Impact Investing Seminar

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

• Department: Finance
• Instructor: Bhakti Mirchandani
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• 1.5 points

Seminar in Value Investing

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

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

Foundations of Private Equity

Private equity is primarily the investment of capital in the equity of private companies to fund growth or in public companies to take them private. This elective examines the role of private equity from both aspects: as a financing tool and as an investment opportunity. It reviews the critical issues that the parties involved in a transaction (investors, lending banks, managers, entrepreneurs/shareholders, and advisors) will face during the investment process and their negotiations. Topics covered include industry organization, fundamental analysis of investment situations and drivers of value creation, use of applications and models by industry professionals.

• Department: Finance
• Instructor: Aamir Rehman
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• 3 points

Foundations of Private Equity

Private equity is primarily the investment of capital in the equity of private companies to fund growth or in public companies to take them private. This elective examines the role of private equity from both aspects: as a financing tool and as an investment opportunity. It reviews the critical issues that the parties involved in a transaction (investors, lending banks, managers, entrepreneurs/shareholders, and advisors) will face during the investment process and their negotiations. Topics covered include industry organization, fundamental analysis of investment situations and drivers of value creation, use of applications and models by industry professionals.

• Department: Finance
• Instructor: Aamir Rehman
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• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO DBT SKILLS

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment that was originally developed for chronically suicidal individuals and is now the gold standard treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder.  The treatment and its adaptations have since been proven through research to be effective across a wide range of disorders and behavioral problems which have at their core the issue of Pervasive Emotion Dysregulation.   Students will be introduced to key theoretical concepts that inform the “spirit” of DBT, along with an overview of core treatment strategies as used within a DBT skills group. This course is focused on DBT skills, and will provide students with a basic understanding of the four DBT skills modules (Core Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance). The focus will be on the revised and expanded DBT Skills Manual released in late 2014.  Through course assignments and in-class activities, students will have an opportunity to learn the content of the skills, as well as how to structure and conduct a DBT skills group.   Students will develop a beginning understanding of standard comprehensive DBT, the particular function of each treatment component, (e.g., individual, group, consultation team, coaching) and how DBT skills relate to the other program components. The basic format of this course will include the Instructor's presentation of concepts and principles, group discussion, modeling, role-plays, and technique coaching.  As a practice elective, the major focus is on skill development.  As such, students are expected participate fully in in-class practice exercises and be receptive to feedback from their classmates.

• Department: Social Work
• T 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Kitama S Cahill-Jackson
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• 3 points

DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY PRACTICE

DBT PRACTICE

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

• Department: Social Work
• W 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: John A Fredrickson
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• 3 points

BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTIONS

BEHAVIORAL ASSESMT & INTE

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

• Department: Social Work
• R 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Amy Rapp
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• 3 points

PHYSICAL & PELVIC ASSESSMENT FOR MIDWIFE

PHYS & PELVIC ASSESS MIDW

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

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

International Seminar: Shangha

This course can be viewed as the most significant case study of your EMBA education - the case of China. We will discuss how the Chinese economy gets to where it is - by managing three transitions simultaneously: from Marx to market, from an inward-looking Middle Kingdom to an externally-oriented world factory, and from farming to industrialization. We will also discuss factors that could influence the chance of success/failure of doing business in China, including local financial sector, exchange rate policy, corruption, and negotiation style.

• Department: Business
• TWRFS 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Shang-Jin Wei
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• 3 points

Acute Care Simulation for the AG-ACNP

ACUTE CARE SIM FOR THE AG

This simulation course engages the AG-ACNP student in a variety of controlled practicum scenarios. The course offers the AG-ACNP student a simulated clinical environment and allows for integration of previous didactic and clinical knowledge to develop complex decision making skills

• Department: Nursing
• 1 points

DOCTORAL FIELD WORK

Fieldwork is integral to the academic preparation and professional development of doctoral students. This course provides the academic framework for fieldwork experience required for the student’s program of study. Fieldwork documentation and faculty adviser approval is  required prior to registration. A final written report must be submitted. This course will count toward  the degree program and cannot be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. With approval from the department chair or the doctoral program director, doctoral students can register for this course at most twice. In rare situations, exceptions may be granted by the Dean's Office to register  for the course more than twice (e.g., doctoral students funded by industrial grants who wish to  perform doctoral fieldwork for their corporate sponsor). The doctoral student must be registered for  this course during the same term as the fieldwork experience.

• Department: Engineering
• Instructor: Alexis R Moore
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• 1 points

