Social Enterprise in Community and Econo

Social Enterp-Comm & Econ Dev

Through case studies, guest presentations, literature reviews and interactive class sessions, this course will examine how social enterprise has challenged and transformed models for serving and empowering local communities. We will understand how it has inspired and been applied to business and impact models, and, even mindsets to improve the creation of public value in areas such as health, human services, workforce and small business development. We will also consider the challenges and limitations that have been experienced as social enterprise has been deployed through for-profit and nonprofit entities. Finally, we will explore how the public and private sectors at-large could better support social enterprises to launch, scale and generate greater positive impacts.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• R 6:10 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Brian Gurski
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• 3 points

COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTWRF 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Kiri Lee
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• 3 points

SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH

• Department: Social Work
• R 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• T 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Sara Bartlett
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• 3 points

INTRO TO STATISTICS

• Department: Social Work
• Instructor: Melissa D Begg
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• 0 points

LEAD II

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Tyra M Banks
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• 2 points

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Arthur Gianelli
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• 1.5 points

The U.N. and World Politics

The purpose of this six-week course is to provide a greater understanding of the complex role the United Nations plays in world politics and the maintenance of peace and security through multilateral decision making. In this uncertain political climate, it is even more important to understand global institutions, their strengths and weaknesses and how they function. The United Nations with its 193 member states provides a mirror onto the world and if that world is fractured, the UN body will reflect those fissures.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 2 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Jean Krasno
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

UNITED NATIONS & HUMAN RIGHTS

What is the UN track record in promoting and protecting human rights? This intense six-week course will examine the UN human rights standards, mechanisms, institutions and procedures established over the past sixty years and question their effectiveness. With a particular focus on the actions (or lack thereof) of the UN Security Council, the UN Human Rights Council and diverse international judicial institutions like the International Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court, the course will illustrate, through practical case studies, the inherent challenges associated with the protection of human dignity, the enforcement of human rights and the fight against impunity.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
• Instructor: David Marshall
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• 3 points

AOP Older Adults I

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Danielle J Mahoney
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• 3 points

AOP Children I

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Julia Guzman
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• 4 points

UN & MAINT OF INTL PEACE & SEC

The United Nations recently passed its seventieth anniversary and a new Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was selected by the Security Council to succeed Ban Ki-moon. At this critical juncture, the international system is being challenged to provide adequate responses to the rise of violent extremist groups, waves of refugees arriving in Europe, and to --†fewer but deadlier --armed conflicts. As prevention continues to be elusive and recent - mostly intrastate --armed conflicts have proven to be particularly resistant to peaceful settlement whether through mediation, the deployment of peace operations or peacebuilding projects, the question of the relevance of the UN is posed yet again. Has the Security Council been successful in using the tools at its disposal, from prevention to peace operations and enforcement measures? What has become of the Responsibility to Protect? Is a divided Security Council facing a crisis of relevance? What does it mean for peace operations sent where there is no peace to keep? What are the persisting obstacles to effective prevention? What are the lessons from the evolving partnership with regional organizations? How can peace be sustained over the long term? What will have been Ban Ki Moon's legacy? What are the prospects for UN reform and what could it look like? To address these questions and more, the course will examine the evolving role of the world organization in global security, shaped by its member states with different strategic interests and by the broader geopolitical context in which it operates.

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

AOP Adults II

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Colleen M Maher
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• 4 points

THE UN AND DEVELOPMENT

This six week course provides an overview of the contribution the United Nations development system has made in the sphere of development. The course traces the historical evolution of the UN's contribution in the areas of development cooperation, poverty reduction, environment and climate, human rights, gender and humanitarian action. It explores the emerging role of non-state actors, in particular the private sector and civil society. The last sessions will examine in detail the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 and the recognition that to be relevant in today's rapidly changing world, the UN must commit itself to major reform. The course will draw extensively from the practical experience of the instructor.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 2 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Kimberly Gamble-Payne
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• 3 points

COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY

This course explores the unique and distinct foreign policy behavior of different states in the international system. Explanations of state behavior will be drawn from many overarching international relations frameworks including but not necessarily limited to realism, liberalism, and constructivism. The effects of power, culture, institutions and history will be examined.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Zachary C Shirkey
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• 3 points

Economic Setting of Public Policy

Economic Setting of Pub Policy

This course is designed to help students use economic reasoning to analyze public policy.  It is centered around the government budget and the revenue and public spending choices that need to be made in the context of balancing the government budget.  We will learn about revenue sources and expenditure needs, and the balance between spending and the resources needed for such spending.  An important goal of the class is to have students apply economic concepts to current public policy issues.  Students learn not only economic concepts, but also how to explain them to decision-makers.  The culmination of the course is a team project where students will design a solution to current budgetary problems.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 6:10 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Timothy Goodspeed
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• 3 points

Pediatric Primary Care Nursing I: Clinic

PED PRIMARY CARE NURSING

Pediatric Primary Care Nursing Clinical I is designed to develop skills in history taking, developmental evaluations and physical assessment for the pediatric client and to prepare the student to provide primary care to children. It focuses upon the promotion of health and the prevention of illness to promote optimal physical, intellectual and emotional growth and development. The clinical experience involves performing complete assessments on newborns, preschoolers, school-aged children and early adolescents and well childcare in a pediatric setting.

• Department: Nursing
• 2 points

Pediatric Primary Care Nursing II: Didac

PEDIATRIC PRIM CARE II: D

Pediatric Primary Care Nursing II focuses on the delivery of primary health care to school-age children and adolescents. This includes health promotion, the prevention of illness, and the management of common episodic problems. Using the school for clinical experience, the student will assess the status, teach individuals and groups of children, and will work with teachers and parents. Students will utilize knowledge of growth and development to develop age appropriate teaching plans, and assess children and families to assume an active role as health consumers. Current courses in pediatric pathophysiology and child development contribute to the student's knowledge base. Students continue to provide primary care to their caseload of well children in their pediatric primary care sites.

• Department: Nursing
• T 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sabrina Opiola McCauley
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• 2 points

Pediatric Emergencies

ED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES

This course focuses on the assessment and management of urgent and emergent care for the pediatric client. Assessment, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and management of the pediatric client will be discussed. Strategies for management of these clients will require a synthesis of knowledge from the bio-pyscho-social, behavioral, and nursing sciences. Emphasis will be placed on integrating and educating the family regarding the acute care needs of the child. The student will understand the need to maintain continuity of care with the primary care provider.

• Department: Nursing
• 1 points

LEVEL II FIELDWORK B

LVL II FLDWRK B

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Phyllis R Simon
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• 0 points

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Sorcha Brophy
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• 1.5 points

AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE US

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Paul Weech
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• 1.5 points

THE BUSINESS OF DEVELOPMENT

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Shai Shamir
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• 1.5 points

US FOREIGN POLICY

This course examines the foundations, decision-making processes, and substance of American foreign policy, particularly as it has developed over the past fifty years. We explore the role of American political culture, the presidency, Congress, and the foreign policy bureaucracy in helping to determine America's relationship with other states and international organizations. We pay particular attention to the recurring tensions that run through American foreign policy: isolationism v. internationalism, security v. prosperity, diplomacy v. military power, unilateralism v. multilateralism, and realism v. idealism. Each week we will explore a broad theoretical/conceptual theme and then focus on a specific topic that exemplifies a practical application of the theme.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Bruce L Cronin
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• 3 points

SPECIAL OPERATIONS & NATIONAL SECURITY

SPECIAL OPS & NATL SECURI

Special Operations are typically defined as national security actions in hostile, denied, or sensitive environments, and often require covert, clandestine, or low-visibility approaches. From hostage-rescue operations to tactical reconnaissance, special operations forces are typically deployed for national security objectives in which traditional military units are not suitable or applicable. This course examines the nexus of special operations and national security, with the United States serving as its primary example. It has four core objectives: 1) develop an understanding of the concepts and ideas of special operations in national security; 2) explore the priorities and challenges of the utility of special operations, from intelligence to policies to investments; 3) exchange insights, paradigms, and perspectives in class discussions and assignments; and 4) sharpen analytical thinking, research methods, writing skills, and verbal communication. Major themes of study will be: national security fundamentals; concepts of war, conflict, and special operations; and the use of special operations forces over time.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Nancy W Collins
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• 3 points

LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF RE

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Mitchell Nelson
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• 1.5 points

Intl Relations:Thry & Concepts

Through a review of major academic literature, lectures, and class discussion, this course examines many of the central concepts, theories, and analytical tools used in contemporary social science to understand international affairs. The theoretical literature is drawn from fields including comparative politics, international relations, political sociology, and economics. The course is designed to enhance students' abilities to think critically and analytically about current problems and challenges in international politics.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 2 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Arnaud Kurze
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• 3 points

EAST ASIAN SECURITY

This course empowers students to develop a deep understanding of the major issues of East Asian security. We will examine the various challenges to stability in East Asia in the context of power, institutions, and ideas (the three primary factors that impact international relations), including: China’s increasing assertiveness; the North Korean nuclear crisis; historical stigma amongst Japan, South Korea, and China; lingering Cold War confrontations on the Korean Peninsula and across the Taiwan Strait; and an unstable relationship between the US and China. Through a comparison with the West, students will inquire whether a unique approach is required when considering appropriate responses to security issues in East Asia.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• MW 2 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Fumiko Sasaki
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• 3 points

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

In this course, students will study the drivers, goals, and market’s progress in the evolution of green real estate development, investment, and operations. By acknowledging society’s environmental priorities and real estate’s financial prerequisites, this course teaches students to adopt a critical and value-enhancing approach to the use of the tools and strategies the industry is deploying to transform real estate markets to sustainability.  Through this course, students will be able to distinguish between the tangible and intangible benefits—from financial and environmental perspectives—of green buildings. Students will learn how the widely adopted global and regional approaches to building green are evolving, and how a next-generation of innovates practices are advancing sustainability in real estate in the US and around the world.

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W noon-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Stuart Brodsky
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• 1.5 points

MAPPING AND DATA

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 0 points

INTL POLITICAL ECONOMY

This course serves as an introduction to the study of international political and economic relations. We look at the connections between politics and economics as well as markets and governments and relate them to key substantive issue areas such as finance, trade, investment, marketing, income inequality and poverty, and globalization. In examining the issue areas, we shall look both at how scholars think about them and how private and public decision makers analyze and impact them. The teaching is informed by the sharing with students knowledge deriving from multiple disciplines, cultures, and languages to help them gain useful real-world insights.

• Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
• TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
• Instructor: David E Spiro
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 6 Info
• 3 points

READING NEW YORK URBANISM

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 3 points

INTRO TO CAPITAL MARKETS

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• F 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Brandon S Cook
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• 1.5 points

RE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• F 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Haig G Nazarian
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• 1.5 points

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO I

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• F 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Sagi Golan
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• 9 points

ADVANCED ARCH DESIGN STUDIO

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Xiaoxi Chen
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• 9 points

RESEARCH

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Danielle S Smoller
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• 2-3 points

FIELDWORK

FIELDWORK S

Final report required. This course may not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.

• Department: Computer Science
• Instructor: Eleni Drinea
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 1 points

Interpersonal Violence and Abuse: Preven

INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE &

Aimed at increasing student awareness of the prevalence, context, dynamics, and potential outcomes of interpersonal violence (IPV), the goal of this course is to provide advanced practice nurses with the information needed for prevention, identification, assessment appropriate intervention, and resource referral for clients and families who are at risk for, have a history with, or are currently experiencing IPV. Course content will explore the dynamics, causes and consequences of IPV, specifically: domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and sexual assault.

