This course explores the principles, unit operations, and applications of food preservation and processing by high temperature, refrigeration, and freezing processes; includes heat transfer, kinetics, chemical and microbial changes in food because of processing.

This course will lead participants in examining of the economic and strategic management of food, textile, and agribusiness firms within a global business environment; topics include the global business environment and its institutions, organizational strategies and policies, and business operations in global agricultural, food and textile industries.

This course examines the impact of law throughout food and bio-products supply chains and develops solutions to improve regulatory outcomes. Issues include legal structures to support farms engaged in direct marketing, small farm regulatory compliance, liability issues relating to use of genetically engineered seed, and developing cooperative legal structures to better manage invasive plants.

This course will discuss solid-state electronic transport and liquid-phase ionic conduction at the heart of semiconductor devices and electrochemical systems.

This course explores to natural hazards, including climate change-induced hazards. Emphasis is also placed on the connectivity between planning for natural hazards and disasters and climate change adaptation, emphasizing the principles of sustainability and disaster resilience.

This course provides an interdisciplinary foundation in environmental sustainability. Participants will engage in research, visit field sites, and make team presentations on their findings. The course involves field trips to restored prairie, the university’s Sustainable Student Farm, net-zero and LEEDgold certified buildings, experimental biofuel plantations and more.

This course covers topics of concepts and techniques in artificial intelligence: basic problem-solving techniques, knowledge representation and computer inference, machine learning, natural language understanding, computer vision, robotics, and societal impacts.

Participants will be introduced to Python, data visualization, visual encoding, data generation: sampling and simulation, identification, clustering, and classification, etc. Participants will perform hands-on-analysis of real-world datasets to analyze and discover the impact of the data.

Participants will be introduced to fundamental theories, concepts, methods, and applications of network analysis. Participants acquire practical hands-on skills in collecting, analyzing, and visualizing network data. At the end of the course, students will be able to critically assess network studies and to solve real-world, network-centric problems.

This course introduces participants to the status and research areas of optics and photonics, including discussions of optical communications, optical fiber technologies, imaging (bio and/or others), and optical sensors.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of wireless communications from basic principles to the standards for 5G cellular networks, WiFi 6, and Low Power IoT Communication. The course takes a practical systems approach to break up the technical components of a wireless communication system both in terms of analog hardware, digital processing, and software.

Participants will develop essential foundations for wireless networking, mobile computing, and IoT systems. This course aims to balance mathematical algorithms and real-world applications (e.g., 5G, AR/VR, autonomous cars, etc.) by breaking them up into technical problems, and seeing how algorithms can be applied to solve them systematically.

This course introduces students to the role of accounting information as a tool used by decision makers for resource allocation and by the firm to control its broader organizational units. Participants will develop a deeper appreciation for the qualities of useful information, business environments, and risk.

This course focuses on the application of economic reasoning and analysis to business decision making. Topics include supply and demand analysis, estimation of demand by firms, and pricing and non-price competition in contested markets. Participants will become familiar with the theoretical perspective of business strategies and conduct case studies.

This course will help participants develop the basic tools necessary to understand and use modern econometric methods. The course will focus on how one goes about estimating and making inferences for causal effects by paying special attention to empirical cases dealing with policy relevant issues.

The goal of this course is to learn to use financial statements as tools to help manage a business, to learn some of the contemporary methods of financing small businesses, to understand the business environment, the problems of start-up ventures, and more.

The financial management course examines topics in general and corporate finance, including time value of money, asset evaluation, risk and return, and risk management. We will examine the valuation of equities, bonds, projects, and entire firms.

This course focuses on the forces (information and transaction costs) that have propelled the historical evolution of money, credit, and financial intermediation from the ancient world to present. Related concepts such as bonds, stocks, and insurance markets are also explored. The course will also cover the structure of the US Federal Reserve System and bank regulation.

Participants will be introduced to the law, theories, and practice of international human rights, together with the instruments, organizations, and arrangements that affect their implementation and enforcement. Some of the most salient human right challenges we face today, in the U.S. and abroad, will be discussed.