Financial Planning & Analysis

This course explores the use of financial information for internal planning, analysis, and decision-making. The main objective of the course is to equip you with the knowledge to understand, evaluate, and act upon the many financial and non-financial reports used in managing modern firms.
Managing any modern firm requires information about the firm’s products, processes, assets, and customers. This information is a key input into a wide range of decisions: analyzing profitability of various products, managing product-line portfolios, setting prices, measuring and managing profitability of customers, making operational and strategic decisions, evaluating investments, guiding improvement efforts, and so on.
The focus of this course is on modern internal-reporting systems. We will discover that many firms do not provide their managers with useful information; we will see numerous examples of value destruction and bankruptcies caused by this. We will also investigate some modern ideas in how an organization’s internal information system should be designed to enhance value creation; and we will see how world-class firms take advantage of their competitors’ internal-reporting mistakes.
To attain the right level of understanding, we will briefly explore the mechanics of the many techniques used to prepare internal reports. But the emphasis in this course is very much on interpretation, evaluation, and decision-making.
We will examine the following key topics:
Designing managerial information systems to support an organization’s strategy.
Determining which financial and non-financial metrics are necessary for success in various competitive environments.
Evaluating profitability of products, services, assets, and customers.
The capabilities and the limitations of various reporting systems in guiding value-maximization, cost-control, and improvement efforts.
The limitations of traditional cost-estimation systems.
Activity-based costing and activity-based management.
Estimating and managing the costs of capacity resources.
Relevant costs and relevant revenues in business decisions.
The information necessary to evaluate long-term business decisions.
The incentives created by various performance-evaluation techniques.

• Department: Accounting (ACCT)
• FM 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Igor Vaysman
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• 1.5 points

Financial Statement Analysis a

This course will provide students with hands-on experience analyzing financial statements. Students will learn about the general tools, theoretical concepts, and practical valuation issues of financial analysis. By the end of the course, students should be comfortable using firms' financial statements (along with other information) to assess firm performance and make reasonable valuation estimates.
Course content and organization In the first half of the course, we will develop a valuation framework that integrates a firm’s strategy, its financial performance, and the credibility of its accounting. The framework consists of the following steps:
1. Understand the firm’s strategy. We will assess the firm’s value proposition and identify its key value drivers and risks.
2. Accounting Analysis. We will assess earnings quality and evaluate whether the firm's accounting policies capture the underlying business reality. If not, we will adjust the accounting to eliminate GAAP issues and management biases.
3. Financial Analysis. We will evaluate current performance with accounting data and financial ratios.
4. Prospective Analysis: Forecasting. We will assess whether current firm performance is sustainable, and we will forecast future performance. In our forecasts, we will consider growth, profitability, and future competitive advantage.
5. Prospective Analysis: Valuation. We will convert our forecasts of future earnings and book values into an estimate of the firm’s current value.
In the second half of the course, we will apply the above framework to a variety of business valuation contexts, including IPOs, mergers, and equity-investment analyses.

• Department: Accounting (ACCT)
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Thomas E Bourveau
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• 3 points

MASTER CLASS

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Rebecca R Sale
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• 3 points

MASTERS THESIS

Research in an area of mechanical engineering culminating in a verbal presentation and a written thesis document approved by the thesis adviser. Must obtain permission from a thesis adviser to enroll. Recommended enrollment for two terms, one of which can be the summer. A maximum of 6 points of master’s thesis may count toward an M.S. degree, and additional research points cannot be counted. On completion of all master’s thesis credits, the thesis adviser will assign a single grade. Students must use a department-recommended format for thesis writing.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Instructor: Matei T Ciocarlie
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• Instructor: Hod Lipson
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• 1-3 points

Business Analytics II

Business Analytics II (FT

This course extends and deepens the material you learned in business analytics. We will apply these methods in more unstructured and diverse situations, introduce new analytics tools and methods (including Tableau Visualization, text mining, and random forests), and study a modern framework for overfitting reduction called regularization that underlies much of modern machine learning. This course does not require coding or knowledge beyond Business Analytics, but the mathematical sophistication level will be somewhat more advanced.

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

Advanced Pharmacology

ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY

The goals of this course are to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the actions of drugs in order to enable them to use therapeutic agents in a rational and responsible manner in patients. Initially, basic principles of pharmacology will be reviewed (from N5375 course), including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs by the body. Drug-receptor interactions will also be presented and illustrated with appropriate examples. The focus of these lectures will be case-based whenever possible to demonstrate the therapeutic application of these pharmacologic principles and how this translates into efficacy and potential toxicity.

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

Operations Strategy

A firm's operations encompass all the activities that are performed in order to produce and deliver a product or a service. An operations strategy refers to a set of operational decisions that a firm makes to achieve a long-term competitive advantage. These decisions may be about the firms facilities, its technology/process choices, its relationships with both upstream and downstream business partners etc. The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how and why operational decisions are integral to a firms success. The course builds on concepts from the core Operations Management course and the core Strategy Formulation course. It is highly relevant to anyone whose work requires the strategic analysis of a firms operations, including those interested in consulting, entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment analysis, and general management. The course consists of four modules. The first module, Strategic Alignment," explores the question of how a firms operations should be structured so as to be consistent with the firms chosen way to compete. The second module, "Firm Boundaries," considers the question of what operational activities should remain in house and what should be done by a business partner and the long-term implications of these decisions on competitive advantage. This module also addresses the issue of managing the business relationships with supply chain partners. The third module, "Internal Operations," considers key decision categories in operations, e.g., capacity decisions, process choices, IT implementation, and managing networks, and shows how these decisions can lead to distinctive capabilities. The final module, "New Challenges," is set aside to address new topics that reflect the current trends in the business environment."

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Medini Singh
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• 3 points

Supply Chain Management

Revenue and Supply Chain

Supply chain management entails managing the flow of goods and information through a production or distribution network to ensure that the right goods are delivered to the right place in the right quantity at the right time. Two primary objectives are to gain competitive edge via superior customer service and to reduce costs through efficient procurement, production and delivery systems. Supply chain management encompasses a wide range of activities — from strategic activities, such as capacity expansion or consolidation, make/buy decisions and initiation of supplier contracts, to tactical activities, such as production, procurement and logistics planning, to, finally, operational activities, such as operations scheduling and release decisions, batch sizing and issuing of purchase orders.

