STRAT INTELLIGNC/POL DEC MAKNG
The interaction of intelligence and political decision-making in the U.S. other Western democracies, Russia and China. Peculiarities of intelligence in the Middle East (Israel, Iran, Pakistan). Intelligence analyzed both as a governmental institution and as a form of activity, with an emphasis on complex relations within the triangle of intelligence communities, national security organizations, and high-level political leadership. Stages and disciplines of intelligence process. Intelligence products and political decision-making. The function of intelligence considered against the backdrop of rapid evolution of information technologies, changing meaning of homeland security, and globalization. Particular emphasis on the role of intelligence in the prevention of terrorism and WMD proliferation.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
- 3 points
Research Training
Research training course. Recommended in preparation for laboratory related research.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Gerard A Ateshian
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Tal Danino
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X. Edward Guo
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Henry Hess
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Elizabeth Hillman
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Clark T Hung
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Lance Kam
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Elisa Konofagou
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Kam W Leong
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Helen Lu
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Barclay Morrison
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Elizabeth Olson
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Paul Sajda
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Samuel Sia
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John T Vaughan
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Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
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Qi Wang
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Nandan L Nerurkar
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Stephen H Tsang
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Elham Azizi
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Jose McFaline-Figueroa
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Treena L Arinzeh
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Sanja Vickovic
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Santiago Correa
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Ke Cheng
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Grace McIlvain
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MACROECONOMICS SEMINAR
Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and ECON UN3412 Registration information is posted on the departments Seminar Sign-up webpage. Selected topics in macroeconomics. Selected topics will be posted on the departments webpage.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- T 3 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
- 4 points
ESSAYISM
In the second decade of the 21st century there is more critical attention than ever before on the essay as a literary genre and a cultural practice that crosses media, registers, disciplines, and contexts. The concept of “essayism” was redefined by Robert Musil in his unfinished modernist novel,
The Man Without Qualities
(1930) from a style of literature to a form of thinking in writing: “For an essay is not the provisional or incidental expression of a conviction that might on a more favourable occasion be elevated to the status of truth or that might just as easily be recognized as error … ; an essay is the unique and unalterable form that a man’s inner life takes in a decisive thought.” In this course will explore how essays can increase readers’ and writers’ tolerance for the existential tension and uncertainty we experience both within ourselves as well as in the worlds we inhabit. As Cheryl Wall argues, essays also give their practitioners meaningful work to do with their private musings and public concerns in a form that thrives on intellectual as well as formal experimentation. The course is organized to examine how practitioners across media have enacted essayism in their own work and how theorists have continued to explore its aesthetic effects and ethical power.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 4 points
REVOL/RAD POLITICS-MARX-MAY'68
This seminar will expose students to classical texts in political theory relating to revolutionary action, political ethics and social militancy from the Communist Manifesto to 1968. The course will explore the idea of revolutionary ethics as conceived by Western and non-Western political philosophers and militants. The discussion will stress the connection between philosophers and revolutionary leaders and the transformation of the idea of radical politics through the dialogue between these two discourses (the philosophical and the militant) and the public reception of revolutionary events in the media and commemorative writings. Authors will be examined according to their historical context and their role in the tradition of political thought and the history of radical politics from 1848 to the mid-sixties. Students will be exposed to different discourses of political militancy and radical politics and to reflect on the ethical implications of the history of radical thought and action in comparative perspective.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
- 4 points
TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Selected topics in computer science. Content and prerequisites vary between sections and semesters. May be repeated for credit. Check “topics course” webpage on the department website for more information on each section.
- Department: Computer Science
- MW 1 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Chris Murphy
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SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP
Only for masters students in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics who may need relevant work experience a part of their program of study. Final report required. May not be taken for pass/fail or audited.
- Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
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Instructor:
Carlos Paz Soldan
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FIELDWORK
Only for BMEN graduate students who need relevant work experience as part of their program of study. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Instructor:
Clark T Hung
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FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used for degree credit. Only for Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics graduate students who include relevant off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
- Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
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Instructor:
Scott T Kelly
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Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
Capstone Workshop in Climate and Society
In this course, students will work jointly with a client organization in the climate and society field. Under the guidance of the instructors, they will take a short request from the organization for a specific product (data analysis, program development, curricular and training material, or other related items), develop a work plan, implement the work plan, and present the final product to the client. This course gives students direct experience in the co-production of knowledge in the climate and society field, a valuable skill in the contemporary world. It extends the training in the integration of natural science and social science that is a hallmark of the Climate + Society program. It includes training in the construction of a boundary object--a final product--conducted jointly with the client organization; this training includes instruction in project design, implementation and evaluation, and in communication between organizations.
- Department: Climate School
- R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 3 points
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Students will examine the generally accepted account principles (GAAP) underlying financial statements and their implementation in practice. The perspective and main focus of the course is from the users of the information contained in the statements, including investors, financial analysts, creditors and, management. By the end of this class students will be able to construct a cash flow statement, balance sheet and decipher a 10K report.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Melissa Hall
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MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZAT
Students will gain an overview of major concepts of management and organization theory, concentrating on understanding human behavior in organizational contexts, with heavy emphasis on the application of concepts to solve managerial problems. By the end of this course students will have developed the skills to motivate employees, establish professional interpersonal relationships, take a leadership role, and conduct performance appraisal.
- Department: Human Capital Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- R 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Young Mi Park
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Instructor:
Aaron S Wallen
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Special Topics: Ethics and Technology in
This 1.5-credit onsite graduate course examines the ethical dynamics shaping contemporary technology management as innovation, regulation, and societal expectations rapidly evolve. Drawing on globally recognized perspectives and frameworks in responsible AI leadership and governance, the course explores how ethical considerations inform strategic decision-making across the technology lifecycle, from human-centered design to enterprise-scale digital transformation. Students critically analyze emerging challenges in artificial intelligence, data stewardship, collective decision-making systems, and value alignment, with attention to governance models, institutional accountability, and evolving regulatory frameworks. An emphasis is placed on evaluating the economic, social, and sustainable implications of technologies to strengthen ethical leadership discernment and strategic risk evaluation. The course equips students to critically navigate the ethical complexities of technological progress while aligning innovation with institutional values, societal responsibility, and long-term organizational integrity in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
- Department: Technology Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Francesca Rossi
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DATA ANALYSIS WITH PYTHON
This course is meant to provide an introduction to regression and applied statistics for the social sciences, with a strong emphasis on utilizing the Python software language to perform the key tasks in the data analysis workflow. Topics to be covered include various data structures, basic descriptive statistics, regression models, multiple regression analysis, interactions, polynomials, Gauss-Markov assumptions and asymptotics, heteroskedasticity and diagnostics, data visualization, models for binary outcomes, models for ordered data, first difference analysis, factor analysis, and cluster analysis. Through a variety of lab assignments, students will be able to generate and interpret quantitative data in helpful and provocative ways. Only relatively basic mathematics skills are assumed, but some more advanced math will be introduced as needed. A previous introductory statistics course that includes linear regression is helpful, but not required.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MW 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
- 3 points
STRATEGIC STORYTELLER
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a deep and broad understanding of stories and how they can be used in strategic communication. Drawing from a wealth of evidence-based and field-tested work on storytelling from both local and global contexts, students will learn why stories tend to be so powerful and—with a focus on the written, performed, and transmedia aspects of storytelling—gain experience in telling stories to achieve organizational objectives. Your skills will be sharpened through lively seminar discussions, storytelling exercises, workshop-style coaching, and presentations and on-camera practice. By the end, students will walk away with a new mindset and a host of strategies that can be immediately implemented in their everyday work.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lauren R Glover
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INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING
Students will learn fundamental marketing concepts and their application. By the end of this class you will know: the elements of a market, company strategy, how to identify customers and competition, the fundamental elements of the marketing mix (product, price, placement and promotion) how to research consumer behavior, and pricing strategies. Students will have extensive use of case study projects. Please note that there are separate online and in-person versions of the course, and the modalities offered may vary by semester. Be sure to check the modalities of the sections offered and enroll in the correct modality for your situation.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew Blum
Info - 3 points
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
This course is about cost-benefit analysis and the economic evaluations of policies and projects. Cost benefit analysis (CBA) consists of a comprehensive set of techniques used to evaluate government programs. It is now routinely applied in such program areas as transportation, water projects, health, training and education, criminal justice, environmental protection, urban policy and even in the international arena such as foreign direct investment. Many of the techniques of CBA can also be applied to private sector decision-making. The objective of CBA is to determine whether the benefits of a particular program, policy or decision outweigh its costs. The techniques used to determine this are sometimes quite simple, but on other, increasingly frequent occasions are highly sophisticated. Sophisticated cost benefit studies are based on a framework that utilizes the basic concepts of economic theory. In addition, statistical and econometric analyses are often needed to estimate program effects from diverse available data. The course has two parts: methodology and practice. The goal is for students to be practically adept to undertake an independent cost-benefit analysis.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alexander Heil
Info - 3 points
Solutions for Changing Global Forests
This course examines the science behind our understanding of how and why forests are responding to changing climatic baseline conditions, and how this can inform management, mitigation and restoration efforts going forward. We will study how climate change affects forest structure, function, biodiversity, and ecosystem services, and delve into the emerging field of climate-smart forestry. Students will integrate theory with hands-on field methods in a pair of 1-hectare forest plots, where they will learn how to measure, analyze, and interpret climate impacts at local scales.
