Causal Reasoning: The Identification Layer No Algorithm Supplies

Causal Reasoning: the identification layer no algorithm supplies — course syllabus

Graduate course syllabus for Irreducibly Human: Causal Reasoning at Northeastern University College of Engineering. Develops the ability to build a defensible causal model for a domain problem — DAG construction, confounder/mediator/collider identification, the backdoor criterion, and the estimation handoff — with every identification decision performed by the student, not delegated to a tool.