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Applied Sustainable Corporate Responsibility
This course examines the role of corporate responsibility as a strategy to improve products, profits, and brand equity. The idea of corporations as simply wealth-creating organizations with no obligations to the environment is no longer acceptable. Globalization and increased transparency of...
This course provides an introductory survey of the field of finance. It examines the agents, instruments, and institutions that make up the financial system of the modern economy, such as bonds, the stock market, derivatives, and the money market. Along the way, standard concepts and tools of...
This course builds upon the foundation established in PSYC E-597c by leading students through the execution of their fall term proposal plan. The final assignments for this term in completion of the capstone are: the capstone prototype (the specific product designed to address the real-world...
Psychologist as Educator: Capstone in Communicating Science Through Public Engagement
This course builds upon the foundation established in PSYC E-597d by leading students through the execution of their fall term proposal plan. The final assignments for this term in completion of the capstone are: the capstone prototype (the specific product designed to address the real-world...
This course builds on the work done in HIST E-597b. Students use the research and writing skills they have developed to produce a sample chapter of a biography, one that could be submitted as part of a book proposal or a biographical article for an academic journal. Students include a bibliography...
Most data scientists spend 20 percent of their time building data models and analyzing model results. What do they do with the remaining 80 percent of their time? The answer is data engineering. Data engineering is a subdiscipline of software engineering that focuses on the transportation,...
Health Inequities and Health Justice in Urban Communities
This course explores the relationship between health, place, and social location, and how nested factors influence and determine the health of people and communities in urban settings. Emphasizing health as multidimensional, contextual, and socially determined, we explore the history, principles,...
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Government, History, and International Relations Tutorial
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students are encouraged to contact their research advisor well before the required CTP...
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Government, History, and International Relations Tutorial
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students are encouraged to contact their research advisor well before the required CTP...
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Anthropology Tutorial
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students are encouraged to contact their research advisor well before the required CTP...
In this course, students transition to reading more extensive passages of unadapted literature, beginning with a passage from the Vulgate (the fourth-century Latin translation of the Bible). The main texts are a mythological story of transformation from Ovid's epic poem, Metamorphoses and part of...
In a society saturated with media and technology, what makes a great learning tool stand out among the rest? This course explores the many types of informal and formal educational media being developed for children, K-12, higher education, adult learners, and workplace training, and examines the...
This course explores the opaque world of intelligence and international security. The course begins with a survey of disciplines and methods of analysis before reviewing intelligence requirements as a component in policy processes that drive and inform decision-making within the national security...
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class...
Pursue your own undergraduate research project under the supervision of an Extension School instructor or a faculty member at another Harvard school. The reading and research course counts as four upper-level credits toward your concentration and field of study. It can also fulfill Harvard...
Both myth and memoir share a structure: somebody goes into the woods and comes out wiser about the ways of the world, emerging with an elixir (real or symbolic) to bring healing and hope. In sharing a memoir with readers, we share our lessons, the morals of our stories, the keys to our versions of...
Students continue to develop their communication skills, building on the materials from FREN E-1. This course features one-on-one conversations with the instructor and small group discussions with other students. Assessment is by portfolio, short written and oral quizzes, and conversations with the...
This course explores data modeling methodologies with the goal of understanding how to choose, apply, and interpret appropriate statistical designs and analyses for practical data problems. Topics covered include understanding the relationships in the data, theory and application of linear...
This course surveys world literature from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the present, with an emphasis on different cultures and writing traditions. Produced by HarvardX, the course is based not on lectures but on a more vivid dialogue format between instructors Martin Puchner and David Damrosch. The...
Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, and Artificial Intelligence
This course explores the field of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, autonomous vehicles, and drones. We are at the forefront of a revolution that can fundamentally change a multitude of industries and transform our society, such as self-driving, autonomous cars; same-day drone delivery; and...
Students build upon the body of knowledge and industry best practices in ways that allow them to effectively analyze and (de)construct theories of development, as well as related ideologies, major trends, and objective frameworks held by governments and international organizations. The discussion...
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance
This course is a rigorous introduction to quantitative methods for students intending to study economics, finance, accounting, marketing, and management science. Examples are drawn from these areas. Topics covered include probability distributions, statistical inference, multiple linear regression,...
This course provides an introduction to current economic issues and to basic economic principles and methods. The economist John Maynard Keynes wrote that, "the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly...
