FOUNDATIONS OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT
FOUNDATIONS OF SPORTS MGM
- Department: Sports Management
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Laurajean Holmgren
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SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Department: Sustainability Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jonathan Hollander
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SOCIAL JUSTICE: NARRATIVES OF INEQUITY (
- Department: Narrative Medicine
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Courtni K Jeffers
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TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
Prerequisites: STAT GR5205 Least squares smoothing and prediction, linear systems, Fourier analysis, and spectral estimation. Impulse response and transfer function. Fourier series, the fast Fourier transform, autocorrelation function, and spectral density. Univariate Box-Jenkins modeling and forecasting. Emphasis on applications. Examples from the physical sciences, social sciences, and business. Computing is an integral part of the course.
- Department: Statistics
- S 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Franz Rembart
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Climate Technology and Innovation
This course is designed to furnish students with a conceptual framework for understanding climate tech innovation and an overview of practical ways to professionally engage in it. We focus on climate tech because the current global rate of decarbonization is not sufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C. To accelerate the rate of change and stabilize our planet’s climate, innovative technology development and diffusion is required. Beyond the moral imperative, rapid decarbonization represents an unprecedented economic opportunity. To realize the promise of a low-carbon economy, new practitioners must join the innovation ecosystem and drive it forward. This course will prepare students to do so.
The course starts by framing what climate tech means (i.e., all technologies focused on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the impacts of climate change) and how climate tech innovation will occur (i.e., as a complex process including co-evolution of technology, regulations, infrastructure, and consumer behavior). It then provides an overview of the innovation value chain including various stakeholders and avenues for professional involvement. It concludes with a survey of sectoral innovation opportunities. Considerations of equity and just transition are covered throughout.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Luke C Apicella
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NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS
Prerequisites: STAT GR5205 Statistical inference without parametric model assumption. Hypothesis testing using ranks, permutations, and order statistics. Nonparametric analogs of analysis of variance. Non-parametric regression, smoothing and model selection.
- Department: Statistics
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Marco A Avella Medina
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BAYESIAN STATISTICS
This course introduces the Bayesian paradigm for statistical inference. Topics covered include prior and posterior distributions: conjugate priors, informative and non-informative priors; one- and two-sample problems; models for normal data, models for binary data, Bayesian linear models, Bayesian computation: MCMC algorithms, the Gibbs sampler; hierarchical models; hypothesis testing, Bayes factors, model selection; use of statistical software.
Prerequisites: A course in the theory of statistical inference, such as STAT GU4204/GR5204 a course in statistical modeling and data analysis such as STAT GU4205/GR5205.
- Department: Statistics
- TR 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Dobrin Marchev
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Change is a necessary and constant part of any organization. The change may be expected, or it may be in reaction to unanticipated external and/or internal factors. In fact, organizations that do not change do not last.
Change initiatives can be exceedingly complex and disorienting, however. The success of a given changeinitiative often rests on the clarity of vision of an organization’s leaders; an accurate and sensitiveunderstanding of the organization’s culture; the involvement, input and buy-in of multiple internal andexternal stakeholders to the change objectives and process; leaders’ ability to leverage technology tocommunicate and drive change; and an organization’s analytical capabilities to document and measureprogress, and continue to iterate and improve.
In light of these requirements, this course seeks to ask: What is the role of the HCM leader in facilitatingchange within an organization? The aims of this course are not abstract. This course will help studentsdevelop skills to support actual organizations (their own and/or others) through change. Lectures, readings,videos, in-class and asynchronous discussions, and assignments will all focus on the practical application ofchange theory and empirical research to real-world organizational contexts.
This course is an advanced elective within the Master of Science in Human Capital Management program.Prerequisites include “HCMPS5100: Introduction to Human Capital Management,” and “HCMPS5150:Integrated Talent Management Strategies.” Some familiarity with people analytics and digital approaches toHuman Capital Management will also be helpful.
- Department: Human Capital Management
- M 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Solange Charas
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Executive Conflict Coaching
The course offers an in-depth exploration of the foundational principles and skills of conflict coaching. This rigorous curriculum is designed to equip students with the expertise necessary to assist themselves and others in cultivating perspectives, mindsets, and strategies that espouse a constructive and collaborative conflict approach.
