MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER

MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERIN

Masters level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Masters Program guidelines.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Instructor: Vijay Modi
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 40 Info
• Instructor: Kristin Myers
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 25 Info
• Instructor: Arvind Narayanaswamy
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 26 Info
• Instructor: Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
  h-index: 7 Info
• Instructor: Sinisa Vukelic
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info
• Instructor: Y. Lawrence Yao
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 95 Info
• Instructor: Hod Lipson
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• Instructor: Karen Kasza
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• Instructor: Vijay Vedula
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• 1-3 points

SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Music
• Instructor: Seth Cluett
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• 1-3 points

RELIGION AND THE INDIAN WARS

The frontier is central to the United States’ conception of its history and place in the world. It is an abstract concept that reflects the American mythology of progress and is rooted in religious ideas about land, labor, and ownership. Throughout the nineteenth century, these ideas became more than just abstractions. They were tested, hardened, and revised by U.S. officials and the soldiers they commanded on American battlefields. This violence took the form of the Civil War as well as the series of U.S. military encounters with Native Americans known as the Indian Wars. These separate yet overlapping campaigns have had profound and lasting consequences for the North American landscape and its peoples. This course explores the relationship between religious ideology and violence in the last half of nineteenth century. Organized chronologically and geographically, we will engage with both primary sources and classic works in the historiography of the Indian Wars to examine how religion shaped U.S. policy and race relations from the start of the Civil War through approximately 1910.

• Department: Religion @Barnard
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Tiffany Hale
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 4 points

DIRECTED READINGS

• Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Instructor: Katherine Ewing
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 22 Info
• 1-4 points

DIRECTED READINGS

ARCHITECTURE & FEMINISM

• Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Instructor: Anooradha I Siddiqi
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• 1-4 points

FIELDWORK

Only for BMEN graduate students who need relevant work experience as part of their program of study. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• Instructor: Katherine E Reuther
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• 1-2 points

FIELDWORK

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• Instructor: Robert G Bozic
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• 1-3 points

FIELDWORK

Instructors written approval. May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used for degree credit. Only for Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics graduate students who include relevant off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• Instructor: Jacob Fish
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 54 Info
• 1-1.5 points

SENIOR HONORS THESIS WORKSHOP

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and ECON UN3412 and the director of the departmental honors programs permission. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.7 in all required major courses, including calculus and statistics, prior to enrollment. The honors thesis seminar is a year-long course, beginning in the fall semester and ending in the spring semester. Students who have been approved to enter the workshop will be registered for both semesters by the department during the first two weeks of classes; 3 points are earned per semester. This workshop may only be taken by students applying for departmental honors, and it also fulfills the economics seminar requirement for the economics major and all joint majors. Students must see the director during mid-semester registration in the spring to discuss their proposed thesis topic, at which time they will be matched with appropriate faculty who will act as their thesis adviser. Students will meet their adviser over the course of the year at mutually agreed upon times. A rough draft of the thesis will be due during the first week of February in the spring semester, and the final draft will be due three weeks before the last day of classes. Please note that for those joint majors that require two seminars, one in economics and one in the other discipline (i.e. Political Science), the economics senior honors thesis seminar only fulfills the economics seminar requirement.

• Department: Economics
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael C Best
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• Instructor: Hannah Weaver
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• Instructor: Jean E Howard
  CULPA: 12 Info
• Instructor: Frances Negron-Muntaner
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• 1-4 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• 1-4 points

FIELDWORK

Only for IEOR graduate students who need relevant work experience as part of their program of study. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• 1-1.5 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

• Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Instructor: Kathryn Spellman Poots
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• 4 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

• Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Instructor: Kathryn Spellman Poots
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• Instructor: Wael Hallaq
  CULPA: 9 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Brinkley Messick
  CULPA: 19 Info
• Instructor: Katherine Ewing
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 22 Info
• 4 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

• Department: Institute for Israel & Jewish Studies
• Instructor: Elisheva Carlebach
  CULPA: 6 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Rebecca Kobrin
  CULPA: 7 Info
• Instructor: Alon Tam
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• Instructor: Clemence C Boulouque
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

