ME Course List

ECON2023 Mathematical Economics

数理经济学

This course aims to introduce students (particularly undergraduate students majoring in economics) to fundamental mathematical methods which are commonly used in economics literature. The course will examine how mathematics is used to analyse economic problems, such as equilibrium models, comparative-static models, optimisation, and dynamic models. The course will provide fundamental mathematical preparation for further studies in economics

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ECON3083 Mathematical Economics II

数理经济学 II

This course aims to introduce economics students to more advanced mathematical methods which are commonly used in economics literature. The topics covered will be linear algebra, integration, second-order differential equations, second-order difference equations, calculus of variations, control theory, discrete time optimisation, and topology. The course will provide solid mathematical foundations to students for further studies in economics.

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FOOD4013 Meat and Dairy Science

动物性食品与乳制品科学

This course outlines the science and technology of meat (beef) and dairy products. The importance of meat’s contribution to a healthy, contemporary diet is emphasised. Various other meat products (e.g. from pig, lamb and chicken) and their related processing techniques are also discussed.

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MAD3143 Media Arts and Design Internship

媒体艺术与设计实习

Media Arts and Design students are encouraged to undertake a professional internship during their study. The student should complete at least 160 hours of experience. A Job description outlining the completed work function in the internship must be submitted upon completion. The student must also give a presentation on the benefits of the internship. Students will be required to link their main internship task to topics and other resources derived from their learning experiences in their programme through these forms of evaluation. Both the employer and the student file report with the MAD Programme after the internship, detailing their internship experience.

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JOUR4033 Media and Liberalism

媒体思想史

This course will examine ideas and issues involving the role of the media in the western tradition. It introduces to students the key works in the history of liberalism which have guided the development of media institutions in modern society. It then takes students to contemporary issues regarding the contentious practices and understandings of media and journalism.

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SWSA4143 Mental Health and Social Work

精神健康与社会工作

This course aims (1) to gain an overview of mental disorders and mental health practice; and (2) have working knowledge of practice models that have been identified as essential for effective interventions with people having mental health problems; (3) To instil service delivery ethics, recognition of ethical issues and dilemmas, and ethical decision-making in mental health practice.

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SWSA3133 Migrant Workers in China

中国流动劳工问题

This course aims to: review contemporary theories and perspectives for understanding migrant workers with particular reference to the socio-economic context of China; critically examine the discourses on living conditions of migrant workers; describe the service delivery system for migrant workers, its resources and gaps and articulate ways to strengthen services and reduce service gaps

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COMP3163 Mobile Application Development

移动平台应用开发

This course is designed to introduce and familiarise participants with programming in the Android environment. Students will learn skills for creating and deploying Android applications, with particular emphasis on software engineering topics including software architecture, software process, usability, and deployment. Hands on experience in the form of exercises are included throughout the course to reinforce material that has been presented in lecture form.

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ECON3043 Money and Banking

货币银行学

This course is organised to help student understand both the money and financial system and its economics effects on their lives. The students will learn from this course the five core principles of money and banking, i.e. (1) Time has value; (2) Risk requires compensation; (3) Information is the basis for decisions; (4) Markets determine prices and allocate resources; and (5) Stability improves welfare. This course also aims at providing students with a general understanding of the banking industry and the importance of an efficient banking industry to the working of a market economy. It examines the structure of the banking industry, the role of the central bank, and the basic functions of commercial banks. This course also discusses the products being offered by the banks and the methods in analysing the performance of a typical commercial bank, as well the credit analysis and credit control of bank customers. Recent developments of banking regulations and capital adequacy will be discussed, particularly the Basel II and the CAMELS rating of the U.S.

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ECON4033 Money and Finance in China

中国金融及财政

This course aims at fostering an understanding of the functions and the administration of money and finance in Mainland China, and their impact on the economy at both the micro and the macro levels. Fiscal, monetary and exchange rate systems will be analysed from optimality as well as policy viewpoints. The developments of the post-1979 and post-1994 financial reforms and their policy implications will be emphasised. Financial relations between the Mainland and Hong Kong will also be investigated.

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FINM3103 Money, Banking and Financial Markets

货币、银行学和金融市场

This course aims to provide students the awareness of how the financial system and its economic effect on their lives. It intends to equip learners, through various teaching and learning activities and assessment methods, with skills and knowledge to understand financial instruments, financial markets and central bank as well as how they work in an economy

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FIN3053 Multinational Finance

国际金融

This course provides students with knowledge to understand the international financial environment and to analyse and solve financial problems facing multinational firms. All traditional areas of corporate finance are approached from the perspective of multinational corporations.

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CTV4173 Multiple Media Narrative Writing

多媒体叙事

This course will examine and compare different media narrative patterns following three interwoven thematic streams. Students will explore creative possibilities of different media, such as Music Videos, Experimental Film, Animation and Video Games; they will investigate different narrative traditions such as Myths, Poetry, Theatre and Dance, in search of semiotic patterns that transcend form; and they will practise several forms of writing that are useful in the industry, from Treatments to Grant Proposals. In the end, they will deepen their reservoir of cultural references and increase their effectiveness in developing and presenting creative concepts for a range of media formats.

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STAT4013 Multivariate Analysis

多元统计分析

This course provides an understanding of classical multivariate analysis and modern techniques in data mining which are useful for analysing both designed experiments and observational studies. Real data in social, life, and natural sciences are analysed using statistical packages such as R or Matlab.

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MAD4033 Narrative and Interactivity in Media Arts

媒体艺术的叙事与互动性

Students are expected to develop tools critically necessary to analyse contemporary media and its implementation in practice. They will be enabled to develop collaborative projects for both digital and non-digital media when exploring the complex relationship between narrative and interactivity. These projects will be executed in a workshop environment. Successful students will have expanded their understanding of narrative and will have refined their skills in critically analysing interactive formats. This will be done through projects, readings, and analysis.

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