- Department: Sustainability Science
- TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- 3 points
THEORY & PRACTICE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSME
THEORY & PRAC LIFE CYCL ASSMNT
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a methodology to assess the environmental impact of products, services, and industrial processes is an increasingly important tool in corporate sustainability management. This course teaches both the theoretical framework as well as step-by-step practical guidelines of conducting LCAs in companies and organizations. Particular emphasis is placed on separating the more academic, but less practically relevant aspects of LCA (which will receive less focus) from the actual practical challenges of LCA (which will be covered in detail, including case studies). The course also covers the application of LCA metrics in a companies’ management and discusses the methodological weaknesses that make such application difficult, including how these can be overcome. Product carbon footprinting (as one form of LCA) receives particular focus, owing to its widespread practical use in recent and future sustainability management.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Adriana B Kliegman
Info - 3 points
MARKETING STRATEGY
Prerequisites: BUSI PS5020 Introduction to Marketing/or Professor Approval is required Students will develop analytical skills used to formulate and implement marketing driven strategies for an organization. Students will develop a deeper understanding of marketing strategies and how to implement tactics to achieve desired goals. Students will work on case study projects in both individual and team based projects. By the end of this course, you will be able to develop a marketing strategy based on market assessments and company needs.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sandy Becker
Info - 3 points
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND S
CORP SUST REPORTING & STR
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of trends and best practices in corporate communications relating to sustainability, with a particular focus on global sustainability reporting frameworks and green marketing communications. It is designed for those who hold/will hold positions in organizations with responsibilities for communicating the sustainability goals, challenges and achievements, as well as accurately and honestly communicating the environmental aspects of an organization's products and services. Increasingly, large corporations are creating c-suite roles or dedicated departments to oversee this function. More typically, multiple functions contribute information such as: Corporate Communications, Marketing, Community Affairs, Public Policy, Environmental Health & Safety, R&D, Facilities, Operations and Legal. Benefits of reporting range from building trust with stakeholders, and uncovering risks and opportunities; to contributing to stronger long-term business strategy, and creating new products and services.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 3 points
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: DEVELOP/IMPLEMENT NEW
This course is designed for students interested in entrepreneurship and becoming CEO/Founders or leaders in industry as innovators and operators. The class is appropriate for those with a strong interest in new ventures or innovation at the corporate level, or for those who want to develop an entrepreneurial mindset even if you have no plans to start a business. This includes potential entrepreneurs, those interested in the financing of new ventures, working in new ventures, or a portfolio company, or in broader general management of entrepreneurial firms. Entrepreneurial topics include: the entrepreneurial journey, founders & co-founders, the art of the pitch, shaping opportunities, traditional business models, business models for the greater good, the lean startup method and the hypothesis-driven approach, technology strategy, product testing, marketing strategy, entrepreneurial marketing, venture financing and emerging developments. Academic readings, analysis of case studies, class discussions, independent exercises, reading assessments, team work, guest speakers, investor panels, weekly deliverable options and a final investor pitch are the main modalities used to help you learn and assist you on your entrepreneurial path. There are no prerequisites for this course.
- Department: Technology Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael E Jr McGuire
Info - 3 points
Financing Renewable Energy
With climate change visibly affecting communities around the world, it is essential to society to transition to renewable energy sources to minimize further climate warming. As for any generation source, installation of renewables is very capital intensive. This course will examine key “ingredients” necessary to finance a renewable project / make it economic, including but not limited to:
Ability to finance at the project level
Different forms of capital available / requirements to successfully finance
Revenue models for renewables investors and required returns
Role of government incentives in financing renewable energy / latest US legislation
Key technical issues that arise with increased renewables penetration
Global geopolitical landscape and its impact on energy transition
Equity an inclusion in the approach to building a renewable landscape
As part of the course, we will review multiple case studies and will approach the topics both from theoretical and quantitative perspectives.
- Department: Climate School
- TR 6:15 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nadejda Zaets
CULPA: 3
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- 3 points
DECISION MODELS & MANAGEMENT
DECISION MODELS & MGMT
This course provides an introduction to computer-based models for decision-making. The emphasis is on models that are widely used in diverse industries and functional areas, including finance, accounting, operations, and marketing. Applications will include advertising planning, revenue management, asset-liability management, environmental policy modeling, portfolio optimization, and corporate risk management, among others. The applicability and usage of computer-based models have increased dramatically in recent years, due to the extraordinary improvements in computer, information and communication technologies, including not just hardware but also model-solution techniques and user interfaces. Twenty years ago working with a model meant using an expensive mainframe computer, learning a complex programming language, and struggling to compile data by hand; the entire process was clearly marked “experts only.” The rise of personal computers, friendly interfaces (such as spreadsheets), and large databases has made modeling far more accessible to managers. Information has come to be recognized as a critical resource, and models play a key role in deploying this resource, in organizing and structuring information so that it can be used productively.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- MW 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Lucius J Riccio
CULPA: 4
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- 3 points
GHG EMISSIONS: MEASURING AND MINIMIZING
GHG EMISSIONS CARBON FOOT
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are now at a record high, and the world’s scientific community agrees that continued unabated release of greenhouse gases will have catastrophic consequences. Many efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, both public and private, have been underway for decades, yet it is now clear that collectively these efforts are failing, and that far more concerted efforts are necessary. In December 2015, the world’s nations agreed in Paris to take actions to limit the future increase in global temperatures well below to 2°C, while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C. Achieving this goal will require mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors, both public and private. Critical to any attempt to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions is a clear, accurate understanding of the sources and levels of greenhouse gas emissions. This course will address all facets of greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting and will provide students with tangible skills needed to direct such efforts in the future.
