Epidemiology II: Design and Conduct of O

DESIGN & CONDUCT OF OBS E

As a basic science of public health, epidemiology is responsible for the identification of causes of disease that can guide the development of rational public health policies. The accuracy of the information provided by epidemiologic studies is therefore of central concern. Epidemiologic methods are the tools we use to make valid causal arguments. This course builds upon the methods introduced in P6400 Principles of Epidemiology or the Quant core module. The primary objective is to provide students with the basic tools necessary to design, carry out, and interpret the results from observational epidemiologic studies.

• Department: Epidemiology
• TF 1 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
• Instructor: John R II Pamplin
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• 3 points

EPIDEMIOLOGY II

• Department: ONLINE MS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
• S 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Chloe A Teasdale
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• 3 points

Foundations of VC

The course is very experiential. Learnings will be applied to companies that are currently fundraising and you will assess each company as if you were considering investing. There will be 2-3 guest lecturers (in addition to the startup pitches) from experts in the ecosystem so students get a varied perspective. Real company info will be shared in this class. As a result, class slides will be handed out in class but not shared electronically and class sessions will not be recorded.

• Department: Finance
• R 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• M 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• T 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
• Instructor: Angela W Lee
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• 1.5 points

COLL IN INDUST ORGANIZATION

Prerequisites: the instructors permission. Students will make presentations of original research.

• Department: Economics
• M 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• 2 points

Epidemiology of CVD and Cognitive Aging

EPID CVD & AGING

The course will provide an introduction to substantive cardiovascular disease epidemiology as well as important methodological concepts pertaining to risk factor epidemiology. It will also cover new directions and some controversies. Because pathophysiology understanding is important to public health, some necessary aspects will also be covered.

• Department: Epidemiology
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri
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• 3 points

Epidemiology and Control of Tuberculosis

EPIDEMIOLOGY & CONTROL OF

P8442 offers students an in-depth look at the epidemiology and control of tuberculosis (TB). Students are lectured by specialists and leaders in the field on topics including TB epidemiology in the US and abroad, clinical aspects of TB disease and latent TB infection, TB/HIV, molecular epidemiology of TB, TB control from the perspective of health departments and hospitals, TB drug and vaccine development, social aspects of TB and TB advocacy. Students are expected to master the field of infectious disease epidemiology and control as it applies to TB. Course readings cover state-of-the-art and historical articles.

• Department: Epidemiology
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Shareholder Activism

Value investing is a challenging but simple endeavor based on two key principles: 1) We view
shares in a public company as fractional ownership of the business, and 2) we focus on the
business’ long-term prospects, and try to buy shares at a discount to fair value, with a margin of
safety against risks inherent in any enterprise. When you execute this strategy well, you will
find that the biggest risk to your investment does not derive from a weakness in your business
analysis, or a deficiency in your ability to predict future cash flows. The biggest risk does not
come from macroeconomic conditions or the seductive cries and cheers of a volatile Mr.
Market. No -- when a good investment process yields a lousy outcome, the culprit is often bad
corporate oversight. The inverse of this equation is equally important. The best investments,
the ones that compound value over many years, don’t arise simply from buying at a bargain
price. They benefit from a board and management team that know how to drive shareholder
value.
This course is about shareholder activism and corporate governance, taught from the
perspective of value investors, but filled with lessons for anyone who wants to learn how public
companies work. We believe that most young investment analysts do not have a deep enough
understanding of the complicated interactions between public company CEOs, boards of
directors, and shareholders. The best way to learn about corporate oversight is to study the
fault line where these three constituencies meet. Without this knowledge, it is difficult to
evaluate the prospects of a poorly-governed company that must change course to create value.
It is even harder to use your position as a shareholder to be an agent for positive change.
Shareholder activism can be put to good use and bad. It challenges corporations to utilize their
assets efficiently, but can also foster destructive and destabilizing short-term strategic
decisions. It is our goal to teach you to differentiate between good and bad interventions, and
to give you the tools to lead activist campaigns of your own.
This will be a fast-paced course with a significant workload, as we examine historical and
current activist situations. At the end of this course, the students will pitch their own activist
engagement – a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience crafting a real campaign.
The winning team will have their work presented

• Department: Finance
• M 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
• 1.5 points

Microbiome & Health

The course will provide an introduction to the microbiome and will discuss the role of microbiome in human health. Microbiome refers to the collective community of microbes (e.g. bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi) and the function of their genomes. The number of studies related to microbiome has grown recently, coinciding with interest from the public and media in the potential of the microbiome to affect human health. The goal of this course is to provide background on important concepts related to microbiome and methodological issues common in epidemiological studies of microbiome. Concepts related to microbial ecology, gut biogeography, relationship with nutrition and metabolism, and how various factors including life stages affect the microbiome will be covered. The course will also focus on epidemiologic methods for gut microbiome studies including a focus on study design, implementation, and analysis along with a discussion on potential threats to causal inference. The concepts and methods learned will then be applied to various topics of microbiome and health (gastrointestinal diseases, infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes, obesity and environmental health).

• Department: Epidemiology
• R 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Rupak Shivakoti
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• 3 points

Corporate Restructuring in Bankruptcy

This course will familiarize students with the financial, legal and strategic issues associated with
both corporate and governmental restructurings. The main focus will be on the restructuring of
financially distressed firms with particular emphasis on the negotiations between stakeholders to
convert existing claims into securities of the reorganized firm. The course will begin with a review
of the basics of corporate distress: how firms get into financial trouble, warning signs, balance
sheet composition and risk, and cost of both debt and equity capital. The course will include
discussions of operational restructuring techniques which can be used to avoid or at least mitigate
the need for balance sheet restructurings.

