THE AUTHENTIC LEADER

Effective leaders are able to think critically about problems and opportunities, imagine unexpected futures, craft a compelling vision, and drive change. In this course, we study the theoretical underpinnings of leadership communication, relying on empirical evidence as a guide for practice. Students gain important perspective on leadership styles, mastering the competencies required for a variety of contexts.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• R 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Steve Jarmon
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• 3 points

ESTIMATING PROJECT COSTS

• Department: Construction Administration
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Ian M Taylor
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• 3 points

Managerial Statistics

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• FS 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Cyrus Mohebbi
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• 3 points

Managerial Statistics

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• FS 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
• MS 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Cyrus Mohebbi
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• Instructor: Faculty
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• 3 points

VALUE-BASED ENTERPRISE RISK MGMT

VALUE-BASED ERM

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Sim Segal
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• 3 points

VALUE-BASED ENTERPRISE RISK MGMT

VALUE-BASED ERM (ONLINE)

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Sim Segal
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• 3 points

SAFETY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

SAFETY IN THE CONSTR IND

• Department: Construction Administration
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Joseph Schwed
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• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO NEGOTIATION

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• MTRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Bodi Regan
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• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO MEDIATION

This required NECR course will introduce the concepts and skills of mediation, a type of third-party conflict intervention. This course will provide students with theory, research, and practice to effectively use mediation skills in a wide variety of contexts. Mediation practices are frequently applied to a variety of conflicts and are employed in conflict resolution strategies. Thus it is imperative for a conflict resolution practitioner to develop knowledge and skills of this practice. In this course students will be introduced to mediation philosophies, approaches, applications, and skills through readings, scholarly reflections, role-plays, a collaborative group project, and a term paper. This course will provide a deeper understanding of problem-solving and relational styles of mediation and the goals aligned with each. Students will learn to identify when mediation is appropriate, prepare for a mediation, employ communication skills, deal with negative emotions, address ethical dilemmas, and consider the cultural influences surrounding the parties and conflict.
Prerequisite: NECR 5105 Introduction to Negotiation
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• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• TWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Michele Riley
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• 3 points

Negotiation for Everyday Use

In this course, we will explore negotiation from several points of view and approaches. We will also look at characteristics that impact the quality of our negotiations and the outcomes, such as the role of emotions, cultural considerations, effectiveness of our communication, and opportunities to seek out negotiation to transform relationships. The course will be a blend of concepts and skills, theory and practice. On some occasions, you will be introduced to a concept and then asked to apply those concepts in an experiential activity. At other times, you will be asked to engage the activity or simulation and then the concepts will be elicited based on your experience. You will have several opportunities to practice developing your skills throughout the course, in terms of enhancing your practice and honing your analytical and conceptual understanding.

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Yelena Naginsky
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• 3 points

Fieldwork Course in Economics

This course provides an opportunity for students in the Economics Master of Arts Program to engage in off-campus internships for academic credit that will count towards their requirements for the degree. The internships will facilitate the application of economic skills that students have developed in the program and prepare them for future work in the field.

• Department: Economics
• 1 points

BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES IN TECHNOLOGY MANA

An in-depth study of the intricacies of managing technical personnel and management teams in a fast paced and evolving business environment. Emphasis is placed on key challenges including the management of multiple technology projects, software development processes, and communications among technology managers and senior managers, developers, programmers, and customers.

• Department: Technology Management
• F noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: J. Patrick O'Connell
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• 3 points

ACTIVATING EMPLOYEES

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Ethan McCarty
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• 3 points

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

This course explores key knowledge management and organizational learning concepts and techniques that are critical to business, individual, and organizational performance. As technology and the network economy drive businesses to compete under continuously accelerating rates of change in technology, business leaders must incorporate knowledge management and learning into their organization’s activities in ways that support and propel their business goals. They must also be proactive in recognizing and responding to the influence of technology on these goals and environment(s) in which they are accomplished. Class sessions encompass a set of topics including purpose, planning, success measurement, and implementation of knowledge management initiatives and organizational learning techniques. Through lectures and individual and collaborative work, students explore how they can use these techniques to improve business performance and strengthen their leadership and management capabilities.

• Department: Technology Management
• R noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Joseph Rhyne
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• 3 points

RAISING CAPITAL

An in-depth understanding of how to market a business plan and raise capital to launch new ventures. Topics include capital alternatives, confidentiality, meeting analysis, finalizing agreements, and shareholder alternatives. The course requires the design of a venture that contains multiple approaches for investment. Workshop exercises cover methods of negotiating initial investment, management control, and forecasted return-on-investment.

