THE COMPELLING COMMUNICATOR
The ability to communicate effectively is a key competency for professionals. As emerging industry leaders, understanding the audience, framing the message, and using media channels to achieve specified objectives are critical skills, whether written or spoken. Through a variety of written and oral assignments, students learn to apply foundational communication theory to inform and engage stakeholders. The first part of the course focuses on written deliverables, emphasizing audience-framed messaging and developing simple, clear and persuasive content. The second part transitions to enhancing spoken delivery and presentation skills where students gain experience in speechwriting, storytelling and using data visualization to motivate an audience to act.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Kevin Visconti
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Lauren R Glover
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Matthew Danelo
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Anne Witkavitch
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GIS & SPATIAL ANALYSIS-SOC SCI
Prerequisites: Undergraduate Statistics This course introduces students to basic spatial analytic skills. It covers introductory concepts and tools in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and database management. As well, the course introduces students to the process of developing and writing an original spatial research project. Topics to be covered include: social theories involving space, place and reflexive relationships; social demography concepts and databases; visualizing social data using geographic information systems; exploratory spatial data analysis of social data and spatially weighted regression models, spatial regression models of social data, and space-time models. Use of open-source software (primarily the R software package) will be taught as well.
- Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
- M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Michael Parrott
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MODERN DATA STRUCTURES
This course is intended to provide a detailed tour on how to access, clean, “munge” and organize data, both big and small. (It should also give students a flavor of what would be expected of them in a typical data science interview.) Each week will have simple, moderate and complex examples in class, with code to follow. Students will then practice additional exercises at home. The end point of each project would be to get the data organized and cleaned enough so that it is in a data-frame, ready for subsequent analysis and graphing. Therefore, no analysis or visualization (beyond just basic tables and plots to make sure everything was correctly organized) will be taught; and this will free up substantial time for the “nitty-gritty” of all of this data wrangling.
- Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Thomas Brambor
h-index: 9 Info - 3 points
CELLULAR/MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
Prerequisites: two semesters of a rigorous, molecularly-oriented introductory biology course (such as UNC2005 and UN2006), or the instructor's permission. This course will cover the basic concepts underlying the mechanisms of innate and adaptive immunity, as well as key experimental methods currently used in the field. To keep it real, the course will include clinical correlates in such areas as infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and transplantation. Taking this course won't turn you into an immunologist, but it may make you want to become one, as was the case for several students last year. After taking the course, you should be able to read the literature intelligently in this rapidly advancing field.
- Department: Biological Sciences
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christian W Schindler
CULPA: 3 Info - 3 points
MACHINE LEARNING SOC SCI
Prerequisites: basic probability and statistics, basic linear algebra, and calculus This course will provide a comprehensive overview of machine learning as it is applied in a number of domains. Comparisons and contrasts will be drawn between this machine learning approach and more traditional regression-based approaches used in the social sciences. Emphasis will also be placed on opportunities to synthesize these two approaches. The course will start with an introduction to Python, the scikit-learn package and GitHub. After that, there will be some discussion of data exploration, visualization in matplotlib, preprocessing, feature engineering, variable imputation, and feature selection. Supervised learning methods will be considered, including OLS models, linear models for classification, support vector machines, decision trees and random forests, and gradient boosting. Calibration, model evaluation and strategies for dealing with imbalanced datasets, n on-negative matrix factorization, and outlier detection will be considered next. This will be followed by unsupervised techniques: PCA, discriminant analysis, manifold learning, clustering, mixture models, cluster evaluation. Lastly, we will consider neural networks, convolutional neural networks for image classification and recurrent neural networks. This course will primarily us Python. Previous programming experience will be helpful but not requisite. Prerequisites: basic probability and statistics, basic linear algebra, and calculus.
- Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
- F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael Parrott
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DIGITAL MEDIA & ANALYTICS
Digital media opens new opportunities for increasingly targeted communications across a variety of channels, which rapidly expands the importance of analytics in tracking and measuring key performance indicators (KPIs). This course prepares students to work within data- and model-driven environments with an emphasis on using analytics to develop insights and support strategic decisions.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ethan Pew
h-index: 0 Info - 3 points
FUNDAMENTLS OF OMBUDS PRACTICE
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- S 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Amy E Sereday
Info - 3 points
VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING
VIDEO PRO FOR VISUAL STOR
Students will have hands-on learning experiences using camera controls and techniques and optics to accentuate psychological and atmospheric aspects surrounding the subject. Additionally, through visual storytelling, composition and basic color theory students will understand how to incorporate theories of cinematic language to emphasize the mood and perception of the story. This course will cover basic lighting techniques for the interview in a hands-on practical experience that will strengthen participants’ camera, cinematography and storytelling skills. Students will complete the course by creating a final short video, having collaboratively conceptualized, filmed, interviewed and shot the necessary B-roll to structure a basic visual storytelling piece with the use of image, sound and basic editing.
- Department: Oral History
- W 3:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Oscar Frasser
Info - 4 points
APPLIED ANALYTICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONT
APP AN IN ORG CONTEXT
- Department: Applied Analytics
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- S 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
- M 8:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
- W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
- R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- T 8:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Lori Cenci
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Arunava Bhattacharyya
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Cory E Labanow
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Anjana Bhattacharyya
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Joseph R Schlosser
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Panagiotis Tarhanidis
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Arunava Bhattacharyya
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Panagiotis Tarhanidis
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Anjana Bhattacharyya
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Lisa Godek
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Instructor:
David Kreutter
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APPLIED ANALYTICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONT
APP AN IN ORG CONTEXT
- Department: Applied Analytics
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
David Kreutter
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ESTIMATING PROJECT COSTS
- Department: Construction Administration
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ian M Taylor
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Managerial Statistics
- Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
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Instructor:
Assaf Zeevi
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Managerial Statistics
- Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
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Assaf Zeevi
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Jessica Soursourian
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VALUE-BASED ENTERPRISE RISK MGMT
VALUE-BASED ERM (ONLINE)
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
David A. Bartholomew
Info - 3 points
VALUE-BASED ENTERPRISE RISK MGMT
VALUE-BASED ERM
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Sim Segal
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Aristargos Christodoulou
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Instructor:
Mary Ellen Luning
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ELEMENTS OF DRAMATIC NARRATIVE
A lecture and discussion course on the basics of feature-length screenwriting. Using written texts and films screened for class, the course explores the nature of storytelling in the feature-length film and the ways in which it is an extension and an evolution of other dramatic and narrative forms. A basic part of Film’s first year program, the course guides students in developing the plot, characters, conflict and theme of a feature-length story that they will write, as a treatment, by the end of the semester.
- Department: Film
- M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew S Bienen
Info - 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
- Department: Human Capital Management
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
- M 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Aaron S Wallen
CULPA: 1 h-index: 5 Info - 3 points
CAMPUS PRACTICUM
CAMPUS PRACTICUM III
- Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
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Instructor:
Katrina Pugh
h-index: 4 Info - 1 points
PRODUCT, PRICING & DISTRIBUTION
PRODUCT, PRICING & DISTRB
The insurance business is an outward facing business built around selling products to individual and business consumers. Therefore, insurance service providers, like all sophisticated consumer-driven businesses, must carefully and constantly assess their markets and strategies to remain relevant in a highly competitive environment. From consumer data analytics, to proper risk pricing, to efficient distribution channels, to navigating social media, to managing the highly regulated nature of insurance sales and distribution, insurance providers operate in a highly competitive environment that rewards discipline as well as innovation. Successful companies identify and make tough decisions to correct underperforming parts of their portfolios and they temper their approaches to new products where loss costs and pricing requirements are uncertain. They innovate by thinking first about new and evolving loss exposures their customers face and develop insurance products and services that respond. They focus on the client experience through the entire insurance process and create specialized/differentiated products and services to either avoid commoditization or leverage it, depending on the needs of that market and the strengths of that insurer. The focus of this core course, in MSIM’s Insurance Rotation area of study, will include the history and the evolution of the insurance industry across the three main insurance sectors, i.e. property/casualty, life and health. The course will address factors that drive company investment in and/or withdrawal from specific products and markets and the complexities around developing, pricing and selling a product for which costs are determined only after claims have been paid – something that often occurs many years after the policy was sold. The course will consider how providers are expanding beyond traditional products into related services and how technology is increasing innovation around product design and marketing.
