Korea, South

This course introduces and analyzes various economic problems. The class focuses on the following questions: How are national income, prices, interest rates, unemployment rates, employment, wages, consumption, and investment determined and what are the relationships between them? By what principle is national income decided and allocated? Why do booms and recessions occur and how can they be controlled? By what process does the economy experience growth? What place does the Korean economy occupy in the world and how are exchange rates and balance of payments determined? What effect does the government's economic policy have on economic activities and how are we to evaluate the merits and demerits of those economic policies? 

Topics include definitions of wealth, issues of growth and wealth, business cycle theories, classical dichotomy and quantity theory of money, and monetary and fiscal policies. 

This course equips pre-service teachers with knowledge of Educational Psychology and develops pre-service teachers' understanding of teaching-learning processes. Practical implications of various theories of Educational Psychology are dealt with in depth, including cognitive development, affective development, learning theories, intelligence, students with special needs, learning motivation, and evaluation.

This course promotes comprehensive understanding of international environmental law, one of the fastest growing fields of the international law. It reviews theories, historical developments, and major international environmental agreements. The course takes interdisciplinary approaches, considering distinctive features of environmental problems, the development of principles and the formation of the international environmental regimes, the roles of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the inter-linkages that exist between the environment and trade, investment, and human rights. Various simulation negotiations will be used to encourage students' participation.  

This course covers leading-edge concepts and tools related to strategic and financial analysis. Students develop experience in discovering, diagnosing, and solving business- and corporate-level problems such as formulating business and corporate strategies. Topics include Strategic thinking and analysis, Corporate vision, Environmental analysis, Competitive strategy, and Corporate strategy. 

This advanced undergraduate course delves deeply into Internet technology. It covers the structure of the Internet and its protocol applications in detail. Students examine the basic design principles, implementation, and operating principles of computer networks used in modern Internet and cloud/data centers, and study in detail the design principles and functions of the transport layer, network layer, link layer, and physical layer, including client-server models, web, video streaming, and smart phone network applications. If time permits, the course includes ultra-low latency/ultra-bandwidth networking issues in data centers. An understanding of the OSI protocol and basic concepts of data communication is required. 

This course covers general chemistry for non-chemistry majors. Basic chemical theory and phenomena are considered in the course. This course equips students with the ability to apply fundamental concepts and principles of chemistry to real-world contexts. By exploring the structure of atoms and molecules, which are the building blocks of matter, and the principles governing chemical transformations, students develop skills to analyze and predict chemical changes. 

This course is an introductory survey of the art and nature of philosophy, i.e., the ability and activity of articulating one’s views about a philosophical problem and defending them with good arguments. The course examines problems representative of and fundamental to both Western and Asian philosophical traditions and provides perspectives related to current philosophical issues. The main readings are selected from classics in both traditions.   

This course introduces contemporary media and popular culture in South Korea along with relevant issues. A primary emphasis will be placed on the ways in which the media express and mediate Korean popular culture. Students learn theoretical concepts and ideas that enable them to understand Korean media and “read” Korean popular culture from academic perspectives. The topics include ownership, diversity, economics, policy, globalization, multiculturalism, Korean Wave, K-pop, film, journalism, broadcasting, among others. Students undertake group research projects and discuss their work in class. 

This course focuses on accounting data used by managers to plan and control the operations of an organization. Students examine the design methodologies of management accounting systems that enhance the quality of management decision-making related to each function in the corporate value chain, namely research & development, design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and customer service. Topics include cost structure analysis, various cost concepts, design methods of various costing systems, strategic decision makings using cost information, and performance measurement systems. This course provides students with contemporary management accounting techniques including ABC, Target Costing, Quality Costing, Lifecycle Costing, Balanced Scorecard, etc.  

This course focuses on building English writing skills for natural science students. Students participate in various academic English writing activities that focus on the composition of texts, logical development, professional vocabulary selection, academic research, citation, and bibliography to cultivate academic English writing skills in natural sciences fields.