FIELDWORK

Prerequisites: Instructors written approval. Only for ME graduate students who need relevant off-campus work experience as part of their program of study as determined by the instructor. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed study program. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. International students must consult with the International Students and Scholars Office.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Instructor: Hod Lipson
  Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info
• 1 points

QUALITY IN HEALTHCARE

Defining, Evaluating and Improving Quality in Healthcare will provide an overview of how we measure and work to improve the quality of healthcare. Lectures will cover current ranking systems, regulatory agencies, which data are used to evaluate quality, as well as the current limitations of these evaluations. We will also discuss the future of quality measurement and quality improvement initiatives both nationally and locally.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• W 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Rimma Perotte
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• 3 points

MA THESIS

This course will enable students to complete a research study of considerable length that will (i) enable them to explore a given area of research in substantive detail; (ii) put them on the path to true competence as independent researchers; and (iii) provide those who go on to apply to PhD programs with a substantial writing sample that shows off their technical abilities to the best advantage.

• Department: Classics
• Instructor: Nancy Worman
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Helene P Foley
  CULPA: 18 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

PROFESSIONAL&WORKPLACE COMM IN

English communication proficiency is important for academic achievement and career success. Columbia Engineering provides English communication instruction for students who would like to improve their communication skills in English. In a small group setting (15-20 students), enrollees will obtain opportunities to interact with the instructor and fellow classmates to improve communication skills.

• Department: Engineering
• TF 8 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
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• 0 points

WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

WORKPLACE COMM IN ENGLISH

English communication proficiency is important for academic achievement and career success. Columbia Engineering provides English communication instruction for students who would like to improve their communication skills in English. In a small group setting (15-20 students), enrollees will obtain opportunities to interact with the instructor and fellow classmates to improve communication skills.

• Department: Engineering
• TR 8 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
• WS 8 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
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• 0 points

M.A. PROSEMINAR

This course introduces students to the different subfields of the discipline by presenting various perspectives on one key topic in political science. Throughout the course, both theoretical and empirical debates surrounding the study of democracy are explored. Although the specific topic may change from year to year, the goal and structure of the course will remain the same: to contribute to the students understanding of an important topic in political science and discuss it through the lens of the different subfields: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. By doing so, students will also learn the technical language, important concepts, and different methodological approaches of each subfield. Please note that this course is only for students in the Political Science Departments M.A. Program.

• Department: Political Science
• F 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Chiara Superti
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 4 points

ORIENTATION

This course is a no-credit class designed to start providing critical material to incoming QMSS students overthe summer to help prepare them for the coding demands of the program. We will post links, exercises andresources for students to work on before they start their classes in the Fall of 2018.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• Instructor: Elena B Krumova
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• 0 points

CURATORIAL COLLOQUIUM

The Curatorial Colloquium is taken in the second semester of study and is required for the completion of the M.A. in Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies. The course introduces students to the history, theory and practice of object collection and display as well as to exhibitions such as Documenta and the various international biennials. The course is designed to allow for guest presentations on particular issues by curators and museum professionals, just as it draws on the expertise and participation of Columbia faculty. The aim is to develop students critical thinking and for them to learn directly from leading practitioners in the exhibition and display of modern and contemporary art. In addition to department faculty, curators from MoMA, the Whitney, the International Center for Photography, and other institutions regularly participate in the colloquium.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Janet L Kraynak
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• 4 points

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE

Students will be introduced to the fundamental financial issues of the modern corporation. By the end of this course, students will understand the basic concepts of financial planning, managing growth; debt and equity sources of financing and valuation; capital budgeting methods; and risk analysis, cost of capital, and the process of securities issuance.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Eleni Vrana
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• Instructor: Mario Gonzalez-Corzo
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• 3 points

METHODS IN AMERICAN STUDIES

Conceived in the 1920’s and 1930’s, American Studies sought to make a synoptic account of the “national character.” Since the 1960’s, the field has turned towards a focus on various forms of inequality as the dark side of American exceptionalism. This course surveys the development of the field’s current preoccupations, covering a range of periods, regions, groups, and cultural practices that present productive problems for generalizations about U.S. identity. We begin with the first academic movement in American Studies, the myth and symbol school—and think through its growth in the context of post-WWII funding for higher education. We then move on to a series of debates centered at intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. We’ll close by examining the historical background of protest movements built around the identitarian concerns about rape culture and mass incarceration.