Students in this course will gain hands-on experience designing and executing greenhouse gas emissions inventories for companies, financial institutions and governments employing all necessary skills including the identification of analysis boundaries, data collection, calculation of emissions levels, and reporting of results. In-class workshops and exercises will complement papers and group assignments. A key component of this course will be critical evaluation of both existing accounting and reporting standards as well as GHG emissions reduction target setting practices.
This course will introduce many of the challenges facing carbon accounting practitioners and will require students to recommend solutions to these challenges derived through critical analysis. Classes will examine current examples of greenhouse gas reporting efforts and will allow students the opportunity to recommend improved calculation and reporting methods.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 3 points
Climate Ethics, Leadership and Managemen
Climate Ethics, Leader &
Often, our progress toward the remediation of persistently accumulating human damage to our collective home, the biosphere, is attributed to large-scale entities having a rather amorphous quality. Such are the industrial revolution, the global north, capitalism, colonialism, and countless preoccupied, habituated or denialist components of the human population. Yet, the dynamics of all types of leadership and management, whether in public, civic or private organizations, frequently push back on the progress desired, in more specific ways. These dynamics are so characteristic that climate ethics, an offshoot of environmental ethics, may seem to be cornered or futile. However, looking more closely at the essential functions of leadership and management, we may find the possibilities of change for the better: change that reverses climate change, or more widely, unsustainability. Conversely, we may find inadequate possibilities for such critical change.
In this course, leadership and management are explored to determine their dynamics are and how these afflict our biospheric home—including virtually all life. The course is divided into 4 sections, the 1st is two weeks long, the 2nd and 3rd are each four weeks long, and the 4th is two weeks long. The topic of the 1st section is climate ethics, their content and context: how they work and how they are tripped by surrounding problematic discourses. The topic of the 2nd section is leadership: at its becomingly best, and how it demeans itself with incapability, irresponsibility and corruptibility. The topic of the 3rd section is management: at its operationally best, and how it degrades itself with dysfunctional hierarchy, captive systematization, and offensive behavior. The topic of the 4th section reverts to climate ethics: the necessity of accruing and maintaining value—of the right kind, and the necessity of creating and applying guidance—of the right kind. It is not only because the impacts of problematic ways of doing things are harmful to the biosphere but also because those impacts have others, which are increasingly desperate, rancorous and volatile.
- Department: Climate School
- MW 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Adela J Gondek
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
Financial Analysis of Climate Risk: An I
Fin. Analysis of Climate
The signing of the Paris Treaty in 2015 signaled a recognition by nearly all the world’s governments of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the changing climate is already having negative impacts on business assets and operations around the world. Despite evidence that climate change poses a threat to business as usual for many companies, the financial sector has yet to form a consistent view on how to value risks and opportunities associated with climate change. There are multiple reasons for this. Climate-related disclosures vary widely from company to company, as do the ways that climate risks affect different sectors and geographies. The policy landscape is varied and fast changing. Unfortunately, many financial analysts lack the technical knowledge to assess corporate disclosures and actions pertaining to climate.
This 6-week course provides a practical overview of how analysts in the financial sector can assess corporate climate risk and opportunity among publicly traded corporates, using public data. The class will begin with the concept of how business leaders and financial analysts understand climate risk – alongside other concepts such as decarbonization, transition planning and climate impacts from a policy perspective.
We will then move to focus on industry-specific analysis in four sectors – 1) oil and gas, 2) consumer staples, 3) mining, and 4) financial services. In each, we will survey the tools that investors have to assess climate risk and opportunity, taking into account policy, voluntary frameworks, and technology. For each of these elements, we will review both how these tools can assist with climate risk analysis as well as their limitations and inconsistencies. We will consider ways the analyst can work with relevant data and reconcile public corporate claims with evidence through corporate disclosures.
- Department: Climate School
- F 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew Howell
Info - 1.5 points
Machine Learning for Climate Science and
Machine Learn for Climate
The application of Machine Learning (ML) to climate science and environmental sustainability has become increasingly popular in recent years, promising to revolutionize how we analyze and address critical environmental challenges. This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts and methods of ML, emphasizing their practical applications to climate science and environmental sustainability efforts.