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• MTWRU 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Will Ma
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• 3 points

Capstone 3

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Julia Guzman
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• Instructor: Patricia Precin
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• Instructor: Katherine Dimitropoulou
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• Instructor: Colleen M Maher
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• Instructor: Rochelle Mendonca
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• Instructor: Glen Gillen
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• 2 points

WRITING FOR PUBLICATION

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Patricia Precin
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• Instructor: Daniel L Geller
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• Instructor: Tyra M Banks
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• Instructor: Julia Guzman
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• Instructor: Katherine Dimitropoulou
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• Instructor: Phyllis R Simon
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• Instructor: Colleen M Maher
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• Instructor: Rochelle Mendonca
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• Instructor: Glen Gillen
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• 1 points

Psychopharmacology for the Advanced Prac

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR AP

This course is designed to build upon prior pharmacologic study to address advanced concepts in the clinical management of psychiatric symptoms. Students will critically analyze psychotropic interventions including but not limited to mechanisms of action, indications of use, dosing, side effects, drug-drug interactions, contraindications, and patient education. The use of psychotropic agents and complementary alternative medicine in relation to possible differential diagnoses is considered. Appropriate treatment across the patient lifespan, concurrent pathophysiology, chronic and acute medical conditions, multicultural influences, political and socioeconomic circumstances are also addressed.

• Department: Nursing
• F 10 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Jennifer Furst
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• 3 points

ANALYSIS OF CATEGORICAL DATA

• Department: ONLINE MS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
• SU 8:30 a.m.-4:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Tonguc Yaman
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• 3 points

All - Test

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• Department: OFFC OF THE REGISTRAR
• TR 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• 0 points

Sports Analytics

Sports analytics refers to the use of data and quantitative methods to measure performance and make decisions to gain advantage in the competitive sports arena. This course builds on the Business Analytics core course and is designed to help students to develop and apply analytical skills that are useful in business, using sports as the application area. These skills include critical thinking, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, game theory, optimization and simulation. These skills will be applied to sports in this course, but are equally useful in many areas of business.There will be three main topics in the course: (1) measuring and predicting player and team performance, (2) decision-making and strategy in sports, and (3) fantasy sports and sports betting. Typical questions addressed in sports analytics include: How to rank players or teams? How to predict future performance of players or teams? How much is a player on a team worth? How likely are extreme performances, i.e., streaks? Are there hot-hands in sports performances? Which decision is more likely to lead to a win (e.g., attempt a stolen base or not in baseball, punt or go for it on fourth down in football, dump and chase or not in hockey, pull the goalie or not in hockey)? How to form lineups in daily fantasy sports? How to manage money in sports betting? How to analyze various ``prop'' bets?The main sports discussed in the course will be baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and golf. Soccer, tennis, and other sports will be briefly discussed.
Students are welcome to pursue any sport in more detail (e.g., cricket, rugby, auto racing, horse racing, Australian rules football, skiiing, track and field, or even card games such as blackjack, poker, etc.) in a project. Class sessions will involve a mixture of current events, lecture, discussion, and hands-on analysis with computers in class. Each session will typically address a question from a sport using an important analytical idea (e.g., mean reversion) together with a mathematical technique (e.g., regression). Because of the "laboratory" nature of part of the sessions, students should bring their laptops to each class.

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark N Broadie
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• 3 points

Python for MBAs

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

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• T 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Sunny Israni
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• 1.5 points

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• Department: Biostatistics
• 1 points

Diagnosis and Management of Acute & Crit

DX & MGMT ACUTE CRIT ILLN

This is the first of three Diagnosis and Management courses designed to educate students on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of common acute and critical illnesses via a systems-based approach. Pathophysiologic alterations, assessment, diagnostic findings, and multimodal management will be discussed.  The course will examine social determinants of health and health disparities that may impact patients and family outcomes. Focus will be on the differential diagnosis and comprehensive healthcare management of commonly encountered acute and chronic physical illnesses using didactic lectures, case studies and simulation.

• Department: Nursing
• T 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• 3 points

TOPICS IN THEORETICAL STATISTI

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• Department: Statistics
• WRF 2:05 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
• WRF 3:45 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Bodhisattva Sen
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• 3 points

ECONOMICS OF STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR

This course examines the underlying economics of successful business strategy: the strategic imperatives of competitive markets, the sources and dynamics of competitive advantage, managing competitive interactions, and the organizational implementation of business strategy.
The course combines case discussion and analysis (approximately two thirds) with lectures (one third). The emphasis is on the ability to apply a small number of principles effectively and creatively, not the mastery of detailed aspects of the theory. The course offers excellent background for all consultants, managers and corporate finance generalists.

• Department: Business Economics
• MTWRU 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Wouter Dessein
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• 3 points

Decision Analysis and Cost Effectiveness

DEC ANAL & COST EFFECT HL

The course is an introduction to the concepts, methods, and application of decision analysis and economic evaluation of healthcare programs. In particular, the course focuses on the foundations and construction of cost-effectiveness analyses as well as the interpretation and critique of cost-effectiveness literature. Students will gain hands on experience using both Excel and TreeAge Pro to conduct decision analytic models.