• Department: Technology Management
• W noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Ashifi Gogo
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• 3 points

INTRO TO BUILDING SYSTEMS: MEPs

INTRO TO BLDG SYSTEMS: MEPs

• Department: Construction Administration
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SECURITY: THREATS

ENT INFO SEC: THREATS/SEC

Competition, espionage, theft, sabotage, and warfare, traditionally carried out “in the field” have erupted online. State-sponsored cyber-attacks target critical infrastructure, financial systems, government agencies, political adversaries, retail, and consumer databases, and the intellectual property of technology firms. This course covers the defensive techniques that address perimeter and data security. Business model relationships to security architecture are examined, in particular managing vulnerability introduced through mergers and acquisitions, and Active Directory migrations. Service and Administrative account management and other aspects of network design will be analyzed. Students will investigate recent newsworthy cases and devise countermeasures aimed at both incident prevention and effective CIRT (Cyber Incident Response) management.

• Department: Technology Management
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Corey Hirsch
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• 3 points

CYBERSECURITY STRAT & EXECUTIVE RESPONSE

Cybersecurity Strategy and Executive Response

• Department: Technology Management
• S 7 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
• 3 points

SALES & MARKETING

This course examines how to develop realistic market plans, forecast schedules, and build effective sales teams for new and ongoing business operations, covering the basic rules of pricing, the positioning of technology products and services for market, how to determine life cycles of new products, and the sales management of complex technology-based teams.

• Department: Technology Management
• W noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Mooney
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• 3 points

SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

• Department: Sustainability Management
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jenna M Lawrence
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• 3 points

MANAGING THE ENTERTMNT TECH MULTIVERSE

The idea of a “multiverse” is derived from Big Bang and Black Hole cosmology. It posits an infinite set of alternative universes in the space/time continuum — in other words, what we identify as reality. Scientific theory aside, this is precisely what has occurred in the entertainment sphere as a result of advances in entertainment technology. We see how technology has obfuscated the demarcation and delineation lines between entertainment media. Rather than perceiving this as a problem or challenge, this course approaches such an evolution from the point-of-view of infinite possibilities. The breadth of content covered in this course ranges from Creative Commons licenses to the various interactive entertainment development technology platforms used to create games, virtual worlds, social media arenas, and cross-disciplinary initiatives as diverse as online gaming, media, branding, enterprise, government, military, and educational solutions.

• Department: Technology Management
• M 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Donald Marinelli
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• 3 points

CREATING VALUE IN THE EXPERIENCE ECONOMY

• Department: Technology Management
• M noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Joseph Pine
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• 3 points

INTEGRATED TALENT MGMT STRATEGIES

INT TALENT MGMT STRAT

• Department: Human Capital Management
• W 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven I Safier
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• 3 points

ENERGY MARKETS & INNOVATION

Existing energy sources and the infrastructures that deliver them to users around the world are undergoing a period of rapid change. Limits to growth, rapidly fluctuating raw material prices, and the emergence of new technology options all contribute to heightened risk and opportunity in the energy sector. The purpose of this course is to establish a core energy skill set for energy students and prepare them for more advanced energy courses by providing a basic language and toolset for understanding energy issues. Using theoretical and practical understanding of the process by which energy technologies are developed, financed, and deployed, this course seeks to highlight the root drivers for change in the energy industry, the technologies that are emerging, and the factors that will determine success in their commercialization. Understanding these market dynamics also informs good policy design and implementation to meet a broad range of social welfare goals. Upon completing the course, students should not only understand the nature of conventional and emerging energy generation and delivery, but also the tools for determining potential winners and losers and the innovative pathways to drive their further deployment.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• MW 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Travis Bradford
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• 3 points

DATA MODELING

DATA MODELING ONLINE

• Department: Applied Analytics
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven Hoberman
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• 3 points

POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

This course is designed either for students who wish to embark on or further careers in politics and for those interested in exploring the dynamic field of political communication. Three themes anchor the course material: 1.) strategic communication, or deliberate and goal-oriented communication, which enables professionals to analyze and execute political strategy; 2.) message, which enables the crafting and critique of more or less effective political communication; and 3,) research, which political professionals use to formulate, shift and optimize their strategies.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• MTRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrew Whitehouse
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• 3 points

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING FOR NONPROFIT

COMM & MRKTG FOR NONPROFI

• Department: Non Profit Management
• W 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Dana A Elmquist
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• 3 points

