Korea, South

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the basic concepts and theories of human behavior in an organization. This course deals with how people in an organization perceive, feel, and behave as individuals, and in the process of interacting with others in the organization. Lectures are largely divided into three parts: individual level, group level, and organizational level. (1) At the individual level, it deals with personality, values, attitudes, perceptions, and motivations; (2) at the group level, it deals with groups, teams, communications, conflicts, and leadership, which are collective behaviors formed by the interactions of individuals in the organization. (3) At the organizational level, we will examine organizational structure, organizational culture, etc.

This course examines the process of Korea’s growth and development from the macroeconomic and institutional perspectives. The transformation of the Republic of Korea from one of the most devastated nations to an advanced one is a rare success story in the world development. However, the underlying causes and mechanisms of the success are not well understood, although its surface level performance is well recognized. This course seeks the fundamental understandings about the causes and mechanisms of Korea’s growth and development in order to make Korea’s experience helpful for other developing countries. Furthermore, we draw useful lessons and insights for the future process of Korea’s growth and development from such understandings. This course provides a series of quantitative empirical analyses of Korea’s long-run process of growth and development at both aggregate and sectoral levels, together with theories of growth and development which are be used in interpreting the empirical analysis. We also discuss the issues of policy design and implementation methods that were used to materialize specific development goals. Historical data as well as current issues are explored together, relating the past and the present with each other, so that we pursue an evolutionary understanding.

This course introduces the core methods in econometrics, which can be applied to answer a variety of quantitative questions from the real world of business and government policy. It discusses the fundamentals of least square models, linear and nonlinear regression with multiple regressors, fixed effect models, longitudinal/panel data models, instrumental variable methods, analysis of random experiments, and time series data regression. Applications of Software such as STATA and R are demonstrated.

This course provides an introduction to American government, covering fundamentals of the U.S. government, such as foundations, institutions, and organizations. Beginning with its Constitutional foundations, the course examines the system of federalism, civil rights, and liberties. It also explores the interactions among the three separate branches of government and discusses the U.S. election system as well as how the electorate responds to and fits into the American system of government. The course also studies the role of informal institutions such as media, political parties, and interest groups. 

This course examines the art, architecture, and visual culture of Korea from prehistoric times to the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Arranged chronologically, the key artifacts and artistic traditions are considered in their historical, cultural, religious, and social contexts. 

This course provides an introduction to Buddhism. It explores the commonalities within the Buddhist tradition as well as the wide variety of practices across Buddhist communities. The course also provides a basis for further study of Buddhism and different approaches in the study of religion.