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POLS3263 Global Environmental Governance
全球环境治理
This course aims at familiarising students with issues relating to climate change and natural resource governance in a post-COP21 (2015 Paris Conference) world. Students shall not only analyse the most relevant environmental challenges at national, regional and global levels, but will also assess latest policies outputs and outcomes, as well as related market opportunities, thus analysing both public and private sector responses to the steep challenge of optimising human activities – such as energy consumption, waste disposal and food production - on a finite planet.
Check DetailsMHR3063 Global Human Resource Management
国际人力资源管理
The course introduces students to the general topic of global HRM in terms of environmental and organisational contexts, strategy structure and process. Next, students are introduced to HR and organisation from a comparative perspective, managing an international staff and focuses on international recruitment and selection, and performance management in an international context. After that, students are introduced to the notions of training and development of an international staff followed by issues of global compensation. Repatriation issues are discussed in terms of employee development. The course then directs its attention to issues of industrial relations and industrial democracy. The course ends with a discussion of issues, challenges and theoretical developments in global HRM.
Check DetailsGLD4013 Global South in Transition
南方国家的转型
This is an interdisciplinary course, which explores the recent socio-economic evolution in selected contexts in Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. It focuses on the dynamic interplay and governance of social, economic and environmental forces, in particular regard to sustainable development outcomes and prospects.
Check DetailsEPIN4013 Global and Social Entrepreneurship
国际与社会创业学
There are two main objectives of this course. The first objective is to introduce students to the concepts and practice of taking entrepreneurship global in the emerging markets as well as in advanced economies. The objective is to explore the special problems and advantages relevant to startups and entrepreneurial small and medium firms in a global context. The second objective of the course is to heighten students’ awareness of the roles that social entrepreneurs can play in the changing economic and social systems. Social entrepreneurs address problems that the government, private sector, and traditional non-profit sector fail to achieve systemic impact. Social innovations are new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet the social needs of different elements which can be from working conditions and education to community development and health — they extend and strengthen civil society. The course considers the full spectrum of social business models, including strictly non-profit organizations, enterprises developing revenue-generating products or services for a social goal, and socially responsible for-profit companies. Students will be introduced to the concept of social entrepreneurship while exploring the many mechanisms for and barriers to achieving social impact. The course topics include design thinking, strategic planning, project management, teamwork, fundraising, marketing, leadership, and project sustainability. The course also requires students to confront issues of power and privilege, develop awareness of their strengths, and think about how these factors combine to achieve impact.
Check DetailsPOLS3033 Globalisation and World Order Issues
全球化及国际秩序问题
As the world grows more integrated, as communication and business speed up the changes in our daily lives, the impact of events on our lifestyles deepens, and the necessity to understand and react intelligently to events and forces affecting us becomes more imperative. Lectures are used to inform and provoke students to apply concepts and data acquired in their time of study to current problems facing the global order, and thus, to themselves, their families, and their careers and regimes which play such a vital role in today’s world.
Check DetailsPOLS3323 Governance and Society in Latin America
拉丁美洲治理与社会
The course is designed for the discussion of a range of contemporary issues in the governance and society of modern Latin America, including the studies on cultural, social, and economic development for the countries in the region. Beginning in 1492, its conquest by the Spanish and Portuguese created a totally new social order based on domination, hierarchy, and the intermingling of European, African, and indigenous elements. After World War II, more analysts worked on describing Latin American economic growth and cultural traditions originated from their Spanish and Portuguese heritage. This course is designed deliberately to accommodate to the discretion and expertise of the instructor concerned, which would lead students to think and understand Latin American governance and society in a broad-gauge approach.
Check DetailsPOLS3313 Governance and Society in North America
北美治理与社会
The course aims at familiarizing students with the most distinctive traits of public governance and the most relevant socio-economic trends in USA and Canada, with additional reference to their closely tied southern neighbor, Mexico.
Check DetailsPOLS3303 Governance and Society in Northeast Asia
东北亚治理与社会
The course aims at familiarizing students with the distinctive traits of public governance as well as with the most significant social and economic trends characterizing modern Japan, North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea).
Check DetailsFOOD4033 Grain and Cereal Science
谷类食品
This course outlines the basic properties of cereals and other grains used as food or other products. The importance of cereal grains in the food industry. The importance of cereal in human health and nutrition will also be stressed.
Check DetailsMATH4003 Graph Theory
图论
This course covers some fundamental concepts and principles of graph theory. Practical topics include the Chinese postman problem, the travelling salesman problem and the map colouring problems. Applications of the theory and some related algorithms are also discussed.
Check DetailsPRA3043 Graphic Communication
视觉传媒
This course begins by laying a foundation in visual literacy with particular attention to differences between various media. Students learn the language of visual communication, graphic design, and symbolic communication. The course projects require students to apply basic principles of visual literacy and design theory to the use of computer to demonstrate learning. Students will develop some working knowledge of at least one major graphic design software program. Students leave the course with a portfolio of completed artistic and professional designs appropriate to their work in advertising or public relations.
Check DetailsMAD3123 Graphic Storytelling
图像叙事
This course seeks to focus the attention of students on the aesthetics of storytelling by emphasizing practical skills training and an investigation into the language of comic storytelling. By introducing theories of leading scholars and artists, and by examining recent developments in the local independent art movement, students will develop a critical framework enabling them to approach and understand comics with a new point-of-view. This understanding will further enable them to examine and enjoy both local and international works within specific socio-cultural contexts. Furthermore, students will come to an understanding of how abstract concepts and unrelated ideas can be transformed into cohesive messages before being delivered – creatively – to readers. They will consequently be required to research various drawing styles based on accepted storytelling methods. Students will also be exposed to practical training in the processes involved in creating the finished product from idea-germination stage. They will be encouraged to experiment with different styles before finding their own, unique, way of presentation in order to pursue a career in graphic storytelling.
Check DetailsENV4003 Green Business Management
绿色商业管理
Green Business Management examines the role of business in reducing the burden on the natural environment, and the impacts on profit and the environment in adopting new management approaches. The economic growth and the environmental impacts, and how to mitigate them, are the major focuses of the course. The contents include the greening of business at all stages - from the management, production to product. The students are introduced to various conflicting ideas regarding economic development and environmental degradation, and whether the technological advances hold the key to saving the environment.
Check DetailsPOLS3273 Growth, Innovation and Development: Case Studies
经济增长、创新与发展：经典案例研究
As economic growth remains crucial to socio-economic progress, both national and international institutions are expected to devise, support and implement conducive capacity-building policies that, in an ever-changing age of knowledge economy, may not only prove to be “quantitatively” successful, but also mindful of the quality and sustainability of the very progress they deliver. The course will explore a selection of case studies from across the globe to highlight the connection between governments’ politico-economic strategies, economic growth and innovative entrepreneurship as crucial ingredients for lasting progress. Particular attention will be reserved to Chinese cases, so as to reflect the country’s ongoing transition towards a more sustainable, high-value, knowledge-based development model; the course content will also include the study of “Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment” (RDDD) patterns and policies, and the analysis of “innovation ecosystems” in both Asia and the Americas.
Check DetailsSWSA4033 Health and Long-Term Care in Aging Societies
老龄化社会的健康与长期照顾
This course introduces in particular the issue of health and long-term care in aging societies and the issue of longevity and the rise of modern mass diseases. It will examine and analyse issues of health care markets. The course introduces old and new concepts and theories of providing health and long-term care services, and devising health and long-term care policies for the elderly.
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