• Department: Finance
• R 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• M 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert A Johnson
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• Instructor: Marshall Sonenshine
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• 1.5 points

Current and Emerging Issues in Injury an

ISSUES IN INJURY & VIOLEN

This 1.5 credit course will introduce students to current and emerging issues in injury and violence and provide a conceptual approach from which to view injury and violence within a public health framework. The multifaceted, multidisciplinary nature of injury and violence prevention will be illustrated using principles and applications of epidemiology, health policy, behavioral science, law, medicine and engineering. A combination of lecture, discussion and structured interactive group exercises will be used to illustrate key concepts, including common risk factors and injury-related health disparities, across intentional and unintentional injury mechanisms in vulnerable populations. The contribution of injury and violence to the total health burden and a systems approach to prevention will be woven into class sessions covering cutting edge and cross cutting issues related to specific mechanisms of injury such as motor vehicle, poisonings and overdoses, drowning, fire/burns, falls and violence including issues and trends in firearm injuries. Issues in surveillance, measurement and evaluation will be illustrated as the class examines current approaches to translating injury science into effective population-level prevention.

• Department: Epidemiology
• W 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Joyce Pressley
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• 1.5 points

Advanced Gynecology

ADVANCED GYNECOLOGY

This course addresses issues throughout a woman’s life span in the arena of gynecological well-being. It focuses on the development of a knowledge base that enables us to understand what gynecological and reproductive well-being is for a woman and how this impacts her health physically, mentally, emotionally, and culturally. From this perspective, we can develop appropriate patient education to maximize her ability to achieve and maintain well-being. Topics include the full range of gynecologic and reproductive health maintenance issues and challenges women face across the life cycle.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Adena Bargad
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• 3 points

Foundations of VC (3 Credits)

Please note that this section of Foundations of VC is application-based only and only open to students enrolled in the Venture Fellows Program. Students interested in taking this course should consider B8439 Foundations of Venture Capital: https://courses.business.columbia.edu/B8439

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Foundations of Venture Capital is very experiential. Learnings will be applied to companies that are currently fundraising and you will assess each company as if you were considering investing. There will be 2-3 guest lecturers (in addition to the startup pitches) from experts in the ecosystem so students get a varied perspective. Real company info will be shared in this class. As a result, class slides will be handed out in class but not shared electronically and class sessions will not be recorded.

• Department: Finance
• Instructor: Angela W Lee
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• 3 points

PERSPECTVE ON LAT AMER STUDIES

• Department: Latin-American & Carib RS
• Instructor: Gustavo S Azenha
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• 1-2 points

Introduction to Machine Learning for Epi

Machine Learning for EPI

Machine learning, broadly defined as analytic techniques that fit models algorithmically by adapting to patterns in data, is growing in use across many areas within public health and healthcare. This course is intended for students with existing training in epidemiology and basic biostatistics who seek an introduction to the use of machine learning within epidemiologic research and practice. This includes an overview of key-terms and commonly-used algorithms, debates of the ethical and scientific considerations on the use of data-driven analytics when the goals are improvements in public health and causal inference and in-depth discussions about common implementations of machine learning within the current epidemiologic literature. Using a flipped classroom format, the course will combine online lecture videos with in-class discussions and group exercises to ensure a balance of substantive knowledge and practical skills. Through this hybrid learning approach, students will learn to apply critical thinking techniques as they explore the opportunities and limitations of using machine learning within the context of epidemiology. Throughout the duration of the course, all classes will include clear examples from the epidemiologic literature, discussions on ethical issues surrounding the use of machine learning and hands-on programming exercises in R/R Studio. After completion of this course, students will be able to discuss scenarios where machine learning can (and cannot) benefit epidemiologic analysis, analyze public health data using commonly-used machine learning techniques in R software, and pursue either more in-depth technical training or informed collaborations with scientists with specialized machine learning expertise.

• Department: Epidemiology
• T 5:30 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Jeanette A Stingone
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• 3 points

S ADVANCED CLIMATE CHANGE LAW

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Michael Gerrard
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• 2 points

Project Finance: Principles and Applicat

PRJ FINC: Principles/Appl

This course will provide students with a strong practical and theoretical framework to be able to analyze complex infrastructure investment projects from first principles and will cover both the structuring aspects of this financial discipline (commercial and legal frameworks, key risk and mitigants, financial modelling) as well as real-world infrastructure project finance case studies and industry sector guest speakers. Overall, the course provides a practical and quantitative approach to understanding project finance transactions; focuses on energy and infrastructure transactions; integrates principles of corporate finance with an understanding of specific technologies, industrial organization, regulatory framework and country-specific policies; examines foreign exchange issues, taxation, risk evaluation and mitigation and key contractual structures; explores the fundamentals of International Project Finance; and complements and adds to the current fundamentals of Project Finance course. This course is relevant to students contemplating careers in financing infrastructure projects, considering dual engineering/finance degrees, or working for developers/sponsors of international infrastructure projects, private equity investors and infrastructure funds or international financial organizations such as Multilateral development institutions (World Bank, Asia Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Asia Development Bank, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank).

• Department: Finance
• MW 10:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Paul D Clifford
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• 1.5 points

S ENERGY INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURNG

S TRANS IN EMERG ENERGY I

Refer to Law School Curriculum Guide for description.

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Robert Grey
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• 2 points

Seminar In Wealth Management:

• Department: Finance
• W 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• 3 points

Private Equity in Emerging Markets

Whether you want to follow a career in private equity or just want to know how to intelligently analyze investment opportunities, define successful strategies and manage companies, this course will build on concepts learned in the introductory Private Equity course and provide you with the necessary skills to be a successful value-oriented private equity investor, while understanding the particular challenges of investing in Emerging Markets.

 

Through a combination of lectures, case discussions, real life examples and a Private Equity Game Simulation this course focuses primarily on the two key components of a successful private equity business:
Analyzing & Selecting Investment Opportunities
and
Managing Portfolio Companies, with a special focus on crafting winning marketing strategies
.

