International Law

This course introduces SIPA students to the basic doctrines of public international law, the processes through which it develops and the challenges it faces including actual interstate disputes about the use of global commons,  responsibility for breaches of human rights obligations, climate change, trade, sanctions, and cyber attacks. The discussion will be grounded in the analysis of particular cases. Such cases include actual trade disputes, climate change regimes, treatment of migrants, missile and weapons testing, claims to sovereignty over islands, use of the high seas, use of diplomatic missions and protection of the Antarctic.  Important cases emerging during the course period will also be dealt with on a weekly basis. The foundations of international law will be explained such as: What is international law and which institutions are involved in its development, to whom does it apply and how is it enforced? What are the relations among international, foreign and municipal law? What is the role of states, and how is sovereignty being redefined? What role do international organizations, such as the United Nations, play? How do non-state actors – NGOs, corporations, armed groups – play in this scenario and how are they challenging it? Students will be able to understand the basis for international relations among states, how and in what forms they interact with each other and what the role and function of the major international organization are. Upon completing this course, students should: understand issues underlying the concept of “international law,” as well the institutional framework of the international legal system, including the major organizations and sources of law on which it is based.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• F 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• 0 points

DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY

• Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
• Instructor: Philip Kang
  h-index: 4 Info
• 0 points

Conceptual Foundations of International

Conceptual Foundations - Discu

Through a review of major academic writings, lectures, and class discussions, Conceptual Foundations of International Politics examines many of the central concepts, theories, and analytical tools used in contemporary social science to understand and explain international affairs. The theoretical literature is drawn from different fields in the social sciences, including comparative politics, international relations, political sociology, and economics; the lecturers include members of the Columbia faculty who are authorities in these fields (as well as, in many cases, experienced practitioners in their own right) alongside a number of outside guest speakers. The course is designed to enhance students' abilities to think critically and analytically about current problems and challenges in international politics. Conceptual Foundations is a semester-long course. The lecture/plenary session is held weekly, and the seminar-style sections also meet every week. Attending lectures and discussion sections is obligatory. Students are required to complete assigned readings before their discussion section.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• W 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• R 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Hisham Aidi
  Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Lisa S Anderson
  Info
• Instructor: Hisham Aidi
  Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

PUBLIC FINANCE I

• Department: Economics
• M 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Wojciech Kopczuk
  CULPA: 5 Wikipedia h-index: 34 Info
• 3 points

MACRO FINANCE

Prerequisites: ECON GR6211 and ECON GR6212 and ECON GR6215 and ECON GR6216 and ECON GR6410 and ECON GR6411 and ECON GR6412 This course introduces students to the theoretical and empirical literature on macro finance. The course covers general equilibrium models of risk and return, models with heterogeneous agents, and models with financial frictions. A particular emphasis is given to analytical tools to solve these models (in particular continuous time methods), as well as micro empirical techniques.

• Department: Economics
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Matthieu Gomez
  h-index: 4 Info
• 4 points

VISITING ARTIST III

• Department: Visual Arts
• T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Miya Masaoka
  Wikipedia Info
• 0 points

VISITING ARTIST LECTURE III

• Department: Visual Arts
• T 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicola G Lopez
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 0 points

UTOPIAN VISIONS LATIN AMERICA

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Luis Carranza
  Info
• 3 points

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO II

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• F 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Emanuel Admassu
  Info
• 9 points

Theory of International Political Econom

Thry of Intl Political Economy

The course serves as an introduction to the politics of international economic relations. It examines the major conceptual approaches in the field of international political economy and the main elements of several key substantive issue areas such as money, finance, trade, economic development and globalisation. Students need not have an extensive background in international economics to complete the course, but those unfamiliar with basic economic principles may find several sections of the course challenging.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Markus H Jaeger
  Info
• 3 points

