Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (Arts) for 4Y programs

An experiential learning course designed to engage students in exploring arts and their own creative abilities through a series of lectures/seminars on arts and creativity, art tutorials and enrichment activities. Students will have the opportunities to create their own artwork and learn through guided reflective activities individually as well as in groups.

An introduction to the art and expression of photography through brief lectures, hands-on activities and field trip. In this course, students will learn about the history and development of photography, photographers who have helped shape our vision of the world and the great photographs they have made, basic photographic vocabularies, perspectives, concepts, theories and techniques. Students will also experience using photography as a documentary, communication and expressive medium. Upon the completion of this course, students will have a much deeper understanding of the power and breadth of photography through studying how it affected and reflected the societal and cultural changes in societies. Those interested in furthering the artistic skills and gaining more hands-on experience with this art form may enroll in the non-credit co-curricular workshops.

This introductory course aims at helping students to appreciate the creative potential of video art. Students will learn the theories and practical skills of single video production, with an emphasis on using video as a creative tool for storytelling and communication. Students will acquaint and explore with the creative components and the concepts used for that expression.

Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (Arts) for 4Y programs [CA] Cantonese [EN] Taught in Eng/Chin subject to diff. offerings [C] Require Chinese reading

This course introduces the basic principles of acting developed by Russian maestro Stanislavsky. Through applying these principles in a series of practical exercises, students will have an experiential understanding of the theory and practice of theatre arts. The in-class activities can give students a refreshing stimulus to both body and mind, unleash their imagination and develop their inborn ability of acting further. Students will also be guided to appreciate the art of an actor by watching a theatre performance. Discussion and analysis will be focused in both historical and current theatre practices. Upon the completion of this course, students will have an elementary understanding of contemporary theatre arts. The course may be offered in separate sections either in Chinese or English. Students are advised to check the medium of instruction/materials before class enrollment.

This course introduces the basic concepts of theatre performance. Through theatre games, improvisation and in-class weekly based practices, students could explore their own potentials, creativities and train their senses. Since speaking is one of the major requirements for an actor, this course also examines the aspects of voice production and public speaking skills. Students will learn to free their voice and examine the intimacy between voice and acting.

This course aims to introduce students without artistic background into hands‐on art making for the public realm. Students will look into contemporary concepts of art in public space, such as interventions and guerrilla art, and learn how art has the potential to transform our everyday perception of our life, as taking art from a gallery context into the public can be challenging and thought provoking, yet at the same time playful and meaningful. As part of the course, participants will explore UST campus for its artistic potential, and complete a series of site‐specific interventions using spatial concepts, methodologies, techniques and materials available. Most likely the interventions will be ephemeral only, yet the effect and memory they create for the passing audience will be longer lasting. The interventions will also encourage direct interaction with and feedback from the audience, thus provide participants opportunities to very actively get involved with their daily community.

Graphic design is the art of communication through the combination of images and words into a unified form to convey a clear message to an audience. Common uses of graphic design include logos, signs, publications, posters, print advertisements, product packaging and web sites, etc. This course aims to introduce students to what graphic design is and the design process. The basic elements, principles and process of graphic design will be explored and illustrated by works of famous graphic designers. Through the problem-solving approach, students will learn how to apply the design basics to create graphic design solutions. Although the course is focused on printed matter, design for the screen such as web sites will be discussed. Class time is devoted to lectures, exercises, and critiques where students are asked to evaluate each other’s work. Such evaluations are very important in the development of analytical thinking and communication proficiency.

HART 1042 - Ink and Color - Experiencing Chinese Painting (1 unit)

HART 1013, HART 1030, Level 2 or above in HKDSE Chinese, Score 100 or above in JEE Chinese

This Chinese Painting course is intended for non-Chinese speaking students who have limited experience in Chinese painting, language and culture. In this introductory course, students will start with an understanding of ink, pigments, paper and brushes, and also the proper gesture for painting. Important Chinese artists and their masterpieces will then be introduced so that the students can learn to appreciate Chinese paintings and the history and culture behind. Students will learn how to draw flowers and animals and compose different objects into a painting in this studio art course.

The course is open to all undergraduate students, with priority given to Year 2 students or above. Approval from the course instructor is required. It aims at empowering students in making rewarding career choices by 1) introducing the career planning process, 2) enhancing their understanding of the current job market and employers' expectation, and 3) equipping them with essential and practical job search skills like CV writing, interview, aptitude test, group discussion, etc. so as to increase their competitiveness. Experiential learning opportunities and personalized feedback will be provided to prepare students for the recruitment process. Seasoned practitioners from different sectors will be invited to shed light on recruitment criteria and industry updates. Graded DI/PA/F. Detailed course contents are available at the Career Center website.

A compulsory, one-year course for all undergraduates to learn how to maintain a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle that will help them to manage their lives, learning, transitions and holistic development. Students will complete at least 45 hours of activities including physical and wellness assessments, sports skill classes, organized sports and fitness events, community service, as well as enrichment topics, for example, mental health, wellness, transitions, student life, and personal growth. Students with special personal reasons may seek exemption from the Director of Student Affairs. Graded P or F.

Seminar topics presented by students, faculty and guest speakers. Students are expected to attend regularly and demonstrate proficiency in presentation in accordance with the program requirements. Graded P or F.

EVNG 6770 - Professional Development in Environmental Engineering (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of mini-workshops. Some specific workshops will be coordinated by Program of EVNG. Graded PP, P or F.

Master's thesis research supervised by a faculty member.  A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass.  No course credit is assigned.

Original and independent doctoral thesis research.  A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass.  No course credit is assigned.

MATH 1003 OR MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1023

This course will provide students with a wide range of knowledge related to atmospheric science, including atmosphere and weather, analysis of climate and weather observations in both regional and global scales. Lecture topics include the evolution of the earth's atmosphere; the structure and composition of the atmosphere; radiation and thermodynamic processes; water in the atmosphere and cloud processes; pressure, winds and force in the atmosphere; weather patterns and the storms; ozone formation and loss; biogeochemical circulations; air pollution and techniques; climate system and climate change. Students will be trained upon completion of the course with ability to understand and examine the atmospheric structure, physical process and dynamics that focus on the composition and dynamics of the earth atmosphere and their role in the distribution of heat and energy and other aspects of atmosphere related to the Earth's climate and weather.

Climate change is considered the greatest threat to biodiversity and the ecosystem functions due to significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time. This course aims to provide students with a solid foundation in physical climate system, with which to understand global warming, natural climate variations and climate models. We will also consider regional climate anomalies, unusual sequences of recent climate change, impacts of climate change in ecosystems and technologies to slow and stabilize climate change.

This course covers the essential topics of environmental conservation, which includes biodiversity, ecosystems, environmental ethics and economics, environmental policy, resource management, and conservation biology. Case studies from Hong Kong and other regions will be investigated. For LIFS and ENVS students in their third or fourth year of study only.

This course covers the essential topics on how to apply modern molecular techniques to study the biological and ecological mechanisms of marine organisms and ecosystems. It will provide a comprehensive introduction of different methods, from molecular fingerprinting to next generation high-throughput sequencing, to the studies of –omics and meta-omics. It will cover a broad range of marine organisms, from bacteria and their phages to protists, and from marine invertebrates to vertebrates, and a variety of different habitats/ecosystems, such as coral reef and deep seafloor. For LIFS and ENVS students in their third or fourth year of study only.

ENVS 4964 - Environmental Science Capstone Project Research (3 units)

Independent work in an area of environmental science under faculty supervision. The project can be delivered through the format of literature review or research. Oral presentation and project report are required. For ENVS students only. Instructor’s approval is required for enrollment in the course.

Continuation of ENVS 4974. The research training includes experimental design, data analysis, and presentation of research findings (poster presentation and project report). For ENVS students only. Instructor’s approval is required for enrollment in the course.

This course provides up-to-date technology, and industrial practices on food safety control. Several international food standards and food safety management systems (e.g. ISO 22000, HACCP), as well as changes in food safety legislation which coupled with a number of high profile food safety issues will be  discussed.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss the problem of foodborne disease in a global context, analyze its cause and identify appropriate control strategies. 2. Critically evaluate the principles behind procedures in risk assessment and management in foodborne diseases. 3. Critically evaluate the national and international legislative and enforcement frameworks and recognize the roles of various international agencies involved in food safety control.  4. Explain how the food surveillance programme is designed to control and prevent food hazards. 5. Identify the food safety management systems principles and requirements in ISO 22000. 6. Appraise approaches to risk assessment and risk management and the implementation of food safety management systems. 7. Identify, investigate and critically evaluate a current issue in food safety by applying selected theory and research techniques.

7. Identify, investigate and critically evaluate a current issue in food safety by applying selected theory and research techniques.

ENVS 5116 - Case Studies in Environmental Risk Assessment (3 units)

This course introduces the general principles, processes and methodologies of ERA in different developmental projects locally and globally. Specific socio-economic impacts, environmental law and policy, as well as problems and constraints of ERA implementation will also be discussed and compared through various case studies from developed and developing countries.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the relationships between economic development, human health, and environmental sustainability. 2. Associate the legal base and common practice of environmental impact assessment in Hong Kong. 3. Apply the principles and knowledge in environmental and risk impact assessments to solve environmental problems.  4. Compare the practice of environmental impact and risk assessment across different regions, and summarize international trend for assessing the impact of large development project.  5. Exemplify the environmental challenges Hong Kong, China as well as the world is facing and become a responsible citizen to have a positive contribution to the achievement of a sustainable environment.

5. Exemplify the environmental challenges Hong Kong, China as well as the world is facing and become a responsible citizen to have a positive contribution to the achievement of a sustainable environment.

This course offers new perspectives of environmental pharmacology: gene-environment interaction, drug-environment interaction and toxin-environment interaction. It particularly emphasizes on the harmful or toxic effects of drugs on human health and environment as modern pharmaceutical products may place the public at risk through destruction of species and pollution of drinking water supply. Epidemiological and health risk assessment issues in relation to environmental health will also be covered.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define fundamental principles of pharmacology and toxicology.  2. Illustrate risk assessments principles for defining environmental toxicants. 3. Interpret the contemporary efforts in controlling environmental health from global perspectives. 4. Recognize important and basic standards in drug developments and manufacturing, and describe the roles interplayed by pharmacology in pharmaceutical sector. 5. Apply pharmacological principles to illustrate the basic mechanism underlying mental disorders, and foster care management.  6. Formulate important skill-set in presentation and reporting from developing collaborative projects

6. Formulate important skill-set in presentation and reporting from developing collaborative projects

This course introduces environmental consequences of air, water and noise pollution. It also considers theoretical and practical aspects of the design and execution of pollution monitoring programmes. Major issues related to pollution control,  such as pollution types and sources, technological aspects of pollution control, and pollution-related legislation and regulations will be discussed.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate environmental consequences of air, water, soil and noise pollution. 2. Evaluate air and water quality objectives and standards in Hong Kong and elsewhere.  3. Develop experimental designs and sampling strategies for monitoring programmes and evaluate their effectiveness in pollution monitoring.  4. Explain the importance and principles of pollution control, including the interactions between production, technology and regulation/legislation.  5. Apply relevant ecological and toxicological principles to problems related to pollution control. 

5. Apply relevant ecological and toxicological principles to problems related to pollution control. 

This course will cover the recognition, evaluation and control of various physical, chemical, biological and ergonomic hazards encountered in the occupational environment. Emphases will focus on the nature and impact of these hazards, assessment methods and corresponding control measures to ensure protection of workers' health and compliance with regulatory requirements.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Anticipate and recognize common hazards of selected work environment. 2. Find suitable instruments to assess such hazards. 3. Interpret/appraise hazard assessment results. 4. Recommend/critique basic control measures.   5. Describe legal requirements for protection of workers' health and safety. 6. Be recognized for the proficiency in occupational health and safety knowledge and skills via the award of a certificate by HSEO.

6. Be recognized for the proficiency in occupational health and safety knowledge and skills via the award of a certificate by HSEO.

Advanced seminar series presented by postgraduate students, faculty and guest speakers on selected topics in atmospheric environmental science or marine environmental science offered in Fall/Spring terms. This course may be repeated for credit. Graded P or F.

This course enables students to conduct an independent project in selected areas of environmental health and safety under the supervision of one or more Faculty members. Students shall consult the list of topics provided by the Faculty members and choose to conduct a literature review-based or lab work-based project. A project carrying 3 credits will take place over one regular term. A lab work-based project carrying  6 credits will take place over two consecutive regular terms, and the permitted to proceed (PP) grade will be issued at the end of the first term. Students are required to submit written reports of their works and present the major findings in a symposium attended by peers and faculty members. This course is for MSc students only. Approval from course instructor is required. The course may be repeated for credits.

> The credit load is spread in the following pattern: Fall: 3; Spring: 3

ENVS 6770 - Professional Development in Science (Environmental Science Programs) (2 units)

This two-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students basic training in ethics, teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course lasts for one year, and is composed of two parts, each consisting of a number of mini-workshops. Part 1 of the course is coordinated by the School; and Part 2 consists of some ENVS department-specific workshops which are coordinated by the ENVS programs. Graded PP, P or F.

Master's thesis research supervised by a faculty member. A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.

Original and independent doctoral thesis research. A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.

Atmospheric aerosols, also known as, airborne particulate matter, are important air pollutants affecting our health, visibility, and global climate change. This course aims to provide a survey of the physical and chemical properties, the source identification, the atmospheric transformation, the sampling of atmospheric aerosols, and the determination of their chemical compositions.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate the air pollution problem, in particular that in Hong Kong and PRD, and the main contributing factors. 2. Explain and use the basic concepts and terminology in atmospheric aerosols and particulate matter for communication and discussion. 3. Identify the common aerosol parameters and atmospheric processes governing the changes of atmospheric aerosols. 4. Apply the concepts and knowledge to analyze aerosol related air pollution issues. 5. Work in a team to analyze and comment on an aerosols-related air pollution issue, like those reported in scientific papers, and present and communicate the findings to a group of audience.

5. Work in a team to analyze and comment on an aerosols-related air pollution issue, like those reported in scientific papers, and present and communicate the findings to a group of audience.

The global environment will continue to degrade until there are significant changes in business practices and consumer behavior. This course will explore how environmental forces are creating threats and opportunities for business. It looks at "best practices" of numerous companies in different industries in order to understand how firms can reduce environmental harm and also be profitable. It explores how current business practices evolved to be environmentally harmful and why they are so “sticky” and resistant to change. The course uses readings, lectures and case studies for its delivery.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the conceptual relationships between a firm’s business strategy and the natural environment.  2. Assess the efficacy of the incorporation of environmental perspectives into business design.  3. Analyze business situations to identify alternative environmental strategies and recommend environmentally responsible solutions. 4. Apply an understanding of environmental issues to business decision-making processes. 5. Synthesize an environmentally sustainable business model for a business. 6. Demonstrate professional behavior and teamwork.

Introduction to environmental impact assessment (EIA) and the EIA process in Hong Kong. The components of an EIA report including air, noise, water, waste management, environmental risk, ecological impact, and socio-economic impact assessments will be analyzed. Environmental law, environmental management and the importance of public participation will also be discussed. Case studies from Hong Kong will be used and comparison with EIA in Mainland China will be made.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Critically examine a broad range of environmental impacts in the EIA processes. 2. Identify the complex interactions among the various key components in the assessment processes. 3. Develop analytical and presentation skills to locate and evaluate the interactive dynamics between environment and scientific principles.

3. Develop analytical and presentation skills to locate and evaluate the interactive dynamics between environment and scientific principles.

> For MPhil/PhD (ESPM/AES/MES); MSc/PGD (EVSM/EVEM) students only.

An independent project on selected topics in environmental science under the supervision of a faculty member. Participation of external organizations in these projects will be particularly encouraged. The responsibility of control, administration and assessment of the projects rests with the University. The course may be repeated once for credits. This course is for MSc students only. Approval from instructor is required.

> This course is for MSc students only. Approval from instructor is required.

The course is designed to promote students' personal development, teamwork, communications skills, career preparation, leadership capability, and a global mindset. For GBUS students only. Grade PP, P or F.

This course develops students' proficiency in business analysis by building competence in using fundamental tools for business problem solving and delivering professional presentations. For GBUS students or students with consent from the instructor.

This is a project-based service-learning course with the aim to nurture students' passion in socially responsible leadership. Students will collaborate with a non-governmental organization to design, lead, and implement a service project. For GBUS students only. Graded P or F.

GBUS 3010 - Global Perspectives on Contemporary Issues (3 units)

This course aims to develop students' capacity for critical reflection.  To deal with human interactions in a global setting, we need to equip ourselves with a spectrum of understanding and responses that go beyond our parochial mind-set.  The course exposes students to issues outside the business field, providing an opportunity to explore relevant topics concerning their community, their world and themselves.  For GBUS students or students with consent from instructor.

This course introduces students to cross-border and cross-cultural business transactions in Asia and emerging markets. Analyzing cases studies of different types of real business deals, the course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of doing business in these regions and the opportunity to strategize as corporate decision makers through discussions, role plays,  and presentations. The objective is to sharpen students' capabilities in deal structuring, financing, negotiating, and deal closing from a strategic management perspective. For GBUS students or students with consent from the instructor.

GBUS 4000B - From Zero to Exit – Journey of a Start-up (2 units)

This course is designed for students who are interested in starting a business or working for an entrepreneurial company. Taking an experiential learning approach, the course is designed in a project-based learning to give students a taste of being a real entrepreneur. Students are expected to experience their own start up journey, from coming up with their own start up idea to incepting the idea, pitching for funding and to growing their own start-up. At the end of the course, they will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to kick start their business as an entrepreneur. For GBUS students.

The course is designed for final year GBUS students to synthesize skills and knowledge learned from the program by undertaking a challenging individual or team capstone project. For GBUS students only.

ENTR 1001 - Entrepreneurship 1001: Building Your Own Future (3 units)

Common Core (S&T) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (S&T) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (S&T) for 4Y programs

This course introduces various elements of starting an entrepreneurial journey, including team building, crowd sourcing, use of social media, etc. Based on an experiential learning model, there will be sharing from industry representatives in class while students will also have opportunities to gain authentic experiences in different industries and reaching out to network of co-working spaces. This course does not require students to have previous entrepreneurial experience or any form of business training.

ENTR 4000B - From Product Innovations to Successful Technology Startups (3 units)

This course is intended for students who want to seriously pursue technology startups. We will work with students to identify critical steps and important milestones associated with each step in order to build a technology startup. The course requires students to seek and define a global user-centered design problem by themselves, to develop the engineering design alternative to solve it, and then to build a working critical function prototype. Lecture topics include market research, industrial design, patent law, creative thinking, conceptual design methodology, and case studies in problem creation. Cross-college faculty and external experts will provide individual and team mentoring for student projects. Company visits, field trips, trade shows and interactions with experienced entrepreneurs will be arranged. Students with good performance in this course are recommended to proceed to the next course in the series, which is a comprehensive project-based design course to realize major goals set forth in the business plan and eventually to kick-off their own startups. Instructor’s approval is required.

ENTR 4901G - Student-led Entrepreneurship Acceleration Project (1 unit)

Many successful IT startups begin in university years. This is a project course led by students to accelerate their entrepreneurship endeavor under the guidance and advice of a faculty member. Students work in team of size 2 to 3 to develop an idea from its scratch to become viable in market. In the process, students work on ideation, prototyping, making presentations, developing operation strategies, conducting experimental trials, designing market survey, collecting user feedbacks, writing business plan, and soft-launching and pivoting the product or services. Written reports, presentations, and/or business/operation plan are required. May be repeated for credits if different topics are taken. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

ENTR 4902G - Student-led Entrepreneurship Acceleration Project (2 units)

ENTR 4903G - Student-led Entrepreneurship Acceleration Project (3 units)

ENTR 4904G - Student-led Entrepreneurship Acceleration Project (4 units)

For BIBU and non-SB&M students. This course provides an introduction to corporate finance for students who may not have background in accounting and business statistics. Topics include financial statement analysis, time value of money, bond and stock valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return concepts and cost of capital.

For SB&M students only. This course provides an introduction to corporate finance. Topics include time value of money, bond and stock valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return concepts and cost of capital.

This course studies the concepts and evidence relevant to the management of investment portfolios. Topics include diversification, asset allocation, portfolio optimization, factor models, the relation between risk and return, trading, passive (e.g., index-fund) and active (e.g., hedge-fund, long-short) strategies, mutual funds, performance evaluation, long-horizon investing and simulation.

This course covers options, forward contracts, futures contracts and swaps. By the end of this course, students will have a good knowledge of how derivative contracts work, how they are used and how they are priced.

The course provides an in-depth treatment of long-term financing decisions, including estimation of the cost of capital, financial leverage, corporate distress, raising financing, dividend policy, and working capital analysis.

This course teaches students how to use financial information to value firms. By the end of this course, students will be able to value firms using discounted cash flow valuation, relative valuation, and real options.

The course aims to provide students with knowledge of financial markets and Bloomberg functionality. The course consists of four modules: economic indicators, currencies, fixed income and equities. Students will need to complete all four modules to receive the Bloomberg Market Concepts certification. Graded P or F. For students with major in FINA and QFIN only.

This course examines liquidity, market structure and trading. The focus is on examining the efficiency of trading systems and markets, the impact of new algorithmic trading on markets, the role of intermediaries and regulatory actions on market structure issues. Students learn about a number of alternative market structures in terms of their economic and operational effectiveness.

FINA 4203 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring (3 units)

This course analyzes mechanisms underlying the creation of value in mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring. Students will learn analytical techniques and tools to analyze (a) strategy behind corporate restructuring transactions, whether and what to acquire, (b) evaluation and financing of acquisitions, and (c) decisions and processes that impact value creation in mergers.

An introduction to the fundamental principles of international financial management and investment.  Topics include: international financial markets and instruments; foreign exchange markets; foreign currency derivatives and currency risk; international capital budgeting; international bond and equity markets.

This course covers the application of financial tools and techniques to the funding and valuation of an entrepreneurial venture. The course seeks to provide students with a background on the venture capital industry, the economic intuition underlying its features, and the basic tools required to work in the industry.

For QFIN students in their fourth year of study only. This is a capstone course for final year students in the BSc Quantitative Finance program. Working in groups, the students will bring together all the knowledge learned in the program to develop and execute a quantitative trading strategy through a simulated platform. The instructor will guide the students through the following stages: (1) idea generation, (2) strategy backtesting, (3) risk management planning, (4) system development, (5) trade execution, and (6) performance evaluation. Students will also have the opportunity to develop their leadership and presentation skills.

Valuation of cash flow streams (PV of cash flow streams, annuities, and perpetuities); valuation of bonds; valuation of stocks using dividend discount model; capital budgeting decisions (NPV, IRR, payback); capital structure; limits to the use of debt (trade-off models); estimation of cost of debt and equity; WACC; terminal value.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and analyze the objective of the firm. 2. Apply the concept of time value of money and discounting cash flows to situations when the cash flows and the discount rate is known. 3. Analyze the pros and cons of the common methods used in firms to evaluate and pick investment projects, and explain why the net present value (NPV) rule is the only one that is consistent with maximizing firm value. 4. Define the principles for identifying the cash flows that need to be discounted to calculate the NPV of a project. 5. Calculate the weighed average cost of capital and apply this to a real company. 6. Apply the above tools to cases that involve deciding whether to take a project and to merger decisions.

6. Apply the above tools to cases that involve deciding whether to take a project and to merger decisions.

Corporate governance examines how corporations induce their managers to maximize shareholder value through incentives and monitoring institutions. Incentive plans, such as compensation packages, serve to align managerial and shareholder interests. Monitoring institutions, such as the board of directors and auditors, serve to oversee management and increase transparency, accountability, and credibility. In addition to these internal governance mechanisms, corporations are also disciplined by external factors such as product-market competition, laws and regulation, and the market for corporate control. This course analyzes how good corporate governance can mitigate incentive and information problems, nurture great leaders, and foster great companies. Through numerous cases and examples, we also show how bad governance can worsen these problems, lead managers to cheat, and cause companies to fall.

> Venue: B-School Central, 15/F, HK Club Bldg, 3A Charter Rd, Central

Valuation of projects (advanced capital budgeting); estimating cost of capital; risk assessment of projects; decision tree analysis; real option valuation of projects; warrants and convertibles; leasing; dividend policy.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Solve real world finance problems that are often encountered by corporate financial managers, bankers, and asset managers. 2. Work effectively in a team with people from different background. 3. Design financial strategy and present findings, insights, and advices in an accurate manner to future clients in the financial industry.

3. Design financial strategy and present findings, insights, and advices in an accurate manner to future clients in the financial industry.

This course covers the private equity business from a practitioner's perspective and is oriented around the life cycle of an investment. There will be a focus on how the industry operates in Asia and throughout the course, participants will examine situations from the perspective of various stakeholders involved. Topics will include: 1. Overview of the private equity industry in Asia 2. Identifying investment opportunities and valuation 3. Structuring and negotiating term sheets 4. Understanding risks and the due diligence process 5. Monitoring, managing and exiting portfolio investments

> Venue: TKP, 23/F, Euro Trade Centre, 21-23 Des Voeux Road, Central

> Venue on 13-Apr-2018: Cliftons Limited, Level 5, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central

This course is tailored for individuals who are currently working in or are contemplating to work in a family business, either as a family member or a non-family executive. The material covered also gives greater understanding of the dynamics of family business for current or future private and investment bankers, family office professionals, accountants, lawyers and other service professionals working closely with families of wealth in the region. Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Summarize the fundamentals of family business including its definition, importance, complexity, and how it differs from non-family business. 2. Analyze the factors contributing to the longevity of family businesses, and the causes for the potential early demise, especially for ethnic Chinese family businesses. 3. Design suitable wealth management strategies, structure and governance systems for wealth creators to preserve family wealth, family legacy, and harmony across generations. 4. Prepare future leaders of family businesses. 5. Identify the similarities of and differences between Chinese family businesses and those from other ethnic groups around the world.

5. Identify the similarities of and differences between Chinese family businesses and those from other ethnic groups around the world.

> Venue: Cliftons Limited, Level 5, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central

The course covers the complete investment process including: constructing investment objectives, outlining investment policies; choosing asset allocations; monitoring investments; and measuring performance.  Practical issues relating to investment style, active management, and passive management are discussed. Advanced techniques in portfolio construction such as the Black-Litterman model and multi-factor models are studied.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply the concepts of diversification, and adopt risk hedging, and optimal portfolio model to search for an optimal risk-return profile for a risky portfolio. 2. Apply multi-factor risk model in active equity investment management. 3. Analyze the effect of asymmetric information and liquidity on equity portfolio.

