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This course introduces biomedical instruments and their working principles. Topics include basic concepts of medical instrumentation, basic sensors and transducers, amplifiers and signal processing, and basic physiology related to each measurement.

This course examines the fundamentals of climate and climate change science, reviews the history of climate change action internationally and in Australia, and outlines the current and projected state of climate change and climate change action. It explores the impetus and options for climate change action, the intersection of climate change and sustainable global development, and why, despite the increasing urgency, international and domestic climate action is often limited.

This course introduces Kapa Haka, the Māori performing arts. It explores the origins of Kapa Haka through Māori histories and narratives. It also examines the development of Kapa Haka over time, with a focus on contemporary competition formats such as Whakataetae, as well as the fundamentals of Kapa Haka, including group singing, hand and foot coordination, and choreography, preparing learners to perform as members of a Kapa Haka group.

This course covers literature on innovation and entrepreneurship and reviews policy options for the government from a comparative perspective. Innovation and entrepreneurship have been regarded as sources of economic vitality and growth. Recent successes of Silicon Valley and Korea are good examples. Students deepen their understanding of literature in innovation and entrepreneurship; learn to understand the effects and limits of various policies adopted by different countries; and examine the changes in the global supply chain, investigating the proper adoption of the changes.

Topics include Why Science, Technology, and Innovation Matter?, Models for R&D Policy: Technology Push & Demand Pull, Systems of Innovation, Theory of Firm Innovation, : Economic Growth and Social Capital, Innovative Region and City, Strategy for Catch-up: Korean Case, Democratizing Innovation, Role of Scientists in the S&T policy making process, How Economics Shapes Science, and Open Innovation.

This course introduces key concepts and applications for the design of intelligent computer systems, or Artificial Intelligence (AI). Topics covered include heuristic search, game playing, logic, machine learning, deep learning,
natural language processing, robotics and image processing. Through interactive lectures, discussions, and assignments, students apply basic AI concepts and principles to develop modeling and analytical skills for problem-solving. Students create working programs that solve problems, reason logically, and/or improve their own performance. The class covers the history, different careers, and social/cultural impacts of AI as well. Finally, it prepares students to further explore and apply AI in research and application domains.

This course examines history of modern Korea from the late nineteenth century to the early 2000s through Korean film by analyzing selected films as historical documents on Korean history, politics, society, and culture. The course explores themes such as the open port period, colonial Korea, liberation/occupation/national division, the Korean War, the post-war development in ROK, military authoritarianism, democratization, the Sunshine Policy, globalization, and multiculturalism. Students examine both the accuracy of each film’s representation of history and the counter narratives of some historical events. 

This course introduces the biology of fungi, which play important roles in most ecosystems, as decomposers, parasites or symbionts. It covers the immense diversity in the fungal kingdom, their ecology and nutritional modes, as well as their life cycles and genetics. As fungi play important roles in society and in circular economy, the course also considers applied aspects of fungi. The course has a practical component where students work experimentally with fungi in the lab and learn to recognize characteristic species in their natural habitat during a one-week field course.

This course offers a study of the comics medium which includes graphic narratives, comics, graphic novels, and manga. It discusses the medium through different time periods, formats, materials, styles, aesthetics, genres, and themes with a focus on long-form works.

This course examines the structure, diversity and development of trees and other plants, with emphasis on the angiosperms.