• Department: Biostatistics
• 2 points

Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthe

PRIN & PRAC NURSE ANES II

This is the second of four didactic courses that discuss techniques for anesthetic administration and related technologies in the context of various surgical and diagnostic interventions in diverse anesthetizing locations. Focus is assessment and management of monitoring modalities and other techniques in the perioperative environment. Cultural humility will be incorporated into care plans to develop anesthetic management individualized to patient identities and cultures while including an emphasis on social and cultural health disparities.

• Department: Nursing
• W 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Maribeth L Massie
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Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthe

PRIN & PRAC NURS ANES LAB

This lab is the second of three lab/simulation courses. Focus is placed upon essential technology and procedures utilized in the management of the patient during the preoperative, intraoperative, and the postoperative period. The course activities promote a synthesis of lecture content obtained in the Principles & Practice of Nurse Anesthesia II course. Lab/simulation experiences will develop the psychomotor skills and critical thinking inherent to the practice of nurse anesthesia. Specific procedural skills must be safely demonstrated. Cultural humility will be incorporated into care plans and simulations to develop anesthetic management individualized to patient identities and cultures while including an emphasis on social and cultural health disparities.

• Department: Nursing
• W 1 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Christian Cansino
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• 2 points

Advanced Airway Simulation & Diagnostic

ADV AIRWAY SIM & DIAG SKL

The purpose of this lab course is to become familiar with advanced modalities in the management of the difficult airway, point of care ultrasound (PoCUS), radiology, and cardiac imaging. Laboratory experience provides psychomotor skill development and critical thinking inherent to advanced diagnostic techniques. As a component of the course, specific skills must be safely demonstrated.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Antoinette T Padula
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• 2 points

STATISTICS INTERNSHIP ELECTIVE

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• Department: Statistics
• Instructor: Tian Zheng
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• 3 points

CAPITAL MARKETS & INVESTMENTS

This is a first course in capital markets and investments. The course has three principal goals: To introduce the principles of asset valuation from an applied perspective. The majority of the class is concerned with the valuation of financial securities. The valuation issues to be discussed are heavily used in portfolio management and risk management applications. To introduce the following concepts: Arbitrage. The term structure of interest rates. Portfolio theory, risk-control, and diversification. Equilibrium asset pricing models; the CAPM. Efficient and inefficient markets. Performance evaluation. Pricing and hedging basic derivative securities (futures and options) To provide sufficient background knowledge for students seeking an overview of capital markets and an introduction to advanced finance courses.

• Department: Finance
• FFMW 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• FFMW 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
• Instructor: Harry Mamaysky
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• 3 points

Corporate Financial Management

Formerly known as Advanced Corporate Finance develops the art and science of optimal strategic decision-making by applying corporate financial theory to cases of financial policy, financial instruments and valuation. In particular, the following topics are studied: cost of capital and capital budgeting, discounted cash flow valuation and financial multiples, payout policy, equity and debt financing, option pricing theory and applications, corporate control and recapitalizations. The classes are structured to maximize the synergy between theory and practice, providing students portable, durable and marketable tools for their internships and careers.

• Department: Finance
• FFMW 2:20 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
• Instructor: John Moon
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• 3 points

Physical Modalities

PHYSICAL MODALITIES

This 5-week course during the third term of the DPT curriculum focuses on the appropriate and safe application of physical modalities in physical therapy practice. 

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for the appropriate and safe application of physical modalities commonly used in physical therapy practice. The principles, theories, and rationales for the use of physical modalities will be presented primarily in lecture format. Laboratory sessions include hands-on experiences with physical modalities, role-playing with peers, and case discussions. The emphasis of laboratory is to practice skills on normal individuals and to become competent in administering the examination and intervention techniques associated with the application of physical modalities. Students will be expected to apply information from previous or concurrent coursework to critically analyze a variety of clinical scenarios during case discussions. Clinical reasoning will be fostered and emphasized through all the learning experiences within this course.

• Department: Physical Therapy
• 1 points

Soft Tissue Mobilization

SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION

This course introduces basic and advanced principles and supporting evidence for several forms of soft tissue mobilization. This 8-week course during the 3rd term of the DPT curriculum uses an experiential learning approach to explore evidence-based practice concepts, apply pathophysiology knowledge, and alter musculoskeletal system function. Students will develop manual skills required to perform safe and effective soft tissue interventions in any clinical setting.

Soft tissue mobilization has been a part of manual medicine for millennia. This course introduces the theory, evidence, and practice of several common forms of soft tissue mobilization. The class begins with traditional massage that rely on basic theory and progresses to advanced techniques based on principles derived from current fascial theory. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to apply soft tissue mobilizations that impact musculoskeletal system impairment of the upper-extremity, lower- extremity, and trunk. Along the way, students apply evidence-based practice concepts and knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology, soft tissue pathophysiology in the experiential learning and discussion-based learning approach. Ultimately, students will be able to make logical clinical decisions that integrate soft tissue mobilization into an effective plan of care. Significant out-of-laboratory practice time is required to develop the manual skills for safe, effective, and professional soft tissue mobilizations in any clinical setting.

