Mastering Consulting: Strategy, Influenc

The field of management consulting is dedicated to delivering increased value to client organizations by effectively diagnosing complex challenges and crafting tailored, strategic solutions that drive meaningful change, ultimately improving organizational performance, agility, and long-term success. Moreover, mastering consulting skills strengthens leadership and stakeholder management, enabling consultants to build trust and foster collaboration that maximizes client impact in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

This course addresses a critical need by providing students with a comprehensive and integrated approach to mastering the essential skills required of advisors and consultants. Recognizing the complexities inherent in these roles, the program immerses students in realistic, end-to-end client scenarios from initial sales engagements through to project execution, equipping them to navigate complex and challenging situations with confidence.

Given the multidisciplinary nature of management consulting, this course was developed through a unique partnership between the Technology Management and Human Capital Management graduate programs at Columbia University School of Professional Studies. Designed by senior consulting partners from top-tier firms, and taught by deeply experienced practitioners, this course offers a comprehensive toolkit that students can apply in both consulting and industry roles. It uniquely integrates practical consulting tools with leadership development to prepare students for the multifaceted challenges of the ‘trusted advisor’ role to clients and leaders.

• Department: Technology Management
• 3 points

ELEMENTS LATIN PROSE STYLE

Prerequisites: at least four semesters of Latin, or the equivalent. Intensive review of Latin syntax with translation of English sentences and paragraphs into Latin.

• Department: Classics @Barnard
• Instructor: Kristina Milnor
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• 4 points

SOCIAL PURPOSE BUSINESSES: AT THE INTERS

• Department: Non Profit Management
• Instructor: John Tyler
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• 3 points

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

This course is an introduction to how sustainability issues (commonly referred to as ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governance) have become financially material to the global equity, credit, underwriting, insurance, risk management, venture capital, and asset management capital markets. These issues have a direct impact on risk exposure and the quality of public, private and government debt/equity investments. The course will devote significant time to fundamental principles of finance including valuation, financial statements, time-value of money, capital markets, and asset management. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively communicate sustainability/ ESG issues to a financial professional.

This course gives students a foundation in how sustainability issues affect the various sectors of finance and an understanding of how integrating sustainability principles and practices into finance can be used to make a business become more efficient, effective, reduce risks, create opportunities and provide competitive advantage, for both companies and financial firms alike. The course will provide a framework for how sustainable investing has subcategories for socially responsible investing (SRI), ESG integration, ESG thematics, and Impact Investing. The alignment and tradeoffs of sustainability issues and their impact on management and investors will also be addressed.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Bruce Kahn
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• 3 points

Technology Product Management

In this course, students will explore the full product lifecycle from discovery and user research to agile execution, stakeholder engagement, and go-to-market planning. But beyond the tools and tactics, this course invites students to step into the mindset of a product leader: someone who doesn’t just manage ideas, but brings them to life with courage, conviction, and collaboration. Whether you’re refining an existing solution, launching something new, or championing someone else’s vision, you’ll learn how to lead from wherever you are navigating complexity, earning influence without authority, and making impactful decisions even when the destination is unclear.

• Department: Technology Management
• Instructor: Allan Gonzalez
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• 3 points

Special Topics: Pathways to the C-Suite:

This course is an advanced leadership studio for early- and mid-career technology and business professionals seeking a practical, decade-long roadmap to CIO, CTO, or CISO roles. Grounded in Columbia SPS’s scholar-practitioner model, the course guides students to design their own route to the C-suite through disciplined, operator-grade leadership practice. Each week blends real-world operator narratives with frameworks in decision science, systems thinking, risk, and culture, paired with studios where students create authentic CxO artifacts—entry plans, audits, governance schemes, and comms strategies. The “Path to CxO” framework connects every concept to concrete habits, exposures, and role moves students can act on now. By term’s end, participants synthesize a first-year CIO operating model and build a personal Path to CxO portfolio—charting their capability gaps, next steps, and evolution toward running technology at scale.

• Department: Technology Management
• Instructor: Hood Qaim-Maqami
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• 3 points

INTEGRATED TALENT MGMT STRATEGIES

• Department: Human Capital Management
• Instructor: Steven I Safier
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• 3 points

FAMILY BUSINESS AND CONFLICT

Conflicts that arise in family businesses are informed by long family histories and patterns of behavior, multiple identities, and are often characterized by communication breakdowns and emotional upheaval.  Conflicts in these contexts are costly emotionally, financially and relationally to family members and also to non-family employees and ultimately to the longevity of the business organization itself.  When conflict arises within these contexts it can be difficult to separate the personal relationships from the business relationships.  Because these types of business disputes can be especially emotional, how can we most effectively engage with this type of conflict?  

This course builds theoretical knowledge by introducing some context specific theories, models, and frameworks. We will build on existing NECR coursework introducing the Three Circle Model of Family Business (Tagiuri and Davis); Founders’s Value Categories Framework (Liebowitz);  Dynamical Systems Theory (Coleman, et.al.) as it applies to a family businesses; Family Systems Theory (Bowen; Minuchin) and family dynamics as a subsystem; Sustaining Cycles of Trust Model (Sundaramurthy)  and communications in family businesses (Astrachan and McMillan); discuss EQi-2.0 360 version (MHS) and its usefulness in the family business workplace; introduce and administer the Neethling Brain Instrument (Dr. Kobus Neethling & Paul Torrance) (NBI) as a tool for understanding more about individual thinking styles and how this knowledge informs group dynamics.  