This course offers an in-depth survey of issues and concepts related to global health. Intra- and international differences in both disease burden and characteristics, quality, and access to healthcare systems to address those burdens will be examined. Participants will study the intersection of medical, economic, social, epidemiological, and political contributors to healthcare access and quality.

This is an introduction to current topics in the global demand and supply of food. For example: how is demand for food changing and how will the world meet those demands? Basic economic concepts will be applied to consider population growth, food security, markets, natural resource use, and trade.

This course introduces the academic practices and university-level expectations of researching and writing an original research paper, as well as preparing a university project presentation using PowerPoint. The foundational research writing skills of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting will be emphasized throughout the course. The topic of academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism will be stressed. Writing strategies to improve coherence and conciseness will also be included.

This course provides a structured series of presentations, activities, discussion sessions, online training, and tutoring sessions customized for students on American society and academic culture. Topics may include basic American values, U.S. history, newspaper/media analysis, academic ethics, personal responsibility, improving memory and concentration, critical thinking skills, presentation skills, giving peer feedback, and strategies for discussion and debate. This course utilizes the university library.

Students learn and review correct forms of selected English structures. They discover meaning and expressing ideas using different grammar forms. They apply grammar to other English skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking). Students also develop skills to understand and correct common grammatical errors.

Students develop listening and speaking skills they need to succeed in academic or professional settings. Students develop basic presentation skills by giving both a group and an individual presentation. Students also learn language and conversation strategies for participating in discussions in a variety of contexts. In addition to these speaking goals, students also develop listening and note-taking strategies.

Students will increase their knowledge of English pronunciation by learning the specific mechanics of producing English consonant and vowel sounds, predicting where to place stress on words and phrases, and understanding different intonation patterns. Throughout the course, students will practice and improve their production and perception of English sounds.

This course focuses on academic reading, vocabulary, with emphasis on developing writing. Writing exercises will relate primarily to university essays, while reading comprehension and vocabulary will focus on building those skills required within an academic program or professional setting.

The Illinois Leadership® Certificate provides opportunities for development of leadership competencies through training, co-curricular involvement, self-reflection, and coaching. This activity can be listed as a micro-credential on college applications or professional resumes. The certificate series is offered in collaboration with the Illinois Leadership® Center; some customization may be required for participants.

This course introduces concepts useful in understanding marketing systems and buyer behavior in addition to developing skills in making marketing decisions; the orientation is primarily managerial and uses examples from both business and non-business contexts.

Learn the fundamentals of effectively leading people, teams, and organizations and develop tools to analyze business situations. In addition to building a conceptual framework for leadership, learners will develop and practice strategies for immediate impact.

This course is designed for graduate students and junior scholars. Participants will work on research projects under the supervision of an Illinois faculty mentor, who will design, advise, and evaluate participant activities. Graduate student participants may also have peer student mentors working in the faculty mentor’s lab. Participants will attend workshops on research design and publishing strategies and may audit other graduate-level courses in the relevant field. A final research project (academic paper) will be submitted to respective mentors and a project presentation will be delivered to faculty and peers at the end of the course. Past participants have gone onto publish individual or co-authored papers in academic journals.

This course covers topics designed to improve instructional practices and pedagogies, including creating learning activities and assessments; research-based frameworks to support learning and design; guidance on developing teaching presence and communication plan; models for developing community and connectivity; and increasing student engagement.

This course enhances instructors’ capacities to engage in the teaching and redesign of academic programs. Topics include learning and teaching technologies; instructional design; preparing learners for the future; innovations in pedagogy and curriculum design; and strategies for student support.

Participating instructors receive training for curriculum development and instructional design for online and hybrid delivery models. Topics include implementing blended and hybrid learning strategies; infrastructure for digital solutions; leveraging technology in the classroom; MOOC development; teaching online; effective use of visual media; and more.

With increased desire at many institutions globally for academic courses in English, this program provides instructors learning opportunities to improve their ability to teach classes in English in their own field of study as well as their English language skills. Instructors will increase their capacities to deliver lectures and oral presentations, enhance their academic and professional language, improve their pronunciation, and develop strategies to teach to both international and domestic students.