INFLUENCE: BEHAVORIAL SCIENCE & COMMUNIC

INFLUENCE: BEHAVRL SCI &

• Department: Strategic Communication
• MTRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Kaireem D Wright
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• 3 points

PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

PUB/PRIV PARTNERSHIPS

No one organization or sector has the full suite of capabilities, relationships or assets to tackle persistent and escalating social problems such as poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, equitable access to education and health care, among others. As public resources dedicated to societal benefit become scarcer and calls for accountability become more urgent, the public sector increasingly is turning to public-private partnership (P3) models. Consequently, these models and approaches are becoming as multi-faceted, systemic and global as the challenges they aim to address, with increased opportunities for philanthropy and the non-profit sector.   The term “public-private partnership” is often misused to identify mostly a shifting of risk from government to a private partner in exchange for an up-front payment. A true or “authentic” P3s generates collective benefits that exceed what individual partners could achieve on their own. This course will examine, through readings and case histories, P3 partnerships that involve the sharing of risks and rewards between public, private and nonprofit partners, where the sector-specific expertise and assets of multiple stakeholders are tapped and valued for innovation in the design, delivery and management of cross-sector projects and services. The emphasis will be on the role of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector as equal partners in all aspects of these shared-value partnerships. Students will consider questions about entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership, and service: How should core public services be financed? What is the most effective way to manage day-to-day operations of public services? What does it mean to be accountable to the public? Examples are drawn from public health, education, international development, urban renewal, and others.    This is an elective that builds on the Nonprofit Management Program’s core curriculum and is designed for all Nonprofit Management Program students and, space permitting, is open to cross-registrants from other fields and/or Columbia University programs (other SPS programs; Teachers College; Business School; Mailman School of Public Health; SIPA). Students should have a strong understanding of the nonprofit development sector in the US; familiarity with international fundraising practices also is welcome.

• Department: Non Profit Management
• W 4:10 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard T Feiner
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• 3 points

RE-ENGNRING & THE SYSTEMS DEV LIFE CYCLE

RE-ENG & SYSTEMS DEV LIFE CYCL

This course provides students with the knowledge and techniques needed to lead major re-engineering projects, including reassessment of legacy systems and changing existing business processes. Understanding the differences between reengineering and continuous improvements and benchmarking is covered up-front together with common obstacles to business reengineering success (e.g., resistance to change, etc.) in an effort to drive towards a specific reengineering model. Legacy architectures from de-composable to non-decomposable are covered, and the role of gateways as well. The principles of distributed computing, i.e., object orientation, standards and the enterprise information architecture are covered as well as distributed systems designs and the level of performance testing needed to support them. Case studies are used to reinforce topics.

• Department: Technology Management
• S noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Douglas M Scherer
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• 3 points

INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT: MANAGEMENT & PE

INT'L NONPROFIT: MGMT & P

• Department: Non Profit Management
• R noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Carlos Ponce
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• 3 points

WRITING ABOUT GLOBAL SCIENCE FOR INTERNA

WRITING-GLOBAL SCI-INTL M

This is an interdisciplinary workshop for scientists, future NGO workers and journalists seeking skills in communicating 21st-century global science to the public. Scientists will be given journalism skills; journalists will learn how to use science as the basis of their story-telling. The course is designed to give students exercises and real-world experiences in producing feature stories on global science topics. While most scientists and international affairs professionals have been trained to write in the style of peer-reviewed journals, we will focus on journalism techniques, learning how to translate global science into accessible true stories that reach wide audiences. Science is performed by passionate individuals who use their intelligence and determination to seek answers from nature. By telling their histories and uncovering the drama of discovery, we believe that there are ways for science to be successfully communicated to readers who might otherwise fear it.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Claudia Dreifus
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• 3 points

LEADING DISRUPTIVE CHANGE IN A DIG ECON

LDNG DSRUPTVE CHNG IN DIG ECON

This course enables students to understand the impact of IT on an organization’s transformative objectives. Students learn how to integrate IT as the key driver for business process change and for continuous improvement in incremental gains and for selective reengineering to effectuate substantial breakthroughs in process performance. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of how technology can have a push-effect on an organization’s processes and of the factors that must be in-synch to facilitate such an effect, e.g., organizational desire for change, corporate culture, and the strategic role that IT leaders must play in working together with the lines of business to effectuate this change.

