Timeroom: Summer 2017

Durham Graduate School :: Analytics

DATA 802 (01) - Analytical Tools and Foundations

Tools and Foundations

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 44
CRN: 70489

The course introduces students to the tools used in applications of data analytics programming, data management, visualization, and web analytics. Students learn how to use SAS and R programming as well as data visualization tools in a case analysis based environment. Base SAS programming focuses primarily on data extraction from various sources, web scraping, data cleaning and management. The emphasis is on making students proficient in statistical programming languages like SAS, SQL, R, and Python. Prereq: DATA 800.

Only listed majors in section: ANALYTICS, ANALYTICS CERT

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
7/3/2017	8/11/2017	MW	9:00am - 12:00pm	PCBE 115

Durham Graduate School :: Analytics

DATA 803 (01) - Introduction to Analytics Applications

Intro Analytics Applications

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 44
CRN: 70490

The course introduces students to various analytics applications including web analytics, Data Mining, Simulation and Text Mining. Students learn these techniques through hands-on case studies from various industries. Prereq: DATA 800.

Only listed majors in section: ANALYTICS, ANALYTICS CERT

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
7/3/2017	8/11/2017	TR	9:00am - 12:00pm	PCBE 115

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 901 (01) - Integrative Approaches to Development Policy and Practice

Integrative Approaches

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 70168

This course aims to provide students with a general introduction to the basic core competencies and practical skills required of a "generalist" development practitioner and serves as the foundation course for the curriculum. Case studies will be used to demonstrate the interconnectedness of natural sciences and engineering, social science, health sciences, and management, especially as they relate to communities.

Only listed majors in section: COM DEV PLC PRT, DEV PLICY PRCT

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/5/2017	6/9/2017	MTWRF	9:00am - 12:00pm	PCBE G59

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 903 (01) - Global Health

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 70838

An analysis of the public process, the development of public health policy in developing countries, and a discussion of specific public health policy issues with cross-country comparisons. This course begins with an analytical framework for analyzing a public health system and process. It is followed by a general introduction to effective health policies in developing countries with examples of specific policies and programs that have been effective.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/5/2017	6/8/2017	MTWR	2:00pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 235
6/9/2017	6/9/2017	F	2:00pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 125
6/9/2017	6/9/2017	F	2:00pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 135

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 904 (1BB) - Environmental Sustainability and Development

Environmental Sustainability

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 70964

Provides students working at a graduate level but lacking specific background in ecology with an applied perspective on challenges at the interface of rural development and environmental science. By the end of the course, students should be conversant in the languages of large-scale ecosystem, ecology, and conservation biology, and should have a basic working knowledge of the science of carbon and climate change, land use change and deforestation, and the impacts of land use on biodiversity and water quantity/quality.

Only listed majors in section: COM DEV PLC PRT, DEV PLICY PRCT

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/26/2017	8/4/2017		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 906 (01) - Organizational Management and Leadership

Organizational Management

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 70188

Combines theory and practical information for students to learn traditional and contemporary organizational and leadership theories and apply them to their experience in organizations particularly non-profit institutions, non-governmental organizations. The course will focus on personal and inter-personal development such as self-awareness, stress and problem solving, interpersonal skills such as supportive communication, power and influence, motivation and conflict management: group skills such as delegation and team building; and leadership. Permission required.

Only listed majors in section: COM DEV PLC PRT, DEV PLICY PRCT

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/3/2017	6/3/2017	S	8:30am - 3:30pm	PCBE 235
6/19/2017	6/22/2017	MTWR	2:00pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 235

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 908 (01) - Policy Seminar

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 70190

This seminar will reinforce the multidisciplinary breadth and trans-disciplinary perspective of the master's program, providing students with the opportunity to sharpen critical policy analysis skills. The goal of the course is to help students understand the sources of public policy, that is, why we have various public policies and how to produce professional policy analysis.

Only listed majors in section: COM DEV PLC PRT, DEV PLICY PRCT

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/5/2017	6/16/2017	MTWRF	9:00am - 12:00pm	PCBE G85

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 910 (01) - Leadership and Development

Leadership and Development

Credits: 2.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 70837

Leadership and Development emphasizes issues relevant to managing organizations in diverse cultural, socio-economic and political settings. Topics on board governance, resource development, organizational options and communication skills such as marketing, public relations, organizing and conducting meetings will be explored. Permission required.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/3/2017	6/3/2017	S	8:30am - 3:30pm	PCBE 135
6/19/2017	6/22/2017	MTWR	9:00am - 12:00pm	PCBE G85

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 911 (01) - Environmental Factors in Development Practice

Environ Factors in Develp Prac

Credits: 1.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 70504

Students will learn key themes in the integration of environmental, social, and economic systems in community development and consider how to incorporate these themes into their master's community project.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/12/2017	6/16/2017	MTWRF	2:00pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 235

Durham Graduate School :: Development Policy&Practice

DPP 958 (01) - Financing Development

Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2017 - Special Summer Session (05/22/2017 - 08/27/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 70839

This course examines the problems faced by development practitioners in financing development activities. The course first focuses on financial markets and the financial needs of development projects and ventures. It will then look at the institutional structures capable of providing development capital in appropriate ways for various development projects. In evaluating institutional structures we focus on a wide variety of institutional management issues including risk assessment, non-traditional underwriting standards, interest rate structure, portfolio management and managing loan delinquency. The final sessions of the course focus on the critical policy issues in the field of development finance. Permission required.

Only listed majors in section: COM DEV PLC PRT, DEV PLICY PRCT

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
6/5/2017	6/8/2017	MTWR	2:00pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 125