Yonsei University

Psychology is the scientific study of processes underlying human behavior, such as sensation and perception, learning and thinking, motivation, and emotion. It covers a broad range of topics, and the purpose of this course is to provide a general survey of those topics. It is difficult to cover the many topics of psychology in a survey course, and it involves a lot of work and time. For some of you this may be your only exposure to psychology, but for others it will lay the groundwork for more advanced courses. 

International managers face diverse and dynamic business environments in which they must accurately assess the institutional factors that shape the success or failure of their strategies and operations. This course aims to provide students with management knowledge for understanding international business environments in order to design effective managerial practices. It covers a range of issues concerned with managing international operations, such as: the global business environment and national differences, global institutions and driver of globalization, cross-cultural management and business ethics, cross-cultural negotiation or expatriation and assignments abroad amongst others.

This course provides theoretical foundations and conceptual tools for understanding optimal financial decisions of corporations in terms of economics. Topics include stylized facts in corporate financing; capital structure in the theoretical framework of economics; conceptual framework of capital structures; detailed implications of debt and equity instruments; financing decision of corporations; payout policy; how economic concepts of agency-principal issues and mechanism design can be applied in the field of optimal financial decisions of corporations; the economic implications of internal capital markets and the market for corporate control; and the issues associated with corporate ownership and governance.

Focusing on recent developments in computational communication science (CCS), this class primarily emphasizes the interplay of “communication science perspectives” and “computational approaches” of statistical/analytic techniques. The course examines the concepts and approaches behind computational social science techniques and their relevance to communication research, it covers various elements of computational communication science (CCS) research methodology, and critically evaluates and synthesizes interdisciplinary CCS research.

Prerequisites: A basic understanding of R statistical language and social science statistics

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. 

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).