For Grads

Graduate students are responsible for providing four reading responses throughout the term that address an assigned question relating to a chapter from Spatial Simulation: Exploring Patterns and Processes. You may access this book from the university’s library system. I will inform you when new questions are posted, and you will see the questions and due dates for your response on this page. Each response should be a critical take on the question, and should explicitly reference text from the book. Your responses should be between 500 – 700 words each, and are to be provided on a new page on your website titled “Responses”.

Question 1: What potential new forms of knowledge can spatial simulation provide to your discipline, and more importantly, to your specific graduate research topic?
Reading: Chapter 1, Spatial Simulation Models: What? Why? How?
Due Date: Friday, April 17th

Question 2: Describe the difference between models of aggregation, mobility, and percolation. Provide an example for each.
Reading: Chapters 3-5
Due Date: Friday, May 15th

Question 3: How do spatial simulation models incorporate and handle real world system uncertainty?
Reading: Chapter 7
Due Date: Wednesday, June 3rd