Inherent to human experience, conflict has outcomes primarily shaped by one's chosen approach. A confrontational stance often results in hampered communication, obstructionism, and a power struggle. Conversely, a collaborative approach accentuates effective communication, amiability, assistance, trust, and coordinated endeavors. This methodology frames conflicting interests not as adversarial positions but as shared challenges necessitating shared resolution. Central to the ethos of this course is the recognition of conflict as a conduit for growth, its potential for constructive engagement, and the imperative for adaptive and visionary leadership embodying executive presence.
Conflicts typically evoke a spectrum of emotions in individuals, making them one of the most demanding challenges a coach might assist clients with. Such moments of contention serve as a litmus test for what renowned executive coach John Mattone terms the "Inner Core" of an astute leader. Properly navigated, conflicts become avenues for leaders to refine their "Inner Core" and bolster their executive maturity.
This course is specifically designed for graduate students who aim to expand their expertise in navigating and mediating conflicts within the workplace. Additionally, it is well-suited for students seeking to enhance their interpersonal skills, develop a more profound understanding of conflict dynamics, and foster a more collaborative and harmonious work environment.
- Department: Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- S 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Instructor:
Aldo Civico
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THE EARTH'S CLIMATE SYSTEM
- Department: Sustainability Management
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Benjamin I Cook
CULPA: 3 h-index: 56 Info - 3 points
SURVIVAL ANALYSIS
Prerequisites: STAT GR5205 Survival distributions, types of censored data, estimation for various survival models, nonparametric estimation of survival distributions, the proportional hazard and accelerated lifetime models for regression analysis with failure-time data. Extensive use of the computer.
- Department: Statistics
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Ashley Datta
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SAMPLE SURVEYS
Prerequisites: STAT GR5204 Introductory course on the design and analysis of sample surveys. How sample surveys are conducted, why the designs are used, how to analyze survey results, and how to derive from first principles the standard results and their generalizations. Examples from public health, social work, opinion polling, and other topics of interest.
- Department: Statistics
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Rongning Wu
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DIRECTING ACTORS II
- Department: Film
- M 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- M 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- R 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
- T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
- R 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Shira-Lee Shalit
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Emil Benjamin
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Jodie Markell
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Abigail Zealey Bess
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Lisa Milinazzo
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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE IN SPRTS
- Department: Sports Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING
Prerequisites: STAT GR5206 or the equivalent. The course will provide an introduction to Machine Learning and its core models and algorithms. The aim of the course is to provide students of statistics with detailed knowledge of how Machine Learning methods work and how statistical models can be brought to bear in computer systems - not only to analyze large data sets, but to let computers perform tasks that traditional methods of computer science are unable to address. Examples range from speech recognition and text analysis through bioinformatics and medical diagnosis. This course provides a first introduction to the statistical methods and mathematical concepts which make such technologies possible.
- Department: Statistics
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Genevera Allen
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APPLIED DATA SCIENCE
Prerequisites: Pre-requisite for this course includes working knowledge in Statistics and Probability, data mining, statistical modeling and machine learning. Prior programming experience in R or Python is required. This course will incorporate knowledge and skills covered in a statistical curriculum with topics and projects in data science. Programming will covered using existing tools in R. Computing best practices will be taught using test-driven development, version control, and collaboration. Students finish the class with a portfolio of projects, and deeper understanding of several core statistical/machine-learning algorithms. Short project cycles throughout the semester provide students extensive hands-on experience with various data-driven applications.
- Department: Statistics
- MW 7:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
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Alex Pijyan
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Haiyuan Wang
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN COMMUNICATION
- Department: Auditing
- W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hayley Berlent
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN COMMUNICATION
- Department: Strategic Communication
- W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hayley Berlent
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Smart Agriculture for a Changing Climate
Agriculture is highly dependent on stable climate conditions to produce the world’s food with sufficient nutritional quality at an affordable cost. Climate change is threatening the breadbaskets of the world with shifting rainfall, pests, and weather patterns. Farmers face enormous challenges in adapting to this volatility that is affecting their livelihoods and communities locally, and threatens the global food systems stability. Adaptation to these changes has become a high priority for policy makers, corporations, and investors around the world. Climate smart agriculture presents solutions to the existential threat to the global food supply by utilizing a range of tech enabled methods for producing more food with less resources. The challenge is daunting because there is no “one size fits all” solution. Instead, localized solutions that meet the social, environmental, and economic realities of farmers need to be developed, accelerated, and implemented.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Henry A Gordon-Smith
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Applied Integrative Seminar for Duals I
The Applied Integrative Experience for Duals (1 credit) is a year-long, pass/fail program requirement that supports the integrative learning goals of students pursuing dual degrees between the MS in Climate and either the MS in Carbon Management (SEAS) or the MS in Architecture and Urban Design (GSAPP). Students engage in cross-school experiences and guided written reflections to deepen their understanding of how their dual programs intersect and support their professional aspirations.
