Singapore University of Social Sciences

FIN207 Game Theory and Design Thinking gives an introduction to the fundamental principles and key issues in game theory and how design thinking can be couched in terms of reverse game theory. Students will learn various classic games and understand how to analyse and design games with desirable outcomes. Topics covered include normal/extensive forms, strategies/payoffs, solutions/equilibria, the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the basics of mechanism design. The course aims to equip students with the concepts and intuition to appreciate, understand and reason about the agent-based interactions behind blockchain implementations.