INDEPENDENT STUDY-GRADUATE
- Department: African American and African Diaspora
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Farah Griffin
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Brandi Summers
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INTERMEDIATE PROJECTS
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used for degree credit. Substantial independent project involving laboratory work, computer programming, analytical investigation, or engineering design.
- Department: Electrical Engineering
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Dimitris Anastassiou
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Keren Bergman
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Shih-Fu Chang
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Christine P Hendon
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Predrag R Jelenkovic
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Peter Kinget
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Harish Krishnaswamy
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Michal Lipson
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Debasis Mitra
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Kenneth Shepard
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Tanvir Ahmed Khan
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Yannis P Tsividis
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David G Vallancourt
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John Wright
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Charles A Zukowski
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Gil Zussman
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Xiang Meng
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MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER
Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write-up at the end of the semester.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
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Sunil Agrawal
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Gerard A Ateshian
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Michael Burke
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Matei T Ciocarlie
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James Hone
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Bianca N Howard
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Vijay Modi
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Jeffrey W Kysar
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Qiao Lin
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Hod Lipson
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Kristin Myers
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Arvind Narayanaswamy
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Adrian Buganza Tepole
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Harry West
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Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
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SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT STUDY
- Department: Music
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Seth Cluett
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Georg Friedrich Haas
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FIELDWORK
Only for BMEN graduate students who need relevant work experience as part of their program of study. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Clark T Hung
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- Department: Chemical Engineering
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Instructor:
Christopher S Chen
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SENIOR HONORS THESIS WORKSHOP
Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and ECON UN3412 and the director of the departmental honors programs permission. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.7 in all required major courses, including calculus and statistics, prior to enrollment. The honors thesis seminar is a year-long course, beginning in the fall semester and ending in the spring semester. Students who have been approved to enter the workshop will be registered for both semesters by the department during the first two weeks of classes; 3 points are earned per semester. This workshop may only be taken by students applying for departmental honors, and it also fulfills the economics seminar requirement for the economics major and all joint majors. Students must see the director during mid-semester registration in the spring to discuss their proposed thesis topic, at which time they will be matched with appropriate faculty who will act as their thesis adviser. Students will meet their adviser over the course of the year at mutually agreed upon times. A rough draft of the thesis will be due during the first week of February in the spring semester, and the final draft will be due three weeks before the last day of classes. Please note that for those joint majors that require two seminars, one in economics and one in the other discipline (i.e. Political Science), the economics senior honors thesis seminar only fulfills the economics seminar requirement.
- Department: Economics
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lena Edlund
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FIELDWORK
Only for ME graduate students who need relevant off-campus work experience as part of their program of study as determined by the instructor. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed study program. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. International students must consult with the International Students and Scholars Office.
- Department: Mechanical Engineering
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Matei T Ciocarlie
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CRITICAL COLLOQUIUM
The structure of the colloquium combines reading and analysis of texts by major theorists and critics. Each week discussions focus on key terms and analytical lenses in the history of art and art criticism. The course is designed to allow for guest presentations on particular issues by critics and writers, just as it draws on the expertise and participation of Columbia faculty. The aim is to develop students critical thinking and for them to learn directly from leading practitioners writing about modern and contemporary art. In addition to department faculty, writers for Artforum, Grey Room, Parkett, Texte zur Kunst, and October, among other venues, regularly participate in the colloquium.
- Department: Art History and Archaeology
- R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Janet L Kraynak
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INTRO TO AMERICAN STUDIES
This course explores the set of possibilities presented by American Studies as a comparative field of study. We begin with a brief overview of the history of the field, and then we’ll focus primarily on the range of modes in which its interdisciplinary work has been undertaken (literary, historical, legal, digital, etc.). The idea here is not to arrive a comprehensive picture of American Studies, but to think about the many ways people have produced knowledge under its aegis. We will also focus on work by Columbia faculty, and sessions of the course are built around visits by faculty in the field to Columbia’s University Seminar in American Studies. Our guiding questions include: How does one do research in a multimedia, “cultural” environment? How does one situate oneself as an “intellectual” or “critic” in relation to one’s object of study? How does one write about different media/genres? How does one incorporate different methodologies into one research project?
- Department: Ethnicity and Race, Center for
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Matthew Sandler
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WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH
WORKPLACE COMM IN ENGLISH
English communication proficiency is important for academic achievement and career success. Columbia Engineering provides English communication instruction for students who would like to improve their communication skills in English. In a small group setting (15-20 students), enrollees will obtain opportunities to interact with the instructor and fellow classmates to improve communication skills.
- Department: Engineering
- MWF 7:20 a.m.-9 a.m.
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- MWF 8 p.m.-9:40 p.m.
- RFS 10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
- TRSU 6 p.m.-7:40 p.m.
