Policy, Analysis and Management (PAM)Human Ecology
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- Schedule of Classes - June 15, 2016 6:14PM EDT
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Classes
PAM 2000
Course Description
Topics include theory of demand and consumer behavior including classical and indifference curve analyses; theories of production and cost; models for the following markets-competitive, monopoly, monopolistic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
McDermott, E
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- W M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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McDermott, E
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- W M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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McDermott, E
PAM 2030
Course Description
Examines from a demographic perspective family policies that concern children and adults. Toward this end, it considers the relationships between family policies and demographic behavior. It also addresses ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Sassler, S
PAM 2080
Course Description
When we think about prisons and jails, we tend to think mostly about crime – or maybe social inequality. But what we rarely think about is how it feels to be locked up and what social life in prisons and ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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- R Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
- Jan 27 - Feb 25, 2016
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Wildeman, C
PAM 2100
Course Description
The course introduces students to standard methods of describing and analyzing data, probability theory, statistical inference, and ordinary least squares. Students will learn to describe data with summary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Ives Hall 305
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Evans, T
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- R Plant Science Building G37
Instructors
Evans, T
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- R Kennedy Hall 211
Instructors
Evans, T
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- R M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Evans, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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- R Plant Science Building G37
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Evans, T
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Evans, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Evans, T
PAM 2550
Course Description
This course examines the widespread perception and the varied responses to the notion that the American K-12 education system is failing to adequately prepare its students. We review the structure of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2560
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Matsudaira, J
PAM 3040
Course Description
This course provides a broad overview of the major public policy issues concerning immigration to the U.S. The course reviews demographic, sociological, and economic perspectives on both the cause and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 3040
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Hall, M
PAM 3080
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the major programs that make up the social safety net in the United States. We will review the economic rationale behind social programs, identify the economic consequences ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 5080
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 215
Instructors
Leung, P
PAM 3100
Course Description
Introduces basic econometric principles and the use of statistical procedures in empirical studies of economic models. Discusses assumptions, properties, and problems encountered in the use of multiple ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
Instructors
Evans, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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- M M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Evans, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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- M M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Evans, T
PAM 3160
Course Description
This course provides a survey of labor economics with an emphasis on policy issues. While the course teaches the analytical tools necessary to understand how labor markets work, it is structured around ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
Pei, Z
PAM 3170
Course Description
This course examines rationales for and effects of government intervention in the marketplace. We begin with study of the marginal analysis that describes the "optimal" or the "efficient" amount of any ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 5170
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Savage Hall 200
Instructors
Geddes, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PAM 3340
Course Description
Uses economic analysis to study the interaction of the market, the corporation, and the law and how these interactions affect the well-being of shareholders and consumers. Examines the costs and benefits ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 5334
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
Geddes, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PAM 3370
Course Description
Provides an overview of perspectives used in sociological studies of race and ethnicity. Students read classic and contemporary research on racial and ethnic relations in the United States. The first part ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 3370
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Sassler, S
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PAM 3400
Course Description
Familiarizes students with the economic analysis of consumer policy issues. Uses the tools of microeconomic analysis to investigate the interaction between government and the marketplace, with an emphasis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 5400
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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Tennyson, S
PAM 3550
Course Description
The economics of education is about understanding how and why people make decisions to invest in education, the effect of education on long-term social and economic outcomes, the behavior of those institutions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3760
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Lovenheim, M
PAM 3570
Course Description
This course explores network and economic theories related to issues of international health and development. Students will learn theory and use it to evaluate international health and development policies. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
McDermott, E
PAM 3670
Course Description
This class will focus on the use of economics as a tool in forming and evaluating environmental policy, with a focus on how economists measure the health and economic effects of pollution and environmental ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Kennedy Hall 105
Instructors
Sanders, N
PAM 3764
Course Description
This course covers domestic copyright law, which protects creative expression; patent law, which protects novel and useful inventions; and trademark law, which protects brand identifiers. It also explores ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PADM 5764
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Manne, D
PAM 3780
Course Description
This course provides an introduction into Comparative Health Care System Analysis. Using a unifying framework, students learn how to systematically analyze the institutional and organizational setup of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Corson-Mudd A106
Instructors
Ziebarth, N
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Additional Information
Required Prerequisites: Introductory statistics (PAM 2100, 2101; AEM 2100; ECON 3190; ILRST 2100; MATH 1102; SOC 3010; STSCI 2100). Recommended Prerequisite: US Health Care System (PAM 2350).
PAM 4000
Course Description
For study that predominantly involves library research and independent reading. view course details
PAM 4010
Course Description
For study that predominantly involves data collection and analysis. view course details
PAM 4020
Course Description
For study that involves both responsible participation in a community setting and reflection on that experience through discussion, reading, and writing. Academic credit is awarded for this integration ... view course details
PAM 4030
Course Description
For study that includes assisting faculty with instruction. view course details
PAM 4080
Course Description
This is the second course in the demographic techniques sequence. It has two foci. First, we will learn the basics of constructing single and multiple decrement life tables, along with extensions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 4080, DSOC 6080, PAM 6060
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Wildeman, C
PAM 4100
Course Description
Teaches how to evaluate causal claims, e.g., about the effectiveness of government policies. Students learn to apply their knowledge of statistics and regression analysis to investigate the effectiveness ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3170
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Matsudaira, J
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
PAM 4160
Course Description
This course explores poverty and inequality in American society through the lens of ethnographic and other field-based research. We will read classic and contemporary texts which have shaped our understanding ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 4160
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Waller, M
PAM 4950
Course Description
This course offers students the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge and skills they have learned in the PAM major by addressing real world problems for outside agencies. Students will use social ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 166N
Instructors
Waller, M
PAM 4990
Course Description
Provides students with the opportunity to undertake basic or applied research that will be preparation of a thesis representing original work of publishable quality. Intended for students who desire the ... view course details
PAM 5010
Course Description
The economics of education is about understanding how and why people make decisions to invest in education, the effect of education on long-term social and economic outcomes, the behavior of those institutions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Fitzpatrick, M
PAM 5070
Course Description
Standard economic theory assumes that individuals are fully rational decision-makers; however, that is often not the case in the real world. Behavioral economics uses findings from lab and field experiments ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
- Jan 27 - Mar 18, 2016
Instructors
Homonoff, T
PAM 5080
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the major programs that make up the social safety net in the United States. We will review the economic rationale behind social programs, identify the economic consequences ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3080
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 215
Instructors
Leung, P
PAM 5100
Course Description
This class is an applied introduction to multivariate statistical inference that is aimed at graduate students with little prior statistical experience, and satisfies the Quantitative Methods and Analytics ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Malott Hall 253
Instructors
Hall, M
PAM 5170
Course Description
This course examines rationales for and effects of government intervention in the marketplace. We begin with study of the marginal analysis that describes the "optimal" or the "efficient" amount of any ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3170
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Savage Hall 200
Instructors
Geddes, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PAM 5210
Course Description
This course has two objectives: 1) To explore how Economics can be used to understand international development, and 2) to provide tools and skills for understating public policies in developing countries. ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1.5 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
- Mar 21 - May 11, 2016
Instructors
Kim, H
PAM 5280
Course Description
Provides students with training in the language, theories, concepts, methods, measurement, analysis, and implementation of population health. A framework of core functions and essential features of population ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Carmalt, J
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Additional Information
Enrollment limited to: Sloan students.
PAM 5334
Course Description
The term "firm" has very broad usage. It refers to any organizational form that people use to create teams or groups that focus on achieving a specific purpose. Firms provide a structure through which ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3340
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
Geddes, R
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
PAM 5400
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3400
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Tennyson, S
PAM 5470
Course Description
Introduces microeconomic theory and its application to decision making in the management and policy arenas. Places special emphasis on the economic environment of health care organizations and the problems ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Kleiner, S
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Additional Information
Priority enrollment for Sloan students.
