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Special Topics Courses offered Winter 2022–2023

"Special Topics Courses" are those courses offered periodically that do not (possibly yet) have a permanent home in the Arts and Sciences Calendar. Please click on the highlighted Section Number for a more detailed course description. It is important to note that the course numbers are not unique: Be sure to confirm the course number AND title when registering for a special topics course. Timetable view for Fall, Winter. To locate classrooms, see campus map.
Course delivery table: Unless otherwise indicated the courses are delivered In Person. For other course delivery methods, please refer to the section colors
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Online Synchronous (with in-person assessments)	Online Asynchronous (with in-person assessments)
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Number	Section		Title, instructor	Day, time	Location

ECO351H1F			Special Topics in Economics: Principles of Fair Decisions • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1(63%)/ECO204Y1(63%)/ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1).
	L0101		Gabriel Carroll • website • outline • Learning outcomes	R10-12, F1	OI 5170
		Recognize various kinds of situations that require judgments about distributive justice. Be acquainted with classic dilemmas in which different principles of distributive justice conflict. Develop the habit of approaching fairness questions by seeking to formulate principles to apply across a class of situations. Be familiar with the mathematical expression of fairness principles via the axiomatic approach. Be familiar with some of the classic solutions that economic theory has proposed for problems of distributive justice, and the arguments that justify them.
ECO351H1S			Special Topics in Economics: Principles of Fair Decisions • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1(63%)/ECO204Y1(63%)/ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1).
	L0101		Gabriel Carroll • outline • Learning outcomes	R10-12, F1	OI 5170
		Recognize various kinds of situations that require judgments about distributive justice. Be acquainted with classic dilemmas in which different principles of distributive justice conflict. Develop the habit of approaching fairness questions by seeking to formulate principles to apply across a class of situations. Be familiar with the mathematical expression of fairness principles via the axiomatic approach. Be familiar with some of the classic solutions that economic theory has proposed for problems of distributive justice, and the arguments that justify them.
ECO352H1S			Special Topics in Economics: Macroeconomics and Psychology • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1; ECO202Y1/ ECO208Y1/ ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1).
	L0101		Nathanael Vellekoop • outline • Learning outcomes	M3-6	BL 325

ECO353H1F			Special Topics in Economics with Data Analytics: Sports Economics • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1).
	L0101		Laura Turner • outline • Learning outcomes	M10-1	MP 202

ECO353H1S			Special Topics in Economics with Data Analytics: Sports Economics • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ (STA237H1, STA238H1)/ (STA247H1, STA248H1)/ (STA257H1, STA261H1).
	L0101		Laura Turner • outline • Learning outcomes	M10-1	AH 400

ECO421H1F			Special Topics in Economics: Topics in Experimental Economics • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1), at least 1.0 credit in ECO at the 300+ level.
	L0101		Yoram Halevy • outline • Learning outcomes	M4-6	BL 112

ECO421H1F			Special Topics in Economics: Competition Policy • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1), at least 1.0 credit in ECO at the 300+ level.
	L0201		Nadia Soboleva • outline • Learning outcomes	M10-1	HA 410

ECO480H1S			Special Topics: Machine learning and data mining • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO375H1(60%)/ECO374H1(70%)/ECO220Y1(80%)/ECO227Y1(80%), CSC108H1/CSC148H1/ECO225H1/GGR272H1
	L0101		Clement Gorin • outline • Learning outcomes	W11-2	SS 1087

ECO481H1F			Special Topics in Economics with Data Analytics: Macroeconomic Finance (with machine learning applications) • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1, ECO202Y1/ ECO208Y1/ ECO209Y1, ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1), at least 1.0 credit in ECO at the 300+ level.
	L0101		Marlene Koffi • outline • Learning outcomes	W10-1	SS 2106

ECO481H1S			Special Topics in Economics with Data Analytics: Macroeconomic Finance (with machine learning applications) • Calendar entry
		*Prerequisites:* ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1, ECO202Y1/ ECO208Y1/ ECO209Y1, ECO220Y1/ ECO227Y1/ ( STA237H1, STA238H1)/ ( STA247H1, STA248H1)/ ( STA257H1, STA261H1), at least 1.0 credit in ECO at the 300+ level.
	L0101		Marlene Koffi • outline • Learning outcomes	R10-1	UC 144