Korea, South

This course introduces key concepts and steps of entrepreneurship. Students examine the problem-solving process of successful entrepreneurs through various entrepreneurship theories and learn strategy-making methods to solve various problems faced both in business and daily life. This course is intended for not only prospective entrepreneurs who are planning to start a business, but also prospective entrepreneurship ecosystem workers who want to be members of the entrepreneurship ecosystem. 

Topics include business models, platform business, practical finance for entrepreneurs, venture firm registration and benefits, career aptitude, best practices of corporate formation, business valuation and negotiation, attracting investment, and patent strategy and IPO. Students will collaborate on a startup idea and create a business plan, presenting a team project at the end of the course.

This course surveys basic mathematical tools for deep learning research. The course includes 1) advanced probability theory, 2) information theory, and 3) optimization theory. Topics include introductions to learning theory, review on probability theory, multidimensional Gaussian variables, Gaussian processes, optimal linear estimation, parameter estimation, bias and variance of an estimator, introduction to information theory, entropy, mutual information, KL Divergence, applications of information theory, introduction to optimization, stochastic gradient descent and its convergence, and other optimization techniques and its convergence. 

This course explores whether the chemical and biological evolutions on the Earth could be a universal phenomenon in the galaxy. From an astronomical point of view the course examines the evolution of cosmic matter up to heavy elements, which are essential ingredients for forming biological creatures.  

Topics include: modern search techniques, their limitations, and potential search technologies of the future; the formation of terrestrial planets as distinguished from Jovian; how orbits of the exo-planets are analyzed for evidence that they may be solar terrestrial planets; the evolutionary path of Earth over the last 4.6 billion years; the Goldilocks problem of atmospheric evolution; birth and growth of civilization; parameterization of human ignorance by Drake's equation; Gaia, and Ohn-Saeng Myung; interstellar communication; terraformation of Mars; heavens and hells. 

Algebraic topology is concerned with the construction of algebraic invariants associated to topological spaces which serve to distinguish between them. This course focuses on the concept of the fundamental group of a topological space, and discusses its relation to other important notions in topology such as homotopy, covering space, etc.  

Topics include homotopy of paths, covering spaces, the fundamental group of the circle, retractions and fixed points, the Borsuk-Ulam theorem, deformation retracts and homotopy type, the Jordan curve theorem, imbedding graphs in the plane, the winding number of a simple closed curve, the Cauchy integral formula, the Seifert-van Kampen theorem, the fundamental group of a wedge of circles, adjoining a two-cell, the fundamental group of the torus and the dunce cap, the classification theorem, equivalence of covering spaces, and existence of covering spaces. 

Prerequisite: Topology 1 

This course introduces various types of self-defense skills and strength training via techniques and practices such as judo, taekwondo, hapkido, and kendo. 

This course provides students with theoretical tools, historical cases, and current issues needed to understand the discipline of International Studies. Surveying a wide range of issues that comprise the study of International Studies, course topics will include (neo)realist approaches, cooperation under anarchy, constructivist approaches, unpacking domestic politics, international security, international political economy, the concept of region, China vs. the US (the West), conflict and cooperation on the Korean peninsula, and unification of the two Koreas. 

This course covers computer programming for designers. Viewing media in the perspective of physical computing and going beyond the limited functionality of the related applications, students will study the necessary tools and scripting interface to be able to actively use media interaction and control. The course utilizes a scripting language open software program called Processing and its related software like Arduino, iCube and python. Students will complete a project, mid-project workshop, and final project presentation.  Topics include basic geometry, Loop 1, Loop 2, generative drawing, random and noise, generative typography, algorithm drawing, and more.

This course provides instruction and practical experience in conducting and analyzing experiments and in experimental techniques that are commonly applied across various subjects.  

Topics include preparation of microbial media; cultivation of bacteria; water quality; microscopic examination; biochemical characterization; microbiome analyses; genomic DNA extraction & PCR; gel electrophoresis & PCR purification & Sanger sequencing; DNA fingerprinting; Bioinformatic analysis. 

This course acquaints students with major theories, concepts, and research findings related to the study of organizational communication. As a field of study, organizational communication analyzes how, through interaction, we create, sustain, and change organizations. It also examines how we are shaped by our organizational interactions. This course focuses on the way we communicate within organizations and navigate the complexities of organizational life, including socialization, decision-making errors, supervisor-subordinate relationships, conflict, and diversity. While it is more of a theoretical course than a practical skills course, students are expected to apply the theories and concepts to real-life cases and their own experiences related to groups and organizations. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of multiple perspectives, theories, concepts, methods, and lenses through which we can explore and explain organizational communication; to identify how we communicate with one another within organizations and critically assess the role of communication in organizations; to gain a better understanding of communication pitfalls, decision-making biases, and problem-solving blind spots that may negatively affect our performance in organizations to communicate, innovate in teams, and make high-quality and ethical decisions; and to apply course material to a variety of situations, including organizational experiences, current events, and common issues. 

This course is designed for beginner-level foreign exchange students and undergraduate students to acquire Korean reading skills. In this course, based on learning beginner-level vocabulary and grammar, students will read and understand various genres of texts that cover everyday topics and familiar social topics.