- T 10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
- W 1 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
- R 3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
- F 11 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
- S 10:20 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Hyoseon Lee
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RES SKILLS/MTHDS-INT/WRLD HIST
In the first semester a series of workshops will introduce the field of international history and various research skills and methods such as conceptualization of research projects and use of oral sources. The fall sessions will also show the digital resources available at Columbia and how students can deploy them in their individual projects. In the second semester students will apply the skills acquired in the fall as they develop their proposal for the Master's thesis, which is to be completed next year at the LSE. The proposal identifies a significant historical question, the relevant primary and secondary sources, an appropriate methodology, what preliminary research has been done and what remains to be done. Students will present their work-in-progress.
- Department: History
- F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Line Lillevik
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FOUNDATION TO ISLAMIC STUDIES
FOUND-ISLAMIC ST & MUSLIM SOC
This course provides students with a foundation to the key concepts, theories and debates in the field of Islamic studies. Interdisciplinary in scope, and wide-ranging in substantive coverage, the seminar features weekly visits by faculty from across the university. The course will utilize major approaches in the classic areas of history, law and political economy as well as sociology, anthropology, media studies, and colonial and postcolonial studies. We will critically address theoretical questions and debates about culture and civilization, religion, secularization, law and authority, nation-states, globalization, minority rights and technology. While engaging with archetypal themes in Islamic studies, this course will also concentrate on gender and sexuality, cultural production and articulations, transnational movements, and modes of religious association and ritual in everyday life. We will examine the variety of ways that Islamic norms and practices are developed, reinterpreted, embodied and regulated in contemporary Muslim societies as well as among Muslims minorities in western contexts. This seminar is a core course for the MA in Islamic Studies and will be helpful for graduate students studying the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. Qualified undergraduates may register with permission of the instructor.
- Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- T 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Kathryn Spellman Poots
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THEORY AND METHODS I
This course will be the first part of a two part introduction to theoretical approaches to modern social science and cultural studies in Asian and African contexts. The first course will focus primarily on methodological and theoretical problems in the fields broadly described as historical social sciences - which study historical trends, and political, economic and social institutions and processes. The course will start with discussions regarding the origins of the modern social sciences and the disputes about the nature of social science knowledge. In the next section it will focus on definitions and debates about the concept of modernity. It will go on to analyses of some fundamental concepts used in modern social and historical analyses: concepts of social action, political concepts like state, power, hegemony, democracy, nationalism; economic concepts like the economy, labor, market, capitalism, and related concepts of secularity/secularism, representation, and identity. The teaching will be primarily through close reading of set texts, followed by a discussion. A primary concern of the course will be to think about problems specific to the societies studied by scholars of Asia and Africa: how to use a conceptual language originally stemming from reflection on European modernity in thinking about societies which have quite different historical and cultural characteristics.
- Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Wael Hallaq
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M.A. PROSEMINAR
This course introduces students to the different subfields of the discipline by presenting various perspectives on one key topic in political science. Throughout the course, both theoretical and empirical debates surrounding the study of democracy are explored. Although the specific topic may change from year to year, the goal and structure of the course will remain the same: to contribute to the students understanding of an important topic in political science and discuss it through the lens of the different subfields: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. By doing so, students will also learn the technical language, important concepts, and different methodological approaches of each subfield. Please note that this course is only for students in the Political Science Departments M.A. Program.
- Department: Political Science
- F 10:10 a.m.-noon
- F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chiara Superti
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ORIENTATION
This course is a no-credit class designed to start providing critical material to incoming QMSS students overthe summer to help prepare them for the coding demands of the program. We will post links, exercises andresources for students to work on before they start their classes in the Fall of 2018.
- Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
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Introduction to the Study of South Asia
INTRODUCTION TO SOUTH ASI
- Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- M 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Syantani Chatterjee
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Technology Management Residency
Tech Management Residency
Residencies are intensive, in-person sessions held in New York City at the start of each term, designed to immerse students in key coursework, industry connections, and collaborative learning. They’re a required part of the program that jumpstarts the semester through workshops, networking, and hands-on experiences. Full participation, preparation, and engagement are expected.
- Department: Technology Management
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FOUNDATIONS OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FOUNDATIONS OF WEALTH MGM
In this course, students will explore the history and current state of the wealth
management industry and gain exposure to the fundamentals of financial planning,
including Accounting and Finance. This course will address the function, purpose,
and regulation of financial institutions, the regulations and requirements governing
financial services, and the ethical responsibilities of wealth management
professionals. This course will provide an introduction to tax concepts and trusts
and estates. Students will also learn about the major asset classes, including cash
and cash alternatives, fixed income, equities and alternative investments. In
addition, students will be able to apply core accounting and finance concepts,
including: time value of money, weighted average cost of capital, discounted cash
flow, internal rate of return, US GAAP standards, and three-statement financial
analysis. Finally, students will be provided an overview of the importance of
communication and counseling.
- Department: Wealth Management
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Instructor:
Michael Kothakota
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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION
- Department: Engineering
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- R 3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hyoseon Lee
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MASTERS SEMINAR
Prerequisites: Departments permission. This course (required for all first-year graduate students in the English Department) introduces students to scholarly methodologies in the study of literature and culture. The Masters Seminar operates in tandem with the Masters Colloquium ENGL G5005, and requires short writing assignments over the course of the semester and extensive in-class participation. There are two sections of this course.