Acute Care Field Experience

This course is designed for students progressing seamlessly from the MDE program to gain prerequisite nursing experience during the first year of their coursework. Because of the strong relationship between acute care nursing experience and successful AGACNP training, job placement, and practice, 
acute care registered nursing experience is required prior to starting clinical rotations in Year 2 of the Acute Care DNP program. 
  This nursing experience can take the form of any acute care position; while ICU experience is beneficial and preferred, other acute care settings such as ER or inpatient medical/surgical sites also qualify. Outpatient and clinic positions do not satisfy the experience requirement. Unpaid internship positions do not satisfy the experience requirement. Each applicant should discuss their experience or plans with the Program Director in order to ensure that they meet the work experience requirement. Students are required to work 20-40 hours per week as a registered nurse for a minimum of 10-12 months.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Mara Berta
  Info
• 0 points

TEACHING FELLOWS

• Department: Law
• 1-4 points

TEACHING FELLOWS

• Department: Law
• 1-4 points

MICROBIAL OCEANOGRAPHY

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• MW 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Sonya Dyhrman
  Wikipedia h-index: 47 Info
• 3 points

TEACHING FELLOW - ASSOCIATE

• Department: Law
• 10 points

Methods for Sustainable Development Prac

Methods for Development Pract

This course is the first part of a two-course sequence for advanced students concentrating in Economic and Political Development. The second part is the Workshop in Sustainable Development Practice (SIPA U9001). These courses are integrated into a year-long encounter with the actual practice of sustainable development, guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. The course seeks to help students develop a conceptual and critical understanding of some of the key tools and approaches employed by organizations in sustainable development practice, and to skill students in using these approaches and tools in a discerning, ethical and effective manner that recognizes their shortcomings and limitations. The course takes a hands-on approach and promotes learning by doing. Questions of Whose development? Whose priorities and agenda? Whose proposed solutions and strategies? are ever present in choosing development approaches and outcomes. Development work, to the extent it involves development organizations and workers entering as external agents of change into a national arena or local community, is an intensely political exercise. What has changed in the course of sustainable development practice is that development workers increasingly perceive themselves less as direct agents of change - delivering top-down transfers of knowledge and resources from those who know best or have more, to those in need or who need to be influenced - and more as facilitators of change. According to this approach, the development worker seeks to act as a medium and partner in identifying local needs and priorities, and helping to translate these into equitable and sustainable development outcomes through knowledge-sharing, empowerment, capacity building and/or additional resources. However, this transition has been uneven, and externally-driven, top-down approaches persist. Development workers also need to be continually aware of the values, assumptions and biases that they bring to their interactions with local actors and that are implicit in the approaches and tools that they use. With needs, priorities and agendas contested across many levels and sets of interests, the job of a development worker is a complex and responsible one. To that end, this course also challenges students to reflect on their goals and desired approaches in their future roles as development agents. Registration in this course requires an application. Priority will be given to second-year EPD students. Apply at:

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• F 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• F 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Eugenia McGill
  Info
• 3 points

Methods for Sustainable Development Prac

Methods for Development Pract

This course is the first part of a two-course sequence for advanced students concentrating in Economic and Political Development. The second part is the Workshop in Sustainable Development Practice (SIPA U9001). These courses are integrated into a year-long encounter with the actual practice of sustainable development, guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. The course seeks to help students develop a conceptual and critical understanding of some of the key tools and approaches employed by organizations in sustainable development practice, and to skill students in using these approaches and tools in a discerning, ethical and effective manner that recognizes their shortcomings and limitations. The course takes a hands-on approach and promotes learning by doing. Questions of Whose development? Whose priorities and agenda? Whose proposed solutions and strategies? are ever present in choosing development approaches and outcomes. Development work, to the extent it involves development organizations and workers entering as external agents of change into a national arena or local community, is an intensely political exercise. What has changed in the course of sustainable development practice is that development workers increasingly perceive themselves less as direct agents of change - delivering top-down transfers of knowledge and resources from those who know best or have more, to those in need or who need to be influenced - and more as facilitators of change. According to this approach, the development worker seeks to act as a medium and partner in identifying local needs and priorities, and helping to translate these into equitable and sustainable development outcomes through knowledge-sharing, empowerment, capacity building and/or additional resources. However, this transition has been uneven, and externally-driven, top-down approaches persist. Development workers also need to be continually aware of the values, assumptions and biases that they bring to their interactions with local actors and that are implicit in the approaches and tools that they use. With needs, priorities and agendas contested across many levels and sets of interests, the job of a development worker is a complex and responsible one. To that end, this course also challenges students to reflect on their goals and desired approaches in their future roles as development agents. Registration in this course requires an application. Priority will be given to second-year EPD students. Apply at:

