Standing on these so fast changing worlds, we have difficulties in following up-to-date ICTs and also understanding how the technologies will be advanced. Global IT companies such as Google, Samsung, and Apple are also struggling to survive by leading technologies through merging start-ups and a grand scale of R&D, which is the reason why we have to understand their activities.

Content:

Business minds in the era of computerized society

World’s most smart and dangerous robots

Mechanization of human vs. humanization of machine

YouTube/mobile app./online business models

The great smartphone war between Samsung and Apple

Google as a ‘Big Brother’

Unpacked events of global IT companies

Inter-cultural user experience (UX)

Technology lifecycle

Future worlds

Success factors of K-pop

This lecture also covers big waves of recent emerging ICTs in the view points of Context, Connecting devices, Cloud computing, and Contents, more specifically, sensors and quantified-self, Smartphones, robots, self-driving cars, IoT platform, analytics trends, big data, and so on. But, clearly speaking, it is either technology-oriented or not for deep understanding of technologies themselves. It will also give some messages for developing business minds with the following themes; ‘We can see it as much about it as we know’, ‘Think outside the box’, ‘Grasp causal relationship’, and ‘Develop strategic foresight’. Eco systems including YouTube, App store, and Kakao will be also dealt for understanding on online business models.

Prerequisites:

No

Target:

Students who have interests on recent technologies and future worlds (This lecture does not require any in-depth computer engineering background, so any student will be welcomed if they want to know what will be our futures.)

Teaching Languages:

English

Teaching and Learning Method:

Dozens of video clips and examples will be shown and explained during the lecture to give a wide insight on ICTs and their applications.

Assessment:

Permanent participation - 70%, Discussion - 10%, and Short essay - 20%