Korea, South

This course provides a study of intellectual property rights and issues related to artificial intelligence including data technology and software. It covers legal and ethical issues related to artificial intelligence systems, software and big data utilization, etc.; intellectual property rights in AI related technology; fundamental principles and basic terms of intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc.) applicable to AI industry; the basics of technology transaction agreements including open source software license and other license agreements; and discusses various other social, ethical, legal and/or policy issues related to AI technology.

This course examines the dynamics of critical anthropology under various forms of capitalist systems, while raising questions about neoliberalism and mainstream economics after the financial crisis. It studies literature on capitalist systems, labor, technology, and currency of these times. It also analyzes anthropological research cases that address existential, emotional, and practical issues, as well as literature covering the topics of inequality and climate change that have emerged in such cases.

This course provides the necessary building blocks for conducting research and writing results in the form of a scholarly paper. Students are guided through the process of refining a research idea, writing a literature review, defending the methodology, and interpreting the results. The course pays special attention to necessary conventions of academic writing in English and introduces the basic concepts and methods of digital humanities. The course begins with a focus on the basic theoretical and technological issues involved in digital humanities research and explores the strengths and weaknesses of the new methodologies. 

This course introduces the chemical, physical, and nutritional properties of food science. It explores food components, ingredients and techniques of food preparation, positive nutritional practices, and health promotion goals. 

This is the first part in the introduction to Spanish series. The course helps students acquire a basic level of Spanish language ability while broadening their overall understanding of the Spanish language, culture, and society. The course begins with the Spanish alphabet, basic vocabulary, and grammar review. It also develops a basic level of reading and writing skills in Spanish. 

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic structures and pricing theories for financial derivatives, including an examination of futures, forwards, options, swaps, and credit derivatives. Topics include basic pricing theories for the derivatives, arbitrage vs. hedge transactions, bond pricing, duration, term structure of interest rates, interest rate derivatives, binomial option pricing model vs. Black-Scholes model, implied volatility, numerical analysis, exotic options, market risk vs. credit risk, and several cases of financial risk management.

This course explores selected topics in the art and visual culture of Asia from Neolithic times to the tenth century CE. A wide range of objects from diverse media, including sculpture, painting, and architecture from India, China, Korea, and Japan, are examined within their respective historical, cultural, social, and religious contexts. Attention is also given to the transcultural paradigm of Asian art history. Topics include Indus Valley Civilization, Neolithic China, Shang Dynasty China, Zhou Dynasty China, Qin Dynasty China, Han Dynasty China, Early Culture and Art in Korea/Japan, Introduction to Buddhism, Early Buddhist Art and Architecture in India, Kushan Dynasty, Gupta Dynasty, and Buddhist Art in China/Korea/Japan.

This course introduces an anthropological study of nature-culture relations, illustrating its potentials and problems with reference to diverse topics in contemporary environmental politics. During the first half, it introduces prevalent and alternative approaches to understand nature-culture relations, covering key concepts and theories. The second half is dedicated to investigations of seven key environmental issues, including: climate change and energy politics, geoengineering, biodiversity conservation, animals, food, waste, and environmental health. 

This course examines the details of fiber structures, its properties, and the origin of major textile fibers. It covers the chemical and physical behaviors of fibers, including their optical, mechanical, and thermal properties. Students also learn terminologies, classification, and processing methods of important classes of textile materials: yarns, woven, knit, and nonwoven fabrics. This course defines terminology related to common textiles and fibers, analyzes the influence of fiber chemistry on fiber morphology and physical properties, and covers how to apply simple mathematical models, quantify, and analyze the physical properties of textile fibers.

This course provides an overview of the main aspects of biochemistry by relating molecular interactions to their effects on the organism as a whole. Topics include metabolism, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, the light reactions of photosynthesis, the Calvin cycle and the pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, protein turnover and amino acid catabolism, biosynthesis of amino acids, nucleotide biosynthesis, the biosynthesis of membrane lipids and steroids, and integration of metabolism.