3. Analyze the effect of asymmetric information and liquidity on equity portfolio.

This course puts together a collection of industry cases, projects and academic papers on Sustainable Investing, also known as ESG Investing. It is an investment approach that integrates three additional factors - environment (E), social (S) and governance (G), into security analysis and portfolio allocation. As the industry successfully adopts these factors into their double bottom line financial analysis, only a handful of courses - such as this one - would tackle the subject. This course will discuss the market terminology, practices, usages and dollar impact of ESG factors. The main focus is on the identification, measurement and the materiality of ESG indicators. The students will learn that financial analysis with ESG integration provides the basis for a more informed investment decision. Discussion on existing academic papers will shed light on the cost and benefits of sustainable investing. This course will empower the students with cutting edge information, tools and solid research on the subject.

Basic characteristics of derivatives instruments such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Topics include pricing of futures and forward contracts, forward-spot basis risk, option strategies, put-call parity and introduction to the Black-Scholes model. The development and use of interest rate and currency swaps are also discussed.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the mechanics of the derivatives markets including futures, options and swaps. 2. Use derivatives for hedging risks. 3. Use derivatives for trading various views on direction and volatility. 4. Explain price derivatives and how prices change with respect to different factors.

4. Explain price derivatives and how prices change with respect to different factors.

Advanced techniques in option pricing and derivatives risk management. Topics include the binomial model, risk-neutral valuation, extension of the Black-Scholes pricing model and option Greeks. The course will also include discussion and analysis of options on futures, interest rate options such as caps and floors, and some popular OTC projects such as equity linked notes and principal guaranteed funds.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe and apply advanced techniques in option pricing and derivatives risk management. 2. Define and apply the No Arbitrage principle to price derivatives in an efficient financial market. 3. Price derivative securities using the binomial model, risk-neutral valuation, and the Black-Scholes model. 4. Implement various hedging techniques based on option Greeks.

This course provides a practical understanding of foreign investment in China and Asia, and how financing is used for trade and investment in the region. Students will be able to develop ability to successfully complete deals in China and other Asian markets through taking this course.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. To compare different kinds of financial structures in the Chinese and Asian contexts. 2. To analyze new situations to identify which techniques and contextual factors are the most critical. 3. To design and implement strategies using financial techniques in order to structure, negotiate and close deals in a variety of Chinese and Asian contexts.

3. To design and implement strategies using financial techniques in order to structure, negotiate and close deals in a variety of Chinese and Asian contexts.

The course is an overview of China's financial markets, their latest development, and future trends. Topics include: History of China Financial Markets, Structure of China Financial Markets, Regulation and Regulatory Bodies, Foreign Exchange and Monetary Policy, the Peoples Bank of China, Banking Industry, Securities and Bonds Market, Development of the Stock and Bond Market, Development of the Insurance Industry, Private Equity Funds, and the Real Estate Industry.

> Venue on Thursday class: B-School Central, 15/F, HK Club Bldg, 3A Charter Rd, Central

> Venue on Friday class: Cliftons Limited, Level 5, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central

Key valuation techniques including discounted cash flow approach and valuation by multiples. Understanding of how firms manage and create value through restructuring assets, liabilities and organizational design.

Topics include: (1) An overview of the venture capital and private equity markets in Asia; (2) Deal structuring; (3) Valuation techniques; (4) Due diligence and post-investment management; (5) Understanding the terms in term sheets; (6) Negotiating term sheets; (7) Going public, trade sale and other exit strategies.  Real-world examples from throughout Asia will be used to illustrate these topics.

The course is designed to provide students with an overview of how supply equals demand in real-world financial markets. After taking this course , students would be able to appreciate the frictions existing in actual financial markets - bid-ask spreads, trade impact on price, brokerage commissions, quantity limitations, time delays, market manipulation, etc. - and be able to devise algorithmic trading strategies that minimize these frictions.

Alternative investments are the fastest growing sector of the financial industry, and probably the least understood, including by several market professionals.  Although the range of sophistication in people associated with alternative investments varies substantially, it is more and more common to use them in investment strategies, either as direct investments or through funds of funds or structured products.  The purpose of this course is to give participants a good understanding and workable knowledge of the techniques that should be part of the tool kit of anyone investing in, analyzing and/or advising private and institutional clients on the inclusion of alternative investments - and more specifically hedge funds - in their portfolios.  Furthermore, this course will enable the participants to absorb the analytical arguments in the technical publications - the in-house research notes of financial institutions and in practitioner oriented journal - that deal with alternative investments and to apply them.

This course aims to give participants an insight into finance in action, focusing on the equity market.  The emphasis will be on real life market problems.  Led by a market practitioner, it will look at, amongst other things, how a trading floor works and the different forces and factors that lead to a market behaving in the way that it does.  Students will apply knowledge gained in other courses in practical situations with a distinction on where theory differs from practice, and an emphasis on the needs of market practitioners.

FINA 5650 - Entrepreneurial Finance and Family Business (2 units)

The course is designed to investigate how firms evolve from an entrepreneurial idea to eventually becoming a family business. The course consists of two sessions focused on entrepreneurial finance, one session on the transformation from entrepreneurial to family business, and five sessions on aspects of family business. The course objective is to understand how the uniqueness of family firms arises from a set of key assets and constraints which are similar across
firms, countries, and cultures.

This is a course about financial modeling.  The goal is to make financial models that produce useful answers to economic questions.  Selected topics which lend themselves to financial modeling will be covered, such as (but not limited to) loan amortization schedules; valuation and private equity; equity derivatives; mutual fund performance and style analysis; fixed income derivatives, and optimal portfolio selection.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Use Excel formulas, functions and commands in finance-related applications. 2. Implement in spreadsheet format concepts from finance theory, with emphasis on portfolio choice and valuation of derivatives and fixed income securities. 3. Gain hands-on experience in designing finance models. 4. Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of the output of various financial models in principle, and those implemented in a spreadsheet in particular.

4. Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of the output of various financial models in principle, and those implemented in a spreadsheet in particular.

This course introduces students to the concepts of big data and machine learning with a special focus on how these tools can be applied in a financial context. During the course students will learn Python and how it can be used to build and estimate some of the most commonly used machine learning models such as regression, clustering and classification. Students will also learn the basics of cloud computing and how the cloud can be employed to quickly estimate complex models with very large data sets.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define what big data is and how it relates to finance. 2. Work with Python. 3. Use Python to produce basic statistics and visualize data. 4. Describe the basic mathematical rationale for state-of-the-art machine learning models. 5. Use Python to estimate machine learning models on real-world data. 6. Explain how cloud computing technologies can be employed to facilitate quick estimation of complex.

6. Explain how cloud computing technologies can be employed to facilitate quick estimation of complex.

FINA 6900V - Commodities, Trade Finance and Infrastructures (2 units)

This course will focus on three alternative asset classes, namely commodities, trade finance and infrastructures. Commodities have taken an increasing importance due to the growth in emerging markets, issues over fossil fuels vs. renewable energy, the possibility of future inflation and the continuing financial repression on traditional assets. Trade finance, or financing for trade, is used when financing is required by buyers and sellers of physical goods to assist them with the trade cycle funding gap, or as a form of risk mitigation. Originally a bank internal activity, it has gradually muted into an asset class available to non-bank investors. Finally, infrastructure investing has emerged as a successful asset class amid strong demand for infrastructure investments and a deep need for infrastructure capital, also now accessible through various financial products to non-bank investors.  The purpose of this course is to give participants a good understanding and workable knowledge of the techniques that should be part of the toolkit of anyone investing in, trading, hedging, analyzing and/or advising private and institutional clients on these three alternative asset classes. Furthermore, this course will enable the participants to absorb the analytical arguments in the technical publications – the in-house research notes of financial institutions and in practitioner oriented journals – that deal with commodities and their markets, and to apply them.

FINA 6900Y - Portfolio Management with FinTech Applications (2 units)

This course will focus on artificial intelligence and deep learning and their applications in portfolio management. There will be a strong emphasis on applications, so we will discuss portfolio management, optimization for instrument buckets, cases such as Bridgewater Associate and Renaissance as well as Long-Term Capital Management. This course seeks to provide the tools for students to explore further in the area of quantitative asset management.

FINA 7900A - Doctoral Seminar: Theoretical Corporate Finance (3 units)

The course will emphasize theoretical frameworks that underlie some of the important ideas in modern corporate finance.  Topics covered will be (i) Financial Contracting, (ii) Capital Structure and Corporate Strategy , (iii) Agency Problems, Investment Distortions, and Discipline, (iv) Information Asymmetry and Financing,(v) Corporate Governance. The theory will be motivated by and connected to empirical facts, although we will not go into details of empirical papers on the topics. An important goal is to help students learn how to write down a basic model to capture an idea.

FINA 7900B - Doctoral Seminar: Theoretical Asset Pricing (3 units)

Papers presented by faculty, students and visitors.  Mandatory for all PhD students.  May be repeated for credit.  Graded P or F.

This is a year-long seminar series designed to help freshmen year students adapt to university life. Topics such as learning and time management skills, purpose of university education, and planning for personal and career development will be covered. For EVMT students in their first year of study only. Graded P or F.

This course is intended for UG students of all backgrounds. The course will cover concepts in environmental health including topics on outdoor and indoor environments, workplace, water and sewage, food, genetically modified organism, solid waste, communicable diseases, vectors and control, injury prevention, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, nanomaterials, environmental health standards, monitoring methods, energy related health issues, natural and manmade disasters, etc. The discussions on each of these topics will include nature of the issue, known and potential health effects, control and regulatory approaches. Local and regional examples will be used where applicable.

ENVR 1040 - The Environment and Society - A Comprehensive Perspective (3 units)

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between society and the environment. The class will examine the social, technological and environmental impacts of human societies past to present. This will include evaluating select environmental issues, such as climate change, from economic, social, scientific, business and health points of view. For students in their first and second year of study or those with approval from instructor for enrolling in the course.

Common Core (S&T) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (SA special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (SA) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (S&T) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (S&T) for 4Y programs Common Core (SA) for 4Y programs

This course examines threats to our civilization's sustainability. What does science tell us about these threats? How does our consumption and lifestyle drive these threats?  What can we, as citizens, do to make our civilization more sustainable? At the end of the course, students should be able to provide a balanced and accurate explanation of the scientific issues and the action we can take. For students in their first and second year of study or those with approval from instructor for enrolling in the course.

ENVR 1080 - The Smart Consumer - Uncovering the Hidden Story behind the Product Label (3 units)

The choices we make in daily life - the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the products and services we use - define our lifestyle. Many people intend to consume in a sustainable manner, but with vague “green promises,” complex ingredient lists, and opaque production processes, we often do not know what is inside the products we use and how they were made. This course will investigate the ingredients hidden in everyday products and explore features that make them unsustainable by applying a product life-cycle approach. The course will also provide insights into the factors that influence our consumption and give students opportunities (through small exercises, activities, and discussions) to explore ways in which smart consumption can be promoted and in which consumer-felt responsibility for sustainability can be increased.

ENVR 1170 - Big History, Sustainability and Climate Change (3 units)

Big History as an emerging interdisciplinary framework, provides a long term perspective to see the world through reconstructing the history from the big bang all the way to the present. In such a longer time scale, overview of stars, planetary and species evolution, as well as concepts in climate change and how it is related to sustainability of the planet’s environment for its current inhabitants, including humanity, will be discussed. The physical science basis, impacts, risk, mitigation and adaptation measures of climate change will also be investigated (including technical and social solutions). For local and regional vulnerabilities, such as extreme weather events, sea-levels rise, storm surge and coastal flooding, will be covered. The significance of collective learning under the big history framework, both as a driver for our exponentially growing impacts, as well as for better solutions, will be highlighted.

This is the first course of the series designed to assist students in developing attributes necessary for professional growth. This course is a one-year course designed to provide academic advising to students, to enhance their understanding of the latest environment topics, and to improve their communication skills. Students are required to attend discussion sessions with advisors and selected seminars. For EVMT students only. Graded P or F.

This class is an introductory class for students to gain an overview of environmental impacts of products and production systems and how they can be quantified through Life Cycle Assessment/Analysis (LCA). The focus of the course is to provide the relevant concepts and software tools to enable students to assess the environmental performance of products using LCA and apply learned skills to their own projects in the future.

ENVR 2002C - Introduction to Environmental Risk Analysis (3 units)

The global climate change has been increasing the risk and uncertainty of environmental hazards on our society. This course, using environmental hazards as examples, focuses on fundamental risk analysis techniques and is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of how to identify and quantify these environmental risks. The application of statistical software for data analysis will be learnt. At the end of the course, students should develop quantitative and qualitative decision making skills derived from performing risk analysis.

This is second course of the series designed to assist students in developing attributes necessary for professional growth. This course is a one-year course designed to provide academic advising to students, to enhance their understanding of the latest environment topics, and to improve their communication skills. Students are required to attend discussion sessions with advisors and selected seminars. For EVMT students only. Graded P or F.

This hands-on course is designed to develop skills in aspiring sustainability practitioners. Understanding sustainability requires a deep appreciation of the complexities of human behavior. This course will examine the kinds of influences on how people make decisions, react to certain incentives and inducements, and make sense of competing interests. Building on this understanding, students will learn to collect and analyze data relevant to sustainable behaviors, particularly within the context of green buildings. Finally, students will use the data to design a real-time intervention intended to shift behaviors in a more sustainable direction.

ENVR 3010I - Sustainability Science: Policy Problems and Perspectives (3 units)

Sustainability problems pose difficult challenges because of their complexity and uncertainty in both the technical and political realms. The goal of the course is to explore how students can make use of interdisciplinary approaches to be effective in the design and implementation of solutions that impact both society and environment. Students will work to understand complex issues and engage analytically with a range of materials. The course will introduce the core concepts of sustainability science, and apply them to real problems such as climate change, urbanization, air pollution, and food production.

ENVR 3010L - Explore and Research the Atmospheric Environment – Engaging High School Community II (2 units)

Continuation of ENVR3010K. This is the second part of a two-semester sequel project course. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

This course covers environmental and catastrophe risk analysis. The application of catastrophe models on peril analysis in the fields of insurance and reinsurance will be explored. Students should develop an appreciation for the limitations and inherited uncertainties associated with environmental risk analysis. Specific attention is also given to food safety assessment and management.

This course emphasizes on the fundamental science and engineering principles of the innovation, design, development and application of environmental technologies for conservation and pollution abatement. The course covers both existing and emerging environmental technologies for the sustainable development including energy conservation and renewable energies, carbon neutral lifestyle, green building, manufacturing and processing, technologies for improved air, water, soil qualities, waste reduction and reuse, etc.

This is a course about new strategic opportunities arising from environmental risks. Public and regulatory demand for environmental products and services must co-exist with the corporate institutions of maximizing shareholder wealth. This course examines both the theoretical and practical issues that arise in attempting to balance the health of the natural environment with value creation. Is there an inherent conflict between the institutions of business and our ability to care for the environment? What competitive opportunities are created for firms and what do they have to do to seize these opportunities? The lessons from the course will be of interest to both students of strategy and the environment.

ENVR 3410 - Economics for Environmental Policy and Management (3 units)

ECON 2103 OR ECON 2113 OR ECON 2913 (prior to 2013-14) OR ECON 3113

This course begins with a brief review of key economic principles (e.g., economic as distinct from engineering efficiency, comparing benefits and costs at the margin, discounting). It then moves on more in-depth treatments of areas that are the focus of environmental economics. These include externalities, common property resources, market failure, ‘valuation’ of un-priced impacts of economic activity, and policy instruments for controlling pollution and other forms of environmental degradation. Throughout the course, the emphasis is on fostering an intuitive understanding of the topics and how they relate to real world decision making. For EVMT students only.

This is the third course of the series designed to assist students in developing attributes necessary for professional growth. This course is a 2-semester course designed to provide academic advising to students, to enhance their understanding of the latest environment topics, and to improve their communication skills. Students are required to attend discussion sessions with advisors and selected seminars. For EVMT students only. Graded P or F.

This course covers systems for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) management and reporting but with a strong focus on accounting and reporting on environmental aspects. It looks at (1) assessing an organization's impact on society and the natural environment; (2) establishing procedures for managing, accounting for and reporting significant impacts; and (3) assessing and improving performance. The course covers case studies on problems and good practice. This is about how companies can both enhance their value and make human civilization more sustainable.

ENVR 4330 - Environmental Geographical Information System (3 units)

This course will cover a board spectrum of concepts and practices in Geographical Information System (GIS). It starts with the fundamental concepts and elements in geographic science and technology. Spatial data modeling and integration methods will then be discussed followed by various geospatial analysis approaches for both vector and raster data. Cartographic principles, spatial relationships, projection and coordinate systems will be discussed in-depth. During the course, students will be introduced to contemporary GIS software and apply GIS technology to support local and regional environmental planning and management. For EVMT students and students with consent from the instructor.

ENVR 4980 - Environmental Management and Technology Capstone Project I (3 units)

Each EVMT student is required to complete a capstone project before graduation. This is the first course of a two-term project in which the student can synthesize and apply knowledge from their courses. The project is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.

ENVR 4990 - Environmental Management and Technology Capstone Project II (3 units)

The course provides an introduction to the fundamental features of environmental microorganisms and an understanding of their roles in the functioning of our ecosystems and their importance to mankind.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the vast genetic and functional diversity of microorganisms that exist in the biosphere.  2. Explain the importance of the microorganisms in the functioning of our ecosystem. 3. Describe the importance of microorganisms to mankind.  4. Communicate the knowledge in environmental microbiology.

The study of atmospheric motions is essential for a better understanding of the relevant meteorological phenomena. This course introduces the conservation laws for primitive equations and classical concepts in fluid dynamics, which will allow students to gain physical insight into the fundamental nature of atmospheric motions. This course is suitable for students who require the foundation of fluid dynamics for advanced study in meteorology, oceanography, atmospheric and climate sciences.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply the basic concepts of fluid dynamics and key variables describing the structure and motion of atmosphere. 2. Formulate the primitive equations and perform their simplifications. 3. Define circulation and vorticity, and their relationship. 4. Describe dynamical structure of the ﬂow in the planetary boundary layer. 5. Describe the quasi-geostrophic theory to depict and explain the mid-latitude synoptic-scale motions. 6. Interpret the observed characteristics of large-scale atmospheric motions with fundamental principles.

6. Interpret the observed characteristics of large-scale atmospheric motions with fundamental principles.

ENVR 5330 - Environmental Geographical Information System (3 units)

This course will cover a broad spectrum of concepts and practices in Geographical Information System (GIS). It starts with the fundamental concepts and elements in geographic science and technology. Spatial data modeling and integration methods will then be discussed followed by various geospatial analysis approaches for both vector and raster data. Cartographic principles, spatial relationships, projection and coordinate systems will be discussed in-depth. During the course, students will be introduced to contemporary GIS software and apply GIS technology support local and regional environmental planning and management.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Manage spatial data, including images from satellites and field data. 2. Interpret spatial model data such as wind and temperature in Hong Kong. 3. Analyze situations to incorporate environmental considerations into socioeconomic development. 4. Formulate solutions to environmental problems by integrating and applying geospatial technologies. 5. Apply GIS theory to effective resource management, environmental policy formation and decision making.

5. Apply GIS theory to effective resource management, environmental policy formation and decision making.

Advanced seminar series presented by postgraduate students, faculty and guest speakers on selected topics in atmospheric environmental science or marine environmental science. This course is offered once a year. Graded P or F.

Atmospheric emissions of greenhouse gases, of which the largest component is carbon dioxide, are highly likely to be causing warming of the atmosphere and global climate change. To reduce those emissions, a variety of mitigation measures have been proposed. A measure that has emerged as favored by many jurisdictions is known as cap-and-trade. In this scheme, an overall limit is placed on atmospheric emissions of one or more greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide. Rights to emit portions thereof are assigned to numerous emitters, but these rights are then allowed to be traded among emitters, so that lower-cost emission reducers can abate total emissions with more economic efficiency than higher-cost ones. This course will cover the principles and practice of cap-and-trade and carbon emissions trading.

ENVR 6040I - Catastrophe Risk Management and Global Markets (3 units)

This course studies global catastrophe modeling and risk management with focus on China market from non-life insurance and reinsurance perspective. The current development on catastrophe modeling will be covered in-depth using examples from industry experience and applied research. Insurance portfolio management and global insurance regulation will be reviewed. Particular attention is also given to weather risk management with its application in energy supply industry.

ENVR 6770 - Professional Development in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of division-specific workshops. Graded PP, P or F.

This course is designed specifically for engineering students of the First Year of 4Y curriculum. This year-long course aims at providing an induction to the School of Engineering for the freshmen year. It will cover topics such as learning and time-management skills, purposes of university and engineering education, and planning for personal and professional development. Graded PP, P or F. For Year 1 Engineering students only.

ENGG 1100 - First Year Cornerstone Engineering Design Project Course (3 units)

This project course is designed specifically for first year engineering students. This course aims at providing engineering students experiential learning experience through exposing students to knowledge and skills from different SENG disciplines before making decision on their majors. Students in this course will be divided into design teams. Each team will use the acquired knowledge and skills to design and build an engineering artifact, e.g. an airship. In order to offer the course at scale, the technical components will be offered online and students would be engaged in experiential learning through working on team projects. For First year Engineering students only.

ENGG 1110 - Engineering Solutions to Grand Challenges of the 21st Century (3 units)

Common Core (S&T) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (S&T) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (S&T) for 4Y programs Common Core (SSC-S&T) for 4Y programs

Throughout human history, engineering has driven the advance of civilization. In the past century engineering has recorded its greatest accomplishments, but for all these accomplishments the century ahead poses formidable problems sustaining civilization advancement. This course will broaden and raise student's awareness of challenges faced by coming generations such as climate change, clean water and healthcare. Students will work in small groups in a collaborative learning environment to explore in details and in multiple dimensions the key issues around selected major challenges with experts in the areas. Suggested and proposed engineering solutions based on advances in science and technology will be explored and discussed. Students will be encouraged to develop and present their own innovative engineering approaches to address these major challenges.

ENGG 1130 - The Impact and Value of Technology Innovation (3 units)

The focus is the impact of the current technological evolution on the creation of value in the global economy, society in general, and personal lives. Students will study how science and technology developments have been transformed into innovative products and services. Case studies and examples will be drawn from well-known successes and failures of technology companies in Silicon Valley and Asia. Business issues such as marketing of disruptive innovations and ethics will be explored. Special emphasis will be given to intellectual property issues. Students will do extensive research to understand future as well as existing technology innovations.
From the course material, the students will find inspiration, greater clarity and personal sense of purpose. This will help them create choices for themselves and their lives in this world of accelerated technology development.

ENGG 1150 - Information Technology Revolution: Past, Present and Future (3 units)

This course introduces the basic concepts in information technology and explores the many applications of information technology in our daily life from consumer electronics to internet to various sectors including medicine, business, and social networking, etc. Key technology breakthroughs throughout the development of information technology and its impact to various aspect of our society will be studied. These include the invention of the 1st transistor, concept of computing machine, representation of information in digital formats, miniaturization via VLSI technology, electronic communications from emails, mobile phones, sms, to video skype, imaging technologies in medical field, internet and social networking, image and video technology and websites like youtube, etc. The focus is to identify the key technological advances in information technology and understand how these advances led to revolutionary changes in our life and society.

ENGG 1200 - Engineering Team Design Experience: Airship (3 units)

The Engineering Team Airship Competition allows students to explore various areas of engineering in order to design and build a remote controlled airship, culminating in the final competition before the end of the term. Students will use these specific project requirements as an opportunity to explore activities in which managers/engineers of various disciplines are involved. Specifically, they will build an airship that uses helium balloons for lift, has motors and propellers for propulsion and control, and is controlled remotely using an Android device. Students in this course will be divided into design teams with a common goal: construct an airship at the end of the term. Each team will then undergo half-a-term training on airship construction, mobile phone programming and hardware communication. Team members work together to obtain the skills needed to design their airship. Finally, the teams compile an airship and contest other teams in a competition.

This course is designed for non-freshman students in the School of Engineering to promote the awareness of the role of engineers and the impact of engineering in the society. As a continuation of ENGG 1010, students are required to attend a few seminars from a series of seminars offered by the school each year. The seminars cover areas including the ethical and environmental responsibilities as an engineer, the importance and the considerations of safety and health related issues in engineering designs and solutions, and in general the impact of engineering to the society. This course helps to provide the needed components for meeting the accreditation requirement and also helps to broaden the students' horizon in different engineering disciplines. For SENG students not in their first year of study only. Graded P or F. May be graded PP.

ENGG 2900D - Community Services Project: Underwater Robot Community Engagement Project (2 units)

This Project course gives HKUST undergraduate students the opportunity to work in teams from different schools, to serve identified community group (i.e. primary and secondary school students/South Asian youths etc.), to understand limitations on the served groups and to learn how to apply theoretical knowledge on the building of under-water robots. Throughout the project, HKUST undergraduate students will act as teachers by transferring their skills of under-water robot building to primary and secondary school students and/or South Asian youths. HKUST undergraduate students will also learn the skills of event management throughout the project. Students must obtain prior approval from course coordinator for enrolling in the course. May be repeated for credits, if different topics are taken. Graded P or F. May be graded PP.

ENGG 2900E - Community Services Project: Wofoo Grace Nursing Home (2 units)

This course aims to increase students' involvement in community services and provide them learning opportunities through the social services programs such as fund-raising events, greening the society and elderly services. Under the supervision of the School, students will gain experience from developing a plan, marketing through implementation of projects at a designated non-governmental organization (NGO). Students must obtain prior approval from course coordinator for enrolling in the course. May be repeated for credits, if different topics are taken. Graded P or F. May be graded PP.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Winter: 1; Spring: 1

Introductory course focusing on multidisciplinary design process (problem definition, life-cycle design, design specification, concept/design generation and evaluation, design for manufacturing and assembly), systems modelling and analysis, as well as human factors through user-centric industrial design. Instructor's consent is needed.