• Department: Nursing
• T 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Michelle M Charles
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• 1 points

FIELDWORK

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

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• Instructor: James Anderson
  h-index: 18 Info
• Instructor: Zoran Kostic
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 24 Info
• Instructor: Xiaofan Jiang
  h-index: 24 Info
• Instructor: Debasis Mitra
  Wikipedia h-index: 61 Info
• Instructor: Asaf Cidon
  h-index: 20 Info
• Instructor: Predrag R Jelenkovic
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 35 Info
• 1-1.5 points

M.A. THESIS RESEARCH

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• 3 points

MA THESIS II

Second part of two-term MA Thesis sequence for MRST MA Students.

• Department: Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Instructor: Susan Boynton
  CULPA: 18 Info
• 4 points

Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice

INTRO TO EVIDENCE-BASED P

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.

• Department: Nursing
• M 8 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• 3 points

Professional Responsibility in Global Bu

Prof. Res. in Global Bus.

• Department: Law
• 2 points

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

HLTH PROMOTION/DISEASE PR

This course is designed to provide the student with a systematic approach to the delivery of health promotion and disease prevention in primary health care to individuals, families, communities, and aggregate populations.

• Department: Nursing
• M 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• 3 points

Health and Social Policy in the Context

HLTH & SOC POL:CONTEXT PR

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.

• Department: Nursing
• W 8 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• M 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• 3 points

Financial Planning & Analysis

This course explores the use of financial information for internal planning, analysis, and decision-making. The main objective of the course is to equip you with the knowledge to understand, evaluate, and act upon the many financial and non-financial reports used in managing modern firms.
Managing any modern firm requires information about the firm’s products, processes, assets, and customers. This information is a key input into a wide range of decisions: analyzing profitability of various products, managing product-line portfolios, setting prices, measuring and managing profitability of customers, making operational and strategic decisions, evaluating investments, guiding improvement efforts, and so on.
The focus of this course is on modern internal-reporting systems. We will discover that many firms do not provide their managers with useful information; we will see numerous examples of value destruction and bankruptcies caused by this. We will also investigate some modern ideas in how an organization’s internal information system should be designed to enhance value creation; and we will see how world-class firms take advantage of their competitors’ internal-reporting mistakes.
To attain the right level of understanding, we will briefly explore the mechanics of the many techniques used to prepare internal reports. But the emphasis in this course is very much on interpretation, evaluation, and decision-making.

We will examine the following key topics:
? Designing managerial information systems to support an organization’s strategy.
? Determining which financial and non-financial metrics are necessary for success in various competitive environments.
? Evaluating profitability of products, services, assets, and customers.
? The capabilities and the limitations of various reporting systems in guiding value-maximization, cost-control, and improvement efforts.
? The limitations of traditional cost-estimation systems.
? Activity-based costing and activity-based management.
? Estimating and managing the costs of capacity resources.
? Relevant costs and relevant revenues in business decisions.
? The information necessary to evaluate long-term business decisions.
? The incentives created by various performance-evaluation techniques.

• Department: Accounting (ACCT)
• SS 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Tim Baldenius
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• 1.5 points

Financial Statement Analysis a

The purpose of this course is to learn about fundamental drivers of value and risk by analyzing financial statements of businesses in different industries. Every public company provides a lot of financial and operational information in its filings. How can this information be used to evaluate its prospects and its risks?
The course is organized around two themes (1) how to identify relevant information in the financial information reported by firms, and (2) how to draw inferences using sound analytical methodology. To this end, we will review techniques for valuation and risk analysis used by banks and asset management firms. The valuation models you will study in this course are all fundamental models – models that use
financial information and review the fundamental operating characteristics of the company. We will learn to build simple financial models, perform risk analysis and fine tune value drivers. Much of the data comes from the financial statements – but it requires a careful study of arcane footnotes to unearth the information provided by the companies. This is an advanced course that goes into the details of footnote analysis, accounting rules, and financial presentations. This course builds on what you learned in Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance. These courses are pre-requisites for taking this course. It is assumed that you have already taken these courses. If you have not taken these courses you should first talk with me before you register. This course will build significantly on your knowledge from those courses. If your basics are solid and you are interested in learning to read financial statements; if you wish to learn to apply financial analysis; this course is for you. We will use excel to build some of the models – but this is not a course in excel. But, it is highly recommended that
you have a good working knowledge of how to build formulas in excel before you come to this class.
By the end of the course, you should be able to perform a thorough, credible investment or credit analysis that meets a high standard. Students should have the ability to estimate fundamental values, and pull apart the information in the financial statements to get relevant information. This course should be of interest to those contemplating careers in investment banking, security analysis, private
equity, hedge funds, and corporate finance.