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• F 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 0 points

DIFFERENCE AND DESIGN

THE CITY AND WHAT IT IS NOT

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• F 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Justin G Moore
  Info
• 3 points

DENTAL MATERIALS II

• Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
• 0 points

CRIT ISSUES IN ART III

• Department: Visual Arts
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jules Gimbrone
  Info
• 3 points

FABRICS & TYPOLOGIES

FABRICS & TYPOLOGIES:NY/GLOBAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Richard A Plunz
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

Diagnosis and Management of the Critical

DIAG/MGT OF ACUTE CRIT IL

This course is designed for students to become familiar with the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of common critical illnesses of the cardiac, pulmonary, acid/base/electrolyte, and renal systems, and will also include an introduction to trauma and orthopedics.

• Department: Nursing
• M 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
• 3 points

ARCHIVES OF TOXICITY

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Wasiuta
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

GRADUATE STUDIO III

• Department: Visual Arts
• T 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Miya Masaoka
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

GRADUATE STUDIO III

• Department: Visual Arts
• M 4 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicola G Lopez
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

PROPTECH: NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAIN

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Zachary D Aarons
  Info
• 1.5 points

Threat Financing & Anti-Money Laundering

Threat Finc & Antimoney Launde

This class provides a comprehensive look at the efforts to prevent and detect money laundering and terrorist financing in a post 9/11 world. Developments in the United States, as well as internationally, are discussed. The evolution of the area is examined, including a review of the relevant statutes and regulations such as the Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act and the Material Support statute. Analysis is done of the Suspicious Activity Reporting that is required to be done by all financial institutions, including banks, securities firms and money services businesses. Cases and actions brought relating to money laundering issues are discussed, including detailed review of the requirements for an Anti-Money Laundering compliance program. There is also analysis of threat financing, from the viewpoint of the requirements placed upon financial institutions, charities and companies, along with a review of cases involving terror financing. In addition, the course addresses the role of lawmakers, lawyers, companies, financial institutions and law enforcement in the process of trying to stop money laundering and terrorist financing.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Annemarie McAvoy
  Info
• 1.5 points

REAL ESTATE DEBT

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher W Munsell
  Info
• 1.5 points

THESIS DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites: the instructor's permission. This course will help guide E3B Ph.D. students towards candidacy by teaching them the skills necessary to be effective and independent scientists. Students will conduct an extensive literature review, write a preliminary dissertation proposal, and present their research ideas to the group on multiple occasions. Students will learn how to give and receive constructive written and oral feedback on their work.

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• M 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Maria Uriarte
  Wikipedia h-index: 56 Info
• 6 points

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE

• Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
• 0 points

Grad Sem III in Sound Art & Related Medi

Grad Seminar in Sound Art

The Graduate Seminar in Sound Art and Related Media is designed to create a space that is inclusive yet focused on sound as an art form and a medium. Class time is structured to support, reflect, and challenge students as individual artists and as a community. The course examines the medium and subject of sound in an expanded field, investigating its constitutive materials, exhibition and installation practices, and its ethics in the 21st century. The seminar will focus on the specific relations between tools, ideas, and meanings and the specific histories and theories that have arisen when artists engage with sound as a medium and subject in art. The seminar combines discussions of readings and artworks with presentations of students' work and research, as well as site visits and guest lectures.   While the Columbia Visual Arts Program is dedicated to maintaining an interdisciplinary learning environment where students are free to use and explore different mediums while also learning to look at, and critically discuss, artwork in any medium, we are equally committed to providing in-depth knowledge concerning the theories, histories, practices, tools and materials underlying these different disciplines. We offer Graduate Seminars in different disciplines, or combinations of disciplines, including moving image, new genres, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, as well as in Sound Art in collaboration with the Columbia Music Department through their Computer Music Center. These Discipline Seminars are taught by full-time and adjunct faculty, eminent critics, historians, curators, theorists, writers, and artists.

