Policy, Analysis and Management (PAM)Human Ecology
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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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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Evans, T
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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Evans, T
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
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Evans, T
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. Choose one lecture. Field studies optional.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
Instructors
Sassler, S
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- TBA Other International
- May 28 - Jun 7, 2017
Instructors
Sassler, S
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Additional Information
This trip will take students to Copenhagen, Denmark. A program fee of $1,500 will be billed to the student's bursar account. Travel dates will be May 27 and June 8.
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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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- M William T. Keeton House 141
- Jan 25 - Mar 17, 2017
Instructors
Wildeman, C
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Additional Information
This is a Learning Where You Live course.
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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Class Number & Section Details
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Evans, T
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- R M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
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Evans, T
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- R Morrison Hall 163
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Evans, T
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- R Kennedy Hall 211
Instructors
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 153
Instructors
Evans, T
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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Evans, T
PAM 2208
Course Description
This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable. We address questions of the following ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2090, SOC 2208
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Klarman Hall KG70
Instructors
Weeden, K
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- F Morrill Hall 106
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Weeden, K
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Weeden, K
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- F Morrill Hall 107
Instructors
Weeden, K
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- F Morrill Hall 107
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Weeden, K
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- F Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Weeden, K
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- F Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Weeden, K
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- F Morrill Hall 107
Instructors
Weeden, K
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- F Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Weeden, K
PAM 2250
Course Description
This course introduces the causes, consequences, and possible solutions of major issues facing U.S. society today. Students learn how social problems are defined and contested in the public sphere, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 2070
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Rich, P
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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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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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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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Evans, T
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- M M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Evans, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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- M M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Evans, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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- M M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Evans, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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- M M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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Evans, T
PAM 3130
Course Description
Standard economic theory assumes that individuals are rational decision-makers; however, that is often not the case in the real world. Behavioral economics uses findings from psychology to determine ways ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3670, PAM 5130
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
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Tripp, B
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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- TR Kennedy Hall 101
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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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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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Geddes, R
PAM 3300
Course Description
In-depth treatment of methods for public policy analysis. The course focuses on cost-benefit analysis, a method grounded in microeconomics and applied welfare economics. Topics include market failures; ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 5300
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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- W M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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Class Number & Section Details
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- W M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
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Geddes, R
PAM 3360
Course Description
Examines the social institution of the family, challenges to the institution's well-being and stability, and the role of public policy in these transformations. Topics include family structure ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 3360
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Sassler, S
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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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
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 3870
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. Combined with: PAM 5870
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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 G73
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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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Meeting Pattern
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Wildeman, C
PAM 4280
Course Description
Risky health behaviors such as cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, risky sex, poor diet and physical inactivity (leading to obesity) are responsible for hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3710
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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
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
Instructors
Cawley, J
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 5040
Course Description
This course covers topics in public economics, macroeconomics, and political economy. The course will use the tools of economics to consider when and how the government should intervene in the economy, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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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
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Tripp, B
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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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
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 M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
Instructors
Brown, W
PAM 5130
Course Description
Standard economic theory assumes that individuals are rational decision-makers; however, that is often not the case in the real world. Behavioral economics uses findings from psychology to determine ways ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 3670, PAM 3130
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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
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
Tripp, B
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 M Van Rensselaer Hall 280
Instructors
Geddes, R
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 151
Instructors
Carmalt, J
PAM 5300
Course Description
In-depth treatment of methods for public policy analysis. The course focuses on cost-benefit analysis, a method grounded in microeconomics and applied welfare economics. Topics include market failures; ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 3300
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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
- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G71
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 157
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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 G71
Instructors
Geddes, R
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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- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
Instructors
Kleiner, S
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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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Meeting Pattern
- TR M Van Rensselaer Hall 153
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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- F M Van Rensselaer Hall 166N
- Feb 3, 2017
Instructors
Hollis, B
- S M Van Rensselaer Hall 166N
- Feb 4, 2017
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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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Jan 27, 2017
Instructors
Weidner, M
- S M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
- Jan 28, 2017
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. Combined with: PAM 3870
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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 G73
Instructors
Kenkel, D
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: Collab Appr to Quality, Safety, & Svc for Patients
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- F
- Feb 24, 2017
Instructors
Lancey, R
- S
- Feb 25, 2017
Instructors
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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
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Big Data in Healthcare
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- S M Van Rensselaer Hall 151
- Apr 15, 2017
Instructors
Chatterjee, A
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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- F Warren Hall B25
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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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 6091
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 6591
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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 G73
Instructors
Pei, Z
PAM 6410
Course Description
Comprehensive course covering microeconomic theory and its application to health and health care markets. Topics include consumer decision making, the theory of the firm, welfare economics, monopolies ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECON 6410
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Human Ecology Building 101
Instructors
Cawley, J
PAM 6440
Course Description
Presentations of completed papers and work in progress by faculty members, advanced graduate students, and speakers from other universities. Focuses on professionalization and on the formulation, design, ... view course details
PAM 6810
Course Description
CPC's weekly training seminar provides training and professional development to graduate students in demography and serves as a requirement for the graduate demography minor. Includes workshops ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Meeting Pattern
- F Fernow Hall G24
Instructors
Staff
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
- TR Uris Hall 320
Instructors
Hall, M
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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 Human Ecology Building 101
Instructors
Hall, M
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Additional Information
Department Consent Required (Add)
PAM 8990
Course Description
No description available. view course details
PAM 9990
Course Description
No description available. view course details