MIP501 Information Technology IT

This course is designed to provide basic understanding of the state-of-the-art information technology (“IT”). KAIST professors with worldwide reputation in this field will guide the students to be equipped with essential knowledge and up-to-date information to lay a solid foundation in accomplishing their professional tasks. It is an intensive workshop program.

MIP502 Environment Technology ET

This course is designed to provide basic understanding of the state-of-the-art environmental technology (“ET”). KAIST professors with worldwide reputation in this field will guide the students to be equipped with essential knowledge and up-to-date information to lay a solid foundation in accomplishing their professional tasks. It is an intensive workshop program.

MIP503 Biotechnology BT

This course is designed to provide basic understanding of the state-of-the-art biotechnology (“BT”). KAIST professors with worldwide reputation in this field will guide the students to be equipped with essential knowledge and up-to-date information to lay a solid foundation in accomplishing their professional tasks. It is an intensive workshop program.

MIP504 Nano Technology NT

This course is designed to provide basic understanding of the state-of-the-art nanotechnology (“NT”). KAIST professors with worldwide reputation in this field will guide the students to be equipped with essential knowledge and up-to-date information to lay a solid foundation in accomplishing their professional tasks. It is an intensive workshop program.

MIP505 Convergence technology CT

This course is designed to provide integration and application skills of the respective advanced technology subjects. KAIST professors with worldwide reputation in each field will guide the students to be equipped with advanced skill sets to apply integrated knowledge on the technologies to the IP practices. It is an intensive workshop program held in KAIST Daejeon campus.

MIP605 Future Studies & Foresight

This course overviews various methods on foresight including Delphi, Scenario, Trend, Emerging issues, Three dimensional methods. The methods are compared with application examples, and pros and cons of each method will be discussed

MIP636 Introduction to Global IP Laws

This course is designed as an introduction to mandatory courses regarding global IP laws and management issues. It will provide students with key global IP law knowledge focusing on the Federal IP laws of the USA. It will cover key legal issues of patents, trademarks, designs, trade secrets, and copyrights though diverse classroom activities including lectures, case studies, and group discussions.

MIP637 Global Patent Law

This course is designed to address key patent law issues that are regarded essential to survival and prosperity of businesses and nations today. Patent law is the area where fundamental principles of IP laws and critical issues for today's business activities are concentrated. This course will guide students to study key issues though lectures on key legal principles and responsive case studies regarding the US patent laws and practices.

MIP641 Global Copyright Law

This course will provide fundamental knowledge on copyright laws of the countries including the USA, the EU, China, and Japan. Students will be exposed to the key provisions of each copyright law and leading court decisions. Diverse classroom activities including lectures, case presentations, and group discussions will be utilized. The topics include: authorship, fixation, idea-expression dichotomy, infringement, fair use, remedies, work for hire, first sale doctrine, digital copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, etc.