ENGG 2991B - Undergraduate Student-initiated Experiential Learning (1 unit)

This course shall encourage students to carry our projects of their own ideas under guidance of faculty supervisors to apply engineering knowledge they learnt and integrate other expertise. In the end of the term, students are required to submit reports/demonstrations in an open house to show what they have achieved. Project and budget proposal should be submitted to the School of Engineering for application approval. May be repeated for credits if different topics are taken. Graded PP, P or F. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

ENGG 2992B - Undergraduate Student-initiated Experiential Learning (2 units)

ENGG 2993B - Undergraduate Student-initiated Experiential Learning (3 units)

ENGG 3960A - Robotics Special Project: ABU Robocon 2018 (4 units)

The Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) is an Asian Oceanian College robot competition for young engineers. Student teams will design and manufacture the robots for tackling with different missions and challenges which is provided the organizer. Normally, a project report is required. Enrollment in the project course may require instructor's approval. May be graded PP.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Spring: 3; Summer: 1

ENGG 3960B - Robotics Special Project: MATE ROV Competition 2018 (4 units)

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition is an international competition for young engineers. Student teams will design and manufacture the underwater robots for tackling with different missions and challenges which is provided the organizer. Normally, a project report is required. Enrollment in the project course may require instructor's approval. May be graded PP.

ENGG 3960C - Robotics Special Project: The NXP Cup National University Students Intelligent Car Racing 2018 (4 units)

The NXP Cup National University Students Intelligent Car Racing is a national competition for young engineers. Student teams will design and manufacture the racing model car for tackling with different missions and challenges which is provided the organizer. Normally, a project report is required. Enrollment in the project course may require instructor's approval. May be graded PP.

ENGG 3960D - Engineering Special Project: RoboMasters Robot Contest (4 units)

RoboMasters Robot Contest is a robot competition platform created for young engineers. Participating teams will get out of the classroom and independently develop and manufacture robots for the shooting confrontation. The contest will provide them with an opportunity to obtain precious practical skills and use strategic thinking, combine theories with practice and create advanced smart robots through fierce competition. (http://www.robomasters.net/) Enrollment in the project course may require instructor's approval. May be graded PP.

ENGG 4901 - Integrated Final Year Project - First Major (3 units)

Student who enrolled in this course should have declared additional major and both majors are BEng majors. The project would be an integrated, tailor-made project which can fulfill both majors’ program intended learning outcomes. It should be conducted under the supervision of faculty members from both majors. This course would be assessed by criteria set by first major. Student should use this course to substitute FYP requirement for both majors. Student enrolled in this course must concurrently enroll in ENGG 4902. May be graded PP. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Fall: 2; Spring: 1

ENGG 4902 - Integrated Final Year Project - Second Major (3 units)

Student who enrolled in this course should have declared additional major and both majors are BEng majors. The project would be an integrated, tailor-made project which can fulfill both majors’ program intended learning outcomes. It should be conducted under the supervision of faculty members from both majors. This course would be assessed by criteria set by second major. Student should use this course to substitute FYP requirement for both majors. Student enrolled in this course must concurrently enroll in ENGG 4901. May be graded PP. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Fall: 1; Spring: 2

ENGG 4903 - Integrated Final Year Thesis - First Major (3 units)

Student who enrolled in this course should have declared additional major and both majors are BEng majors. The thesis would be an integrated, tailor-made thesis which can fulfill both majors’ program intended learning outcomes. It should be conducted under the supervision of faculty members from both majors. This course would be assessed by criteria set by first major. Student should use this course to substitute FYT requirement for both majors. Student enrolled in this course must concurrently enroll ENGG 4904. May be graded PP. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

ENGG 4904 - Integrated Final Year Thesis - Second Major (3 units)

Student who enrolled in this course should have declared additional major and both majors are BEng majors. The thesis would be an integrated, tailor-made thesis which can fulfill both majors’ program intended learning outcomes. It should be conducted under the supervision of faculty members from both majors. This course would be assessed by criteria set by second major. Student should use this course to substitute FYT requirement for both majors. Student enrolled in this course must concurrently enroll in ENGG 4903. May be graded PP. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

A group / individual special project supervised by one or a group of faculty members. Students are required to conduct a project on a specified topic related to Global Health. Team will set objectives at the beginning of the term. There will be several task-based assessments throughout the term to check their progress. At the end of term students need to show case their output in a form of roadshow and submit the final report to the teaching team. Students may repeat the course for credits for at most three times. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

ENGG 6000H - Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship Seminar (1 unit)

Series of prominent issues in the areas of technology leadership and entrepreneurship, presented by students, faculty and guest speakers for discussion. Graded P or F.

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in teaching skills, research ethics, communication skills, entrepreneurship, and other professional skills. This course consists of a number of workshops and seminars which are coordinated by the School. Graded PP, P or F.

ENEG 5200 - Nanoelectronic Materials for Energy Technologies (3 units)

Conventional and unconventional fabrication of nanostructures including electron beam lithography, nanoimprint, chemical synthesis, self-assembly, etc.; size dependent electronic and optoelectronic properties of nanomaterials; large-scale assembly and integration of nanomaterials for electronics; energy harvesting and storage devices using nanoelectronic materials.

EESM 5020 - Digital VLSI System Design and Design Automation (3 units)

Structured design styles, specification, synthesis and simulation using hardware descriptive language (HDL), structural chip design and system design, circuit design of system building blocks: arithmetic unit, memory systems, clocking and performance issues in system design, design-automation tools and their applications, introduction to testing.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize and explain the flow of designing complex digital system such as System-on-a-chip (SOC). 2. Identify the use of high-level hardware descriptive language in design digital system. 3. Recognize the design of the VLSI architecture for basic digital arithmetic building blocks. 4. Define the circuit and architecture design of different types of memory blocks. 5. Describe the techniques of designing low-power and high-performance digital circuits and systems. 6. Analyze, design, and debug simple digital systems. 7. Work in a team environment, and demonstrate effective project and time management through course design project.

7. Work in a team environment, and demonstrate effective project and time management through course design project.

Noise analysis, advanced op-amp design techniques, analog VLSI building blocks, multipliers, oscillators, mixers, phase-locked loops, A/D and D/A converters, passive filter design, frequency scaling, active filter design.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify, formulate, analyze, and design Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems (amplifiers, filters, ADCs, DACs, etc.) for various applications. 2. Design and simulate Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems to meet target specifications subject to practical constraints. 3. Use appropriate simulation tools (including HSPICE, Cadence, Matlab, Switcap, etc.) to help design and simulate Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems with clear identification of their limitations and optimization. 4. Communicate effectively design choices and considerations via oral presentations and written reports.

4. Communicate effectively design choices and considerations via oral presentations and written reports.

The course will cover power management circuits such as voltage references, linear voltage regulators, switched-inductor and switched-capacitor power converters; and power management systems for energy harvesting, RFID and bio-medical implants.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify, formulate, analyze and design power management integrated circuits and systems. 2. Use simulation tools to help design power management integrated circuits and systems. 3. Communicate effectively design choices and considerations via written reports.

3. Communicate effectively design choices and considerations via written reports.

EESM 5540 - Introduction to Telecommunication Networks (3 units)

Telecommunication network structures, telephony, SS7, PDH and SDH transmission systems, network control and signaling, IN and network services, optical and DWDM networks, from ATM to new IP.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the key components of the modern telecom network and describe their major underpinning technologies and working principles. 2. Effectively interpret scientific, engineering, and standard literatures related to the telecom industry. 3. Identify some of the major business sectors of the telecom industry and describe their operating characteristics.

3. Identify some of the major business sectors of the telecom industry and describe their operating characteristics.

Overview of cellular structure and frequency reuse; mobile radio propagation and path loss models; statistical nature of radio channels; coding and time or frequency diversity; spread spectrum CDMA techniques and 3G Systems; OFDM and Wireless LAN standards; fast frequency hopping technology and Bluetooth.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Calculate path loss and receive power based on large-scale radio propagation models. 2. Describe the cellular structure and determine the frequency reuse factor. 3. Describe different small-scale channel variation models, and determine their key parameters. 4. Describe different techniques to combat frequency flat fading. 5. Characterize key parameters for antennas for wireless communications. 6. Describe spread spectrum techniques and their applications in 3G systems, and calculate user capacity for CDMA systems. 7. Describe the basic principles of OFDM and its application in WLAN. 8. Describe basic MIMO techniques, including spatial multiplexing and spatial diversity. 9. Analyze technical papers on an advanced topic on wireless communications and write a report.

9. Analyze technical papers on an advanced topic on wireless communications and write a report.

Basic signal processing theory, image and video characteristics and processing, compression techniques, entropy coding, predictive coding, transform coding, vector quantization, subband coding, audio and speech processing, coding standards, real-time processing, watermarking, digital rights management.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify image and video characteristics. 2. Analyze and evaluate multimedia signal compression problems. 3. Integrate theoretical principles and practical implementations to solve multimedia signal compression problems.

3. Integrate theoretical principles and practical implementations to solve multimedia signal compression problems.

This course introduces the fundamentals of photonics, as well as provides a survey on the frontiers of optics and photonics technology.  Fundamental topics include: geometric and wave optics, fiber optics, semiconductor light sources, and electro-optics.  Selected special topics include: biophotonics, micro and nano optics, photonic integrated circuits and components, optical switching and RF photonics.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the fundamental concepts of photonics. 2. Strengthen problem-solving and communications skills. 3. Strengthen project management skills. 4. Identify current developments in photonics.

EESM 5670 - Advanced Computer and Networking Architectures (3 units)

Design and implementation of computer architectures; analysis and comparison of different architectures; fundamental concepts including pipelining, instruction-level parallelism, memory hierarchies, input/output architectures, and multiprocessing; modern issues including networking architecture, storage area networking, and VLSI scaling.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the design principles of various modern communication networks. 2. Describe the detailed protocol of IP and wireless cellular networks. 3. Explain why communication systems are designed in the way they are in the industry. 4. Summarize the basic architecture of routers and switches. 5. Identify the future trends of the communication and computer networking.

5. Identify the future trends of the communication and computer networking.

Computer-based interpretation of signals; temporal, frequency, and wavelet analysis; fractal analysis; object segmentation; data fusion; pattern recognition; density estimation; feature selection and extraction; clustering; dynamic time warping; hidden Markov models; examples from biomedical signal processing and speech recognition.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the components required to build modern pattern recognition systems and their function. 2. Compare and contrast different pattern recognition techniques. 3. Calculate explicitly the decision boundaries resulting from a number of pattern recognition techniques on simple 1D and 2D data sets. 4. Formulate a pattern classification problem, and use software packages and datasets to build pattern classifiers. 5. Empirically compare and explain the effects of changing the hyper parameters of a classifier on real data.

5. Empirically compare and explain the effects of changing the hyper parameters of a classifier on real data.

This course introduces basic concepts, tools and techniques for modeling, analysis, and design of modern control systems. The course starts from the use of differential equations and Laplace transforms to model continuous time systems. Then, basic tools needed for analyzing the behavior of dynamical systems will be presented. Finally, techniques for controlling their behavior will be introduced.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Model simple dynamical systems using differential equations. 2. Manipulate models of LTI systems in different forms, such as differential equations, transfer functions, and block diagrams, analytically and through the use of MATLAB. 3. Assess the impact of stability in a physical system and the use of feedback control to achieve stability. 4. Complete a real feedback control task from modeling, controller design, and simulation using MATLAB. 5. Identify robustness and performance issues in a control system and methods of addressing these issues.

5. Identify robustness and performance issues in a control system and methods of addressing these issues.

EESM 5900F - Current and Emerging Technologies in Telecommunications (3 units)

This course covers different emerging important topics related to telecommunications. Topics covered include 5G networks and massive MIMO systems, advanced radio resource management (RRM) for video streaming and networked control applications, cloud computing, smart grid networks, bit coin and security, inter-domain routing, content-centric networks, software defined networks (SDN) and congestion controls in data center networks, and others.

EESM 5900G - Stochastic Learning and Optimization - Behind Artificial Intelligence (3 units)

Theory of performance optimization has wide applications in many engineering and social fields and problems, including computer and communication networks, automation, transportation, manufacturing, robotics, logistics, financial systems, and social networks. Learning refers to the study and construction of algorithms that implement the optimization theory based on observation and available data. They provide the fundamental principles behind the great success of AlphaGo. In this course, we introduce the basic principles and results in stochastic learning and optimization of dynamic systems based on the Markov model; topics include Markov decision processes, states and policies, dynamic programming, Hamilton- Jacob-Bellman (HJB) optimality equations, reinforcement learning, search trees, learning and search algorithms, etc. other topics such as neural networks, policy gradient (perturbation analysis) will be briefly discussed. Examples such as AlphaGo will be given to enhance the understanding.

Selected topics in electronic and computer engineering studied under the supervision of a faculty member.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Examine a specific subject in electronic engineering. 2. Formulate one or multiple problems in the specific subject. 3. Integrate theoretical principles and practical skills to solve the defined problems. 4. Communicate the problems and solutions through scientific writings.

4. Communicate the problems and solutions through scientific writings.

Independent project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. This course may be run repeatedly for credit(s).

UROP 1100T - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1 (1 unit)

This is the first course of a three-course series under the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). The series enables a student to complete a faculty-led research project that can possibly span three terms. UROP 1100 is the first course of such a project series. For projects that span more than one term, successful completion of UROP 1100 is a pre-requisite for proceeding to UROP 2100 of the same project; successful completion of UROP 2100 is a pre-requisite for proceeding to UROP 3100. Approval by faculty supervisor(s) is required. Students are required to submit a written report upon completion of each course. May be repeated for credit under a different project. Graded P or F.

UROP 2100T - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 2 (1 unit)

This is the second course of the three-course series developed under the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). The series enables a student to complete a faculty-led research project that can possibly span three terms. Enrollment in UROP 2100 requires successful completion of UROP 1100 of the same project. UROP 2100 may be repeated for credit under a different project which has been successfully completed at the UROP 1100 level. Approval by faculty supervisor(s) is required. Students are required to submit a written report upon completion of the course. Students with approval by supervising faculty may continue in the project series. Graded P or F.

UROP 3100T - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 3 (1 unit)

This is the third course of the three-course series developed under the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). The series enables a student to complete a faculty-led research project that can possibly span three terms. Enrollment in UROP 3100 requires successful completion of UROP 2100 of the same project. UROP 3100 may be repeated for credit under a different project which has been successfully completed at the UROP 2100 level. Approval by faculty supervisor(s) is required. Students are required to submit a written report upon completion of the course. Graded P or F.

UROP 4100T - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 4 (1 unit)

This course is developed by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) and is intended for students who have completed the UROP 1100 - 3100 series under a faculty-led research project to expand their research experience into the fourth term. Enrollment in UROP 4100 requires successful completion of UROP 3100 of the same project. Approval by faculty supervisor(s) is required. Students are required to submit a written report upon completion of the course. Graded P or F.

EEMT 5100 - Principles and Techniques for Technical Management (2 units)

This course covers the basic principles and different techniques for technical management. Topics include project management, planning and control, staffing, organization, leadership and various techniques required to run a program effectively and efficiently.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop project management skills including planning and control.  2. Develop effective communication skills including how to hold effective meetings. 3. Develop people management skills including leadership, motivation techniques, conflict resolution techniques and persuasion.

3. Develop people management skills including leadership, motivation techniques, conflict resolution techniques and persuasion.

This course covers models and techniques for various planning and operational problems in logistics and transportation systems.  Topics include logistics operations, distribution planning, vehicle routing, crew scheduling, network design, traffic equilibrium, and fleet management.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Plan and schedule logistics operations in different modes. 2. Use mathematical models to optimize logistics operations. 3. Calculate and analyze traffic equilibrium. 4. Identify the challenges and opportunities in the logistics industry.

4. Identify the challenges and opportunities in the logistics industry.

This course covers different aspects of product development management.  Topics include innovation management, techniques for idea generation, QFD for incorporation of customers' needs in product design, and organizing and managing the development team.  Projects and business plans will be carried out in the course.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Examine a variety of product-development related activities. 2. Analyze key development processes and managerial tasks. 3. Describe the user-centered design process for products and services. 4. Protect product ideas and designs. 5. Explore methods for systematic innovation.

The course introduces the basic concepts and principles in global supply chain management, provides insights into issues involved in the design and planning of a supply chain, and equips students with fundamental skills for analyzing and managing supply chains. The topics to be covered in the course include supply chain uncertainty and risk management, information distortion, supply chain
coordination and integration, logistics networks and outsourcing strategy.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply conceptual frameworks to identify the key supply chain issues in a global firm. 2. Use inventory control and techniques to efficiently manage inventory and reduce inventory-related costs. 3. Analyze uncertainty and risk faced with a real supply chain firm and know how to reduce uncertainty and manage risk. 4. Design supply chain contracts to align the interests of each party of the supply chain and improve the performance of the entire supply chain. 5. Identify the key issues which lead to effective partnering relationships and develop the outsourcing strategies for a firm. 6. Evaluate the effectiveness of supply chain management for a firm and propose solutions for improvement. 

6. Evaluate the effectiveness of supply chain management for a firm and propose solutions for improvement. 

An Independent study carried under the supervision of a faculty member.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identity a research or industrial problem related to engineering management. 2. Apply the knowledge learned through the program to analyze and solve the identified problem. 3. Apply project management skills to finish a project independently.  4. Demonstrate effective communication skills with the supervisor and scientific writing skills in the thesis.

4. Demonstrate effective communication skills with the supervisor and scientific writing skills in the thesis.

This course explores the way key business and managerial practices play out in an Asian context. It provides a big picture overview of the business framework in Asia along with a focus on both challenges and opportunities. To be a successful business leader, students must possess not only the technical skills and knowledge but be able to deal with regional and international business issues independently. In studying key business, political, economic, social, financial and cultural characteristics of some Asian countries, students will recognize regional differences and be able to realize opportunities by adopting relevant business strategies. Through experiential exercises, case studies, and presentations students are expected to apply their business knowledge to tackle the problems with a critical eye. For WBB students or students with instructors' approval only

This is a companion course to WBBA 2010. The fundamental aim is to provide a platform for students to maintain a dialogue with the leading business leaders. Seminars and talks will be arranged to facilitate this interaction between them and provide an opportunity for students to learn from their professional experience and obtain first-hand information in the market. Class presentations will also be arranged to facilitate this intellectual dialogue. It intends to cover topical issues in marketing, management, accounting, information systems, economics, finance etc. In essence, students are expected to evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses in doing business in different parts of Asia by using a cross-disciplinary approach. For WBB students or students with instructors' approval only

For WBB students only. This course is designed to provide final year WBB students with an opportunity to pursue business studies above and beyond the normal course offerings of HKUST Business School. Students will work on a challenging individual or team capstone project which allows them to 1) conduct empirical research, and 2) synthesize skills and knowledge learned from the program.

This course introduces students to the full scope of the issues related to the sustainability of humanity on a planet with limited natural and social capacities. The principal contributions of science, engineering, business management, the social sciences and humanities to understanding and resolving these issues will be reviewed, providing students with a gateway to further studies in sustainability.

Common Core (SA special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (SA) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 4Y programs

ECON 2113, ECON 2913 (prior to 2013-14), ECON 3113, ECON 3133, SOSC 1440, a passing grade in HKAL Economics, Level 3 or above in HKDSE Economics

Theory of firm in a free enterprise system; theory of consumer demand; market structures and resource allocation; efficiency of competitive markets; selected topics on government regulation. Students with non-local qualifications should seek department’s or school’s approval for enrollment in the course.

Theory of national income determination and business fluctuation; monetary and fiscal policies; selected topics in macroeconomic policies and open economy macroeconomics. Students with non-local qualifications should seek department’s or school’s approval for enrollment in the course.

Demand estimation, business and economic forecasting; production, innovation and cost; market structure, strategic behavior and pricing; decision making under uncertainty; government regulation of business activities; case studies.

This course begins with a critical review of the standard models studied in introductory macroeconomics courses, highlighting their limitations and applicability.  In the process, we emphasize the role of expectations and the intertemporal decisions faced by governments, consumers and firms.  Building on this foundation, we analyze a host of international macroeconomic and financial issues, including monetary and fiscal policies, exchange rate determination, financial crises, currency risks and their implications for corporate decision-making.

The course presents a detailed study of basic topics in microeconomics with a special emphasis on using a rigorous analytical and mathematical approach.  The topics include demand theory, uncertainty, asymmetric information, general equilibrium, welfare economics, externality, and public good.  Multivariate calculus will be extensively used.  Exclusively for students of the BSc programs in Economics & Finance and in Mathematics & Economics.

This course will concentrate on introducing the basics terms of macroeconomics, business cycle analysis, money and inflation, current accounts, and exchange rates.  Exclusively for students of the BSc in Economics and Finance program.

Topics on the use of statistical regression techniques in modeling and estimating economic and business relationships. Both theoretical and applied aspects are addressed.

ECON 4114 - Industrial Organization and Competitive Strategy (4 units)

Market structures and their implications for industry performance and strategic decision-making by firms; entry deterrence, advertising, R&D investments; horizontal and vertical integration, strategic alliances, joint ventures and multi-market interaction.

This course puts statistical theory and econometric method into practice by working with data and cases. Students are required to write their own program with R for summary statistics, data visualization, estimation, and hypothesis testing. The students are also trained to produce table and write report for empirical study. The main objective is to help students develop skills in working with data to support a better business decision or analysis.

ECON 4304 - Time Series Econometrics and Business Forecasting (4 units)

The use of time series data for business forecasting is examined using the methods of regression analysis, exponential and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) techniques.

Theories of money supply and demand; role of money in business fluctuations, inflation, and growth; banking, financial intermediation, and money supply; targets and instruments of monetary policy; rules versus discretion.

ECON 4384 - Globalization: Trade, Investment and Exchange Rate (4 units)

(ECON 2103 OR ECON 2113 OR ECON 2913 (prior to 2013-14) OR ECON 3113) AND (ECON 2123 OR ECON 3123)

ECON 4354 (prior to 2013-14), ECON 4364, ECON 4374, ECON 399H, SOSC 200D, SOSC 200E

Why globalization? Is it good or bad? This course provides students with economic frameworks to analyze and understand globalization. Topics include international trade, foreign direct investment, multinationals, exchange rates, regional trade agreements, WTO, IMF and the World Bank. There are regional case studies on Asian economies, with focus on China and Hong Kong.

One of ECON 2103, ECON 2113, ECON 2913 (prior to 2013-14) or ECON 3113, and ECON 2123 or ECON 3123

Hong Kong's post-war economic performance and prospects for further growth and development; analyses of key sectors; income and wealth distributions; Hong Kong, South China, and strategies for economic upgrading.

This course is to ensure that students will acquire research and communication skills through producing a research-based term paper. The paper may be one that has been written for ECON 4959, or any other 4000-level or above Economics course that has a term paper requirement. The paper should embody the equivalence of a minimum of two credits of workload if it is written for ECON 4959. A standard at grade C or above must be obtained for the paper. For Economics students only. Graded P or F.

Faculty directed independent study. May be repeated for credits if different topics are taken.

This course provides students with basic mathematical tools frequently used in economic analysis. Topics covered include linear algebra, multivariate calculus, and unconstrained and constrained optimization. Teaching will be conducted through large number of economic applications. The main objective of the course is to prepare students for higher-level required and elective economics courses. Students must seek approval from the Department for registration.

Demand analysis and estimation; cost analysis; market structure, strategic behavior and interaction; pricing decisions: asymmetric information; special topics in managerial economics; case studies. This is a core course for MBA.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply demand and supply analysis in predicting market price and related dynamics in competitive markets. 2. Analyze key trade-offs in pricing, and compare different pricing strategies according to industry or market conditions. 3. Predict competitors' actions and reactions using basic game theoretic methods, and in the context of oligopoly market, analyze the direct effect and the strategic effect of various business decisions. 4. Explain the impacts of asymmetric information on market efficiency. 5. Communicate microeconomic analysis in business decisions to multiple stakeholder groups. 6. Work effectively within a team environment for solving both technical and non-technical problems.

6. Work effectively within a team environment for solving both technical and non-technical problems.

This course provides an understanding of macroeconomic accounts, develops an ability to anticipate changes in the macroeconomic environment and economic policy, and introduces tools to evaluate the impact of these changes on the business environment.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe determinants of growth, business cycles, fiscal and monetary policy, exchange rate issue, financial crises, current account sustainability and capital flows.

1. Describe determinants of growth, business cycles, fiscal and monetary policy, exchange rate issue, financial crises, current account sustainability and capital flows.

This course uses economic analysis and case studies to examine the design of organizations, and the relationship between organizational structure and corporate strategy.  The first half of the course focuses on relationships within the firm, topics includes agency problems, incentive pay, internal labor policies, conflict and cooperation among divisions, and transfer pricing.  The second half of the course focuses on the boundaries and market relationships of the firm, topics include horizontal mergers and conglomerate diversification, internal capital market, vertical integration, and other vertical relationships such as franchising and strategic contracts.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Examine the design of organizations, and the relationship between organizational structure and corporate strategy using economic analysis.

1. Examine the design of organizations, and the relationship between organizational structure and corporate strategy using economic analysis.

This course demonstrates how game theory can be utilized for decision making. It helps students to know how other players form their strategies and to identify one's own best strategy; use game theories to analyze entry or exit from businesses, change the perceptions of competitors, the extent of product differentiation and proliferation that is implied by competition; and formulate strategies to alleviate price competition among firms.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain how other players form their strategies and expectations in order to identify one's own best response strategy. 2. Model social interactions as strategic games, use game theoretic concepts to predict behavior in these interactions and conceive of ways in which altering the game affects social outcomes. 3. Explain how managers can utilize insights of game theory to address important decisions confronting the firm. 4. Construct game theoretic reasoning to analyze issues related to entry into new markets or exit from established businesses, changing the perceptions of competitors, the extent of product differentiation and proliferation that is implied by competition, and strategies aimed at alleviating price competition among firms.

4. Construct game theoretic reasoning to analyze issues related to entry into new markets or exit from established businesses, changing the perceptions of competitors, the extent of product differentiation and proliferation that is implied by competition, and strategies aimed at alleviating price competition among firms.

This course covers the basic theory of short run macroeconomics, as it has developed since Keynes. The basic framework will be the "IS-LM" equilibrium method, in which we analyze the major markets which affect the macroeconomy - labor, output, money and foreign exchange markets by studying positions of general equilibrium in them. This framework will be used to analyze fiscal and monetary policies.  This is a core course for MBA.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the framework, style and tools of macroeconomics. 2. Apply the concepts and framework developed to current global macroeconomic issues. 3. Enhance research report writing and presentation skills.

Introduction to general equilibrium theory and welfare economics, economics of information and uncertainty, game theory, theory of contract and organization, topics in modern microeconomics.

Theories of consumption, investment, money, and asset prices; inflation; unemployment; economic growth; the "twin" deficits; fiscal and monetary policies.

Ordinary least squares, multiple regression and maximum likelihood estimation; variable selection and model specification; multicollinearity;  heteroscedasticity and serial correlation;  errors in variables; Endogeneity and instrumental variable regression; panel data model; generalized method of moment.

