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  • 88 370: African Politics

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    The course will introduce students to the political history of pre-colonial administration, conflict resolution and relations between political entities in Africa. The impact of slavery and colonialism on the continent will be discussed. Relations between colonial state and the indigenous political forces will be discussed with special emphasis on selected African territories. Nationalism and resistance to foreign rule and post-colonial state will be discussed. Topics such as economic development and foreign aid will be covered with special emphasis on structural adjustment programs. Specific case studies on civil wars, conflict resolution, and civil societies will be discussed. Issues of Pan-Africanism, African unity, and impact of globalization on African politics will also be covered.
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  • 88 372: Social and Emotional Brain

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course provides an introductory survey of the methods and findings in social and affective neuroscience. Half the course is lecture style and covers the basics of neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and neuroendocrine systems, as well as a survey of relevant neuroscience methods (neuroimaging, neuropsychological, psychophysiological, transcranial magnetic stimulation, etc.). The other half of the course is more like a seminar, where each week we will discuss a couple seminal empirical papers from the scientific literature. Topics include interpersonal relationships, prosocial behavior, aggression, prejudice, emotion regulation, stress, etc. (As a pre-requisite, students must have taken 85-102, 85-241, or 88-120. Students who took 88-364A last year may take this course, but they will be expected to complete an additional assignment.
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  • 88 377: Attitudes and Persuasion

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This advanced undergraduate course will focus on the topic of attitude change and how various persuasive techniques are used to shape human response. The dynamics of propaganda and what makes the techniques effective on social and consumer decisions will be addressed. The primary goals of the course are to 1) understand the dynamics of attitude change; 2) explore the mechanism by which attitude change techniques operate and 3) examine relevant theories and research in persuasion. Examples of topics covered include the origins of attitudes, how attitudes influence judgments, social power and attitude change, and how individual decisions are influenced by the mass media. Classic and contemporary research in the area of persuasion will be examined in the form of course readings and assignments.
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  • 88 384: Conflict and Conflict Resolution in International Relations

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Course will introduce students to concepts of conflict, conflict resolution, and peace in international relations. Causes of war, alliances, and role of non-state actors in conflict will be examined. There will be also discussion on foreign policy decision making, mediation, negotiation and international law. The following specific cases will be discussed ? the Middle East Peace Process (Security Council Resolution 242, Camp David, Oslo Agreement and Geneva Accord); Indo-Pakistan dispute (Lahore Declaration 1999); War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Dayton Peace Accords; El Salvador Peace Agreement (between the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional); and the Algiers Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Globalization, terrorism, and conflict resolution will also be covered.
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  • 88 385: Managerial Decision Making

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    People in organizations make decisions, with important consequences, every day. Therefore, an understanding of decision-making is important in any education in management or economics. However, while a large number of courses in these curricula expose students to how decisions should be made, very few focus on how people actually make choices. This course addresses this topic by focusing on how decisions made by real people - and in particular decisions in business contexts - differ from the theoretical predictions of rational decision-making. We specifically focus on common areas of biased decision-making, their basis, and how they might be corrected. The focus of the course is on both individual and competitive decision-making.
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  • 88 386: Desires and Decisions

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course explores how the desirability of experiences and (consumer and public) goods are determined. Through the lens of psychological research we will explore (1) the construction of preferences, (2) how preferences are affected by factors such as context, adaptation, memory, culture, and emotion, and (3) attempt to understand how the malleability of our preferences affects our personal decisions, economic markets, the law, and public policy. Class meetings will include a mixture of lecture and discussion, with a stronger emphasis on discussion. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on learning to critically evaluate advanced theories and research findings of decision science and psychology, and carefully articulate those critiques orally and in writing.
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  • 88 389: Terrorism and Insurgency

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course offers an introduction to the study of terrorism and insurgency, and government policies to counter these types of domestic political violence. We will read and discuss recent leading academic and policy research that addresses questions such as what are the causes of terrorism and insurgency? Who becomes a terrorist or an insurgent? Do terrorists and insurgents achieve their goals? What works and what does not work in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency? The goal of this course is to demonstrate how theoretical and empirical approaches in social sciences can be used to answer questions about terrorism and insurgency. In addition, the course is designed to help students critically evaluate the arguments in the literature, and to be able to engage debates about these issues in informed way.
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  • 88 391: Technology and Economic Growth

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    The importance of economic growth is difficult to overstate. The more than tenfold increase in income in the United States over the last century is the result of economic growth. So is the fact that incomes in the United States and Western Europe are at least thirty times greater than incomes in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. Economic research has clearly identified technological innovation as the engine of long-run economic growth. This course seeks to provide students with analytical frameworks that will enable them to understand the economic growth process, the role that technological innovation plays in that process, and the policies and institutions that can enhance and sustain technological innovation in industrialized societies.
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  • 88 392: Industry Structure and Dynamics

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Our modern economy comprises a wide diversity of industries. These industries exhibit a variety of patterns in 1) the distribution of production, employment, and profits among participating firms; 2) business practices and modes of competition; 3) innovation and technology diffusion; and 4) geography. Not only do industries differ, but also specific industries evolve as they mature. Nevertheless, certain features and issues appear in many industries. This course uses an augmented case study approach to examine both selected industries and some of the patterns and behaviors that occur across industries. Each unit begins with a profile of a specific industry. Students learn how to collect statistical data and descriptive information to construct their own industry profiles. Examples of industries that might be covered include steel, pharmaceuticals, restaurants, telecommunications, airlines, and software. A unit continues by examining selected prominent characteristics from the case study that reappear in other industries. The course draws upon the fields of industrial organization, spatial economics, and regional economic development to study the economic logic and prevalence of this prominent feature or behaviour. Potential examples include entry and exit; firm growth; pricing policies; franchising and principal-agent problems; advertising; product differentiation and design; patents and intellectual property; technology adoption; economies of agglomeration; and network externalities.
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