Content:
Seminar on the PC:
During the computer seminar the students learn to apply the methods they learned in the lecture. With guided exercises and modelling tasks, the students learn the key mechanisms structuring an Individual Based Model. They learn of to implement those processes in the Netlogo software, and how to use it to perform simulations. They develop own models, learn basic programming skills and analyse results of model scenarios. They also learn the basics of statistical analysis to analyse and to aggregate the simulations results obtained from scenarios implying multiple simulations.

Learning objectives:
After completing this module, students will have basic knowledge of the quantitative assessment and dynamics of an ecosystem or ecosystem components (e.g., populations). They are able to describe positive or negative feedbacks between system components using models and master the basics of programming.