This course covers theories and applications of information and organizational approaches. Specifically, it covers the four main topics in information economics and organization theory: signalling, mechanism design, complete contract, and incomplete contract. Students are required to understand various concepts intuitively and to be able to deal with simple applications.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain standard concepts in information economics. 2. Present several classical papers on information economics. 3. Apply the standard theory and approach to mechanism design. 4. Describe the standard theory on agency problems.

This course provides an introduction to the most fundamental aspects of modern portfolio theory, including passive portfolio management and active portfolio management. Topics include how to trade on financial exchanges, evaluate risk-return characteristics for investment projects and construct "optimal" portfolios, classic topics in asset pricing such as CAPM and arbitrage, and key methods in equity valuation. For MSc(ECON) students only.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain how investors trade off risk and return using the concept of utility maximization. 2. Allocate money across different asset classes in a scientific manner. 3. Price financial securities on the basis of fundamental financial principles. 4. Identify basic principles of equity research and valuation models. 5. Determine whether a portfolio manager is doing a good job. 6. Perform passive and active portfolio analysis using Microsoft Office Excel.

6. Perform passive and active portfolio analysis using Microsoft Office Excel.

This course studies the basic theories of money and their applications to monetary issues. It also examines a class of phenomena related to banking, credits and liquidity from monetary perspective.

This course puts econometrics theories and models into practice. Students are required to write their own program with R, and do a term project. Topics included linear regression, panel data analysis and time series analysis regarding estimation, hypothesis testing and statistical interference.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply econometric theories and models in analyzing economic issues in real world with solid support by data, including: identification of research questions, looking for suitable datasources, establishing solid research methodology according to research questions and data availability. 2. Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of the R platform, including familiarizing R working environment, performing data management with R, using graphic functions for presentation, and writing R scripts for specific research projects. 3. Enhance report writing and presentation skills.

This course presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of labor markets, utilizing primarily the tools developed in microeconomics and econometrics. We will investigate how wages are determined in various labor markets and study the effects of private and public policies on wages and unemployment. Issues about human capital and labor market discrimination will be studied. We will also examine how employers can design compensation packages, incentive contracts, and performance evaluations for their employees.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify economic critical thinking. 2. Utilize labor economics to explain pertinent economic and social phenomena. 3. Carry out independently applied research in economic and social problems of the labor market. 4. Apply economic theory to practical human resources situations and make sound economic decisions. 5. Recognize cultural diversity on labor issues. 6. Formulate informed ethical thinking based on rigorous economic and social analyses. 7. Communicate effectively. 8. Be a lifelong user of economic analysis.

This course provides a systematic introduction to the financial markets, U.S. and Eurodollar.  Students will analyze the major financial markets in the context of the macroeconomy.  For each market, the instruments traded; its risks, liquidity and return offered; its uses; and how the market for it is made by money market brokers, dealers and investors will be discussed.  Important innovations in the use of derivatives securities will be introduced.

ECON 5410 - Value Investing from an Economic Perspective (2 units)

This course will introduce the precepts of value investing.  It will focus on the equity market, and begin with the classic Graham and Dodd investing criteria.  This includes stock search; valuation; and design of optimal portfolio.  Innovations to the classic criteria as well as use of derivates in the portfolio will be introduced.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the philosophy, style and tools of value investing. 2. Apply concepts in Accounting, Microeconomics and Corporate Finance to analyze companies and their stocks. 3. Write a research report.

The course investigates how economics grow, the meaning of "development", and the barriers individuals and countries face in achieving development. Topics include the poverty trap; how population growth affects economic growth; the rationale for government intervention in peoples' fertility choices; rural-to-urban migration and its socioeconomic implications; how credit market frictions affect economic activity and whether they can lead to poverty traps; how microcredit works and whether it helps to alleviate poverty; and the role of the state in economic development.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. State and explain the theoretical and empirically observed relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction. 2. Analyze the theoretical mechanisms through which poverty might become a "trap". 3. Describe theoretical assumptions under which population growth might affect economic growth, provide economic explanations for fertility choices, describe the empirically observed relationship between economic growth and population growth and interpret it. 4. Describe credit market imperfections and analyze how market imperfections may impede growth, and in particular lead to a poverty trap. 5. Analyze the mechanisms that cause microcredit programmes to have high repayment rates, and provide possible explanations why they do not appear to lead to poverty reduction. 6. Explain the role of incentives in determining how public servants operate. 7. Distinguish between correlation and causality, and analyze the merits and demerits of different empirical methods. 8. State a research question clearly, provide well-reasoned arguments for and against various mechanisms driving an observed phenomenon. 9. Critically evaluate an empirical research paper and interpret its results.

9. Critically evaluate an empirical research paper and interpret its results.

ECON 5560 - Advanced International Trade and Investment (4 units)

This is an advanced course on the economics of international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). In this course, students learn to analyze the causes and consequences of international trade and foreign direct investment. Topics include the sources of gains from trade, the determinants of trade pattern, offshoring, multinational production, geography & trade, and implications of trade policies.

ECON 6100X - Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy (2 units)

This course provides basic analytical tools for antitrust economics and introduces students to applications of economic theory to understand competition policies. Topics include (i) cartels and other collusive behavior among competitors and leniency programs, (ii) monopoly and dominant firm conduct, (iii) vertical restraints of trade between suppliers and customers such as resale price maintenance, tying arrangements, and exclusive dealing contracts, and (iv) horizontal and vertical mergers.

Energy Economics and Global Implications is a macro overview course is designed to help students and future managers understand the role of energy in global economy.  This course will also help managers understand the interconnections with other industries and geopolitics.  Students will learn techniques and strategies that managers use to mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunities.

Networks appear across modern life. Networks can influence the jobs people get, the products they buy, how they vote, and even who they end up dating. Networks are intimately related to the internet and internet commerce, ranging from how web pages are linked, to who follows who on instagram, to how viral marketers attempt to spread information about a product. Given how pervasive social and economic networks are to our lives it is important to understand which kind of networks are likely to appear (network formation) and how networks might influence behaviour (networks games). 
This course will begin with an overview of how networks impact economic behaviour and then examine the empirical properties of networks that we see in the world. After that we move to discussing models of networks formation. Finally we will study how networks impact behaviour like the spread of disease, how individuals in society learn from one another, why some products succeed while others fail, etc.

The course will analyze the main tools and models in modern Industrial Organization. Topics to be covered include the mathematics of supermodularity, mechanism design and auction theory, static models of oligopoly, dynamic models of oligopoly, dynamic models of entry and exit, imperfect competition and nonlinear prices.

This course provides an introduction to the key issues and analytic techniques used in international macroeconomics. The course investigates a set of standard modern dynamic intertemporal models of the economy, in an international setting. The models have microeconomic foundations and provide a basis for understanding international macroeconomics questions.  The objective of this course is to familiarize graduate  students with theories of international macroeconomics and related research questions. The course will focus on determination of the current account and exchange rate, business cycle comovement, and monetary policy in open economies.

An independent project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member.

This course introduces the concepts and theories in analyzing the pattern of social and economic inequalities in the distribution of resources/rewards/opportunities which are scarce but widely desired, and the process of status attainment or social mobility.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Illustrate major concepts and analytical perspectives sociologists employ to study social inequality and stratification. 2. Recognize the major empirical findings on social inequality and mobility in mainland China and Hong Kong. 3. Apply the knowledge to analyze new issues related to social inequality in both mainland China and Hong Kong.

3. Apply the knowledge to analyze new issues related to social inequality in both mainland China and Hong Kong.

SSMA 5060 - Political Changes and Political Participation (3 units)

This course introduces to students basic theories about political changes, such as democratization and reform, or their absence.  It also discusses the dynamics of such political changes by examining the interactions among different social forces and political actors, including citizens.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the theories on social changes, including reform. 2. Analyze the dynamics of social and political changes in different political systems. 3. Identify the problems faced by authoritarian regimes, like China, in managing social changes.

3. Identify the problems faced by authoritarian regimes, like China, in managing social changes.

This course provides students with hands-on training on how to use statistical software to analyze non-experimental quantitative data from the real world, to draw sensible conclusions, to convey results, and write a research report.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain theoretical foundations of modern regression analysis. 2. Conduct applied regression analysis using statistical software. 3. Write academic research paper with a quantitative orientation. 4. Develop a broader scope for regression analysis in light of further study.

4. Develop a broader scope for regression analysis in light of further study.

This course aims to explore the interrelationship between population changes/ migration and economic development in the era of globalization. Special attention is given to labor migration in China and international migration in China/HKSAR.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Conduct simple demographic analyses, such as population forecast, as well as tempo and international comparison of levels of fertility or mortality. 2. Apply models and theories of migration to labor migration in and from developing countries, as well as transnational human capital transfer. 3. Conduct PowerPoint presentation of research of social science topics.

3. Conduct PowerPoint presentation of research of social science topics.

This is a comparative politics course targeting toward advanced postgraduate students. With its long history, comparative politics has covered many different topics. The course will focus on important substantive questions to understand political phenomena around the world. The course consists of five broad and complex topics related to politics: i) basic logic and methodologies in comparative politics; ii) state formation and regime types; iii) election and government system; iv) policy-related issues including economic development and redistribution; and v) challenges in comparative political economy including poverty, foreign aid, natural resources, civil war and political connection/corruption.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply key theories and concepts in comparative politics. 2. Write critical evaluation reports of research papers in comparative politics. 3. Apply adequate scientific methodologies to individual’s research. 4. Design and develop an analytic research paper.

TEMG 1010 - Technology and Management Professional Activities (0 units)

A compulsory course for students enrolling in the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management throughout their four years of study.  This course is designed to provide academic advising to students, to enhance their personal and professional skills, to improve their understanding of latest business and technology development and to improve their communication skills.  Activities involve discussion sessions with advisors, executive forums, and mentoring program. Graded P or F.

This course consists of two parts. The first part uses short Harvard Business or in the news for case analysis to develop students' problem-solving skills with an emphasis on basic frameworks and tools, including how to structure solutions in written and oral format. The second part focuses on improving problematic product design concepts by use of Design Thinking methodology to sharpen understanding of customer's hidden pains and needs for higher value propositions. Cases may be taken from published business cases or past student projects, and all cases involve business strategies and technologies. Instructor's approval is required.

TEMG 4950A - Special Project: “Improving Patient Journey using Design Thinking”- sponsored by Fuji-Xerox (4 units)

The purpose of this course is to provide innovative solutions for local hospitals to improve customer’s experience while undergoing health check-up service and increase the number of people who sign-up for regular health check-up. For situation analysis, students will study one of the local hospitals, Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital radiology department to empathize with patience experience while undergoing health checkup service, and the supporting administrative functions. To solve this real-world challenge, students will learn about Design Thinking, Business Process Modeling and recent technology advancements in Mobile, Internet of Things and Digital Marketing. Students will work in multi-disciplinary teams and pick a different point-of-view on the problem. Enrollment in the project course requires approval of the course instructor.

This general-education course introduces the basics of electronic and information technology and their applications to daily-life consumer electronics and communication devices. Contents include the representation of signals in the time and frequency domains; digitization of information; coding for data compression and error protection; transmission of signals; cellular mobile phones and wireless communications; and the Internet. It is expected that through studying these technologies and how they address the problems encountered in the information technology area, students will also grasp the skills in solving problems with engineering approach and spirit and appreciate how these technologies impact the society

The course focuses on both the high level design concepts for creative multimedia marketing, as well as equipping the students with the necessary tools to manipulate digital media. The course covers theories such as strategy formulation, company branding, human perceptions, as well as fundamental implementation skills such as audio data processing, special image effects, and video handling techniques.

This course is designed to educate students with little or no technical background and experience to have a general understanding and a fun learning experience of the charismatic subject of robots. Our society is on the verge of a new era of technology convergence: robotic devices are envisioned to become a nearly ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives, also fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence technologies. New technologies such as wireless communication, voice and visual understanding, and machine learning will make robots become behaviour-based, cognitive and biologically inspired humanoids. Fundamental social, economic, and technological issues of a human-machine society will be identified and disscussed in interactive sessions. This learning process transcends the conventional boundaries between technology and other disciplines, and it is facilitated with a series of demonstrative sessions which present students with opportunities to observe, evaluate, examine, and interact with a variety of autonomous robots and humanoids. Guided by internal and external experts, students will also focus on a specific social, business or technology issue, identifying and exploring potential solutions with robotic and automation technology that could potentially impact the quality of our life. In this exploration process, students are encouraged to apply their personal background and interest to conceive and experiment with the aid of robot kits. The course will cultivate students with enriched perspectives of a future society.

The course introduces the fundamental knowledge on the design, implementation and evaluation of a robot and its sub-systems. It covers the basic principles of analog and digital circuits as well as robot sensing and control mechanisms.  Students have to apply the knowledge and principles learned to design and build a functional robot by the end of the course. Students who have completed ELEC 2200, ELEC 2400, ELEC 2410, or ELEC 2420,  must obtain instructor's approval to take this course.

ELEC 1200 - A System View of Communications: from Signals to Packets (4 units)

(COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022P OR COMP 1022Q) AND (MATH 1003 OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1024)

Have you ever wondered what technologies go into your mobile phone or a WiFi hotspot?  Through hands on work with a simple but fully functional wireless communication system, you will understand the basic engineering tools used and tradeoffs encountered in the design of these systems.  This course is centered on weekly laboratories, each designed to introduce an important concept in the design of these systems.  The lab sessions are supported by two one-hour lectures and a tutorial that introduce the concepts for the next laboratory, as well as reviewing and expanding the concepts learned in the previous laboratory.

A practical training course in an industrial simulated environment. For students of the Computer Engineering program only. Graded P or F.

A practical training course in an industrial simulated environment. For Electronic Engineering students only. Graded P or F.

ELEC 1991 - Industrial Experience (Electronic Engineering) (0 units)

Full-time internship training for a period of at least six weeks in an organization or company recognized by the Department for providing qualified internship training relevant to the electronic and computer engineering profession. Students must also complete the USTSEEB Safety Training module. Cantonese or other working languages may be used in off-campus trainings and internships, in some situations. For students in the BEng in Electronic Engineering program under the four-year degree only. Internship coordinator's approval is required for enrollment in the course. Graded P, PP or F.

ELEC 1200 AND (MATH 2011 OR MATH 2023 OR MATH 2111 OR MATH 2350 OR MATH 2351 OR MATH 2352)

This is an introductory course for signal and system analysis. The course covers signal analysis tools including continuous- and discrete-time Fourier series and Fourier transform, and Laplace Transform; interactions between signals and linear time invariant (LTI) systems, and differential and difference equations as LTI systems, sampling theorem; and application examples in communication and control systems. MATLAB introduced as an integral part of this course.

Design of combinatorial and sequential logic circuits; introduction to logic families (TTL and CMOS); programmable logic devices; special digital systems. Laboratory assignments make extensive use of computer-aided design (CAD) tools for design, simulation and testing.

This is an introductory course to computer organization. The topics covered include instruction-set-design, digital design and computer arithmetic, controller and datapath design, memory systems, input-output systems, interrupts, pipelining, performance analysis, assembly language programming, and survey of advanced architectures.

ELEC 1100 AND (MATH 1003 OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1024)

Fundamental electronic concepts for DC and AC circuits, KVL and KCL, Thevenin and Norton Theroems, linearity and superposition, nodal and mesh analyses, sinusoidal steady state and phasor, transient analysis, transfer functions and Bode plots, op-amps, diodes, MOS transistors and related circuits.

ELEC 2500 - Introduction to Smart Electric Power Systems (3 units)

This is an introductory course for electric power systems and smart grid. The course includes the following topics: power concepts for ac systems, generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power, system aspects of synchronous machines, transmission lines, transformers, and motors. Power flow and contingency states. Smart grid concepts, role of information technology in smart grid applications, smart metering, smart buildings and homes.

ELEC 2600 - Probability and Random Processes in Engineering (4 units)

A passing grade in AL Pure Mathematics OR MATH 1003 OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1024

An introduction to statistical inference and random processes in electrical engineering, including the necessary probabilistic background. Random variables, distribution and density functions, characteristic functions, conditional statistics, expectation, moments, stochastic processes.

A compulsory, one year course for Electronic Engineering and EE (Information and Communication Engineering) students only. This course is designed to provide academic advising to students and/or to develop students' communication skills in interacting with the technical and non-technical audiences in their professional careers. Graded P or F.

The course provides a comprehensive overview of signal processing and communications using quantitative modeling and analysis. Topics include: 7 layer communications model, discrete Fourier transform and z-transform, IIR and FIR filter design techniques and realizations, complexity and implementation considerations of FFT and FIR/IIR, source coding, digital modulation, PSD and spectrum, effects of noise to communication system designs, detection theory, matched filter, signal space and error analysis, channel models and channel coding. Application examples are provided to illustrate on how practical communication systems are designed using these quantitative tools. Design projects are set up so that the students can apply theory learnt in the class to physical problems. MATLAB CAD tools are being used as an integral part of this course.

This course introduces basic concepts, tools and techniques for modeling, analysis, and control of dynamical systems. The course starts from the use of differential equations to model continuous time systems. Examples from a variety of Electronic and Computer Engineering disciplines will be given to illustrate the modeling process. Then, basic tools needed for analyzing the behavior of dynamical systems will be presented. Finally, techniques for controlling their behavior will be introduced. Throughout the course, laboratory experiments demonstrating the use of these analysis/design tools will be included.

This course is designed to teach techniques on how to integrate machine-level software and hardware in ARM-core microcontroller based systems. It makes use of industry-standard techniques and technologies, from which students can interface, design and program microcontroller systems. The task of the course will be to complete five laboratory experiments which address different aspects of hardware/software interfacing, and one large microprocessor/microcontroller based project which should result in the design and implementation of a small working embedded system.

ELEC 3400 - Introduction to Integrated Circuits and Systems (4 units)

This course presents an overview, applications, fundamentals and design flow of the state-of-the-art integrated circuits (IC) and systems. Course contents include fabrication process; diodes, bipolar transistors and MOS transistors and modes of operations; and fundamental of analog, digital and mixed-signal IC design.

ELEC 3600 - Electromagnetics: From Wireless to Photonic Applications (4 units)

This area course introduces applied electromagnetics from fundamentals to applications. Topics include: Gauss', Faraday's and Ampere's laws; electrostatics and magnetostatics; Maxwell's equations; electromagnetic plane wave propagation; transmission lines; radiation and antenna fundamentals; light wave fundamentals. Students will also acquire hands-on experience to electromagnetics through laboratory sessions.

This course covers the basic theories and applications of language-based and interactive intelligent system using deep learning. Topics include distributional semantics with word embeddings, text classification, emotion recognition, sentiment analysis from text and speech, and language modeling, with neural networks and back-propagation, convolutional neural networks, and recurrent neural networks. We will also cover multi-linguality and multi-modality, end-to-end chatbots, and task-oriented dialogue systems. Students will learn about various natural language processing (NLP) tasks related to building interactive intelligent systems, how to design and build a deep learning model using PyTorch and Python, and the basics of software engineering. At the end of the course, students will work alone or in pairs to implement a deep learning model for various NLP research tasks, and describe their methods and results in a conference paper format. Successful groups will be able to submit their papers to an international conference.

ELEC 4010J - Introduction to Neural Engineering and Bio-robotics (3 units)

This is an introductory course for neural engineering and bio-robotics. The course introduces the fundamental principles on the neuroscience, the technologies and implementations of neural engineering, as well as the design of the neuromorphic and brain-based robots. The topics include cellular mechanisms, neuroanatomy, sensation and perception, object recognition and action control, neural coding theory, neural network models, plasticity and learning, neural interface and rehabilitation, neuromorphic robots and brain-based robots.

This course provides an overview of the techniques that enable robots to interact with the world, that is, robotic manipulation and locomotion. Fundamental theories and models regarding the two important problems will be introduced. The practice of robotic manipulation and mobility will be investigated through real robot systems including industrial robot arms and multifingered grippers. Hands-on experience with some of the topics in the class will also be provided through term projects and assignments. No formal prerequisites needed, but knowledge in control (for example, ELEC 3200 or MECH 3610) can help.

(COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022P OR COMP 1022Q) AND (ELEC 2100 OR ELEC 2400 OR ELEC 2600)

Overview of computer networks: network architecture and switching techniques. Introduction to the Internet, network programming, and layer architecture. Application layer: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and CDN. Transport layer: TCP and UDP. Network layer: IP routing, NAT, and DHCP. Data link layer and local area networks: MAC protocols, Ethernet, and hubs/bridges/switches.

In this course, students will learn the important concepts and modern design practices of embedded computing systems. They will see how a complex embedded system can be systematically developed as a union of software and hardware. The course will cover several fundamental topics, such as design targets, hardware/software co-design methodology, common design techniques, processors, architectures, and physical implementations. It will also cover several advanced topics, such as behavioral modeling, low-power techniques, and systems-on-chip.

ELEC 4420 - Analogue Integrated Circuits Design and Analysis (4 units)

Multiple-stage operational amplifiers, frequency response, feedback analysis, stability and compensation, Slew rate, advanced amplifier design techniques, analog VLSI building blocks.

Power computation, diodes and rectifier circuits, power factor correctors, switch mode power converters, magnetic components, switch capacitor power converters, linear regulators, and integrated circuit techniques for controller design.

This is an introductory course for semiconductor materials and devices. The course content includes the following topics: the growth and properties of semiconductor crystals; the theory of the electronic structures of atoms and solids; the energy band and conduction mechanisms in semiconductors; the physics of junction diodes; excess carriers; bipolar junction transistors (BJT); metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET).

For UG students only. The course is intended to provide students with fundamental knowledge in device and integrated circuits (IC's) fabrication. The class covers the modules of device fabrication (including clean room concept, cleaning procedures, diffusion, lithography, wet processing, dry etching, chemical vapor deposition, sputtering) and process integration to form IC's. The lab section will bring the students with hands-on experience in IC fabrication facilities in Nanoelectronics Fabrication Facility of HKUST.

ELEC 4530 - Fundamentals of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy (3 units)

Introduction of solar and other renewable energy generation. Silicon and other semiconductor solar cells. Physics and circuit modeling. Energy storage and distribution.

An introductory course in optics covering fundamentals of geometrical and physical optics. Topics include: review of geometrical optics, first order optical system and analysis, aberration, aperture and field stops; Basic wave theory, diffraction, interference, polarization, dispersion; fundamentals of optical instrumentation.

Each undergraduate student enrolled in Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering is required to complete a final year project before graduation. The student is expected to submit a project progress report by the end of the first term of the project, complete a final project report, and give both oral and poster project presentations at the end. The project is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. For students in the BEng in Computer Engineering and BEng in Electronic Engineering programs under the four-year degree only.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Fall: 3; Spring: 3

Each Computer Engineering student is required to complete a final year project before graduation. The project is conducted under the supervision of faculty members from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. The credit load will be spread over 3 terms.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Summer: 2; Fall: 3; Spring: 3

Only for honors students of the BEng Computer Engineering Program. They are expected to conduct research/independent work under the supervision of faculty members from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, summarize their work in an individual thesis and make a presentation at the end of the sequence. The credit load will be spread over 3 terms.

Each undergraduate student enrolled in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering is required to complete a final year project before graduation. The student is expected to submit a project progress report by the end of the first term of the project, and to complete a final project report and to give an oral project presentation at the end.  The project is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. The credit load will be spread over 3 terms.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Summer: 1; Fall: 4; Spring: 4

Each student of the Computer Engineering program is required to complete a final year project before graduation. The student is expected to conduct a project on a topic related to Computer Engineering and/or its application. The project is guided and conducted under the supervision of faculty members from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course. For CPEG students under the four-year degree only. May be graded PP.

Each student taking the Research Option of the Computer Engineering program is required to complete an individual thesis before graduation. The student is expected to conduct a research on a topic related to Computer Engineering and/or its application. The thesis is conducted under the supervision of faculty members from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course. For CPEG students under the four-year degree only. May be graded PP.

Selected topics in electronic and computer engineering studied under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrollment subject to approval by the department.

Principles and characteristics of semiconductor devices found in State-of-the-Art ICs. Emphasis is on deep-submicron MOS device design, characterization and modeling. Important issues such as short channel effects, high-field behavior, hot carrier effects, reliability and device scaling for present and future technology will be covered.

Laboratory course requiring hands-on work in fabricating MOS transistors.  Process modules including photolithography, dry etching, wet etching, metal sputtering, oxidation, diffusion and low-pressure chemical-vapor deposition will be covered. Student will also learn to characterize the fabricated devices.

ELEC 5110 - Nanoelectronic Materials for Energy Technologies (3 units)

ELEC 5160 - Digital VLSI System Design and Design Automation (3 units)

Structured design styles; specification, synthesis and simulation using Hardware Descriptive Language (HDL); Structural chip design and system design; Circuit design of system building blocks: arithmetic unit, memory systems; clocking and performance issues in system design; Design-Automation tools and their applications.

ELEC 5180 - RF/Microwave Circuit Design and Measurement (4 units)

Introduction to techniques for analyzing, engineering and testing of circuits for RF/microwave frequencies using CAD tools.  The lab provides hands-on CAD/simulation, building and testing of low-noise amplifier, mixer, VCO, filter, IF AGC, detectors and other circuits discussed in lecture.

State-of-the-art development in the broad area of nanoelectronics including nanoscale electronic devices, quantum effect transistors, circuit design with nanoscale devices.

This course gives an introduction to random matrix theory (RMT), which has become a very important tool in communication systems, signal processing and a wealth of (high dimensional) statistical applications. Topics include: introduction to RMT models in engineering; eigenvalue distributions; Wishart and related distributions; finite-dimensional and large-dimensional techniques. Applications include wireless communications, array processing, robust covariance estimation, principal component analysis, signal detection, data analysis applications to financial and biomedical engineering.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the underlying principles of random matrix theory and the distinction with respect to classical statistical theory. 2. Derive random matrix properties of practically-important random matrix models. 3. Apply random matrix theory to solve engineering problems. 4. Apply random matrix concepts to analyze and interpret high dimensional data sets. 5. Apply software tools to simulate and visualize random matrix properties and to numerically validate mathematical theories.

5. Apply software tools to simulate and visualize random matrix properties and to numerically validate mathematical theories.

ELEC 5460 - Advanced Stochastic Optimization for Wireless Systems (3 units)

Stochastic Optimization plays a critical role in radio resource optimization of wireless networks, optimal control theory as well as financial engineering (portfolio optimization). This course will focus on the application of stochastic optimization theory to the design and optimization of next generation wireless systems such as 5G systems. Topics covered include review of information theory for wireless fading channels, MIMO spatial diversity and spatial multiplexing, multi-user communication theory, classifications and motivating examples of stochastic optimizations (robust optimizations, delay-optimal wireless resource control), stochastic learning, stochastic gradient, stochastic stability and markov decision process.