• Department: Technology Management
• F noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven J Bandrowczak
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• 3 points

LEGAL LANDSCAPE OF NONPROFIT LAW

• Department: Non Profit Management
• R 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AND MODELING OF SUS

ACCTG, FIN & MODL OF SUST

This course is designed to provide students with working knowledge on how to make successful investments in sustainable companies and to prepare students to be conversationally literate in financial reporting. As you leave the school and become leaders of organizations financial literacy will be a skill set that will be vital to success no matter what career path you go down. It starts with a strong foundation in accounting and corporate finance, then moves on to ESG/Impact screening of potential investments, along with valuation techniques used to arrive at a purchase price. It will explore financial models that can aggregate multiple variables used to drive investment decisions. To understand and lead a transition to a sustainability-aware business, managers must first be familiar with the terminology, practices and consequences of traditional accounting and finance. Students will learn traditional financial and accounting methods and tools. We will examine how these methods and tools are changing to improve product and service design, resource efficiency and allocation, employee productivity and sustainability performance outcomes. Students will learn how value is created in a company and the different methods employed to create that value, conduct due diligence, discuss optimal capital structure to finance a transaction, execute a transaction, and implement a Sustainability-based value-added operating plan to the target company. The course will conclude with students preparing a persuasive investment memo and accompanying financial model to the investment committee of an impact investing asset management firm. The course also provides a practical introduction to selected non-financial accounting topics including sustainability reporting standards, ESG corporate performance indicators and corporate social responsibility report (CSR Reporting).

• Department: Sustainability Management
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Brad Schwartz
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• 3 points

Managerial Economics

• Department: Business Economics
• MS 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Faculty
  h-index: 37 Info
• 3 points

FINANCE FOR EFFECTIVE HCM

• Department: Human Capital Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Anthony J Rose
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• Instructor: Angela Finlay
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• 3 points

APPLIED BUSINESS INTEL FRAMEWORKS IN SPR

APPL BUS INTEL FRAMEWORKS

This course will build on the topics and tactics covered in Business Intelligence in Sports to create a real-life learning lab where students can apply key concepts and expand their techniques against real data from a partner professional sports team. More advanced skills around SQL, Tableau, and R will be developed and applied to relevant scenarios using available data such as customer demographics, behaviors, tickets, attendance, social media, marketing, surveys, and sponsorships. Students will leave the class prepared to join a team’s business intelligence department and make immediate contributions.

• Department: Sports Management
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Charlie Sungho Shin
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• 3 points

INTEGRATIVE CAPSTONE WORKSHOP

• Department: Sustainability Management
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Natalie A Unwin-Kuruneri
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• Instructor: Jessica M Prata
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• Instructor: Kizzy M Charles-Guzman
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• 3 points

ADVANCED CONFLICT RESOLUTION

This course explores the intersection of theory and practice in conflict resolution, giving students the opportunity to apply the models, frameworks, and theories they have studied in the NECR program to real-world scenarios. Students will analyze case studies, review current events, and bring to bear their own experiences in international, organizational, community, and interpersonal conflicts in an interactive setting as they continue to develop and hone their critical thinking skills. Drawing from the disciplines of social psychology and clinical psychology, political science, international relations, and the latest advances in neuroscience, conflict resolution practitioners have at their disposal a wealth of research that can inform their analysis of how to assist parties to mitigate, de-escalate, and prevent conflict.   Building especially on the material covered in Understanding Conflict and Cooperation (PS5101), the participants in this class will engage with the course readings, instructors, and each other to critically analyze and deconstruct complex conflicts in a variety of contexts. A focus on the actors, issues, structures, strategies, and processes inherent in a conflict will be used in the effort to identify opportunities to change conflict dynamics. Multiculturalism, negotiation and mediation frameworks, accounting for bias, interdependency, intergroup conflict, social identity, peacebuilding, and power dynamics are among the key learnings integrated into the course. The competencies advanced in this class are intended to be applicable beyond the program into other areas of life. Students will be empowered to reflect critically on a text, select relevant data, understand the applicability of a theory, and offer results-based recommendations in contexts ranging from global to personal.

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• Instructor: Christine D Straw
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• 3 points

PROBABILITY

Prerequisites: At least one semester of calculus. A calculus-based introduction to probability theory. Topics covered include random variables, conditional probability, expectation, independence, Bayes rule, important distributions, joint distributions, moment generating functions, central limit theorem, laws of large numbers and Markovs inequality.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
• Instructor: Young S Kim
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

STATISTICAL INFERENCE

Prerequisites: STAT GR5203 or the equivalent, and two semesters of calculus. Calculus-based introduction to the theory of statistics. Useful distributions, law of large numbers and central limit theorem, point estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, maximum likelihood, likelihood ratio tests, nonparametric procedures, theory of least squares and analysis of variance.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: David A Rios
  CULPA: 16 Info
• 3 points