Case studies will be a primary focus throughout the course, providing examples that address a spectrum of classic family business conflicts. We will use tools to analyze and develop intervention strategies in small and large group activities. This elective course is designed for NECR degree candidates, or any SPS graduate student with an interest in the topic, space permitting.  If you are a student outside the NECR program, please contact instructors for additional readings to inform course materials.  NECR students will be required to have taken Introduction to Mediation NECR PS5107, Understanding Conflict and Cooperation NECR PS5101, Skills Practicum: Self as Instrument NECR PS5880, Intrapersonal Dynamics NECR PS5124.

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• 3 points

ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

ENERGY AND SUST DEVELOPMENT

This course addresses the relationship of energy production and use to human development and sustainability. It explores “sustainable development” as both an ideal and practical challenge, a global concern but a specific local consideration in energy production and use.

The focus of Energy & Sustainable Development is the planning and implementation of energy projects, programs, businesses and policies (collectively "energy enterprises") in frontier markets; that is, smaller, less developed countries, as well as niche opportunities within larger settings and more developed economies. 

Students should consider this course if they wish to:


Examine the interconnections of energy to the major issues that comprise sustainable development, such as health, poverty, economic opportunity, social and environmental conditions, climate and weather, and energy ethics and justice.

Explore established and cutting-edge options for delivering modern energy in developing countries and other frontier markets; and,

Prepare market analysis, and energy for development proposals. It is helpful but not essential for students to be comfortable with rudimentary financial analysis and feasibility tools.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• 3 points

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFITS

LEADERSHIP&MGMT OF NONPRO

Leadership & Management of Nonprofits is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of how nonprofit organizations function, including ways in which the various functional areas of a nonprofit interconnect to achieve its mission and vision. We will address the skills and knowledge needed to lead and manage the operations and programs of an organization as well as work effectively with organizational stakeholders including governing boards, staff, partners and program recipients.

• Department: Non Profit Management
• Instructor: Kimberly A McCall
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• 3 points

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFITS

LEADERSHIP&MGMT OF NONPRO

Leadership & Management of Nonprofits is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of how nonprofit organizations function, including ways in which the various functional areas of a nonprofit interconnect to achieve its mission and vision. We will address the skills and knowledge needed to lead and manage the operations and programs of an organization as well as work effectively with organizational stakeholders including governing boards, staff, partners and program recipients.

• Department: Non Profit Management
• 3 points

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFITS

LEADERSHIP&MGMT OF NONPRO

Leadership & Management of Nonprofits is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of how nonprofit organizations function, including ways in which the various functional areas of a nonprofit interconnect to achieve its mission and vision. We will address the skills and knowledge needed to lead and manage the operations and programs of an organization as well as work effectively with organizational stakeholders including governing boards, staff, partners and program recipients.

• Department: Non Profit Management
• Instructor: Elizabeth Angeles
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• 3 points

SUMA PS5157 Carbon Markets and Global Cl

Carbon markets have become a central tool in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This course explores the economics, institutions, and pricing mechanisms that shape these markets, providing students with a fundamental description and analysis of emissions trading systems (ETS), carbon taxes, voluntary carbon markets, internal carbon transfer pricing and emerging financial instruments. Beginning with microeconomic foundations such as externalities and market-based climate policies, students will analyze the role of international organizations and regulatory frameworks, including the Paris Agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, and regional policies like the EU Green Deal, the California carbon market and RGGI. Through real-world case studies, students will evaluate carbon pricing mechanisms across jurisdictions and industries, gaining the analytical skills necessary to assess policy effectiveness and market integrity. Designed for graduate students in environmental economics, public policy, sustainability, and finance, this course is particularly relevant for those pursuing careers in climate policy, carbon finance, and international development.

This course serves as a critical component of the environmental policy and sustainability curriculum, bridging economic theory with practical policy implementation. By integrating key concepts from environmental economics, climate governance, and financial markets, it reinforces students’ understanding of how carbon pricing aligns with broader sustainability goals. Additionally, the course supports programmatic objectives by equipping students with the technical expertise and policy fluency needed to navigate and shape carbon markets. Whether students aim to work in governmental agencies, international organizations, or private-sector sustainability roles, this course provides the necessary foundation to engage with one of the most dynamic areas of climate policy.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou
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• 3 points

DATA MODELING

DATA MODELING ONLINE

• Department: Applied Analytics
• Instructor: Steven Hoberman
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• 3 points

PROJECT CONTROLS IN CONSTRUCTION

• Department: Construction Administration
• Instructor: Sadia I Janjua
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• 3 points

PEOPLE ANALYTICS & DECISION MAKING

• Department: Human Capital Management
• Instructor: Aaron S Wallen
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• 3 points

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING FOR NONPROFIT

COMM & MRKTNG FOR NONPROFITS

This introductory core course examines the central role of marketing and communications in fulfilling the mission of nonprofit institutions of all types and at all stages of development. The programmatic objective of this course is to build a shared set of competencies and understandings around the power, practices, ethical applications, and desired outcomes of nonprofit marketing and communications.

Dramatic changes across civil society in recent years, including the evolving role of nonprofits in democratic discourse and the rise of new forms of communications technologies, means that nonprofit leaders today must have a fundamental understanding of the principles of marketing and communications in order to ensure organizational success both internally and externally. While outreach technologies and trends change rapidly in our era, true excellence in the field is based upon a core group of basic skills that are hardly novel: strong writing and analysis, strategic planning, and the ability to connect disparate individuals across a wide range of disciplines and diverse backgrounds to build an inclusive community around shared goals.

This course is designed to help students gain these skills through engaging with the strategic frameworks and tactical applications needed to create and leverage a range of communications and marketing activities. The course will introduce students to multiple communications and marketing practices designed to engage key stakeholders, including donors, the media, volunteers and advocates, and additional internal and external influencers and sector leaders. Throughout the semester, the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all forms of outreach (written and oral; digital and print) will be foregrounded.

No prior marketing or communications experience is necessary.

• Department: Non Profit Management
• Instructor: Basil A Jr Smikle
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• 3 points

Climate Finance and Sustainable Developm

Climate Finance & Sust De

The course provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges of transnational financing from public and private sources that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation investments intended to address climate change. Although there is increased and widespread commitment to taking climate action on the part of corporations, financial institutions, countries and sub-national actors, there remains a paucity of examples where a just transition has been furthered. The conditions engendered by the advent of widespread pandemics have exacerbated global differences in capacity and access to solutions. Nevertheless, the emergence of new financial mechanisms and global cooperative responses to the pandemic have revealed potential methods to finance enhancements in mitigation and adaptation in the regions where these are most lacking. We examine current capital and trade flows and their relationship to flows of embedded carbon, methods of carbon pricing and the implementation of low-carbon pathways, with an evaluation of decentralized co-benefits that can advance sustainable development. We combine analysis of carbon accounting and financial structuring to design potential investments in example decarbonization projects which integrate additionality in mitigation and adaptation, co-benefits and poverty alleviation.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Satyajit Bose
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• 3 points

RESPONSIVENESS AND RESILIENCE IN THE BUI

RESPONSIVENESS & RESILIENCE

Urban Systems and their Sites
There are general, consensual definitions and practices that accrue to resilience, and we will consider these in our readings and lectures. But when considering a specific place and its hazards, specificity is necessary. This semester, we are considering how one city, Providence, deals with its flows of materials and wastes; how its systems can be improved for lesser climate impact (mitigation); how the locations and means of flows can help to respond to climate change challenges (adaptation and resilience); and how to realize potentials of urban systems for their capacity to deliver on promises to the people who depend on them.

This course will ask you to engage actively as well as providing information through lectures and readings. The work includes class discussion, student presentations, longer-term group research projects, in-class lab time, and an elective weekend design workshop conducted with the Department of Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design. Outside experts will occasionally lecture. All that you learn will be leveraged in your final group design project for Providence, RI.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Lynnette Widder
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• 3 points

Sustainability Metrics: Driving Urban an

SUSTAINABILITY METRICS

Over the past two decades, public and private institutions have set clear targets for environmental, economic, and social performance and they are increasingly using analytical tools to assess problems and measure progress.  The advent of “Big Data” has accelerated this work – and opened up new possibilities and challenges. This course will examine the use of data and metrics to shape and implement sustainability policies and programs and to assess and communicate their outcomes.

The course will survey a range of real-world sustainability challenges and evaluate the choices confronting public officials, private companies, NGO’s, advocates, and citizens – and the data that can be used to diagnose problems, develop solutions, and measure success. Particular focus will be given to urban sustainability efforts and corporate sustainability.  We will explore how data can be used and misused in each of these domains.  Throughout we will emphasize the importance of context, comparability, and completeness of information. 

Students will be required to critically evaluate what they read and hear. In addition, the course will give students an opportunity to learn how to express their ideas verbally and in written form and conduct a critical analysis of how environmental data is used to develop and implement public policy. Assignments will give students the opportunity to use their technical and analytical skills while understanding the real-world applications that will be important to their future work as planners, policymakers, advocates, architects, environmentalists, or other professions. The course will feature guest lectures from speakers who are leaders in their fields. Lecture topics may be moved to accommodate speaker travel and availability. Notice will be provided to students in advance of any schedule changes.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Adam Freed
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• 3 points

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

This course covers the basic elements of crisis communication and the procedures for creating crisis communications plans and for reacting to crises when they occur. How best to develop various plans for different critical audiences and understand the most effective strategies for communicating your organization’s message during a crisis is explored. The course examines various types of crises that can occur with corporations and nonprofit organizations and the differences and similarities among them. How to avoid the classic and common pitfalls of crisis communication are addressed, as are ethical issues that arise during crises. Numerous case studies are discussed in class and exercises both in and outside of class are assigned so students gain experience in crisis communication situations.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• Instructor: Andrew Whitehouse
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• 3 points

Sustainable Operations - Corporate Value

Leading and advancing sustainability within an organization’s operations requires a strategic and balanced approach. Focusing on the integration of a wide range of today’s sustainability drivers, in a manner consistent with the organization’s culture and business objectives, optimizes the chances for long term success and impact. To that end, this course takes a broad high level approach at systematically analyzing both risks & opportunities to integrate sustainability at each step along a complex value chain. Specifically, students will be asked to assume the role of a sustainability professional within a private sector company, tasked with integrating various sustainability strategies, initiatives and tools into the fabric of the business.