- Department: English and Comparative Literature
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jenny M Davidson
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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
Students will be introduced to the fundamental financial issues of the modern corporation. By the end of this course, students will understand the basic concepts of financial planning, managing growth; debt and equity sources of financing and valuation; capital budgeting methods; and risk analysis, cost of capital, and the process of securities issuance.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Eleni Vrana
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FUNDAMENTALS OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
FUND OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
This course provides an introduction to the major themes of sustainability science with a focus on the application of science to the practice of sustainability. Basic research, especially in the environmental and social sciences, explores the Earth as a system of systems, wherein the physical, chemical and biological systems interact with each other as well as human systems to affect our future. The results of this research are often difficult to apply in practice unless the research in translated into actionable advice for individuals, governments and private enterprise. Even so, the actual or perceived complexities of interactions between human and “natural” systems are often seen by decision makers as barriers to long-term planning, an essential element of pursuing sustainability. A simple definition of sustainability is based on intergenerational equity. Thus, the relationships between the here-and-now and possible global futures need to be understood. Students enrolled in this course will discuss: Definitions of sustainability, including environmental, cultural and socio-economic components; Technologies for observing natural systems and their impacts on human systems; Summaries of scientific understanding of global-scale climate dynamics, natural hazards, biodiversity, environmental stressors and anthropogenic inputs to coupled human-natural systems; An overview of the strengths and weaknesses of science-based prediction; An introduction to geoengineering; Developing the evidence base for sustainability decisions; An introduction to risk assessment, perception and management; Decision making under uncertainty; General principles of sustainability management. An undergraduate background in any field of science or engineering and mathematics through statistical and time-series analysis is required. An interest in coupled natural-human systems is desirable.
- Department: Sustainability Science
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Robert Newton
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DRAWING II
- Department: Visual Arts
- W 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Daphne Arthur
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MA METHODS: COLLOQUIUM
- Department: Art History and Archaeology
- R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Frederique Baumgartner
CULPA: 3 Info - 4 points
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH
PROFESSIONAL COMM IN ENGL
- Department: Engineering
- T 3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
- R 1 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hyoseon Lee
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ACADEMIC WRITING
- Department: Engineering
- W 10:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hyoseon Lee
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CORPORATE FINANCE
Prerequisites: BUSI PS5001 Introduction to Finance/or Professor Approval is required Students will learn the critical corporate finance concepts including financial statement analysis; performance metrics; valuation of stocks and bonds; project and firm valuation; cost of capital; capital investment strategies and sources of capital, and firm growth strategies. At the end of this course students will understand how to apply these concepts to current business problems.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christos I Giannikos
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NEUROBIOLOGY I: CELLULAR & MOLECULAR
NEUROBIO I:CELLULAR & MOL
Prerequisites: one year of biology; a course in physics is highly recommended. This is an advanced course intended for majors providing an in depth survey of the cellular and molecular aspects of nerve cell function. Topics include: the cell biology and biochemistry of neurons, ionic and molecular basis of electrical signals, synaptic transmission and its modulation, function of sensory receptors. Although not required, it is intended to be followed by Neurobiology II (see below).
- Department: Biological Sciences
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- 4 points
INTRO-STAT-ECOLOGY & EVOL BIOL
Prerequisites: Some background in ecology, evolutionary biology. Intended for those WITHOUT prior knowledge of statistics. This is an introduction to the theoretical principles and practical application of statistical methods in ecology and evolutionary biology. The course will cover the conceptual basis for a range of statistical techniques through a series of lectures using examples from the primary literature. The application of these techniques will be taught through the use of statistical software in computer-based laboratory sessions.
- Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Steffen Foerster
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OPTIONS AND FUTURES
The course seeks to familiarize students with the basic derivatives (futures and options contracts). Both have played a role in the markets for many-many years (before the emergence of modern derivative markets in the 70s). Following the beginning of standardization at CBOE (1973) we have witnessed a dramatic growth in options markets and options are now traded on many exchanges around the world (CBOE, PHLX, NYSE etc.) Huge volumes of options are also traded over the counter (OTC), particularly on foreign exchange and interest rates. Many options are traded daily in the markets on a wide array of underlying assets from commodities to financial instruments (stocks, bonds, indexes, currencies, futures etc.) to… weather! The appearance of exotic options has driven volumes even higher in the OTC market providing investors with even wider possibilities for customizing risks borne and hedging against risks.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sudeep Lahiri
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INDEPENDENT STUDY
- Department: Engineering
- W 3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hyoseon Lee
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Students will examine the generally accepted account principles (GAAP) underlying financial statements and their implementation in practice. The perspective and main focus of the course is from the users of the information contained in the statements, including investors, financial analysts, creditors and, management. By the end of this class students will be able to construct a cash flow statement, balance sheet and decipher a 10K report.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- M 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
- W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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