Some members of the Mobile Society may be interested in these courses - details below. Lynne Hamill Centre for Research in Social Simulation, Dept of Sociology, University of Surrey
----------------------------------------------------------------------- The SIMIAN (Simulation Innovation: a Node) project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council to promote and develop social simulation method in the UK. Social simulation is a new method for the social sciences that combines some of the advantages of statistics and qualitative research. The SIMIAN project aims to develop expertise in simulation within UK social science. The project involves three "demonstrator" simulations chosen to address important social science challenges: 1. Interaction: Where many theories exist across the social sciences, how can simulation be used to integrate and compare them so that social science as a whole can progress? 2. Novelty: How can simulation develop theories in which meanings and capabilities of objects are not "given" but change and develop in use and social interaction? 3. Norms: Different social sciences understand and measure norms in different ways. How can they be integrated to produce effective theories? These three demonstrators will form the basis for a range of training and capacity building activities: 1. Taster courses to show what simulation can do. 2. Build-a-model courses to show how to build a first working simulation. 3. Specialised courses to train advanced users in specific topics. In addition, there will be presentations at conferences and workshops, user fellowships to encourage collaboration between users and academics, and international exchange visits. For more information or to register for the courses, please visit http://www.simian.ac.uk <https://outlook2003.surrey.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://outlook2003.surrey.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.simian.ac.uk> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mobile-society" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mobile-society?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