• Department: Ethnicity and Race, Center for
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthew Sandler
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION

• Department: Engineering
• WS 8 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
• TR 8 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
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• 0 points

INTRO TO FINANCE

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Christakis Droussiotis
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• Instructor: Owen K Lau
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• Instructor: Justin So
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• 3 points

RES SKILLS/MTHDS-INT/WRLD HIST

In the first semester a series of workshops will introduce the field of international history and various research skills and methods such as conceptualization of research projects and use of oral sources. The fall sessions will also show the digital resources available at Columbia and how students can deploy them in their individual projects. In the second semester students will apply the skills acquired in the fall as they develop their proposal for the Masters thesis, which is to be completed next year at the LSE. The proposal identifies a significant historical question, the relevant primary and secondary sources, an appropriate methodology, what preliminary research has been done and what remains to be done. Students will present their work-in-progress.

• Department: History
• F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• 2 points

ANNUAL JURY EXAM

• Department: Juilliard
• 0 points

THEORY AND METHODS II

The main purpose of this course is to acquaint students with different theories and methodological approaches to reading and interpretation of texts. This course may not be taken as Pass/D/Fail.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Gil Anidjar
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 4 points

Political Violence in 20C. Europe

Political Violence 20C Eu

In the twentieth century, Europe became a site of extreme and extensive forms of political violence. This course will explore the main typologies of violence––driven by political motives and exerted by state and non-state actors––that emerged in that period, from both a historical and a theoretical point of view. The main goal of the course is to think critically about a set of substantive questions such as how people transformed political adversaries into enemies to be physically harmed; why some conflicts resulted in the killing of massive numbers of civilians; what were the social consequences of violence; and whether it is possible to observe patterns to violence’s occurrence in modern Europe.  The course proposes a multi-disciplinary approach that bridges History, Political Science, Sociology, and other fields of study that investigate this phenomenon. The course will locate political violence within its specific historical, geographical, and cultural contexts; shed light on the dynamics of radicalization, escalation, and de-escalation; and examine perpetrators’ individual as well as collective experiences. In addition to interpretative frameworks, the course will discuss a number of empirical cases, including the Armenian genocide in Turkey, paramilitarism in Italy, the civil war in Spain, and terrorism in Ireland and Germany.

• Department: Modern European Studies
• R 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Luca Falciola
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• 4 points

DRAWING II

• Department: Visual Arts
• R 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Diana Cooper
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• 3 points

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

PROFESSIONAL COMM IN ENGL

• Department: Engineering
• F 9 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
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• 0 points

MATERIALS & PRACTICES-ART HIST

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Frederique Baumgartner
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 4 points

CORPORATE FINANCE

Prerequisites: BUSI PS5001 Introduction to Finance/or Professor Approval is required Students will learn the critical corporate finance concepts including financial statement analysis; performance metrics; valuation of stocks and bonds; project and firm valuation; cost of capital; capital investment strategies and sources of capital, and firm growth strategies. At the end of this course students will understand how to apply these concepts to current business problems.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: John D Van Ness
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• Instructor: Kevin Sweeney
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• 3 points

ACADEMIC WRITING

• Department: Engineering
• M 9:20 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
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• 0 points

DIRECTED READINGS

ROME BEYOND ROME

AHAR MA/MODA STUDENTS ONLY. INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION REQUIRED.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• Instructor: Francesco de Angelis
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 3 points

DIRECTED READINGS

RENAISSANCE IMPERIAL SPAIN

AHAR MA/MODA STUDENTS ONLY. INSTRUCTOR PERMISSION REQUIRED.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• Instructor: Diane Bodart
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

NEUROBIO II: DEVPT & SYSTEMS

Prerequisites: BIOL W4004, one year of biology, or the instructors permission. This course is a graduate seminar in Developmental and Systems Neuroscience for students matriculated in a PhD program in Neuroscience. Undergraduate students should instead enroll in UN3005.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• Instructor: Darcy B Kelley
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II-DISC

Corequisites: ECON GR5215 Discussion Section for Economics MA Course Microeconomics Analysis II.

