MFIN 8805 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
- Graduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 2.00 / 5 · Fair
- Instructor rating
- 2.43 / 5 · Fair
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Paul M Romer | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 3 |
| Spring 2025 | Paul M Romer | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |