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POLS2023 Introduction to Political Economy
政治经济学导论
Political economy, with its roots in the European 17th and 18th centuries, was the forebear of what developed in the twentieth century into the two separate disciplines of political science and economics. However, it has become defined in the last twenty years as that sub-discipline of political science and economics which examines the relationship of the individual to society, the economy, and the state with a particular focus on state-market interactions and intersections. It is the study of relations and choices, of structures and institutions, of scales from the personal and local to the national, international, and global. Its originators include John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Max Weber. Including choice theory and market theory, system theory, development theory and public policy theory, contemporary political economy examines the historic and human behavioural linkages among values/morals, politics, economic reality and economic reasoning. Its prime question concerns the role of politics in the economy and the effects and constraints of the economy on the power and functions of politics and of the state.
Check DetailsPSY2043 Introduction to Psychology
心理学导论
This is an introductory level course designed to provide an understanding of the basic scientific principles supporting the discipline of psychology. The course begins with the historic roots of psychology and the fundamentals of empirical research which will provide the basis of the bio-psycho-social model used throughout the course. The course will cover a wide range of topics beginning with the study of human development which will lead to further discussion of cognition, personality, learning perception, psychopathology and principles of socialisation, etc.
Check DetailsPOLS2033 Introduction to Research Methods
研究方法导论
This course is designed to enhance students’ ability to perceive, evaluate and understand political and social phenomena through a systematic introduction to a wide range of approaches, methods and theories of political science. Basic research procedures and academic writing are the other foci of the course. Students are encouraged to analyse and explain the current political development of Europe, America, Asia and other regions with the help of particular perspectives and research methods.
Check DetailsSWSA1003 Introduction to Social Welfare
社会福利学导论
This course a) introduces students to the scientific field of social welfare by providing elementary insights on as well as elementary theoretical understanding of social welfare and all its key related issues; b) examines the functioning, structures, problems of social welfare systems, as well as the changes occurring within those systems; c) provides students with a compact, comprehensive and integrated understanding of social welfare systems in a comparative perspective.
Check DetailsSWSA1013 Introduction to Social Work
社会工作学导论
This course orients students to the Social Work profession. It provides students with an overview of the philosophical foundations and basic elements of social work covering such aspects as its purposes, values, sanction, knowledge, and skills. Students will examine the approaches/methods of direct and indirect social work practice; the various fields of social work practice and the types of clientele served as well as the roles and functions of social workers. Field trips and visits to social service agencies may be organised to enable them to gain a better idea of the different agency settings and their services.
Check DetailsPOLS3203 Introduction to Sustainable Development
可持续发展导论
The course aims at familiarising students with key principles of sustainable development governance. The adoption of the “Sustainable Development Goals” (hereinafter, SDGs) by the UN in September 2015 has officially highlighted the urgent need for a paradigmatic shift towards holistic development governance that may deliver comprehensive solutions to the increasingly interconnected challenges of socio-economic progress. The course, therefore, intends to provoke students’ analyses of both existing issues and available solutions, in the key realms of poverty reduction, equitable resource distribution, social inclusion, environmental preservation.
Check DetailsENG1013 Introduction to the Study of Language
语言学习导论
This is a general introductory course to raise students’ awareness of language via the study of various aspects of human language, including: sound patterns, word structure, sentence patterns, historical changes of language, dialects, language families, society and language, language acquisition, writing systems; introduce students to the concept of language structure, and the social and cultural functions of language; prepare students for further, detailed research and study (and presentation) in language or linguistics.
Check DetailsENG1003 Introduction to the Study of Literature
文学学习导论
The primary aim of this course is provide students with critical skills for reading and interpreting literature in English. While providing basic knowledge of literary texts, authors, and traditions, the course also trains students to be better readers and more competent writers. Finally, by gaining perspectives on various literary traditions, students will develop global perspectives on English speaking cultures.
Check DetailsTRA3003 Introductory Interpreting
传译入门
This is an introductory course providing a foundation in the theory and practice of English-Chinese and Chinese-English interpreting. Students are trained with a strong skill base in listening comprehension as well as in bilingual oral presentation. The focus will be on the development of students’ competence in sight interpreting and consecutive interpreting of source texts on general and specialised topics. Students will access innovative on-line technology as a vehicle for the enhancement of interpreting and self-evaluation skills. The medium of instruction will be in English while teaching materials will both be in Putonghua/Chinese and English for C-E and E-C interpreting.
Check DetailsFIN3043 Investment Management
投资管理
This course examines the investment environment in Hong Kong, the basic principles of valuation of financial assets, and the development of portfolio and capital market theories. The purpose is to offer students guidance in the management of financial investments
Check DetailsFINM3093 Investments
投资学
This course aims at developing key concepts in investment theories from the perspective of a portfolio manager rather than an individual investor. The goal of this class is to provide students with a structure for thinking about investment theories and show them how to address investment problems in a systematic manner. It focuses on applications of financial theories to investments. Topics include portfolio optimisation and asset pricing theories, as well as their applications to problems in contemporary financial practice. The course also explores the application of various financial instruments in investment management and introduces the basic techniques of portfolio performance evaluation
Check DetailsMHR3043 Labour Relations and Law
劳动关系与劳动法
This course is designed to achieve two distinct objectives. The first is to provide a framework of concepts and knowledge for understanding the course and to introduce students to recent developments in labour relations. Students will learn to analyse approaches to industrial or employee relations; identify the major actors, their roles and the current issues in industrial relations; and assess different strategies and processes used in managing industrial relations. The second objective is to introduce students to the basic employment law principles. Students will learn to apply relevant employment law principles through case studies.
Check DetailsENV4033 Land Contamination and Remediation
土地污染与治理
This course aims to provide the students with a general understanding of the pathways of soil contamination, the most important groups of inorganic and organic chemical contaminants, the sources and key properties which affect their fate in soils, their availability to plants and their toxicity to humans and ecosystems. Various forms of land contamination and the various traditional as well as modern technologies being used to remedy the contamination will be discussed. Specifically, the course provides an understanding of how human activities have led to an increase in the load of contaminants in the land; the pathways of soil contamination; and the various physical, chemical and biological treatment technologies.
Check DetailsMATH1003 Linear Algebra
线性代数
This course introduces the basic techniques in matrix algebra, which is the foundation for more advanced mathematics and statistics subjects. Major emphasis will be on the system of linear equations, linearly independence, and eigenvalue problems in finite dimensional vector spaces. Basic ideas and techniques on calculus will be introduced.
Check DetailsMATH1053 Linear Algebra I
线性代数 I
This course introduces the basic techniques in matrix algebra, which is the foundation for more advanced mathematics and statistics subjects. Major emphasis will be on the system of linear equations, linearly independence in finite dimensional vector spaces.
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