Winter 2025 offerings:

SI 710.023: Advanced Info Career Planning - C. Knobel

There are many potential career paths that leverage a doctoral degree, and different employment environments call for a broad range of strategies to be successful. This course focuses on individual development of career plans for UMSI doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. Some of the potential topics covered are: identifying high-potential career trajectories and targets, cultivating active social and reputational networks in professional spaces, cultural conventions and incentives in industry, government, and non-profit organizations, and developing professional narratives out of research activities and field/lab experiences.

SI 710.076: Technology, Society, And Law - S. Schoenebeck

This seminar will examine contemporary topics at the intersection of technology and policy. We will connect prominent and emerging technologies with regulatory considerations, including generative AI, deepfakes, surveillance, and digital governance. Through case studies, policy analysis, and discussion, we will critically examine how technological advancements challenge societal values and legal structures and consider future directions for both technology development and policy reform.

SI 710.099: Advanced Topics in Development Economics - T. Rosenblat

This course covers the research frontier in development economics. Topics include the role of social networks for trust and risk-sharing and how they interact with markets and institutions; the role of social media and digital financial services for developing economies; and the role of AI in development (and how it differs from applications of AI in developed countries).