So at this point we are done with Unit 1

and we've described what agent based
modelling is...

why you might want to use it...

what its advantages are, what some of the
limitations might be...

how it compares to potential other methods
you're looking at...

and even what you can use it for and what
it can be used to accomplish.

But what we haven't done, and what's
probably most important,

is we haven't described how to build an
agent based model,

and we haven't described how to use that
ABM once you've built it.

And that's what the rest of this course is
really going to be about.

So I'm really excited to start Unit 2,

where we're going to dive into building a
simple model,

and illustrate how you might construct
that model

and how to start thinking like an agent
based modeller.

And so at this point I think it makes
sense to take a brief pause

and have you fill out a questionnaire

where you will think through a model that
you might want to explore,

a model that you might want to take a look
at during this course.

So I have a text file that has some
questions

you can download it and fill it out.

I also have a Google survey

where you can provide some of those
answers to me directly.

And that provides you with some ways to
start thinking about the project

and the model that you want to construct.

At the same time, since we're going to be
jumping right into ABM

and actually building agent based models
next time,

I want to encourage you to download the
NetLogo software if you haven't already,

and go through the tutorials - they're
easy to find -

they're in the documentation of the
software,

and if you want more additional
information

then grab a copy of the book that I wrote
with Uri, 'Agent Based Modelling',

it's a great companion to this course

and I highly recommend using this and
other things

to start to get you up to speed on how to
build your agent based model

which is what we're going to be discussing
in the very next unit.