Within the colloquium current research papers in the area of behavioral studies are presented. Student participants gain insight into practical research in social sciences and write an own paper on one of the topics presented in the colloquium.

This course introduces the foundations of game theory. It treats models of social interaction, conflict and cooperation, the origin of cooperation and concepts of strategic decisionmaking behavior. Examples, applications and the contrast between theory and emprical results are particularly emphasized.

The lecture begins with an overview of environmental sociology, and then treats theories and empirical findings in select research fields such as risks in modernising, environmental consciousness and behaviour, the social distribution of environmental risks, the evolution of cooperation, the overuse of resources in a commons dilemma and the design of an empirical study on ecological behaviour.

Technology and Innovation contribute to sustainable development if institutional framework conditions create the right incentives. The course discusses the challenges associated with technological change from an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented perspective taking into account legal, economic, anthropological and development aspects.

The course addresses principles and methods of experimental game theory. It focuses on experiments about social interaction, conflict and cooperation, emergence of cooperation and experimental validity of concepts for strategic behaviour in decision-making situations.

This course introduces the foundations of game theory with a focus on its basic mathematical principles. It treats models of social interaction, conflict and cooperation, the origin of cooperation, and concepts of strategic decision making behavior. Examples, applications, theory, and the contrast between theory and empirical results are particularly emphasized.

The MTE subjects are primarily meant to give future engineers a solid introduction to the field, to encourage them to educate themselves further and ultimately to enable them to deal successfully with complex systems and to see technical objectives and decisions, with all consequences, against a non-technical background.

The colloquium is a forum for the presentation of current empirical research in sociology, one in which student participants are provided with a view of social science research in practice. The course requirement is a paper on one of the topics presented in the colloquium.

The seminar, which is taught by both natural and social scientists, uses current and historical case studies as well as empirical surveys to introduce the methods and results of studies on scientific wrongdoing. Ethics of sciences approaches to developing a set of best scientific practices are also discussed

The course teaches multivariate statistical methods such as linear regression, logistic and probit regression, analysis of variance, cluster analysis, and factor analysis.

Rational Choice Theory has become one of sociology’s general theoretical approaches. The seminar concerns itself with the major ideas, concepts and questions involved in development of a theory. The seminar will also include examples of empirical applications from various areas of sociology.

The lectures on social psychology provide a scientific approach to understanding perception, communication, leadership styles and social processes in groups and organizations. The lectures on sociology use various studies to introduce basic sociological concepts, theories and empirical research methods, along with select sociological topics.

The colloquium is a forum for the presentation of current empirical research in sociology, one in which student participants are provided with a view of social science research in practice. The course requirement is a paper on one of the topics presented in the colloquium.

Various studies are used to introduce basic sociological concepts, theories and empirical research methods, along with select sociological topics. The goal of the course is to provide participants with an understanding of working practice in empirical sociology and the central findings of sociological studies.