• Department: Physical Therapy
• 2 points

Mergers & Acquisitions

This course is designed to be an applications oriented course and will draw heavily upon real world change of control case studies. The course builds on the prior courses in corporate finance. The course will not introduce significantly new finance principles or analytical techniques other than those to which the student has been exposed to previously in the prerequisite introductory courses in finance at Columbia. The course will seek to apply basic finance principles and analytical techniques to actual problems likely to be encountered by senior management of major corporations or those who are the advisors to such management in the context of an M&A transaction. At the conclusion of the course, the student will have gained an appreciation for the role M&A plays on today's corporate landscape and have formed an opinion as to whether or not an M&A transaction makes sense" for the firm. The student should expect at the conclusion of this course to have gained a level of competency in M&A commensurate with an entry-level investment banking associate in M&A. Whether or not the student "practices" M&A, the course will afford the student with an insider's look into what is an undeniable major force on today's corporate landscape. Accordingly, students who are interested in investment banking, consulting, equity research, corporate development, corporate lending, strategic planning, private equity, leveraged finance, or proprietary trading many wish to consider this course."

• Department: Finance
• MTWRU 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Donna M Hitscherich
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• 3 points

Real Estate Finance

The course focuses on the set of concepts and techniques used to analyze and finance income-producing real property. It starts with the characteristics that make real property different, including cash flow uncertainties, debt sources and tax features. It then considers the available strategies and structures of real estate finance, including capital structure choices for construction and permanent financing. Extensive use is then made of cases to illustrate the range of choices and outcomes.

• Department: Finance
• TR 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Stijn G Van Nieuwerburgh
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• 3 points

ENTREPRENEURL FINANCE

What is entrepreneurial finance? In short, it is a course designed to learn how to evaluate, finance, and capitalize on new business opportunities. More generally, we know that finance studies valuation and the allocation of resources under uncertainty. Indeed, fundamental topics in finance (e.g., valuing cash flows, assessing the cost of capital, choosing among suppliers of funds, and aligning incentives for value maximization) are as important for entrepreneurial firms as for more established firms. However, the capital market for financing entrepreneurial activities, and private equity investing more generally, differs fundamentally from capital markets considered in standard corporate finance. New and growing firms likely to have less information about their future prospects. Investments in private companies are also often illiquid and under-diversified, hence difficult decisions about financial contracting have to be made.

• Department: Finance
• MTWRU 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Ewens
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• 3 points

Clinical Seminar in Women's Health

CLIN SEMIN WOMEN'S HEALTH

Clinical seminar in Women's Health is designed to provide the Women's Health Subspecialty student with an opportunity to expand on clinical practicum experiences via case presentation and faculty led group clinical discussion. Each student will present a case chosen from the women's health practicum experience. The presenting student will lead a class discussion based on their case facilitated by the course instructor. Some seminar sessions will include a didactic component presented by the course instructor to further elaborate on clinical issues presented in the cases over the course of the semester.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Adena Bargad
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• 1 points

Principles of Epidemiology III: Applied

PRINS/EPID III:DATA ANALY

The purpose of this course is to provide practical experience in analyzing epidemiologic data. The goal is to familiarize you with various analytic methods and their uses to answer specific epidemiologic research questions. Brief reviews of relevant statistical methods, their applications in epidemiologic research and interpretation of results will be covered step by step in this course. You will be provided with several data sets from epidemiologic (case-control and cohort) studies and will be asked to conduct analyses of these data.

• Department: Epidemiology
• TR 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Tonguc Yaman
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• 3 points

Essential Antepartum Care

ESSENTIAL ANTEPARTUM CARE

This course provides the graduate midwifery student with theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the antepartum period emphasizing essential physiology and management within the context of social and reproductive justice.

• Department: Nursing
• W 2 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Pritiasha N Harrichand
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• 2 points

Essential Sexual and Reproductive Health

ESSNTL SEXUAL & REPR HLTH

This course addresses sexual and reproductive health issues and the diagnosis and management of essential health conditions.  Measured outcome disparities and social justice issues will be presented as they relate to sexual and reproductive health.

• Department: Nursing
• T 1 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Caroline S Handschuh
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• 2 points

Practicum in Women's Health

PRACTICUM IN WOMEN'S HEAL

This class builds upon the principles learned in the two foundational courses of the subspecialty in Women’s Health: Comprehensive Women’s Health and Advanced Care for the Childbearing Year. The student will perform and document women's health and/or antepartum physical exams in both laboratory practice and clinical settings focusing on health promotion and maintenance.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Adena Bargad
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• 1-2 points

Clinical Practicum in Nurse-Midwifery

CLIN PRAC IN NURSING MIDW

Nurse-Midwifery services provide intensive clinical experience in all areas of nurse-midwifery practice. Direct student teaching is provided by nurse-midwifery preceptors affiliated with the program.