DC-DC conversion: topologies, continuous and discontinuous conduction modes, steady state analysis, loop gain analysis and relevant mathematical tools, stability and compensation; AC-DC conversion: power factor correctors.

ELEC 5650 - Introduction to Networked Sensing, Estimation and Control (3 units)

The course gives an introduction to the analysis and design of sensing, estimation and control systems in a networked setting. It consists of three parts: the first part introduces necessary background knowledge in communication networks, sensor networks, linear state estimation, MAP and ML estimators, Kalman filtering, and modern control theory; the second part focuses on analysis of network effect to remote state estimation and control; the third part presents some advanced topics including distributed state estimation and resource allocation through scheduling.

This is an introductory course on computational biology at the molecular level. It will cover basic biological knowledge, important biological questions, common data acquisition techniques, popular data analysis algorithms and their applications. The major content of this course is computation-oriented.

The course provides an overview of modern engineering research practices. It covers topics including research attitude, research process, finding research topics, literature search, report writing, presenting data, publications, research management, research ethics and developing a research career. Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the scientific method for doing research. 2. Distinguish and categorize different types of research. 3. Evaluate the quality of research papers. 4. Develop a research proposal independently. 5. Write a critical review of a research paper. 6. Identify different components in a published paper.

ELEC 6770 - Professional Development in Electronic and Computer Engineering (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of mini-workshops. Some department-specific workshops will be coordinated by Department of ECE. Graded PP, P or F.

Selected topics in electronic and computer engineering studied under the supervision of a faculty member. Graded P or F.

This course introduces the essential theoretical frameworks, methods, concepts, tools and techniques used to enable robotic perception and behavior, with particular emphasis on applications in autonomous mobile robots. The course starts from Bayesian programming and probabilistic methods, and then moves on to cover generic machine learning, especially deep learning. It also includes coverage of reinforcement learning. Important libraries for hand-on experiments for mobile robotic systems will be introduced. The students will have the opportunity to test their algorithms and implementations on real platforms.

Series of seminar topics presented by students, faculty and guest speakers. Graded P or F.

SOSC 1000D - The Economic and Political Development of Modern Japan, 1603-1905 (3 units)

The rapid economic modernization and building of a modern state in Japan after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 has long been considered a typical case of successful economic and political development. Japan's success has been overwhelmingly attributed to its "learning from the west". The lack of appreciation of Japan's economic and political development achieved before the coming of Westerners leads to a western-centered view of development. This course aims to place Japan's development after 1868 against the historical background of economic and political development in Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868). It emphasizes the contribution of Japan's indigenous market economy and state-building efforts to Japan's transformation. We will cover topics such as rural commercialization and the rise of entrepreneurship; the business ethics of Tokugawa merchants and its contribution to a market economy; the spread of mass education and its significance to political participation; and the mercantile economic policies of major domain governments as well as the shogunate's economic policy-making. We will also underscore the role of politics, examining how domestic politics impacted the process of learning from the west and how the struggle for a political system with more representation shaped the process of modernization. This course will deepen students' knowledge of modern Japan. It provides a more nuanced picture of its modernization, as well as highlight the multiple trajectories of development that were possible in Japan. Moreover, it will help them better understand the relationship between economic development and political participation through a concrete case-study, and allow us to rethink critically existing models of development.

This course aims to help students to learn how to design and conduct a statistical analysis to explore an important social issue by connecting between theory, survey and data analysis. The course consists of two parts, a lecture part and a group project part. The lectures emphasize the acquisition of basic statistics including survey methods, descriptive statistics, estimation, testing hypotheses, analysis of variance, regression analysis, and how to use statistical software. In the group project, students gain hands-on experience of statistical analysis by analyzing social survey data collected by students themselves.

SOSC 1190 - China and the World:  China's Development in Historical and Comparative Perspectives (3 units)

In order to help the students better understand the causes and consequences of the economic development in contemporary China, this course examines this phenomenon from both historical and comparative perspectives. The course starts by reviewing the formation of a vibrant market economy in China from 1700 onward and introduce progress made in the studies of Chinese economic history. This historical background is important to view the socio-economic characteristics of the pre-1949 Chinese society and their relevance to modern economic growth. This course also exposes the students to the basic concepts and analytic tools in political economy such as market economy, the state, conflict of interests, correlation and causality, and selection bias. This illustrates the importance of causal explanations in social scientific inquiry and encourages students to compare it with similar causal reasoning in science and engineering.

This course is an analysis of poverty, where the focus is on basic poverty measurement (such as Gini coefficient, income percentile, etc), underlying causes of poverty, impact of poverty on society, policy and practice on poverty reduction.

ECON 2103, ECON 2113, ECON 2123, ECON 2913 (prior to 2013-14), ECON 3113, ECON 3133

This course provides an overview of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. It demonstrates how tools of economics can be applied for analyzing socioeconomic changes and the effects of government policies. Topics for the applications are China-related and carry global relevance.

SOSC 1661 - Contemporary Hong Kong: Government & Politics (3 units)

Common Core (SA special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (SA) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 4Y programs Common Core (SSC-SA) for 4Y programs

By unfolding the multi-dimensions of Hong Kong 's political system, political culture, and political dynamics before and after its handover, this course aims to review the factors shaping the governance of Hong Kong. Throughout the course, intensive class interaction will be encouraged and multi-media teaching instruments will be adopted to stimulate learning.

A sociologically informed examination of Hong Kong society. Topics include social change, political, economic and gender inequalities, the rise of the democracy movement, discrimination, consumer culture, identity, intimacy, and family life.

This course will first introduce formal demography and population studies as two major parts of demography and then investigate details about measurements about, major patterns of, and explanations to population size, growth, distribution, composition as well as three demographic processes fertility, mortality and migration.

This course introduces to students basic knowledge about the operation of the Chinese legal system or legal institutions. It examines how laws are used in the social, economic, and political activities of the Chinese people.

This course will help students appreciate the power of the sociological imagination in understanding their everyday lives. This is an age in which we tend to explain human behavior in terms of our individual achievements, personalities, and even our genetic make-up. The sociologist, however, looks at human behavior as the product of groups, organizations and culture. In order to master this sociological outlook, the course shall examine a number of topics central to our lives from the point of view of sociological perspectives and methods. These topics will include: culture, deviance, inequality, religion, education, social change and development, gender, intimate relations and the family, and power and politics.

This course introduces the main concepts in the field of population studies, contemporary issues concerning the interrelationships between population and social and economic development, and examples of applications of a knowledge of population to wider social concerns, and shows how they relate to issues of concern in research, planning and policy development. Emphasis will be given to contemporary questions and their origins in recent history.

This course introduces the fundamental scientific knowledge about human thinking and behavior processes, and illustrates the relevance of this knowledge to the betterment of human performance and well-being in a wide variety of settings in the society.

This course introduces major challenges of adjustment individuals face during their transition to adulthood from a psychosocial perspective. Topics include role identities, personality, emotion, stress and coping, interpersonal attraction and communication, and workplace issues.

The course is designed to assist students in developing a basic understanding of qualitative and quantitative data analysis and interpretation in the social sciences. Background knowledge of statistics is not required for taking this course.

This survey course helps students understand interactions among states in East Asia since WW II. The course presents a multi-tiered conceptual framework to explain current problems in East Asia the key events that have occurred there since WWII. The first part of the course presents an historical survey of the major events in the region. The second part applies theories and approaches from international relations to these events. The third part looks at the key bilateral and multilateral relationships in East Asia. The fourth part analyzes key issues, including the Korean nuclear crisis, potential conflict in the South China Sea, relations between Taiwan and the PRC government, problems related to energy, the environment, migration, and the impact of China’s growth on the region. A simulation game will allow students to engage in a crisis management situation, bring real-time experiences to academic knowledge and demonstrate how theory can be applied understanding foreign policy decision making.

SOSC 2640 - The Chinese Cultural Revolution: A Case Study in Politico-Social Movements (3 units)

Common Core (SA special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (SA) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 4Y programs [C] Require Chinese reading

This course guides students to explore the causes, processes, and long impact of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (CR) of 1966-76. As one of the most critical periods in China’s 20th century, such a massive sociopolitical upheaval and violence not only caused many deaths, dismantled the bureaucracy and crushed the economy, but also inspired radical politico-social movements in Hong Kong, Western Europe, Japan, North America and etc. Firsthand sources and accounts on the CR will be examined together with scholarly studies concerning the CR and the 20th century radicalism worldwide.

This course is designed to acquaint students with the major concepts and theoretical perspectives of modernization and social change. Development experiences from both developing and developed countries will be used as examples to illustrate the merits and shortcomings of different theoretical perspectives in the field of modernization and social change.

The course introduces students to the field of educational psychology, examining the theories, research methods, and research findings on human development, learning, and instruction. Topics covered include cognitive, language and literacy, moral, and socioemotional development; effective teaching and learning strategies; individual differences in learning; assessment of learning; and broader educational issues currently relevant in the Hong Kong society. The course is appropriate for those who are interested in a career in teaching, but also for those who are interested in understanding how development occurs across the lifespan and becoming more efficient learners, both insider and outside of the classroom.

Abnormal psychology is the scientific study of psychopathology and abnormal behavior. This course introduces theories, research methods, and the most updated research findings in the field of abnormal psychology. Students will be introduced to various types of psychological disorders, such as mood disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, somatoform disorders, sex-related disorders, etc. They will also learn about the diagnosis, causes, maintenance, and treatment of major psychological disorders from an integrative perspective.

Common Core (SA special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (SA) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (SA) for 4Y programs [CA] Cantonese [C] Require Chinese reading

Explores the formation of Hong Kong identity, changes in communal experiences, the symbolic meanings of urban space, representations of gender in popular discourse, the question of political apathy, and various forms of cultural politics.

Girls and women in developing countries suffer multiple deprivations through the interacting effects of poverty and gender discrimination. This course aims to help students develop an understanding of the interactions between gender and development through a study of theoretical frameworks as well as a discussion of practical case studies. Students will compare different approaches to gender and development and will learn about various strategies for empowering women in developing countries - such as improving their access to credit, giving them cash transfers and increasing their political participation. By the end of the course, students should be able to critically analyze developmental policies and interventions through a gender lens.

SOSC 3260 - Sustainability Science: Policy Problems and Perspectives (3 units)

This course examines the transactions between humans and the physical environment from a psychological perspective. It discusses how human behavior is affected by, and affects, the built and natural surroundings. It also explores the human dimension of environmental issues.

SOSC 3630 - Democracy and Democratization around the World (3 units)

Based on single-country and cross-national research, this course includes some issues concerning democracy and democratization around the world. It will start with helping students understand the debates on the definitions of democracy and explore their implications. The course will then examine empirically the consequences of democracy and thereby debate on the alleged strengths and weaknesses of democracy. The course will also introduce the global expansion of democracies since the late twentieth century. It will analyze the causes of global democratization from various perspectives. Lastly, it will examine the factors shaping democratic stability from various approaches.

Social stratification concerns the unequal distribution of resources/rewards/opportunities which are scarce but widely desired, and the process of status attainment or social mobility whereby some persons or groups come to receive more of these scarce things than are received by others. This course will introduce the basic concepts and theories in analyzing social and economic inequalities in the contemporary world.

This course explores the origins, processes, and consequences of economic change in China since 1978. It focuses on China's transformation from a closed and state-controlled economy to a market-oriented, increasingly internationalized, and predominantly private economy. It begins with an overview of the Maoist economic system since the communist revolution in 1949. It then examines how the rules governing economic activities have been redefined in major economic sectors since 1978. It also highlights the main features of the new, capitalistic economy and reflects on the issues and challenges that have emerged during the transformation of the economy.

SOSC 4310 - Chinese Capitalism: Historical and Comparative Perspectives (3 units)

This course examines the development of capitalism in post-Mao China through the lens of comparisons with capitalist practices in pre-1949 China and non-PRC Chinese economies and with select capitalist systems elsewhere. Through reading and discussing scholarly works focusing on contractual governance, students will be guided to explore the forces that shape the evolution of internal organization, inter-firm interactions, and business-government relations in different historical and social contexts. The objective is to help students deepen their understanding of China's economic transformation and broaden their perspectives on capitalist economic organizations and institutions.

After an historical and organizational introduction to Chinese politics, this course uses concepts such as political participation, bureaucratic politics, state-society relations, and political economy, to explain the development of the People's Republic of China.

SOSC 5170 - Systematic Methods in Qualitative Research (3 units)

This course explores links between theory and practice in qualitative research. It combines learning about selected methods of qualitative inquiry (participant-observation, in-depth interview, oral history) and analysis (grounded theory, ethnography, and discourse analysis). Enrollment by students from outside the Division of Social Science by instructor permission.

SOSC 5250 - Chinese Capitalism: Historical and Comparative Perspectives (3 units)

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe basic knowledge about the building blocks and inner workings of a capitalist system. 2. Use historical and comparative analytic methods to critique different approaches to the study of modern economic activities. 3. Engage in empirically grounded and theoretically informed discussions about economic affairs in China.

3. Engage in empirically grounded and theoretically informed discussions about economic affairs in China.

SOSC 5300 - Critical Perspectives on Global Development (3 units)

Focuses on three perspectives of development, and discusses issues such as historical and contemporary development, the role of the state, social movements, and revolutions, with special focus on the socialist and post-socialist development of China.

Management and analysis of multivariate data sets, including simple and multiple regression analysis. Enrollment by students from outside the Division of Social Science by instructor permission.

This course is designed to give students an understanding of how government and business professionals formulate policies related to the foundations of sustainable development. The course begins with an exploration into the concept of prosperity and conventional view of development in the context of environmental limitations. From that basis we will consider the economic, political and social ramifications of sustainable development and investigate the need for rejuvenation and innovation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze agglomeration forces in the PRD from a sustainability perspective.  2. Evaluate whether stakeholders in different sector and community contexts are successfully integrating sustainability into development. 3. Generate practical solutions in sustainability for sectors and communities. 4. Develop teamwork and presentation skills.

Drawing from single-country and cross-national research, this course covers the following: i) basic features of democracy: its definitions, causes of emergence, strengths and problems; ii) global expansion of democracies since the late twentieth century; iii) research on whether democracy can promote human rights, whether there is a basic conflict between Asian values and democracy, and whether democracy is favourable or unfavourable to economic development; iv) causes of global democratization.

The primary goal of this course is to provide advanced research students the rare opportunity of learning how to conduct theoretically-guided empirical research on the study of China from a social science perspective. The instructor will, through presentation of his various research projects, show how a solid piece of research work is conducted from its inception to the final stage of publications. Students taking this course are expected to present their own work following the methodological format as required by the instructor, and to critically discuss the work of their peers. It is hoped that, by taking this course students who are keen on developing a research career will be able to sharpen their research skills and ideas as a result. To be able to perform solid empirical analysis, students are required to have taken SOSC 5340 prior to taking this course. The instructor assumes that students taking the proposed course have acquired most of the necessary skills required for understanding the course materials and for conducting their own research project.

Independent study in a designated subject under the supervision of a faculty member; may require readings, tutorial discussions, and submission of research paper(s); may be repeated for credit if different topics are studied. Regular students are required to enroll in 3-credit course. Enrollment in course below 3 credits require the Division's approval.

The seminar will focus on a topic or research area of special interest to a faculty member at SHSS. The faculty member will lead tutorial discussions, and inspire students to examine specific issues through fieldwork, projects and/or further reading. May be graded PP.

The capstone project aims to prepare students for research in humanities and social science, and may serve as an introduction to conducting research and writing a quality research project. For those students that do not wish to do a senior thesis, it will still enable them to learn the skills associated with a detailed research project and the presentation of research results. Enrollment in the course requires approval of the course coordinator.

Qualified students in the SHSS Global China Studies program are provided the option of writing a Senior Theses on an academic topic in a field of their own choice during the final year of study. The senior thesis is based on independent research conducted under the close supervision of a faculty member from SHSS. Enrollment in the course requires approval of the course coordinator.

The honors research teaches the student to utilize relevant theories and methodologies in a concrete research task. It requires the student to conduct more in-depth research based on the capstone project, to collect and analyze relevant material and to complete a thesis that meets academic standards of using citations and references, statement of a problem or an issue, and a clearly identified theoretical point. Enrollment in the course requires approval of the course coordinator.

SHSS 6770 - Professional Development in Humanities and Social Science (1 unit)

The one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students basic training in ethics, teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. Graded PP, P or F.

This is an induction course designed for all new students in the School of Business and Management. Students will be divided into 10 cohorts and assigned to designated academic advisors. They will also be participating in a series of planned activities, aiming to help them build bonds and simultaneously identify personal academic interest, examine educational goals, and develop plans to meet objectives through academic advising and other personal development workshops and programs. Graded P or F.

SBMT 2100H - Community Services Project: Underwater Robot Community Engagement Project (2 units)

This course is offered in the form of a community project at a designated non-governmental organization (NGO) under the supervision of the School's Undergraduate Programs Office.  Each project will consist of at least four elements, namely training workshops delivered by members at the host NGO, design, implementation and execution of the service-project as instructed by the host NGO.  Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course.  May be graded P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken.

This course is offered in a form of a community project at a designated non-governmental organization (NGO) under the supervision of the School. Students are required to attend all the training sessions, design and implement the service project or participate in the service learning tasks as instructed by the host NGO and/or the course instructors. By the end of the course, students have to submit a reflective statement in the format of a paper, a group project report or a presentation to demonstrate the attainment of all intended learning outcomes, in addition to other requirements of the relevant NGO as appropriate. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. Graded PP, P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken.

> Project: Jockey Club Ping Shek Youth S.P.O.T., Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

SBMT 2110G - Community Services Project: Wofoo Grace Nursing Home (2 units)

The course is offered in two consecutive terms, such as Fall to Winter, Winter to Spring, or Spring to Summer.  The course is in a form of a community project at a designated non-governmental organization (NGO) under the supervision of the School of Business and Management.  Each project will consist of at least four elements, namely training workshops delivered by members at the host NGO, design, implementation and execution of the service-project as instructed by the host NGO.  Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course.  Graded PP, P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken.

Students apply skills and knowledge learned from business courses to focus on specific projects in a corporation setting. Students will work on group projects sponsored by participating corporations and supervised by faculty members. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. Graded PP, P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken.

The first part of the course covers managerial economics: understanding of economics and the application of economic analysis in the context of the needs of management and of managerial decision-making in today's changing environment.  The second part of the course covers the basic concepts in finance.  Topics include time value of money, valuation of securities, capital budgeting including computation of cash flows, NPV, IRR, portfolio theory and capital asset pricing model, and rudimentary concepts about options and futures contracts.  Registration is limited to students on the MSc program in Engineering Enterprise Management only.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify basic Microeconomic theories such as consumer theory, firms' optimal decision making under different contexts, and the operation and properties of perfectly competitive markets. 2. Recognize the Economics methodology and apply economic analysis in managerial decision making. 

2. Recognize the Economics methodology and apply economic analysis in managerial decision making. 

The first part of this module covers marketing management using the framework of the 4P's (Product, Price, Promotion and Place).  Topics include consumer needs and wants, marketing research, advertising and sales promotion, pricing theory, etc.  The impact of the Internet on all aspects of marketing will also be examined.  The second part will cover marketing and business policy from a strategic perspective.  Decision making in a competitive environment in the face of environmental constraints will also be examined.  Registration is limited to students on the MSc program in Engineering Enterprise Management only.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Conduct a marketing environmental analysis and identify market opportunities that will be strategically fit with the company or organization. 2. Identify and evaluate segments, and decide on the appropriate target(s) within a given market. 3. Construct a persuasive value proposition and positioning statement for a given offering. 4. Formulate marketing strategies and make strategic marketing decisions, including specific marketing mix strategies. 5. Monitor and control strategic marketing plans. 6. Make effective presentations of a company’s or organization’s marketing plan.

6. Make effective presentations of a company’s or organization’s marketing plan.

This is a course for MBA students with non-Chinese language backgrounds. It enhances students' ability in understanding spoken Putonghua, and takes them to a higher level of communicative competence in speaking and writing Chinese in business situations. Students are expected to have at least 120 hours of prior tuition in Chinese language, or have passed the admission test for this course. Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Engage in conversations in Chinese in business settings. 2. Develop fluency in business Chinese speaking. 3. Grasp Chinese business terms to function effectively in the workplace. 4. Acquire 800+ Chinese vocabulary related to social and business topics. 5. Summarize the main points of simple business texts and reports. 6. Use standard Chinese to write short letters, notes, and brief reports in business settings.

6. Use standard Chinese to write short letters, notes, and brief reports in business settings.

The course aims to integrate global horizons and foster cross-cultural, economic, and social understanding by immersing MBA students in another culture. Students will have the opportunity to study a short-term program at one of the top business schools of the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM) and learn from leading professionals in selected locations globally. Some of the GNAM member schools include INSEAD, HEC Paris, UC Berkeley, LSE, IE Business School, etc. Typically the program will include lectures on-campus and off-campus, corporate visits, and meeting with local business leaders, etc. Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Advance social, economic and cultural knowledge in a global setting. 2. Adapt to local business practices to enhance leadership capabilities. 3. Integrate learnings of global student peers from partner business schools around the world.

3. Integrate learnings of global student peers from partner business schools around the world.

The course aims to enrich MBA students’ exposure in global horizons. Students will attend week-based short program hosted by HKUST global partners in Israel. Students are required to complete all course work including project presentations, written assignments, reflection paper and 100% attendance of the program.

SBMT 6770 - Professional Development in Academia for Business (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in ethics, teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course is composed of a number of mini-workshops, some of which are compulsory. Graded PP, P or F.

PDEV 6770A - Professional Development for Research Postgraduate Students (1 unit)

CHEM 6770, ENVS 6770, LIFS 6770, MATH 6770, PHYS 6770, BIEN 6770, CENG 6770, CIVL 6770, COMP 6770, ELEC 6770, ENGG 6770, EVNG 6770, IELM 6770, MECH 6770, SBMT 6770, SHSS 6770, IDPO 6770, ENVR 6770

This course aims at equipping research postgraduate students with transferrable skills conducive to their professional development. Students are required to attend 3 hours of mandatory training on Professional Conduct, and complete 12 hours of workshops, at their own choice, under the themes of Communication Skills, Research Competency, Entrepreneurship, Self‐Management, and Career Development. Graded PP, P or F.

PDEV 6770B - Professional Development for Research Postgraduate Students (1 unit)

PDEV 6770C - Professional Development for Research Postgraduate Students (1 unit)

PDEV 6770D - Professional Development for Research Postgraduate Students (1 unit)

PDEV 6770E - Professional Development for Research Postgraduate Students (1 unit)

Risk exists in every aspect of our life. Risk management is a concept used in many disciplines. This subject provides an opportunity for students to examine the various kinds of risk existing in society and learn about the benefits and impacts of risk management. The focus is on the definition and classification of risk  management, and its impact. The course focuses on risks in enterprise business, financial industry and our environment. Learning activities consist of a mixture of lectures, case studies, group discussion and seminars.

RMBI 2001 - Academic and Professional Development in Risk Management and Business Intelligence (0 units)

This course is designed to provide academic advising to students throughout their studies in the RMBI program, to enhance their understanding of the industries relevant to Risk Management and Business Intelligence and the related techniques expected by the market. Students are required to attend seminars and discussion sessions. For RMBI students only. Graded P/PP/F.

RMBI 3000A - Case Studies and Practical Issues in Risk Management Topics (3 units)

This course will examine various types of risks that many business enterprises face nowadays; for example, financial markets risks can be further divided into equity, foreign exchange, credit, interest rates and commodity risks. In addition, other non-financial risk factors such as operational risks, reputational risks, catastrophe risks (earthquake, typhoon, geopolitical etc), counterparty risks and liquidity risks will also be discussed in details. The format of the course is based on a series of real-life case studies from well-known companies (GM, Enron, Citibank, Merrill Lynch etc) and educational institutions (Harvard & Yale etc). Corporations are increasingly demanding employees with risk management knowledge. Managers and specialists with strong risk management skills are also becoming professionals who serve their communities well. In addition to private enterprises and commercial entities, public agencies and governments around the world are also recognizing that risk management knowledge and skills are necessary in the skill sets of becoming managers and community leaders. In addition to gaining knowledge from cases relating to financial & non-financial market risks, this course will also devote significant amount of time for students’ skill development purposes. Intense preparation for every case is necessary and students are expected to deliver presentations and engage in debate on various risk decisions. Every student must participate actively and take ownership of his/her learning.

This course provides an introduction to R as a programming language and environment for data analytics and visualization. R is popular in many fields and industries for small and big data applications. It is open-source and backed by a huge community that creates new tools and packages every day. The course will first cover the basic syntax of R language, including functions and flow control. Then, it will introduce some commonly used data structures, such as vectors, lists, matrices and data frames. Next, data importing and visualization in R will be presented. Furthermore, the course will also introduce a few primary data cleaning techniques in dealing with missing values, duplicates and inconsistency, and how to implement simple data transformation and normalization with R. Last, some classic data mining models and the corresponding packages in R will also be presented. Each session of the course will consist of presentations and demos on the topic and hands-on exercises for students to practice.

The course covers statistical analysis, simulation and optimization methods that are commonly used in management of both market and credit risk. Risk factors and loss distribution. Losses over several periods and scaling. Coherent measures of risk. Capital allocation. Extreme value analysis. Importance sampling. Simulation techniques, including random number generations, variance reduction methods and statistical analysis of simulation outputs. Bernoulli mixture models. Financial and actuarial pricing of credit risk. Case studies of major credit losses.

RMBI 4310 - Advanced Data Mining for Risk Management and Business Intelligence (3 units)

This course will explore some advanced principles and techniques of data mining, with emphasis on applications in risk management and business intelligence. Topics include data mining process for data transformation and integration, data preprocessing, data mining algorithms and evaluation of data mining models and results. Advanced topics include data stream analysis, using data warehouse for decision support, supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning techniques in data mining. We will cover advanced data mining applications in credit risk analysis, scale up methods for mining massive customer data and various novel applications such as data mining applications in social network analysis. Projects are aimed at familiarize the students with the entire data mining process rather than isolated applications.

RMBI 4980 - Risk Management and Business Intelligence Capstone Project I (4 units)

Student conducts an in-depth study on selected topics in Risk Management and Business Intelligence under the supervision of a faculty. Scope may include the identification of a non-reference problem, followed by subsequent analysis and solution of the problem. Creative and critical thinking in the decision processes made under uncertainty are expected to be demonstrated in the project.

