Korea, South

This course explores a cultural history of Korea through tangible and intangible heritages. Heritage is the material and spiritual culture that we have inherited from our ancestors. As a window to understand the history, culture, and people’s lives of Korea, we will examine national treasures, historical artifacts, particularly preserved at Yonsei, and heritage entries registered with UNESCO. Special emphasis will be placed on the interplay between performance and tangible texts, trans-national interactions with neighboring states, and the construction of the cultural identity of Korea. Lectures will be both topical and chronological and are designed to emphasize and expand upon texts, themes or issues, which are deemed important in the study of Korean culture.

This course begins with the fundamentals of labor economics, such as the methodology, theory, and objectives. It discusses the economic aspects of the problems, insecurities, and institutional developments associated with labor. Subjects covered include labor sources; trade unions; legal regulations; social conventions; the labor market and its characteristics and functions; labor supply and the production theory; human capital and investments; division of labor in the labor market; labor supply curve and elasticity; business countermeasures; wage rate theory; minimum wage systems; income distribution; types of industries and occupations; and labor relations (U.S. and Korea). The course emphasizes neoclassical, institutional, and radical perspectives. 

Prerequisite: Microeconomics

The properties of material are dependent on the composition and atomic arrangement resulted from the atomic bonding. In this course, the atomic arrangement with long range order is explained by using lattice, unit cell, symmetry, crystal system, point group, and space group. The crystal structure is presented geometrically and applied to crystal compound. Topics include Crystalline state, Symmetry, Point groups, Space groups and Application to crystal system. 

The course covers the basic principles of drug mechanism at the molecular level and overall understanding of drug discovery and development. This course topics include: structure analysis of drug targets, physicochemical properties of drug, drug-receptor interaction, quantitative structure activity relationship, drug design, molecular modeling, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, prodrug, and, new drug development process.

This course introduces several data integration methods and basic materials for data privacy. From this course, students can integrate multiple data sources by handling data privacy issues. This course provides statistical methodology on data integration and statistical disclosure control.

This course is designed to develop student's understanding of Korean culture and society, focusing on intercultural awareness and communication. In this course, students learn about an ever fast growing and changing Korean society in the era of globalization. This course helps students appreciate the complexity and dynamics involved in Korean cultural contexts, enhance students’ self reflection of their own culture in relation to other cultures, and develop a cross-cultural understanding of other societies. As the world is transformed by globalization, Korea too has undergone enormous changes. Today's Korean society, economy, politics, culture, and the values of its people are vastly different from those of two decades ago. This course provides an overview of Korean culture with an emphasis on the major changes and continuities in Korea. We explore particular themes relevant to understanding Korea such as Confucianism, modernization, cyber-culture, in-group relations, indigenous values, nationalism, gender relations, multicultural families, and popular culture in contemporary Korea. Achievement of these goals requires emphasis on both theory and practice. From the outset, the course attempts to balance theory with practical experiences, in class exercises, and illustrative materials designed to increase intercultural awareness of Korean culture and society. Thus, student participation in class discussion and exercises is essential.

The main objective of this course is to prepare students with the knowledge and analytical tools needed to develop balanced views on Korean culture and society. Upon the completion of this course, students are able: to understand and explain values, attitudes, and norms that shape Korean culture; to develop awareness of, analyze, and evaluate their own cultural assumptions and how they relate to other cultures; to compare and contrast Korean culture and their own; to apply creative thinking and problem solving skills to intercultural/international communication; and to conduct research in a topic related to Korean culture and to write a paper based on the research.

This course examines interactions between contemporary China and world politics. It systematically analyzes and applies theoretical frameworks of international relations, comparative politics, and interactions between domestic and international politics. The course explores major issues and debates in the study of so-called “global China” phenomenon and its major characteristics. It also empirically surveys the relations between global China and every other region (Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Oceania).

This course provides a study of corporate strategies in global industries. In the first part, it provides basic concepts and knowledge about the internationalization of corporations and the international business environment. Next, it gives students opportunities to analyze the mode of entry into foreign markets and the stages of globalization. It examines the relationship between industry environment and globalization. In the last part, it deals with issues about functional decision-making in global industries.

This course explores traditional and experimental use of materials through the study of structures, forms, and surface design. Students are encouraged to pursue conceptual concerns; individual and group critiques are integral to the course. Students work on a few design projects as well as participate in field trips to art supply stores and markets.

This practical course builds the communication skills needed to succeed in today's competitive marketplace. It requires regular attendance as much of the of class time is spent working in groups to apply principles and strategies discussed in the course readings. The goals of this course are to competently handle business communication situations requiring such qualities as tactfulness, firmness, persuasiveness, and ethical behavior; to communicate in a responsible professional manner; to communicate in a concise, clear, intelligent manner; to operate in team-based projects in a competent, cooperative and constructive manner; to give oral presentations, either extemporaneous or impromptu, that are well-organized, clear, and understandable; and that use effective visuals; to demonstrate knowledge of the purpose, content, organization, and format of proposals and recommendation reports; to produce written documents that are free of errors; to format written documents that are easy to read and that are professional looking; to analyze communication situations and audiences to make choices about the most effective and efficient way to communicate and deliver messages; to provide feedback, accept feedback, and use feedback to improve communication skills; to write business documents that are grammatically correct and use appropriate business style; and to develop effective interpersonal communication skills.