• Department: Accounting (ACCT)
• F 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Benjamin Segal
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• 3 points

Colloquium in Global Business Law

COLLOQUIUM IN GLOBAL BUSI

• Department: Law
• 2 points

Colloquium in Global Business Law

COLLOQUIUM IN GLOBAL BUSI

• Department: Law
• 2 points

A Hands-On Approach to Mergers and Acqui

A Hands-On Approach to M&

• Department: Law
• 3 points

Business Organizations

• Department: Law
• 3 points

Master's Portfolio

MASTER'S PORTFOLIO

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.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Heidi Hahn-Schroeder
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• 0-2 points

International Arbitration in a Global Ec

INTL ARBITRATION IN A GLO

• Department: Law
• 3 points

Behavioral Perspectives on Law and Publi

Behav Perspecs on Law/Pol

• Department: Law
• 3 points

Applied AI in Legal Practice: Today and

• Department: Law
• 3 points

International Business Transactions

INTERNAT BUSINESS TRANSAC

• Department: Law
• 3 points

Deals

• Department: Law
• 3 points

Academic-Practice Research Fellowship

PRACTICE RESEARCH FELLOWS

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.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Kasey B Jackman
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• 0 points

The Future of ESG and Sustainability

• Department: Law
• 3 points

Advanced Pharmacology for Non-Prescriber

ADV PHARM FOR NON-PRESCRI

The goals of this course are to provide students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the actions of drugs in order to enable them to use therapeutic agents in a rational and responsible manner in patients.  Initially, basic principles of pharmacology will be reviewed, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs by the body.  Topics will follow regarding principles of advanced clinical pharmacology.  The focus of these lectures will be to demonstrate the therapeutic application of these advanced pharmacologic principles and how this translates into efficacy and potential toxicity.

• Department: Nursing
• TR 4 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
• 3 points

SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II

• Department: Social Work
• W 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Jessica Chock-Goldman
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• Instructor: Moradeyo Adeyi
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• Instructor: Chantelle J Doswell
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• 3 points

Business Analytics II: Foundations of AI

Business Analytics 2

Business analytics refers to the ways in which enterprises such as businesses, non-profits, and governments use data to gain insights and make better decisions. Business analytics is applied in operations, marketing, finance, and strategic planning among other functions. Modern data collection methods – arising in bioinformatics, mobile platforms, and previously unanalyzable data like text and images – are leading an explosive growth in the volume of data available for decision making. The ability to use data effectively to drive rapid, precise, and profitable decisions has been a critical strategic advantage for companies as diverse as Walmart, Google, Capital One, and Disney. Many startups are based on the application of AI & analytics to large databases. With the increasing availability of broad and deep sources of information – so-called “Big Data” – business analytics are becoming an even more critical capability for enterprises of all types and all sizes.

AI is beginning to impact every dimension of business and society. In many industries, you will need to be literate in AI to be a successful business leader. The Business Analytics sequence is designed to prepare you to play an active role in shaping the future of AI and business. You will develop a critical understanding of modern analytics methodology, studying its foundations, potential applications, and – perhaps most importantly – limitations.