- Department: Auditing
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Instructor:
Louis Weltmann
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PRODUCT, PRICING & DISTRIBUTION
PRODUCT, PRICING & DISTRB
The insurance business is an outward facing business built around selling products to individual and business consumers. Therefore, insurance service providers, like all sophisticated consumer-driven businesses, must carefully and constantly assess their markets and strategies to remain relevant in a highly competitive environment. From consumer data analytics, to proper risk pricing, to efficient distribution channels, to navigating social media, to managing the highly regulated nature of insurance sales and distribution, insurance providers operate in a highly competitive environment that rewards discipline as well as innovation. Successful companies identify and make tough decisions to correct underperforming parts of their portfolios and they temper their approaches to new products where loss costs and pricing requirements are uncertain. They innovate by thinking first about new and evolving loss exposures their customers face and develop insurance products and services that respond. They focus on the client experience through the entire insurance process and create specialized/differentiated products and services to either avoid commoditization or leverage it, depending on the needs of that market and the strengths of that insurer. The focus of this core course, in MSIM’s Insurance Rotation area of study, will include the history and the evolution of the insurance industry across the three main insurance sectors, i.e. property/casualty, life and health. The course will address factors that drive company investment in and/or withdrawal from specific products and markets and the complexities around developing, pricing and selling a product for which costs are determined only after claims have been paid – something that often occurs many years after the policy was sold. The course will consider how providers are expanding beyond traditional products into related services and how technology is increasing innovation around product design and marketing.
- Department: Insurance Management
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Instructor:
Louis Weltmann
Info - 3 points
SELF & OTHER IN CLIN ENCOUNTER
- Department: Narrative Medicine
- W 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Craig Irvine
Info - 4 points
PAINTING I
- Department: Visual Arts
- W 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- F 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Travis D Fairclough
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Victoria P Roth
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THE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LANDSCAPE
This course will provide an overview of the wealth management profession,
including various business models and the role of the advisor within each. Guest
speakers from across the wealth management profession will discuss the various
business models, key trends, including the intersection of technology and wealth
management and the unique nature of each client planner relationship. This course
will also highlight additional services that advisors are offering clients in order to
provide a full suite of solutions. In addition, students will discuss the role and
function of family offices, the scope of services they offer and best practices to
managing a family office.
- Department: Wealth Management
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Instructor:
William Woodson
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FICTION WORKSHOP
- Department: Writing
- R 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- R 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- W 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- W 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- T 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- R 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- R 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
- R 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Paul Beatty
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Nicholas Christopher
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Jean K Frazier
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Joshua Furst
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Rivka R Galchen
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Heidi S Julavits
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Victor D Lavalle
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Benjamin Marcus
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Rachel W Sherman
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Joanna B Hershon
CULPA: 3 Info - 6 points
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING FOR THE CONSTRUCT
FIN & ACCTG CONSTRCTN INDUSTRY
- Department: Construction Administration
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
William Fischer
Info - 3 points
Business Analytics
- Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
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Instructor:
Jessica Soursourian
Info - 1.5 points
Business Analytics
- Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
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Instructor:
Jessica Soursourian
Info - 1.5 points
UNDERSTAND CONFLICT & COOPERATION
UNDERSTAND CONFL & COOPER
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- W 5:10 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
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Instructor:
Peter T Coleman
h-index: 35 Info - 3 points
UNDERSTAND CONFLICT & COOPERATION
UNDERSTAND CONFL & COOPER
- Department: Auditing
- W 5:10 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
- None None-None
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Instructor:
Peter T Coleman
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Fulya N Beriker
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PAINTING II
- Department: Visual Arts
- T 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gregory Amenoff
CULPA: 6
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Operations Management & Strate
- Department: Decision, Risk and Operations
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Instructor:
Nelson M Fraiman
Info - 1.5 points
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS IN HLTH & DISEASE
MOLECULAR MECHANISM HLTH/DISEA
- Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
- 0 points
LEGAL ISSUES IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
LEGAL ISSUES-BLDG CONSTR
- Department: Construction Administration
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Tim Hegarty
Info - 3 points
NARRATIVE OF WORLD WAR
- Department: French
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Instructor:
Carol Gluck
CULPA: 11
Wikipedia
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ELEMENTAL TOPICS IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEM
ELEMENTAL TOPICS IN CNSTR
This course is designed to provide students with introductory knowledge and basic skills they will need to understand and apply as they progress through the program. Students receive an overview of key topics that will be covered in greater detail through core courses and electives during subsequent terms. Each class session provides a primer on a specific area of vital importance, including construction techniques, legal issues, contracts, blueprint reading, scheduling, sustainability, claims and more. Upon completion students will be familiar with basic concepts, terminology and procedures associated with the industry, and well prepared to study these subjects in greater depth.