 

The skills & toolkit you’ll learn in this course, go beyond Private Equity. Analyzing & valuating businesses, implementing operational improvements and realizing value for shareholders are key activities for any organization, especially those operating in Emerging Markets.

 

This course builds on the basics covered in the Private Equity Finance course and
focuses on three main issues: 1) Value creation through strategic marketing analysis of opportunities, 2) Management of portfolio companies

and 3) How these concepts apply in Emerging Markets

 

Specifically, we will review key models and frameworks used by top world-class PE practitioners and management consultants to evaluate deals, to better understand industries, drivers of value, players and the likelihood of success of different business models.

 

Additionally, we will focus on how to manage portfolio companies to achieve superior returns and how to diagnose, solve, recommend and implement top strategic corporate decisions.

 

All of these skills will be developed and discussed through the lens of Emerging Markets, paying particular attention to the added complexity that these markets bring to PE investment, mainly regarding macro risks, information asymmetry, governance and other issues.

 

The course´s ultimate objective is to develop a disciplined, structured and analytical approach to consistently help you evaluate deals and manage investment opportunities in Emerging Markets.

• Department: Finance
• T 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
• Instructor: Marco Viola
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• 1.5 points

Practice of Wealth Management

The purpose of the course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the business and practice of wealth management. Topics will include an overview of asset management, equity portfolios, stock selection, valuation metrics, mutual funds, ETFs, outside managers, asset allocation, income needs, and illiquid investments. These subjects will be discussed in the context of the changing macroeconomic environment. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of relationship management. Who are the clients? What are their core values and goals? We will discuss topics such as money and identity, success and status, family dynamics, and philanthropy. We will also address ways of understanding the purpose of wealth management, and the shifting focus from investment returns to a goals-based" approach."

• Department: Finance
• W 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• 3 points

Practicum in Women's Health

PRACTICUM IN WOMEN'S HEAL

This class builds upon the principles learned in the two foundational courses of the subspecialty in Women’s Health: Comprehensive Women’s Health and Advanced Care for the Childbearing Year. The student will perform and document women's health and/or antepartum physical exams in both laboratory practice and clinical settings focusing on health promotion and maintenance.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Adena Bargad
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• 1 points

Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

This course will introduce fundamental concepts and a high-level overview of the burgeoning blockchain and cryptocurrency space. The course will begin by providing a background in fundamental concepts in Computer Science such as in cryptography, distributed systems, and data structures. It will then move on to an in-depth overview of blockchain, the history of Bitcoin and the proliferation of new consensus models, ICOs, smart contracts, and more. Industry guest speakers will share their perspectives.

• Department: Finance
• R 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• 3 points

Building a VC Investment Thesis

Building a VC Investmnt T

Learning Objectives & Course Overview: To understand the spectrum of investment theses, from very specific to more opportunistic. To understand the process of developing an investment thesis (different roles, who is involved, what resources are needed). To start to build a perspective on a specific sector as an early stage (Seed / Series A) investor. This course will cover different sectors each time it is taught, and it is not meant to be a deep dive on any one particular sector There will be 2-3 guest lectures where students will hear investors share their firms investment thesis, so students get a varied perspective. Real company info will be shared in this class. As a result, class slides will be handed out in class but not shared electronically and class sessions will not be recorded. Intended Audience: Aspiring investors who want to understand how investors develop an investment thesis Founders who want to understand how seed investors evaluate startups. This course is not intended for students who want to deep dive on a particular sector or who want to specifically focus on growth and later stages of VC investing. This course will not go deep into these topics: Strategic VCs (corporate/government/university), organizational structure (the merits of having a deep platform team) and governance of a fund (compensation, investment decision voting).

• Department: Finance
• T 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Angela W Lee
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• 1.5 points

Epidemiologic Theory and Methods in Sexu

EPI THRY MTDS IN SEX & GE

This course will provide an introduction to the existing research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) health with a specific emphasis on epidemiologic theory and methods. Through readings and group discussions we will cover issues related to the design of epidemiologic studies that focus on different sexual and gender minority populations (e.g., queer cisgender populations and transgender and non-binary populations). In addition the course will review the sexual and gender minority health literature as it pertains to group differences (e.g., race, socioeconomic status), using intersectionality as a conceptual and methodological framework. Lectures will include both content- and methods-focused components. Substantive topics of focus include social determinants of health and specific health outcomes and health behaviors, such as HIV, substance use and mental health burdens. Methodological issues that are particularly challenging in sexual and gender minority health will be discussed, including sampling sexual and gender minority populations, causal inference methods in sexual and gender minority health research, and analytical approaches in epidemiologic studies of sexual and gender minority populations.

 

This course provides students with the opportunity to apply epidemiologic principles and methods and develop foundational skills necessary to critically evaluate the existing sexual and gender minority health research literature. This course fulfills an elective requirement for the Social Determinants of Health certificate. Participation in class discussion, experiential learning activities, and a final paper will be used to evaluate progress towards learning objectives.

• Department: Epidemiology
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Dustin T Duncan
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• 1.5 points

Distressed Real Estate Investing

Distressed RE Investing

B8332 Real Estate Transactions is recommended. The goal of this course is to make you knowledgeable and conversant about the principles of real estate investing as applied to purchasing distressed assets. The Covid crisis is only the most recent example of how changes in the economy or capital markets can have a profound impact on real estate investors. During the Great Recession and the US Savings and Loan crisis before that, real estate assets suffered appreciable losses, and thus also provided an opportunity for investors to find new opportunities to recapitalize and reposition troubled properties and companies. As both a physical asset and an investment asset with a defined location in space, real estate is strikingly different from other asset classes. It is a long-lived asset that depends on attractive financing, rental increases, and long-term appreciation to maintain its value. Real estate forms part of the alternative investment asset class and institutional investors target a substantial part of their alternatives portfolio in real estate. The class will cover both US and international distressed investments and across traditional and niche sectors. The goal is to provide students with the tools to identify and purchase distressed real estate assets globally and to target superior risk-adjusted rates of return.

