Quiz1.docx

Question 1

1. The stages heuristic of public policy making is one of the most broadly accepted.

True

False

10 points  

Question 2

1. Policy makers are tasked with making decisions on issues characterized as wicked problems because of controversies, unknown relationships between causes and consequences, and (consequently) uncertain futures.

True

False

10 points  

Question 3

1. Formalization allows automating routine tasks, to agree on how to collaborate, determine when and how tasks should be executed, and when they are finished.

True

False

10 points  

Question 4

1. Crowdsourcing is defined as ‘the act of a company or institution taking a function once performed by employees and outsourcing it to an undefined (and generally large) network of people in the form of an open call.

True

False

10 points  

Question 5

1. A key attribute of the artificial population in our proposed agent-based gaming approach is that the agents are linked in a non-social network, where some agents have more links and influence than other agents.

True

False

10 points  

Question 6

1. A ________ agent-based group game can target social complex systems where different groups are interacting with the agent population, but are having different and sometimes conflicting interests.

Multi

Single

Dependent

Governance

10 points  

Question 7

1. In this phase, the requirement analysis has to be conducted. That includes the characterization of the (policy) domain, the needs of the users (e.g., policy maker, policy analyst, etc.), and an abstraction of the tasks the users want to achieve (e.g., generation of policy option, impact analysis, etc.).

Phase before Design

Phase during Design

Phase after Design

Phase during Implementation

10 points  

Question 8

1. _________ simulation is a research field that applies computational methods to study issues in the social sciences.

Social

Independent

Cultural

Bi-Partisan

10 points  

Question 9

1. __________change affects the whole world and is a very huge organizational, technical and financial  challenge, which is why industrial countries are expected to take responsibility and initiatives to counteract the current climate development.

Climate

Social

Technological

Systemic

10 points  

Question 10

1. Informational and analytical activities, as well as forecasting for the processes of socio-economic development, should be an important element at all levels of ______________.

governmental administration

technological advances

historical processes

social engagement