Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

This course covers the fundamentals of technological innovation management and strategy. Students explore how firms and nations develop, implement, and manage technological innovation to create competitive advantages in the global market.  

The course focuses on key aspects of firms’ innovation strategy and management, including sources and types of innovation, firms’ decisions regarding market entry with new technologies, evaluation and selection of R&D projects, standards competition, and intellectual property strategies (including patenting strategy). Additionally, students develop analytical skills to work with archival data commonly used in quantitative technology management research, including metadata from research papers and patents. 

This course introduces the fundamental properties and characteristics of solid-state materials and structures used in modern semiconductor devices and integrated circuit (IC) technologies. 

Topics include Solid-State Electronics and applications, Crystal structure of solids, Introduction to quantum mechanics, Introduction to the quantum theory of solids, Semiconductor in equilibrium, Carrier transport phenomena, Excess carriers in semiconductors, The pn junction. 

This course analyzes the changing roles and functions of museums in a digital era. Students examine virtual museums, mobile applications, e-learning, and digital strategies. We also explore trends and horizons of museum technology to shape a museum of the future. Students complete article reviews and a project for a better understanding of the museum of our age. 

Topics include What is a museum, Museums in the digital age, Museum informatics, Digital collections management, Digital preservation, 3D applications in museums, Interactive museums, Case studies, Trends, HCI in the museum context, Virtual museums. 

This course covers modern spectroscopic techniques used for structure elucidation of organic compounds and spectral data analysis techniques. 

Lectures on natural products biosynthesis and structure determination will be given at the end of the course.  

This course is specifically designed for students who will be practicing the structure determination of organic molecules for their research project. 

Topics include Basic Principles of NMR I, Basic Principles of NMR II; NMR Chemical Shift, Proton NMR (Mosher Ester Analysis + CASA reagent); Coupling Constants, Murata J-Based Method; Nonclassical Coupling + NMR Calculations, 2D NMR I (COSY, HSQC, HMBC); 2D NMR II (Other NMR Techniques), 2D NMR Peak Assignment Practice; 2D NMR Unknown Determination; Mass Spec Ionization; Mass Spec Application + Analyzer, Mass Spec Fragmentation analysis I; Mass Spec Fragment Analysis II, IR Group Frequency; Practical X-ray microED (Video Lecture), Biosynthesis I Introduction; Biosynthesis II NRPS, Biosynthesis III PKS; Biosynthesis IV Terpenes + Alkaloids, Biosynthesis V Review. 

This course surveys Korean history from antiquity to the present, tracing the evolution of politics, society, and culture on the peninsula. The course begins with Old Joseon and the Three Kingdoms, examining early state formation, before turning to the Goryo dynasty and the establishment of Joseon. We highlight the structures of Joseon society, cultural achievements, and Korea’s place within the East Asian world, including encounters with Ming China and Japan during the Imjin War. In the modern era, we explore the Daehan Empire, the colonial period under Japanese rule, and the profound transformations that followed liberation and the Korean War. The course then examines the divergent paths of North and South Korea, with particular focus on South Korea’s rapid industrialization, the rise of chaebol, and the movement toward democratization. 

This special topics course includes the following topics: How filmmakers use their depictions of robots, androids, and AI to comment on contemporary science, society and culture; How developments in real-world science and technology have influenced cinema, and how the real science of AI has been influenced by science fiction; How to analyze and interpret science fiction films in terms of their themes and symbolism (what is the message of this movie?) and historical significance (why was this film important, and what events from history influenced its creation?) 

Students explore film analysis, terminology, and methodology through films, readings, group discussions, and debates. 

This course enables students to have simple conversations by learning basic sentence patterns, expressions, and vocabulary in Korean. 

Students learn how to read and write Hangeul (Korean alphabet). Also, students will practice various daily topics such as self-introduction, greetings, major/school activities, family, locations, and numbers. The course follows the integrated text which is effective for students to practice four areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening.  

This class will be carried out in Korean. Therefore, students are required to speak Korean only during class time. 

This course is intended for undergraduate students in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences who have some background knowledge in Neurobiology and Behavioral science. This class covers the basics of cognitive neuroscience. Cognitive Neuroscience is a subfield of neuroscience that examines behavioral and neurobiological foundations underlying cognitive functions including perception, movement, attention, learning and memory, emotion, language, decision-making, and social cognition.  

Students will explore the methodology of cognitive neuroscience and its applications to investigation of human behavior and decision. The course focuses on 8 major functions of the brain: Perception, Movement, Attention, Emotion, Memory, Executive functions, Decision-making, Social cognition. Students are expected to actively participate in questions and answers, debates, and discussions during class. 

This course covers human-computer interaction (HCI) design methods and principles. Human-computer interaction deals with the design of interactive systems to support the ways people communicate and interact in their everyday and working lives. The central goal of HCI is to develop usable systems that are easy to learn, effective to use, and offer an enjoyable experience. 

In this course, students explore well-known design principles on usability aspects (e.g., learnability, efficiency, human errors) and design methodologies (e.g., user-centered design, task analysis, prototyping, heuristic evaluation, and user testing). Design assignments and term projects help students enhance their user interface design skills in web, mobile, and IoT environments.  

This course covers processes and techniques that help corporate managers make financial decisions in an international setting. 

Instead of introducing fundamental international finance concepts in a simplified one-country setting, this course takes a global approach and studies different nations (with each their own currency) who interact politically, economically, and financially. 

Students examine qualitative and quantitative financial methodologies for making major financial decisions in the international business setting and learn to identify global issues and trends in both academic and practical areas of international finance.  

Prerequisite: Financial Management