RMBI 4990 - Risk Management and Business Intelligence Capstone Project II (4 units)

This is the continuation of RMBI 4980. Student conducts an in-depth study on selected topics in Risk Management and Business Intelligence under the supervision of a faculty. Scope may include the identification of a non-reference problem, followed by subsequent analysis and solution of the problem. Creative and critical thinking in the decision processes made under uncertainty are expected to be demonstrated in the project.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Design, develop and conduct a research proposal on science/technology-based public policy research in their chosen fields.

1. Design, develop and conduct a research proposal on science/technology-based public policy research in their chosen fields.

This is a one-year course designed for year 1 science students. It provides induction activities to help students adapt to university life, and to understand the program structure of the school and the meaning of university education. Led by faculties, staffs, and peers, students will learn and practice skills such as teamwork, communication, time management, and goal setting. Graded P or F.

SCIE 1090D - Community Services Project: Underwater Robot Community Engagement Project (2 units)

This Project course gives HKUST undergraduate students the opportunity to work in teams from different schools, to serve identified community group (i.e. primary and secondary school students/South Asian youths etc.), to understand limitations on the served groups and to learn how to apply theoretical knowledge on the building of under-water robots. Throughout the project, HKUST undergraduate students will act as teachers by transferring their skills of under-water robot building to primary and secondary school students and/or South Asian youths. HKUST undergraduate students will also learn the skills of event management throughout the project. Course Coordinator's approval is required for taking the course. Students may not repeat the course for credits. Graded P or F. Maybe graded PP.

SCIE 1090E - Community Services Project: Wofoo Grace Nursing Home (2 units)

The course is offered in two consecutive terms, such as Fall to Winter, Winter to Spring, or Spring to Summer. The course is in a form of a community project at a designated non-governmental organization (NGO) under the supervision of the School. Each project will consist of at least four elements, namely training workshops delivered by members at the host NGO, design, implementation and execution of the service-project as instructed by the host NGO. Course Coordinator's approval is required for taking the course. Students may not repeat the course for credits. Graded P or F. Maybe graded PP.

> The credit load is spread in the following pattern: Winter: 1; Spring: 1

For Science students only. Co-offered by the School of Science and the Career Center (Student Affairs Office), this course helps students in exploring careers within the arena of Science and beyond. To achieve this, it guides students to have basic understanding of the career planning process, the current job market and employers' expectation in different fields. This course also equips students with practical job application skills, such as the skills for resume writing, aptitude tests, interviews, group discussions, etc. Experiential learning opportunities and individual feedback will be provided to actively engage students in the learning process. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course. Graded DI, PA or F.

This course is intended for students with no science background. It helps students learn about life from chemical aspects and develop a sense of enquiry thinking in science. The course will lay the knowledge foundation by a brief introduction of chemistry of life from molecular level to human body and then ecological level, followed by selected topics on the subject with scientific focus, such as tests with DNA, cell signaling and metabolism; with health focus, such as nutrition, genetic engineering and diseases; and finally with the ecological focus such as the pollution and clean energy.

Studies under the directed guidance of a faculty member on a life science / chemistry / environmental science / mathematics / physics topic which serves as the first step in exploring and being exposed to knowledge of different disciplines and fields to build a foundation of interdisciplinary knowledge. An individual general written report and/or presentations of exploratory nature on self-discovery of future directions of research and/or various disciplines by young scientists are required. For IRE students only. Non-IRE students may enroll in the course upon instructor's approval only.

Studies under the directed supervision of a faculty member on a life science / chemistry / environmental science / mathematics / physics topic which serves as the first step in equipping the students with hands-on experience in supervised independent study. An individual written report and/or presentations on a chosen topic are required. For IRE students only. Non-IRE students may enroll in the course upon instructor's approval only.

SCIE 3110 - Teaching Science Using Innovative Teaching Tools (3 units)

Level 4 or above in HKDSE (1x Physics OR 1x Chemistry OR Mathematics M1/M2 )

This course presents a unique opportunity for students to experience the process of preparing learning activities in contrast to being taught. The experiential program will provide a preview to potential students who wish to pursue a teaching career. Students will develop teaching tools for secondary school students under the guidance of instructors. They will participate in organizing a science camp in which they will deliver their teaching tools through innovative learning activities such as analyzing movie clips using the knowledge of science. The experiential course also serves to strengthen students' concepts in science, and improves their organization and presentation skills which are important in future success. Instructor's consent is required for enrollment.

(for IRE students in LIFS, MATH, PHYS and ENVS) SCIE 2500; (for IRE students in CHEM) SCIE 2500 AND CHEM 3550

This course is a one-term research project course specially designed for students in the IRE track. Together with SCIE 4500, these two courses comprise of two terms of research experience on a non-textbook specialized topic under the supervision of a faculty member, aiming to equip students with hands-on laboratory experience or independent studies and doing research reports. The course also aims at training students’ research communication and collaboration skills through discussion on their research topics and presentation of findings to peers and faculty members in different disciplines / areas of research. For IRE students only. Non-IRE students may enroll in the course upon instructor's approval only.

Research project under the direct supervision of a local faculty member and a co-supervising foreign faculty member in a foreign institution/national laboratory, which aims to guide students to explore advanced cutting-edge research opportunities with international visions and hands-on experience. Assessments comprise an individual written report and a presentation on a chosen topic. For IRE students only. Non-IRE students may enroll in the course upon instructor's approval only. Graded DI, PA or F.

LANG 3011 OR LANG 4012 OR LANG 4013 OR LANG 4014 OR LANG 4015 OR LANG 4016

This course is a one-term research project course specially designed for students in the IRE track. Together with SCIE 3500, these two courses comprise of two terms of research experience on a non-textbook specialized topic under the supervision of a faculty member, aiming to equip students with hands-on laboratory experience or independent studies and doing research reports. The course also aims at training students’ research communication and collaboration skills through discussion on their research topics and presentation of findings to peers and faculty members in different disciplines / areas of research. For IRE students only. Non-IRE students may enroll in the course upon instructor's approval only.

Fundamental physics on electronic, vibrational, transport, and optical properties of semiconductors and nano-scaled solid materials based on quantum mechanics.  Emphasis on nanostructured heterostructures, quantum size and low-dimensional effects, and application to modern electronics and opto-electronics.

NANO 5350 - Nanomaterials for Chemical Engineering Applications (3 units)

Introduction to nanostructured materials and nanotechnology.  Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials.  Selected applications of nanostructured materials in chemical engineering, such as separation and catalysis.

This course is designed to provide fundamental understanding of emerging nanocomposite materials science and technology.  The topical areas to discuss include synthesis of various nanoscale reinforcements, such as nanowires, nanotubes, and inorganic nanoparticles; fabrication and processing techniques of nanocomposites; dispersion of nanoreinforcements; interfacial adhesion; mechanical and functional properties of nanocomposites including gas/moisture barrier characteristics, electrical and magnetic properties, thermal properties and flame retardancy; molecular dynamic simulations; design and applications of nanocomposites.

NANO 6100 - Independent Study in Nano Science and Technology (3 units)

An individual in-depth study of a current topic in nano science and technology under the supervision of a faculty member.  For students of NANO program only.  The instructor's approval is required for taking this course. Graded P or F.

Big data systems, including Cloud Computing and parallel data processing frameworks, emerge as enabling technologies in managing and mining the massive amount of data across hundreds or even thousands of commodity servers in datacenters. This course exposes students to both the theory and hands-on experience of this new technology. The course will cover the following topics. (1) Basic concepts of Cloud Computing and production Cloud services; (2) MapReduce - the de facto datacenter-scale programming abstraction - and its open source implementation of Hadoop. (3) Apache Spark - a new generation parallel processing framework - and its infrastructure, programming model, cluster deployment, tuning and debugging, as well as a number of specialized data processing systems built on top of Spark.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Build a Hadoop Ecosystem. 2. Manage the data over Spark systems. 3. Apply the knowledge of Spark and Hadoop Ecosystems for maintaining and monitoring Big Data Computing Systems.

3. Apply the knowledge of Spark and Hadoop Ecosystems for maintaining and monitoring Big Data Computing Systems.

This course will introduce mathematical formulations and computational methods (convex/non-convex optimization) to exploit structures contained in the data. Moreover, specific computational methods (Randomized computational methods) will be explored for big data analysis.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Represent the Big Data with structured data models. 2. Apply convex and non-convex approaches for various Big Data optimization tasks. 3. Apply randomized optimization techniques to get approximate solutions for optimization problems on Big Data.

3. Apply randomized optimization techniques to get approximate solutions for optimization problems on Big Data.

This course is an introduction to social information network analysis and engineering. Students will learn both mathematical and programming knowledge for analyzing the structures and dynamics of typical social information networks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, and MSN). They will also learn how social metrics can be used to improve computer system design as people are the networks. It will cover topics such as small world phenomenon; contagion tipping and influence in networks; models of network formation and evolution; the web graph and PageRank; social graphs and community detection; measuring centrality; greedy routing and navigations in networks; introduction to game theory and strategic behavior; social engineering; and principles of computer system design.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Use the knowledge of social networks to discover influential nodes and communities. 2. Identify human behavior on social networks and recommend events or users based on user profiles and connections. 3. Recognize the influence of nodes and edges and design viral marketing based on social influence analysis.

3. Recognize the influence of nodes and edges and design viral marketing based on social influence analysis.

This course will introduce the basic techniques for image data processing and analysis. Topics include image processing and analysis in spatial and frequency domains, image restoration and compression, image segmentation and registration, morphological image processing, representation and description, feature description, face recognition, iris recognition, fingerprint recognition, image analysis topics, such as medical image analysis.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Enhance image quality or effect by applying image representation, restoration and filtering. 2. Apply segmentation, registration and compression techniques to reduce the volume of images. 3. Apply various image analysis techniques on different recognition tasks and pattern discovery on media images.

3. Apply various image analysis techniques on different recognition tasks and pattern discovery on media images.

MSBD 5011 - Advanced Statistics: Theory and Applications (3 units)

This course introduces basic statistical principles, methodology and computational tools needed in performing data analysis. The topics of the course include parametric models, sufficiency principles, estimation methods, liner models, quantile estimations, nonparametric curve estimation, resampling methods, statistical computing and hypothesis testing.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Use parametric models to analyze data. 2. Apply various estimation methods to approximate parameters. 3. Use nonparametric curve models to investigate data. 4. Use the knowledge about statistical computing for various reasoning tasks.

4. Use the knowledge about statistical computing for various reasoning tasks.

The course introduces fundamentals of machine learning, including concept learning, evaluating hypotheses, supervised learning, unsupervised learning and reinforcement learning, Bayesian learning, ensemble methods.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply concept and decision tree learnings to various decision making tasks. 2. Use Bayesian learning and Artificial Neural Networks for classifications and recommendations. 3. Use computational learning theory to improve the learning efficiency. 4. Identify the requirements of learning tasks and apply suitable learning techniques.

4. Identify the requirements of learning tasks and apply suitable learning techniques.

An independent project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit.

Introduction to techniques for automatically describing visual data and tools for image analysis; perception of spatial organization; models of general purpose vision systems; computational and psychological models of perception.

This course introduces basic concepts and technologies of blockchain, such as the hash function and digital signature, as well as the blockchain applications, especially in Fintech. The students will learn the consensus protocols and algorithms, the incentives and politics of the block chain community, the mechanics of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. The course also covers the limitations and possible improvements of the blockchain system.

The course is designed to allow students to appreciate and understand the opportunities and challenges in doing business in the Asian countries. The course provides a broad introduction to key issues in the business environment including business policy, corporate governance, legal aspects, strategy, marketing and branding, services management and cross-cultural management, etc.. The implications of political, socio-economic, and cultural environment provide students with insights into how to formulate and implement strategies for competitive advantage and value creation in Asia.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Integrate inter-disciplinary knowledge to comprehensively analyze China’s business environment at present and in the future. 2. Analyze business opportunities and threats in China. 3. Evaluate firms’ strategic decisions to do business in China. 4. Deliver a clearly written final write up based on comprehensive knowledge.

4. Deliver a clearly written final write up based on comprehensive knowledge.

Responsible global leadership is the global exercise of ethical, values-based leadership in the pursuit of economic and societal progress and sustainable development. It requires the vision and courage to place decision making and management practice in a global context. Nowadays, globally responsible leaders at all organizational levels all over the world face ever-changing challenges and they are embedding global responsibility in their business to deal with these challenges. Topics in the course include understanding the global business environment, responsible leadership behaviours, corporate global responsibility and sustainable global business practices, etc..

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the role-related responsibilities and the basic principles of responsible decision-making and global stakeholder management. 2. Identify and analyze ethical and social dilemmas. 3. Generate solutions to business challenges involving complex social issues. 4. Identify the importance of responsible leadership in society. 5. Maintain a balanced view on stakeholder management and time perspectives.

5. Maintain a balanced view on stakeholder management and time perspectives.

This course focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with organizational management and business strategy in the global environment. It provides a managerial overview of how different countries' cultural, social, political, technological and economic environments affect the strategic, organizational, and human resource issues that affect multinational companies. Key topics include globalization, culture, cross-cultural communication, negotiation, motivation, leadership and group dynamics. It develops a managerial mindset to practice management, encourages students to move between management concepts and their real-life applicability and ultimately adapts to the ever-changing world of management practice.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Conduct business management exercises in a culturally diverse setting, particularly in the area of conflict management and dispute resolution. 2. Recognize, analyze, and manage disputes and conflicts in culturally diverse environments. 3. Apply advanced management principles developed from systematic analyses of cases and simulations. 4. Recognize ethical implications of different dispute resolution methods across contexts. 5. Solve problems and generate integrative solutions.

MIMT 5310 - Understanding Consumers: A Strategic Approach (2 units)

Consumers react to marketing information provided about a product. The topics discussed comprise an examination of basic psychological processes in a logical sequence: i.e., exposure, attention, perception, memory, persuasion, and decision-making. Advertising - and how consumers process ads -  is the major vehicle used to clarify these concepts. In addition, the course also furthers an understanding of consumer behavior by examining its social and cultural context, including the influence of group members (such as family and other important referents) on decision making and perception, and the nature and importance of cultural differences in consumer behaviour around the world. Thus, this course both a micro and macro perspective on the factors influencing a customer.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate consumers’ buying patterns and decisions using the concepts and theories of perception, learning, motivation, personality, lifestyle, and attitudes. 2. Assess and select appropriate market segments for targeting by applying the concepts of culture, demographics, opinion leadership, and other consumer behavioral dimensions. 3. Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing and advertising programs using relevant consumer behavior concepts and frameworks. 4. Make strategic and ethical marketing mix recommendations to enhance business performance based on the application of relevant consumer behavior concepts, frameworks and theories.

4. Make strategic and ethical marketing mix recommendations to enhance business performance based on the application of relevant consumer behavior concepts, frameworks and theories.

This skill seminar will be offered to develop the students' essential business and communication skills necessary to work in a global business environment such as communication, teamwork, negotiation and presentation skills. Some possible skill seminars include topics on time management, inter-cultural skills, group work abilities, international negotiation techniques, presentation skills, to name a few. Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop essential business communication skills for various business objectives in a global context. 2. Broaden international business prospects for various companies. 3. Discuss and interact with key managers from different firms.

This is a supervised study of a real-life issued faced by an organization, including identification of strategic questions, design of studies, collection and analysis of data, development and reporting recommendation. Students will develop consultant-client relationship with the participating sponsoring companies and work in teams to conduct a strategically focused study which results in a comprehensive report containing analyses and practical recommendations for management decision making.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Create professional quality project deliverables including agendas, briefs, proposals, models and reports. 2. Manage a business project effectively. 3. Integrate disciplinary knowledge and apply appropriate analytical tools in formulating solutions to practical business problems in real world settings. 4. Deliver clear and engaging business presentations for a senior management audience.

4. Deliver clear and engaging business presentations for a senior management audience.

This course examines how written and spoken language is used to express meaning beyond the sentence, in different larger discourse contexts. It introduces techniques for analyzing such key concepts as context, genre and register, and discusses their relevance for language pedagogy. Students will also consider how analysis of classroom discourse can inform teaching practice. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify a range of written and spoken text types. 2. Develop skills in analyzing the rhetorical, grammatical and lexical structure of texts. 3. Explain significant features of classroom communication. 4. Apply discourse analysis in language teaching.

MILE 5102 - Information Technology in Language Teaching (3 units)

Technology and language has always been at the forefront of human development and civilization. Fundamental to the advancement of society are the ways that changing technologies impact and shape learning. This course explores the issues of how information technologies structure human cognition and social interaction and the ways which teachers can use these technologies to improve student learning. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate how learning in general, and language in specific, can be enhanced through the use of information technology. 2. Describe how technologies can bridge communities and create pathways for greater interaction and social harmony.

2. Describe how technologies can bridge communities and create pathways for greater interaction and social harmony.

MILE 5106 - Contrastive Analysis between Chinese and English (3 units)

This course explores the grammar of Chinese and English from a comparative perspective, highlighting the key grammatical differences between the two languages. Students will be trained to describe and analyze the structure of a language, training which will enrich students' understanding of the grammatical categories and structure of Chinese and English while consolidating their foundational knowledge of both languages. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain in depth the sound and grammatical systems of Chinese and English within a functional-descriptive framework. 2. Identify the key phonological and grammatical features of Chinese and English. 3. Describe and explain the key features with concepts learnt in class.

3. Describe and explain the key features with concepts learnt in class.

This course examines the factors involved in developing second language (L2) learners' acquisition of English vocabulary. It covers three main areas: (a) words and the description of the vocabulary content of an English curriculum, (b) the representation of L2 vocabulary in the mental lexicon and related acquisitor issues, and (c) approaches to teaching L2 vocabulary. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the internal structure of English words and the main lexical relations. 2. Recognize how second language vocabulary is acquired. 3. Identify factors that contribute to successful vocabulary acquisition. 4. Evaluate the merits of different approaches for teaching L2 vocabulary.

4. Evaluate the merits of different approaches for teaching L2 vocabulary.

This course is intended for students who wish to teach English for Academic Purposes, such as university language teachers who need to develop learner's academic literacy in order to cope with the demands of studying through the medium of English. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the roles, responsibilities and identities of EAP teachers within different educational contexts. 2. Analyze and explain the nature of academic discourse, both spoken and written. 3. Adapt and create authentic EAP/ESP materials to develop learners' academic literacy. 4. Demonstrate critical decision making and evaluation of teaching practices in EAP. 5. Design syllabus and teaching materials based on needs analysis.

5. Design syllabus and teaching materials based on needs analysis.

MILE 5303 - Phonetics and Phonology of the Chinese Language (3 units)

This course focuses on speech sounds in Standard Chinese and other Chinese dialects. Its aim is to explain how different Chinese dialects differ in their speech sounds - how Cantonese differs from Shanghainese, for example - and what they have in common. We also look at how different Chinese speech sounds are from the world's languages in general; and in what ways they are typical. This course is both a theoretical and practical introduction to Chinese phonetics and phonology. It teaches students about how speech sounds are made by the human vocal tract and how they are organized for linguistic purposes. Students will also learn how to quantify some important speech acoustics with a computer. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Quantify some important speech acoustics with a computer 2. Explain the difference between Chinese dialects in terms of speech sounds (vowels, tones and consonants).

2. Explain the difference between Chinese dialects in terms of speech sounds (vowels, tones and consonants).

A theoretical and practical survey of the morphological and semantic aspects of Chinese vocabulary, covering various topics including word formation, semantic structure of words, x-bar analysis of words, lexicalization, development and evolution of lexical items over history, relationship between sound and meaning, and cultural component of words. This course will also deal with issues closely related to the teaching and learning of vocabulary of Chinese as a second language such as vocabulary size, methods of defining words and vocabulary acquisition. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze basic concepts in Chinese lexicology including zi (字) and word (詞) in different contexts; compound and complex words; idiomatic expressions; lexical meaning and grammatical meaning; synonymy; antonymy; hypernymy; hyponymy; word structure and word formation. 2. Explain Chinese word development over time and across different speech communities. 3. Recognize new approaches and methodologies in lexicology including aspects of lexical semantics. 4. Define the computational basis for lexicology and lexicography, and of learner dictionary. 5. Deal with pedagogical issues in Chinese vocabulary teaching effectively.

5. Deal with pedagogical issues in Chinese vocabulary teaching effectively.

This course provides students with practical training in the teaching of English and/or Chinese as a foreign language through classroom observation and supervised teaching practice. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Design effective language lessons and produce lesson plans. 2. Conduct observations of language teaching in a systematic and informed manner. 3. Demonstrate a range of practical teaching techniques. 4. Evaluate their own teaching effectiveness. 5. Develop and adapt teaching materials to suit the needs of particular learners.

5. Develop and adapt teaching materials to suit the needs of particular learners.

MILE 6980 - Research Project in International Language Education (3 units)

This course provides a skill-based training in an independent research project on chosen topic conducted under the supervision of a teaching faculty of the MA program in International Language Education. The student is required to produce a substantial research paper at the end of the project.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop research skills for a research career or further study.

1. Develop research skills for a research career or further study.

> Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Implement alternative approaches to data analysis from a social scientific perspective. 2. Identify the major types of data sources and the differences between them with ensuing implications for analytical strategy. 3. Operate the data management involving various data types and techniques. 4. Classify the analytical strategies targeting different data types.

4. Classify the analytical strategies targeting different data types.

MGCS 5021 - Reform and Social Conflicts in Contemporary China (3 units)

This course discusses political participation and political changes in contemporary China by focusing on popular contention. It addresses the rise, development, and consequences of social protests in China by referring to existing theories on contentious politics and collective action.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the difficulties and possibilities of reform in Chinese political system. 2. Explain theories on social movements and contentious politics. 3. Explain and analyze the political logic behind regime resilience in China. 4. Enhance communication skills in writing and oral presentations through class presentations, discussions, and term papers.

4. Enhance communication skills in writing and oral presentations through class presentations, discussions, and term papers.

This course explores the empirical and analytic value of studying China in comparative perspective. General comparative method and approaches that have been used to explain politics in modern China will be reviewed. The course also considers how the study of China can contribute to concept formation and broader debates in social science.

This course explores the issue of ethnicity in China in the context of a nation-state. Issues of nationalism, ethnic identities, and ethnic diversity will be examined from anthropological perspectives. Ethnicity has become an important socio-cultural institution in China. This course explores issues of identity construction, ethnic classification system and local reactions in Chinese society. Historical changes and contemporary development of the phenomenon of ethnicity will be examined in anthropological perspectives.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the major ethnic issues such as identity formation, ethnic classification system, ethnic relations, assimilation, social conflicts, nation-building, and ethnic hierarchy. 2. Use appropriate approaches to study the multiethnic history of Chinese society, the Communist and Western theories on nationality and ethnicity, and the formation of distinctive minority cultures in the context of the Chinese nation-state. 3. Recognize ethnic diversity in Chinese society.

Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x Physics or HKDSE 1x Physics; any PHYS courses at 1100-level or above

This course is for students with no physics background. Course content: Principle of scientific theories and methods, Aristotle's law, Newtonian mechanics. Thermal physics, heat engine, energy crisis and global warming. Nature of waves and the physics of hearing and vision. Electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves and telecommunication. Relativity, quantum physics, nuclear energy and semiconductor. Developments and outlook of contemporary physics.

PHYS 1002 - Introduction to Astrophysics and Astronomy (3 units)

This course introduces students to origin of modern astronomy, gravity, light and telescope, star light and atoms, stars (binary, formation, evolution, death), neutron stars and black holes, normal galaxies, peculiar galaxies, cosmology, the solar system, life on other world. Students without the physics prerequisite but have taken PHYS 1001 or equivalent may seek instructor’s approval for enrolling in the course.

This course will introduce the basic concepts of the physical principles behind energy. Various forms of energy and their use (including electricity, fossil energy, nuclear power, various forms of renewable energy), and their impacts on the environment both from a global and a regional perspectives will be discussed. Issues related to energy conservation and related environmental issues in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) will be discussed. Students without the physics prerequisite but have taken PHYS 1001 or equivalent may seek instructor’s approval for enrolling in the course.

(Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x OR in HKDSE 1x Physics) AND Level 3 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1/M2

PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1112 target students who have learned the most basic knowledge in physics in high school. Students with more advanced physics background should consider taking PHYS 1312. PHYS 1112 employs a calculus-based approach. Students without knowledge of calculus should take PHYS 1111 instead. Key topics include motions and Newton’s Laws, work and energy, conservation of energy and momentum, rotation, rigid body, simple harmonic and damped oscillations, forced oscillations, standing waves and sound waves, kinetic theory and the laws of thermodynamics. For students under the 4-year degree only. Students without the physics prerequisite but have taken PHYS 1001 or equivalent, and/or without the mathematics prerequisite but have taken MATH 1012/ MATH 1013/ MATH 1020/ MATH 1023 or equivalent may seek instructor’s approval for enrolling in the course.

A laboratory course to accompany PHYS 1111/PHYS 1112/PHYS 1312. Experiments in mechanics and heat are chosen to illustrate the experimental foundations of physics presented in the lecture courses.

(PHYS 1111 OR PHYS 1112 OR PHYS 1312) AND (level 3 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1/M2 OR MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1023)

This course targets students who have learned the most basic knowledge in physics in high school. Students with more advanced physics background should consider taking PHYS 1314. This course employs a calculus‐based approach. Key topics include Coulomb’s law, electric field and potential, Gauss’ law, capacitance, circuits, magnetic force and field, Ampere’s law, electromagnetic induction, AC circuit, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, interference and diffraction.

A laboratory course to accompany PHYS 1114/1314. Experiments in static and current electricity and magnetism, and optics are chosen to illustrate the experimental foundations of physics presented in the lecture courses.

(Grade A- or above in PHYS 1111 OR PHYS 1112 OR Grade B- or above in PHYS 1312) AND (Level 5 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1/M2 OR MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1023)

This course is a more in-depth version of PHYS 1114. It is intended to provide a solid foundation to students who wish to take more advanced physics courses in the future. Key topics include Coulomb’s law, electric field and potential, Gauss’ law, capacitance, circuits, magnetic force and field, Ampere’s law, electromagnetic induction, AC circuit, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, interference and diffraction. Students without the prerequisite may seek instructor’s approval for enrolling in the course. For students under the 4-year degree only.

Appropriate seminars and small group tutorials are scheduled to expose students to a variety of issues in science and society, and to enhance students' communication with faculties and among themselves. For Physics students in their second year of study under the four-year degree only. Graded P or F.

