Fall 2015 Course Listings (PHD)

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Accounting/Taxation

  • ACCT-GB.4301 Empirical Research Accounting I (3)
    Course Description:

    This seminar exposes students to empirical research in financial accounting. It covers a wide range of topics including econometric and methodological issues, security prices and accounting information, and earnings management.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    01
    W  2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    		 09/02-12/09 Ryan,S PhD Students only

Economics

  • ECON-GB.3335 Microeconomics: Theory and Applications (3)
    Course Description:

    For doctoral students whose programs do not include advanced courses in economics. Emphasizes concepts and techniques of economic analysis that are likely to be useful in the students' doctoral dissertation research. Develops key concepts and techniques of microeconomics and then applies them to a number of current research issues in accounting, information systems, management, and marketing (and possibly other areas, depending on the students enrolled). In each case, the course explores the relevant microeconomic theory and some of the empirical literature. This course is an alternative to B30.3334 as the core requirement in microeconomics.
    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
    01
    T  08:30 am - 11:30 am
    		 09/08-12/15 Lipnowski,E PhD students only
    • ECON-GB.3351 Econometrics I (3)
      Course Description:

      The theory of estimation and inference in econometrics. Covers finite sample results for the classical linear model, as well as asymptotic results for single equation models. Topics include linear and nonlinear least squares, generalized least squares, panel data, instrumental variable techniques, and generalized method of moment estimation. Heavy emphasis is given to empirical application.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      01
      TR  12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
      		 09/03-12/10 Greene,W PhD students only
    • ECON-GB.3360 Topics in Economics: Industrial Organization (3)
      Course Description:

      This is the first course in the Graduate-level Industrial
      Organization (IO) sequence, and aims to give PhD students a solid grounding in understanding the structure of markets and the strategic behavior of firms and their consumers. The goal is to familiarize students with selected theoretical topics in industrial organization and help them prepare for further studies of empirical IO courses and start their own research agendas.
      Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
      01
      M  09:00 am - 12:00 pm
      		 09/14-12/14 Cabral,L PhD students only

      Finance

      • FINC-GB.2113 SOVEREIGN&FIN CREDIT RISK (1.5)
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        R  12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
        		 09/10-10/22 Acharya,V PHD students only
      • FINC-GB.2114 SEM CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (1.5)
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        T  09:30 am - 12:30 pm
        		 11/10-12/15 Subrahmanyam,M PhD students only
      • FINC-GB.2331 Financial Theory I (3)
        Course Description:

        This is the first course in the theory of financial decision making. Focus is primarily on individual decision making under certainty and uncertainty. Topics include valuation theory, asset selection, general portfolio theory, asset pricing theory, and general equilibrium in financial markets.
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        W  2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
        		 09/02-12/09 Lynch,A/Van Nieuwerburgh,S PhD students only
      • FINC-GB.2332 Financial Theory II (3)
        Course Description:

        This is the second course in the theory of financial decision making. Focus is primarily on methods of empirical financial economics. Standard econometric procedures and the newest techniques in estimating procedures are studied in the context of applications to financial asset pricing and to corporate finance issues.
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        M  1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
        		 09/21-12/14 John,K/Mueller,H PhD students only
      • FINC-GB.3318 Seminar in Financial Markets (3)
        Course Description:

        Prepares advanced doctoral students for the comprehensive examination and for independent research. Focus is on current research topics in macrofinance and in the structure of financial markets.
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        M  09:30 am - 12:30 pm
        		 09/21-12/14 John,K/Masulis,R PhD students only
      • FINC-GB.4210 CORPORATE RESEARCH:FINANC (2)
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
         
        		09/02-12/15 Acharya,V PhD students only
      • FINC-GB.4318 SEM:FINANCE FACULTY RSRCH (3)
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        W  3:00 pm - 4:20 pm
        		 09/02-12/09 Elton,E PhD students only
      • FINC-GB.4388 FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS (3)
        Course Description:

        This course focuses on Financial Econometrics which is the set of statistical tools that are most helpful in the analysis of financial markets. The course develops tools for estimating volatility and correlation of financial returns with applications to asset pricing, risk management, portfolio selection and derivative pricing. Extreme Value Distributions, Copulas and Systemic Risk are topics that will be studied. The course will use accessible data sources and software and will have homework, a research paper, and a final exam. The ideal preparation is Econometrics I and Fin Theory I or better.
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        T  4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
        		 09/08-12/15 Engle,R PhD students only

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      Information Systems

      • INFO-GB.3386 Technical Foundations of Information Systems (3)
        Course Description:

        The goal of the course is to provide students with sufficient background in a variety of topics in computer science to enable them to understand and possibly conduct research in technical areas of Information Systems. One of the immediate goals of the course is to develop sufficient technical skills so that the students could read intelligently and critically technical IS papers they may encounter in other technical IS courses and later on in their professional lives. To accomplish this goal, the course covers a broad range of topics in computer science, including set theory, computability, finite automata, Turing machines, analysis of algorithms, elements of logic, databases, and information retrieval.
        Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
        01
        W  09:00 am - 12:00 pm
        		 09/02-12/09 Tuzhilin,A PhD Students only
        • INFO-GB.4101 RESEARCH PRACTICUM-INF SY (1)
          Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
          01
           
          		09/02-12/22 Tambe,P/Sundararajan,A

          Interarea

          • INTA-GB.4388 Behavioral Research Methods (3)
            Course Description:

            This seminar covers basic research methods in the social sciences, including surveys, laboratory and field experiments, and the use of multi-method approaches to test theory. We will also discuss Philosophy of Science issues.
            Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
            01
            T  2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
            		 09/08-12/15 Raghubir,P PhD Students only

            Management and Organizations

            • MGMT-GB.3191 PROFESSION SEMINAR (1.5)
              Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
              01
               
              		09/02-12/22 Bechky,B PhD students only
              • MGMT-GB.3381 ADV RESRCH IN ORGNZ BEHAV (3)
                Course Description:

                The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the theories, methods, and approaches that characterize micro-organizational behavior (OB) research within the field of management. We will explore classic and contemporary theories, enduring controversies, and emerging empirical research. This exploration will include examining, dissecting, and analyzing past and current research on a variety of major topics in OB. The goal is to cover the highlights of the field and develop the skills necessary for evaluating, analyzing, and integrating research on any topic in OB and beyond.
                Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
                01
                 
                		09/02-12/15 Pettit,N PhD students only

                Marketing

                • MKTG-GB.4381 Behavioral Applications in Marketing I (3)
                  Course Description:

                  This course is designed to provide a strong foundation for critical thinking in the area of consumer behavior. It examines topics primarily in the area of social psychology that have marketing applications. The primary focus is on how consumers process and integrate information such as advertising to form or change attitudes. The goal of this course is not only to impart knowledge about a body of research but also to help the individual develop his or her own interests and preferences in consumer behavior-related issues.
                  Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
                  01
                  W  2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
                  		 09/02-12/09 Bonezzi,A PhD Students only

                Non-Credit Courses

                • NOCR-GB.4000 DOCTORAL BASIC MATH PREP (0.0)
                  Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
                  01 alternate schedule Lipnowski,E PhD students only

                  Operations Management

                  • OPMG-GB.4334 Convex Optimization (3)
                    Section Meeting Times Dates Instructor Notes
                    01
                    W  2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
                    		 09/02-12/09 Zhang,J PhD Students only