Cyprus International University Course Portal

This course intends to clarify the following questions: What is a trademark? How and why is it registered? What is an invention? Patents and utility models. What is a design? How is it protected? Intellectual property, artistic property and copyrights. Design law in practice in TRNC, Turkey and EU. Comprehension of ethical issues in design practice, ability to make firm planning and positioning, competence of managing the business’s finances; preparing design contracts and product pricing, proficiency of dealing with human resources; contracts; agreement with clients; marketing and outreach. Protection of trademarks, designs, and inventions by licence. Design piracy prohibition and related acts. Studies on detail processing, specification writing, surveying and building codes, cost analysis. Working out diagrams, charts and matrices.

Conceptual definitions and terminologies for understanding the theory of conservation. Historical approaches towards developing the theory of conservation. Basic concepts in architectural field. Types of cultural and historic heritage; architectural buildings, archaeological sites, historic area (historic urban quarter and village core). Contemporary international regulations; accepted principles, charters and declarations. The importance of recording and documentation. Conservation and the unity of style; destruction for the sake of restoration and the anti-restoration theory. Analytical approach towards the structures and the original materials. Authenticity, changing criteria and concept of authenticity in architectural conservation; adaptive re-use of the traditional buildings with emphasis on predetermined revitalization approaches. Conservation, revitalization and design in historic environment (urban conservation). Encouragement of public participation. Course complies with ARCH 532 Theory of Conservation.

The aim of this course is to improve the skills of students in modeling and solving real life problems in the mathematical programming and optimization. Both deterministic and stochastic models are considered. The course objective is to study the mathematical programming techniques ,to develop various and complex models on the real-world situations, to give an invaluable skill that will  help students in other courses and in the workplace. 

This course is the
continuation of INGL221. The emphasis is placed on developing listening,
speaking, reading and writing skills through an integrated approach. Students
will participate in conversations by using the acquired vocabulary on movies,
travelling, holidays, weddings, and food. Moreover, the students will revise
present simple, present continuous and past simple tenses and they will be also
introduced prepositions of time, future tenses and comparatives. By the end of
the course, the students will be able to tell stories, make invitations, suggestions
and requests, and describe their travels and holidays. It aims at exposing
students to a wide variety of reading passages, providing them with adequate
practice in scanning to find information from texts, guessing meaning from
context, and critical thinking.

This course introduces undergraduate International Relations students to the basic principles of academic research and the core methods used in the discipline. It provides a structured overview of the research process, from developing a clear research question and identifying a theoretical perspective to selecting appropriate methods and interpreting findings. Students are introduced to qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research approaches, with an emphasis on their practical use in international relations research. The course also aims to help students develop originality in designing research projects and writing field-specific papers, including term projects and undergraduate theses. By the end of the course, students will be able to design a small-scale research project, critically evaluate academic and policy-oriented studies, and apply fundamental research methods to analyze global political issues in a clear and systematic manner.

This course gives an overview of Information Technology and introduces student to the basic computing terminologies such as the four basic component of the computer systems . Topics such as basic computer hardware, software, storage, networking, and security will be covered. Students will also have a hand-on learning on the use of word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and access database. At the end of the course, student will be familiar with the basic computer terminologies and they will have the basic knowledge of the components of the computer systems. Students will also be able to use the word processor, presentation and spreadsheet programs.