Determine whether game theory can explain cooperation among governments or between other policy-relevant actors.
Think about how game theory gives analysts a standardized, formal way to explain the incentives facing different individuals/groups. Also consider whether there are aspects of these scenarios that game theory is unlikely to proxy very well.
At a minimum, you should support your initial and subsequent responses with citations from the readings, but also from outside academic sources if you can (not your opinion or based upon one person’s experience).
Students will prepare one response related to the required readings for the week to help stimulate interest and facilitate discussion. The response should attempt to assimilate the content of each of the readings into one larger context as defined in the discussion instructions. Each student is expected to respond to a minimum of two other students’ responses. However, this is not simply a post a response forum. As the title states, it is a discussion. You are to pay attention to the discussions and reply to other students when asked for clarification or when engaged in discussion.
Initial response requirements should be not less than 100 and not more than 150 words, use in text citations to support your response, proofread your response, and do not attack the question on a personal level. Subsequent required responses should be not less than 50 and not more than 100 words. We do not make personal attacks on each other. This is about having an adult and intelligent discussion while providing an opportunity to learn from one another.
- Write in simple, effective, straightforward English. Avoid slang.
- Keep your comments concise, and write directly in response to the discussion.
- Refer to comments by previous students when applicable, and DO NOT simply repeat what someone else has already written.
- When responding to your peer’s posting, do not just say “I agree” or “I disagree.” Back up your response with facts from the textbook or other professional sources. Be able to cite (in text only) where you obtained your information. Do not use full citations in text. Only Author(s) – Date format.
- Proofread your post carefully before submitting it.
- And, always follow the rules of netiquette: https://students.lamar.edu/academic-support/code-of-conduct.html. and https://www.education.com/reference/article/netiquette-rules-behavior-internet/
Informed opinions are welcome in posts and responses but should be closely related to the material. Feel free to agree or disagree with the conclusions reached by the authors or your classmates, but ground your agreement or disagreement in the readings and/or other relevant materials. Each post and each response should cite assigned reading from its corresponding week at least once but may include citation of other scholarly materials (ie. books, journal articles, news stories).
The initial post is due by Thursday, April 4 @ 11:59pm. Response posts are due by Sunday, April 7 @ 11:59pm.
The original post and response post scoring rubrics are contained in the Course Content Module located on the Content page of your course Blackboard website.