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This course covers the principles of neuroscience with a focus on neural circuits and systems. It begins with the structure and function of neurons, including action potential propagation and synaptic communication, followed by sensory systems such as olfaction, hearing, and vision, exploring how external signals are converted into neural activity and processed in the brain. The course then examines motor control and memory systems. Emphasis is placed on modern research techniques, including functional imaging, optogenetics, and connectomics. Through group projects, participants develop skills in reading, evaluating, and presenting scientific literature, preparing them for research careers or applications in public health and technology.

This course gives knowledge of and familiarity with concepts and methods from the theory of dynamical systems which are important in applications within almost all subjects in science and technology. In addition, the course should develop the student's general ability to assimilate and communicate mathematical theory, to express problems from science and technology in mathematical terms and to solve problems using the theory of dynamical systems.

This course provides a broad overview of the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on practical application and interpretation of results from tools used in everyday biological research. Assumed Knowledge in MAT15403 Statistics 2.

This course is aimed at first year international students, guiding them to integrate into the local university life. It explores Taiwanese culture and offers visits to different cultural or historical sites every week, such as night markets, temples, memorial halls, museums, cultural centers, eco-parks, old streets, historical landmarks, and firefly-watching locations.

The aim of this course is to introduce students to modern British history, focusing on the continuously improvisational nature of the UK state, the interconnectedness of the UK and the British Empire, and its rise and decline through war. A secondary objective is to introduce students to major historiographical debates about modern British history.

This course covers marketing concepts, terms, theories, and tools necessary for the successful development of new products from idea generation to launch. 

Topics include the role of innovation and new product development in organizations and society, Success and failure for industrial and consumer innovations, the new product development process, Strategic planning, Product concepts, New product ideas: problem-based and dimensional approaches, Concept/product evaluation, Demand and forecasting estimation, Product protocol/design, Development.  

In addition to mid-term and final exams, students complete a class project including a presentation and report. 

Johannes Vermeer has become a pivotal figure in the Western European art tradition. This is largely due to the hushed solitude and enigmatic themes of his paintings, which seem to give a glimpse of social practices and material culture in the Dutch "Golden Age". This course interrogates some of our preconceptions of Vermeer and his work and to situate him fully within the branch of painting that became his specialty - genre art. The course traces the evolution of genre imagery in Dutch art, from its roots in 15th- and 16th-century printmaking, and the peasant caricatures of Pieter Bruegel, to its apogee in the refined interior spaces of Vermeer and contemporaries such as Gerard ter Borch, and Gabriel Metsu. Lectures focus on key practitioners, groups of related artists such as the Leiden "fine painters" and the Utrecht Caravaggisti, as well as socio-economic and contextual themes. The course also explores contemporary reception and interpretation, the role of the art market in the production of paintings, and the extent to which these engaging, quotidian images are reflective of actual domestic practices in the Dutch Republic of the 17th century. The course makes extensive use of the National Gallery of Ireland's exemplary collection of Netherlandish art.

Over the course of the 19th century, North Americans in the United States and its territories experienced overwhelming social, political, technological, and economic change. At the same time, they faced significant health challenges from epidemic disease to unfamiliar environmental ills, to feuding physicians. This course addresses such changes in context and introduces students to the debates surrounding the American public's health.

This course introduces students to the main institutions of the American political system: Presidency, Congress, Judiciary. In the process, we learn about the way in which the members of these institutions are selected, the functions played by each of these institutions, and the way in which they interact under the checks and balances system of the United States. Special attention will be given to the historical development of these relationships. The course also covers the institutional structure of the US, such as the Constitution, the federal system, and the party system.

By the end of this course, students have a critical understanding and comprehensive knowledge of the government and politics in the US, as well as the processes through which policy making takes place. Through discussions of current and past events and a close following of the Congressional electoral campaign taking place during the term students are familiarized with examples of how these institutions and processes interact.

In this course, students learn about the pronunciation and the syntax of the Irish language. Students develop listening skills through listening comprehension tasks, through oral activities and through creating speaking opportunities in class. Oral themes that meet the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Level A1) are acquired. Students are enabled to provide short and simple conversations based on themes relating to their own lives. Students are asked to reflect on their own learning process by being aware of the different learning strategies that they apply and by discussing in class the challenges they face and how they overcome these challenges.