Students are expected to work closely with their respective faculty advisors throughout the year to identify appropriate events and ensure that their integrative experiences and reflections align with their academic and professional goals. Advisor consultation is essential for shaping meaningful engagement during your time at the Climate School.
- Department: Climate School
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Instructor:
Alix Schroder
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Industrial Organization
This is a topics course in industrial organization intended for MA students. The focus of the class is to familiarize students with the way economists in academic, antitrust regulatory and private sector settings approach research questions related to topics such as conduct, pricing, competition or ownership and control in various market structures (e.g., homogenous product, differentiated product, two-sided, vertical markets). The goal of the course is threefold. For each of the market structures considered:
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familiarize you with the foundational economic theories;
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provide you with the empirical tools you can apply in the future to conduct your own research; and
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introduce to you key antitrust issues regulators have been focusing on and approaches used in practice to analyze these issues by antitrust economists.
- Department: Economics
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ildiko Magyari
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EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER REQUIREMENTS
Provides a global review of ERM requirements of regulators, rating agencies, and shareholders. Addresses three industry sectors: (1) insurance; (2) banking; and (3) corporate.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
- T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Rich Lauria
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Rajat Baijal
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Chris Lee
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Muriel Rachid Campomizzi
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Kerry Gendron
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Anthony Wong
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Violet Diamant
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Melody Feinberg
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Chris Lee
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Juan Echeverri
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R S Forston
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Building a Sustainable Detroit: A Case
Once known as the arsenal of Democracy, the birthplace of the automobile assembly line, and the model city of America, 21st Century Detroit was emblematic of deindustrialization, decay, and insolvency. Following the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history, Detroit is now being reframed in both local and national media as a comeback city with opportunity and possibility for all - urban pioneers, global investors, a creative class of new professionals, and suburbanites seeking a return to urban grit.
Despite these narratives, Detroit remains highly segregated - racially, geographically, economically, and socially. While downtown is prospering, neighborhoods are still largely blighted and contaminated with legacy uses that remain unremediated. Over 30,000 houses and other structures have been demolished in the past 8 years, a process that is under-regulated and contributes to both environmental and infrastructure harm. To the extent new investments are improving the condition of housing and infrastructure in some strategic areas, these investments are displacing long term residents who remain at risk of eviction or foreclosure from their homes. Detroit remains one of the poorest big city in America and the poverty that remains is seemingly intractable. At present, only 36% of residents earn a living wage.
Detroit’s present condition is rooted in a protracted history of racist laws, policies, and practices that deny full citizenship to Black Detroiters, undermine Democracy, and position the city as a poor colony within a thriving metropolis. Racism has disfigured the social, physical and economic landscape of Detroit to produce profound levels of neglect, abuse, and exploitation of its residents, resulting in wealth extraction, housing insecurity, healthy food and water scarcity, educational malpractice, and environmental destruction, all within the framework of wealth attraction, tax incentives, subsidized growth and capital accumulation in the greater downtown.
Through this course, we will examine the thesis that sustainability and racism cannot co-exist; that sustainability is rooted in inclusive social wellbeing now and in future generations, whereas racism is rooted in hoarding of power and resources for one dominant group. This hoarding of resources for a favored population impairs preservation for future generations. Furthermore, environmental racism disconnects the consequences of environmental destruction from its beneficiari
- Department: Sustainability Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Donna Givens Davidson
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Applied Integrative Seminar for Duals II
The Applied Integrative Experience for Duals (1 credit) is a year-long, pass/fail program requirement that supports the integrative learning goals of students pursuing dual degrees between the MS in Climate and either the MS in Carbon Management (SEAS) or the MS in Architecture and Urban Design (GSAPP). Students engage in cross-school experiences and guided written reflections to deepen their understanding of how their dual programs intersect and support their professional aspirations.
Students are expected to work closely with their respective faculty advisors throughout the year to identify appropriate events and ensure that their integrative experiences and reflections align with their academic and professional goals. Advisor consultation is essential for shaping meaningful engagement during your time at the Climate School.
- Department: Climate School
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Instructor:
Alix Schroder
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DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION IN SUSTA
DATA ANALYSIS & VIS IN SU
- Department: Sustainability Management
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gregory G Yetman
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND LEARNING
ORG STRAT AND LEARNING
- Department: Human Capital Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sara Daly-Padron
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PROG FOR QUANT & COMP FINANCE
This course covers programming with applications to finance. The applications may include such topics as yield curve building and calibration, short rate models, Libor market models, Monte Carlo simulation, valuation of financial instruments such as options, swaptions and variance swaps, and risk measurement and management, among others. Students will learn about the underlying theory, learn coding techniques, and get hands-on experience in implementing financial models and systems.
STATISTICAL METHODS IN FINANCE
Prerequisites: STAT GR5204 or the equivalent. STAT GR5205 is recommended. A fast-paced introduction to statistical methods used in quantitative finance. Financial applications and statistical methodologies are intertwined in all lectures. Topics include regression analysis and applications to the Capital Asset Pricing Model and multifactor pricing models, principal components and multivariate analysis, smoothing techniques and estimation of yield curves statistical methods for financial time series, value at risk, term structure models and fixed income research, and estimation and modeling of volatilities. Hands-on experience with financial data.
- Department: Statistics
- S 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Zhiliang Ying
CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 62 Info - 3 points
STOCHASTC PROCSSES-APPLICTNS I
Prerequisites: STAT GR5203 or the equivalent. Basics of continuous-time stochastic processes. Wiener processes. Stochastic integrals. Ito's formula, stochastic calculus. Stochastic exponentials and Girsanov's theorem. Gaussian processes. Stochastic differential equations. Additional topics as time permits.
- Department: Statistics
- MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Steven Campbell
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION & DESIGN
STRATEGIC VISUAL COMM
This course provides strategic communication students with the foundational notions and methods of design needed to collaborate with designers and amplify their work. It examines the impact technology and social transformations are having on design: the application of digital and generative technology, the redirection toward human-centric approaches, and the discipline’s standing in embracing social and ethical concerns related to ensuring inclusivity and preventing cultural bias. The course begins with a historical overview of design’s evolution and contemporary methods, setting the stage for an in-depth exploration of visual perception principles and key design elements like shape, form, color, typography, imagery, and layout. Students will apply the knowledge gained by experimenting with design practices and developing design strategies and applications through serial hands-on, collaborative assignments and workshops.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Diego Kolsky
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STOCHASTIC METHODS IN FINANCE
Prerequisites: STAT GR5264 Available to SSP, SMP. Mathematical theory and probabilistic tools for modeling and analyzing security markets are developed. Pricing options in complete and incomplete markets, equivalent martingale measures, utility maximization, term structure of interest rates.
- Department: Statistics
- TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Graeme Baker
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GLOBAL COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS
GLOBAL COMM FOR PROFESSIONALS
The global knowledge economy, cross-border market permeability, and worldwide talent mobility have accelerated the rise of multinational and domestic organizations comprised of individuals from many different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As these trends strengthen, so, too, does the likelihood that the 21st-century worker will spend a significant part of her/his professional career in a multicultural workplace. While such diversity affords great benefits to organizations, their employees and clients, it is often accompanied by a rise in communication misfires and misunderstandings that can undermine individual, team, and organizational performance.
- Department: Strategic Communication
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Kristine Billmyer
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Ciara Ungar
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GLOBAL COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONALS
The global knowledge economy, cross-border market permeability, and worldwide talent mobility have accelerated the rise of multinational and domestic organizations comprised of individuals from many different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As these trends strengthen, so, too, does the likelihood that the 21st-century worker will spend a significant part of her/his professional career in a multicultural workplace. While such diversity affords great benefits to organizations, their employees and clients, it is often accompanied by a rise in communication misfires and misunderstandings that can undermine individual, team, and organizational performance.
- Department: Auditing
- M 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Ciara Ungar
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DIGITAL HR AND THE DIGITAL WORKPLACE
DIGITAL HR & DIGITAL WORK
- Department: Human Capital Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- W 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Nabeel Ahmad
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Joshua Bellis
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COMMUNICATION RESEARCH & INSIGHTS
COMM RESEARCH & INSIGHTS
To make informed decisions about communication, we need a clear understanding of our audience and its motivations. We begin by asking the right questions and interpreting the results. This course covers essential market research methods, including quantitative and qualitative techniques. Students gain direct experience in collecting and analyzing data, developing insights and choosing research-driven communication strategies that meet client objectives.
