Korea, South

This course investigates how the cinematic medium represents, inspires, and shapes our understanding of presence. It examines the changing contours of the cinematic medium in the electronically networked digital mediascape of our time. Key topics include the concept of new media, artificial intelligence, robots and cyborgs, genetic engineering, XR (extended reality), and gamic media.

At the end of the nineteenth century, the declining years of the Victorian era saw the outpouring of a creative freedom that rebelled against the morality of the preceding generation. Writers, artists, and critics challenged the boundaries of given understandings of sexuality, technology, and art. Known as “decadents” or “aesthetes,” many of these creative thinkers of the last two decades of the Victorian era explored homosexuality, scientific understandings of the human body, Empire and the detective form, and Gothic doublings of the self and Other. This course investigates the literary, artistic, and cultural climate that constitute “turn-of-the century” England, and examines the worlds of art, publishing, law, and literature that defined this time period.

This course covers the application of deep learning and how to implement it in practice. It explores the background of machine learning, neural network for deep learning, and includes explanations of the basic structure of deep learning and advanced deep learning structure. Students learn real-world problems ranging from computer vision to natural-language processing.

Prerequisite: Basic Python Programming

This course examines in detail the basic principles of international taxation. It tries to identify the core issues in developing international tax rules, and study the different approaches countries have taken in dealing with these issues. Topics covered include basic theory of international taxation, jurisdiction for taxation, methods of international double tax relief, basic operation of double tax treaties, and international issues in tax administration. 

This course critically engages Korean culture and society and discusses culture in/of Korea from various perspectives.

As data are accumulating at an incredible rate due to a host of technological advances, electronic data capture has become inexpensive and ubiquitous. Data mining is a rapidly growing field that is concerned with developing techniques to assist managers to make intelligent use of these data. A number of successful applications have been reported in many areas. The field of data mining has evolved from the disciplines of statistics and artificial intelligence. This course examines several methods that have emerged from both fields and proven to be of value in recognizing patterns and making predictions from an application's perspective. We survey applications and provide an opportunity for hands-on experimentation with algorithms for data mining using easy-to- use software and cases.

This course is designed to provide an introduction to political science for students who have an interest in political science. It is desirable for students to have civic culture in democratic society. The purpose of the course is to introduce the basic contents and logic of political science (and social science). Students learn theories and practices related to various political phenomena and discuss salient issues on state and democracy. Topics include definition of political science, methodology and logics of social science (correlation and causalit, problems of subjective and objective measurement), state and society, institution and culture, fairness and efficiency, idealism and realism, parliamentarism, presidentialism, semi-presidentialism, elections and political parties, political communications, theories of democracy, public choices, international relations, and perspectives on social changes.

Assessment: Midterm Essay (30%), Final Essay (60%), Attendance and class participation (10%)

This course covers the basic and important concepts in microconomics. Topics include consumer, producer, and market equilibrium, various market structures, decision making under uncertainty, and how to apply microeconomics frameworks to trade, law, politics, and blockchain.