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Course Info for FORG - 360 - 01, Fall 2026
Class number: 3339 Title: Markets, Games, and Strat Beh Department: Formal Organizations
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 19 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, SH - N130 Instructor(s): Schneider, Arthur
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Formal Organizations 201, or consent of instructor
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Course Description:
Under the umbrella of bounded and theoretical rationality, this course will introduce students to the theory of games and strategic behavior. Our focus will be on the theory of bargaining and studying bargaining games including Volunteer and Traveler’s Dilemma, Public Goods Game as well as Dictator, Ultimatum, and Trust Games. We will explore the role of social preferences and study the adaptation processes that players exhibit in competitive strategic interactions as well as the rationale behind traits such as reciprocity, fairness, altruism, and trust. Students will learn methodology of research and design their own game experiments.