- Department: Strategic Communication
- W 8:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
- W 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Laura Milewczik
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ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS
Capstone: R&FM Track
Course Description
STAT GR5291 Advanced Data Analysis serves as one of the required capstone experiences for MA students in statistics. This course is project-based and covers advanced topics in traditional data analysis. Students are presented with a mix of theory and application in homework assignments. The final project is a major contribution to the final grade and is arguably considered the capstone project for the MA in Statistics Program.
Students will learn a myriad of topics related to data analysis and hypothesis testing, and are responsible for application through statistical packages or manual programming. Topics include, exploratory data analysis & descriptive statistics, review of sampling distribution, point estimation, review of hypothesis testing & confidence interval procedures, non-parametric tests, computational methods (Monte Carlo, bootstrap, permutation tests), categorical data analysis, linear regression, diagnostics & residual analysis, robust regression, model selection, non-linear regression & smoothers, aspects of experimental design (ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, blocking, multiple comparisons, ANCOVA, semi-parametric procedures, random effects models, mixed effects models, nested models, repeated measures), and general linear models (logistic regression, penalized logistic, multinomial regression, link functions).
Also, time permitting the class covers:
survival analysis (hazard function, survival curve), time series analysis (stationarity, ACF/PACF, MA, AR, ARMA, ARIMA, order selection, forecasting).
- Department: Statistics
- F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gabriel Young
CULPA: 7 Info - 3 points
ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS
Capstone: ASP Track
Course Description
STAT GR5291 Advanced Data Analysis serves as one of the required capstone experiences for MA students in statistics. This course is project-based and covers advanced topics in traditional data analysis. Students are presented with a mix of theory and application in homework assignments. The final project is a major contribution to the final grade and is arguably considered the capstone project for the MA in Statistics Program.
Students will learn a myriad of topics related to data analysis and hypothesis testing, and are responsible for application through statistical packages or manual programming. Topics include, exploratory data analysis & descriptive statistics, review of sampling distribution, point estimation, review of hypothesis testing & confidence interval procedures, non-parametric tests, computational methods (Monte Carlo, bootstrap, permutation tests), categorical data analysis, linear regression, diagnostics & residual analysis, robust regression, model selection, non-linear regression & smoothers, aspects of experimental design (ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, blocking, multiple comparisons, ANCOVA, semi-parametric procedures, random effects models, mixed effects models, nested models, repeated measures), and general linear models (logistic regression, penalized logistic, multinomial regression, link functions).
Also, time permitting the class covers:
survival analysis (hazard function, survival curve), time series analysis (stationarity, ACF/PACF, MA, AR, ARMA, ARIMA, order selection, forecasting).
- Department: Statistics
- F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Gabriel Young
CULPA: 7 Info - 3 points
ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS
Hon Capstone: T&M Track
Course Description
STAT GR5291 Advanced Data Analysis serves as one of the required capstone experiences for MA students in statistics. This course is project-based and covers advanced topics in traditional data analysis. Students are presented with a mix of theory and application in homework assignments. The final project is a major contribution to the final grade and is arguably considered the capstone project for the MA in Statistics Program.
Students will learn a myriad of topics related to data analysis and hypothesis testing, and are responsible for application through statistical packages or manual programming. Topics include, exploratory data analysis & descriptive statistics, review of sampling distribution, point estimation, review of hypothesis testing & confidence interval procedures, non-parametric tests, computational methods (Monte Carlo, bootstrap, permutation tests), categorical data analysis, linear regression, diagnostics & residual analysis, robust regression, model selection, non-linear regression & smoothers, aspects of experimental design (ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, blocking, multiple comparisons, ANCOVA, semi-parametric procedures, random effects models, mixed effects models, nested models, repeated measures), and general linear models (logistic regression, penalized logistic, multinomial regression, link functions).
Also, time permitting the class covers:
survival analysis (hazard function, survival curve), time series analysis (stationarity, ACF/PACF, MA, AR, ARMA, ARIMA, order selection, forecasting).
- Department: Statistics
- F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gabriel Young
CULPA: 7 Info - 3 points
ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS
Advanced Data Analysis
Course Description
STAT GR5291 Advanced Data Analysis serves as one of the required capstone experiences for MA students in statistics. This course is project-based and covers advanced topics in traditional data analysis. Students are presented with a mix of theory and application in homework assignments. The final project is a major contribution to the final grade and is arguably considered the capstone project for the MA in Statistics Program.
