Yonsei University

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.

This course starts with basic concepts in investments including time value of money, bonds, duration, and equities. Then we study the risks and the returns that are applied to Markowitz’ modern portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model. The derivative securities such as forwards and options are introduced. Topics include Bond Price and Yields, Yield to Maturity, Duration, Equity Valuation, Markowitz’ Portfolio Theory, and Forwards and Options.

This course examines contemporary South Korea through cultural production and political change, from a historical perspective. The first half of the course explores the vicissitudes of Korean history and social change with a focus on the critical junctures that laid the groundwork for Korea’s national identity. The second half of the course considers the relationships of power at work between communities around the world that create the new cultural forms and affective identities that constitute global Korean culture and examine the mechanisms that drive popular culture in the 21st century through literature, film, and television. Through this dual approach, students will gain a deeper understanding of contemporary Korean culture and society through global cultural exchange and local political transformations.

Take a cursory glance at recent critical work on Asian American Studies, and you'll notice immediately how often the term “Asian America” appears, as if such a formation actually exists. Less a claim to take actual territory from the United States than a broad appeal to grant Asians a place at the American table of citizenship and national belonging, the literature of Asian Americans can be productively read alongside persistent yet often divergent, even contested, visions of Asian America. This course is designed to trace one such trajectory in the creation and recreation of Asian America through literature. Paying special attention to the political, economic, and social constraints during the time of their production and reception, we will examine how Asian American literary work both reflected and transformed the social protocols of their day, and in doing so helped to reimagine what it means to be “Asian,” or “American,” and everything else in between. 

This course is designed for students with basic knowledge in Korean, and expands their vocabulary and grammar for everyday conversation. Students engage in a variety of activities in speaking, listening, writing, and reading to improve their communication skills in Korean. By the end of the course students should be able to understand the fundamental rules of sentence structure and syntax in Korean; have basic conversations in Korean on various topics including jobs, transportation, weather, food, sports, etc.; and use past and future tense, honorific forms according to the appropriate social situation.

This course examines the history and culture of East Asia with a focus on Korea, China, and Japan. Specifically, it pays attention to the cultural elements shared by the so-called 'East Asian culture' before modern times. In other words, we examine how cultures such as Chinese characters, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Islam were formed and developed, how they spread throughout East Asia, and how they affected and how they have been transformed to this day. Rather than simply comparing the three countries of Korea, China, and Japan, we set East Asia as a unit and pay attention to how cultural elements are circulated and related therein. Topics include Literacy Life in East Asia; Buddhism in East Asia; Confucian Culture and Confucian Society in East Asia: East Asia and its Complexity as a Confucian Cultural Sphere; Islam in East Asia; and East Asian Countries from a Comparative Historical Perspective.