• Department: Economics
• T 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Yuchen Jiang
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• 0 points

MASTERS COLLOQUIUM

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• Instructor: Matthew Hart
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 4 points

ANALYSIS OF FILM LANGUAGE

• Department: Film
• W 6 p.m.-9:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Annette Insdorf
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

MODA THESIS PREP

The MODA Thesis Prep is a required course for MODA students who plan to commence their thesis in the Fall of the following semester. The course introduces students to the fundamentals of an MA thesis; the process of identifying and developing an appropriate topic; the distinctions between a written/scholarly, or an exhibition-based thesis; formulating a proposal; and an introduction to the research and writing process that will be undertaken during the thesis year. As a central aspect of modern and contemporary art historical writing is determining one’s methodological approach––i.e. the “how” of the argument––during the course of the semester, key methodologies used in modern and contemporary art history will be reviewed, helping students to identify an appropriate approach to pursue with their select topic.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Janet L Kraynak
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• 3 points

MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II-DISC

• Department: Economics
• F 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Susannah Scanlan
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• 0 points

ECONOMETRICS II-DISC

• Department: Economics
• F 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Utkarsh Kumar
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• 0 points

OPTIONS AND FUTURES

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Christos I Giannikos
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• 3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Engineering
• U 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
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• 0 points

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Students will examine the generally accepted account principles (GAAP) underlying financial statements and their implementation in practice. The perspective and main focus of the course is from the users of the information contained in the statements, including investors, financial analysts, creditors and, management. By the end of this class students will be able to construct a cash flow statement, balance sheet and decipher a 10K report.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Marc Blatter
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• Instructor: Rebecca Shaffer
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• 3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: Hyoseon Lee
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• 0 points

MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT

Students will gain an overview of major concepts of management and organization theory, concentrating on understanding human behavior in organizational contexts, with heavy emphasis on the application of concepts to solve managerial problems. By the end of this course students will have developed the skills to motivate employees, establish professional interpersonal relationships, take a leadership role, and conduct performance appraisal.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Jacqueline Strayer
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• 3 points

MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT

MNGNG HUMAN BEHAVIOR (ONLINE)

Students will gain an overview of major concepts of management and organization theory, concentrating on understanding human behavior in organizational contexts, with heavy emphasis on the application of concepts to solve managerial problems. By the end of this course students will have developed the skills to motivate employees, establish professional interpersonal relationships, take a leadership role, and conduct performance appraisal.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: John Bockstoce
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• 3 points

MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT

Students will gain an overview of major concepts of management and organization theory, concentrating on understanding human behavior in organizational contexts, with heavy emphasis on the application of concepts to solve managerial problems. By the end of this course students will have developed the skills to motivate employees, establish professional interpersonal relationships, take a leadership role, and conduct performance appraisal.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Jacqueline Strayer
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• 3 points

GRADUATE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

GRAD RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

The Graduate Research Colloquium is a forum that offers two types of research seminars over the course of the semester. In the first, formerly the Graduate Colloquium, up to six outside speakers are invited by the graduate organizers to present research papers to an audience of graduates, faculty and others interested within the larger NYC Classics community, and afterwards to engage in discussion. The second is a Work-in-Progress seminar in which Columbia Classics graduate students present their research to their graduate peers in whatever format they deem most conducive to conveying their research to their audience and receiving feedback. The audience for these eight seminars is restricted to graduate students, the instructor who presides over the course, and any faculty the graduate student presenters choose should choose to invite. At least one semester of the Graduate Research Colloquium is required for MAO students and PhD students must attend the course in both the Fall and Spring semesters of their first year.

• Department: Classics
• F 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Nancy Worman
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia Info
• 2 points

MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT

MNG HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Maryanne Spatola
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• Instructor: Patti Ippoliti
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• Instructor: Carol Russo
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• 3 points

CINEMA HIST I:BEGINNINGS-1930

• Department: Film
• F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Vito Adriaensens
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO THE MATH OF FINANCE

Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 , or their equivalents. Introduction to mathematical methods in pricing of options, futures and other derivative securities, risk management, portfolio management and investment strategies with an emphasis of both theoretical and practical aspects. Topics include: Arithmetic and Geometric Brownian ,motion processes, Black-Scholes partial differential equation, Black-Scholes option pricing formula, Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes, volatility models, risk models, value-at-risk and conditional value-at-risk, portfolio construction and optimization methods.

