International College

Modern society needs multi-faceted creative talents capable of innovative and integrated thinking. This class is a design liberal arts education that nurture creative talents of the future with a new perspective on problem recognition and solution and flexible thinking. It aims to develop and realize creative values in the professional field by cultivating basic physical strength.

First, Classes are operated to cultivate core competencies such as empathy communication, originality, and problem-solving competencies. Second, Reinforce communication between instructors-learners, learners-learners for efficient remote class operation. Third, presents tasks and discussions that can strengthen learners' self-directed capabilities necessary in the era of the 4th industrial revolution.

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to discuss and critique contemporary social issues of modern society utilizing the issues and ideas explored in various works of fictional literature.

Description of the importance of basic theory and software for computers. Starting with the sequential concept, which is the basic core concept of coding, the example of adding the concept of selection and repetition to the sequential concept step by step is conducted as a practice. Proceed with practical examples of using new concepts (event, replication, logical operator/comparative operator, etc.) based on the concepts learned.

Description of the importance of basic theory and software for computers. Starting with the sequential concept, which is the basic core concept of coding, the example of adding the concept of selection and repetition to the sequential concept step by step is conducted as a practice. Proceed with practical examples of using new concepts (event, replication, logical operator/comparative operator, etc.) based on the concepts learned.

Learn how to write Korean Alphabet and pronunciation to build the foundation of understanding the principle of Hangeul. Students will learn basic Korean vocabulary and expressions that used in the class and real life.

For the students who have learned the basics of the Korean, they will learn about necessary expressions to use in various situations such as ordering food, shopping, using public transportation, etc. to improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. This allows them to practice Korean speaking about themselves, family and friends.

For students who are in the beginner and intermediate level of Korean, they will learn necessary expressions in various situations such as health, appearance, mood description, leisure life, celebration, etc. and develop necessary communication skills for daily life. They have conversation about personal topics to familiar social topics.

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with vital business software and introduce them to basic programming language for the purpose of the growing field of Data Science. The course gives an overview of the data, questions, and tools that data analysts and data scientists work with. This course is divided into two sections. First is a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets. We will discuss spreadsheets, their terminology, and their components, and explore how to use a spreadsheet in your work and for basic data analysis and data visualization. The second component is an introduction to the R Programming language where we will learn the tools that will be used in the program like version control, markdown, git, GitHub, R, and RStudio. In this course, you will learn how to do basic programming in R and how to use R for simple data analysis and basic data exploration.

This course is an introduction to business. This course will expose students to business terminology, concepts, and current business practices. It will help students establish a viable business vocabulary, foster critical and analytical thinking, and refine their business decision-making skills. Students will acquire these skills throughout this course by simulating today's workplace. This course covers the basic concepts which provide a context for business. We explore economic and historical information governments use to make decisions, which provides a foundation for future decision-making. We will learn about the basics of marketing, management, and entrepreneurship. Other topics include productivity, the business cycle, the impact of business on society, economic trends and policies, and elements of global business. Additionally, students will obtain basic business communication writing, speaking, and presentation skills. By the end of the course, students will discover how to chart their choice of career in business.

This course introduces the student to the theory and practice of recording and reporting of financial events for service and merchandising enterprises for the purpose of preparing financial statements. After the course, students will understand financial accounting theory, including the accounting cycle, analysis and recording of transactions and reporting financial information in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

This course discusses economic dynamics generated during the process of goods and service production, exchange, distribution and consumption, by selectively using scarce resources. Also, as national economic issues, it examines political significance and solutions of commodity price, unemployment, international balance of payments, exchange rates and so on. Through this course, students will understand basic economic principles like opportunity costs, supply and demand, utility, and productivity, know the strengths and weaknesses of a modern market economy and how its works and differentiate between different market structures (e.g., perfect competition. monopoly. etc.) and how they behave. Also, they will recognize government's role in both monetary and fiscal policy as well as in a modern market economy: and comprehend models and methods for influencing economic growth, inflation. employment. and international trade.

This course is an introduction to marketing. The course aims to inform students about the basic principles of marketing by introducing the concepts of marketing. consumer behavior, target market selection and marketing mix. This course will help you to develop a better appreciation and understanding of the role of marketing in a business organization specifically, and in our society at large.

Every day, more than 3 billion people around the world go to work. In a lifetime, the average person will spend at least 90,000 hours working. Employees are every company’s greatest asset. Employees need to be healthy and secure in order to be motivated, engaged, and productive at work. Human Resource management is a central function of any organization. HR management can be defined as the effective use of human capital in an organization through the management of people-related activities. It involves employment planning, recruiting and selecting employees, training and compensating them, and evaluating their performance. It also significantly influences the corporate culture and norms. The general purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the basic principles and techniques of human resource management. A section of this course will be dedicated to workplace/corporate wellness programs because businesses are beginning to prioritize wellness for the resilience and benefits it brings. The course takes a practical view that integrates the contributions of the behavioral sciences with the technical aspects of implementing the HR function in the ‘real world.’