APPLIED ANALYTICS FRAMEWORKS & METHDS II

APP AN FRAMEWORKS & METHODS II

• Department: Applied Analytics
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: David Shilane
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• 3 points

APPLIED ANALYTICS FRAMEWORKS & METHDS II

APAN FRMWRKS & MTHDS II ONLINE

• Department: Applied Analytics
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Gurgen Hayrapetyan
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• 3 points

ADVANCED NEGOTIATION

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• MTWR 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Beth Fisher-Yoshida
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• 3 points

LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS

Prerequisites: STAT GR5203 and GR5204 or the equivalent. Theory and practice of regression analysis, Simple and multiple regression, including testing, estimation, and confidence procedures, modeling, regression diagnostics and plots, polynomial regression, colinearity and confounding, model selection, geometry of least squares. Extensive use of the computer to analyse data.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Rabinowitz
  CULPA: 19 h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SCIENCE

Prerequisites: STAT GU5204 and STAT GU5205 Open to MA students in Statistics only Introduction to programming in the R statistical package: functions, objects, data structures, flow control, input and output, debugging, logical design, and abstraction. Writing code for numerical and graphical statistical analyses. Writing maintainable code and testing, stochastic simulations, paralleizing data analyses, and working with large data sets. Examples from data science will be used for demonstration.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
• Instructor: Gabriel Young
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED MEDIATION FOR BIOETHICS

ADV MEDIATION FOR BIOETHI

• Department: Bioethics
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Jenny Besch
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• 3 points

ADVANCED MEDIATION

On a daily basis we may encounter conflicts and seek to resolve them through negotiations and other forms of conflict resolution. Some of these are simple and easy to resolve, while others are complex and may require the support of a third party, or 
mediator 
. In this course we will explore mediation from several points of view and approaches. We will build on what you have learned in Introduction to Mediation (PS5107) both conceptually as you expand your knowledge of the field and practically as you further develop your skills as mediators. This course will be a blend of theory and practice. As adult learners you will be expected to situate this learning and development within your own current status as third party interveners or mediators.

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• MTWR 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Jenny Besch
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• 3 points

PYTHON FOR DATA ANALYSIS

• Department: Applied Analytics
• S 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Helga Hartelt Baez
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• 3 points

PYTHON FOR DATA ANALYSIS

PYTHON FOR DATA ANALYSIS ONLNE

• Department: Applied Analytics
• T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Max Vilenchik
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• 3 points

COMMUNICATION AND GLOBAL BRANDS

COMMUNICATION & GLOBAL BRANDS

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Cheryl Fenelle-Dixon
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• 3 points

SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Department: Sustainability Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jonathan Hollander
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• 3 points

Time Series Analysis

Open to MA students in Statistics only Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. Least squares smoothing and prediction, linear systems, Fourier analysis, and spectral estimation. Impulse response and transfer function. Fourier series, the fast Fourier transform, autocorrelation function, and spectral density. Univariate Box-Jenkins modeling and forecasting. Emphasis on applications. Examples from the physical sciences, social sciences, and business. Computing is an integral part of the course.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Rongning Wu
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

BAYESIAN STATISTICS

This course introduces the Bayesian paradigm for statistical inference.  Topics covered include prior and posterior distributions: conjugate priors, informative and non-informative priors; one- and two-sample problems; models for normal data, models for binary data, Bayesian linear models, Bayesian computation: MCMC algorithms, the Gibbs sampler; hierarchical models; hypothesis testing, Bayes factors, model selection; use of statistical software.   Prerequisites: A course in the theory of statistical inference, such as STAT GU4204/GR5204 a  course in statistical modeling and data analysis such as STAT GU4205/GR5205.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 6:15 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Rabinowitz
  CULPA: 19 h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

PRACTICUM IN PEACEBUILDING

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• MTWRFSU 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• 3 points