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mikhail Smirnov
  CULPA: 16 Info
• 3 points

QUANT THRY/METHODOLOGY-SOC SCI

This interdisciplinary course, taken in the fall semester, is a comprehensive introduction to quantitative research in the social sciences. The course focuses on foundational ideas of social science research, including strengths and weaknesses of different research designs, interpretation of data drawn from contemporary and historical contexts, and strategies for evaluating evidence. The majority of the course is comprised of two-week units examining particular research designs, with a set of scholarly articles that utilize that design. Topics include: the “science” of social science and the role of statistical models, causality and causal inference, concepts and measurement, understanding human decision making, randomization and experimental methods, observation and quasi-experimentation, sampling, survey research, and working with archival data.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jingyan Yang
  h-index: 19 Info
• 4 points

ORAL HISTORY THESIS

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• Department: Oral History
• T 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Amy A Starecheski
  h-index: 5 Info
• 4 points

DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Prerequisites: One semester of undergraduate statistics The data analysis course covers specific statistical tools used in social science research using the statistical program R. Topics to be covered include statistical data structures, and basic descriptives, regression models, multiple regression analysis, interactions, polynomials, Gauss-Markov assumptions and asymptotics, heteroskedasticity and diagnostics, models for binary outcomes, naive Bayes classifiers, models for ordered data, models for nominal data, first difference analysis, factor analysis, and a review of models that build upon OLS. Prerequisite: introductory statistics course that includes linear regression. There is a statistical computer lab session with this course: QMSS G4017 -001 -DATA ANALYSIS FOR SOC SCI

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Prerequisites: One semester of undergraduate statistics The data analysis course covers specific statistical tools used in social science research using the statistical program R. Topics to be covered include statistical data structures, and basic descriptives, regression models, multiple regression analysis, interactions, polynomials, Gauss-Markov assumptions and asymptotics, heteroskedasticity and diagnostics, models for binary outcomes, naive Bayes classifiers, models for ordered data, models for nominal data, first difference analysis, factor analysis, and a review of models that build upon OLS. Prerequisite: introductory statistics course that includes linear regression. There is a statistical computer lab session with this course: QMSS G4017 -001 -DATA ANALYSIS FOR SOC SCI

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

FIFTH YEAR JAPANESE II

Prerequisites: JPNS GR5016 or the equivalent. This course is intended to help students to develop language skills necessary for academic research. Students will read articles, watch videos, and debate issues from a wide range of fields including economics, politics, history, comparative literature, and current issues.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Miharu Nittono
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING

Students will learn fundamental marketing concepts and their application. By the end of this class you will know: the elements of a market, company strategy, how to identify customers and competition, the fundamental elements of the marketing mix (product, price, placement and promotion) how to research consumer behavior, and pricing strategies. Students will have extensive use of case study projects. Please note that tuition is the same for online and on-campus courses, there is an additional $85 course fee for online courses.

• Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Beth Hirschhorn
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• Instructor: Lauri Harrison
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC STORYTELLER

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a deep and broad understanding of stories and how they can be used in strategic communication. Drawing from a wealth of evidence-based and field-tested work on storytelling from both local and global contexts, students will learn why stories tend to be so powerful and—with a focus on the written, performed, and transmedia aspects of storytelling—gain experience in telling stories to achieve organizational objectives. Your skills will be sharpened through lively seminar discussions, storytelling exercises, workshop-style coaching, and presentations and on-camera practice.  By the end, students will walk away with a new mindset and a host of strategies that can be immediately implemented in their everyday work.