• Department: Nursing
• 6 points

Introduction to Advanced Epidemiologic M

INTRO TO ADV EPI METHODS

This course is geared towards physician researchers to provide hands-on experience with statistical methods that go beyond the basics to enhance grant writing skills. Students who are actively developing grants are encouraged to use the course to develop their methods section and/or analyze preliminary data. Topics include sample size calculations, clustered data, interrupted time series analysis, multilevel modeling, and longitudinal data analysis techniques. The course will take place over six 3.5-hour sessions conducted on Zoom. Each session will begin with a lecture introducing the analysis methods covered which will be followed by a lab session in which students will use SAS to conduct exercises implementing the analytic techniques (datasets and example code will be provided). Lab sessions will include individual and breakout group work. Course assignments will include readings, labs (which will not be graded), short quizzes on the analysis methods, assignments and a final project in which students will develop an analytic plan, conduct a data analysis and present findings (students can use their own or a course-provided dataset). Each student must have a full-version of SAS installed (SAS University and SAS OnDemand will not be sufficient for this course) and SAS experience is strongly preferred.

• Department: Biostatistics
• F 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 1.5 points

PRESENT/VISUALIZING EPID DATA

• Department: ONLINE MS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
• Instructor: Thelma Mielenz
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• 3 points

Tutorial in Epidemiology

TUTORIALS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY

Independent research with individual faculty. Tailored to the particular interests and needs of the individual student. May include literature review, research projects, or other special studies that enrich the student’s program.

• Department: Epidemiology
• Instructor: Larkin S McReynolds
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• 0-6 points

Independent Study in Nurse-Midwifery

IND STUDY NURSE MIDWIFERY

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Rebekah L Ruppe
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• 1-8 points

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• 3 points

Analysis of Large-Scale Data

Large data sets provide crucial information for monitoring the health of our nation and evaluating public health policies. The principal goal of this course is for students to develop the skills to identify, process, and analyze these data to answer a specific research or policy question. The class is an applied, hands-on course that provides an introduction to several major health data sets and guides students in processing and analyzing these data. Students will hone computer and statistical skills developed in other research methods courses. Students with also gain insight into active research projects that utilize large scale health data sets via a series of guest lectures. By accessing data that measure health variables of current importance, the class provides a foundation for developing a variety of health policy research questions.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Zohn Rosen
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• 3 points

METHODS OF TEACHING

• Department: Rehabilitation Medicine (RMED)
• Instructor: Ashley Kingon
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• 3 points

Governance, Health Law & Ethics

GOVERNANCE,HEALTH LAW & E

This course is intended to provide students with the legal framework governing health care administration, management and policy. Students will analyze case law, and selected statutes relevant to health care administrators, providers, and consumers of care. Students will be exposed to the evolution of laws and the ethical, practical and political impact of laws in the management of health care institutions.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• M 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• 1.5 points

Health Care Marketing

HEALTHCARE MARKETING

This course covers marketing strategy for all players, from biotech startups to pharmaceutical firms and service providers. It has two objectives: Present methods and models used in the life sciences sector, and demonstrate how they are successfully used in current business situations. Key learnings include how to segment consumer and medical markets, brand a new product/service, create a marketing plan for a startup, decide on a pricing approach and integrate online/offline communications. Students customize the course to their needs with a term paper (instead of final exam) based on a consulting assignment for a company.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• W 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Daniel Altchek
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• 1.5 points

Analytics & Managerial Decision Making I

ANLYTC&MNGR DECISION MAKI

This is a course about analytical thinking and skills for managers. Our aim is to further develop statistical skills, while emphasizing practical applications, translation to policy, and communicating results. We will spend the first half of the course building technical skills on fundamental and some advanced analytical methods, where each session will be a combination of teaching and practice. Next, we will apply all skills into interactive challenges (including presentation of results), where we will focus on written and visual communication of insights. We will close the class by covering the principles of survey design and analysis, plus utilizing insights for decision-making. We will develop these skills not only through directed challenges, but also through more practical examples, where only general guidance is provided and participants will utilize their own creativity and experience.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• MR 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Kai Ruggeri
  h-index: 22 Info
• 3 points

HEALTHCARE FINANCE

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Steven B Katz
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

Healthcare Financial Management

HEALTHCARE FINANCE

How do unique characteristics of the healthcare industry influence financial management in this sector? What techniques are effective in this field? How can we uses cases to avoid mistakes and to maximize efficiency and ultimately patient health? The goal of this class is to teach the principles necessary for effective financial management in healthcare to individuals who are not experienced financial executives. It is intended to make administrators comfortable in managing the finances of the department or other entity for which they have responsibility.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• MR 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Julius L Chen
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• 3 points

Health Innovation & Technology

HEALTH INNOVATION & TECHN

Information technology and the management of this technology is increasingly critical in healthcare. Healthcare represents a new frontier for information management. This class explores the promises and challenges of health information technology in today's environment. Readings and lectures will focus on the nature and uses of health care information systems in a variety of health care settings. Students will learn fundamental IT terminology, understand how IT fits into the organizational structure in terms of quality of care, financing, and strategic organizational issues as well as project management. They will also learn about opportunities and challenges for IT in healthcare in the future.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• MR 5:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Darryl S Hollar
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• 1.5 points

Independent Study in Psychiatric Mental

IND STUDY IN PSYCH NURSIN

This independent study in PMH is designed to provide an opportunity for students to be mentored in their exploration of a topic of their choice in the area of psychiatry. Students are required to develop a focus for their study, followed by a thesis statement, outline, and literature review. Students may present an annotated literature review or a brief paper (3-5 pages) as their completed project.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Latisha M Hanson
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• 1-8 points

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

INTERP COLL PRACT T-I CAR

This is a year-long elective course sequence required for Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) interns. The purpose of the seminar is to provide students with enriched educational, training and career development opportunities focused on interprofessional practice, assessment of violence and trauma focused cognitive behavioral techniques. Over the course these 3 semesters, students will gain proficiency in evidence-based methods of trauma informed care, understanding the short and long term consequences of violence and other forms of trauma, and assess for the impact of trauma on well-being and rehabilitation. Didactic, experiential, and simulation training will be made available to enhance participation and learning. Students will gain an understanding of the role of the interprofessional behavioral health team and their individual contributions and therapeutic modalities. At the end of the course sequence, students will be prepared to meet behavioral health needs in varied settings across the life span.

