Find an academic article that uses a numeric model and is interesting to you.
Find an academic article that uses a numeric model and is interesting to you. (Hint: use the search term “System Dynamics”.) The model should fit the criteria of a scientific model.
Upload a pdf of the article or provide a citation (Title, Author, Journal, etc.). Then critique the article, answering the following questions:
- How would you describe the model? What were the box variables (or levels or stocks)? What were the rate variables? Other parameters?
- What research question(s) did the authors investigate?
- What did the researchers learn by using this model? What were their results?
- How did the researchers make sure their model is credible? Do you think it is trustworthy enough to investigate their research question(s)?
- Explain how the model fits the criteria of a scientific model. Please address all four criteria outlined in the Scientific Model Criteria document.
- Include a link or full citation for your source material.
Reply posts: Next, write substantive, thoughtful replies to at least two of your peers’ posts. Reply posts should address the following prompts:
- Do you agree with the assessment in the original post? If you do agree, indicate what convinced you. If you don’t agree, explain why.
- What other research questions might be addressed by the model?
- What other types of models might address the research aims?
- You may also share any prior knowledge or personal experience you have with the topic to enrich the discussion.
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- How would you describe the model? What were the box variables (or levels or stocks)? What were the rate variables? Other parameters?