Throughout the semester, the entire end-to-end value chain will be examined, however it is not the intent to conduct full in-depth technical analyses of each value chain area, rather we will look at sustainable operations from a high-level strategic management viewpoint, discussing integration opportunities and intersections related to: product design, procurement, logistics, physical operations, stakeholder engagement, product/service use and end-of-life disposition.

By considering the organization holistically, we will discuss analytical concepts and industry tools related to life cycle thinking, cost/benefit analyses, corporate sustainability strategies, and risk assessments. In addition to technical sustainability considerations such as climate change, energy, water and waste, students will learn to implement practical sustainability initiatives within operating organizations by carefully considering key stakeholder expectations and overall materiality. Finally, the intersection of sustainability and brand purpose will be explored, helping to find the sweet spot between sustainability science and creative/marketing communication.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Vance Merolla
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• 3 points

Sustainable Operations - Supply Chain Ma

In an era of growing environmental and social awareness, supply chains have emerged as a powerful lever for driving
sustainability in operations. Supply chain emissions are, on average, 11.4 times higher than operational emissions (1)
making them a critical focal point for impactful change in operations. This course explores the essential role of supply
chains in achieving sustainable outcomes and equips students with the tools and insights needed to transform
conventional practices into innovative, responsible, and efficient systems. This course is part of a broader curriculum
aimed at cultivating leaders who can integrate sustainability into the heart of business strategy. It is designed for
students from diverse professional and academic backgrounds, no prior experience in operations or supply chain
management is required to excel in this course.

Through this interdisciplinary journey, students will gain a robust foundation in supply chain management, learning
to integrate sustainability principles across operations. The course balances analytical skills with creative problem-
solving, preparing students to address real-world challenges. Upon completing this course, students will gain a
comprehensive skillset to analyze, design, and implement sustainable operations solutions in their future careers.
Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategic role of supply chains in modern economies,
including their critical impact in decarbonization efforts. Students will also learn to apply key analytical tools such as
demand forecasting and risk assessment, while mastering strategies for sourcing, supplier management, and logistics
optimization.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Catarina Carvalho
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• 3 points

INTRO TO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA

INTRO TO PROGRAMMING - JA

This course introduces students to the foundational principles of object-oriented programming (OOP) using Java, a robust, platform-independent language widely used in industry for building scalable and secure applications. Through hands-on experience and instruction, students will explore core OOP concepts, including abstraction,
encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism, while gaining practical experience with modular code design and reusability. Java’s extensive libraries and frameworks will be introduced to demonstrate its applications to the real-world use cases.

This course is designed for students without prior programming experience in programming. While not required, familiarity with based computing concepts (variables, loops, functions,) is recommended.

• Department: Applied Analytics
• Instructor: Feyzi Bagirov
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• 1.5 points

ADVANCED WRITING PROJECT

In this advanced professional writing workshop, students are guided through the process of crafting a significant publication-ready piece of writing, applying principles of journalism and strategic communication. Whether a book chapter, in-depth feature article, white paper, or policy proposal, each student’s unique project will require mastering a range of communication tools—including storytelling, data presentation, observation, and analysis.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• Instructor: Edith Hill Updike
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• 3 points

RESOLVING URBAN CONFLICT

This course explores and applies insights from a variety of academic disciplines to social conflict in urban areas. In addition, in this course we will treat the urban experience as the stage where social conflicts (family, corporate, political, etc.) are experienced and transformed collectively. 

Analyzing and Resolving Urban Conflict explores the contribution that the fields of conflict resolution, human geography, urban studies, and peace and conflict studies can offer to support efforts in lowering violence. This course also seeks to identify and resolve the underlying issues and patterns causing the outbreak and proliferation of violence in cities.

Specifically, the entire world is facing dramatic demographic changes due to the massive movement of people within and across national territories. According to the United Nations, by 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities or other urban centers. Domestically and internationally, cities are already becoming settings of new social and violent conflicts. We are already witnessing less rural insurgency and more urban insurgency, fewer guerrillas and more gangs and urban militias. In fact, urban areas are becoming the hubs of the transnational flow of commodities and people, of both licit and illicit markets. Cities around the world are increasingly stages where social problems, such as income inequality, racism, and gender-based violence are manifesting and being politically addressed via social movements.   

The course will have an interdisciplinary approach and will draw especially from the fields of anthropology, human geography, and peace and conflict studies. Throughout the course, these disciplines will be in dialogue with systems thinking approaches to analyze and transform social conflicts. In particular, students will also have an opportunity to apply the concepts learned by mapping and analyzing a case study of urban conflict.

Furthermore, the instructor will provide insights, principles and notions he has gained over the years while working as both a practitioner and a scholar in challenging urban environments such as Medellin and Bogotá, Colombia.

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• 3 points

CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS

Effective dialogue is one of the single most important activities of leaders today. Whether you are confronting a team member who is not keeping commitments, critiquing a colleague’s work, disagreeing with a spouse about financial decisions, or telling someone no, critical conversations are often avoided or handled in clumsy ways. This course will provide the theory underpinning these conversations, diagram their structure, and provide specific strategies for approaching them successfully.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• Instructor: Jesse L Scinto
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• 3 points

BUSINESS FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT

THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE NFL

In this course, students will critically analyze and consider the successes and challenges facing the NFL. Specifically, students will be tasked with identifying what accounts for its success as both a corporate and cultural institution; what lessons can be drawn from the success of the NFL that could pertain to other industries, whether in professional sports or elsewhere; and importantly, how the NFL is actually run as a business. Students will take a deep dive into a variety of subjects within the business of the NFL have first-hand access to NFL insiders from a variety of sectors within the league, and be tasked with cultivating business, marketing, leadership and general decision-making skills drawn from real-world experiences within the NFL.