Today's leaders must convey their messages concisely, confidently, and memorably. This course is for students to strengthen their public speaking and writing skills, and their authentic voices as professionals. We explore speechwriting, public speaking in victory and crisis, communicating from...
This course is a capstone designed for students earning a Master of Liberal Arts, global development practice. The course approach is learner-centered, whereby students create a development plan for a client by applying skills and knowledge gained from their graduate school experience. This course...
This course examines the sociohistorical legacy of chocolate, with a delicious emphasis on the eating and appreciation of the so-called food of the gods. Interdisciplinary course readings introduce the history of cacao cultivation, the present day state of the global chocolate industry, the diverse...
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Middle Grade and Young Adult Novel
This is an intensive workshop for writers interested in developing a middle grade or young adult novel. During each class meeting, we workshop chapters of students' novels-in-progress, focusing on elements of craft (character, point of view, dialogue, and plot). In addition, by reading and...
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Creative Writing and Literature Tutorial
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students are encouraged to contact their research advisor well before the required CTP...
What should be the role of money and markets in our society? Are there some things that money should not be able to buy? Should people be permitted to buy sex, votes, babies, citizenship, or college admission? What about buying and selling the right to pollute, procreate, immigrate, discriminate,...
CRISPR: Gene Editing Applications for Health Care and Biotechnology
CRISPR is a recent gene-editing technology providing an efficient, effective, and precise solution to genetic engineering with applications in the health care, biotechnology, and agriculture industries. CRISPR has a promising potential to transform diseases treatments, contribute to food security,...
Recent research shows significant benefits from cultivating empathy and compassion, ranging from physiological changes and brain biology to psychological and emotional well-being. Mindfulness and contemplative practices in Buddhism that emphasize compassion are also increasingly being integrated...
How do you make the most of your more valuable asset—your team—in a nonprofit, and how do you ensure that they are well aligned with your mission? This course examines human resources (HR) in the nonprofit setting, providing an introduction to the practices, policies, and theories related to...
This course aims to further develop a basic foundation in modern Japanese, leading to proficiency in the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. It covers Lessons 7-12 of volume one of the textbook Genki, third edition.
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the humanities. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar...
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
This course explores the concepts and algorithms at the foundation of modern artificial intelligence, diving into the ideas that give rise to technologies like game-playing engines, handwriting recognition, and machine translation. Through hands-on projects, students gain exposure to the theory...
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic...
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in English and Religion
This proseminar focuses on the research, writing, critical and analytical skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project in the humanities. Attention is paid to the development of competency in close-reading and to the strategies of textual analysis. Because skills learned...
The course provides an overview of the prescription drug development process and regulatory considerations for this process, including small molecules, biologics, and gene therapy. It focuses on the phases of pharmaceutical development, aspects influencing the pharmaceutical industry, and the...
This course explores corporate sustainability through a collaboration with Harvard Business School Online. Leveraging HBS Online materials, including videos and case studies, we explore a variety of critical questions about how corporations are key actors in the drive towards a sustainable world....
This course focuses on criminal as well as successful white-collar and street psychopaths. Topics include definitions of psychopathy and its relation to sociopathy and antisocial personality disorder; neuroscientific and psychological research into causation and treatment; similarities and...
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the humanities. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar...
This course provides students with a deep understanding of the strategic, economic, and financial aspects related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We explore the entire M&A process, from identifying potential targets to post-deal integration. The course emphasizes not only the technical and the...
Digital Media: From Prototypes to Products and Services
This is a practical software engineering course on creating a minimum viable product or service based on an interactive prototype for a mobile or web application designed in Framer (or Figma or Play). We begin with a detailed review of the designs with particular attention to the underlying design...
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis...
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Psychology Tutorial
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students are encouraged to contact their research advisor well before the required CTP...
This course provides a comparative, global analysis of race and ethnicity, and is designed to help students understand the history, dynamics, and salience of ethnic inequality and political cleavage. Issues under consideration include definitions of race and ethnicity, colonization, nationhood, the...
This course uses hands-on media production, in the form of audio and video art, to examine the interplay between music and technology since the dawn of sound reproduction, especially in the digital age. Embracing such technologies ourselves, we use music software (Ableton Live) to explore new...
How can we understand and articulate the lives of individuals? How do we empathetically depict a person's life in a way that honors their behaviors, development, and transformations? People navigate their worlds—consciously or unconsciously—through various roles and within complex communities,...