Korea, South

This topical course surveys specific areas, genres, or authors of modern European literature. The readings focus on the literary discussions and representations of the encounter between the East and the West. In addition, the historical events that ushered in the new era, shaping and developing modern European literature are examined. 

Under the premise that the West was constructed through encounters with non-Western and that its aspects appear in Western modern literature, the first half of the lecture examines how the discovery of the 'New World' is analyzed, discussed, and embodied in literary works, among the various events that determined the character of Western modernity, and the second half of the lecture points the point of contact between Western imperialist expansion and modern literature.  

The particular literature or genre selections may change from term to term. 

This advanced course builds on prerequisite courses in business administration and economics, such as financial accounting, intermediate accounting, financial management, statistics, and economics. This course strengthens an in-depth and balanced view of the usefulness and limitations of financial statement analysis and corporate valuation concepts.  

Topics include Capital raising priorities and investment decisions, Expected shareholder return and performance evaluation, Weighted average cost of capital and return on invested capital, Growth strategy and financial debt, Importance of working capital management, financial liabilities and operating liabilities, New capital securities and investment decisions, Performance evaluation and income statement, Operating cash flow and EBITDA, Strategies and valuation for improving intrinsic value, Utilization of PBR and PER concepts, Diversification and concentration strategies.  

This advanced course introduces the basics of artificial intelligence, which include learning, searching, knowledge management, inference, and their applications. Transformer and Large Language Model are mainly discussed in addition to other types of deep neural networks. Classical artificial intelligence topics (before the deep learning era) is also overviewed. Applications to solve web, industrial, and scientific problems with artificial intelligence will also be introduced. 

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that students complete other basic machine learning and deep learning courses before enrolling in this course. The instructor reviews the basics of machine learning and deep learning, but it is not a guarantee that the review will be enough for students who did not previously take any related courses.  

This course introduces the characteristic of the materials of engineering and mechanical action of a material. The course emphasizes the need to understand of all kinds of the materials, the mechanical property of the engineering materials as well as to acquire the knowledge for selecting the required material for the particular engineering design. It is imperative to discover the characteristics of engineering materials and their mechanical actions so as understand how each material will perform in practice, not just in theory. Students attempt to determine the optimal mechanical action of materials. Text: William D. Callister and David G. Rethwisch, FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Assessment: exam, assignments, project and attendance.

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 enhances students' understanding of international dispute settlement and the achievement of global justice. Following a comparison of various methods and means of dispute settlement, the course focuses on the role of international law and international legal proceedings in settling international disputes and promoting global justice. This course looks specifically at important cases at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Students are asked to define and assess the role, potential, and limitations of international law and its institutions in international relations throughout the course. Students present a case study and produce a final paper. 

This course examines myths in relation to culture and surveys representative theories of mythology. Students read classical myths, explore the cultural elements that gave rise to particular myths, and learn to apply this knowledge in an analysis of "modern" myths, beginning with folktales and local legends.   

Topics include What is myth and why is it relevant?, The Dawn, The Olympian Gods, Gods and Human Beings, Death and Rebirth, Demeter, Persephone, Dionysus, Apollo and Artemis, Aphrodite, Myth and History, Heroes and demigods, Theseus and the Minotaur, Herakles, The Trojan War, Justice, vengeance, and punishment, The Tragic House of Atreus, Fate vs. human will, Oedipus, Medieval myths, Faust and Satan, and Folktales. 

Sustainable marketing involves the creation and delivery of value to customers in ways that honor and improve both environmental and societal wellbeing. Through lectures and case studies, this course covers the principles of sustainable marketing across various industries, such as apparel, food, automotive, and technology, and provides an understanding of the sustainable consumer.  

Students learn to develop sustainable marketing strategies and explore how traditional marketing principles are being reshaped by growing sustainability concerns.  

The course defines sustainable marketing and links it to related business concepts like corporate social responsibility and delves into the "triple bottom line" framework, which encompasses economic performance, environmental impact, and social impact. Utilizing real-world examples, the course examines the buy-one-give-one business model through the lens of Bombas, reviews corporate sustainability strategies, and discusses how Allbirds adapts its approach to maintain competitiveness. The courses also covers the characteristics, psychology, and behaviors of sustainable consumers.  

Students are introduced to the Intention-Behavior gap, which highlights the difference between consumers' sustainable attitudes and their actual behaviors. Through the SHIFT framework, students investigate ways to bridge this gap by addressing key factors such as social influence, habit formation, individual identity, feelings and cognition, and tangibility. Additionally, students analyze sustainable consumer trends, including voluntary simplicity, vintage fashion, and sustainable luxury.  

A detailed examination of Norlha, a luxury yak wool textile enterprise on the Tibetan Plateau, provides a case study in sustainable luxury. 

This class then covers the essential steps for creating a sustainable marketing plan, discussing product development and marketing sustainable innovations, and applying these concepts through the Aleph Farms case.  

Next, students learn how to use life cycle analysis to assess the social and ecological impacts of sustainable products and explore issues related to sustainable supply chain management and the management of re-commerce platforms within the circular economy. Finally, we study how to design effective communication campaigns for sustainability goals, illustrated by the General Motors case on electric vehicles. 

This course examines the major achievements of behavioral economics focusing on theory and empirical evidence, and introduces policy design and evaluation based on insights into human behavior changes.  

Unlike traditional economics, which understands human decision-making and behavioral changes based on the assumption of human rationality and standard preferences, behavioral economics has broadened its scope to expand human decision-making models and develop new policy tools to induce behavioral changes based on the incorporation of recent studies and contributions of psychology and other fields.  

Students explore these new interpretations and learn about recent applications and newly defined understanding of human beings and their economic behavior. 

Students who wish to take this course are required to have an appropriate level of knowledge of microeconomics and economic statistics. 

This course introduces students to learning about, practicing, and discussing the most effective science-backed methods for improving psychological well-being and building resilience. The course also places these often Millenia-old practices into their historical and cultural contexts. Students participate in and critically reflect on personal experiences with wellness practices and apply Thematic Analysis to qualitative data derived from journaling.  Topics include What is learned optimism, Resilience and positivity ratio, Mindfulness and science. e.g. Evolutionary psychology, plasticity, cognitive science, Thematic Analysis and its applications.