• Department: Visual Arts
• T 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Miya Masaoka
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

GROUP CRITIQUE III

• Department: Visual Arts
• WR 4:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicola G Lopez
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

MEASURING THE GREAT INDOORS

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Violet Whitney
  Info
• 3 points

Making U.S. Economic & Social Policy

Making U.S. Econ & Soc Po

Economic analysis and research often provide important insights into appropriate policy.  However, how is this research used by policymakers?  How do (should) policymakers incorporate these findings when developing policy? This half-semester course will explore a variety of policy topics, focusing on current issues affecting workers and families in the United States.  All of these policies are actively being debated, many of them as potential responses to the COVID pandemic and associated economic crisis.  We will discuss the underlying economic theory and the existing empirical evidence, as well as how policymakers might incorporate this evidence in their decision-making.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Sandra Black
  Wikipedia h-index: 43 Info
• 1.5 points

ARTIST MENTORSHIP III

• Department: Visual Arts
• Instructor: Nicola G Lopez
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

FORMAL VERIF HW SW SYSTEMS

Prerequisites: (COMS W3134 or COMS W3136 or COMS W3137) and (COMS W3261) Introduction to the theory and practice of formal methods for the design and analysis of correct (i.e. bug-free) concurrent and embedded hardware/software systems. Topics include temporal logics; model checking; deadlock and liveness issues; fairness; satisfiability (SAT) checkers; binary decision diagrams (BDDs); abstraction techniques; introduction to commercial formal verification tools. Industrial state-of-art, case studies and experiences: software analysis (C/C++/Java), hardware verification (RTL).

• Department: Computer Science
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthe

PRIN & PRAC OF NURSE ANES

This is the first of four courses that discuss techniques for anesthetic administration and related technologies in the context of various surgical and diagnostic interventions in diverse anesthetizing locations. Focus is monitoring modalities and pre-, intra-, and post-anesthesia (perioperative) management for less complex surgical and diagnostic interventions.

• Department: Nursing
• T 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Maribeth L Massie
  Info
• 3 points

INDEPENDENT MOOT CT COACHING

• Department: Law
• Instructor: Ilene Strauss
  Info
• 1 points

Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthe

PRIN & PRAC OF NURSE ANES

This is the last of four courses that discusses various methods and techniques of anesthesia administration, with an emphasis on physiological basis for practice. Advanced surgical procedures and the anesthetic implications in the perianesthetic period will be explored.

• Department: Nursing
• M 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Antoinette T Padula
  Info
• 3 points

KITCHENLESS STORIES

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Ana Puigjaner Barbera
  Info
• 3 points

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR

SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY E

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Adrian J Silver
  Info
• 1.5 points

MARKET ANALYSIS AND VALUATION

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Evan Weiss
  Info
• 1.5 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found. of Intl Security Policy

Graduate introduction to international security policy, with a focus on pre-professional preparation for students expecting to work in security policy after graduation. Covers the role, function, dynamics, and prevention of violence in the international system, via analysis of forceful diplomacy, escalation, crisis, war causation, war termination, the ethics of war and peace, threat assessment and intelligence, strategy, terrorism, insurgency, alliances, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber conflict. Introduces principles for sound defense organization and decision-making processes, civil-military relations, defense planning, and defense budgeting. Considers critical theory and its challenge to orthodox security studies and policy practice.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found. of Intl Security Policy

Graduate introduction to international security policy, with a focus on pre-professional preparation for students expecting to work in security policy after graduation. Covers the role, function, dynamics, and prevention of violence in the international system, via analysis of forceful diplomacy, escalation, crisis, war causation, war termination, the ethics of war and peace, threat assessment and intelligence, strategy, terrorism, insurgency, alliances, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber conflict. Introduces principles for sound defense organization and decision-making processes, civil-military relations, defense planning, and defense budgeting. Considers critical theory and its challenge to orthodox security studies and policy practice.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found. of Intl Security Policy