This course covers special topics selected by the instructor on the basis of individual student's request. For students in the second year of study under the four-year degree only. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course. May be repeated for credits.

This course will cover most of the mathematical tools required for studying classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. Key topics include complex numbers, vector analysis, Fourier series and transform, ordinary differential equations and series solutions.

PHYS 1111 OR PHYS 1112 OR PHYS 1312 OR PHYS 2421 (prior to 2013-14)

Newtonian mechanics, including rigid bodies; oscillating systems; gravitation and planetary motion; Lagrange equations; Hamilton's equations; normal modes and small oscillations.

Electrodynamics: applications of Maxwell's equations, propagation in various media, radiation, relativistic electrodynamics, transmission lines and wave guides.

Basic properties of Schrodinger equation, bound and scattering states in simple one-dimensional potentials, formulation of quantum mechanics in terms of Hilbert space and Dirac bracket notation, Schrodinger equation in three-dimensions, angular momentum, hydrogen atom wavefunction, systems of identical particles, spin and statistics, multi-electron atoms and the periodic table.

This course is a more in-depth version of PHYS 3036 Elementary Quantum Mechanics I. Topics include: classical mechanics, Schrodinger equation and simple examples in one-dimension, formulation of quantum mechanics in terms of Hilbert space and Dirac bracket notation, real and momentum space representations, Heisenberg and Schrodinger pictures, Schrodinger equation in three-dimensions, angular momentum, hydrogen atom wavefunction, systems of identical particles, the periodic table.

This course covers special topics selected by the instructor on the basis of individual student's request.  For students in their third year of study under the four-year degree only. The instructor's approval is required for taking this course. May be repeated for credits.

This course covers special topics selected by the instructor on the basis of individual student's request. For students in their third year of study under the four-year degree only. The instructor's approval is required for taking this course. May be repeated for credits.

This course provides an introduction to basic numerical and symbolic computation. Topics include methods of interpolation and extrapolation, approximation methods of root finding, numerical integration and solving ordinary differential equations, symbolic algebra and calculus. Students need to write computer codes in laboratory sessions and write lab reports to describe their results.

This course will cover the techniques of experimental physics in the area of electronics. Students will complete experiments involving ac circuits and input/output impedance, diodes and transistors, operational amplifiers, frequency analysis and digital electronics.

This course will cover the techniques of experimental physics in the area of optics. Students will complete experiments involving basic optical systems, interferometry, waveguides and optical fibers, optical spectroscopy, semiconductor laser diodes, microwave reflection, scattering and diffraction.

An introduction to modern solid state physics, including lattice structure, lattice vibrations, thermal properties, electron theory of metals and semiconductors, magnetic properties, and superconductivity.

Propagation of Gaussian beams, optical cavity and cavity modes, blackbody radiation and stimulated emission, laser principles and rate equations, examples of solid state, liquid, gas and semiconductor lasers, laser Q-switching and mode-locking, detection of optical radiation.

This course introduces the use of computer to solve problems and to simulate physical phenomena. It covers the numerical solution of integration, ordinary differential equations, linear and non-linear equations, Fourier transforms, stochastic processes, Monte Carlo methods, and partial differential equations. Visualization tools will be used to interpret results of the calculations.

In this course, a systematic introduction to modern cosmology will be provided, with the topics including: Robertson-Walker metric and Friedmann equation, spacetime evolution of the Universe, thermal history of the Universe, Big-Bang nucleosynthesis, cosmic microwave background, dark matter and dark energy, inflation. It aims at enabling students to catch up with the progress in cosmology in a timely way, and appreciate the beauty of the science on the Universe.

Appropriate seminars and small group tutorials are scheduled to expose students to a variety of issues in science and society, and to enhance students' communication with faculties and among themselves. For Physics students in their fourth year of study under the four-year degree only. Graded P or F.

This course covers special topics selected by the instructor on the basis of individual student's request. For students in their fourth year of study under the four-year degree only. The instructor's approval is required for taking this course.

PHYS 4151B - Experimental Physics: An Experiential Approach (2 units)

This course encourages self-initiation and practicing experiential learning through hands-on experience. Students are expected to develop a study and fabrication plan at the start of the course. Under the supervision of the course instructor, students will design, build or fabricate the needed parts and assemble the parts to produce functional prototypes or units to demonstrate the proposed physical laws in the areas related to physics, e.g. mechanics, electronics, waves (optics or sound), electromagnetism, or model physics. By the end of the course, students are required to write a final report for the project and perform an oral presentation. The project may be extended for a second term for extra credits subject to satisfactory performance and project report. Students may also repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken. For PHYS students with instructor's approval only.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will perform a capstone project based on a selection of advanced modern physics experiments. The students are expected to perform an independent literature search on the historical background, significance and impact of the experiments. Upon completion of the projects, students are required to submit a project report that complies with contemporary scientific standards and perform an oral presentation. For PHYS students under the four-year degree only.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will complete an independent capstone research project. The course is extended over two regular terms. By the end of the course, students need to summarize their results in the form of a short thesis and perform oral presentation. For PHYS students under the four-year degree only. Enrollment in the course requires approval by course instructors and supervisors. May be graded PP.

Review of vector analysis; complex variable theory, Cauchy-Rieman conditions, complex Taylor and Laurent series, Cauchy integral formula and residue techniques, conformal mapping; Fourier series; Fourier and Laplace transforms; ordinary differential equations, Bessel functions; partial differential equations, wave and diffusion equations, Laplace, Helmholtz and Poisson's equations, transform techniques, Green's functions; integral equations, Fredholm equations, kernals; Rieman sheets, method of steepest descent; tensors, contravariant and covariant representations; group theory, matrix representations.

This is an introductory course on postgraduate level solid state physics. The topics covered include: electronic band structures of solids, phonons, electron dynamics in crystals, electron interactions in solids, linear response theory, electronic transitions and optical properties of solids, electron phonon interactions, integer quantum Hall effects, superconductivity and magnetism.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Derive the electronic band structures of materials with simple lattices. 2. Calculate phonon band structures. 3. Calculate the energy of electronic systems using Hatree-Fock approximations. 4. Formulate the electron responses to external electric and magnetic fields. 5. Derive the expression of the conductance of Quantum Hall Systems. 6. Calculate physical properties of superconductors and magnets.

6. Calculate physical properties of superconductors and magnets.

Discussion of various applications of quantum mechanics, such as collision theory, theory of spectra of atoms and molecules, theory of solids, second quantization, emission of radiation, relativistic quantum  mechanics.

Laws and applications of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, transport phenomena, classical statistical mechanics, canonical and grand canonical ensemble, quantum statistical mechanics, Fermi and Bose systems, non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.

This course provides students with training in performing numerical simulations in physics problems. Topics include linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations, and stochastic processes. Numerical techniques learned in these areas will be used to solve various problems in classical, atomic, condensed matter, statistical, and bio-physics.

Detailed explanations of the electronic, vibrational, transport, and optical properties of semiconductors based on quantum mechanics. Emphasis on nanostructured heterostructures, quantum size and low-dimensional effects, and application to modern electronics and opto-electronics.

Seminar topics presented by students, faculty and guest speakers. The seminars can be in the form of mini-workshops or activities organized by the Department. Graded PP, P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire a comprehensive set of discipline-specific professional skills and knowledge for their personal growth and career development.

1. Acquire a comprehensive set of discipline-specific professional skills and knowledge for their personal growth and career development.

This course covers in-depth study on topics selected by the instructor on the basis of individual postgraduate student's request. The instructor's approval is required for taking this course.

PHYS 6770 - Professional Development in Science (Physics) (2 units)

This two-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students basic training in ethics, teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course lasts for one year, and is composed of two parts, each consisting of a number of mini-workshops. Part 1 of the course is coordinated by the School; and Part 2 consists of some department-specific workshops which are coordinated by the department. Graded PP, P or F.

Lorentz invariance; Canonical quantization for scalar, vector, spinor; Path integral; Scattering amplitudes; Feynman diagrams; Loop correction; Symmetries; Effective field theory.

The course will mainly cover the most recent development in the band theory, which introduces the concept of topology. Topics include Bloch theorem, energy band, Berry’s curvature, Spin Hall effect and quantum spin Hall effect, topological invariance, Chern number and Z2 index, Z2 topological insulator, topological crystalline insulator, topological semimetal and Weyl semimetal.

Relationships between microstructure and mechanical behavior in crystalline materials; temperature-dependent deformation in elasticity, viscosity and creep; embrittlement, fatigue and fracture of engineering materials; strengthening mechanisms in crystalline materials.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze and explain the deformation behaviour of various crystalline and noncrystalline materials from a mechanistic point of view at the atomic to microstructure scale. 2. Analyze and explain the effect of various microstructure features on the strength of materials. 3. Analyze and explain the effects of various manufacturing and processing techniques on the mechanical behavior of the materials. 4. Predict the possible scenarios of material failure given the manufacturing, loading and environmental conditions.

4. Predict the possible scenarios of material failure given the manufacturing, loading and environmental conditions.

The scope of this course is intended to establish the conservation laws of heat and mass transfer, with the aims to provide the required knowledge for industrial applications. The topics in a sequential sense covers: Concepts of continuum in multiscale thermal and mass flow systems; Definitions of thermodynamics properties; Conservation equations of fluid flow and heat and mass transfer; Dimensional analyses; Heat conduction and mass diffusion; Convective heat and mass transfer; Computational heat and mass transfer; Special topics and industrial applications.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe in-depth the concepts of continuum through statistical physics. 2. Apply the conservation laws to fluid flows and transports of heat and mass. 3. Demonstrate the dimensionless parameters that play the key roles in heat and mass transfer. 4. Illustrate the basic physics of transport phenomena through the analytical solutions of simple heat and mass transfer problems. 5. Apply the numerical technique for solving the practical engineering problems where the analytical solutions are not available.

5. Apply the numerical technique for solving the practical engineering problems where the analytical solutions are not available.

MESF 5520 - Fundamental Theories and Algorithms of CAD/CAM/CAE (3 units)

Representations of curves and surfaces, geometric modeling, mesh generation algorithms, optimization algorithms, NC machining part programming, NC machining tool path generation algorithms, digital manufacturing.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the fundamental mathematical theories and algorithms underlying modern CAD/CAM/CAE systems/technologies. 2. Use a computer language (e.g. MATLAB) to implement some classical algorithms in curves, surfaces, optimization, and numerical controlled machining tool path generation.

2. Use a computer language (e.g. MATLAB) to implement some classical algorithms in curves, surfaces, optimization, and numerical controlled machining tool path generation.

Introduce the basic concepts related to industrial robots.  Course will cover the following contents: rigid body motion, forward and inverse kinematics, manipulator jacobians, force relation, dynamics and position control robot manipulators, force control and trajectory generation, collision avoidance and motion planning, robot programming languages.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the basics of robotic systems. 2. Define the needs, acquire necessary information and select appropriate robots for various industrial applications. 3. Apply the knowledge learned for the design and development of simple robots. 4. Explain the principles of robot kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, trajectory generation and control.

4. Explain the principles of robot kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, trajectory generation and control.

State-of-the-art in IC technology, fundamental package architecture, types of package; packaging materials and processing technologies; functions, geometry, materials and structure of substrates and PCBs; interconnection technologies; reliability testing and failure mechanisms of package components; characterization, measurement and failure analysis; future trends.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply electronic packaging knowledge to certain practical problems encountered in electronic packaging and assembly processes. 2. Analyze and find solutions for practical packaging materials selection and failure causes. 3. Communicate analysis and failure causes of electronic packages and assemblies to peers and customers.

3. Communicate analysis and failure causes of electronic packages and assemblies to peers and customers.

MESF 6910J - Topology Optimization and Additive Manufacturing (3 units)

Topology optimization is an optimization-driven methodology for design exploration, synthesis and multi-disciplinary design, especially for multi-functional structures. Topology optimization generates structurally optimal design concepts from supplied information on loads, constraints and required product performance and manufacture conditions. By predicting optimal shapes of structures, the design system facilitates analysis to lead the design process to innovative concepts and high-performance product designs. In this class, the focus is on analysis, optimal design techniques and fabrication methods of multi-functional structures and devices. The underlying principles of calculus of variations, constrained minimization, and design parameterization and solution methods of topology optimization will be fully studied. Key applications include compliant structures/mechanisms and multi-material soft robots. These devices lie at the interface of principles and procedures of structures and machines. The lectures will bring out methodologies for designing multi-functional structures/machines and fabrication techniques of additive manufacturing.

An independent research project on Mechanical Engineeringcarried out under the supervision of a faculty member. May be graded PP.

An independent research project on Mechanical Engineering carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. May be graded PP.

Leading people effectively is a tremendous challenge, a great opportunity, and a serious responsibility.  This course is about developing your full potential as a leader.  The focus will be on skills development so that you can use leadership theories and concepts to improve your leadership skills.  Topics include leadership traits and behavior theories, leadership values, the team concept and group dynamics and leader as coach and developer of people.  Interactive class activities will be conducted including videos, discussions and self-assessment exercises.

MGMT 1130 - Traps and Pitfalls in Judgment and Decision Making (3 units)

Decision making is a central human activity, but how good are we at it? Scientific evidence suggests that our decisions are often biased and flawed, resulting in disappointing or even disastrous outcomes. This course draws upon contemporary research in psychology and other social sciences to better understand how it is that people make decisions, and why those decisions are often made badly. The course will emphasize a theoretical understanding of human decision making, as well as a comprehension of the real world implications of our mistakes both for us and for our society, and what, if anything, can be done about it.

This course presents and exemplifies three major traditions of ethical thought in East and West moral philosophy - namely utilitarianism, principle-based ethics and virtue-based ethics. Employing guest speakers, lectures, cases, contemporary readings, role-plays, fieldwork, reflective student writing, and discussion groups, the course engages students in a serious consideration of their own ethical standards as applied to their present academic environment and their future careers. Students come to understand through this course that while an ethical dilemma may be viewed in various ways depending on one's guiding assumptions, a decision and course of action nevertheless must be chosen in harmony with one's own moral convictions. For Business students only.

Human behavior and behavioral issues in organizations studied from the perspective of the individual and that of the organization.

Taking a discussion-based approach to examining ethical issues in a corporate context, this intermediate business ethics course will focus mainly on the ethical issues related to the interaction between business and society. Students will further develop their ethical knowledge, moral reasoning skills, and attitudes towards social responsibility by considering the overarching corporate implications of their decisions. This highly interactive course will draw upon relevant current issues to help students understand (and overcome) some of the real-world challenges that business executives confront.

Manpower planning, job analysis and design, recruitment, performance appraisal, compensation, training and development, health and safety at work and discrimination.

Understand the nature of leadership and how it goes beyond managership. To develop an appreciation for the complexities of dealing with people who hold different values. To introduce, develop and encourage new strategies and techniques to enhance both teamwork and effectiveness in the workplace.

Theories and processes of negotiation; negotiation strategies; contextual factors in negotiation; other issues in negotiation.

This course covers strategic opportunities arising from environmental risks. Public and regulatory demand for environmental products and services must co-exist with the need for corporations to maximize shareholder wealth. The course examines both theoretical and practical issues that arise in attempting to balance the health of the natural environment with value creation. Is there an inherent conflict between the institutions of business and our ability to care for the environment? What competitive opportunities are created for firms and what do they have to do to seize these opportunities? Lessons from the course will be interest to the students of strategy and the environment. Restricted to MGMT and BBA students.

MGMT 3170 - Managing CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) (3 units)

This course will focus on specific CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) issues facing companies today. Along with changing attitudes, new global regulatory CSR requirements are increasingly putting firms under pressure to demonstrate positive social and environmental impacts, while maintaining their commitments to investors. Students will investigate how actual firms are managing these pressures while continuing to address the needs of their stakeholders. Incorporating aspects of the benchmark standards such as the GRI and various ESG (Environmental Social Governance) initiatives will help students to strengthen their own knowledge, skill, and attitudes in this area. The course has an embedded project, with direct links to one or more businesses, which will give students the necessary practical grounding for effectively understanding the challenges of CSR in the contemporary business environment.

Major techniques and approaches to the development and implementation of corporate strategies. Underlying concepts; analytical techniques; internal and external competitor analysis and evaluation of strategic options.

MGMT 4220 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Studies (4 units)

This is an interactive course that introduces knowledge about the creation and management of new business ventures. Attention is also given to key issues in corporate entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and family businesses.

The overall goal of this course is to teach the students key theories and frameworks in strategic management and apply them to Chinese context.  it takes a comparative perspective to analyze the similarities and differences in strategic management between East and West.  It is case intensive course which involves extensive student participation in analyzing cases of business in China.

To meet the increasing demand from both the private and public sectors in local and international firms in Hong Kong, South East Asia and mainland China, Management Consulting is a course to be offered by faculty with consulting experience who will train students in management with the fundamental and practical skills to understand and analyse business problems in order to work out a number of scenarios for solving problems. More importantly, the students will be encouraged to work in teams and propose innovative and strategic consulting plans to meet a set of specified goals from time to time.

In today's competitive business world, organizations need to implement training and development initiatives to continuously cultivate their human resources. This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the training and developing process in organizations. Topics include training needs assessment, learning motivation, theories of learning, transfer of training, training methods, and training evaluation. The course will also examine special topics of interest such as cross-cultural training, career development, and the role of information technology and social responsibility in training and development.

Communication skill ranks at the top of contributors to job effectiveness, satisfaction and success.  Managerial communication gives students an opportunity to improve students' ability to communicate efficiently and effectively as a manager and to develop those critical communication capabilities that students will need as a business leader.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Communicate more effectively in business environments as managers and leaders. 2. Continue practicing their communication skills for continuous improvement in the future.

2. Continue practicing their communication skills for continuous improvement in the future.

Include motivation theories, leadership, group dynamics, job design, decision making, power and politics, organizational structure and design, and organizational change. This is a core course for MBA.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Improve general decision making and managerial decision making. 2. Lead a team and work within a group. 3. Motivate and manage others at work. 4. Negotiate effectively. 5. Identify ethical challenges in oneself and others.

Major techniques and approaches to the development and implementation of corporate strategies. Underlying concepts, analytical techniques, internal and external competitor analysis and evaluation of strategic options. This is a core course for MBA.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply theories/frameworks (e.g. SWOT Analysis and Porter’s Five Forces) for in-depth industry analysis, for anticipating and predicting future industry development. 2. Examine some of the firm's specific underpinnings of competitive advantage and growth in both domestic and international settings. 3. Evaluate some of the challenges in implementing the strategy that has been formulated.

3. Evaluate some of the challenges in implementing the strategy that has been formulated.

This course is designed to help managers build an effective workforce.  First, students will take the perspective of the general manager.  They will see how an effective general manager aligns people with other organizational processes to execute business strategy.  Second, they will take the human resource executive's point of view by seeing how top human resource executives develop strategy.  Third, they will see how managers throughout the company contribute to the development of an effective workforce.

The primary topic of this course is strategic management in the Chinese context.  This course has three major objectives: 1) to help students understand the conditions under which different kinds of strategy have the potential to create economic value and competitive advantage for Chinese context; 2) to help students who plan to work in Chinese companies understand their roles and responsibilities in helping the companies to achieve competitive advantage; and 3)to help those, who work in foreign companies that either already have or will have operations in China, obtain the knowledge necessary to compete or cooperate with companies in Chinese context more successfully.

MGMT 5490 - Irrational and Rational Thinking and Judgment in Management (2 units)

This is a course with an in-depth discussion on the nature of human thinking and judgment.  The overall emphasis of this course will be on illustrating errors and biases in thinking and judgment and their managerial implications.  In other words, the class is designed to give you a "rational mind".  The concepts we will discuss are key to remove the obstacles in thinking, solving problems, and making decisions.  Topics that we will focus on include Common Biases, Experts and Novices, Heuristics, Judgment under Uncertainty, Nonrational Escalation of Commitment, and the Psychology of Delaying Decisions.

This course will explore the immediate ability to contribute to top management's strategic conversations in students' current organization.  It teaches how to think strategically and provides the opportunity to apply this thinking in a team environment.  Students will be able to immediately apply the thinking and skills learnt to the current job.

This course focuses on two-party negotiations in a wide variety of settings ranging from simple buyer-seller bargains to complex, multiple-issue strategic relationships.

This course is designed to prepare business managers to succeed as members of a merger and acquisition project team.  Students will be able to work out how merger and acquisition can help to achieve the strategy, to know how merger and acquisition transactions work in practice from search to merger integration, to get insight into the particular opportunities and challenges of merger and acquisition, and to apply this thinking in a team environment.

MGMT 5580 - China's External Relations and Their Economic Impact (2 units)

This course will help students have a better understanding of how China relates to the rest of the world, both historically and now.  It will examine contemporary China's political and economic relations with the major countries and regions of the world, including the United States, Europe, Japan, India, Korea and Russia plus the developing countries in Africa as well as the territories of Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Great leaders and corporations take greater responsibilities for its customers, employees, shareholders, and society.  This class is to learn what it takes to be a responsible leader and how leaders can create responsible corporations. This course also intends to change behavior for future leaders by teaching decision making framework for making responsible and ethical decisions as they face these challenges. Maybe graded PP.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the differing perspectives of defining and applying ‘responsible leadership’ and ‘ethics’ by exposure to conceptual frameworks from management science (and philosophy) and from ‘everyday discourses’ from business practitioners. 2. Identify and apply tools, concepts, and theories to perform analyses of the different approaches to responsible leadership and ethics in practice, motives and inspiration (moral, strategic, shareholder, philanthropic, etc.) behind these differences. 3. Enhance personal development to consider moral reflections on how to respond to ethical dilemmas in a business environment. 4. Examine practical case studies relating to the applied nature of responsible leadership and ethics in relation to local and global settings and the issues and controversies that surround them.

4. Examine practical case studies relating to the applied nature of responsible leadership and ethics in relation to local and global settings and the issues and controversies that surround them.

MGMT 5730 - Social Entrepreneurship and Venture Philanthropy (3 units)

Social Entrepreneurship uses business methods to address social and environmental problems, often in innovative ways. Venture Philanthropy uses venture capital funding tools to promote start-up and growth of social ventures. This course combines lectures, case studies, industry expert guest speakers and project work to involve students in social entrepreneurship and venture philanthropy with real social impact as a result. Student teams work with social enterprise partners to develop a growth plan and funding proposal for grant funding to be awarded to one of the social venture partner organizations at the end of the course. The course is multi-disciplinary and open to MBAs and other PG/UG programs. (UG students please email instructor with CV and motivation letter for course admission.)

This course is intended for students who are exploring consulting as a career option or who want to be more effective at working out and communicating recommendations. This course will teach students the key skills that management consultants use to solve business problems. This will be a demanding case-based course where students will learn the tools, skills and approaches adopted in leading management consultancies.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Diagnose the situation of a business problem. 2. Structure the business problem. 3. Prove a hypothesis. 4. Apply relevant frameworks to solve a business problem. 5. Apply fact-based analytical tools to identify insights. 6. Design compelling communications to share their thinking.

The course will offer students very practical tools and simple models that can also be applied in a corporate environment to help transform groups into engaged, motivated and focused teams that perform. These capabilities are also highly relevant to leading virtual teams that only meet remotely.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify leading indicators of high performance or dysfunctionality in teams. 2. Identify successful factors on how to make teams work. 3. Apply the foundations to building teams. 4. Deal with crisis in team.

MGMT 5790 - Emerging Challenges in International Business for Managers (2 units)

The course intends to provide students with a framework for understanding elements that will shape the global trade system over the next five years. Students should expect to have greater ability to formulate effective strategies and policies on behalf of their companies or organizations which reflect emerging realities in the global trade system upon completing the course.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify key issues, challenges and trends that are likely to shape global trade system over the next 5 years or so. 2. Identify the most important trade issues and initiatives currently underway. 3. Identify implications of China’s rise. 4. Recognize the ASEAN and APEC approach to trade and regional integration. 5. Formulate effective strategies and policies which reflect new, emerging realities in the global trade system.

5. Formulate effective strategies and policies which reflect new, emerging realities in the global trade system.

The course introduces students to one of the most original ways of developing strategy to appear in business thinking in recent years known as Blue Ocean Strategy. Blue Ocean Strategy was developed by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, both professors of strategy and management at the INSEAD business school. Their approach to strategy innovation is widely recognized as a significant step forward in strategic thinking and has been adopted by many companies to help them develop innovative strategy.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the Blue Ocean Strategy. 2. Apply the tools learnt to build innovative strategy.

MGMT 5850 - Understanding and Leading in the Sports Industry (1 unit)

The sports industry is interesting in many ways. In this course, some of the industry's unique aspects such as the global recognition of a few athletes, the use of sports stars in promotion messages, the increasing attention of grassroots sports, the negative media highlights associated with professional sports, etc. will be discussed. The course will focus on all these aspects while considering the key functions and issues related to the sports industry globally.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the nature and environment of the sports industry. 2. Compare the cultural and sports models differences of professional and grassroots sports. 3. Analyze the management functions related to the sports industry such as finance, operations, marketing, IT, strategy, etc. 4. Identify topical sports management issues. 5. Assess the future of the sports industry through strategic scenario planning.

5. Assess the future of the sports industry through strategic scenario planning.

The continent of Africa has deeply entrenched images associated of it relating to misery, poverty, corruption, incompetence and little of value. This course attempts to challenge such perceptions by correcting this inaccurate picture and ultimately addressing how many companies and countries view Africa as a large continent that offers many opportunities, especially in industries such as banking and finance, resources, telecoms, infrastructure and manufacturing.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the business opportunities across Africa historically and contemporarily. 2. Identify the industries where most business opportunities currently lie in Africa. 3. Critique the entrenched perspectives that surround the African continent. 4. Assess the extend to which internal obstacles are limiting business opportunities in Africa. 5. Identify and analyze the rise of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and good corporate governance by companies based in Africa.

5. Identify and analyze the rise of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and good corporate governance by companies based in Africa.

MGMT 6510K - Multilevel and Longitudinal Method in Creativity Research (3 units)

The course focuses on  substantive theory, method, design and recent development about creativity research.

MGMT 6520A - Strategy and Innovation for Sustainability (2 units)

Achieving sustainability—for individuals, business and society—often requires innovations, both major and minor, in processes, products, and business models in order to optimize both financial and non-financial (i.e., ESG) outcomes. This course provides both a theoretical and applied introduction to market-based, business approaches to global challenges to sustainability, including poverty, environmental degradation, energy shortage, public health and so forth. Students will examine the way that strategies and innovations can play in relieving these pressures. Different from the Social Entrepreneurship course, this course takes the perspective of an established corporation and aims to inspire corporate initiatives for sustainability.