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• T 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Charles R Guetta
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• 1.5 points

ADVOCACY IN SW PRACTICE

• Department: Social Work
• W 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Robin T Kelley
  Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Rosa Jaffe-Geffner
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• Instructor: Teena Brooks
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• Instructor: John G Robertson
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• 3 points

Advanced Standing Integrative Seminar

ADV STAND INTEGRATIVE SEM

• Department: Social Work
• TW 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• TW 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Janelle L Stanley
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• Instructor: Laurie Maldonado
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• 3 points

Applied Regression Analysis

This course is designed for students who wish to increase their capability to build, use, and interpret statistical models for business.
A primary goal of the course is to enable students to build and evaluate statistical models for managerial use in finance, operations and marketing. The focus is on generating managerially useful information and practical decision-making tools, rather than on statistical theory per se. A number of actual business cases are studied.
Concepts covered are multiple linear regression models and the computer-assisted methods for building them, including stepwise regression and all subsets regression. Emphasis is placed on diagnostic and graphical methods for testing the validity and reliability of regression models.
Course topics include a review of basic statistical ideas, numerical and graphical methods for summarizing data, simple linear and nonlinear regression, multiple regression, qualitative independent and dependent variables, diagnostic methods for assessing the validity of statistical models. The course studies applications of regression to business forecasting and also examines alternative times series forecasting models, including exponential smoothing.
While the primary focus of the course is on regression models, some other statistical models will be studied as well, including cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, analysis of variance, and goodness-of-fit tests.
Term project: A major aspect of course is the opportunity to carry out a practical statistical analysis project of one’s own. Students work in teams on a problem of their own choosing. The goal of the project is to develop a useful statistical model for a specific business problem, with the professor providing ongoing guidance and advice during the course of project. The teams will give an oral presentation of their results at the term’s end.
Excel is used for basic statistical analysis as well as for developing straightforward regression models. In addition, more advanced commercial statistical software, such as Minitab or SAS, is used to carry out more complex and advanced analyses. In addition to the term project, there will be several computer-based assignments.

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• F 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• Instructor: David Juran
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• 1.5 points

Business Analytics III: Modern AI, Deep

Business analytics refers to the methods enterprises—such as businesses, non-profits, and governments—use to analyze data to gain insights and make better decisions. This discipline is applied across various functions including operations, marketing, finance, and strategic planning. The advent of modern data collection methods in fields like bioinformatics, mobile platforms, and previously unanalyzable data (such as text and images) has led to an explosive growth in the volume of data available for decision-making. Utilizing data effectively to drive rapid, precise, and profitable decisions has become a critical strategic advantage for diverse companies including Walmart, Google, Capital One, and Disney. Moreover, many startups are emerging based on the application of AI and analytics to large databases. With the increasing availability of broad and deep sources of information—often referred to as "Big Data"—business analytics is becoming an even more essential capability for enterprises of all types and sizes.

AI is starting to influence every dimension of business and society. In many industries, being literate in AI is becoming a prerequisite for successful business leadership. The Business Analytics sequence is designed to prepare you to take an active role in shaping the future of AI and business. You will develop a critical understanding of modern analytics methodologies, exploring their foundations, potential applications, and—perhaps most importantly—their limitations.

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• WR 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Charles R Guetta
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• 1.5 points

Python for MBAs

From the ads that track us to the maps that guide us, the twenty-first century runs on code. The business world is no different. Programming has become one of the fastest-growing topics at business schools around the world. This course is an introduction to business uses of Python for MBA students.
In this course, we’ll be learning how to write Python code that automates tedious tasks, parses and analyzes large data sets, interact with APIs, and scrapes websites. This might be one of the most useful classes you ever take.
Required Course Material
Students must have a laptop that they can bring to class – Mac or PC is fine, as long as your operating system is up to date (at least Windows 10 and Mac OS 11).
This course does not require a textbook. (Optional Reading: Python for MBAs, Griffel and Guetta)
Any required readings will be provided via Canvas.
Slides and files will be uploaded to Canvas after each class.
Students will need to complete an introductory Python class (https://courseworks2.columbia.edu/courses/152704) and pass the Basic Python Qualification exam (https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/courses/python#basic_qual) before the first day of classes.