• Department: Sports Management
• 3 points

ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, AND MODELING OF SUS

ACCT FIN & MOD OF SUS INV

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
• Instructor: Brad Schwartz
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• 3 points

Special Topics: Nonprofit Strategy and t

NOPM Public Policy Proces

This course explores the role of nonprofit organizations in the formation and implementation of public policy in the United States. As the influence and scope of the nonprofit sector continue to grow, nonprofit organizations increasingly shape policy debates, represent community perspectives, and contribute to the development and implementation of public policy. Understanding how nonprofits engage in the policy process has broad implications for future public sector professionals and those working to advance the common good.

The course provides students with an introduction to the public policy process and examines the ways nonprofit organizations participate in it. Topics include lobbying and advocacy, government regulation of nonprofit organizations, ballot initiatives, grantmaking for public policy, ethics in public interest lobbying, and the challenges facing nonprofit advocacy. Students will also explore how nonprofit organizations build the organizational capacity to engage in policy work and how public policy affects nonprofit operations and mission.

Through applied analysis and case studies, students will develop essential skills in lobbying, policy analysis, strategic advocacy campaign design, and—crucially—coalition building. The course emphasizes how ideas and insights from nonprofit practice can inform policy development and implementation, and how organizations can translate community needs into effective policy strategies.

More broadly, the course situates nonprofit advocacy within the social, political, economic, and philanthropic factors that shape the nonprofit sector. By examining the relationship between nonprofits and the public sector, students will gain practical insight into the challenges facing public institutions and communities. The course supports professional preparation for careers in public service, policy, and administration, and provides a strong foundation for students interested in pursuing graduate study in fields such as law, public administration, public policy, and other areas focused on public affairs.

• Department: Non Profit Management
• Instructor: Basil A Jr Smikle
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• 3 points

FINANCING THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY

FINANCING CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY

We need to transition toward a more environmentally sustainable society given both pollution and its health effects, and the impacts of extreme weather and climate change. The production and consumption of energy is the largest contributor to these concerns, and so the transition to a clean energy economy is essential. The increasing energy needs of the world’s growing population make this an ongoing challenge. At the same time, energy security and affordability, and social and economic inequities, must also be considered. New technologies and effective policies are needed to help drive increased deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Finance is also a key lever to drive the implementation of clean energy. The availability and cost of capital is a key determinant in scaling renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

This course focuses on the finance and market aspects of the clean energy economy, and integrates technology, policy, and finance to evaluate both the opportunities and challenges. There is a focus on renewable energy generation, as mass electrification using cleaner generation sources is necessary to sustain our energy-dependent lives and economies. The course also looks at energy efficiency, including specific end-uses of energy that are responsible for the majority of emissions (e.g., personal vehicles, buildings). Throughout the course, finance will be analyzed as a barrier to, or enabler of, greater adoption of clean energy, particularly as we think about the allocation of capital.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• 3 points

The Sustainable Transportation Economy

Course Overview

Transportation accounts for about 25% of global GHG emissions.  Significantly reducing emissions in this sector is fundamental for addressing climate change.  Historically, the technical and commercial tools for tackling emissions in this sector have lagged other sectors (for example, electricity production).  But over the last several years, this dynamic has changed and there is now unprecedented capital and brainpower focused on transportation decarbonization. The course focuses on capturing the key elements that will speed the scale-up to low- and no- carbon transportation (“sustainable transportation”) across the breadth of transportation sectors.  In doing so, this scale-up will create new industries and business models – and has the potential to benefit a wide group of people, including those who in the past have been disproportionally affected by poor air quality caused by existing transportation sources.  The course is designed for any student who wishes to understand these elements in a deeper way.

 

The course will explore the decarbonization opportunities and challenges across the various transportation sectors, including light duty, commercial fleets, public transportation, aviation, and marine sectors – as well as areas that cut across all sectors, such as battery adoption, the supply chain for materials, fueling/charging. and the impact of hydrogen.  Because the carbon content of propulsion fuels is dependent on other sectors (for example, the transition to renewable electricity), the course will examine the energy transition in transportation in the context of broader decarbonization trends.  In exploring each transportation sub-sector, the course will focus mainly from the commercial perspective, but will incorporate the external factors (e.g., innovation, policy, macro-factors) that affect commercial success.