Students will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills through hands-on experience with machine learning methods and coding. The course is designed to provide familiarity with the design, implementation, and evaluation of machine learning models towards addressing specific problems in climate science and sustainability. By working with real-world datasets, students will develop a deeper understanding of both the capabilities and limitations of ML tools in climate research and for evaluating environmental sustainability solutions. This course will cover essential topics such as data preprocessing, model selection, evaluation metrics, and the ethical implications of ML in climate science.
As ML tools become increasingly important to these application areas, this course will be invaluable for those looking to interact with scientists and engineers, manage scientific projects, and develop policies in the realm of climate science and sustainability.
Computing and Research Methods for Clima
Clim Data Sci Research Me
Computing and data analysis have become an indispensable tool for researchers and industry professionals working in virtually any aspect of the modern world. This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts and methods that are broadly applicable to any data science project, with a thematic focus on climate and environmental data. This includes an introduction to Unix, programming, common data formats, analysis, and visualization. The primary focus will be to teach students the foundations of Python in a climate data science context, which is of the most widely used and accessible programming languages today. Students will also be introduced to cloud computing, which will be the primary tool for in class assignments and projects.
The course is designed to be accessible for any students with an interest in being able to ask and answer questions using data. This course will also be invaluable for those looking to interact with scientists and engineers, manage scientific projects, and develop policies in the realm of climate science and sustainability.
- Department: Climate School
- TR 9 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
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Instructor:
Dhruv Balwada
Info - 1.5 points
STRATEGIC NEGOTIATION IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
STRAT NEG IN COMPLEX SYST
Negotiation today requires navigating complexity, interpreting incomplete data, managing uncertainty, and fostering trust in environments where clarity is scarce and stakes are high. Practitioners must address information gaps and asymmetry, regulatory pressures, and power dynamics while aligning diverse interests and shaping agreements that endure.
This course prepares students with skills to negotiate effectively across healthcare, technology, and business—domains where outcomes hinge on data limitations, contractual nuance, and shifting stakeholder priorities. Trust and credibility are emphasized as essential currencies, especially when agreements depend on long-term relationships, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.
Guest speakers from multiple industries will share practical insights into negotiating across roles and power structures. Their perspectives will underscore the value of preparation, trust-building, and adaptive strategies for navigating uncertainty in dynamic environments.
Students will:
Build and apply negotiation frameworks in complex, multiparty environments.
Learn how to extract meaning from structured (quantitative) and unstructured (qualitative) data.
Develop data-informed narratives to guide decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
Practice identifying cognitive bias, ethical tension, and strategic leverage points.
Engage in simulations and case studies grounded in real-world contracting and influence challenges.
Note for NECR Students
: As an elective offered by the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (NECR) program, this course builds on students’ conflict negotiation skills (PS5105) and their application in healthcare. Students will further engage with concepts on the influences and cultural understandings of conflict parties, and conflict analysis (PS5124 and 6050). The aforementioned courses will contribute to the understanding of this course’s content and should, in general, be taken before this elective.
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- R 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Instructor:
Rodney K Jr. Erb
Info - 3 points
NATURAL LANG PROCESSING SOCIAL SCIENCES
Social scientists need to engage with natural language processing (NLP) approaches that are found in computer science, engineering, AI, tech and in industry. This course will provide an overview of natural language processing as it is applied in a number of domains. The goal is to gain familiarity with a number of critical topics and techniques that use text as data, and then to see how those NLP techniques can be used to produce social science research and insights. This course will be hands-on, with several large-scale exercises. The course will start with an introduction to Python and associated key NLP packages and github. The course will then cover topics like language modeling; part of speech tagging; parsing; information extraction; tokenizing; topic modeling; machine translation; sentiment analysis; summarization; supervised machine learning; and hidden Markov models. Prerequisites are basic probability and statistics, basic linear algebra and calculus. The course will use Python, and so if students have programmed in at least one software language, that will make it easier to keep up with the course.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- MT 5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m.
- 3 points
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Social Sc
AI and Social Science
Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI – like ChatGPT, MidJourney, and Gemini – are poised to change the world for everyone. It is critical that students understand (and utilize) this new technology at several levels. In this class – through readings and a dozen hands-on activities – students will come to deeply understand AI. Specifically, students will construct (using Python) some of the basic building-blocks of AI, like machine learning (like recommendation systems), natural language processing (like word embeddings) and chatbots. They will test out AI’s capabilities and refine prompts in real-world settings, whether in art, video, writing or Internet-of-Things. They will learn about how generative AI fits into the history of technology adoption and the diffusion of innovation, answering questions like: Will AI be able to replace whole jobs? And if so, when? They will use the lenses of psychology and economics to explore the impact of AI in people’s lives, including in the context of algorithmic fairness, regulation and intellectual property. They will be pushed to take human creativity in new directions, augmented by AI’s “weirdness.” Lastly, students will be pushed to further develop their own uniquely-human skills – like in critical thinking and empathy – in response to the power of generative AI to mimic humans. As best-selling author Seth Stephen-Davidowitz has recently (Dec. 2023) written, “So far, my newest book has higher ratings than either of my previous two books -- even though it was written in 1/36th of the time, thanks to AI. AI is wild!" By the end of this class, students will feel empowered technically and philosophically to handle all new generative AI developments. There are no specific prerequisites for this class.
