ME Course List

CTV2003 Aesthetics of Film

电影美学

This course aims to introduce the differing perspectives on the cinema through a consideration of the concept of aesthetics. The specific objective of the course is to survey the aesthetic elements of moving image production and to demonstrate how these elements link together to create differing aesthetic forms. Furthermore, the course aims to: enhance student interest in and knowledge about the development and production processes of the cinema; offers multiple ways to situate, enlarge, and enrich knowledge and experience of film; develops critical thinking as students learn about film theory and become more visually literate.

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ENG3143 Analysing Multimodal Communication

多模态传意分析

This course aims to: develop an awareness of the complexities of contemporary communication, which is achieved not only through language but through a variety of modes, such as image, sound, posture, gaze, gesture, movement, etc.; and equip students with the analytical tools and skills to study how meanings are constructed through multiple modes.

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JOUR4133 Analysis of Media Content and Media Frames

媒体内容与框架分析

This course aims at providing students with: (1) Knowledge of theory and logic of both systematic quantitative content analysis and systematic qualitative content analysis procedures; (2) Understanding: students reflect the underlying epistemological problems. Also the study of classic content analysis helps both understand this method better and inspire applications in our own research; (3) Practice: Students carry out the different steps in both types of content analysis, so they are able to carry out content analysis research and to become familiar with procedures as well as common problems in setting up and carrying out content analysis; (4) Evaluation: Understand how to critically evaluate and improve content analysis methods used in previous studies; (5) Facilitating: For Bachelor thesis writing.

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MAD3063 Animation

动画

This course introduces the history, language, principles, aesthetics and digital tools used in the creation of animation within the context of art and design. The class will focus on understanding the development of animation, the mechanism of animation, and the techniques of animation sufficient to produce projects of merit. Through different styles of animation, the class will explore the foundations of animation history and its characteristics. In addition, through the use of the software, this course will teach students how to complete basic digital animation.

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ECON4103 Applied Economics Internship

应用经济学实习

This course aims to provide an opportunity for students to gain real-life working experience in organizational departments related to economics, finance, operations, and data analysis. The primary intention of this course is to provide the opportunity for students to work in various departments related to their discipline including investment analysis, financial risk analysis, and stockbroking functions. A secondary intention is for students to use the internship placement to broaden their own experience beyond the limitations of their chosen discipline. Under the guidance of both faculty and workplace supervisors, students will work in an organization as interns and complete work assignments that are primarily related to the students’ discipline. The internship assignment is expected to take up no less than 150 hours to complete plus 12 hours of lecture at the College, and it may or may not be paid for. Students will be assisted by UIC, but they are responsible for finding professional placements. The host organization will nominate a contact person for the student for the duration of the internship.

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BIOL4013 Applied Environmental Biotechnology

应用环境生物工艺学

Environmental biotechnology is an integrated approach which employs organisms for solving environmental problems such as soil contamination, air and water pollution, and fuel shortage. This laboratory based course aims to teach students advanced biotechnological skills such as bioassays, cytotoxicity tests, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cell culture techniques and fermentation techniques for environmental applications such as bioremediation, wastewater treatment, biofuel production, pollutant detection, and microorganism identification and characterization. Upon finishing the course, students should have acquired the mentioned biotechnological skills which will enable them to synthesize knowledge to solve environmental problems and pursue postgraduate studies in the field of Environmental Biotechnology or related subjects.

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MHR3073 Applied Social Psychology in Organisations

组织应用社会心理学

This course is designed to introduce students to social psychology in organisations. Students will learn about how people think about, influence, and relate to one another within an organisational context. In particular, students will examine the impact of person, situation, and cognition on behaviour.

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STAT4093 Applied Stochastic Process

应用随机过程

This course reviews basic probability theory and deals with major stochastic processes including Poisson processes, renewal theory, Markov Chains and continuous-time Markov Chains. Applications to inventory problems, equipment replacement policy and queuing theory are also dealt with through some examples

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TRA4003 Appreciation, Criticism and Evaluation

翻译评赏

This course builds on students’ foundation in the theory and principles of translation in order to provide training in the conduct of in-depth analysis and in the review of translation. Further, it focuses on diverse schools of translation criticism and asks students both to apply those theoretic tools to analyse other translations while also performing rigorous self-examinations.

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TESL2013 Approaches to Second Language Teaching

第二语言的教学方法

This course aims to: (1) help students understand the principles of teaching a second language; (2) help them learn about the history and application of various language teaching approaches, methods, techniques and strategies; (3) relate the learned knowledge and expertise to the language teaching situation in China; (4) explore the ways of applying these approaches and strategies to language classrooms.

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CTV3033 Art Direction and Production Design

美术指导与制作设计

This course aims to investigate the essential roles of the Art Director and Production Designer on a film or television production. Students will gain a foundation in aesthetics and techniques of the Art Department and how the design of the sets, locations, costumes, and properties all contribute to narrative world-building. Alongside the theoretical lessons and surveys of the industry, they will apply this new knowledge and skill-set as first-time production designers for a common short film project. Please note that most assignments will require both visual and written materials. While not required, some proficiency in studio arts and/or knowledge of creative software will be an asset.

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COMP4103 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

人工智能和机器学习

This course presents the principles and fundamental techniques of artificial intelligence, particularly in the field of machine learning. Students not only learn the fundamentals and state-of-the-art techniques, but also acquire some practical insights into the current development of this field

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GLD3053 Asia in the Age of Globalisation

亚洲全球化

This course is a study of Asian social and economic development. This course intends to examine the relationship between interdependence and integration within the international context, and trace patterns that help students to understand the complexities and variations in Asia’s paths to the present. This course will discuss intra- and inter-regional bilateral as well as multilateral cooperation patterns, drivers, and interaction platforms (e.g. APEC, WTO, EAS, RCEP, and other different configurations etc.).

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ECON3023 Asia-Pacific Economies

亚太经济

This course aims to introduce to students a general survey of economic development in the Asia Pacific region. It is designed to help students to be familiarised with economic affairs and equip themselves with basic analytical tools for tackling economic issues in the region. Socio-economic factors and changes in the global environment that have given rise to the East Asian miracle and the subsequent financial crisis in 1997 will be carefully analysed. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of economic problems in the real world. Interested students from business, social sciences and journalism should find no difficulty in understanding the reference materials.

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ENG3103 Asian Diaspora in Literature and Film

亚洲离散文学与影片赏析

This course is designed to introduce the students to a number of fictional or non-fiction works in English produced by the Asian Diaspora in the West. Through these works, the students will examine the patterns of human movements and the impacts of the two worlds, the world of their origin and that of their host country, on their self-understanding of themselves and on their understanding of the world around them. The students will also analyse how people in the Diaspora negotiate between the two or more conflicting worldviews in the process of forming their individual or collective identities. The main aim of the course is to provide a stimulating and innovative approach to the voices of the Asians in the West expressed in English. In order to encourage cross-media and cross-cultural analysis, the course exposes students to selected novels and films, but does not deal specifically with filmic or fictional adaptation.

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