 

The course is intended for anyone wishing to further their knowledge or their career in the areas of sustainable transportation – especially in areas related to electric transportation.  The course will rely on lectures and discussions, both led by the professor and guest lecturers.  There are no prerequisites for the course.  The course assignments will include a combination of problem sets, financial modeling, and case studies/written assignments.  No previous financial modeling experience is required; the professor and/or TA will provid

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Scott Fisher
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• 3 points

APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING I

APPLD MACHINE LEARNING I

APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING I

• Department: Applied Analytics
• Instructor: Kitty K Chan
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• Instructor: Vishal Lala
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• Instructor: Birol Emir
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• Instructor: Evgeniya Reshetnyak
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• Instructor: Vinay P Mahadeo
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• Instructor: Andrew Assing
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• Instructor: Birol Emir
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• 3 points

APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING I

APP MACHINE LEARN I ONLIN

APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING I

• Department: Applied Analytics
• Instructor: Zachary Kurtz
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• 3 points

Managerial Economics

• Department: Business Economics
• Instructor: Brett House
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• 1.5 points

Managerial Economics

• Department: Business Economics
• Instructor: Brett House
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• Instructor: Nachum Sicherman
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• 1.5 points

WORKSHOP ON POPULATION ORAL HEALTH

WRKSHP ON POPULATION ORAL HLTH

• Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
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TRADITIONAL ERM PRACTICES

This course provides an overview of the traditional ERM frameworks used to identify, assess, manage, and disclose key organizational risks. The traditional ERM frameworks are those that are more commonly in use and include COSO ERM, ISO 31000, and the Basel Accords. This course also provides an understanding of the methods, tools, techniques, and terminology most organizations use to manage their key risks, presented in the context of the foundational elements of an ERM process. This will enable students to navigate the ERM landscape within most organizations, and, along with the second-semester course Value-Based ERM, evaluate opportunities to enhance the existing ERM practices and evolve their ERM programs over time.

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• Instructor: H.S. Bob Kostakopoulos
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• Instructor: Marianna Belyavskiy
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• 3 points

TRADITIONAL ERM PRACTICES

This course provides an overview of the traditional ERM frameworks used to identify, assess, manage, and disclose key organizational risks. The traditional ERM frameworks are those that are more commonly in use and include COSO ERM, ISO 31000, and the Basel Accords. This course also provides an understanding of the methods, tools, techniques, and terminology most organizations use to manage their key risks, presented in the context of the foundational elements of an ERM process. This will enable students to navigate the ERM landscape within most organizations, and, along with the second-semester course Value-Based ERM, evaluate opportunities to enhance the existing ERM practices and evolve their ERM programs over time.

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• Instructor: Marianna Belyavskiy
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• Instructor: Peter Bruzzese
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• Instructor: Penny Cagan
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• Instructor: Sandra del Guercio
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• Instructor: James S Kim
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• 3 points

TRADITIONAL ERM PRACTICES

This course provides an overview of the traditional ERM frameworks used to identify, assess, manage, and disclose key organizational risks. The traditional ERM frameworks are those that are more commonly in use and include COSO ERM, ISO 31000, and the Basel Accords. This course also provides an understanding of the methods, tools, techniques, and terminology most organizations use to manage their key risks, presented in the context of the foundational elements of an ERM process. This will enable students to navigate the ERM landscape within most organizations, and, along with the second-semester course Value-Based ERM, evaluate opportunities to enhance the existing ERM practices and evolve their ERM programs over time.

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• Instructor: James S Kim
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• Instructor: Rajat Baijal
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• Instructor: Maria Papadaki
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• 3 points

TRADITIONAL ERM PRACTICES

This course provides an overview of the traditional ERM frameworks used to identify, assess, manage, and disclose key organizational risks. The traditional ERM frameworks are those that are more commonly in use and include COSO ERM, ISO 31000, and the Basel Accords. This course also provides an understanding of the methods, tools, techniques, and terminology most organizations use to manage their key risks, presented in the context of the foundational elements of an ERM process. This will enable students to navigate the ERM landscape within most organizations, and, along with the second-semester course Value-Based ERM, evaluate opportunities to enhance the existing ERM practices and evolve their ERM programs over time.

• Department: Enterprise Risk Management
• Instructor: Maria Papadaki
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• Instructor: Lyndsay Byun
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• Instructor: Fabrice Fiol
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• Instructor: Michael Leibrock
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• Instructor: Chris Magno
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• 3 points

FUNDAMENTALS OF DIRECTING

Weekly lectures will introduce film grammar, textual analysis, staging, the camera as narrator, pre-visualization, shot progression, directorial style, working with actors and editing. Lectures by all members of the full time directing faculty anchor the class, highlighting a range of directorial approaches with additional lectures on the techniques and aesthetics of editing. Each lecture will be supported by visual material from master film directors as well as the examples of the short films students will be required to produce in their first two semesters. For the final 7 weeks of the term, a student fellow will be available to mentor students through the planning of their 3-5 films.

• Department: Film
• Instructor: Bette Gordon
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• 3 points

APPLIED BUSINESS INTEL FRAMEWORKS IN SPR

APPLIED BI IN SPORTS

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
• Instructor: Jordan Rutner
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• 3 points

INTEGRATIVE CAPSTONE WORKSHOP

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Kizzy M Charles-Guzman
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• 3 points

AI/ML for Leaders

Generative AI represents a pivotal technological evolution with profound implications for the global economy and modern society. This course delves into the decades-long development of AI and machine learning, emphasizing its emergence as a critical economic and strategic force. As we explore this technology, we will assess its potential to revolutionize industries, enhance capabilities, and introduce complex challenges related to security, identity, and ethical considerations.

In this dynamic landscape, both incumbent businesses and governmental bodies face the urgent need to adapt to this disruption and the transformative changes it heralds. This course seeks to unpack the catalysts of this technological surge, its foundational principles, and the critical knowledge required for modern leadership in the AI era.

• Department: Technology Management
• 3 points

AI/ML for Leaders

Generative AI represents a pivotal technological evolution with profound implications for the global economy and modern society. This course delves into the decades-long development of AI and machine learning, emphasizing its emergence as a critical economic and strategic force. As we explore this technology, we will assess its potential to revolutionize industries, enhance capabilities, and introduce complex challenges related to security, identity, and ethical considerations.

In this dynamic landscape, both incumbent businesses and governmental bodies face the urgent need to adapt to this disruption and the transformative changes it heralds. This course seeks to unpack the catalysts of this technological surge, its foundational principles, and the critical knowledge required for modern leadership in the AI era.

• Department: Technology Management
• 3 points

CERAMICS I

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Patrice R Washington
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• Instructor: Candela M Bado
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• 3 points

FINANCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Financial Psychology focuses on the intersection of human psychology and wealth
management and the basic elements of consumer behavior. Students will explore
all of the biases, behaviors and perceptions that impact client decision-making and
financial well-being. Most importantly, this course is specifically designed to help
prepare the advisor to better understand all of the factors that impact client
decisions in an effort to help them achieve their own personal goals.

• Department: Wealth Management
• Instructor: Meghaan Lurtz
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• 3 points

NONFICTION WORKSHOP

• Department: Writing
• Instructor: Cristen A Beam
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• Instructor: Brenda Wineapple
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• 6 points

PRIN/APPL OF SOCIETY & CULTURE

Prerequisites: graduate standing. Introductory survey of major concepts and areas of research in social and cultural anthropology. Emphasis is on both the field as it is currently constituted and its relationship to other scholarly and professional disciplines. Required for students in Anthropology Department's master degree program and for students in the graduate programs of other departments and professional schools desiring an introduction in this field.

• Department: Anthropology
• Instructor: Ellen Marakowitz
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• 3 points

Fundamentals of Directing Lab: Secrets o

Fund of Dir Lab: Short Fi

Each week, outstanding shorts from Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, Aspen, and other international festivals will be screened and discussed. (You might see a few duds as well, for comparison purposes.) The emphasis in the first two weeks will be on shorts under six minutes, in preparation for the “3-to-5” project. The second two weeks will be devoted to films between 8 and 12 minutes long, in preparation for the “8-to-12”. The final weeks will include a variety of narratives the size of Columbia thesis films. Altogether, over forty films will be shown and discussed.

• Department: Film
• Instructor: Daniel Kleinman
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APPLIED CONFLICT RESOLUTION: FROM THEORY

This course explores the intersection of theory and practice in conflict resolution, giving students the opportunity to apply theories, models, and frameworks 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 and conflict analysis skills. 

Drawing from the disciplines of social and clinical psychology, political and organizational sciences, and international relations, conflict resolution practitioners have at their disposal a wealth of research that can inform their analysis of a situation and how to assist parties to mitigate, de-escalate and prevent conflict.

Participants in this class 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 to identify opportunities to change conflict dynamics. Applying conflict resolution constructs and frameworks such as interdependence, intergroup conflict, social identity, bias, peacebuilding, power dynamics, culture, and negotiation frameworks, 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 texts, 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: Statistics
• Instructor: Banu Baydil
  CULPA: 10 Info
• Instructor: Regina Dolgoarshinnykh
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Alberto Gonzalez Sanz
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• Instructor: Ruchira Ray
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• 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: Statistics
• Instructor: Regina Dolgoarshinnykh
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• Instructor: Victor H de la Pena
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• 3 points

APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING II

APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING II

• Department: Applied Analytics
• Instructor: David Shilane
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• 3 points

COLLECTIVE ACTION: MOBILIZING FOR CHANGE

Collective Action: Mobilizing for Change
examines how communication operates as a strategic force in the formation, activation, and coordination of collective action. The course moves beyond individual-level persuasion to focus on how messages, narratives, identities, and infrastructures mobilize groups, networks, and publics. Core topics include theories of collective action and mobilization; strategic communication and audience segmentation; narrative, framing, and collective identity; digital platforms and algorithmic mediation; power, ethics, and accessibility in mobilization; and comparative case studies drawn from social movements, advocacy campaigns, organizational mobilization, and civic action. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to connect strategic communication practices to broader social, political, and technological contexts.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• Instructor: Devo Probol
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• 3 points

NARRATIVE ETHICS

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• Instructor: Danielle R Spencer
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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: Statistics
• Instructor: Gabriel Young
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• 3 points

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS (GIS) FO

GIS FOR SUST MGMT

Maps have long been used to explore and communicate spatial information for practical tasks such as navigation and more analytic pursuits such as understanding relationships at the intersection of social and natural sciences. Today, most data—whether in spreadsheets, documents, apps, or sensor logs—is tied to a location, making it “mappable”. Learning to analyze this spatial data allows us to discover patterns and quantify relationships which support data driven decisions. 

This course introduces students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a modern end-to-end toolset to collect, store, analyze, and visualize spatial data. Through lectures, readings, guided discussions, weekly hands-on exercises (both in class and at home), and an individual term project, students practice core spatial analysis techniques and spatial data visualization. Weekly lectures will cover GIS applications in fields relevant to sustainability management as well as GIS theory and skills. Weekly assigned readings will match lecture topics on both applications and GIS theory/skills. The required term project allows each student to connect and apply GIS methods to a question of personal or professional importance, producing a polished spatial analysis and map product which will be presented to the class using StoryMaps.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Antoinette V Wannebo
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• 3 points

Foundations of Clinical Medicine Tutoria

FCM Tutorials I

• Department: Medicine
• 0 points

STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SCIENCE

Course Overview: 
This course introduces Python programming, covering data structures, control-flow, objects, and functions, along with libraries like re, requests, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, scipy, and more. These skills are applied to real-world data science tasks, including AB testing, data manipulation, modeling, optimization, simulations, and data visualization.

Students will develop computational thinking abilities, including problem decomposition, pattern recognition, data representation, abstraction, and algorithm design, through practical exercises.

• Department: Statistics
• Instructor: Haiyuan Wang
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• Instructor: Benjamin K Goodrich
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• 3 points

PYTHON FOR DATA ANALYSIS

• Department: Applied Analytics
• Instructor: Max Vilenchik
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• 3 points

COMMUNICATION AND GLOBAL BRANDS

COMMUNICATION & GLOBAL BRANDS

This course examines the discipline of global marketing communication, including the environmental factors that enabled global marketing. The course assesses early models of communication management and the current factors that enable global communication programs: the identification of global target audiences; the kinds of products and services that lend themselves to global communication and those that don’t; and the characteristics of leadership brands that are preeminent in global communication today. Students consider how levels of development and cultural values affect communication programs and how local differences can be reflected in global programs. Message creation and the available methods of message distribution are evaluated in the context of current and future trends. Students learn how to approach strategy and develop an integrated, holistic global communication program and how to manage such a program.

• Department: Strategic Communication
• Instructor: Annemarie Norris
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• 3 points

ENV SUST INDICATORS: CONSTRUCTION & USE

CONSTRUCTION AND USE

This course will present students with the architecture, data, methods, and use cases of environmental indicators, from national-level indices to spatial indices. The course will draw on the instructor’s experience in developing environmental sustainability, vulnerability and risk indicators for the Yale/Columbia EPI as well as for a diverse range of clients including the Global Environmental Facility, UN Environment, and the US Agency for International Development. Guest lecturers will provide exposure to Lamont experience in monitoring the ecological and health impacts of environmental pollution and the use of environmental indicators in New York City government. Beyond lecture and discussion, classroom activities will include learning games, role play and case study methods.

 

The course will explore alternative framings of sustainability, vulnerability and performance, as well as design approaches and aggregation techniques for creating composite indicators (e.g., hierarchical approaches vs. data reduction methods such as principal components analysis). The course will examine data sources from both in-situ monitoring and satellite remote sensing, and issues with their evaluation and appropriateness for use cases and end users. In lab sessions, the students will use pre-packaged data and basic statistical packages to understand the factors that influence index and ranking results, and will construct their own simple comparative index for a thematic area and region or country of their choice. They will learn to critically assess existing indicators and indices, and to construct their own. In addition, students will assess the impacts of environmental performance in several developing and developed countries using available data (e.g., pollutant levels in soils and air in Beijing and NYC), and project future changes based on the trends they see in their assessments. The course will also examine theories that describe the role of scientific information in decision-making processes, and factors that influence the uptake of information in those processes. The course will present best practices for designing effective indicators that can drive policy decisions.

Advising Note:
Students are required to have had prior coursework in descriptive and inferential statistics.

• Department: Sustainability Science
• Instructor: Alexander M Desherbinin
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• 3 points

MICROECONOMICS ANALYSIS I

• Department: Economics
• Instructor: Murat Yilmaz
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• 3 points

CONFLICT, SOCIAL NETWORKS AND COMMUNICAT

CONFL SOCIAL NETWKS/COMM

Conflict and communications technologies are inextricably connected  and this relationship  is increasingly mediated by social networks. Individuals and organizations face many challenges in using online technology for collaboration and conflict mediation purposes. Recent software innovations can facilitate knowledge acquisition, network building, and the analysis and presentation of conflict-related data. For professionals working in the field of conflict resolution, it is imperative to understand the role developments in communications technologies has  played in exacerbating and/or resolving conflicts.

This course will analyze the relationship between conflict and communications technologies. It will explore the challenges that individuals and networks face in using online technology for collaboration and conflict mediation purposes. It will demonstrate how recent software and social media innovations can facilitate knowledge acquisition, network building, and the analysis and presentation of conflict-related data. Finally, it will analyze contemporary cases where developments in communications technologies have played a critical role in exacerbating and/or resolving conflicts.

The course focuses on international peacebuilding and business and human rights cases. The former cases include Israel-Palestine, refugees, African peacebuilding, genocide prevention, and election violence monitoring. The latter cases include online harassment, cross-national email conflicts, sex trafficking, new business models such as Uber and AirBnB, and extractive resource conflicts.

The course will also instruct students in the use of social software (such as blogs, social media curation, and networking/visual mapping) and improve their “digital literacy” on a range of technologies. The course will provide practical (and often provocative) examples and challenge students to reflect on how these experiences and tools will be useful in their professional development and work environments.

• Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• Instructor: Ted Perlmutter
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• 3 points

Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
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Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
• 0 points

Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
• 0 points

Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
• 0 points

Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
• 0 points

Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
• 0 points

Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
• 0 points

Climate Adaptation Discussion

This is the discussion that corresponds with the course CLMT 5015 Climate Change Adaptation. Students are required to register for a discussion section.

• Department: Climate School
• 0 points

MACROECONOMICS ANALYSIS I

• Department: Economics
• Instructor: Julian Di Giovanni
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• 3 points