The course The Contemporary World critically examines the complex interplay of globalization, technological transformation, cultural convergence, and socio-political dynamics that define the 21st century. It emphasizes the interdependence of nations and institutions while interrogating the tensions between global integration and local particularities. Students engage with theoretical frameworks and empirical case studies to analyze how economic, environmental, and cultural forces shape contemporary societies. For Industrial Engineering students, the course illuminates how global systems thinking, sustainability, and cross-cultural communication directly inform engineering design, operations, and decision-making in global industries. As a General Education subject, its purpose is to cultivate holistic perspectives, ethical sensibilities, and adaptive competencies that enable engineers to navigate complex global challenges beyond technical expertise.
This course provides an advanced exploration of communication principles, with a focused analysis on the strategic use of language in diverse academic, professional, and multicultural contexts. It critically examines the dynamics of message construction, audience analysis, and medium selection to ensure purposeful and impactful communication across local and global platforms. Drawing from interdisciplinary perspectives—rhetoric, linguistics, intercultural studies, and information technology—the course cultivates students' ability to produce, interpret, and evaluate texts with scholarly rigor and cultural sensitivity. Through evidence-based practices, students engage in the systematic organization, synthesis, and presentation of data in oral and written forms tailored to specific objectives and audiences. Ultimately, the course equips doctoral-level learners with the intellectual tools necessary for ethical, effective, and transformative communication in research, leadership, and global engagement.
This module serves as an introduction to Differential Equation, before going into
complex functions of Differential Equation, it is necessary to define important terms relative to
the solution of ordinary differential equations which will frequently be used throughout the
discussions of the topics of the course. The purpose of this introductory part is to give the
learner enough materials to guide them as they proceed progressively from one module to
another.