PAM 5540
Course Description
Introduces principles of the law that specifically are applicable to health-service delivery. Topics include the liability of hospitals and their staff and personnel for injuries to patients, medical records ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
Instructors
Whitehead, J
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Additional Information
Priority enrollment for Sloan students.
PAM 5670
Course Description
Addresses major health policy issues and the critical processes that influence them. Focuses primarily on the United States, with some coverage of health policy in other countries. Topics include Medicare, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 166N
Instructors
Kleiner, S
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Additional Information
Enrollment limited to: Sloan students only.
PAM 5740
Course Description
Provides M.H.A. and other students who may be interested in careers in health care management with a basic familiarity regarding some of the concepts and terminology related to health facility planning ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
- Feb 26, 2016
Instructors
Hollis, B
- S M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
- Feb 27, 2016
Instructors
PAM 5760
Course Description
Provides students exposure to, and fosters critical thinking about, policy and operational issues related to health care and living alternatives for the well, near frail, and frail older adult. Preliminary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Jan 29, 2016
Instructors
Staff
- S M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
- Jan 30, 2016
Instructors
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Additional Information
Friday meeting held in Kendal at Ithaca. Saturday's class will be held on campus.
PAM 5870
Course Description
This course covers economic evaluation methods used for decisions in the health care sector and health policy. Economic evaluations include cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 2250C
Instructors
McDermott, E
PAM 5900
Course Description
A special topics course specifically designed for students in the Sloan Program in Health Administration. Possible multiple offerings using adjunct faculty teaching in areas of expertise not covered in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Big Data in Healthcare
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Class Number & Section Details
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- S M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
- Mar 12, 2016
Instructors
Nicholson, S
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Additional Information
Enrollment limited to graduate students. Priority enrollment for Sloan students.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Supply Chain Management
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
- Mar 18, 2016
Instructors
Nicholson, S
- S M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
- Mar 19, 2016
Instructors
PAM 5952
Course Description
Students interested in developing administrative and program-planning research skills are given an opportunity to evaluate an ongoing phase of health care agency activity in the light of sound administrative ... view course details
PAM 5990
Course Description
Provides students with information and exposure to current and emerging issues in the health services industry. Topics may include financial management of health care facilities, human resource management, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
German, T
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Additional Information
Non-Sloan students require approval from course instructor to enroll.
PAM 6000
Course Description
Independent advanced work by graduate students recommended by their chair and approved by the department chair and the instructor. view course details
PAM 6060
Course Description
This is the second course in the demographic techniques sequence. It has two foci. First, we will learn the basics of constructing single and multiple decrement life tables, along with extensions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 4080, DSOC 6080, PAM 4080
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Wildeman, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. A background in statistics will be helpful.
PAM 6090
Course Description
Focuses on empirical strategies to identify the causal effects of public policies and programs. The course uses problem sets based on real-world examples and data to examine techniques for analyzing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Malott Hall 251
Instructors
Matsudaira, J
PAM 6420
Course Description
Covers microeconomic theory and its applications to health and health care markets. Topics include consumer demand for health and health behaviors, the supply side of health promotion, the industrial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 6420
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Ziebarth, N
PAM 6471
Course Description
Survey of the econometric research and theory on a wide variety of education issues at the elementary and secondary level. Topics include school finance policies, peer effects, accountability, incentives, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 7471, ILRLE 7471
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Fitzpatrick, M
PAM 6820
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth examination of linear modeling. We begin with the basics of linear regression, including estimation, statistical inference, and model assumptions. We then review several ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 360
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall 331
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
PAM 6970
Course Description
The principal objective of this course is to explore empirical evidence on the role of government intervention in the economy. The focus of the course will be on reading important papers and learning techniques ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 6970
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Lovenheim, M
PAM 8990
Course Description
No description available. view course details
PAM 9990
Course Description
No description available. view course details