Students will learn a myriad of topics related to data analysis and hypothesis testing, and are responsible for application through statistical packages or manual programming. Topics include, exploratory data analysis & descriptive statistics, review of sampling distribution, point estimation, review of hypothesis testing & confidence interval procedures, non-parametric tests, computational methods (Monte Carlo, bootstrap, permutation tests), categorical data analysis, linear regression, diagnostics & residual analysis, robust regression, model selection, non-linear regression & smoothers, aspects of experimental design (ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, blocking, multiple comparisons, ANCOVA, semi-parametric procedures, random effects models, mixed effects models, nested models, repeated measures), and general linear models (logistic regression, penalized logistic, multinomial regression, link functions).
Also, time permitting the class covers:
survival analysis (hazard function, survival curve), time series analysis (stationarity, ACF/PACF, MA, AR, ARMA, ARIMA, order selection, forecasting).
- Department: Statistics
- F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Gabriel Young
CULPA: 7 Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN MODERN STATISTICS
INTERPTBLE MACHN LEARNING
Topics in Modern Statistics will provide MA Statistics students with an opportunity to study a specialized area of statistics in more depth and to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing field.
- Department: Statistics
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Joyce T Robbins
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TOPICS IN MODERN STATISTICS
Generative AI using Large
Topics in Modern Statistics will provide MA Statistics students with an opportunity to study a specialized area of statistics in more depth and to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing field.
TOPICS IN MODERN STATISTICS
ADVANCED STATISTICAL MODELING
Topics in Modern Statistics will provide MA Statistics students with an opportunity to study a specialized area of statistics in more depth and to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing field.
- Department: Statistics
- MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Andrew Gelman
CULPA: 6 Wikipedia h-index: 112 Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN MODERN STATISTICS
Stat Aspects of Finance
Topics in Modern Statistics will provide MA Statistics students with an opportunity to study a specialized area of statistics in more depth and to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing field.
- Department: Statistics
- T 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
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Gabriel Young
CULPA: 7 Info - 3 points
TOPICS IN MODERN STATISTICS
APP MACH LEARN COMP VIS
Topics in Modern Statistics will provide MA Statistics students with an opportunity to study a specialized area of statistics in more depth and to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing field.
- Department: Statistics
- M 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Xiaofu He
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TOPICS IN MODERN STATISTICS
Generative AI using Large
Topics in Modern Statistics will provide MA Statistics students with an opportunity to study a specialized area of statistics in more depth and to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing field.
- Department: Statistics
- W 6:40 p.m.-8:55 p.m.
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Parijat Dube
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RESEARCH DESIGN
RESEARCH DESIGN ONLINE
- Department: Applied Analytics
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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David Shilane
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STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR RISK PROFES
STRATEGIC COMM FOR RISK P
Workshop-like course that addresses a variety of communication skills, including listening skills, presentation skills, leadership communications, conflict resolution, management interactions, and professional communication techniques.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Harish Dakshina
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Neil Barman
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QUALITATIVE METHODS & RESEARCH
- Department: Narrative Medicine
- M 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Carlos Decena
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SCULPTURE I
- Department: Visual Arts
- F 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Jon Kessler
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INVESTMENT PLANNING
The Investment Planning course explores the essential principles of investing and how to apply them wisely as
wealth advisors. Students will examine how investment wisdom and theory has evolved – from the insights of
Benjamin Graham to Modern Portfolio Theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, factor-based investing and more --
and identify how these theories can be utilized as a framework for understanding and using investments of the present and future. Students will calculate and apply mathematical formulas to learn how to manage risk and return in investment portfolios. This course will compare and contrast each of the major asset classes, ranging from cash and near-cash investments to public and private equity, debt and alternative investments. Students will learn how to apply investment skills to deliver and demonstrate value to clients, net of fees and adjusted risk. In addition, this course will emphasize the parallel development of investment knowledge and communication and counseling skills to conduct investment relationships with clients effectively.
- Department: Wealth Management
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Instructor:
Stephen Bodurtha
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POETRY WORKSHOP
- Department: Writing
- T 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
- M 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- W 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alan Gilbert
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Instructor:
Lynn Melnick
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Instructor:
Deborah Paredez
CULPA: 3
Wikipedia
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- 6 points
Foundations of Valuations
Foundations of valuation is an introductory finance course required for all MBA students. It is designed to cover those areas of finance that are important to all managers, whether they specialize in finance or not. At the end of the course, you will be familiar with the most common financial instruments (stocks, bonds, options) and the methods to value them. More specifically, we will cover the following topics:
1. General framework for valuation (present value formula)
2. Bond and bond valuation (spot rates, yield to maturity, duration, convexity)
3. Stocks (stock valuation, dividend growth model)
4. Basic concepts of risk and return and the CAPM
5. Options (Black-Scholes formula)
The course will be a mix of lectures and cases. Students are expected to come prepared to class since the course relies on several in-class exercises students will solve in excel.
- Department: Finance
- F 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
- F 3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew Hertzberg
h-index: 7 Info - 1.5 points
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
INTL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
International Environmental Law is a fascinating field that allows students to consider some of the most important questions of the 21st century – questions that have profound ramifications for the quality of life for our generation as well as future generations. Global environmental problems are real and urgent. Their resolution requires creative and responsible thought and action from many different disciplines.
Sustainability practitioners must understand global environmental issues and their effects on what they are charged to do. At one level, this course will consider the massive challenge of the 21st century: how to alleviate poverty on a global scale and maintain a high quality of life while staying within the bounds of an ecologically limited and fragile biosphere -- the essence of sustainable development. From a more practical perspective, the course will provide students with an understanding of international environmental policy design and the resulting body of law in order to strengthen their ability to understand, interpret and react to future developments in the sustainability management arena.
After grounding in the history and foundational concepts of international environmental law and governance, students will explore competing policy shapers and the relevant law in the areas of stratospheric ozone protection, climate change, chemicals and waste management, and biodiversity. The course satisfies the public policy course requirement for the M.S. in Sustainability Management program.
- Department: Sustainability Management
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Eran Sthoeger
Info - 3 points
SCULPTURE II
- Department: Visual Arts
- T 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sable Smith
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
Corporate Finance (Half-Term)
Corporate finance is an introductory course required for all MBA students. It is designed to cover those areas of finance that are important to all managers, whether they specialize in finance or not. At the end of the course, you will be able to value a firm. To reach this goal, the course covers the following topics:
1. Introduction to frameworks for firm valuation (enterprise DCF and multiples)
2. Multiple valuations
3. Free cash flows (definition, projections)
4. Residual value
5. Weighted average cost of capital
6. Optimal capital structure
The course will consist of approximately one‐half lecture and one‐half in‐class case discussions, for which students should prepare carefully. The course aims to provide students with an understanding of sound theoretical principles of finance and the practical environment in which financial decisions are made.
- Department: Finance
- FSS 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
- F 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Instructor:
Andrew Hertzberg
h-index: 7 Info - 1.5 points
SCULPTURE III
- Department: Visual Arts
- T 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sable Smith
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
DIGITAL WORKPLACE AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMA
DIGITAL WRKPLC & DGTL TRA
How do organizational leaders invest in digital technologies and capabilities to catalyze digital transformation? Moreover, how do corporations and institutions create an effective portfolio of digital investments that are aligned — continuously over time — with the organization’s mission and strategy? This course provides an introduction to digital transformation, and the modern (digital) “place” of work, such as intranets, search appliances, analytic dashboards, enterprise social media, mixed reality, and content management. Feeding the digital workplace are “sources of record,” including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), HR systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), IoT sensors, and digital marketing. Finally, we look at likely future scenarios for work and how organizations can prepare for digital transformation and beyond.
- Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kate G Bruce
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Instructor:
Khuong Le-Nguyen
Info - 3 points
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
OVERVIEW: Business analytics (BA), in essence, is the discipline of using data analysis - ranging from simple descriptive statistics to advanced, AI-based predictions - to illuminate all quantitative aspects relevant to a specific organization, from its own performance, to the behavior of its customers, and challenges from competitors. This course covers the entire value chain of a BA process, including formulating the question, collecting and managing the relevant data, analyzing said data to answer the question, and finally effectively communicating the results (e.g., data visualization) to stakeholders. While the course teaches some hands-on data analysis/statistics (e.g., database structures, conditional averages, correlations, confidence intervals), the emphasis of the course is on educating users and managers of BA, and as such includes stakeholder engagement and implementation planning.
CONTENT: Following an introduction to the history of BA, weekly lectures and associated assignments (some spreadsheet-based, others in essay format) teach all above elements of the BA value chain one by one. Accompanying readings cover academic foundations and practitioner commentary, from Alan Turing's work (1912-1952) to latest advances in quantum computing. A short individual presentation and a group white paper allow students to combine and hone the various acquired skills in an end-end application. As an overarching objective, upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to devise and "pitch" an innovate BA process to an organization, including strategic recommendations on its business value and implementation.