- Department: Summer Session (SUMM)
- TR 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
- 3 points
Climate Change and Global Health Equity
Climate & Global Health E
This course explores the impact of climate change on global health equity, with physical, mental, and social dimensions of health and well-being. With a global perspective and thematic focus on social determinants of health, health equity and climate justice, students will learn about climate-related vulnerabilities of different population groups with respect to age, gender, education, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, migration/legal status, chronic health conditions, and disability. The course will specifically focus on community participatory and co-design approaches aiming to decrease the negative health impacts of climate change and to promote health equity by involving populations in conditions of vulnerability in research, advocacy, policy, and practice.
The course will include interactive theoretical discussions, small group work, role-plays, and simulations, as well as student-led seminars, and talks by guest speakers including members of communities with vulnerabilities. During the course, students will work in small groups to develop project proposals on research, advocacy, training or practice to decrease climate-related global health inequities with evidence-based approaches that include community engagement, community empowerment, health impact assessment, and/or intersectoral collaboration. The course will aim to improve students’ knowledge and skills to differentiate between whole population vs. target population approaches, to reverse stigma and discrimination towards certain groups and to advocate for global health equity, by using community participatory, interdisciplinary and intersectoral approaches.
- Department: Climate School
- W 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
- 3 points
Information for Strategic Climate and Di
Climate/Disaster Communic
Better climate communications have become a priority across sectors as the impacts of climate change continue to shift daily lives for individuals, communities, and organizations. Whether it be exploring more effective ways to communicate science, navigating difficult conversations stemming from different viewpoints, or connecting more meaningfully with individuals and groups in a changing world, at the center of climate communication is the convergence of science and the dynamics of human behavior. This course invites participants to explore how to apply research from psychology, adult learning theory, cognitive science, and social neuroscience to improve climate change communications and support meaningful change in their specific contexts.
This course is designed for students who are, or will be, tasked with communicating climate change–related information in a range of settings, from professional and policy environments to community engagement, education, and everyday encounters. Every context and audience is unique; for that reason, the course emphasizes tailoring climate communication strategies to specific audiences, institutional settings, and decision-making environments. Using an applied, action-learning approach, the course follows a structured developmental arc in which students move from analyzing climate communication challenges, to modeling cognitive and systemic dynamics, to developing and refining a practicum proposal, and ultimately to designing a final applied climate communication strategy.
The course combines short lectures, guest speakers from the field, and applied, in-class activities focused on mental modeling, systems thinking, and decision-making under uncertainty. Students will complete a practicum project that allows them to generate localized, evidence-informed communication strategies addressing an ongoing or emerging climate communication challenge relevant to their work, research, or community context.
- Department: Climate School
- R 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Joshua Devincenzo
h-index: 1 Info - 1.5 points
Data Justice for Climate Sciences in the
Data Justice in the AI Er
This course examines how data are produced, governed, and used in climate and social research, and how these processes shape power, equity, and decision-making. Students engage with Critical Data Studies and data justice frameworks to interrogate Earth observation, modeled estimates, and community-generated data commonly used in climate and social research contexts. A central focus of the course is the tension between hyper-local, participatory data practices often associated with data justice and co-production, and the scale, automation, and volume of data produced in the AI era. The course examines when scaling data systems is necessary to address compounding climate, affordability, and basic-needs challenges, and when that same scale risks reproducing inequities or weakening accountability.
- Department: Climate School
- MW 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
- 1.5 points
Quantitative Methods in Climate Change a
Quant Climate & Public He
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the public health dimensions of climate change, with a focus on the mechanisms linking climate-related hazards to health outcomes, the methods used to study these relationships, and the policy and intervention frameworks that shape responses. Students will examine major climate exposures—including hazardous heat stress, floods, tropical cyclones, air pollution, and other environmental stressors—and their impacts on population health, with particular attention to vulnerable communities, local and global inequities, and environmental justice.
The course emphasizes core epidemiologic and attribution methods used in climate–health research, alongside evaluation of public health adaptation and mitigation strategies. Students will also explore the role of global governance, international institutions, and financing mechanisms in addressing climate-related health risks. Through lectures, applied examples, and student-led presentations, the course fosters systems thinking and critical analysis, equipping students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to assess evidence, communicate uncertainty, and engage with real-world climate and health decision-making.