The course focuses on the finance function and its relationship to other decision-making areas of the firm, the study of the theory and techniques in acquisition and allocation of Financial resources an internal management perspective. This course introduces students to the basic concepts and applications of modern financial theories. In particular, the course will illustrate how venture company can increase the value of the firm by obtaining capital in competitive financial markets in order to finance its investment activities. The course will present Financial Statements analysis, Time-Value of money, valuation of various classes of Financial Securities, Capital Budgeting decisions, Risk-Reward relationship, and cost of Capital.

Management Information Systems (MIS) is a discipline within business education that connects the gap between computer science and well-known business disciplines such as marketing, management, and finance. The goal of this class is to familiarize students with the technologies, people, and processes that manage the information and communication resources of an organization. Students will become familiar with using various programs and processes to make them more valuable members of workplace environments. This course will delve into the future of technology in the workplace. In addition, this course will cover issues of privacy and ethics as it relates to information systems in today’s world. Lastly, this course will help students realize the emerging trends in the technology space.

This course is designed to introduce students the fundamental concepts of Accounting system and show them how accounting data is captured, processed, and communicated by the use of computerized information systems.

This course develops ideas for helping to make decisions based on data. The course is focus on understanding a few deep concepts and interpreting data and statistical results. This course is also train students to understand and learn a series of information processing and discuss various ways to help them make scientifically valid decisions when they need to make decisions on uncertain facts after graduation.

In this course students will approach the operations management as a powerful tool to achieve organizational objectives and strategies. Students explore the role of operations in building the competitive strength of the firm and in fulfilling the firm’s goal of creating value and delivering customer satisfaction. Students will learn how to set organizational priorities for continuous process improvement, how to execute process improvement projects, and how to sustain the initiative for continuous improvements. This course provides a general management perspective of the role of operations in companies in both manufacturing and service industries. Key concepts include continuous improvement, process analysis, product and process design, bottlenecks, flows rates, and inventory levels, and more.

An aspiring manager, the students need to recognize the need of accounting principles, procedures and the financial statements in decision-making process of companies. This course deals with the discussion, appreciation and application of accounting principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosures of assets in the financial statements. These assets include current assets; property, plant and equipment; intangible assets; investment in equity and debts securities; investment property; other non-current financial assets; non-current assets held for sale and biological assets.

This course is an introduction to service marketing. This course is designed to prepare students who are pursuing marketing careers in the services or goods industries and students desiring to understand the important concepts of services marketing and how they can be used to create competitive advantage for businesses.

Employees are every company’s greatest asset. Employees need to be healthy and secure in order to be motivated, engaged, and productive at work. Organizational behavior is an interdisciplinary subject of how people interact in organizations. In this course, you will study the factors that have the greatest impact on organizational behavior. From managing individuals and understanding group dynamics to managing conflict and initiating change, organizational behavior affects everyone in a firm. These interactions are governed by many factors, including personal life, your personality, the personality of your boss or supervisor, group dynamics, and leadership styles. In addition, this course will also cover negotiation strategies, power in the workplace. Lastly, this course will cover the concepts of workplace wellness so that students learn how to become resilient to stress, build grit and perform optimally in the business world.

The overarching goal of the course is to help develop global leaders, both in mindset and in competencies. Students will also be encouraged to practice their public speaking skills through 'formal' presentations as well as interactive discussions in class.

The course is to provide a comprehensive look at digital marketing through theories and cases. This course is to develop an understanding of the role of digital advertising and promotion and managing effective digital marketing communications within the context of balance of theoretical and practical perspective through the integration of various concepts/theories and practical applications.

Marketing research is the systematic process of planning. collection and analysis of data to improve marketing decisions within an organization. This course provides student with an overview of marketing research process and methods. The main objective is to acquaint you with the skills and techniques required to conduct solid marketing research. Based on the knowledge acquired in marketing research. students form a team to find out the real problems facing the company for each team. And, through the marketing research plan, team members work together to find a solution to the problem.

The main goal of this course is introducing to student’s database concept, database management principles and developing ability to design ERD diagrams that illustrate business process and system. Students should study theoretical background about databases and their relation to business processes and entire company system to make proper ERD diagrams. Students also should practice in developing databases and operating them.

The course offers students with knowledge required to understand various investment approaches and theories regarding how to analyze and assess investment results and risk. Through simulated investment which is similar to real conditions, students can sharpen investing skills.

This course provides foundation for understanding of managing and cooperating of people, resources, facilities and strategies in order to achieve competitive advantage when it comes to the goals and objectives of the business on a global scale. After this course, students will understand international management tools and techniques, be able to relate understanding of global economic, political, and cultural environment, have knowledge and skills necessary for business administration in practical academic discipline in modern society, and have knowledge and idea to survive in a rapidly changing business environment.

