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Course Outline
DAY 1
Introduction
Session 1 – Introduction to ABMS
- Industrial modelling and simulation
- What is a model? Levels of abstraction
- Advantages of creating executable models
- Benefits of system simulation
Session 2 – Agents
- What are agents?
- How to identify agents
- How to model agents
- Selecting agent choices and deciding on levels of abstraction
- Installing the Repast environment
Q & A
DAY 2
Recap of Day 1
Session 3 – Essential background
- What are Logo, OO, and Java?
- Object-oriented concepts
- Inheritance concepts
- Agents as objects
- Recalling Logo
Session 4 – Repast/reLogo environment
- The basic reLogo program
- The reLogo environment
- Built-in classes in reLogo
Q & A
DAY 3
Recap of Day 2
Session 5 – The model governing rules
- Examples of physics and mathematical rules for modelling
- Position, speed and acceleration
- Newton's second law rule
- Chemical and physical changes
Session 6 – Developing the model
- Turtle Groovy/Class
- Turtle step method
- Patch Groovy
- User panel
- What are reLogo links?
- Link Groovy
Q & A
DAY 4
Recap of Day 3
Session 7 – Simulating the model
- General simulation concepts
- Controlling the simulation through parameters
- Creating scenarios and 'what if' situations
- Collecting simulation results
- A case study
Session 8 – Maintaining models
- Inheriting an existing model
- Making minor changes to models
- Creating a real-world ABMS example
Q & A
28 Hours
Testimonials (1)
The trainer well prepared the course material beforehand and the session was very flexible and arranged to meet the trainee's interests. The management staffs were also around during the course to help us. The project was well managed in a friendly atmosphere throughout.