- Department: Climate School
- TR 3 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Robbie Parks
Info - 1.5 points
Financing Climate Adaptation and Resilie
Demand for climate adaptation and resilience (A&R) finance is growing rapidly among the global investment community. This intensive course explores A&R from both theoretical and applied perspectives, examining how resilience thinking intersects with financial decision-making under deep uncertainty. We begin with foundational literature on resilience theory and socio-ecological systems. The course then examines how adaptation and resilience discourse is manifested within the broader financial system. Through case studies and guest lectures from industry leaders, students will explore specific A&R financial instruments and investment structures. The course culminates in group presentations applying learned frameworks to real-world A&R investment cases.
- Department: Climate School
- W 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 1.5 points
ESTIMATING PROJECT COSTS
- Department: Construction Administration
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kurt C Decker
Info - 3 points
VALUE-BASED ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
VALUE-BASED ERM
Foundational ERM course. Addresses all major ERM activities: risk framework; risk governance; risk identification; risk quantification; risk decision making; and risk messaging. Introduces an advanced yet practical ERM approach based on the integration of ERM and value-based management that supports integration of ERM into decision making. Provides a context to understand the differences between (a) value-based ERM; (b) traditional ERM; and (c) traditional "silo" risk management.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sim Segal
Info - 3 points
Nature, Risk, and Capital Markets
Nature, Risk, Capital Mar
The decline of nature and biodiversity is creating systemic risks for economies, industries, and financial markets, all of which fundamentally depend on healthy ecosystems. At the same time, the imperative to finance conservation, restoration, and biodiversity protection raises complex questions about the scale of capital required, how it can be mobilized, and what role financial markets should play. These two agendas—managing nature-related financial risks and mobilizing finance for nature outcomes—are often conflated, undermining both effective risk mitigation and adequate nature finance.
This course rigorously distinguishes between these dimensions. Students will learn how nature-related risks propagate through firms, sovereigns, supply chains, and financial institutions, and how these risks are measured, priced, and disclosed. Separately, the course examines financial instruments and market structures designed to finance biodiversity protection and ecosystem restoration. Students will explore biodiversity credits, nature-linked bonds, rhino bonds, debt-for-nature swaps, structured conservation products, and nature-based solutions (NbS) alongside foundational scientific concepts, global biodiversity governance, political economy, and emerging disclosure regimes such as TNFD.
The course culminates in a final project integrating ecological understanding, measurement frameworks, sovereign and firm pricing, financial engineering, and policy analysis.
- Department: Climate School
- M 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO NEGOTIATION
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- TWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Bodi Regan
Info - 3 points
Organizational Conflict and Mediation
Org. Conflict & Meditatio
Organizations have adopted formal approaches, such as establishing grievance committees and ombudsman's offices, to mediate conflicts in the workplace setting and, on occasion, hire outside, independent mediators to handle escalated conflicts and public-facing disputes. Attempts to mediate conflict, though, are much more widespread in organizations than these formal approaches would suggest and are often undertaken by professionals from a wide variety of disciplines who have no formal training in mediation. Increasingly, such professionals are tasked to manage conflicts — whether their field is finance, marketing, social media or human resources — and are evaluated in performance reviews on their ability to perform this task. Professionals today must be prepared to acquire the knowledge and skills of a mediator to meet the expectations of the organization.
With that end in mind, this course is designed for professionals who find themselves frequently having to intervene in conflicts between or among others. Although these professionals may choose to become full-time mediators, they are more likely to use mediation principles and techniques as additional tools to help them within their chosen fields of work, be it in public policy, social media, human resources, international development, peace-building or law. This course will aid professionals who wish to become skilled conflict practitioners, constructively managing conflict between or among people or groups with whom they engage.
This course is an elective in the NECR Program. It is open, space permitting, to cross-registrants from other fields and Columbia University schools and programs. There is no prerequisite knowledge or coursework to register for the course; however, if you have not taken a course in negotiation or studied that field, please contact the instructor. The course is delivered in-person on campus; participation by Zoom is not permitted. The course is semi-intensive and delivered over a partial semester.
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- FSU 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michele Riley
Info - 3 points
Sustainable Debt Markets
Sustainable debt markets are reshaping global finance as sovereigns, corporations, municipali?ties, and multilateral institutions deploy green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition-labeled instruments to address climate and development challenges. This course exam?ines how sustainability is embedded into debt structures; the market principles, taxonomies, and regulatory frameworks that govern these instruments; and the opportunities and limitations they present.
The course is designed for students who want a technical, practice-facing understanding of instru?ment design, pricing and investor demand, external review processes, disclosure and reporting, and integrity risks including additionality, credibility, transition integrity, and greenwashing. Students build fluency in issuer frameworks and transaction documentation, learn how to evaluate KPI/SPT ambition and verifiability, and develop the ability to critique claims made in real issuances.
