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ALS 6014 - Theater Techniques for Enhancing Teaching and Public Speaking (2023FA)
Using the storytelling and character-development techniques of theatrical improvisation, this seven-week course aims to help graduate students enhance their classroom teaching and public speaking for both formal and informal environments. Participants will build decision-making skills and enhance their abilities to think creatively under pressure through engaging exercises. The goals for this course are to improve teaching presence in the classroom, form a learning community, and build the confidence necessary to connect with a variety of audiences in a range of educational settings. (Due to the active and sequential nature of the class, please defer taking the course if you know in advance that your schedule will require you to miss two or more sessions.)
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VTPEH 6108 Applied Data Analysis (2023FA)
Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only. Enrollment is limited to MPH Students and Graduate Students by permission. Dr. Y. Li (yl3428@cornell.edu) and Mr. Benjamin Parker (bp432@cornell.edu). The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basics of data management and summary statistics analysis skills using Microsoft Excel and the STATA programs. A combined lecture and lab format will be used where students work individually with a faculty member on real-world datasets. Topics covered will include the creation and manipulation of datasets, the importance of data cleaning, basic Excel functions, the STATA programming codes, and command files to produce descriptive statistics. At the end of the course, the student will understand the STATA program environment and a basis upon which to build applied statistical skills in subsequent courses (VTPEH 6015, VTPEH 6106, VTPEH 6193).