This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations. Students will identify and develop the skills needed to make an effective contribution to organization, to manage others, and to maintain a high quality of work life. Topics covered include: motivation, communication, conflict negotiation, group dynamics, leadership, organizational & job design, and change management

The study of the role of strategic media planning in the overall context of marketing and advertising decisions. Audience research and processes related to selection, evaluation, and planning of all major advertising media. Analysis of various decisions and problems that arise in the media planning process.

Design fundamentals of video and computer games. Practical aspects of game development. Study the components of game design process. History and type of computer games, gameplay mechanics and challenges.

Images of race, ethicity and gender in media and particularly the ways in which gender, ethnicity and race are constructed and represented in different communication contexts, the reproduction of prejudice and discrimination, media policy, structural factors associated with inequalities regarding access to media, and information, communication and media policy.

Theoretical and practical overview of the audiences, messages, and evaluation of communication campaigns. Principles of planning and evaluation relevant to several kinds of campaigns. Campaign goals, strategies, and creative tactics; research design and implementation, audience segmentation. Analysis of campaign-related data sources.

Student projects focusing on conceptualization, planning and execution of a production cycle in a medium that student chooses to work on (e.g. television, video, documentary, web, animation, video gaming, advertising). Delivery and presentation of an output (e.g. video, artwork, interactive work, installation, performance, script).

Student projects focusing on conceptualization, planning and execution of a production cycle in a medium that student chooses to work on (e.g. television, video, documentary, web, animation, video gaming, advertising). Delivery and presentation of an output (e.g. video, artwork, interactive work, installation, performance, script).

Student projects focusing on the whole development process and documentation of the production cycle of a medium that student chooses to work on (e.g. television, video, documentary, web, interactive interface, animation, video gaming, advertising, visual arts, social media, corporate identity). Documentation (e.g. statement, report, thesis, paper) of the project as the main outcome in addition to the project presentation.

Student projects focusing on the whole development process and documentation of the production cycle of a medium that student chooses to work on (e.g. television, video, documentary, web, interactive interface, animation, video gaming, advertising, visual arts, social media, corporate identity). Documentation (e.g. statement, report, thesis, paper) of the project as the main outcome in addition to the project presentation.

Improvement of usability test skills analyzing each steps. Planning usability tests, specifying persona and user groups, preparing test materials, conducting test, compiling and analyzing data, and creating design guidelines.

Introduction to macromolecules and to key topics of cellular and molecular biology; the emphasis will be on DNA replication, gene transcription, small RNA mediated gene regulation, RNA processing, proteins translation, protein trafficking, mutagenesis, cell division and apoptosis.

Principles of biochemistry; molecular and cell biology. General introduction to cell structure and function. Genetics, bioenergetics, anatomy and physiology; introduction to biotechnology.

Principles of biochemistry; molecular and cell biology. General introduction to cell structure and function. Genetics, bioenergetics, anatomy and physiology; introduction to biotechnology.

Essentials of how signaling within and between cells allows organization into functional tissues and organs: including the topics of cell adhesion and locomotion, cell polarity, immunology, tumorigenesis, intercellular signaling, cell and tissue size, the function of tissue organizers, specification of the general body plan, regeneration, developmental timing, and aging.

Human Genetics: the mapping of traits within the human genome, genetic markers, imprinting and heritable epigenetic marks, both Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetic diseases, disease associated with multiple loci, and new technologies used to investigate the genetic causes of illness.

Student will extend their knowledge from Biochemistry I by exploring the biochemistry of signal transduction, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, the Krebs cycle, photosynthesis, fatty acids, steroids, nucleic acids, and amino acids.

Proteomics and function, fundamentals of mass spectrometry (MS), tandem MS, chemical and posttranslational modifications, protein identification, data mining, protein complexes, protein folding, MS genotyping, high throughput; recently developed proteomics methods and their applications; focus on the recent scientific literature in this field including quantitative comparison of healthy and disease proteomes, the comprehensive analysis of protein-protein interactions in different cell types, and new approaches to analyze cellular signaling pathways and the subcellular-organelle and cell surface proteomes.

Cells have elaborate mechanisms for controlling cell proliferation and differentiation. In this course, we will explore in molecular detail the intricate signaling pathways that are important for cell behavior, with a major focus on those pathways that are conserved widely among many species.

The journey of a fertilized egg to turn into a fully developed adult, the molecular mechanisms that regulate the animal development in two vertebrate (mouse, fish) and two invertebrate (fly, worm) models; body plan formation, organogenesis, morphogenesis, regeneration and ageing.

Function of different neuronal cell types and the larger organization of the mammalian nervous system: The topics include the molecular details of synaptic connectivity and its relationship to learning and memory and the causes of neurodegenerative disease.

Fundamental aspects of molecular and cellular biology of cancers with respect to developing cancer therapies; basic principles of cancer treatment, molecularly targeted therapies, cytotoxic therapies, drug discovery approaches, drug delivery systems, cell-based and gene therapies; discussion of research and review articles.

The key concepts and techniques related to the molecular and cellular basis of microbial pathogenesis including the exploitation of mammalian host cells by medically relevant prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens, molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases, immune response to infections, the role of pathogenic and host factors in disease and emerging techniques to study the basis of microbial pathogenesis and disease.

Advanced theoretical and applied methods in modern genomic research; classical and novel approaches used to solve problems in functional genomics and system biology; modern sequencing techniques and their utilization in biomedical research.

Formation of organelles, regulation of the abundance and function of organelles, interaction and cooperation of organelles with each other; proteins and other macromolecules: how they are synthesized within or imported into organelles; disease cased by deficiencies in organelle function.