• Department: Nursing
• 0 points

PUB HLTH CONCEPTS FOR MANAGERS

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: David Rosenthal
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• 3 points

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATEGY

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

Competitive Health Strategy

COMPETITIVE HEALTH STRATE

The Course is the integrating exercise for the Management curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to experience the challenges of executive leadership and strategic decision-making in a realistic exercise that effectively emulates or simulates the full breadth and complexity of organizational decision-making in a complex, competitive marketplace. Using the HealthSquare Simulation and working in teams of 6-7 members, students will act as the executive leadership of a community hospital participating in a multi-hospital market. As hospital executives, they will be required to analyze the position of their institution and to make all decisions central to the successful management of the hospital, including such elements as service line mix, capacity, investment in quality professional/clinical, systems, etc., patient/payer mix, marketing, staffing, financial structure, and so on. Participation in this complex experiential learning experience is supported by group/team work session, readings, lecture/discussions, and presentations. As indicated above, all students are expected to take an active role in each session; the level of class participation will have a major effect on the quality of the Course.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• SU 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: John Winkleman
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• 1.5 points

PROG EVALUATION FR POLICYMAKRS

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Howard Friedman
  h-index: 27 Info
• 1.5 points

GLOBALIZATION & HEALTH POLICY

• Department: Executive Classes in HPM
• Instructor: Anoop M Raman
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• 1.5 points

Tutorial in Health Policy and Management

TUTORIAL HEALTH POLICY &

For students who wish to acquire further knowledge and research skills in areas of special interest. Tailored to the particular needs and interests of individual students, they can take many forms - literature reviews, research projects, field experiences, other special studies, or learning experiences. The objective is to enrich the students program.

• Department: Health Policy & Management
• Instructor: Amina Williams
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• 0-6 points

Advanced Practice in Psychiatric Mental

ADV PRAC PSYCH MENTAL HLT

This course is designed to advance the student's clinical practice with patients in a variety of psychiatric mental health settings.  The practicum is the second of two consecutive courses. Expectations of this clinical experience are direct patient contact, therapeutic interaction with staff, families, and systems, as well as medication management. The student will function in the role of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioner.  Details of the practicum will be coordinated with the student, preceptor/agency, and faculty based upon course objectives, clinical objectives, and student educational goals.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Beth J Maletz
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• 4 points

PT Management of Orthopedic Conditions I

PT MGMT ORTHOPEDIC CONDIT

8-week course during the third term of the DPT curriculum is the second course in a series of four courses in orthopedic physical therapy. This course emphasizes differential diagnosis, clinical decision-making, and development and implementation of a plan of care for patients demonstrating musculoskeletal dysfunction of the knee, ankle, and foot.

This course is the second in a series of four orthopedic courses, which applies the Patient Management Model to musculoskeletal conditions associated with the knee, ankle, and 2 foot. Examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention and outcome assessment for the knee, ankle, and foot are linked with diagnostic imaging and conservative and surgical management. Interventions integrate joint and soft tissue manual therapy techniques with therapeutic exercise. Emphasis is placed on clinical decision-making and evidenced-based practice in individuals with orthopedic conditions. Exercise applications that are utilized throughout the lifespan that address identified impairments, activity, and participation limitations. Students will apply clinical decision making strategies to practice, design, modify and progress exercise programs with proper biomechanical alignment and proper muscle balance for optimal performance. All material in this course will be delivered in a synchronous format, to include face-to-face lab instruction time for higher-level activities to solve problems and apply what has been learned outside the classroom to new situations. The active learning strategies facilitate “thinking on your feet.”

• Department: Physical Therapy
• 4 points

DNP SEMINAR IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE NU

DNP SEM IN PED PRIM NURS

Seminar in Pediatric Primary Care Nursing I is designed to provide PNP students an academic environment to share practicum experience and integrate the Columbia University School Of Nursing (CUSON) DNP competencies into clinical encounters. Students will draw upon current pediatric trends, history-taking and assessment skills, and common diagnoses and apply that knowledge to the clinical encounter format.

• Department: Nursing
• T 1 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
• 2 points

Clinical Geriatrics

CLINICAL GERIATRICS

This course requires application of basic science information to clinical cases. Emphasis is on clinical reasoning, screening, examination, evaluation, diagnosis and prognosis, and development of a plan of care for older adults. Integration of knowledge of multiple systems and procedural interventions is expected.

The principal objective of this course is to provide the student with the necessary knowledge base and skills needed to improve the health, independence, and quality of life of the older population. Students will broaden their ability to recognize abnormal findings within the context of aging and apply evidence-based geriatric rehabilitation principles to their assessments and treatment of older adults. A special emphasis will be placed on interpreting functional performance measures to manage balance deficits and falls in the aged and prescribe targeted interventions for age-related syndromes and conditions.

