MFIN 2275 Digital Self-Defense with Python

How to think like an economist about digital security. How do individuals make choices? What is the difference between private and social cost? How can nave reasoning about incentives backfire for an organization that tries to reconcile differences between private and social cost (for the organization)? For both individuals and groups, how to recognize the difference between moving to the efficiency frontier versus making tradeoffs along the frontier. What options does the government have to better protect citizens? PREREQUISITE: An introductory course or equivalent knowledge of Python.

Course overview

Department
Finance
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate

Catalog details

Prerequisites
PREREQUISITE: An introductory course or equivalent knowledge of Python.

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
2.62 / 5 · Good
54 responses
Instructor rating
3.13 / 5 · Good
54 responses
Terms evaluated
3
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Paul M Romer5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0—2 of 2
Spring 2025Paul M Romer2.63.02.43.23.73.03.93.91–3 hrs/week13 of 16
Spring 2024Paul M Romer2.53.12.22.53.63.13.43.31–3 hrs/week39 of 50

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Paul M Romer
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 3.13/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Paul M Romer · Fulton Hall 235 Tu 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered