English

A course in early (i.e. pre 12th-century) Irish saga literature in which a variety of texts, mainly from the Ulster, Mythological, and King cycles are read in translation and discussed in class. Sagas to be read include the tragic story of Deirdre’s love for Naoise, the story of Niall Frasach’s judgement regarding the lesbian mother of a "fatherless" child, and Sín’s cold-blooded determination to exact revenge on her "lover" for the slaughter of her family.

This course explores the concept of human ecology and welfare. It provides a study of the human relationship with environment and habitat; the links between health, technology and behavior; the policy application of health ecology; and the connection between health care systems and welfare.

This course covers the application of deep learning and how to implement it in practice. It explores the background of machine learning, neural network for deep learning, and includes explanations of the basic structure of deep learning and advanced deep learning structure. Students learn real-world problems ranging from computer vision to natural-language processing.

Prerequisite: Basic Python Programming

This introductory marketing course explores the underlying marketing process and consumer characteristics, the development of marketing opportunities and strategies, and how companies manage their products, pricing, promotion, and marketing channels. It consists of short lectures, class discussion, video case analyses, problem sets, and a group project. Topics include the marketing concept and the environment; strategic market planning, marketing research; consumer behavior; segmentation, targeting, and positioning; managing products and brands; pricing; marketing channels; integrated marketing communications; promotion strategies; and developing new products and services. Text: Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong, PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING. Assessment: group marketing plan project (40%), group case study (10%), class participation (15%), final exam (40%).

This course instructs students in the use of the camera and its primary functions. The course covers camera handling, exposure control, developing, contact printing, and enlarging. The curriculum also emphasizes awareness of the full range of possibilities offered at every stage of the creative process, from the initial intention or idea, to contact with the subject and the photographic technology, to darkroom techniques, and finally culminating in the presentation of artwork.