• Department: Finance
• T 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• 1.5 points

Value Investing in Private Credit

Value Investing Private C

This course will focus on investing in private credit up and down the debt stack including senior secured, mezzanine, unsecured, and convertible debt from both an origination and secondary market perspective. In addition, there will be an introduction to portfolio construction and management including workouts and loan sales.

• Department: Finance
• T 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• 1.5 points

Real Estate Analytics

Real estate accounts for one third of the capital assets around the world. You simply cannot ignore it in as an investor or in any business, whether the business is called real estate or not. The last few years have seen a rapid increase in the use of Big Data in the real estate industry. Much more data have become available that allow companies to radically improve their decision making and create value in ways that are rapidly transforming the real estate industry. This course will use tools from business analytics and new, large real estate datasets to help shed light on important questions in residential and commercial real estate. The course will foster both conceptual understanding and hands-on skill acquisition through coding in Python. This course is meant both for students with strong programming background who want to learn more about real estate and for students of real estate who want to beef up their data analytics skills.

Python knowledge needs to be demonstrated by passing the CBS Python advanced-proficiency exam (B0002). Anyone who has not taken "Python for MBAs" and woud like to register for that class should email python@gsb.columbia.edu to arrange a special sitting of the advanced qualification exam.

• Department: Finance
• T 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
• Instructor: Stijn G Van Nieuwerburgh
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• 3 points

Breastfeeding, Postpartum, and Newborn C

BREASTFEEDING/POSTPART/NE

This course provides the graduate nurse-midwifery student with a theoretical and practical knowledge of the neonate, breastfeeding, and the postpartum period with an emphasis on the first six weeks. Normal physiology and family centered management skills are emphasized. Students are encouraged to provide care that recognizes and respects the cultural dynamics of the family. Pathophysiology is also covered to familiarize the nurse-midwife with various interventions when deviations from the normal are encountered.

• Department: Nursing
• W 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• 3 points

Epidemiology of Chronic Disease Seminar

EPI OF CHRONIC DISEASE SE

The primary objectives in this course are to learn to systematically review and summarize primary research in chronic disease epidemiology, to synthesize scientific evidence to establish causal inference, and to understand how this evidence relates to scientific decision making for improving health outcomes. In this course, we will evaluate 4 topics in the epidemiology of chronic diseases. By the end of the semester, students will improve their ability to interpret the literature on current topics in chronic disease epidemiology and will be able to evaluate how the evidence can inform health decision making and causal inference. Readings will be based upon publications highlighted in the Dean’s Seminar Series on Chronic Disease and the Department of Epidemiology’s Chronic Disease Cluster seminars.

• Department: Epidemiology
• Instructor: Lauren C Houghton
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• 0.5 points

Epi Modeling for Infectious Diseases

EPIDEMIC MODEL MTHD-INFEC

This course is an intro to intermediate level infectious disease mathematical modeling methodological class. It will introduce the fundamental principles of infectious disease modeling. Emphasis will be given to compartmental meta-population models. Over the course, we will learn a variety of mathematical models for infectious diseases, starting from simple compartmental models to more complex compartmental models with various structures, including multiple risk groups, age groups, spatial network, and multiple hosts. In addition to these models, we will also discuss how key epidemiological parameters (e.g. the basic reproductive number) can be estimated from real disease data. Other topics will include vaccination/antiviral efficacy assessment, survival analysis, and agent based models. Half of the course will be devoted to hands-on computer lab excises, using the R Studio open source program (if students are familiar with Python or Matlab, these programs can be used instead).

• Department: Epidemiology
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Wan Yang
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• 3 points

Intrapartum: Didactic

INTRAPARTUM DIDACTIC

Didactic presents an understanding of the process of labor, birthing, and immediate postpartum and how this impacts on the mother and baby from a midwifery perspective. Specific focus centers on the midwifery management process, particularly for the normal, with differential diagnosis to determine when intervention/consultation is necessary. Birthing management will be viewed in a variety of settings and cultures. Practical skills for assessment and management will be taught. The course will provide mastery of the core competencies required by ACNM.

• Department: Nursing
• T 9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• 3 points

Seminar in Social Determinants of Health

SEMINAR IN SOCIAL DETERM

Seminar for students in the Social Determinants certificate program

• Department: Epidemiology
• F 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Lisa Bates
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• 0-1 points

Intrapartum: Clinical

INTRAPARTUM CLINICAL

Clinical practice includes nurse-midwifery management of the care of the normal intrapartum woman/ newborn/ family and collaboration and/or referral for complex management. Experience on the postpartum ward and in newborn care is obtained in this clinical rotation when intrapartum patients are not available.

• Department: Nursing
• 4 points

INTRO TO COMPARATIVE MEDIA

Comparative media is an emergent approach intended to draw upon and interrupt canonical ideas in film and media theory. It adopts a comparative approach to media as machines and aesthetic practices by examining contemporary media in relation to the introduction of earlier technologies. The class also extends our focus beyond the U.S. and Europe by examining other cultural locations of media innovation and appropriation. In doing so, it decenters normative assumptions about media and media theory while introducing students to a range of media practices past and present.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 4 points

Applications of Epidemiologic Research M

APPL OF EPIDEMIOLOGC RES

The course is intended to teach students how to apply basic epidemiological and statistical methods and concepts. The material builds on concepts introduced in epidemiology and biostatistics core courses (or the Quant core module), and serves as a bridge to the methods presented in more advanced epidemiology courses. Each session is a combination of didactic lecture and hands-on practice. Students conduct epidemiological analyses on actual data sets, and learn the importance of data preparation and cleaning, descriptive analyses, as well as how to conduct categorical analyses, ANOVA, and linear regression in SAS.

• Department: Epidemiology
• T 5:30 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew R Lamb
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• 3 points

APPL OF EPI RESEARCH METHODS

• Department: ONLINE MS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
• U 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Amelia Boehme
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• 3 points

Midwifery Clinical Competency Skills II

MIDWIFE CLIN COMPETNCY SK

Clinical skills preparation is essential before a student enters clinical practicum. A variety of skills relevant to intrapartum, newborn, and postpartum care are taught and then practiced in simulation settings and peer practice.

• Department: Nursing
• 2 points

S. Perspectives on the Presidency

S. Perspectives on Presid

• Department: Law
• 2 points

Primary Care in Midwifery: Diagnosis & M

PC IN MIDWIFERY: D&M

This diagnosis and management course will focus on each physiologic system and include unique characteristics relevant to midwifery care throughout the lifespan. Complex health concerns will be included in the context of consultation, collaborative management and/or referral to specialists. The course will reinforce appropriate standards and scope of midwifery practice with a critical analysis of social and political influences on health care including the effects of racism and gender bias on a person’s health.

• Department: Nursing
• W 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Independent Study in Nurse-Midwifery

IND STUDY NURSE MIDWIFERY

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Rebekah L Ruppe
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• 1-8 points

Generative AI for Epidemiologists

Generative AI tools, such as Large Language Models (LLMs), represent a subset of artificial intelligence technologies capable of generating new content, including text, images, audio, and video, that mimic human-generated content. Unlike earlier AI approaches, such as machine learning, which are designed to recognize or classify data, generative AI can create novel data outputs by leveraging the patterns, styles, or information it has learned during its training process. This ability to recognize and generate patterns shares many similarities with the goals of Epidemiology, which focuses on identifying patterns of health and disease in populations.

Although these generative AI models are relatively new, their adoption in the research environment, including in Epidemiology, is rapidly increasing. The introduction of LLMs has the potential to revolutionize scientific research by providing unprecedented speed, innovation, and efficiency. This is achieved by enabling novel and compelling ways to explore data. However, the complexity of the neural networks behind these models' decision-making processes and lack of transparency in data training sources can make it challenging to understand how they arrive at specific outcomes and biases. The opacity of these models, coupled with the necessity of training them on potentially biased data sets, underscores the need for responsible use. Therefore, epidemiologists face the challenge of ensuring that research findings generated by AI are real, ethical, and reliable.

This course is designed to introduce LLMs and other AI approaches, highlighting their potential to enhance epidemiological research. It aims to explore innovative ways AI/LLMs can be utilized, understand the ethical considerations involved, investigate the potential public health concerns raised by AI, and examine firsthand applications of AI within the field of public health. The class will include informational lectures on-line and in person, with in-class applied discussions and learning exercises.

• Department: Epidemiology
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Allison E Aiello
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• 3 points

Art History and the Archive

This graduate seminar explores the role of archives and “the archive” in the history and making of art history. How has the discipline defined its archives in the past, and how is it doing so now? How does one identify, navigate, and mine repositories of information for the purpose of art historical study? And what challenges or problems—theoretical, methodological, ethical—does such work raise? Our investigation will be grounded in and guided by readings drawn from a range of fields, including history, anthropology, critical theory, and queer, feminist, postcolonial, Indigenous, and critical race studies. Over the course of the semester, seminar members will also design and undertake an independent research project using one or more archives in the New York City area.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Meredith Gamer
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• 4 points

Mergers & Acquisitions in Medi

The course is an advanced Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar that focuses on current trends and recent developments in the media industry. The course will be divided into two parts. Each week during Part I will be devoted to the analysis of a different recent media transaction. The pedagogic framework is not structurally different from traditional M&A analysis. The overlay of mediaspecific commercial, strategic and regulatory issues will provide additional insight into a particularly dynamic segment of the economy. Each week will focus on a different transaction type (e.g., cash divesture, cash acquisition, stock merger etc.) different media industry sub-sector (e.g., cable, newspapers, broadcasting etc.) and different aspects of the analytical framework (e.g., financial analysis, corporate governance etc.) Part II will be devoted to group board presentations of hypothetical transactions. Groups must be formed and have their hypothetical transaction approved by the instructor by week 4 of the course. Course grades will be primarily based on the quality of written materials and presentations by the group. Each group member will receive the same grade on their project. 20% of the course grade will be on based on individual weekly homework assignments. Outside speakers/board members with first-hand knowledge of the industries and transactions considered will participate during both Part I and Part II of the course.

• Department: Business Economics
• T 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
• Instructor: Jonathan A Knee
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• 3 points

DNP Clinical Seminar in Midwifery II

DNP CLINICAL SEM IN MIDWI

This course is a continuation of Seminar I. Using the DNP Competencies in Comprehensive Care as the framework, students will analyze clinical decision-making and utilization of evidence for best clinical practices in the inpatient setting. Clinical appraisal and critique of challenging cases from the practice environment will facilitate the students’ application of the knowledge base and skills essential to the role of the nurse midwife.

• Department: Nursing
• T 1:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
• 1 points

Dissertation Proposal Seminar II

Interdisciplinary group work as part of Dissertation Proposal Seminar series.

• Department: Music
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Knar Abrahamyan
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• 3 points

Empirical Analysis for Health Policy

Empirical Analysis Hlth P

This course introduces students to basic research methods used in health policy research. After providing an introduction to regression analysis, the class will focus on developing the skills to enable students to analyze the effect of a government program (or a variable that can be affected by a government program) on health outcomes. Specific learning objectives include: developing data management skills, computing descriptive statistics, and performing regression analysis using Stata, a simple yet powerful and widely-used statistical software package; critically evaluating empirical research conducted by others; and applying skills to evaluate the effect of a publicly provided government program.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 4 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Nuannuan Xiang
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• 3 points

Reading Group on Trauma-Informed Lawyeri

Reading Group Trauma-Info

• Department: Law
• 1 points

Cognitive Basis of Function & Decision

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Daniel L Geller
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• 4 points

DISSERTATION SEMINAR

Discussion of problem formulation and research design on topics suggested by participants, in order to help doctoral candidates formulate dissertation proposals.

• Department: Social Work
• T 2 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Heidi L Allen
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• 3 points

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

QUANLITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

• Department: Social Work
• W 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Brooke S West
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Catherine Foster
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• 1.5 points

GOVERNANCE,HEALTH LAW & ETHICS

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Tamar Halpern
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• 1.5 points

HEALTHCARE MARKETING STRATEGY

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

Health Care Marketing

HEALTHCARE MARKETING

This course covers marketing strategy for all players, from biotech startups to pharmaceutical firms and service providers. It has two objectives: Present methods and models used in the life sciences sector, and demonstrate how they are successfully used in current business situations. Key learnings include how to segment consumer and medical markets, brand a new product/service, create a marketing plan for a startup, decide on a pricing approach and integrate online/offline communications. Students customize the course to their needs with a term paper (instead of final exam) based on a consulting assignment for a company.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

Health Care Marketing

HEALTHCARE MARKETING

This course covers marketing strategy for all players, from biotech startups to pharmaceutical firms and service providers. It has two objectives: Present methods and models used in the life sciences sector, and demonstrate how they are successfully used in current business situations. Key learnings include how to segment consumer and medical markets, brand a new product/service, create a marketing plan for a startup, decide on a pricing approach and integrate online/offline communications. Students customize the course to their needs with a term paper (instead of final exam) based on a consulting assignment for a company.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

S. Election Law for Civil Rights Lawyers

S ELECTION LAW FOR CIV RI

See CLS Curriculum Guide.

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Myrna Perez
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• 2 points

Workshop on Facilitating Meaningful Reen

WRKSHP:FACILITATING REENT

See CLS Curriculum Guide

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Ilene Strauss
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• 2-3 points

PLAYWRITING IV

• Department: Theatre Arts
• R 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Charles Mee
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• 3 points

Post-Acute and Long Term Care Delivery S

POST-ACUTE & LTC DELIVERY

The goal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Delivery Systems is to provide students with an understanding of the continuum of post-acute and long-term care. Three perspectives or approaches are used to describe and discuss the structure and function of the continuum of care. First, the continuum is examined as a “system” - that is, a cluster of interrelated components. Next, the continuum is explored from the point of view of public policy - that is, from the perspective of various courses of action open to government to address the financial and care delivery challenges that are present in the continuum and that exists for stakeholders and consumers. Finally, the continuum is analyzed as a market for providers of health care, social services and housing to an expanding population of individuals with chronic care needs.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Ari J Markenson
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• 1.5 points

Managing Human Capital in Health Systems

Manage Hum Capital in Hlt

Managing professionals is crucial to the success (or failure) of health care organizations because the provision of services primarily relies on human decision-making and interaction. Health care professionals determine the level of quality as well as the costs associated with health care services directly or indirectly. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the functions and issues associated with managing human resources in health care organizations through in class exercises and outside of class assignment that demonstrate the human resource challenges that graduates may face as health care executives in the future. Significant attention is given to: 1) workforce issues, 2) understanding legal issues related to the employment setting, 3) selection and retention of employees, 4) establishing performance standards and evaluating performance, and compensation, and 5) understanding the use and effects of monetary and non-monetary incentives in human resources management in the United States and globally.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Audrey Wathen
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• 1.5 points

Family Enterprise and Wealth

This course introduces students to the complex topics of family enterprise and family wealth. Wealth in the United States and globally has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small number of families, which is having a major impact on business, financial, and philanthropic sectors. These families often start with an entrepreneur who creates an operating business, that later evolves into trusts, holding companies, investment vehicles, a family office, and charitable foundations. This conglomeration of holdings is referred to as a complex "family enterprise" and all the assets of the family comprise its "wealth." Given the magnitude of this trend, it is almost inevitable that each MBA student will own, work for, invest in, or otherwise interact with family enterprises after graduation.
Students will be exposed to a variety of perspectives, including in-depth research, analysis, and insider's views on family dynamics, governance, business, investments, and philanthropy. The course will proceed from the perspective of family first and particular emphasis will be given the fact that the family’s “human capital” is its most important resource to foster a successful family enterprise and optimize its important role in society. Technical issues, including legal concepts and structures applicable to family enterprises, will also be examined. Guest lecturers from industry and family enterprises will provide real-life context to class discussions.
Students will leave the course prepared to more effectively own, manage, and work with family enterprises, and with a more nuanced understanding of family wealth as it is now understood by leading global families. This will have a direct impact on future success, both personally and professionally. While the course will be especially relevant for students who come from family enterprises, it will also provide insights and tools for students who intend to work in private wealth management, privately held companies, management consulting, private equity/ venture capital, and social enterprises. This is not just an investment, finance, or family business management course, as those subjects are covered in more detail elsewhere in the curriculum but is a multi-disciplinary approach to this complex set of issues.
The course has the following objectives:
- Increase awareness of the role and importance of family enterprises globally.
- Expand understanding of “family wealth” as it is defined and developed by leading

• Department: Finance
• R 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Patricia M Angus
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• 1.5 points

