This resident-centered faculty-guided seminar course offers the orthopedic resident an opportunity to reflect and revisit their clinical experience with a specific patient for the purpose of providing the most comprehensive and highest quality care in the future through self-assessment, clinical development, evidence gathering, and professional reflection. Residents bring their own clinical experience to share in the course and will reflect on the evaluation and management of one patient/client case involving the lower quarter. Residents will analyze the clinical decision-making process, actual and potential modifications to the plan of care, and the outcomes of the case from the broad perspective of all International Classification of Functioning domains and the specific focus of advanced orthopedic practice. Consideration will be given to insightful analysis of the best available evidence, the advantages and biases of clinical experience, and deductive and inductive critical thinking in the pursuit of expert practice. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of such analysis on future clinical decision-making and future case management.
Departmental colloquium in probability theory.
A colloquiim in applied probability and risk.
This class discusses the challenges of public health practice, focusing on tasks that employees working in environmental health may encounter. Using examples from environmental toxicology, hazardous materials and contaminated sites, GIS applications, acute and chronic exposures, emerging public health concerns, and community communications strategies, students complete assignments modeled after real-life situations. These include a briefing of subject matter experts, a site investigation plan for a town council, a PPT presentation to the executive board of a non-profit organization, a review of a superfund site for a state public health agency, and a factsheet for the general public.
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A colloquium on topics in mathematical finance
Graduate research directed toward solution of a problem in mineral processing or chemical metallurgy
Departments permission.
Students work in teams to design, build and deploy a digital storytelling experience which is staged for the public at the end of the semester. The course
combines project work, mentors, and collaborative methods to create a dynamic hands-on learning environment that mixes story and code.
Interested students should contact the instructor for details on applying to the course.
Open only to students in the department. Presentation of selected research topics.
This course serves as an introductory course to econometrics and statistical inference at the graduate level (MS/PhD). The course covers basic concepts of mathematical statistics, including estimation methods and statistical inference. The intent is to provide the foundations for data analysis and applied empirical work
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This course is an introduction to econometrics and statistical inference at the graduate level (PhD). Topics will include mathematical statistics, estimation methods for linear and non-linear models, and statistical inference. The intent is to develop a rigorous understanding of econometric models necessary for empirical research in economics, operations, and marketing.
Close reading and discussion of Being and Time and selected secondary sources. Special attention to the question of being, the status of hermeneutical phenomenology, the project of fundamental ontology, the idea of an analytic of Dasein, the notion of being-in-the-world, authenticity, temporality, death, anxiety, guilty and historicity.
This course provides an in-depth examination of qualitative study designs and methods through a combination of theoretical discussion and hands-on practical experience. Topics include paradigm distinctions, theoretical perspectives, designs and methods, critique of research reports, and ethical issues in qualitative research.
Prerequisite: member of the departments permission
This course is designed for graduate students in need of introduction to non-Buddhist as well as Buddhist sources for the study of pre-modern Chinese religion. The course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites
: Knowledge of a Sinitic language (Chinese, Korean, Japanese or Vietnamese).
This foundational course will examine the philosophy of nursing knowledge including foundations of nursing theory; concept development; and its application to research. Students will explore approaches to the analysis and development of concepts and the application of nursing concepts and frameworks to clinical practice and research. Ideas, assumptions, events, people, and writings are examined for their influence, inter-relationships and significance to nursing. Types of reasoning will be evaluated within the context of nursing and health. Major theories, frameworks and concepts of nursing and health, and their implication for research will be discussed. The focus of the course will be on development of critical thinking skills in analyzing key elements of philosophies, concepts and conceptual frameworks.
A great TV series starts with a great pilot episode. You have one chance to intrigue an audience and stand out from hundreds of other series—599 were released in 2022, and that only includes the English language releases! This course will share the building blocks needed to write the next compelling series, starting with the pilot. Not all buyers want to read a finished pilot, but as the creator, you’ll need to know your pilot inside out and become an expert in your series’ genre if you want to sell it. This course will be a combination of pilot outlining and scene writing with an exploration of character and theme. All this through the lens of the marketplace and your authentic, lived experience—the magic combination for a winning series. We will workshop your outlines and scenes in class. Any assigned readings, screenings, and exercises will be focused as much as possible on inspiring material that relates to your pilot/series idea.
This course will support you if you want to write a full pilot script. However, the main objective is to finish the course having written a pilot outline and key scenes, as well as other material that's vital to a successful pilot and series such as character and season one breakdowns. You should come to the first class with at least two original logline/elevator pitches for series ideas to which you have a strong personal connection.
Existing ideas that you feel would benefit from this coursework are also welcome.
The Master's Thesis is one of the options for a capstone requirement of all students in all tracks of the MPH program of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS). The thesis is intended to reflect the training you have received in the MPH program and demonstrate your ability to design, analyze, research and present scholarly writing relevant to your major field of interest.
