OR409 Half Unit
Auctions and Game Theory
This information is for the 2014/15 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Richard Steinberg NAB 3.08
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Applicable Mathematics, MSc in Management, MSc in Management (CEMS MIM), MSc in Management Science (Decision Sciences), MSc in Management Science (Operational Research) and MSc in Management and Strategy. This course is not available as an outside option.
This course is capped. Students on the waiting list will be selected based on their academic background.
Course content
The course provides an introduction to auctions and game theory. Topics covered are: non-cooperative game theory; cooperative game theory; social choice; auctions; and combinatorial auctions. This is a new course for 2014/15.
Teaching
16 hours of lectures and 12 hours of seminars in the LT. 2 hours of lectures in the ST.
Formative coursework
Very full lecture notes are provided, and every week a set of problems is given out in the lecture. These are discussed in the following seminars (OR409.A).
Indicative reading
Recommended books are: K.G. Binmore, Playing for Real: A Text on Game Theory; Alan D. Taylor, Social Choice and the Mathematics of Manipulation; and P. Cramton, Y. Shoham, and R. Steinberg, Combinatorial Auctions.
Assessment
Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Key facts
Department: Management Science Group
Total students 2013/14: Unavailable
Average class size 2013/14: Unavailable
Controlled access 2013/14: No
Lecture capture used 2013/14: No
Value: Half Unit