Analytics & Managerial Decision Making I

ANLYTC&MNGR DECISION MAKI

This is a course about analytical thinking and skills for managers. Our aim is to further develop statistical skills, while emphasizing practical applications, translation to policy, and communicating results. We will spend the first half of the course building technical skills on fundamental and some advanced analytical methods, where each session will be a combination of teaching and practice. Next, we will apply all skills into interactive challenges (including presentation of results), where we will focus on written and visual communication of insights. We will close the class by covering the principles of survey design and analysis, plus utilizing insights for decision-making. We will develop these skills not only through directed challenges, but also through more practical examples, where only general guidance is provided and participants will utilize their own creativity and experience.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Kai Ruggeri
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• 3 points

S. Negotiating International Agreements:

S. Neg Intl Agt Climate C

• Department: Law
• 1 points

Health Policy and Political Analysis

HEALTH POLICY & POLITICAL

Resolving seemingly intractable policy issues depends on harnessing an array of strategies used by political actors. These strategies may include reframing an issue or bringing new evidence to light that stimulates new coalitions, persuading legislators that supporting a controversial measure is actually beneficial for their political career, or getting the media excited about an important, but very dry, technical policy issue. Another strategy is to change the venue in which the policy debate takes place – perhaps for example, by filing a lawsuit in state or federal courts, or bringing legislation before city government or state legislatures. As this course shows, the venue in which policy debates take place will structure the kinds of debates that are likely to occur.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Miriam J Laugesen
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• 3 points

Mental Health Policy

MENTAL HEALTH POLICY

Mental health policy is both a field of study and an area of advocacy in which you can engage, no matter where your career takes you. We will grapple with fundamental questions about what mental health is, how we can impact it, and where policy fits in a rapidly changing world. We will build a foundation in current directions and debates in mental health policy as well as explore emerging and frontier issues. You will also gain practical knowledge and skills to bridge theory and practice day-to-day, setting you up to have impact on one of the most foundational issues in public health across your career.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Nathaniel Counts
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• 1.5 points

Healthcare Financial Management

HEALTHCARE FINANCE

How do unique characteristics of the healthcare industry influence financial management in this sector? What techniques are effective in this field? How can we uses cases to avoid mistakes and to maximize efficiency and ultimately patient health? The goal of this class is to teach the principles necessary for effective financial management in healthcare to individuals who are not experienced financial executives. It is intended to make administrators comfortable in managing the finances of the department or other entity for which they have responsibility.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin M Rossi
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• 3 points

Health Innovation & Technology

HEALTH INNOVATION & TECHN

Information technology and the management of this technology is increasingly critical in healthcare. Healthcare represents a new frontier for information management. This class explores the promises and challenges of health information technology in today's environment. Readings and lectures will focus on the nature and uses of health care information systems in a variety of health care settings. Students will learn fundamental IT terminology, understand how IT fits into the organizational structure in terms of quality of care, financing, and strategic organizational issues as well as project management. They will also learn about opportunities and challenges for IT in healthcare in the future.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• F 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Darryl S Hollar
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• 1.5 points

S. Sustainability in Big Business and Bi

S. Sustainability Busines

• Department: Law
• 2 points

DIRECTED STUDIES IN PLAYWRITING

DIRECTED STUDIES - PLAYWR

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• Department: Theatre Arts
• F 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Lynn Nottage
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• 3 points

S. Outdated Laws & New Technologies in C

S.Outdated Laws & New Tec

• Department: Law
• 1 points

Environmental Health Economics

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ECON

The primary goal of environmental regulation is to protect human health, but there are a wide range of options available to policy makers and considerable disagreement over how to best implement regulation. This class focuses on understanding environmental health policy from an economic perspective. After reviewing basic economic concepts relevant for this course, we discuss an economic viewpoint of environmental issues, including when and how to intervene with markets. Since all environmental regulation requires knowledge of the threats posed by environmental exposure, we then focus on measuring the health benefits from environmental policies, recognizing we omit several important non-health benefits. We also briefly discuss the costs posed to society from environmental regulation, an important component of regulatory impact analysis often required by federal rules. We discuss the main approaches to environmental policy in the US, including incentive based approaches, such as tradeable discharge permits, emission taxes and subsidies, and voluntary programs, and the more traditional ‘command and control’ approach. After highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, we apply these concepts to current environmental policy on such topics as air quality, toxic and hazardous waste, climate change, and ozone depletion.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew J Neidell
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• 1.5 points

S. State Attorney General Enforcement an

• Department: Law
• 2 points

High Performing Nonprofits

The nonprofit sector is full of organizations, many of which are operating below peak performance. With unlimited ideas, low barriers to entry and decidedly limited funding, we have a sector with enormous volume and an overall lack of effectiveness. While the overall problem definition is accurate, well trod and unlikely to change, there are worthwhile remedies. The goal of the course is to study the solutions that work. We start by exploring all of the external and internal forces that cause weakness in nonprofit strategy and execution. Then we determine what factors can lead to high performance. Well review case studies and other real world examples to learn how the best nonprofits surmount significant barriers to produce great results.The course is six sessions. The first three sessions focus on the nonprofit operating environment and the central strategic issues facing nonprofits today. The next two sessions deal with finances - the over-emphasized keys to smart revenue generation and the under-emphasized importance of effective spending. The last session rivets on talent - both at the board level as well as senior staff - and how you should think about crafting a path with high impact both during and after your business education. As a newly minted MBA, your skill set will be in high demand in the sector. That said, the direct application of for profit strategies to nonprofit work has limits. Well look at where and how to take the best of private thinking, adjust it and apply it to nonprofit performance. Well question many commonly held assumptions on the sector. The course will touch on theory, but will be grounded in current practice.Whether you have past experience, current involvement or future aspirations, you should take this course if youre interested in pushing changes as an: 1.) institutional or individual donor; 2.) board member; 3.) executive director or senior leader; or 4.) management consultant. The goal is to give you the knowledge and skills to work from either inside or outside to drive nonprofits to achieve.