MAJOR & LEADERSHIP GIFTS & CAMPAIGN FUND

MAJOR & LEADERSHIP GIVING

This course provides a rigorous analysis for the design and management of a major, leadership and campaign fundraising program in the majority of nonprofit organizations. This class will examine the strategic skills to incorporate these initiatives into a balanced philanthropic program. From donor acquisition in an Annual Giving Campaign to The Ask for a Leadership Gift in a Capital Campaign, there will be an emphasis on understanding the donor and developing relationships. Students will learn how to identify major gift prospects from a strong annual giving program, build a major gift program, organize fundraising campaigns, establish a timeline, introduce explicit leadership expectations, and develop strategies to maximize the collective resources of volunteer leaders, donors and colleagues. Students will also explore how to position special gift opportunities within the context of a long-range strategic planning process. Fundamental to a well-rounded fundraising curriculum, this course examines integrating, positioning and administering a major, leadership and campaign fundraising program within the context of a strong and robust development operation. The course explores such necessary and interrelated elements as: the identification of new prospects at every gift level, an understanding of what to look for in prospect research examination, various ways to cultivate donors of all levels to find those who can make the highest level gifts, a range of solicitation strategies with an emphasis on face-to-face asks, retention and stewardship of donors; the utilization of mission-driven or individual-driven major gift cases for support; the diverse psychological and emotional motivations of contributors; the development of meaningful working relationships with volunteer leaders; campaign strategy and preparation; and targeted solicitation strategies for responding to the unique personalities, interests, and needs of high capacity donors. Critical thinking will be encouraged and ethical concepts central to the performance of philanthropic practices will be explored throughout the semester. Finally, the course examines qualities and skillsets of successful major gift officers and campaign fundraising, helping students become familiar and comfortable with the process of working with all development staff to build a strong major gift program, facilitating and managing the leadership ask, and participating in a comprehensive fundraising campaign.

• Department: Non Profit Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Leah E Heister
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• 3 points

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

• Department: Sustainability Management
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Bruce Kahn
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• 3 points

STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING

Prerequisites: STAT GR5206 or the equivalent. Open to MA students in Statistics only The course will provide an introduction to Machine Learning and its core models and algorithms. The aim of the course is to provide students of statistics with detailed knowledge of how Machine Learning methods work and how statistical models can be brought to bear in computer systems - not only to analyze large data sets, but to let computers perform tasks that traditional methods of computer science are unable to address. Examples range from speech recognition and text analysis through bioinformatics and medical diagnosis. This course provides a first introduction to the statistical methods and mathematical concepts which make such technologies possible.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MTWR 2:45 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Banu Baydil
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 3 points

PURPOSE-DRIVEN COMMUNICATION

• Department: Strategic Communication
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Hayley Berlent
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• 3 points

EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER REQUIREMENTS

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Alan Cheung
  h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER REQUIREMENTS

EXT STAKEHOLDER REQ (ONLINE)

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Violet Diamant
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• 3 points

FOUNDATIONS OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW

FND OF LABOR & EMP LAW

• Department: Human Capital Management
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Lee Miller
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• Instructor: Lori B Rassas
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• 3 points

THE ART AND CRAFT OF PRACTICE

NECR FIELDWORK

The required “The Art and Craft of Practice
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course is designed to introduce students to key practical insights, tips, and professional skills necessary for any successful conflict resolution practitioner. In this course, students will be required to practically apply some of the tools and techniques of NECR, and appreciate the importance of combining and reformulating the basic NECR concepts in order to serve their exact needs in the field.  Through this course, students have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom, learn additional practical research skills, and adjust them to their own very specific professional aspirations in the field. This course also helps students strategize their next professional steps in the field in a concise, methodical way.  It is important to keep in mind that the Conflict Resolution field at large is quite diverse, and our students have unique backgrounds and future aspirations. Therefore, this course is customized in coordination with each student during 1-on-1 sessions that take place at the beginning of the semester, in order for each student to be working on something that is clear, and has practical value for his/her very specific professional interests.  As with many things in life, proactiveness, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit are keys to success for our very challenging field.  Each student will be having a required 1-on-1 session with the instructor, where the instructor will help the student explore ways to creatively strategize their next professional steps as practitioners and also develop the instructions for the final paper that match the needs of the student.  Overall, the goal is to provide students with an enriching, personal experience that helps them rethink their role as practitioners and strategize better their short/ long term goals in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• U 9 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Nikolas Katsimpras
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DATA ANALYTICS/METRICS IN THE NONPROFIT

Data Analytics

• Department: Non Profit Management
• W noon-3:30 p.m.
• M 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jessie H Lee
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• Instructor: James W Lauckhardt
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• 3 points

EMERGING AND NICHE SPORTS LEAGUES

EMERGING & NICHE SPORTS L

The creation and maintenance of sports leagues is a nuanced and complex endeavor. This course examines the format, hierarchy, membership, governance, and operational efficiencies of several sports leagues that have been launched with varying levels of success. Through a combination of lectures, case studies and guest speakers, students will learn about the ideation, funding, legal aspects, marketing, media strategy and monetization of these businesses, both domestically and globally. Students will gather data about emerging sports leagues of the past and present and conduct research on the leagues of their choice. The culminating project in this course will be an original proposal by student groups of a new sports league, addressing all of the aforementioned dimensions in a formal presentation to potential ‘investors.’ Students will present their proposal via online video conference for instructor feedback following the block week. This course is ideal for students who have an interest in the structural and operational decisions that affect the success and sustainability of sports leagues and their members.

