Course Name | Spring | Fall | Credits |
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Introduction to Economics By studying economics, we can improve our understanding of our world. We can analyze various economic/business/social issues encountered in our daily lives; why does the housing price increase rampantly from time to time, causing big social deprivations; why can we find jobs easily in some areas, but not in others; why are so many people in South-West Asia and Africa caught in the poverty trap and subject to severe social inequalities; whether is it possible that the gap between the developed and developing economies will get smaller and smaller. |
O | O | 3 |
Introduction to Management The effective management of work of employees within organizations is the backbone of industrialized societies. This course explores the various knowledge domains related to management. It will focus on basic managerial functions such as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Topics covered include the business environment, business ownership, entrepreneurship, business management, marketing, finance, accounting, MIS, and operations management. |
O | O | 3 |
Microeconomics This course studies economic agents’ rational choice - how they can optimize their object under given constraints. Topics cover the theory of demand and supply derived from the analysis of choices made by consumers and firms, choice under uncertainty, the theory of market structure such as competition, monopoly. Throughout this course, mathematical analysis will be widely used. |
O | O | 3 |
Macroeconomics Macroeconomics is the study of the structure and performance of national economies and of the policies that governments use to try to affect economic performance. This course is meant to study problems in macroeconomy, where decision-makings about economic growth, employment and unemployment, investment, consumption, export and import are made. |
O | O | 3 |
Statistics for Economics and Management Business and economic statistical analysis, an introductory course in social science research methods, deals with descriptive statistics, probability and probability distribution, sampling and sampling distributions, statistical estimation and hypothesis testing, and independence test. |
O | 3 | |
Mathematics for Economics The purpose of this course is to understand basic concepts and properties in mathematical economics. The pre-requisite includes basic concepts in differentiation, logarithm, and the other basic mathematics which the high school curriculum in Korea is covering. In this course, I'll focus on providing the intuitions of concepts and properties. A sufficient number of problem sets would be given in class. Basic optimization, linear algebra, differentiation, implicit theorems would be covered during the semester. |
O | O | 3 |
Management Information Systems |
O | 3 | |
Marketing Marketing is designed to serve our neighbors’ needs and wants. It is a powerful tool to change the world positively, when used as the Bible says, “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves. Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:3-4). |
O | O | 3 |
Business IT Practice Students will try to solve problems together with the professor and TA in the class, and thus students will use most of their time in the class practicing how to find solutions. |
O | O | 3 |
Financial Management This course is designed to develop analytical skills for making corporate investment with regards to financial decisions and risk analysis. Students will study various theories including the concept of present value, the opportunity cost of capital, discounted cash flow analysis, a valuation technique, risk and return, capital asset pricing model, corporate capital structure, and dividend policy. The course teaching methodologies will be composed of lectures and homework assignments. |
O | O | 3 |
Organizational Behavior Managers and business professionals make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others in order to achieve the goals of their organization. These actions can affect the behaviors and performance of others. Thus, to be effective as a manager or a business professional, one needs to understand the complexities of human behavior and interaction in the workplace. In this course, we study human behavior within an organizational context. At the individual level, we will consider personality, learning, decision making, and motivation. At the group level, we examine group processes, communication, leadership, power, politics, conflict, and negotiation. At the organization level, we examine organization structure and design, organization culture, and organization change. |
O | O | 3 |
Principles of Accounting This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of financial accounting to enable students to be familiar with accounting terminology and methods so that they may utilize accounting information for decision making in business situations. |
O | O | 3 |
Econometrics |
O | 3 | |
Theory of Games and Information |
O | O | 3 |
International Finance In this course, we predict the consequences of interactions by analyzing rational individual decisions in strategic situations where two or more people interact. We study various equilibrium notions for various game situations in the following order: |
O | 3 | |
Production and Operations Management |
O | 3 | |
Cost & Management Accounting Unlike financial accounting prepared for external users, managerial accounting is designed to help decision makers within the firm. This course will focus on product costing and cost analyses, cost information relevant for decision making, cost analysis for pricing decisions, and performance evaluation of business units and incentive scheme. |
O | O | 3 |
Intermediate Accounting 1 This course covers intermediate level financial accounting matters including Financial reporting and accounting standards, Conceptual framework for financial reporting, Accounting information systems, Financial statements, Time value of money, Cash and receivables, Valuation of inventories, Property, plant and equipment and its depreciation, Intangible assets, Current and non-current liabilities under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This course is intended to provide in-depth accounting concepts, methods and uses of financial accounting in order for students to prepare, interpret and utilize major financial statements and its contained information for key business and investment decision making. This course uses English for lectures, text books and examination. |
O | 3 | |
Intermediate Accounting 2 This course is a continuation of Intermediate Accounting 1 and covers topics that are basic to prepare, understand, interpret, and use financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in more detail than the introductory course. |
O | 3 | |
Human Resource Management This course will provide you with a systematic understanding of HRM practices. The topics include HR environment, Acquiring, training, and developing human resources, Assessing and improving performance, Compensating human resources, Labor relations, etc. They will be addressed from a strategic perspective. Students will have opportunities to intensively practice and explore HRM issues while completing the team project and individual assignments. |
O | O | 3 |
Stewardship and Personal Finance This course provides students with a study of the Biblical concept of stewardship and an introduction to the management of our personal finances. After a thorough examination of Scriptural teachings on money and wealth, students are exposed to key areas of finance including the time value of money, budgeting, banking, debt and borrowing, investing, taxes and financial planning. Students will develop the skills necessary to intelligently manage their financial resources to the glory of God. |
O | 3 | |
International Business This course introduces students to the world of international business and management by studying historical and cultural influences; government, and business policies; and organizational structures and strategies that are important to understanding our global economy. Students also learn about trade relations, international finance and legal and labor agreements. Towards the end of the course, we will look at the current challenges brought about by technology, world tensions and terrorism, as well as organizational requirements today in data collection, automated production systems, marketing and promotion, and career planning. |
O | O | 3 |
Business Analytics |
O | 3 | |
Economic Development & International Cooperation |
O | 3 | |
Capstone Design This class will mainly consist of a CAPSIM competitive business simulation between teams. This will put each team in charge of competing companies in the same industry. As a team, you will have to manage R&D, product offerings, production, marketing, finance, etc. to maintain a competitive standing in the industry. It will be a good chance to pull together what you've learned in the various other business courses you've taken. |
O | 3 | |
Marketing Management Marketing is designed to serve our neighbors’ needs and wants. It is a powerful tool to change the world positively, when used as the Bible says, “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves. Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:3-4). |
O | 3 |