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This course builds upon the foundations of previous study in the field of psychology. It focuses on human development and the factors that shape behavior at different stages of development from birth to old age, paying particular attention to diversity issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and religion.

This course offers a study of the main psychological theories on human development as well as the changes that occur in behaviors and psychological functions from birth to young adulthood. The course focuses on different domains encompassing motor, perceptual, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Furthermore, research methodologies and cultural-contextual influences are presented. The course discusses topics including an introduction to developmental psychology; the importance of culture; brain, motor, and perceptual development; cognitive development; the development of language and communication; emotional development; social development; contexts of development; and development in the context of emergency and trauma. At the end of the course, students are able to express knowledge about major developmental psychology theories, methods, and processes underlying change across the stages of human development. Moreover, students understand and apply key concepts in developmental psychology within the areas of perceptual, motor, cognitive, social, and emotional development in different cultural contexts.

The course provides students with a fundamental grounding in the theoretical and computational skills required to apply machine learning tools to real-world problems. It will provide an understanding of the application of these skills to explore complex high-dimensional data sets; providing an overview of active research areas in machine learning, with biomedical applications.

This course on complex analysis covers the following: theory of functions in one complex variable, analyticals and meromorphic functions, Cauchy integral theorem, residues and applications, series, logarithms and exponentiations, conformal transformations.

This is a highly interactive elective seminar course encouraging maximum student participation and leadership. Grounded in the concept of praxis (learning by doing, education for use), the course explores the nature of influence, legitimate and non-coercive methods of influence, and different ways of exercising that influence. Ranging from the academic and philosophical to the practical and personal, the course considers forms, methods, and networks of influence, weighs questions related to messaging, visibility, and the power of example, as well as offering training on how to give a successful speech, how to go on television with no time to prepare, how to exercise influence in organizations, and how to create your own persona as an influencer.