MAS Coursework Design in NetLogo
Ilias Sakellariou, Petros Kefalas, Ioanna Stamatopoulou · 2009
In the context of an Intelligent Agents course, we have cho-sen NetLogo as the means to satisfy the students ’ demand for hands-on practice, to help them understand at a deeper level the otherwise theoretical aspects involved in the design of a multi-agent system (MAS). In this paper we present in detail the structure of the two pieces of coursework assigned to the students, the first one introducing students to the reactive architecture and the second, building on the first, to the hybrid architecture, also incorporating agent com-munication issues and interaction protocols. More particu-larly, we present an indicative MAS scenario that is given to the students as a case study for investigation as well as a thorough description of what is expected from them. The scenario facilitates practical agent design and simulation, contributes to the expected learning outcomes and provides various assessment opportunities. 1.