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The course is intended to be a (non-exhaustive) survey of regression techniques from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Time permitting, the methods students study include: exploratory data analysis, simple linear regression; multiple linear regression; regression with categorical variables; regression with interaction terms; polynomial regression; model selection for multiple linear models; and regression diagnostics.

The course examines specific hurdles of entrepreneurs and tech startups, including limited budgets, market uncertainties, and the need for rapid adaptation. Students will learn how to define and size their market opportunity, identify their target audience, and effectively communicate with their audience to maximize impact with minimal resources, a crucial skill in the fast-paced world of tech entrepreneurship. 

The course familiarizes students with core concepts and techniques used in farm financial management. It teaches students concepts that assist with appraisal of farm financial management performance and enable informed business decision making. Students study techniques and principles of farm business financial analysis, planning, and strategic decision-making. Topics include operational and strategic principles of farm business management; preparation and analysis of basic farm management accounts; application of farm planning techniques: enterprise, partial and whole farm budgets; farm financial control and cash flow budgeting; and assessment and management of risk in farm decision-making.

In this course, students identify the main historical phases in the development of Spanish, from its Latin roots to the modern language it is today.  Students learn to appreciate the influence of the different language varieties which shared, or share with Spanish the geographical space of the Iberian Peninsula, on its linguistic structures. This course helps students recognize the role of the Castilian dialect as the basis of Modern Spanish, and defines the process of its standardization. Students will discuss the role of Spanish as the primary medium of Spanish colonization.

This course covers the topic of food to explore the history of Mexico and its diaspora from the time of the Conquest, with a particular focus on food as national and cultural identity as reflected in cinema and literature. It will also explore how food provides a multifaceted lens through which to examine issues such as food and poverty, food as a transnational site of both community and exclusion, and ecological issues, such as control of natural resources essential to food production and security. Students will examine the topic of food as both a political issue and a source of creative inspiration through our analysis of texts, art, films and television series.

Revolutionary movements often times embed their actions in places where power is physically located, i.e., houses of parliaments, presidential palaces and so on. Aiming at the so-called nerve centers of powers can be crucial in successfully disrupting power. Throughout history public spaces have time and again served as playing fields for contentious politics: During the French revolution, the storming of the Bastille in 1789 held symbolic value, while the protest camp in Cairo’s Tahrir square was crucial for the overthrowing of the Egyptian regime in 2011. Beyond those, examples of the use of space for contentious politics by both resistance and repression actors can be found in Khartoum (qiyadah sit-in), Beijing (Tiananmen massacre) and Tirana (Skanderbeg Square) to name a few. But how do these squares and places become revolutionary – or not? Following this question, the seminar aims to explore the relationship between revolutions and space, delving specifically into the role of public spaces for revolutionary oppositions in mobilizing, building shared identities, and configuring spaces which embody their visions for a different future. 
 

This course develops an understanding of the molecular basis of life through study of the role of nutrients, not only as a source of energy but, as key elements that determine our cellular and whole-body physiology. The metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids and the role of vitamins are presented in the context of human health and disease. The consequences of vitamin deficiencies, mechanisms that allow cells to survive starvation and metabolic derangements such as diabetes and those caused by alcohol consumption are discussed. The course builds on Section 2 (Chemistry of Life) of BYU11101 (Molecules to Cells I) and CHU11B01 (Chemistry for Biologists). While this course is free standing and open, it does complement and expand on the lectures on metabolism in Module BYU22201 (Molecules to Cells II). This course is to prepare students hoping to pursue a moderatorship in the molecular biological sciences.

The course outlines the law relating to refugee and immigration in Ireland in the light of EU membership and international human rights law, develops a critical understanding of the policy behind refugee and immigration law, and develops a practical understanding of the implications of refugee and immigration law. The course is divided in to three parts, Part I deals with the International Framework for Refugee Protection, Part II addresses the European dimension, and Part III considers the Irish framework on Refugee and Immigration law. Topics covered include Principles and Key Concepts in Refugee Protection, the Convention relating to Status of Refugees 1951, Alternative Forms and Instruments of Protecting, the Evolving EU Acquis on Asylum, European Refugee Protection: Practices and Policies, the Refugee in Irish Law, Citizenship and Naturalization in Irish law and Immigration Law in Ireland.

This course introduces students to the environmental humanities, a multidisciplinary formation that brings the visual arts, literature, theatre, history, music, languages, philosophy, politics, law, film, media/cultural studies, anthropology, and cultural geography, into relation with the sciences in response to the environmental crisis. The course focuses on how history/history of art and architecture have responded to the challenge described by Chakrabarty and how these disciplines now contribute to the project of the environmental humanities by rewriting histories and reimagining futures. Students will learn about the climate crisis as a product of modern histories, including histories of science, extractive economies, technology, and media. The course also critically appraises concepts that feature prominently in public and academic debates about the climate crisis, such as Sustainable Development, the Anthropocene, and Planetary Boundaries.