Graduate introduction to international security policy, with a focus on pre-professional preparation for students expecting to work in security policy after graduation. Covers the role, function, dynamics, and prevention of violence in the international system, via analysis of forceful diplomacy, escalation, crisis, war causation, war termination, the ethics of war and peace, threat assessment and intelligence, strategy, terrorism, insurgency, alliances, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber conflict. Introduces principles for sound defense organization and decision-making processes, civil-military relations, defense planning, and defense budgeting. Considers critical theory and its challenge to orthodox security studies and policy practice.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found. of Intl Security Policy

Graduate introduction to international security policy, with a focus on pre-professional preparation for students expecting to work in security policy after graduation. Covers the role, function, dynamics, and prevention of violence in the international system, via analysis of forceful diplomacy, escalation, crisis, war causation, war termination, the ethics of war and peace, threat assessment and intelligence, strategy, terrorism, insurgency, alliances, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber conflict. Introduces principles for sound defense organization and decision-making processes, civil-military relations, defense planning, and defense budgeting. Considers critical theory and its challenge to orthodox security studies and policy practice.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

ARCH + DEVELOPMENT

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Ateya A Khorakiwala
  Info
• 3 points

US Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of

US For Pol & Geopol-Int & Tech

During the past few decades, the Internet has evolved from something virtually unknown in the world of US foreign policy to something that is of fundamental importance to industry, governments and civil society interests.  The relatively new impact of the Internet on US foreign policy issues extends to human rights, economic development, national security, bilateral relationships, and the matters addressed by multilateral and other international organizations.  In other words, the Internet is affecting virtually every aspect of US foreign policy. During our course, we will discuss and analyze the relatively brief history of the Internet and its relationship to US foreign policy, and we will work to understand how the US and others can use the Internet and related technical developments to advance their interests. As part of our class discussions we will both analyze the changing role of the Internet on US foreign policy and, most importantly, evaluate how those responsible for international policies can use the impact and policies associated with Internet to positively change the world.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 1.5 points

FEASTING + FASTING

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Ateya A Khorakiwala
  Info
• 3 points

Principles and Practice of Oncology II

PRIN & PRACTICE OF ONCOLO

This course presents a systematic overview of advanced level oncology nursing utilizing various theoretical approaches. It presents the medical and nursing management of symptoms and specific cancers and provides a framework of advanced practice for the oncology nurse practitioner. This framework assists the OCNS/NP in diagnosing, assessing, intervening in, and evaluating potential and actual client/family problems related to cancer treatment, rehabilitation, and terminal care.

• Department: Nursing
• Instructor: Maura E Murphy
  Info
• 2 points

TOPICS IN SIGNAL PROCESSING

TPC:REINFORCEMENT LEARNING

Advanced topics in signal processing, such as multidimensional signal processing, image feature extraction, image/video editing and indexing, advanced digital filter design, multirate signal processing, adaptive signal processing, and wave-form coding of signals. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6880 to 6889.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• F 8:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• Instructor: Chong Li
  Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN SIGNAL PROCESSING

TOPIC: REINFORCEMENT LEARNING

Advanced topics in signal processing, such as multidimensional signal processing, image feature extraction, image/video editing and indexing, advanced digital filter design, multirate signal processing, adaptive signal processing, and wave-form coding of signals. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6880 to 6889.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Chong Li
  Info
• 3 points

Impact Measurement & Evaluation for Sust

Measuring & Evaluating Impact

In a world driving towards the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the measurement and evaluation (M&E) toolkit is critical for holding governments, philanthropies, impact investors and others accountable for creating benefit, preventing harm and contributing to effective solutions. During this course, we will explore both the demand and supply side of generating data and evidence for decision-making in the 21st century. We will also learn practical M&E skills that can be applied across all professions and thematic sectors and that are tailored to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders. Finally, we will ground-truth concepts and theories through discussions with experts and practitioners as well as place-based use cases (primarily from Asia and Africa) of the challenges and opportunities in measuring and evaluating impact. Students can expect to develop the critical skills needed to ensure they are able to navigate, negotiate and facilitate their way to a quality measurement and evaluation plan.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Veronica M Olazabal
  Info
• 3 points

