AND AWARDS
Course will be cover online and relevant material will be provided in the website. There will be 4 assignment based on class teaching and final exam will be mcq type consisting of 20 questions application base. Weightage of the class assignment is 1/3rd, for the final exam and presentation it's 2/3rd.
The students securing 75% marks will be considered successful and certificate will be awarded accordingly.
Reading
1. Game Theory Through Examples (2014) by Erich Prisner , Chapters 1 and 2, Published and Distributed by The Mathematical Association of America.
https://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/ebooks/GTE_sample.pdf
2. Introduction to Game Theory: a Discovery Approach Jennifer Firkins Nordstrom, https://nordstromjf.github.io/IntroGameTheoryv4-2020.pdf
3.A Short Introduction to Game Theory by Heiko Hotz,https://www.theorie.physik.uni-muenchen.de/lsfrey/teaching/archiv/sose_06/softmatter/talks/Heiko_Hotz-Spieltheorie-Handout.pdf
4. Microeconomics 8th Edition Chapter-13, page no. 487-525 by Pindyck,R.S., and D.L. Rubinfeld - Link