LOGISTICS: Required course for IKNS students, open to all Columbia University graduate students; no prerequisites other than beginner's familiarity with spreadsheet software and simple statistics (e.g., average, error margin). Online course meets once a week (live via zoom) for the duration of the semester.
- Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
- T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christoph J Meinrenken
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Instructor:
Kathy Koontz
Info - 3 points
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
OVERVIEW: Business analytics (BA), in essence, is the discipline of using data analysis - ranging from simple descriptive statistics to advanced, AI-based predictions - to illuminate all quantitative aspects relevant to a specific organization, from its own performance, to the behavior of its customers, and challenges from competitors. This course covers the entire value chain of a BA process, including formulating the question, collecting and managing the relevant data, analyzing said data to answer the question, and finally effectively communicating the results (e.g., data visualization) to stakeholders. While the course teaches some hands-on data analysis/statistics (e.g., database structures, conditional averages, correlations, confidence intervals), the emphasis of the course is on educating users and managers of BA, and as such includes stakeholder engagement and implementation planning.
CONTENT: Following an introduction to the history of BA, weekly lectures and associated assignments (some spreadsheet-based, others in essay format) teach all above elements of the BA value chain one by one. Accompanying readings cover academic foundations and practitioner commentary, from Alan Turing's work (1912-1952) to latest advances in quantum computing. A short individual presentation and a group white paper allow students to combine and hone the various acquired skills in an end-end application. As an overarching objective, upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to devise and "pitch" an innovate BA process to an organization, including strategic recommendations on its business value and implementation.
LOGISTICS: Required course for IKNS students, open to all Columbia University graduate students; no prerequisites other than beginner's familiarity with spreadsheet software and simple statistics (e.g., average, error margin). Online course meets once a week (live via zoom) for the duration of the semester.
- Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
- T 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Kathy Koontz
Info - 3 points
NARRATIVE ETHICS (CERT)
- Department: Narrative Medicine
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Instructor:
Elizabeth Lanphier
Info - 3 points
SQL
SQL & RELATIONAL DB ONLINE
- Department: Applied Analytics
- W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nikolaos Machairas
Info - 3 points
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING FOR COMMUNICATOR
- Department: Strategic Communication
- S 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Skye Cleary
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Instructor:
Kevin Visconti
Info - 3 points
STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Review of the types of strategic risks, such as a flawed strategy, inability to execute the strategy, competitor risk, supply chain risk, governance risk, regulatory risk, M&A risk, international risk, etc. Includes case studies, research, and common mitigation techniques, such as strategic planning practices, management techniques, governance practices, supply-chain management, etc.
- Department: Enterprise Risk Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- R 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Instructor:
H.S. Bob Kostakopoulos
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Instructor:
Raj Mittal
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Instructor:
Celia Kapsomera
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Instructor:
Carlo Di Florio
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FINANCIAL RISK MGMT & REGULATION
Prerequisites: student expected to be mathematically mature and familiar with probability and statistics, arbitrage pricing theory, and stochastic processes. The course will introduce the notions of financial risk management, review the structure of the markets and the contracts traded, introduce risk measures such as VaR, PFE and EE, overview regulation of financial markets, and study a number of risk management failures. After successfully completing the course, the student will understand the basics of computing parametric VaR, historical VaR, Monte Carlo VaR, cedit exposures and CVA and the issues and computations associated with managing market risk and credit risk. The student will be familiar with the different categories of financial risk, current regulatory practices, and the events of financial crises, especially the most recent one.
- Department: Mathematics
- W 7:40 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Harvey Stein
h-index: None Info - 3 points
NONPROFIT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
NONPROFIT FINANCIAL MGMT
This course provides a comprehensive set of financial management tools for nonprofit professionals, including managers and staff, whether they oversee financial statements and reporting or need to translate financial statements and reporting across stakeholders. This course emphasizes the requirements for nonprofits in recording and budgeting the financials to support the organization’s mission. Additionally, the course will provide students with the ability to analyze financial statements and answer financial questions typically asked by stakeholders such as the governing board, donors, the public, beneficiaries, media, and regulators. Finally, the course will identify the risks and opportunities found in an organization's financial information to increase the public's confidence in and understanding of the organization's mission and operations.
- Department: Non Profit Management
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
- T 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Erwin Vincent S de Leon
Info - 3 points
SUSTAINABLE INVESTING & ECONOMIC GROWTH
- Department: Sustainability Management
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Satyajit Bose
CULPA: 4
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- 3 points