- Department: Construction Administration
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 1.5 points
INTRODUCTION TO NEGOTIATION
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- S 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- W 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Instructor:
Bodi Regan
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Instructor:
Martin E Epstein
Info - 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO NEGOTIATION
- Department: Auditing
- W 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Instructor:
Martin E Epstein
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INTRODUCTION TO MEDIATION
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- US 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michele Riley
Info - 3 points
THE BODY IN HEALTH & DISEASE I
- Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
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Instructor:
John T Grbic
h-index: 36 Info - 0 points
Fieldwork Course in Economics
This course provides an opportunity for students in the Economics Master of Arts Program to engage in off-campus internships for academic credit that will count towards their requirements for the degree. The internships will facilitate the application of economic skills that students have developed in the program and prepare them for future work in the field.
- Department: Economics
- 1 points
SCREENWRITING I
In this introductory workshop, students write several short screenplays over the course of the semester and learn the basics of the craft. Character, action, conflict, story construction, the importance of showing instead of telling, and other essential components are explored.
- Department: Film
- T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- W 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jamal Joseph
Info - 3 points
PRACTICUM: FACILITATING NARRATIVE MEDICI
PRACTICUM: FACILITATING W
TBA
- Department: Narrative Medicine
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- 3 points
Political Human-Animal Studies
In a number of academic disciplines the concern with relationships between humans and non-humans has recently resulted in a radical revision of the ways in which we think people and animals construct their social worlds. This course addresses how humans and animals enter into, and interact within, each other's worlds. It draws upon perspectives from anthropology, geography, (political) philosophy, ethics, literary theory, and the sciences, placing current debates within the context of the deep history of human-animal relations. Topics to be discussed include "wildness", domestication, classification, animal rights, biotechnology, "nature/culture", food/cooking, fabulous/mythical animals, the portrayal of animals in popular culture, and human-animal sexualities.
- Department: Anthropology
- R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Brian Boyd
CULPA: 6
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- 3 points
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY
ACCT & FINANCE FOR TECH: PARIS
An exploration of the central concepts of corporate finance for those who already have some basic knowledge of finance and accounting. This case-based course considers project valuation; cost of capital; capital structure; firm valuation; the interplay between financial decisions, strategic consideration, and economic analyses; and the provision and acquisition of funds. These concepts are analyzed in relation to agency problems: market domination, risk profile, and risk resolution; and market efficiency or the lack thereof. The validity of analytic tools is tested on issues such as highly leveraged transactions, hybrid securities, volatility in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, acquisition and control premiums, corporate restructurings, and sustainable and unsustainable market inefficiencies.
- Department: Technology Management
- S 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
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Instructor:
Conrad Fernandes
Info - 3 points
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY
ACCT & FINANCE FOR TECH: EMS
An exploration of the central concepts of corporate finance for those who already have some basic knowledge of finance and accounting. This case-based course considers project valuation; cost of capital; capital structure; firm valuation; the interplay between financial decisions, strategic consideration, and economic analyses; and the provision and acquisition of funds. These concepts are analyzed in relation to agency problems: market domination, risk profile, and risk resolution; and market efficiency or the lack thereof. The validity of analytic tools is tested on issues such as highly leveraged transactions, hybrid securities, volatility in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, acquisition and control premiums, corporate restructurings, and sustainable and unsustainable market inefficiencies.
- Department: Technology Management
- S 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Conrad Fernandes
Info - 3 points
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY
ACCT & FINANCE FOR TECH
An exploration of the central concepts of corporate finance for those who already have some basic knowledge of finance and accounting. This case-based course considers project valuation; cost of capital; capital structure; firm valuation; the interplay between financial decisions, strategic consideration, and economic analyses; and the provision and acquisition of funds. These concepts are analyzed in relation to agency problems: market domination, risk profile, and risk resolution; and market efficiency or the lack thereof. The validity of analytic tools is tested on issues such as highly leveraged transactions, hybrid securities, volatility in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, acquisition and control premiums, corporate restructurings, and sustainable and unsustainable market inefficiencies.