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• SS 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Sunny Israni
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• 1.5 points

SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN ALCOHOL AND SUBS

SW PRAC ALCOHL & SUBSTANC

• Department: Social Work
• M 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrew Hamid
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• 3 points

HUMAN SEXUALITY

• Department: Social Work
• M 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Marybec Griffin
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• 3 points

Capital Markets & Investments

This course provides students with a rigorous foundation in capital markets and investments, emphasizing asset valuation from an applied perspective. It covers valuation techniques for financial securities, essential to portfolio management and risk management applications. Key topics include arbitrage, the term structure of interest rates, portfolio theory, diversification, equilibrium asset pricing models such as the CAPM, market efficiency and inefficiencies, performance evaluation, analysis of common pooled investment vehicles, behavioral finance, and tax-aware investment strategies. Through interactive activities, case studies, and simulations utilizing real-world market data, students will acquire analytical skills and foundational knowledge required for advanced finance courses and practical roles within the investment industry

• Department: Finance
• F 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• SS 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Zurack
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• 3 points

Primary Care Across the Lifespan I: Semi

SEM PRIMCARE ACROSS LIFE

This course will introduce the DNP student to clinical decision making and evidence-based practice for the provision of primary care to individuals across the lifespan. Utilizing the case narrative format and DNP Competencies as a framework, the student will analyze clinical decisions and apply evidence for best practice. Case studies derived from complimentary practicum that reflect the critical thinking skills needed to diagnose and manage acute and chronic illness will be presented and critiqued.

• Department: Nursing
• W 8 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Ellen M Fahey
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• Instructor: Eleni Pellazgu
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• 1 points

SW PRAC & GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

Students examine the issue of violence against women and families. The demographics of the population, theories of domestic violence, crisis intervention, and short- and long-term clinical issues will be examined, as will service modalities for women victims and survivors, batterers, and their children.

• Department: Social Work
• W 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Carmen S Fajardo
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• 3 points

ADULT PSYCHPATH/PATHWAY-WELLNS

• Department: Social Work
• R 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Sarah E Strole
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• 3 points

Real Estate Finance

Real estate accounts for one third of the world's capital assets. This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of real estate valuation, cycles, markets, investments, and decision-making, using modern finance and economics tools. The bulk of the course covers income-producing (commercial) property, although we will discuss residential housing as well. This course provides a unified finance-based framework to answer real estate investment decision-making problems encountered in the real world. Doing so requires a good understanding of the institutional features that differentiate real estate from other asset classes and markets as well as modern finance and economics tools.

• Department: Finance
• R 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Tomasz Piskorski
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• 3 points

Private Equity Finance

The course "Private Equity Finance" focuses on the essential aspects of corporate finance relevant to the private equity industry. It covers topics that are critical for interviews and practice in PE investing. The course follows the "private equity cycle" of selection, valuation, and harvesting. Initially, students learn to evaluate a target company from the perspective of a private equity firm, keeping in mind the needs of investors and management. The course then delves into funding negotiations, deal structuring, and private equity investment management. Classic valuation techniques such as DCF, comparables, and APV are reviewed, along with models specific to private equity transactions (for example, the LBO model). Additionally, students will gain insight into the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern private equity finance and the ethical considerations that arise in this field.   Finally, the course concludes with a study of investment exit strategies.
 

By the end of the course, the student will understand the language of private equity, the solutions available for valuation and deal structure, and the economic frictions that must always be addressed. This course provides a comprehensive overview of private equity finance and prepares students for careers in this exciting and dynamic industry.
 

This course is an applications-oriented course requiring the student to solve actual problems. After the 2023-24 academic year, this course is a pre-requisite for all 2nd year PE electives offers in the curriculum.  The 2023-24 course is not available to students who have enrolled in Foundations of PE I as half of the course material has significant overlap.

