Korea, South

Have you heard of Big Data or AI? What about Data Science? Data Science is the field of study that deals with data acquisition, data analysis, and decision making with domain knowledge. In the discipline of Data Science, data refer to either structured or unstructured data, which is commonly referred to as Big Data. Tools for analyzing Big Data in Data Science are called machine learning that is a sub-field of Statistics, and machine learning is known as a workhorse of AI. This mathematical statistics course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the mathematical study of statistics (or machine learning). Without the knowledge of mathematical statistics, you cannot fully understand machine learning algorithms including Deep Learning. Topics include probability, random variables, univariate or multivariate distributions, elementary statistical inference, and limiting distributions. Emphasis is on the theoretical development and practical implementation of each topic, including definitions, theorems, proofs, computer programming, and simulations.

Prerequisites: STA1001. Introduction to Statistics (or equivalent course), STA1002. Calculus (or equivalent course)

Students learn about the basic concepts of electric circuits including; circuit elements, Kirchhoff’s law, basic RLC circuits, circuit theorems, Op Amp, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, frequency response and Laplace transform. Topics include Electric circuit variables, Circuit Elements, Simple Resistive Circuits, Techniques of Circuit Analysis, The Operational Amplifier, Inductance, Capacitance, and Mutual Inductance, Response of First-Order RL and RC Circuits, Natural and Step Responses of RLC Circuits, Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, and Sinusoidal Steady-State Power Calculations.

Prerequisites: Engineering mathematics, Differential Equations

This course surveys the formation and development of Islam and its position and characteristics in the modern world. Divided into five thematic units, the course will cover:  

1) Origins of Islam and the figure of the Prophet Muḥammad;  

2) Islamic authoritative texts – the Qur’ān and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muḥammad;  

3) Various dimensions of classical Islam, including law and ritual practices;  

4) Alternative visions of Islam, in particular the Shī‘ite and the Ṣūfi interpretations of Islam, and  

5) Modern developments in Islam. 

This course explores the role of the citizen in contemporary democratic politics. As R. J. Dalton confesses, “If democracy was in crisis, it was one of institutions, not of the democratic spirit among citizens.” According to Dalton, understanding the values and choices of the citizens can tell us the quality of democracy. 

This course, based on two textbooks, R.J. Dalton’s Citizen Politics and R. Inglehart’s Cultural Evolution, explores values, behaviors, and political participation of the citizen in current democracy.  The first part of the course (Citizen Politics) aims to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of citizen politics through a systematic approach and the process it transfers into diverse political participation.  The second part (Cultural Evolution) discusses the changing values of the citizen such as feminization, happiness, new forms of political activism, and the effect of artificial intelligence on society. Changing values creates a new sphere of politics. 

In addition to these two textbooks, students need to read D. Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow for a team project answering the question, “How can we explain political participation of the citizen in a democracy?” 

For biomedical engineers, the basic concept of organic chemistry including bonding/isomerism, alkane/cycloalkane, and various chemical reactions will be discussed in this class 

The course covers the following topics: 

• Organic Chemistry and Cover Story 

• Bonding and Isomerism 

• Alkane and Cycloalkane 

• Alkenes and Alkynes  

• Aromatic Compounds  

• Stereoisomerism 

• Organic Halogen Compounds 

• Alcohols, Phenols, and Thiols  

• Ethers and Epoxides 

• Aldehydes and Ketones I 

• Carboxylic Acid and Their Derivatives 

This course is designed for those who are studying healthy aging and/or geriatric rehabilitation. It includes an overview of the physical and psycho-behavioral aspects of aging in adulthood. This course focuses on normal and pathological changes with aging and provides an overview of geriatric care (treatment issues relevant to the types of older clients), delivering a framework for understanding individuals who have movement dysfunction secondary to age-related disease. Current motor control and motor learning theories are applied to intervention strategies for the geriatric population and students are strongly encouraged to develop themselves to serve the needs of the elderly population.

This course explores and enjoys how film makers across the globe have adapted short stories into remarkable and compelling films that stand apart from the sources as works of art themselves. We will start with the stories but look at how the films go beyond fidelity to the original to create works with their own aesthetics and integrity. Films will include Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gabriel Axel's Babette's Feast, the Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami's heart-warming Where is the Friend's House?, the sci-fi thriller Total Recall, and the Korean hit film Burning. All films will be viewed during class, so attendance is mandatory. 

This course explores the spatial manifestation of urban dynamics. Over half of the entire world population now live in cities and this proportion is estimated to rise further. This means urban space, as an intensified, technologically augmented, and rapidly changing space, is the basic setting of living for most human beings. Also, this “built-environment” not only has become our direct, first-hand environment in our everyday experiences but also has significant natural-environmental implications.

This course examines the nature of “urbanity” as it is spatially played out, and its economic, political, environmental, and human rights implications, specifically keeping in mind the possibility of more democratic control of urban space.

The subject of this class is the modern period of urban space, especially in relation to the changes in the human-material relationship since the 19th century. It is mainly related to technological changes in the 20th century, but it also deals with the spatial implications of recent innovations such as artificial intelligence and smart devices.

Operations management can be defined as the design, operation, and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the firm's primary products and services. This class provides an understanding of the operations management function and its relationship to other functional areas within the firm (both services and manufacturing). It develops frameworks to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a firm's operations and to develop viable alternatives in pursuing its goals and objectives. 

The course also examines the tradeoffs that managers face in emphasizing one goal (such as high-capacity utilization) as compared to another goal (such as customer service); it compares the strengths and weaknesses of different strategies and techniques, as determined by industry and global operating environments.  

Operations management provides the tools, techniques, and strategies for making organizations work more effectively and efficiently; hence, making one a better manager, within any field of business. 

What is the sound of Korea? This course explores Korean diasporic music and sound from Korean traditional folk songs (minyo) to BTS (K-Pop). This interdisciplinary course looks at Korean music, sound, and culture through historical, political, and cultural lenses, exploring them as visual and sonic narratives without boundaries. The course provides fresh perspectives by utilizing performances, music videos, archives, urtext music scores and bilingual text (Korean and English). Furthermore, students engage broadly not only with music and sound but also with Korean visual arts, philosophies, film, and literature.