Are you fascinated by the example models provided by NetLogo? Wondering how you can decipher complex systems? And now you wonder how to make your own model?
In this advanced course, we take the first steps in developing and analysing our own models. We start with revisiting the model concept, then implement or refine the first model implementation, and in-depth plan the analysis steps that we only briefly touched upon in the beginner’s course. These include, for example, model parameterisation, validation, sensitivity analysis and scenarios.
In this course, you will work on a specific modeling project throughout the week. You can choose to bring your own idea to the course or select from a set of suggested projects with varying levels of difficulty. During the course, you will implement a first version of your own agent-based model in NetLogo, learn basic analysis steps and plan your next steps.
This course has synchronous online teaching every day from 9am to 4pm CEST with a lunch break between 12 and 1. You will get additional tasks for either the evening or next morning so you can plan your schedule based on your time zone and other responsibilities.
The course teaching finishes on 5 June; however, you will have access to the course materials until 19 June.

Learning outcomes
After this course, you will be able to:
- Recall basic NetLogo programming skills and basic ABM terms
- Create (the first version of) your own ABM
- Distinguish types of sensitivity analyses and implement a simple analysis for your own model
- Plan how to parameterize your own model
- Plan how to validate your own model
- Take the first step in your model analysis