This is an elective course for the M.S. program in Sports Management; students in the program may take this course when allowed by their curriculum requirements. Students outside of the Sports Management program may take this course upon approval of the Academic Program Director.

• Department: Sports Management
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Scott Rosner
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• 3 points

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR TECH EXECUTIVES

PROG MGMT FOR TECH EXECS

This course focuses on the duties, responsibilities, and challenges of managing IT project managers in complex organizations. It offers a holistic presentation of the key issues a program manager – and their respective project managers – will need to consider when planning, implementing, and reporting on a suite of projects (i.e., a program). It introduces executive students to the multifaceted realities that supervisors of project managers deal with in the context of technology systems. It pays especially close attention to crisis management in the context of programs, and provides students with best practices for addressing corollary concerns. The course will introduce students to multiple frameworks for managing programs – offering students perspectives from global project managers. Some assignments in this class mimic the kinds of deliverables a program manager will be expected to produce throughout the course of managing a suite of projects. Students must therefore develop an approach to program management based on actual projects within their company or industry. Other assignments in this class will have to do with case studies, allowing students the ability to reflect on how they will respond in a number of common situations, such as interpersonal issues, calendaring failures, and legal risk.

• Department: Technology Management
• T noon-1:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Yves Leon
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• 3 points

WORKS OF ART

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• TF 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Rika Burnham
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• 3 points

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR FINANCE

Prerequisites: STAT GR5204 or the equivalent. STAT GR5205 is recommended. Open to MA students in Statistics only A fast-paced introduction to statistical methods used in quantitative finance. Financial applications and statistical methodologies are intertwined in all lectures. Topics include regression analysis and applications to the Capital Asset Pricing Model and multifactor pricing models, principal components and multivariate analysis, smoothing techniques and estimation of yield curves statistical methods for financial time series, value at risk, term structure models and fixed income research, and estimation and modeling of volatilities. Hands-on experience with financial data.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Hammou El Barmi
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC VISUAL COMMUNICATION

This course focuses on exploring and clarifying the value and role of strategic visual communications within today’s broad business context. Through a combination of readings, case studies, class discussions, simulations, and media, students will recognize the importance visuals play in effective communications, gain insight into how visuals can help them to communicate more clearly and effectively, and understand the role of visuals in developing brands and marketing messages. In addition, students will build practical competencies in “the language of design” that will increase their effectiveness in selecting, briefing, leading, and evaluating design resources and their creative work.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• M 7:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Jacqueline B Fleming
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• 3 points

MANAGING THE MISSION-BASED ORGANIZATION

• Department: Non Profit Management
• T 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Timothy Higdon
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• 3 points

CONTENT STRATEGY

Sitting at the intersection of business strategy, digital development, user experience, communication, and publishing, content strategy has emerged over the last few years as a discipline examining the purpose behind content (in all manifestations) and how it supports business, organizational, and user goals. While it originated in digital web design and user experience, content strategy now encompasses a much broader set of considerations and addresses content creation, distribution, and governance across multiple channels, especially the interplay among digital, social, and traditional media. Content strategy provides a holistic approach for unlocking the value behind content and for increasing its effectiveness in achieving business and organizational objectives. This course will present the fundamentals of content strategy and explore the discipline’s approaches, techniques, and tools that course participants can apply directly to the content situation in their own organization. It will draw parallels with – and highlight distinctions among – traditional communication strategy, publishing, and content strategy, and provide students with a framework to create a sustainable program grounded in meaningful, actionable content.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Jenny M Fernandez
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• 3 points

DIGITAL HR AND THE DIGITAL WORKPLACE

DIGITAL HR & DIGITAL WORK

• Department: Human Capital Management
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Ashley K Buonasera
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• Instructor: Nabeel Ahmad
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• 3 points

LEADING CROSS CULTURAL GLOBAL ORGANIZATI

LDNG CROSS CULTURAL GLOBA

• Department: Human Capital Management
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Janet Walsh
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• 3 points

TOPICS IN MODERN STATISTICS

APPLIED SURVEY-DATA ANLYS

Topics in Modern Statistics will provide MA Statistics students with an opportunity to study a specialized area of statistics in more depth and to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing field.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 4:30 p.m.-7:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Emanuel Ben-David
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• 3 points

