This course is designed for MA Jewish Studies students taking graduate-level sections of Jewish Studies courses.
Second part of two-term MA Thesis sequence for MRST MA Students.
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.
This course is designed for graduate nurses to provide them with the skills to understand and utilize research evidence in decisions about clinical practice. The course is designed to help graduate nurses articulate relevant practice-based questions, search the literature to identify relevant evidence, evaluate the quality of research on which the evidence is based, and discuss the application of the evidence in clinical practice to improve quality of care.
Part two of two. In this course we will examine the normal physiological function of organ systems, the mechanisms for the maintenance of health, and the pathophysiological alterations in body function that lead to disease. Each class will focus on a specific physiologic process or organ system. We will pay particular focus to diseases that commonly occur across the lifespan, examining common etiologies, pathogenic mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and common treatments of each.
This core course examines contextual contributors to health status and the current social, legal, and political determinants of healthcare systems, emphasizing the U.S. system. Issues are explored to understand their impact on current and future delivery of health care, in particular on advanced practice nursing. The class focuses on how to bring the professional values of nursing to bear in policy debate and how nurses partner in the policy process to improve health outcomes of populations and quality of the healthcare delivery system.
In this course we will examine the normal physiological function of organ systems, mechanisms for the maintenance of health, pathophysiological alterations that lead to disease, and the fundamentals of pharmacological treatment of disease. We will focus on diseases that commonly occur across the lifespan, examining common etiologies, pathogenetic mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and common drug treatments of each. Basic principles of pharmacology will also be discussed, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicities. There will be an overall focus on major pharmacologic agents used to treat the most common disease states with emphasis on relating the mechanism of action to the therapeutic use.
The MDE e-Portfolio will be a multimedia collection for the individual student learning experiences. It will allow the student to take part in both summative and formative assessments on work done throughout the program while providing a vehicle for personal growth and development. Upon completion of the MDE Program, the e-Portfolio provides the graduating student with a showcase of acquired skills and knowledge to assist with the pursuit of further academic work and/or transition to professional life.
Learn how to use the most common Python packages for data science. Become
confident in managing your own data and building data pipelines.
This graduate course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to facilitate changes in practice delivery using quality improvement strategies. Historical development for total quality management and strategies for implementing process improvement are emphasized. Students will learn how to develop a culture of appreciative inquiry to foster inquisition and innovation. Upon completion of this course, students will design a plan for implementation of a quality improvement project.
This course will form part of the continuing series on the development of professional skills. It is aimed at introducing the class to leadership and management skills that are as much a part of professional growth and success as technical ability. The primary focus will be on learning to recognize common lab situations that can quickly become problematic if not skillfully handled, and knowing the self-management and interpersonal skills that need to be developed in order to navigate such situations. In addition to this primary focus, there will be discussions on how these skills are transferable to many different types of work and life (the skills are applicable not just in academia).
As neuroscience has continued to grow and become more interdisciplinary, it has become increasingly important for all neuroscientists to be fluent in the wide array of experimental techniques – and data analysis approaches used derive insight from those techniques – in order to collaborate effectively with colleagues. The current mainstay of exposure to research techniques is through training in specific laboratories and is thus limited to the approaches deployed in those labs. Coursework with a broad scope, on the other hand, is more typically geared towards the current state of knowledge rather than the techniques used to acquire that knowledge – with the exception of certain classical historical examples. While methods courses exist, they tend to be narrow in focus. Therefore, this course aims to provide all neuroscience students – independent of each one’s area of expertise – broad exposure to the modern experimental and data analytic techniques of the field. Of particular importance, related experimental and analytical techniques will be coupled and taught by pairs of expert faculty. This will bridge the gap between students with experimental and theoretical interests who may currently have limited exposure to each other’s research training despite working to answer similar questions. Students who complete this course will have a comprehensive familiarity with modern techniques in neuroscience.
The purpose of this course is to prepare student facilitators to guide students of the Deconstructing Racism in Health Care course in dialogues and processing of lectures through recitation groups.