Writing the thesis is an essential experience that could further your career development and or an application for further studies in academia. Employers seek in potential employees with a MPH degree the ability to write articles and reports, and want to see evidence that you can design studies, analyze data, and write scientific papers. If you plan to continue your academic studies, developing expertise and demonstrating your ability as a writer are two important skills required of doctoral candidates. A well-written paper is a great asset that you can bring with you to a job interview or include in an application for further study. The thesis ought to demonstrate your ability to think clearly and convey your thoughts effectively and thereby provide an example of your understanding and insight into a substantive area in which you have developed expertise.
The Master's Essay is one of the two options the Department of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) offers to satisfy the capstone requirement for students in all tracks of the MPH program. The Essay is intended to reflect the training students received in the MPH program and demonstrate their ability to design, analyze, research and present scholarly writing relevant to his or her major field of interest.
Writing the Essay is an essential experience that could further the career development and or provide a jumping off point for students interested in further academic studies. Employers often seek employees with a MPH degree that have the ability to write articles and reports, and want to see evidence that they can design studies, analyze data, and write scientific papers. For students who plan to continue their academic studies, expanding expertise and demonstrating abilities as a writer are critical skills required of doctoral candidates. A well-written Essay is a great asset that a candidate can bring to a job interview or include in an application for graduate study. The Essay ought to demonstrate one's ability to think clearly and convey his or her thoughts effectively; thereby provide an example of one's understanding and insight into a substantive area in which he or she has developed expertise.
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Journal Club is a one credit course that meets once weekly and is designed to keep doctoral students (PhD and DrPH) abreast of current developments in specific areas of interest to Environmental Health Sciences. Each semester, in consultation with the class, a new topic is selected to examine in depth utilizing critical analysis of recent publications. Students are each expected to present an article to the class and to provide critical thinking and evaluation of research findings and the authors’ conclusions. In preparation for entry into the public health workforce, whether in government service, profit or non-profit corporations, academia, scientific research, policy and planning, administration or regulatory affairs, the students are expected to improve their skills in public speaking, reading of scientific literature, critical thinking and analysis of published research findings. Vigorous discussion among the class is expected each week.
This one year palliative and end of life care clinical fellowship will provide the post-clinical DNP graduate with a comprehensive experience in clinical practice across sites. Fellows will rotate through inpatient, long term, community and home care settings where the focus will be pain and symptom management, quality of life, and bereavement care. A multidisciplinary team under the direction of CUSON faculty will integrate education, research, and innovative clinical programs into the delivery of palliative and end of life care for adult patients and their families. Fellows must commit to a minimum of two days per week in the clinical setting and classroom.
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Prescribed for M.S. and Ch.E. candidates; elective for others with the approval of the Department. Degree candidates are required to conduct an investigation of some problem in chemical engineering or applied chemistry and to submit a thesis describing the results of their work. No more than 6 points in this course may be counted for graduate credit, and this credit is contingent upon the submission of an acceptable thesis. The concentration in pharmaceutical engineering requires a 2-point thesis internship.
Prescribed for M.S. and Ch.E. candidates; elective for others with the approval of the Department. Degree candidates are required to conduct an investigation of some problem in chemical engineering or applied chemistry and to submit a thesis describing the results of their work. No more than 6 points in this course may be counted for graduate credit, and this credit is contingent upon the submission of an acceptable thesis. The concentration in pharmaceutical engineering requires a 2-point thesis internship.
This Course examines the emergence and evolution of epidemiological methods (e.g., study designs) and concepts (e.g., confounding, bias, interaction, and causal inference) that constitute today’s epidemiology.
This course is designed to provide the doctoral students with the basic fundamentals of biology and physiology to facilitate their epidemiologic work.
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All candidates for the M.P.H. and the M.S. degrees in epidemiology are required to write a master's thesis, usually based on an original analysis of previously collected epidemiologically relevant data. Students are responsible, with assistance from faculty, for finding a dataset and two readers, one of whom must be a faculty member in the Department of Epidemiology. Students register for P9419 at least two semesters before the targeted graduation date and it is required that students obtain access to a dataset they will use for their thesis prior to the course. The course guides students through development of the master’s thesis proposal by reviewing critical elements in writing each element of a thesis, development of a study question, writing specific aims, study design and analysis.
This is the second course in a two-course series P9419-P9420 required of all candidates for the M.P.H. and M.S. in epidemiology. This course focuses on the Statistical Analysis, Results and Discussion sections of students' master's theses. Students will work closely with their first and second readers during the semester, but course instructors and teaching assistants will provide guidance on the selection and conduct of statistical analyses, and on transforming their thesis into a format appropriate for submission for publication.
Primarily for fellows in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program. Presentation and discussion of ongoing faculty and fellow research, plus guest speakers. Designed to provide constructive criticism of research in progress and to make fellows aware of current issues in psychiatric epidemiology.
The past two decades have witnessed both a maturation of the field of epidemiology and a proliferation of critiques of the field. The debates around these critiques were so fierce that Rothman and Poole labeled them the epidemiology wars". These wars have abated and spawned two different and sometimes opposing currents in epidemiology: a renewed interest in causal inference and an acceptance of social and lifecourse 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.
Students in the Biological Science PhD program only. Independent research in approved thesis sponsor laboratories.
Doctoral candidates are required to make an original investigation of a problem in biomedical engineering, the results of which are presented in the dissertation.