Topic: Quantum Computing and Communication.
In this course, students will: (1) become familiar with the concepts, methods, and applications of evaluation research; (2) learn how to assess the context for evaluation; (3) learn how to read evaluation research critically; and (4) be able to propose an appropriate evaluation plan. The course will center on a Group Project where teams of students (no more than 5 students) will work together to develop an evaluation plan for a program. In the process, students will learn to assess evaluation needs, how to map a program theory, link outcomes to metrics, and plan to ‘conduct' an evaluation. At the end of the course, students will be required to present their group evaluation plan in class and to submit an individual final paper, based on your group's proposal for the program evaluation plan.
Prerequisites: Graduate student status, calculus, or instructor permission
Priority given to first year PhD students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Computing has become an indispensable tool for Earth Scientists. This course will introduce incoming DEES PhD students to modern computing software, programming tools and best practices that are broadly applicable to carrying out research in the Earth Sciences. This includes an introduction to Unix, programming in three commonly used languages (Python, MATLAB and Fortran), version control and data backup, tools for visualizing geoscience data and making maps. Students will learn the basics of high performance computing and big data analysis tools available on cluster computers. Student learning will be facilitated through a combination of lectures, in-class exercises, homework assignments and class projects. All topics will be taught through example datasets or problems from Earth Sciences. The course is designed to be accessible for Earth Science graduate students in any discipline.
Prerequisites:
ECON G6211
and
G4213
, or the instructor's permission.
The theory of comparative advantage, the gains form trade, trade and income distribution, international factor mobility, growth and trade.
All first-year graduate students in the physics department must register for this course each term. Discussion of the experimental and theoretical research in the department.
Topic: Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices.
The course is structured to provide students with a thorough grounding in the principles and practices of fundraising. This course will provide students with an introduction to development, an overview of fundraising processes and systems, and the framework through which managers can determine the efficiency and effectiveness of various tactics within a nonprofit organization's private revenue stream. Students will understand the role of the staff and board in a development program, and donor development strategies.
Prerequisites: calculus. Recommended preparation: linear algebra, statistics, computer programming.
Introduction to the fundamentals of quantitative data analysis in Earth and environmental sciences. Topics: review of relevant probability, statistics and linear algebra; linear models and generalized least squares; Fourier analysis and introduction to spectral analysis; filtering time series (convolution,deconvolution,smoothing); factor analysis and empirical orthogonal functions; covariance and correlation; methods of interpolation; statistical significance and hypothesis testing; introduction to Monte Carlo methods for data analysis.
Prerequisites: Available to M.S. and Ph.D candidates in CS/CE.
Topics to help CS/CE graduate students’ communication skills. Emphasis on writing, presenting clear, concise proposals, journal articles, conference papers, theses, and technical presentations. May be repeated for credit. Credit may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.
This is a writing workshop aimed at professional or pre-professional writers and media workers with a deep interest in international affairs. A fluid knowledge of written English is important. If the student is not yet a facile writer in the English language, he or she might get more out of the course if they took it during their second year of SIPA studies. The course is designed to give students exercises and real-world experiences in writing feature articles on international affairs topics. The aim is for each participant in the workshop to produce at least one (hopefully) professional level magazine article by the end of the semester. The objective is to help people tell true stories from this globalized world we all live in.
Over a year ago, an anonymous source leaked some 11.5 million confidential documents from a law firm in Panama, revealing how wealthy individuals, political leaders and corporations use tax havens to hide assets from public scrutiny. The now called "Panama Papers" have opened a Pandora’s Box: public opinion, fed up with these practices, is putting pressure on governments to toughen their tax and disclosure laws related to the privileged few and the corrupt.
This class takes a multidisciplinary approach to a problem that has repercussions well beyond Panama. It will analyze the role of news organizations in disclosing information that serve the public interest and raise powerful ethical questions in the age of hacktivism. It will discuss national and international policy changes that followed the Panama Papers, and how they affect the economy and the flow of financial capital around the globe. Finally, the class covers legal and practical considerations at the core of the problem, particularly the lack of transparency and governments’ failure to coordinate on proper regulation of international financial markets.
This is a Law School course. For more detailed course information, please go to the
Law School Curriculum Guide
at:
http://www.law.columbia.edu/courses/search
SIPA: Management. SIPA: Electives.
This introductory course is aimed at teaching the fundamentals of persuasive speechwriting for the public and private sectors, NGOs, and international organizations. Students will learn how to apply the classical canons of rhetoric to speechwriting in the 21st Century; deconstruct great political and business speeches using text and video; compare and contrast different speechwriting techniques in various international settings; as well as become familiar with some of the latest advances in neuroscience breaking new ground in understanding how persuasion works. Students will be expected to draft, edit and deliver their own speeches every week. No prior speechwriting experience is required, however, exceptional written-English skills are strongly recommended. Practical topics will be essential for this course: Why do some speeches persuade while others do not? How does one effectively capture the voice of the person you're writing for? How are speeches tailored for specific audiences, venues and occasions? Should one's message be solely what the speaker thinks the audience wants to hear-or what the speaker believes the audience needs to hear? And how important is delivery in terms of moving an audience?
Corequisites: ELEN E6761
Overview of mobile and wireless networking. Fundamental concepts in mobile wireless systems: propagation and fading, cellular systems, channel assignment, power control, handoff. Examples of second-generation circuits-switched systems and standards. Quantitative homework assignments may require use of a mathematical software package.
The overall goal of this course is to improve the writing skills of international students in the MIA and MPA degree programs. The course requirements will include weekly short exercises (definitions of key terms and abstract concepts, summaries of statistical data, summaries and critiques of seminal concepts and theories, and descriptions of processes and procedures) and longer assignments (an argumentative essay, case study and short research paper). Students will also learn to revise and edit their work as well as to integrate sophisticated rhetorical and syntactic structures. To improve the accuracy and clarity of their writing, the course will review the aspects of grammar that pose particular problems for international students.
Provides students the opportunity to present work in progress or final drafts to other students and relevant faculty to receive guidance and feedback.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
Selected topics in computer science. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.