• Department: Physical Therapy
• 3 points

Advanced Clinical Assessment

ADV CLIN ASSESSMENT X LIF

Utilizing a systems approach and a background in basic physical assessment, advanced physical assessment skills are studied. The identification and interpretation of abnormalities in the physical exam are emphasized in depth. The approach to the development of the differential diagnosis is introduced. The goal of this course is to provide the critical thinking necessary for the beginning advanced practice nursing student to analyze history and physical exam data.

• Department: Nursing
• R 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• W 1 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
• 3 points

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Foundat

DEI Foundations

These days it is rare to find a business or organization that does not list Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as a top priority. Business leaders are expected to lead diverse teams and support DEI, yet little formal education is provided to leaders in the field on the subject. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Foundations addresses this gap by introducing the fundamental concepts, frameworks, and theories that inform how we as leaders make meaning of diversity, equity, and inclusion personally and professionally. This course is an excellent opportunity for those interested in developing their ability to; understand and engage in conversations about diversity and inclusion; develop the ability to speak to the role DEI will play in their professional career; explore how their own identities relate to various systems of power, inclusion, and exclusion and contribute to building a more equitable workplace. Engaging with DEI is no longer a choice -- it is imperative. By the end of this course, students will have a working knowledge of the fundamental aspects of DEI and the tools required to engage in this work.

• Department: Business
• FW 6 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Samantha Shapses-Wertheim
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• 1.5 points

Business and Climate Change

Climate science informs us that global emissions of greenhouse gas emissions must be rapidly and dramatically reduced if humanity is to avoid catastrophic climate change. After three centuries of rising emissions, the entire global economy must now decarbonize in the coming three decades. Fortunately, most of the technologies and investment capital necessary to reduce and eventually eliminate emissions exist or are in development, but the urgency to implement those solutions is critical.
This course provides an overview of climate change, its effects on business, and how businesses can (and should) respond. The course covers emissions sources and their impact on climate change, followed by an exploration of the policy landscape, including current legislation, carbon markets, and climate justice. The course then evaluates current and evolving mitigation technologies, reviews the tools of climate finance, and considers strategies for reducing emissions to net zero. Finally, the course introduces the role of businesses in addressing climate change, including net-zero goals, actions they can take to mitigate their impact, and the perspectives of shareholders.
Throughout the course, the business case for climate action is emphasized, highlighting the economic benefits of taking action to address climate change.

• Department: Business
• FM 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
• MTWRF 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Gernot Wagner
  Wikipedia Info
• 1.5 points

Independent Study in Oncology

INDEPENDENT STUDY - ONCOL

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Maura E Murphy
  Info
• 1-8 points

Cancer Symptom Management

CANCER SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

This course is designed to present an integrative approach to identifying and managing the symptoms of cancer and cancer treatment through the disease continuum. The course will include a focus on aspects related to physical, psychosocial and spiritual issues that impact the lives of the person/family with cancer.

• Department: Nursing
• T 6:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m.
• Instructor: Kjersten Evans
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• 2 points

Practicum for Cancer Symptom Management

PRAC FOR CANCER SYMPTOM M

This course provides the opportunity to manage the symptoms of cancer and its treatments with expert supervision and collaboration in the clinical setting. Learning is facilitated by expert clinicians in oncology/hospice/home/long term care areas. Evidence based practice will be promoted in issues related to quality of life, identification and prevention of complications of treatment and patient and caregiver stress.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Maura E Murphy
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• 1 points

Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies a

Given the impact of technological tools and advancements in todays modern economy, it has become increasingly imperative for business professionals and professional graduate students to have a top-down understanding of some of the most relevant, applicable, and highly technical topics such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and digital tokens (among others). This course offers a comprehensive primer for those without any prior technical knowledge on the aforementioned subject matters, with a special focus on theory and practice and covering introductory- to intermediate-level content coverage. We will start by covering the basics and fundamental building blocks of the technological developments and innovations that made distributed systems and digital currencies such as blockchain and Bitcoin, respectively, possible. We will ultimately end the course on more complex topics and the latest research in the field, including the fundamental challenges to our existing economics and financial frameworks and the incumbent firms as well as potential solutions to such matters. Please note absence from the first day of class will result in automatic forfeiture of students' registration. Auditing is not permitted (no exceptions).

• Department: Business Economics
• MTWRU 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Amir R Farrokhnia
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• 3 points

The U.S. Healthcare Industry

The U.S. healthcare system is an enormously complex, trillion-dollar industry. It includes thousands of hospitals, nursing homes, specialized care facilities, independent practices and partnerships, web-based and IT supported service companies, managed care organizations, and major manufacturing corporations. Healthcare is the fastest growing component of many consulting practices and investment portfolios. In dollar terms, it accounts for over 18% of GDP and is larger than the total economy of Italy. It continues to grow in size and complexity, complicating the long-standing problems of increasing costs, limited consumer access, and inconsistent quality. And, the historic Affordable Care Act has resulted in significant changes throughout the entire industry and will have major implications for years to come. This tremendous dynamism is unmatched by any other industry and offers incredible opportunities for new business endeavors."

• Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
• MTWRF 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Carri Chan
  h-index: 17 Info
• 1.5 points