TOPICS-INFORMATION PROCESSING

Advanced Computer Networks

The class will give you a richer understanding of networking, focusing on principles and systems that have shaped the Internet. Via classic and contemporary literature, topics covered include routing, content delivery, congestion control, data centers, SDN, and the cloud.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Ethan Katz-Bassett
  h-index: 31 Info
• 3 points

1:1 CRAFTING AND FABRICATION OF DETAILS

1:1 CRAFTING & FAB OF DET

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Zachary E Mulitauaopele
  Info
• 3 points

MAKING KIN WITH BIOMATERIALS

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher Woebken
  Info
• 3 points

TOPICS-INFORMATION PROCESSING

TPC:BIG DATA ANALYTICS

Advanced topics spanning electrical engineering and computer science such as speech processing and recognition, image and multimedia content analysis, and other areas drawing on signal processing, information theory, machine learning, pattern recognition, and related topics. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6890 to 6899. Topic: Big Data Analytics.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• F 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Ching-Yung Lin
  h-index: None Info
• 3 points

TOPICS-INFORMATION PROCESSING

TPC: BIG DATA ANALYTICS

Advanced topics spanning electrical engineering and computer science such as speech processing and recognition, image and multimedia content analysis, and other areas drawing on signal processing, information theory, machine learning, pattern recognition, and related topics. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6890 to 6899. Topic: Big Data Analytics.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Ching-Yung Lin
  h-index: None Info
• 3 points

NET ZERO HOUSING

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• M 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Andreas Benzing
  Info
• 3 points

TOURISM, TROPICALIZATION AND THE ARCHITE

TOURISM, TROP & THE ARCH

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Dahlia J Roberts
  Info
• 3 points

TOPICS-INFORMATION PROCESSING

TPC:QUANTUM COMPUT & COMM

Advanced topics spanning electrical engineering and computer science such as speech processing and recognition, image and multimedia content analysis, and other areas drawing on signal processing, information theory, machine learning, pattern recognition, and related topics. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6890 to 6899. Topic: Quantum Computing and Communication.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• W 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Alexei Ashikhmin
  Info
• 3 points

PRINCIPLES AND PRAXIS OF SPATIAL JUSTICE

PRIN & PRAXIS SPATIAL JUS

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Ifeoma Ebo
  Info
• 3 points

Topics in Information Processing

Dstrbtd Storage Systs Big Data

Advanced topics spanning electrical engineering and computer science such as speech processing and recognition, image and multimedia content analysis, and other areas drawing on signal processing, information theory, machine learning, pattern recognition, and related topics. Content varies from year to year, and different topics rotate through the course numbers 6890 to 6899.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Asaf Cidon
  h-index: 20 Info
• 3 points

ARCH, COL & NAT'L IDEN IN N. AFRICA

ARCH, COLONIALISM & NAT'L

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 3 points

RESEARCH

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Danielle S Smoller
  Info
• 2-3 points

E&I DISCUSSIONS

• Department: Journalism
• M 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Instructor: William Cobb
  Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Abigail M Deutsch
  Info
• Instructor: Ali Raj
  Info
• 0 points

PROJECTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Prerequisites: Instructors permission. Software or hardware projects in computer science. Before registering, the student must submit a written proposal to the instructor for review. The proposal should give a brief outline of the project, estimated schedule of completion, and computer resources needed. Oral and written reports are required. May be taken over more than one semester, in which case the grade will be deferred until all 12 points have been completed. No more than 12 points of COMS E6901 may be taken. Consult the department for section assignment.

