The nature of causality and techniques for making valid causal inferences have been the subject of intense recent discussion in the social sciences. These topics are also increasingly relevant in government, business, and non-profit sectors amid the growing popularity of evidence-based approaches. Rooted in the potential outcomes framework, this course will discuss various conceptualizations of causality, explore the statistics of causal inference and provide deep coverage of methods for design- and model-based causal inference with experimental and observational data.

This course explores the politics of energy policy by examining a range of cases from around the world, including the United States. What is energy? How does energy impact politics and everyday lives in energy-rich and energy-important countries? What are energy transitions and when do they occur? How do energy markets work? This course provides the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical tools to think critically about such questions.

This is a laboratory course designed to correspond to the lectures in PHYSICS 131. The laboratory experiments performed by students will cover kinematics, dynamics and other aspects of mechanics pertinent to the material covered in PHYSICS 131. This course may be taken simultaneously with PHYSICS 131.

An introduction to operations management in manufacturing and service industries. Emphasis on learning the basic principles, using MS EXCEL, required to organize and manage service and manufacturing organizations. Topics may include improved facility layout, project management, supply-chain management, Just-in-Time systems, inventory management, scheduling, and work force management. Discussions of real world applications frequently used to demonstrate concepts.

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The FYS experience in Communication will engage students in topics of the major, as well as help student to de-mystify the college experience (provide learning strategies, readiness, resources), encourage interpersonal connections with peers in and out of the classroom, and support student efforts to maintain a balance and attend to self-care.

The FYS experience in Communication will engage students in topics of the major, as well as help student to de-mystify the college experience (provide learning strategies, readiness, resources), encourage interpersonal connections with peers in and out of the classroom, and support student efforts to maintain a balance and attend to self-care.