Decision Theory for Professionals, Short Course | Part time online | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden
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Decision Theory for Professionals

3 months
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The Decision Theory for Professionals course provided by KTH Royal Institute of Technology will offer you an introduction to decision theory and concepts such as rationality, preferences, aims, uncertainty and utility and help you learn how to make use of them in practical and professional contexts.

Overview

What you will learn:

On completion of the Decision Theory for Professionals course provided by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the student should be able to:

  • give an account of the basic concepts that are used in decision theory,
  • give an account of the basics of formalisation of decision problems, choices of decision-theoretical method and decision under risk and uncertainty,
  • discuss and problematise the formalisation of decision problems and justify the choice of decision-theoretical method given a certain decision problem under risk and uncertainty,
  • discuss decision-theoretical issues from a philosophical perspective,
  • discuss and problematise decision theory and decision making methods in practical and professional contexts.

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

  • decision theory and concepts such as rationality, preferences, aims, uncertainty and utiliity,
  • presentation and application of decision-theoretical methods,
  • decision making under risk and uncertainty,
  • philosophical perspective on decision-theoretical questions,
  • exercise in formalisation and analysis of decision problems.

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 3 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

Credits

2 ECTS

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

Other requirements

General requirements

  • 120 credits higher education

Tuition Fee

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  • EU/EEA

    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 3 months.

If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or hold a residence permit in Sweden for something other than studies you generally do not have to pay tuition fees.

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