Through a structured case-study approach, students will practice analyzing transactions across corporate, sovereign, municipal, and structured-finance settings. The course culminates in a final analyst report assessing a real instrument end-to-end: structure, pricing context, credibility, and decision-relevant implications for investors, issuers, and policymakers.
- Department: Climate School
- T 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
- 3 points
Full-Stack Products and Practices
Full-Stack Products & Pra
This course provides a comprehensive examination of modern software product development, focusing on creating solutions that address clear user needs and challenges. A “product” in this context refers to a software program that instructs computer hardware to operate, solve problems, and manage tasks effectively.
Modern product development benefits from systematic practices that enhance efficiency, sustainability, and continuity. These practices, including flexibility, iterative development, customer feedback, and efficient project management, are essential for adapting quickly to rapidly evolving market and technology landscapes.
- Department: Technology Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael A Keany
Info - 3 points
METHODS: CLOSE READING & CREATIVE WRITIN
METHODS: CLOSE RDNG & CRT
TBA
- Department: Narrative Medicine
- 3 points
Leadership & Professional Development fo
NOPM Professional Develop
Investing in professional growth is essential to building strong, adaptive, and innovative nonprofit organizations. Columbia University's M.S. in Nonprofit Management Professional Development Series is an online, bi-weekly, zero-credit seminar class that helps students stay current with best practices, navigate complex challenges, improve organizational sustainability, and enhance their impact in the communities they serve. Students will increase their networks and connect with potential mentors and employers while hearing how they can leverage the M.S. in Nonprofit Management degree in their own careers.
The course, which is a co-registration requirement for NOPM students taking Capstone, is open to all NOPM students and for cross-registration.
- Department: Non Profit Management
- F noon-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Basil A Jr Smikle
Info - 0 points
ACTIVATING EMPLOYEES
In
Activating Employees: Transformation, Culture, and Growth
, we examine both
tried-and-true and emergent methods for building durable, strategic programs to
inform, engage, enable and activate entire companies in alignment with business
strategy, company values, and purpose.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ethan McCarty
Info - 3 points
Presence and Persuasion for Technology L
This course teaches students how to get through to any audience for any reason. Technology leaders, more than in any other industry, must be equally comfortable as public speakers for vastly different audiences, from software developers and sales teams to politicians and the general public. Through exercises in speaker and audience analysis, studies in public speaking techniques, and an exploration of behavioral psychology principles influencing audience receptivity, students will gain tangible skills to increase their impact as public speakers. Specifically, this course will equip students to: 1. identify how impactful speakers prepare for, present to, and pivot for maximum impact according to audience type, size, and receptivity; 2. learn strategies on how to “read the room” and adapt both verbal and nonverbal communication techniques in real-time; and 3. gain hands-on experience in public speaking through exercises designed to develop public speaking skills across a range of tech-sector specific experiences, circumstances, audiences.
- Department: Technology Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alexis Wichowski
CULPA: 1 h-index: 6 Info - 3 points
Law for Technology
Law is infused into every part of business, especially through the lens of technology. Fluency in business and legal frameworks, risk/benefit principles, from idea to exit, is essential for any innovation leader. This course offers a deep dive into the critical phases of technology companies and their journey through growth, scaling, and eventual market exit. Topics include capital formation, contracts, intellectual property, human capital, and business transactions.
- Department: Technology Management
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Scott Joachim
Info - 3 points
INTRO TO BUILDING SYSTEMS: MEPs
INTRO TO BLDG SYSTEMS: MEPs
TBD
- Department: Construction Administration
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christopher P Hagen
Info - 3 points
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
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 3 points
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
- Department: Sustainability Management
- TR 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jenna M Lawrence
CULPA: 6
Info
- 3 points
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
- Department: Sustainability Management
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Luke C Apicella
Info - 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
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Allan Gonzalez
Info - 3 points
ENERGY MARKETS & INNOVATION
Existing energy sources and the infrastructures that deliver them to users around the world are undergoing a period of rapid change. Limits to growth, rapidly fluctuating raw material prices, and the emergence of new technology options all contribute to heightened risk and opportunity in the energy sector. The purpose of this course is to establish a core energy skill set for energy students and prepare them for more advanced energy courses by providing a basic language and toolset for understanding energy issues.
Using theoretical and practical understanding of the process by which energy technologies are developed, financed, and deployed, this course seeks to highlight the root drivers for change in the energy industry, the technologies that are emerging, and the factors that will determine success in their commercialization. Understanding these market dynamics also informs good policy design and implementation to meet a broad range of social welfare goals.
Upon completing the course, students should not only understand the nature of conventional and emerging energy generation and delivery, but also the tools for determining potential winners and losers and the innovative pathways to drive their further deployment.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Travis Bradford
CULPA: 1 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
DATA MODELING
DATA MODELING ONLINE
- Department: Applied Analytics
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Steven Hoberman
Info - 3 points