The goal of the course is to provide an overview of international cultural exchange focusing on countries in Asia. Students will also be encouraged to practice their public speaking skills through class presentations.

This course aims to provide students a more comprehensive view regarding final consumer. It teaches to look deeper into consumers’ world by focusing on the psychological, sociological and culture aspects of consumption. Consumer decision-making is often complex and far from rational. This course focuses on understanding and predicting consumer behavior by integrating theories from psychology, sociology, anthropology and economics. Topics include the importance of consumer behavior and research; internal influences such as motivation and involvement, personality, self-image, life-style, perception, learning, attitude formation and change, and communication; external influences such as culture, subculture, social class, reference groups and family, and the diffusion of innovations; and consumer decision making.

The course emphasizes the value and process of strategic management. In addition to familiarizing students with new subject matter, students are expected to integrate and apply their prior learning to strategic decision making in organizations. Students will explore how successful businesses use the strategic management process to achieve competitive advantages and above average returns systematically and consistently. After this course, students will be able to understand strategic management process, how to achieve competitive advantages, and integrate and apply their learning to strategic decision making.

This course is about ethical issues in business and for the students to the development of a moral frame of reference and an awareness of social responsibility in management practices and business activities. The main aims of this course are to expose students to debates about a range of ethical issues and to enhance students' critical reasoning skills. This is accomplished by discussions and dialogues about a variety of topics related to moral and ethical issues in the business world. After completing this course, students will be able to: define business ethics, identify and discuss the consequences of unethical business practices, describe the reasoning for analyzing ethical dilemmas, describe different ethical views from a cultural perspective, explain corporate social responsibility and discuss social and ethical threats emerging from rapidly emerging technological change.

This class teaches a human-centered design approach to creative problem‐solving and business innovation. The process used in this course moves from (1) INSPIRATION to (2) IDEATION to (3) IMPLEMENTATION. For each of these phases, the students will be introduced to a set of representative methods. By learning and applying these methods, students will approach and handle complex problems more effectively. This course develops students' skills to conceive, organize, and implement successful projects based on designedly thinking. A special focus is set on the third phase of IMPLEMENTATION. This phase guides students in developing an idea into a viable Business Model. The learning process involves the formulation of a Value Proposition, Business Impact Analysis, Business Model Canvas, and Business Pitch Deck. These methods will facilitate students in creating and implementing their Business Plan. Additionally, students will learn how to collaborate in a team and communicate results with persuasive presentations.

An understanding of the information system and a detailed understanding of the whole process of building the information system for venture business. Understand the meaning and implementation of information strategy plans that are key to the information system construction process. Investigate and study actual cases of informatization of enterprises to obtain implications and lessons from the field.

This course will provide students holistic view of the new product development arena and will help them gain specific knowledge in how to select, plan, monitor and control a new product development project, using the proper tools and techniques. After this course, students will have a clear view and understanding of the New Product Development (NPD) arena, be able to select the right product configuration based on value (Voice of the customer), cost, time to market and risks, be able to develop a feasible plan for own product, and be able to execute a business plan in an uncertain dynamic environment using the right tools and techniques.

This course is designed to understanding why Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Information Systems (BIS) are required and inevitable for business. Students will practice ERP system (HR) and draw architecture of business using ERP/BIS.

Startup has traditionally been defined as the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which typically begins as a small business, offering a product, process or service for sale or hire. In this course of lecture, students will understand the concept of entrepreneurship and how entrepreneur is different from merely "business man & woman." In this course, students will develop an innovative entrepreneur's mindset and students will learn how to establish a new business. Students will have opportunities to think like a CEO through case studies. This course focuses on developing entrepreneurial skills and applying the business knowledge to a real business through hands-on business project. The signature project of the course is that students sell and market actual products with International College’s industry-academic cooperation companies. In addition, students research, analyze, test, revise, and rewrite sections of a business plan and learn the relevant details. Students will learn what it takes to finalize a business plan after acquiring practical experience from hands-on projects.

The objective of this class is to provide you with a framework for analyzing a firm’s past performance, estimating its future performance, and valuing its equity. The course integrates key concepts from accounting, finance, economics, and business strategy and applies them to financial decision-making. The course focuses on teaching you to interpret numbers in the financial statements. You should leave the course with the ability to generate reasonably accurate (or at least logically consistent) forecasts of a firm's future financial performance, including revenues, earnings, asset balances and free cash flows.

Brands are among the most valuable assets of a company. This course provides students with insights into how profitable brand strategies can be created and the implications for brand management professionals. A strong brand can have a significant impact on consumer purchasing decisions by communicating the value of and providing differentiation for products and services. The class blends marketing theory and practice to provide perspective on corporate marketing, the brand management function, and personal branding. At the end of the semester, students will have a deep understanding of corporate as well as personal branding strategies. Personal branding strategies can be directly applied to their lives through in-class resumes and job interview training.