• Department: Auditing
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Don Waisanen
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• 0 points

CLOSE READING: GIVING AND RECEIVING ACCO

CLOSE READING: GIVING + R

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• R 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• 4 points

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

This course is about cost-benefit analysis and the economic evaluations of policies and projects. Cost benefit analysis (CBA) consists of a comprehensive set of techniques used to evaluate government programs. It is now routinely applied in such program areas as transportation, water projects, health, training and education, criminal justice, environmental protection, urban policy and even in the international arena such as foreign direct investment. Many of the techniques of CBA can also be applied to private sector decision-making. The objective of CBA is to determine whether the benefits of a particular program, policy or decision outweigh its costs. The techniques used to determine this are sometimes quite simple, but on other, increasingly frequent occasions are highly sophisticated. Sophisticated cost benefit studies are based on a framework that utilizes the basic concepts of economic theory. In addition, statistical and econometric analyses are often needed to estimate program effects from diverse available data. The course has two parts: methodology and practice. The goal is for students to be practically adept to undertake an independent cost-benefit analysis.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Satyajit Bose
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

CURATING ORAL HISTORIES

This seminar is one of our core course, in which students will learn and practice the skills required to conceptualize, conduct, analyze and curate oral history interviews. In Curating Oral Histories we focus our attention on the curation and amplification of oral histories, including archiving, online presentation, museum exhibits, oral history documentary, advocacy, and teaching oral history. Our work this semester will emphasize interpretive processes, collaborative work, and how the public perceives and receives oral history.  Students will be expected to be primarily working on their own thesis or capstone projects. Our core question:
 How do we present oral histories, with all of their length, depth, complexity and intersubjective richness, in an accessible way to a public audience without sacrificing those qualities we so value?

• Department: Oral History
• W 10:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 4 points

RES SEM IN QUANT MTHS-SOC SCI I

RES SEMINAR I

This course is designed to expose students in the QMSS degree program to different methods and practices of social science research. Seminar presentations are given on a wide range of topics by faculty from Columbia and other New York City universities, as well as researchers from private, government, and non-profit settings. QMSS students participate in a weekly seminar. Speakers include faculty from Columbia and other universities, and researchers from the numerous corporate, government, and non-profit settings where quantitative research tools are used. Topics have included: Now-Casting and the Real-Time Data-Flow; Art, Design - Science in Data Visualization; Educational Attainment and School Desegregation: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries; Practical Data Science: North American Oil and Gas Drilling Data.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 2 points

RES SEM IN QUANT MTHS-SOC SCI I

RES SEMINAR I

This course is designed to expose students in the QMSS degree program to different methods and practices of social science research. Seminar presentations are given on a wide range of topics by faculty from Columbia and other New York City universities, as well as researchers from private, government, and non-profit settings. QMSS students participate in a weekly seminar. Speakers include faculty from Columbia and other universities, and researchers from the numerous corporate, government, and non-profit settings where quantitative research tools are used. Topics have included: Now-Casting and the Real-Time Data-Flow; Art, Design - Science in Data Visualization; Educational Attainment and School Desegregation: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries; Practical Data Science: North American Oil and Gas Drilling Data.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 2 points

THEORY & PRACTICE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSME

THEORY & PRAC OF LIFE CYC

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a methodology to assess the environmental impact of products, services, and industrial processes is an increasingly important tool in corporate sustainability management. This course teaches both the theoretical framework as well as step-by-step practical guidelines of conducting LCAs in companies and organizations. Particular emphasis is placed on separating the more academic, but less practically relevant aspects of LCA (which will receive less focus) from the actual practical challenges of LCA (which will be covered in detail, including case studies). The course also covers the application of LCA metrics in a companies’ management and discusses the methodological weaknesses that make such application difficult, including how these can be overcome. Product carbon footprinting (as one form of LCA) receives particular focus, owing to its widespread practical use in recent and future sustainability management.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Christoph J Meinrenken
  h-index: 15 Info
• 3 points

RES SEM IN QUANT MTHS-SOC SCI II

RES SEMINAR II

This course has two goals.  One, it is designed to expose students in the QMSS degree program to different methods and practices of social science research.  Seminar presentations are given on a wide range of topics by faculty from Columbia and other New York City universities, as well as researchers from other settings. Two, it is also designed to give students important professional development skills, particularly around academic writing, research methods and job skills.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 2 points

RES SEM IN QUANT MTHS-SOC SCI II

RES SEMINAR II

This course has two goals.  One, it is designed to expose students in the QMSS degree program to different methods and practices of social science research.  Seminar presentations are given on a wide range of topics by faculty from Columbia and other New York City universities, as well as researchers from other settings. Two, it is also designed to give students important professional development skills, particularly around academic writing, research methods and job skills.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory M Eirich
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 2 points