Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions

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A Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Juan Alcacer Driving Profitable Growth Technology & Operations Management,
Strategy
Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Livia Alfonsi Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Tomomichi Amano IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem Strategy,
Marketing
January
2026
J 3.0
Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture Marketing Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Dwight Angelini Real Estate Investing Finance Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Eva Ascarza Managing Customers for Growth Marketing Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
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B Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Joseph Badaracco The Moral Leader General Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Josh Baron Leading a Family Business Strategy Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
OWN: The Power of Company Ownership Strategy Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
John Batter Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Julie Battilana Power and Influence for Positive Impact Organizational Behavior Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Max H. Bazerman Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising General Management January
2026
J 3.0
Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent General Management,
Business, Government & the International Economy
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Ted Berk Private Equity Finance Finance Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Shai Bernstein Founder Launch Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Alison Wood Brooks TALK Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Arthur Brooks Leadership and Happiness General Management Spring
2025
Q3 1.5
Ryan Buell Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Monique Burns Thompson Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Jeffrey Bussgang Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Launching Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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C Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Ramon Casadesus-Masanell IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem Strategy,
Marketing
January
2026
J 3.0
Alex Chan Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Gerald Chertavian Field Course: Investing for Impact Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) General Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Tom Clay Designing Tech Ventures Technology & Operations Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Katherine Coffman Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Randolph Cohen Field Course: Field X Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Shawn Cole Sustainable Investing Finance Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Jacob Cook Digital Marketing & AI Workshop Marketing Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Ben Creo Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Innovating in Health Care General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Zoe Cullen Navigating Your Worth:  AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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D Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Leemore S. Dafny U.S. Healthcare Strategy General Management,
Strategy
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Rohit Deshpande Field Course: Business of the Arts General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Aiyesha Dey The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) Accounting & Management Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
DJ DiDonna Avoiding Startup Failure Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Launching Global Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
John Dionne Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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E Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Amy Edmondson Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) Technology & Operations Management,
Strategy
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Anita Elberse The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports General Management,
Marketing
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Caroline Elkins Business of Ideas Business, Government & the International Economy Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Robin Ely Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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F Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Kris Ferreira Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Sara Fleiss Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar Finance Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
C. Fritz Foley Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Finance Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Jeremy Friedman Business and Geopolitics Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
David G. Fubini Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills Organizational Behavior,
Strategy
Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
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G Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Susanna Gallani Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management,
Accounting & Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Vikram Gandhi IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
January
2026
J 3.0
Sustainable Investing Finance Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Shikhar Ghosh 3 Technologies that Will Change the World Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Navigating Your Worth:  AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Stuart C. Gilson Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring Finance Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Amit Goldenberg Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Paul Gompers Global Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital Finance January
2026
J 3.0
Robin Greenwood Market Perspectives Finance Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Ranjay Gulati Turnarounds and Transformation Entrepreneurial Management,
Organizational Behavior
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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H Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Jonas Heese The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) Accounting & Management Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Regina Herzlinger Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Innovating in Health Care General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Robert Howe Designing Tech Ventures Technology & Operations Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Sabrina Howell Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Nien-hê Hsieh The Spiritual Lives of Leaders General Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Robert Huckman Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management,
Accounting & Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Reshmaan Hussam Globalization and Emerging Markets Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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I Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Ebehi Iyoha Launching Global Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
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J Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Geoffrey Jones Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism General Management,
Business, Government & the International Economy,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Archie L. Jones Field Course: Investing for Impact Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Jillian Jordan Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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K Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Michael S. Kaufman Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
W. Matt Kelly Real Estate Investing Finance Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Tarun Khanna IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification Strategy January
2026
J 3.0
John Jong-Hyun Kim Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship General Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
William Kirby Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty General Management Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Raymond Kluender Entrepreneurial Finance (Q3) Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Nancy Koehn Crucibles of Crisis Leadership General Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Rembrand Koning Strategy for Entrepreneurs Strategy,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Joshua Lev Krieger Tough Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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L Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Nori Gerardo Lietz Real Estate Private Equity Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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M Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Alan MacCormack Launch Lab/Capstone 1 Entrepreneurial Management January
2026
J 3.0
Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
John Macomber Real Property Finance Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Deepak Malhotra War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Robert Markey Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Jim Matheson Tough Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Scott Mayfield Strategies for Value Creation - Abridged (SVC-S) Finance,
Strategy
Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Emily R. McComb Field Course: Investing for Impact Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Henry McGee Field Course: Business of the Arts General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Allison Mnookin Launching Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Kevin Mohan Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Antonio Moreno Digital Operations Technology & Operations Management Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
David Moss Creating the Modern Financial System Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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N Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Tom Nicholas The Coming of Managerial Capitalism Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Nitin Nohria IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub General Management January
2026
J 3.0
Kadeem Noray Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Michael Norton Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
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P Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Joseph Pacelli Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Lynn Paine Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors General Management,
Organizational Behavior
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Jason Pananos Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms Finance Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Leslie Perlow Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA Organizational Behavior Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Andy Pforzheimer Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Vincent Pons Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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R Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Ryan Raffaelli Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) Organizational Behavior Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Ananth Raman Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Kash Rangan Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) General Management,
Marketing
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Jeffrey Rayport Scaling Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Sophus A. Reinert Capitalism: Past, Present, Future Business, Government & the International Economy Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation Business, Government & the International Economy January
2026
J 3.0
Natalia Rigol Business at the Base of the Pyramid General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) General Management,
Marketing
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Meg Rithmire Managing International Trade and Investment Business, Government & the International Economy Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Mark Roberge Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI Entrepreneurial Management January
2026
J 3.0
Maria Roche Innovating at Scale Strategy Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Dante Roscini IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation Business, Government & the International Economy January
2026
J 3.0
Benjamin N. Roth Business at the Base of the Pyramid General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) General Management,
Marketing
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Richard Ruback Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) Finance Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital Finance January
2026
J 3.0
Market Perspectives Finance Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
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S Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Raffaella Sadun Driving Profitable Growth Technology & Operations Management,
Strategy
Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Tatiana Sandino Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) Entrepreneurial Management,
Accounting & Management
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Reza Satchu Founder Launch Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
The Founder Mindset Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
David Scharfstein Managing and Innovating in Financial Services Finance Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Amy Schulman IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub General Management January
2026
J 3.0
James Sebenius Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Negotiation and Diplomacy Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Willy Shih Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive Technology & Operations Management,
General Management
Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Lou Shipley B2B Sales and Distribution Marketing,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building the First Sales Team Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Robert Simons Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders Accounting & Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Strategy Execution Accounting & Management Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Emil Siriwardane Investment Management and Capital Markets Finance Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Debora L. Spar Capitalism and the State (CATS) Business, Government & the International Economy,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Suraj Srinivasan Generative AI for Business Leaders Accounting & Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Guhan Subramanian Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Deals Q2 Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
Sandra Sucher Building Trusted Organizations General Management Fall
2025
Q2 1.5
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T Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Satish Tadikonda Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Jorge Tamayo Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Strategy Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Strategy Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Jo Tango Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Dustin Tingley Energy General Management Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
Sara McKinley Torti Product Management Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Brian Trelstad Field Course: Investing for Impact Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) General Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Gunnar Trumbull Global Climate Change Business, Government & the International Economy,
Strategy
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
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V Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Derek van Bever Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
The Spiritual Lives of Leaders General Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Eric J. Van den Steen Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Strategy Fall
2025
Q1 1.5
Luis Viceira Investment Management and Capital Markets Finance Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
William Vrattos Investment Strategies Finance Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
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W Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Christina Wallace Field Course: Startup Operations Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Matthew Weinzierl RoGME: Role of Government in Market Economies Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2026
Q4 1.5
SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2026
Q3 1.5
Mitchell Weiss Public Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Ashley Whillans Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Russell J Wilcox Launch Lab/Capstone 1 Entrepreneurial Management January
2026
J 3.0
Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Christina Wing Demystifying the Family Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Andy Wu Strategy and Technology Strategy Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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Y Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
David Yoffie Strategy and Technology Strategy Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Royce Yudkoff Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) Finance Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
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Z Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Andy Zelleke Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) General Management Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification Strategy January
2026
J 3.0
Julian J. Zlatev Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2025
Q1Q2 3.0
Yuan Zou Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
Tiona Zuzul Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) Technology & Operations Management,
Strategy
Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
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