• Department: Computer Science
• 1-12 points

RSRCH COMPUTING EARTH SCI

Prerequisites: Graduate student status, calculus, or instructor permission Priority given to first year PhD students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Computing has become an indispensable tool for Earth Scientists. This course will introduce incoming DEES PhD students to modern computing software, programming tools and best practices that are broadly applicable to carrying out research in the Earth Sciences. This includes an introduction to Unix, programming in three commonly used languages (Python, MATLAB and Fortran), version control and data backup, tools for visualizing geoscience data and making maps. Students will learn the basics of high performance computing and big data analysis tools available on cluster computers. Student learning will be facilitated through a combination of lectures, in-class exercises, homework assignments and class projects. All topics will be taught through example datasets or problems from Earth Sciences. The course is designed to be accessible for Earth Science graduate students in any discipline.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Ryan P Abernathey
  h-index: 21 Info
• 3 points

THESIS

Available to M.S. and CSE candidates. An independent investigation of an appropriate problem in computer science carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. A formal written report is essential and an oral presentation may also be required. May be taken over more than one semester, in which case the grade will be deferred until all 9 points have been completed. No more than 9 points of COMS E6902 may be taken. Consult the department for section assignment.

• Department: Computer Science
• 1-9 points

THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Department: Economics
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: David Weinstein
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia h-index: 42 Info
• 3 points

THE ARAB CITY IN FILM

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Yasser Elsheshtawy
  h-index: 18 Info
• 3 points

CLINICAL ORAL PATHOLOGY

• Department: Dental and Oral Surgery
• Instructor: Elizabeth Philipone
  h-index: 11 Info
• 0 points

Fundamentals of Podcast Interviews

Fund. of Podcast Interviews

The course is designed to give students real-world experience in podcast interviews and development. Students will leave with an understanding the workflow of podcast production as well as how to interview, edit, and produce their own interviews with audacity. In the first weeks of class, students will learn how to structure a podcast interview and how to use Audacity as well as additional basics of audio production. Students will also learn how to edit transcripts and are strongly encouraged to interview subjects who correlate to work they are doing for other classes/areas of interest. In the last weeks of the class, students will focus on the presentation and hosting aspects of their interviews. Students will learn to package and pitch their interview, taking their product from idea to final pitch. Each week, students will listen to and reflect on popular podcast interviews to get a range of inspiration, interview style, subject matter, and editorial design.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Katie L Shepherd
  Info
• 1.5 points

GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR

All first-year graduate students in the physics department must register for this course each term. Discussion of the experimental and theoretical research in the department.

• Department: Physics
• F 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 0 points

Policy Solutions for Online Mis/Disinfor

Policy Sol for Online Mis-info

While 2016 may have been the wakeup call, it is clear that since then what scholar Joan Donovan calls “the weaponization of the misinformation machine” has only gotten worse.  The political, social, and psychological damage caused by the intensive dissemination of online mis/disinformation has been profound. However, a lot has been learned about how to address the problem so we will emphasize understanding the role of Big Tech in circulating and profiting from online mis/disinformation and what policies/regulations can help. The first part of this course will focus on understanding mis/disinformation online. What exactly is it? Why should we care? What are the implications for Democracy? Who are the cast of characters creating mis/disinformation online who is trying to fix the problem?  What are the basic terms being used? In the second part of the course we will look at reporting on the problem of online mis/disinformation. Journalists, whistleblowers, academic researchers expose the origins and patterns of how dis/misinformation travels and is deliberately circulated. In one session, our students will try a hands-on exercise after learning about the use of open source intelligence to map patterns of transmission. The first two parts of the course will give students the understanding to navigate and critique the fixes being proposed and tried globally.  In the third part of the course, we will consider both the demand and supply side of the online mis/disinformation problem and look at the solutions being tried around the world. These include promoting responsible news consumption, enhancing media literacy, fact-checking, content moderation, the reform of section 230, Facebook’s “Supreme Court”, disclosure requirements for election advertising, support for journalism, laws against harassment and hate speech.  
Students who take this class will develop an understanding of:
●    The problem of online mis and disinformation--who is putting it online and what are their interests.
●    Familiarity with the universe of solutions that are being tried and the pros and cons of each approach.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 3 points

QUANT METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS

Prerequisites: calculus. Recommended preparation: linear algebra, statistics, computer programming. Introduction to the fundamentals of quantitative data analysis in Earth and environmental sciences. Topics: review of relevant probability, statistics and linear algebra; linear models and generalized least squares; Fourier analysis and introduction to spectral analysis; filtering time series (convolution,deconvolution,smoothing); factor analysis and empirical orthogonal functions; covariance and correlation; methods of interpolation; statistical significance and hypothesis testing; introduction to Monte Carlo methods for data analysis. Problem sets and term project require use of MATLAB or Python.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Alberto M Malinverno
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 4 points

Information Operations on Social Media

Info Operations-Social Media

This class provides foundations to understand an emerging space of cyber conflict: information operations on social media. It focuses on how foreign and domestic actors are using disinformation campaigns strategically to achieve a wide range of objectives, and gives students foundations and tools to understand how these campaigns operate, which tactics are favored by the different adversaries in this space, and how these types of incidents are detected and mitigated. The class primarily focuses on information operations as tools of geopolitical conflicts and means used by regimes to control political conversations: it may engage tangentially with the role that social media polarization, state-sponsored media outlets and conspiratorial communities play in this space, but its core preoccupation will be the study of organized disinformation campaigns designed to manipulate social discourse. Students will be asked to engage with a variety of sources including relevant academic readings across disciplines, government assessments, social media platform policies, datasets, and threat intelligence products from the private sector.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• T 9 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Camille M Francois
  Info
• 1.5 points

INTRO TO WRITING STUDIES

Anyone who pursues a career as a college faculty member will teach writing—either formally, in a writing class, or informally, as we work with students who are new to our disciplines. However, many graduate students in the humanities have received no substantive training in the burgeoning field of writing studies. In English, career opportunities in writing studies have outpaced other field areas. The MLA’s 2016-2017 jobs list reported that 851 positions were advertised in English, 10% fewer than the previous year. Of those jobs, 217 were in writing studies, 187 were in British literature, and 172 were in American literature. Given that writing studies positions are also advertised elsewhere, the gap is likely larger. This seminar will explore key debates in writing studies research and teaching methodologies, program development, and disciplinary and institutional status. Writing studies is the newest name for “rhetoric and composition,” a field which declared its existence in the mid-1960s, and draws its praxes and theories from classical rhetoric, applied linguistics, cognitive and developmental psychology, literary criticism, civic education, creative writing, and progressive pedagogy. Scholarship in writing studies since the 1960s has sought to deepen our understanding of how transactions work among writers, readers, and texts. Writing studies prompts us to track how standards for “good” or “appropriate” academic writing change over time, and how the teaching of writing responds to social, political, institutional, and disciplinary forces. The readings in this course will help us to articulate our own philosophies of writing and shape approaches to pedagogy in our own fields. Topis will include the following: how writers develop; intellectual practices that foster community among learners; the ethics and politics of textual transactions, including assessment; students’ rights to their own language; literacy acquisition across media; working in transnational and translingual spaces; genre and rhetorical theory; fostering knowledge and skills transfer; the impact of intersectionality on pedagogy and program design; and labor justice. We will read works by foundational writing studies scholars including John Dewey, Wayne Booth, bell hooks, Victor Villaneuva, Jr. A. Suresh Canagarajah, and the current president of the Modern Language Association, Anne Ruggles Gere. Participants will have the opportunity to ask how writing studies can deepen the understanding of writing in our fields, regardless

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Nicole Wallack
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 4 points

TEACHING TUTORIAL

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• Instructor: Matthew Hart
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

EVIDENCE & INFERENCE

This fall course, taken by the entire M.A. class,  teaches a disciplined “journalistic method” of testing assumptions and making sure that reporting firmly proves its points.

Students develop useful skills for working with statistics, using academic research and conducting in-depth interviews. They are also taught to carefully combine anecdote and narrative with the big picture in their writing.

• Department: Journalism
• M 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: William Cobb
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

• Department: Social Work
• T 2 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Katrina Balovlenkov
  Info
• Instructor: Boris Vilgorin
  Info
• 3 points