- Department: Technology Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Conrad Fernandes
Info - 3 points
DIGITAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP
DIGITAL STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP
An examination of technology as a crucial aspect of the operation of most businesses. The first part of the course focuses on the structuring and planning of technology projects and investments as well as the analysis of financial returns and their impact on the productivity of the larger organization. The second part of the course focuses on the connections between technology and product development, marketing, and the positioning of an organization in its external environment.
- Department: Technology Management
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Douglas M Scherer
Info - 3 points
DIGITAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP
DIGITAL STRAT & LDRSHP - NYC
An examination of technology as a crucial aspect of the operation of most businesses. The first part of the course focuses on the structuring and planning of technology projects and investments as well as the analysis of financial returns and their impact on the productivity of the larger organization. The second part of the course focuses on the connections between technology and product development, marketing, and the positioning of an organization in its external environment.
- Department: Technology Management
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Instructor:
Arthur Langer
Info - 3 points
DIGITAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP
DIGITAL STRAT & LDRSHP - PARIS
An examination of technology as a crucial aspect of the operation of most businesses. The first part of the course focuses on the structuring and planning of technology projects and investments as well as the analysis of financial returns and their impact on the productivity of the larger organization. The second part of the course focuses on the connections between technology and product development, marketing, and the positioning of an organization in its external environment.
- Department: Technology Management
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Instructor:
Arthur Langer
Info - 3 points
BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES IN TECHNOLOGY MANA
An in-depth study of the intricacies of managing technical personnel and management teams in a fast paced and evolving business environment. Emphasis is placed on key challenges including the management of multiple technology projects, software development processes, and communications among technology managers and senior managers, developers, programmers, and customers.
- Department: Technology Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
J. Patrick O'Connell
Info - 3 points
MARKETING RESEARCH
Understanding customers is vital for any business to meet financial goals. Marketing research helps companies gain valuable insights about the most important people in the world: their customers. Marketing research can inform managers about consumer attitudes, buying behaviors, product and service preferences, communication messages, and distribution channels in order for management to forecast the size of the opportunity, to minimize risk in the decision-making process, to determine what is working/not working and how to best allocate and prioritize resources.
- Department: Auditing
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew Blum
Info - 0 points
MARKETING RESEARCH
Understanding customers is vital for any business to meet financial goals. Marketing research helps companies gain valuable insights about the most important people in the world: their customers. Marketing research can inform managers about consumer attitudes, buying behaviors, product and service preferences, communication messages, and distribution channels in order for management to forecast the size of the opportunity, to minimize risk in the decision-making process, to determine what is working/not working and how to best allocate and prioritize resources.
- Department: School of Professional Studies (DVSP)
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew Blum
Info - 3 points
SCHEDULNG FOR MODERN CONSTRUCTION
SCHED FOR MODERN CONSTRUCTION
A comprehensive introduction to the principles, methods and tools required for the development and implementation of scheduling in the construction industry. Topics covered include: the crucial role of the scheduling development plans, budgeting and its impact on project timelines, identification and analysis of critical paths (CPM), resource and cost loading, schedule updating, and schedule management. Coursework is integrated with hands‐on utilization of Oracle Primavera P3 and P6 scheduling and Microsoft Project 2007 software. Students may need to bring their own laptops/notebooks for some class sessions. Guest lecturers may be featured for certain topics.
OBJECTIVE:
This course should prepare the student to prepare a CPM schedule, calculate the schedule manually or by use of computer software, evaluate the output of such software, and present such analysis both to field personnel for implementation and to upper management for overview.
- Department: Construction Administration
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sadia I Janjua
Info - 1.5 points
Research in Economics
This is a required course that facilitates the capstone research paper writing process for second-year students enrolled in the M.A. Program in Economics. The research paper provides an opportunity to write a substantial piece of academic work in which the student is expected to demonstrate mastery of a field, along with the ability to think originally and to convey results clearly in writing.