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JOUR3183 Persuasion in Media
媒体游说
The aim of the course is to help students to be informed consumers of media, to examine Media Persuasion theory, forms and uses in the various media channels, and to explore how the media industry and culture treats persuasive messages. These objectives will result in a raised awareness of how Media influences society.
Check DetailsPRA3113 Photography and Videography in Advertising
广告摄影
This course aims to equip students with foundational advertising photography and video production theory and skills, to better prepare them for the professional field of advertising and public relations. By successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to 1) Critically analyze works of advertising on multimedia platforms; 2) Produce and integrate the production to the central strategy of a campaign.
Check DetailsBIOL2073 Physiology
生理学
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the function and regulation of the human body and physiological integration of the organ systems to maintain homeostasis. Course content will include neural and hormonal homeostatic control mechanisms, as well as study of the musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, immune, reproductive, and endocrine systems.
Check DetailsPOLS4023 Political Cultures and Economies in Transition
过渡期的政治文化与经济
This is an interdisciplinary course, which explores the recent political and socio-economic evolution of selected regions and societies across the world, particularly in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It focuses on the dynamic interplay of political, economic and cultural forces at the state level of the international system. It also considers similar forces at regional and global levels, which may link or interact with the development of states.
Check DetailsJOUR2073 Popular Culture and Journalism
流行文化与新闻
This course examines representations of journalists and journalism in the popular culture, focusing on TV and film. The secondary emphasis will be on the influences on different types of journalism (i.e. investigative reporting, war reporting, political journalism), different issues in journalism (i.e. objectivity, ethics, Fourth Estate role, sensationalism, commercialism, whistleblowing), and how gender, sexuality, nationality, and ethnicity inform journalistic practice.
Check DetailsENG3123 Posthuman Futures: Science Fiction Since 1960
后人类未来：1960 年以来的科幻小说
This course will introduce the genre of science fiction by providing an overview of its early roots in popular culture (including its influence on film and comics), before turning focus to the post-New Wave era of sci-fi, and its impact upon the Western academy. From canonic works of the 1960s by Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin, to lesser-known examples from as recently as the last decade, this module seeks to showcase the cutting edge of the genre, exploring various subgenres such as cyberpunk, splatterpunk and slipstream, in order to challenge preconceived notions of what constitutes modern science fiction. In addition, the course will explore the recent schools of critical thought underpinning science fiction studies, such as posthumanism and transhumanism, in order to build upon existing critical knowledge and further understanding of and engagement with contemporary critical discourse.
Check DetailsENG2113 Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
语用学与话语分析
This course aims to develop an awareness of how meaning is related to linguistic form and how it is conveyed in context, and to equip students with the discourse-analytic tools and skills for studying how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities.
Check DetailsFIN3063 Principles of Corporate Finance
公司财务原理
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of corporate finance. It aims to enable students to apply financial principles and theories to the understanding of issues and solving problems in real-world settings independently; and to enable students to understand the financial decision-making practice of corporations under different circumstances and to learn the advanced techniques required for the financial managers.
Check DetailsCCM3163 Principles of Creative Arts Management
艺术管理原理
The course aims at providing theories and practical applications from all arts management perspectives including planning, marketing, finance, economics, organization, staffing, and group dynamics.
Check DetailsPOLS3003 Principles of International Law
国际法原理
The course introduces students to the origins and development of international law and its role in the conduct of international relations. Specific topics include the sources and subjects of international law, international agreements, the importance of international institutions such as international courts and organisations, diplomacy, and the settlement of international disputes.
Check DetailsGLD3073 Principles of Negotiation
谈判原理
Negotiations are a particular kind of social interactions that are explicitly designed to determine which parties get their interests and goals. Negotiations are necessary whenever you cannot attain your goals without the cooperation of others. This course is an introduction to the knowledge of the negotiation skills and techniques. This course will focus on the theoretical arguments of negotiation techniques, using rational choice theory, game theory, and decision-making models to analyse the critical components during negotiation. The purpose of this course is to look into the methodological underpinnings of such a negotiation approach, and to introduce the students to its applications in various fields in social science.
Check DetailsCTV2013 Principles of Photo Imaging
相片成像原理
The aims and objectives of this course are: 1) To foster an appreciation of contemporary photo imaging forms and concepts through a practical, analytical and critical approach. 2) To introduce practical knowledge of photo-imaging and techniques of visual presentation along with photographic language and visual theories. 3) To develop students’ knowledge, skills and understanding through the making of photographs and digital images that lead to and demonstrate conceptual and technical accomplishment. 4) To develop students’ knowledge, skills and understanding that lead to increasingly accomplished critical and historical investigations of photography and digital imaging.
Check DetailsPHYS2003 Principles of Physics
物理原理
This course teaches the basic principles of physics to explain the properties of heat, light, electricity, magnetism, and quantum mechanics of atoms and then apply the principles to study the functions of electronics, analytical instruments, environmental monitoring instruments, solar panel, etc. In addition, the impacts of important physical phenomena such as air movement, light scattering by particulate matter, global warming, solar radiation, radioactivity, etc. on the formation of environmental risks and pollutions will be analysed. The basic principles of physics taught in this course can be applied not only to Environmental Science, but also to other sciences and everyday life.
Check DetailsMAD4043 Principles of Product Design
产品设计原理
This course will produce students who come up with imaginative design proposals and creative solutions that may in turn be produced on either small or large scale. Students will attain knowledge in, and understanding of, the use of both common and new materials that can be used for designing new products or objects. It will provide students with an understanding of the basic processes and materials that are used when new products and objects are designed. They will be required to participate in different projects when developing their understanding of the intimate link between the right choice of materials and processes on the one hand, and the look and performance of products on the other. Students wishing to pursue 3-D related courses will in particular benefit from this subject
Check DetailsTRA4013 Professional Interpreting
专业传译
This course is a continuation of Introductory Interpreting and General Interpreting. Students will build on a theoretical and skills knowledge base in analysing problems and solutions in professional interpreting. Students will be trained with the appropriate skills-set to enhance their self-assessment capability and thereby, to improve their performances. The course targets students interested in the profession of interpreting, and the training will be intensive and practical, allowing students hands-on experience in a professional setting. Special emphasis will be given to consecutive interpreting from English to Chinese and Chinese to English in dynamic fields such as news, tourism, and economy. 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.
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