Yonsei University

This course examines the development of human cognitive function in terms of elements like perception, representation, reasoning, social cognition, memory, and language, and to comprehend the process of human cognitive ability based on existing cognitive theories and a number of recent research findings.

This course covers various aspects of multi-core programming. Topics include programming models for multi-threading (Pthread), GPUs (CUDA), and the theoretical backgrounds behind them. Students also implement and optimize various emerging applications such as matrix multiplication, reduction, and deep learning kernels.

This course introduces emerging technologies (ET) and international law. Topics include characteristics of the technology era, technology law and governance, convergence and interplay of politics, international norms and regulations, and evolution and future of emerging technologies.

This course explores research issues in the newly emerging field of mobile computing. Many traditional areas of computer science and computer engineering are impacted by the constraints and demands of mobility. Examples include network protocols, power management, user interfaces, file access, and security. 

This advanced intermediate course is for students who have completed intermediate Korean language study. This course teaches how to speak Korean naturally despite pronunciation and intonation; how to speak in various tenses easily and have a good command of ending-connective style; understand of expression methods according to speaker and listener and Korean ways of thinking and Korean culture. Each day's instruction has two segments, one based on the textbook and one on the reader, each with a different instructor. Texts: YONSEI KOREAN 4, YONSEI KOREAN READING 4, YONSEI KOREAN WORKBOOK 4.

This course provides a pluralistic introduction to philosophy and education though a broad survey of the diverse philosophical perspectives, problems, and approaches to education and educational research around the world.

This course provides a deeper understanding of International Organizations (IOs) by studying their origins, structures, roles, politics and future. The first part of the course broadly introduces relevant theories of International Relations, and more specifically theories of IOs/international cooperation. The second part of the course covers the most prominent international organization-the United Nations (UN). The course focuses on four broad themes: international security, economic development, human rights, and environmental problems in discussing the UN. 

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.