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ESF IEDE Implementing Experimenal Designs: Best Practices for Software Programming
Name in Czech: Implementing Experimenal Designs: Best Practices for Software Programming
vocational education, full-time, language of instruction: English English
Included in the programme: ESF C-MVE Interdisciplinary education at ECON MUNI

LLL plan description

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  • Presentation of the LLL plan (learning objectives)
    This course provides a guide to experimental economics researchers on best practices for translating an idea for an experimental design to an implementable experiment, whether in the laboratory or online. In contrast to courses which focus on software packages (such as oTree or z-Tree courses), on this course you will learn how to create a program that is efficient, reliable, and which enables collaboration, adaptability, and reproducibility.
  • Additional Information
    https://esa2025.econ.muni.cz/summer-schools
  • Learning Outcomes
    We will emphasise the use of git and GitHub for version control and collaboration, and management of Python virtual environments for reproducibility and portability. By the end of the course, you will acquire skills which are transferrable to other platforms or technologies.
  • Course of education
    In the first part of the course, we will implement two sets of commonly seen experiments using oTree. We will introduce a conceptual framework for implementing experimental designs, which includes defining the different states of an experiment, and developing storyboards and wireframes for the information screens, input screens, and calculations/output screens. We will then demonstrate how to translate the designs to software, including topics such as defining groups and matchings, sequential decision-making, multiple decision-making periods, randomization devices, and systematically recording variables for logging and reproducibility.
    In the second part of the course, we will provide a brief introduction to key technologies used in producing professional-looking applications, including webpage generation via templates, CSS and Bootstrap, and JavaScript and jQuery. There will also be opportunities for discussions centered on specific aspects of experimental designs based on individual participants’ needs.
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Passing the LLL plan

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Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term
ESF:DXX_IEDEImplementing Experimental Designs: Best Practices for Software Programming M. Fišarz 0/242 -
2 credits