• Department: Auditing
• R 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Anne Eidelman
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• 0 points

Advanced Seminar on Legal Considerations

Advanced S. Distressed Li

• Department: Law
• 2 points

Public Health Law

PUBLIC HEALTH LAW

In this course we explore constitutional law through the lens of public health policy. We examine the relationships and tensions between individual and collective concerns. We evaluate public health issues from an American legal perspective to determine the constitutional soundness of the health promotion objective. In this course we consider multi-disciplinary factors and how they interact with issues of federalism, morality, economics and the politics of science. Readings include case law and related legal materials, in addition to writings by public health practitioners, historians, sociologists, economists and philosophers. Core topics include, among others, constitutional law and major constitutional cases relating to public health, economic analysis in law, tort litigation in public health, historical public health law perspectives, health promotion campaigns, property regulation, privacy protection, various case studies including immunization, civil commitment, infectious disease, tobacco policy and abortion law. Guest speakers provide additional current perspectives from practitioners.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• Instructor: Magda Schaler-Haynes
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• 3 points

ETHICS AND OCCUPATIONAL JUSTICE

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Janet Falk-Kessler
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• 2 points

Public Health Concepts for Managers

PUB HLTH CONCEPTS FOR MAN

This course exposes students to many of the core concepts and principles of public health required for them to work as administrators in healthcare settings. As managers and administrators, an understanding of these concepts is critically important if they are going to be in positions where they can influence the creation of innovative programs, deliver services, develop policies and ultimately impact the health of local, national and global communities. Students will be asked to learn concepts from a variety of disciplines and how to translate that information into practice. The translation process will occur as they apply their learning to cases that will allow them to discuss the applicability of those concepts in an ever changing public health world and healthcare system.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• R 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Thalia Porteny
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• 3 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

PT Management of the Running Athlete

This course is designed to prepare students for evaluating and treating the running athlete. This course includes an overview of foot and ankle mechanics, lower quarter strength and flexibility examination, application of the Functional Movement ScreenTM, and use of Video Analysis to identify relevant pathomechanics observed during running. Students are introduced to the clinical setting by evaluating patients in the context of a simulated running clinic, prior to participating in the student-led, Columbia RunLabTM clinic. Here they engage in clinical reason discussions and advise runners on exercise programs and improvements to running form. Students participate in training sessions required for the clinic including HIPPA and Blood-borne Pathogens training.

• Department: Physical Therapy
• 1 points

PT Management of the Running Athlete

This course is designed to prepare students for evaluating and treating the running athlete. This course includes an overview of foot and ankle mechanics, lower quarter strength and flexibility examination, application of the Functional Movement ScreenTM, and use of Video Analysis to identify relevant pathomechanics observed during running. Students are introduced to the clinical setting by evaluating patients in the context of a simulated running clinic, prior to participating in the student-led, Columbia RunLabTM clinic. Here they engage in clinical reason discussions and advise runners on exercise programs and improvements to running form. Students participate in training sessions required for the clinic including HIPPA and Blood-borne Pathogens training.

• Department: Physical Therapy
• 1 points

Strategic Management

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Over the semester, the course considers questions of Mission and Vision (What areas, activities, or business(es) should we be in?") and questions of Strategy and Operations ("How can we perform or compete effectively in this area?"). It covers both strategy formulation ("What should our strategy be?") as well as strategy implementation ("What do we need to do to make this strategy work?"). The course also addresses several additional issues that are critical to the strategic management "process" (e.g.. designing planning systems, managing contention). The course emphasizes the multiple, related requirements of the leader/manager's job: analysis, creativity, and action.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Mitchell Tang
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• 3 points

Professional Leadership & Practice III

LEADERSHIP

This 14-week course, during the second year of the DPT curriculum, is the third in a series of four courses designed to educate students about the multiple dimensions of professional practice in contemporary physical therapy. These courses will explore the required interpersonal, ethical, and leadership skills required for as a physical therapist. Additionally, the course will address trans-curricular themes including leadership, service, health promotion, advocacy, teaching & learning, interprofessional teamwork, and self-reflection, culminating in the creation of a digital portfolio. The course series will include broad exposure to various professional and personal development experiences and expect more in-depth engagement in the student’s chosen area of focus.

PLP III will cover many intersecting areas focused on the development of clinical leadership skills including ethics and jurisprudent practice, communication, conflict management, cultural humility, mental health awareness and management, self-reflection, and self-care. Throughout these content areas, a strong focus will be on self-reflection, self-awareness, and self-care as a healthcare worker. These areas are organized into four focus areas for the course: 1) Leadership in Practice, 2) Cultural Humility, 3) Mental Health in Physical Therapy, and 4) Your Clinical Practice. Participants will add to their professional digital portfolio that allows for reflection on the three-year educational journey and participate in a leadership and service role. The assignments are distributed among the three content areas.

• Department: Physical Therapy
• 2 points

Consulting Practice

CONSULTING WORKSHOP

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• T 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• W 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• R 8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
• 3 points

Clinical Practice and Supervision with F

CLIN PRAC SUPERVISION FAM

This clinical practice course is designed for students to develop clinical skills in family therapy based on Structural, Bowenian and Multicontextual Family Therapy models. It consists of clinical practice and supervision.

• Department: Nursing
• M 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• W 4 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
• T 7 p.m.-8:50 p.m.
• M 5 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Latisha M Hanson
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• Instructor: Julie Durand
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• 1 points

Measurement and Instrument Development

MEASUREMENT

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Cristin Holland
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• 3 points

Decision Analysis for Clinical and Publi

DECIS ANALYS-CLIN/PUB HLT

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the methods and growing range of applications of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis in health care technology assessment, medical decision making, and health resource allocation. Course requirements:
1. Class attendance and participation
2. Case assignments
3. A brief essay (research article critique)
4. Final examination

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Elena Elkin
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• 3 points