• Department: Finance
• F 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• S 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Aamir Rehman
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• 3 points

Impact Investing Seminar

Impact investing has emerged in recent years as a high potential approach to long-term sustainable social and financial value creation. Although its basic business and investment theories do not differ substantially from that typical in established capital markets, there are unique and specific challenges to successful investment in social ventures. This finance elective will provide a detailed introduction to this developing sector of impact investing, equipping students with vital, practitioner-focused skills in the following areas: Development of social impact business models and selection of appropriate entity type Techniques for capitalizing both for-profit and non-profit social ventures, including investment, grants and organic reinvestment approaches. Assessment and measurement of impact, using a competitive advantage framework to compare social enterprises and determine best growth strategy. Legal and governance strategies to preserve mission-focus throughout organizational scale. This course is suitable for students interested either in impact investing as an investor or in social enterprises as an entrepreneur. It is also suitable for students wishing to learn about the impact investing and social enterprise space in general. Course material is taught from the perspectives of the company and the investor over the full organizational lifecycle.All students must possess strong financial skills and solid competence in Microsoft Excel. Experience of venture equity and debt financing methods is beneficial, but not essential. By the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding and skills in investment structuring for small and large enterprises, evaluating deal opportunities from financial and social returns perspectives, and structuring and operating impact investment funds.

• Department: Finance
• S 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Bhakti Mirchandani
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• 1.5 points

Seminar in Value Investing

This course is designed to develop the approach to investments and security analysis pioneered by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd. The course details the comprehensive statistical evidence in favor of such an approach and the types of investments that are likely to be fruitful targets of a value approach. The course focuses on an approach to determining intrinsic values in practice that has the advantage of segregating valuation information by reliability level and using only the most reliable information as a basis for investment decisions in order to obtain a margin of safety." The course consists of lectures and visiting speakers who are successful practicing value investors."

• Department: Finance
• MTWRU 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Paul Johnson
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• 3 points

DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY PRACTICE

DBT PRACTICE

This class is the first required course in the Columbia University DBT Training Program and only open to students admitted to that program. It is designed to prepare students for intensive DBT training and for their DBT internships in the community and for ensuring that program interns are prepared for beginning DBT practice with client populations exhibiting a range of behavioral dysfunctions. These range from mild problems in living that may benefit from DBT skills training to more complex disorders, including suicidal behaviors, requiring comprehensive DBT. It is understood that students enter this program with varying levels of competence and experience in mental health practice and that ongoing individual assessment between the student and instructor play an ongoing role throughout the DBT Training Program, beginning in this class. Personal development as a clinician and personal practices that improve performance are an integral part of all these activities.

• Department: Social Work
• T 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Kitama S Cahill-Jackson
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• 3 points

BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTIONS

BEHAVIORAL ASSESMT & INTE

This course will review both foundational principles of behaviorism (e.g., classical and operant conditioning), techniques in standard behavioral therapy, and recent advances in therapeutic techniques that involve behavioral elements. Students will learn to translate this knowledge and understanding of human behavior to real world applications in clinical settings. Heavy emphasis will be placed on learning behavioral assessment techniques and developing treatment strategies based on behavioral conceptualizations. Specific techniques for putting this knowledge into practice will include instruction in functional analysis, behavioral assessment, behavioral change strategies, case conceptualization and treatment planning. Students will also gain knowledge of recent “third wave” behavioral treatments. Evidence and outcomes for behavioral treatments will be reviewed. Education in how multicultural factors arise in behavioral assessment and therapy will also be emphasized.

• Department: Social Work
• T 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Brandon Weiss
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• 3 points

Art Class (T3ST)

The Leader's Voice

• Department: OFFC OF THE REGISTRAR
• MTF 1 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
• 3 points

Art Class (T3ST)

• Department: OFFC OF THE REGISTRAR
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• TR 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• M 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Faculty
  h-index: 37 Info
• 1.5-2 points

PHYSICAL & PELVIC ASSESSMENT FOR MIDWIFE

PHYS & PELVIC ASSESS MIDW

Through didactic and simulation lab sessions, this course provides the student with knowledge and clinical skills for physical and pelvic assessment of individuals across the reproductive lifespan. Foundational concepts of autonomy, empowerment, equity, justice and respect are emphasized to foster the development of skills needed to perform person-centered, physical and pelvic assessment

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