RESEARCH DESIGN

• Department: Applied Analytics
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: David Shilane
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• 3 points

RESEARCH DESIGN

RESEARCH DESIGN ONLINE

• Department: Applied Analytics
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Natasa Rajicic
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• 3 points

PRACTICUM

• Department: Strategic Communication
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

CAPSTONE SEMINAR

• Department: Human Capital Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven I Safier
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• Instructor: Edna B Chun
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• Instructor: Eduard Rivera
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• 3 points

Physical Assessment

PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT: LEC

This course will develop the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting comprehensive and focused health assessments for individuals with emphasis placed on interviewing skills, health histories, and physical and psychosocial findings in the well person. Communication and record keeping skills are developed.

• Department: Nursing
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Laura J Graafland
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• 3 points

Strategic Consulting for Knowledge-based

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This course has been designed for students looking to learn how to effectively consult with clients, peers, and others. This course is a guide for living in a time of free agency, outsourcing, and cross-functional work. Consulting skills are essential to design, recommend, implement, and sell your ideas and programs. The need for expertise goes far beyond having the best idea. It is knowing how to create an idea using a process that builds collaborative relationships and ensures successful adoption of your expertise.   Drawing on examples from a variety of organizations, this course will focus directly on strategies and tactics for designing services and products for organizations or institutions. The entire course and assignments will focus on working with a client to assess the environment, create a prioritized business case, and conclude with an implementation plan. Topics will include whole systems development, strategies for engagement, diagnosis to discovery, ethics and managing your consulting relationship, change management, and establishing yourself as a trusted advisor.   This is a hands-on course where students are expected to identify an existing consulting assignment (internal or external) that we will work throughout the class to help their client improve its effectiveness and competitiveness. Illustrative examples, case studies, interactive exercises, faculty expertise, and special guest leaders will be used to build your confidence and capability for consulting to clients.

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Edward J Hoffman
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• 3 points

DIGITAL WORKPLACE AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMA

DIGITAL WRKPLC & DGTL TRA

How do organizational leaders invest in digital technologies and capabilities to catalyze digital transformation? Moreover, how do corporations and institutions create an effective portfolio of digital investments that are aligned — continuously over time — with the organization’s mission and strategy? This course provides an introduction to digital transformation, and the modern (digital) “place” of work, such as intranets, search appliances, analytic dashboards, enterprise social media, mixed reality, and content management. Feeding the digital workplace are “sources of record,” including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), HR systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), IoT sensors, and digital marketing. Finally, we look at likely future scenarios for work and how organizations can prepare for digital transformation and beyond.

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin P Royce
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• 3 points

The Science of Communities and Networks

NETWORKED WORK

For-profit and nonprofit organizations, alike, are embracing networks to share insights and data, act as a voting block, serve customers, foster pluralism, and innovate. For example, realtor COMPASS, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and electric cooperatives are all leveraging networks. The ideas of “open” and “collective” are no longer seen as a rarified university experiment. Now these present a viable means for a growing number of purposes: get to market faster, thwart climate change, clean the oceans, and find cures to intractable diseases.   “Networked Work” presents the structure, impacts, and practical work of networks. There are many different forms of network, varying in size, shape and purpose. Yet there are some common practices and behavior models that trace their origins back to the science of the human brain, evolution and social and behavioral psychology. We will use the Knowledge Network Effectiveness Framework, a logic model flowing backwards from outcomes, to individual and social behavior, to dynamics, to design. Our lenses will also include social network analysis (SNA), complex spreading phenomena, behavioral insights, and cooperation. These lenses we bring to discuss practical cases in each of several network forms:  

social networks

communities of practice (or knowledge-networks),

open source,

open data, and

open innovation.

  Students will envision, diagnose and design networks for “cooperative advantage.” We will do that while considering that networks operate in the context of human bias, social influence, sustainability challenges, and technology advancement.

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Katrina Pugh
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• 3 points

SQL

SQL & RELATIONAL DB

• Department: Applied Analytics
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Day Yi
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• Instructor: Michael J Coakley
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• 3 points

SQL

SQL & RELATIONAL DB ONLINE

• Department: Applied Analytics
• M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Nikolaos Machairas
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• 3 points

EMPIRICAL METHODS IN BIOETHICS

• Department: Bioethics
• TR 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: Joanne E Mantell
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING

• Department: Human Capital Management
• T 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: David R Fineman
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT

STRATEGIC RISK MGMT

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Celia Kapsomera
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT

STRAT RISK MGMT (ONLINE)

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Cecil R House
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• 3 points