> Venue on 10-Apr-2018 to 01-May-2018: TKP, 23/F, Euro Trade Centre, 21-23 Des Voeux Road, Central

> Venue on 08-May-2018 to 29-May-2018: B-School Central, 15/F, HK Club Bldg, 3A Charter Rd, Central

This entrepreneurship course will address the central organizational issues involved in founding and leading new business ventures. The topics covered will include accelerating idea generation, assembling cofounders and initial team, attracting investors, managing board of directors, and selling to large customers. A deeper understanding of these issues is likely to increase the odds of success for entrepreneurs, as well those who intend to work with startups as investors or employees. In addition to the traditional classroom discussion, this course will use role plays and live case studies, possibly involve a site visit and a simulation, and will draw upon the latest research on entrepreneurship.

Through ample case studies, group work and reflection time, the course aims at helping students to enhance their self-awareness, improve their communication skills, build stronger connections and trust with classmates and provide deeper knowledge in the principles of Global leadership. This learning has the potential to propel students faster in their leadership career development..

MGMT 6520I - Bringing China to the World: The Belt and Road Initiative (1 unit)

Global leaders and managers need to know about macro-trends in Asia and this course focuses on one of these initiatives. This course will discuss how the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will influence China’s economic and trading relationships with its neighbors in Asia, Africa and Europe. The course will also enable its participants to have a glimpse of the leadership and strategies of several diverse businesses along the BRI ranging from agribusiness, telecommunications to real estate, etc.

Master's thesis research supervised by a faculty member. A successful defense of the thesis leads to Pass. No course credit is assigned.

In-depth study of the foundations of behavioral science research using examples from organizational behavior and other related business disciplines.

The course organizes a student’s previously acquired English language skills into a useful managerial toolkit targeted toward specific business applications and strategies. Students learn how to adapt and apply their English language abilities to real-world assignments within their business major and, after graduation, to career tasks and opportunities. Positioned toward the latter portion of a student’s undergraduate business education, the course prepares students to succeed in their remaining university assignments (such as research tools, written tests, presentations, interviews, meetings, collaborative assignments, interpersonal communication and so forth) as well as the communication challenges they can expect in their careers. For students in their third or fourth year of study who have this course as a program requirement.

This course seeks to equip students with persuasive communication skills, both oral and written, through analyzing business cases and presenting solutions to problems identified. It provides students with a solid framework and hands-on practice to communicate persuasively and professionally in business settings. In presenting the case problem, analysis and recommendations, students learn to identify issues, develop and organize key ideas, and eventually to persuade the audience of the validity of the arguments and proposed actions. The course sharpens students' ability to explain and support ideas logically, coherently and cohesively using various techniques, to communicate clearly, concisely and accurately, and in appropriate tone and style. Through a range of learning activities involving reading, discussion, writing and making oral presentations, students also develop critical reading, critical thinking and problem solving skills as well as teamwork and leadership skills. For students who have this course as a program requirement.

For students who have this course as a program requirement. This course builds on the foundation built in LABU 2051 and further develops students' ability to comprehend and analyze business cases, and eventually to present findings and recommendations clearly and persuasively.

The course activates students' previously acquired English language skills into a useful managerial communication toolkit targeted toward specific business applications and strategies. Students will learn how to be an effective communicator in the global workplace. The course is designed and structured to address the learning needs of students in job-seeking and in their early careers. Students will have opportunities to learn and practice how to succeed in business writing, presentations, interviews, meetings, and collaborative assignments. The course also introduces students to strategies for handling the communication challenges which fresh graduates can expect in the global workplace. For students who have this course as a program requirement.

MAFS 5040 - Quantitative Methods for Fixed-Income Instruments (3 units)

Bonds and bond yields. Bond markets. Bond portfolio management. Fixed-income derivatives markets. Term structure models and Heath-Jarrow-Morton framework for arbitrage pricing. Short-rate models and lattice tree implementations. LIBOR Market models. Hedging. Bermudan swaptions and Monte Carlo methods. Convexity adjustments. Mortgage-backed securities. Asset-backed securities. Collateralized debt obligations.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the operation of fixed-income markets and the roles of the fixed-income derivative. 2. Apply major mathematical tools for fixed-income modeling. 3. Formulate major classes of fixed-income models and apply them for fixed-income pricing and risk management. 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of popular models for different sectors of derivatives. 5. Analyze exotic derivatives and choose pricing models.

MAFS 5130 - Quantitative Analysis of Financial Time Series (3 units)

Analysis of asset returns: autocorrelation, predictability and prediction.  Volatility models: GARCH-type models, long range dependence.  High frequency data analysis: transactions data, duration.  Markov switching and threshold models.  Multivariate time series: cointegration models and vector GARCH models.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize market indexes, financial time series and their features. 2. Recognize the foundation of time series and basic time series models. 3. Formulate time series models to study financial data, including market returns and volatility. 4. Evaluate the relationships of different markets via the cointegration time series and ECM models. 5. Analyze the real financial data with the statistical techniques from this course via a course project.

5. Analyze the real financial data with the statistical techniques from this course via a course project.

Utility theory, stochastic dominance.  Portfolio analysis: mean-variance approach, one-fund and two-fund theorems.  Capital asset pricing models.  Arbitrage pricing theory.  Consumption-investment problems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply investment models in financial applications. 2. Formulate quantitative investment with Mean-Variance Optimization and Black-Litterman models. 3. Analyze equity valuation using asset pricing models. 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of investment strategies. 5. Design and implement asset management strategies and structured solutions.

5. Design and implement asset management strategies and structured solutions.

MAFS 5220 - Quantitative and Statistical Risk Analysis (3 units)

Various risk measures such as Value at Risk and Shortfall Risk.  Coherent risk measures.  Stress testing, model risk, spot and forward risk.  Portfolio risks.  Liabilities and reserves management.  Case studies of major financial losses.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze risk on derivatives and other financial products using quantitative and statistical methods. 2. Evaluate the price impact on financial products due to quantifiable risks. 3. Devise computer programs to compute the risk using numerical methods. 4. Analyze the capital requirements for financial institutions using quantitative and statistical methods.

4. Analyze the capital requirements for financial institutions using quantitative and statistical methods.

MAFS 5250 - Computational Methods for Pricing Structured Products (3 units)

Computational methods for pricing structured (equity, fixed-income and hybrid) financial derivatives products.  Lattice tree methods.  Finite difference schemes.  Forward shooting grid techniques.  Monte Carlo simulation.  Structured products analyzed include: Convertible securities; Equity-linked notes; Quanto currency swaps; Differential swaps; Credit derivatives products; Mortgage backed securities; Collateralized debt obligations; Volatility swaps.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Design computer algorithms for pricing structured derivatives. 2. Devise and compute hedging strategies for monitoring risks in derivatives. 3. Construct numerical algorithms for performing model calibration in pricing models of financial derivatives. 4. Provide solution using structural derivatives in wealth management.

4. Provide solution using structural derivatives in wealth management.

Completion of an independent project under the supervisor of a faculty in financial mathematics or statistics. Scope may include (i) identifying a non-reference problem and proposing the methods of solution, (ii) acquiring a specific research skill.

> Students should seek the instructor's approval to take this course.

IELTS - Band 7 or above in overall and Band 6.5 or above in each part of the test or equivalent

The course builds on LANG 1002 and aims to further develop students' proficiency in English as well as their academic literacy skills, so that they can cope with the linguistic demands of studying through the medium of English. The course aims to develop students' competence in reading and writing, as well as the ability to engage in oral interaction in social and academic contexts. For students under the four-year degree curriculum.

Level 4 or above in HKDSE Chinese, LANG 1114, LANG 1115, LANG 1116, LANG 1117, LANG 1118, LANG 1120, LANG 1121, LANG 1122, LANG 1123, LANG 1124, LANG 1125, LANG 1126, LANG 1127

This course seeks to enhance the market competitiveness of HKUST graduates by making them effective users of spoken Putonghua and Standard Written Chinese in meeting communicative needs in academic, social and professional contexts. The course materials and activities help students acquire fluency and accuracy in the use of Chinese by engaging them in authentic communication tasks based on real-life situations and needs. Students' mastery of Putonghua phonology and Chinese syntax and lexis will also be enhanced through in-class teaching and outside class practice.

LANG 1113, LANG 1114, LANG 1115, LANG 1116, LANG 1118, LANG 1120, LANG 1121, LANG 1122, LANG 1123, LANG 1124, LANG 1125, LANG 1126, LANG 1127

This course seeks to advance the Putonghua speaking and Chinese writing abilities of local Hong Kong students who have attained a reasonably high standard in Chinese language on leaving secondary schools. The course materials and learning tasks help students to engage in rigorous intellectual analysis of academic and socio-economic issues and formulate coherent arguments for Putonghua speaking and Chinese writing in demanding situations such as participation in public fora and writing critical essays for publication in the media.

Level 3 in HKDSE Chinese, LANG 1113, LANG 1114, LANG 1115, LANG 1116, LANG 1117, LANG 1120, LANG 1121, LANG 1122, LANG 1123, LANG 1124, LANG 1125, LANG 1126, LANG 1127

This course seeks to enhance the Putonghua speaking and Chinese writing abilities of students who have typically undergone schooling in a Chinese language community. Learning tasks and activities on this course further challenges students to aim at very high levels in terms of precision of expression in writing and expressiveness and persuasiveness in speaking. The learning experience will also sharpen the students' awareness of style and tone and context of situation.

LANG 1120 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students I (3 units)

HKDSE/HKALE/HKCEE/JEE Chinese, LANG 1110 (prior to 2013-14), LANG 1111 (prior to 2013-14), LANG 1112 (prior to 2016-17), LANG 1113, LANG 1114, LANG 1115, LANG 1116, LANG 1117, LANG 1118

Introduction to Chinese language and culture; basic understanding of Putonghua phonology and Chinese syntax; basic communicative competence in Chinese; recognition of high‐frequency Chinese characters. The course is restricted to students with non‐Chinese language backgrounds. Instructors’ approval is required for students with Chinese backgrounds who are from international schools of Hong Kong, China Mainland and other Asian countries, also for overseas students with either Mandarin or Cantonese language backgrounds.

LANG 1121 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students II (3 units)

This course builds on the groundwork laid in LANG 1120, and takes students to a higher level of understanding of Putonghua phonology and a stronger communicative competence in using Chinese in daily and social situations. The course is restricted to students with non‐Chinese language backgrounds. Instructors’ approval is required for students with Chinese backgrounds who are from international schools of Hong Kong, China Mainland and other Asian countries, also for overseas students with either Mandarin or Cantonese language backgrounds. For students without prerequisite but with prior Chinese learning experience of approximately 50 hours may seek instructors’ approval to enroll in the course.

LANG 1122 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students III (3 units)

This course builds on the groundwork laid in LANG 1120 and LANG 1121, and takes students to a higher level of understanding of spoken Chinese and a stronger communicative competence in using Chinese in daily, social and professional situations. The course is restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds. Instructors’ approval is required for students with Chinese backgrounds who are from international schools of Hong Kong, China Mainland and other Asian countries, also for overseas students with either Mandarin or Cantonese language backgrounds. For students without prerequisite but with prior Chinese learning experience of approximately 100 hours may seek instructors’ approval to enroll in the course.

LANG 1123 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students IV (3 units)

This course builds on the groundwork laid in LANG 1120, LANG 1121 and LANG 1122, and takes students to an intermediate level of understanding of spoken Chinese and a stronger communicative competence in using Chinese in social, professional and business situations.  The course is restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds. Instructors’ approval is required for students with Chinese backgrounds who are from international schools of Hong Kong, China Mainland and other Asian countries, also for overseas students with either Mandarin or Cantonese language backgrounds. For students without prerequisite but with prior Chinese learning experience of approximately 150 hours may seek instructors’ approval to enroll in the course.

LANG 1124 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students V (3 units)

This course builds on the groundwork laid in LANG 1120, LANG 1121 and LANG 1122 and LANG 1123, and takes students to an intermediate-high level of understanding of spoken Chinese and a stronger communicative competence in using Chinese in social and professional situations. Restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds only. Students without the prerequisite but with approximate 200 hours of prior Chinese learning experience or attained level 4 in the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test may seek instructor’s approval for enrollment in the course.

LANG 1125 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students VI (3 units)

This course builds on the groundwork laid in LANG 1120, LANG 1121 and LANG 1122 and LANG 1123, and LANG 1124, and takes students to an intermediate-high level of understanding of spoken Chinese and a stronger communicative competence in using Chinese in social and professional situations. Restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds only. Students without the prerequisite but with approximate 250 hours of prior Chinese learning experience or attained level 4/5 in the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test may seek instructor’s approval for enrollment in the course.

LANG 1126 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students VII (3 units)

This course builds on the groundwork laid in LANG 1120, LANG 1121 and LANG 1122 and LANG 1123, LANG 1124 and LANG 1125, and takes students to a high level of understanding of spoken Chinese and a stronger communicative competence in using Chinese in social and professional situations. Restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds only. Students without the prerequisite but with approximate 300 hours of prior Chinese learning experience or attained level 5 in the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test may seek instructor’s approval for enrollment in the course.

LANG 1127 - Chinese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students VIII (3 units)

This course builds on the groundwork laid in LANG 1120, LANG 1121 and LANG 1122 and LANG 1123, LANG 1124, LANG 1125 and LANG 1126, and takes students to a high level of understanding of spoken Chinese and a stronger communicative competence in using Chinese in social and professional situations. Restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds only. Students without the prerequisite but with approximate 350 hours of prior Chinese learning experience or attained level 6 in the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test may seek instructor’s approval for enrollment in the course.

LANG 1130 - Cantonese for Non-Chinese Language Background Students I (3 units)

This course is restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds who are beginners in the learning of Cantonese. It equips students with Cantonese communicative competence necessary for living and net-working in Hong Kong, thus facilitating their smooth integration into the local community. The learning activities involve developing students' listening and speaking skills in an attempt to build learners' confidence and fluency in using Cantonese for daily communication.

LANG 1133 - Cantonese for Chinese Language Background Students I (3 units)

This course is restricted to students with Chinese language backgrounds who are beginners in the learning of Cantonese. It equips students with Cantonese communicative competence necessary for living and net-working in Hong Kong, thus facilitating their smooth integration into the local community. The learning activities involve developing students' listening and speaking skills in an attempt to build learners' confidence and fluency in using Cantonese for daily communication.

This is a course for learners with no previous knowledge of Japanese. It aims to offer students a foundation in Japanese language and related Japanese culture with an emphasis on practical oral communication. By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate appropriately in Japanese on a variety of everyday topics.

This is a course for learners with no previous knowledge of French. It aims to promote an international perspective by helping them acquire the basics of French. By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate appropriately in French on a variety of everyday topics, and have an overview of certain themes in French and Francophone culture which will enhance their knowledge of Europe and the world.

LANG 1320 - German in the World of Science and Technology (3 units)

This is a course for learners with no previous knowledge of German. It aims to offer students a foundation in German language and related German culture, with an emphasis on practical oral communication, and consideration of the impact of major German achievements in the world of Science and Technology. By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate appropriately in German on a variety of everyday topics.

This is a course for learners with no previous knowledge of Spanish. It aims to offer students a foundation in Spanish language and related culture, with an emphasis on practical oral communication. It presents aspects of essential Spanish and Latin American cultures, the flamenco to the salsa, from the temples of the Incas to the architecture of Gaudi. By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate appropriately in Spanish on a variety of everyday topics.

Basic introduction to Latin, with an emphasis on vocabulary which has survived in modern English and aspects of Roman culture which have a contemporary relevance.

An English course for students of the School of Science. The course introduces students to the language and discourse of science and develops their competence in speaking and writing about scientific topics.

The course provides students with a broad introduction to English within the discipline of engineering. A central aim of the course is to encourage students to analyze critically the wider social implications of engineering products and processes, through the careful examination of texts (and other media) beyond their own specific engineering field and to communicate effectively by delivering oral presentations and writing reports on topics relevant to all engineers.

LANG 2070 - English Communication for Humanities and Social Science Studies I (3 units)

Restricted to students on programs offered by the School of Humanities and Social Science. The course is an integrated skills course with a special emphasis on critical reading. It develops students' critical thinking skills and equips them with an ability to assimilate different sources of information for analysis and commentary.

LANG 2083 - Communication for Environmental Management and Technology II (2 units)

This course further develops students' competence in academic and discipline-related English and builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in LANG 2082. The course adopts a case study approach, in which environmental issues are analyzed so as to identify real-world problems faced by professionals and organizations, and posit solutions. Students read texts on a variety of topics including climate change, energy, biodiversity and pollution. Students will apply their knowledge in a range of communicative tasks, including weekly assignments and a final oral presentation. For EVMT students under the four-year degree only.

A one-term, major-specific language course for all Mathematics & Economics students undertaking a final year Capstone Project. The course focuses on developing students' ability to use effective and appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style in Mathematics & Economics Capstone Project reports and presentations.

A one-term, major-specific language course for all Mathematics students undertaking a final year Capstone Project. The course focuses on developing students' ability to use effective and appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style in Mathematics Capstone Project reports and presentations.

LANG 3012 - Laboratory Report Writing for Chemistry Students (1 unit)

This course focuses on developing Chemistry students' ability to produce effective laboratory reports with appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style. For CHEM students only.

LANG 3013 - Laboratory Report Writing for Physics Students (1 unit)

This course focuses on developing Physics students' ability to produce effective laboratory reports with appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style. For PHYS students only.

LANG 3014 - Laboratory Report Writing for Life Science Students (1 unit)

This course focuses on developing Life Science students' ability to produce effective laboratory reports with appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style. For LIFS students only.

The course focuses on developing Chemistry students' ability to use effective and appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style in Capstone Project reports and presentations.

The course focuses on developing Physics students' ability to use effective and appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style in Capstone Project reports and presentations.

LANG 4014 - English for Life Science Capstone and Final Year Projects (2 units)

The course focuses on developing Life Science students' ability to use effective and appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style in Capstone and Final Year Project reports and presentations.

LANG 4016 - English for Environmental Science Capstone Projects (2 units)

The course focuses on developing Environmental Science students' ability to use effective and appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style in Capstone Project reports and presentations.

A one-term, major-specific language course for all CSE students and for all CPEG students undertaking a CSE Final Year Project. The course focuses on Final Year Project report writing and presentations, and communication in professional contexts relevant to CSE and CPEG.

A one-term, major-specific language course for all ECE students and for all CPEG students undertaking an ECE Final Year Project. The course focuses on Final Year Project report writing and presentations and communication in professional contexts relevant to ECE and CPEG.

LANG 4032 - Technical Communication II for Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (3 units)

A one-term, major-specific language course for all students of the IELM Department. The course focuses on Final Year Project report writing and presentations and appropriate communication strategies and language use in professional contexts relevant to IELM. For IELM students in their third or fourth year of study only.

LANG 4033 - Technical Communication II for Civil and Environmental Engineering (3 units)

A one-term, major-specific language course for all students of the CIVL Department undertaking the Final Year Project and Capstone Project. The course focuses on Final Year Project report writing and presentations, and communication in professional contexts relevant to the CIVL Capstone Project. For CIVL and CIEV students in their third or fourth year of study only.

LANG 4034 - Technical Communication II for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (3 units)

A one-term, major-specific course for all Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students. The course focuses on academic speaking and writing skills for laboratory report writing and the Final Year Design Project. For MAE students only.

LANG 4070 - Academic Writing in Context - Global China Studies (1 unit)

This is a course with a special delivery mode -- a combination of input sessions plus highly individualized assistance provided for students to address their specific writing needs, dictated by students' choices of topics in particular areas of Global China Studies. For GCS students only.

LANG 5000 - Foundation in Listening & Speaking for Postgraduate Students (1 unit)

For students whose level of spoken English is lower than ELPA Level 4 (Speaking) when they enter the University. The course addresses the immediate linguistic needs of research postgraduate students for oral communication on campus using English. To complete the course, students are required to attain at least ELPA Level 4 (Speaking). Graded P or F.

LANG 5001 - Postgraduate English for Engineering Research Studies (1 unit)

This course aims to help research students in engineering communicate their research effectively. It highlights the characteristics of academic discourse, and provides training in the production of research-type documents, including abstracts, journal papers and theses. The course also gives extensive practice in the presentation and seminar skills necessary for academic study. Students who fail to fulfill the spoken English language requirement of the University are advised to take LANG 5000 before enrolling for this course (for students admitted in 2009/10 and onwards). Graded P or F.

LANG 5002 - Postgraduate English for Business and Social Science Studies (1 unit)

This course is intended to provide RPG students of SBM and SOSC with essential training in academic writing, speaking and critical reading relevant to the study of a research postgraduate degree. Students who fail to fulfill the Spoken English language requirement of the University are advised to take LANG 5000 before enrolling for this course (for students admitted in 2009/10 and onwards). Graded P or F.

This course is intended to provide RPG students of SSCI with essential training in academic writing, with a focus on the language used in a number of science contexts. The course is compulsory for all RPG students of SSCI (for students admitted in 2012/13 and onwards). Students who fail to fulfill the English language requirement of the University are advised to take LANG 5000 before enrolling for this course (for students admitted in 2009/10 and onwards). Graded P or F.

LANG 5032 - Communication for Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship (3 units)

This course is designed for students in the Technology Leadership & Entrepreneurship program for the purpose of developing specific entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial communication skills. Students will learn to adjust their message to a variety of corporate stakeholders, namely, to technically savvy audiences, investors, and the general public. Students who fail to fulfill the spoken English language requirement of the University are advised to take LANG 5000 before enrolling for this course.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Conduct audience analysis and practice message targeting for presentations. 2. Use general informative and technical Informative presentation skills. 3. Make appropriate use of supporting visual material in oral presentations. 4. Exhibit skills in referring to empirical data in oral presentations. 5. Apply persuasive speaking in communication. 6. Develop awareness of cultural differences.

This course explores rhetorical, academic and stylistic conventions common in humanities disciplines, so that RPG humanities students can effectively communicate their research to academic audiences in spoken and written formats. The course is compulsory for all RPG students of HUMA. Students who fail to fulfill the English language requirement of the University are advised to take LANG 5000 before enrolling for this course (for students admitted in 2013/14 and onwards). Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Understand rhetorical, academic and stylistic conventions of spoken and written humanities texts. 2. Understand how persuasive argument is the core feature and organizing principle of humanities research texts. 3. Communicate their own research persuasively to academic audiences by applying this learning.

3. Communicate their own research persuasively to academic audiences by applying this learning.

This one-semester course aims at enhancing the research writing skills of the research postgraduates in Environmental Science, Policy and Management to help them meet the specific demands of their academic work. It particularly focuses on developing students' abilities in writing a wide spectrum of research genres, including proposal abstracts, papers and theses. Students who fail to fulfill the spoken English language requirement of the University are advised to take LANG 5000 before enrolling for this course (for students admitted in 2009/10 and onward).

LANG 5101 - Basic Chinese for International Management (3 units)

This is a course restricted to students in the MSc in International Management program with no previous knowledge of Chinese. It aims to offer them a foundation in language so that they can communicate effectively and appropriately in spoken Putonghua and written Chinese in undemanding contexts. Basic mastery of the Chinese phonological and syntactic systems by students is also expected.

LANG 5330 - Basic Spanish for International Management (3 units)

This is a course restricted to students in the MSc in International Management program with no previous knowledge of Spanish. It aims to offer them a foundation in the language so that they can communicate appropriately in Spanish on a variety of relevant topics, and  integrate more comfortably into a study environment in which knowledge of a European language other than English is assumed.

This is a course which develops the rigorous definition of real and complex numbers, and various aspects of polynomials.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Use Peano axioms to define natural numbers and their arithmetic rigorously. 2. Use the method of Dedekind cuts to rigorously define the field of real numbers. 3. Define complex numbers and apply them to algebraic and geometric problems. 4. Describe the connection between polynomials and geometric objects defined by them.   5. Work with various special polynomials and show a variety of their applications.

5. Work with various special polynomials and show a variety of their applications.

This course illustrates how to use statistical and probabilistic techniques with an open source statistics package R to analyze data, especially in education.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the core ideas on analyzing data. 2. Communicate effectively the statistical results to both lay and expert audiences utilizing appropriate information and suitable technology. 3. Apply rigorous, analytic and highly numerate methods to analyze and solve problems in daily life and at work. 4. Carry out objective analysis and prediction of quantitative information with independent judgement.

4. Carry out objective analysis and prediction of quantitative information with independent judgement.

This course covers ways to teach strategies and techniques to students to solve mathematical problems as they appeared in mathematical competitions. It covers many techniques, including transformation methods for solving geometry problems, and graph theoretical methods for solving combinatorial problems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize various techniques to solve certain types of math problems. 2. Present solutions and compare the strength and weakness of the techniques. 3. Modify problems to create new problems. 4. Identify conditions in solving problems to investigate further applications.

4. Identify conditions in solving problems to investigate further applications.

This course introduces a selection of topics from interdisciplinary mathematics, which may include mathematical physics, mathematical biology, image processing, etc.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply theoretical knowledge, principles and techniques to mathematical physics, mathematical biology and traffic flows. 2. Recognize roles of mathematics in solving some mathematical physics, mathematical biology and traffic flows. 3. Apply various theorems to study ideal mathematical models, such as ideal 2-dimensional fluid flows, ideal electrostatic force fields, steady state temperature, etc. 4. Present solutions of some physical problems in a systematic way.

4. Present solutions of some physical problems in a systematic way.

In this course, the student will do a project in an area of mathematics under the guidance of a faculty member. The project either surveys a topic or describes an investigation completed by the student.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain advanced mathematical theories, concepts and principles using precise mathematical language. 2. Apply independent judgment to investigative mathematical work. 3. Apply a rigorous logical and analytic approach to execute tasks and solve mathematical problems. 4. Communicate mathematical concepts and methods effectively to a range of audiences, both orally and in writing.

4. Communicate mathematical concepts and methods effectively to a range of audiences, both orally and in writing.

This course teaches fundamental technologies in automotive engineering. It is targeted at the general student body and opens to all the students of science, engineering, or business majors. It will cover all the important aspects of automobile engineering and technologies, including its history, development, and current state. Content wise, it will cover key components of an automobile, i.e., the engine, transmission (both manual and automatic), brake system, control, chassis, etc. In addition, it will cover the managerial and operational aspects of modern automobile companies.

Functions of buildings; intelligent and green buildings for contemporary living; sustainability and financial assessments of building systems; building systems: building materials/indoor comfort and health/lighting/water supply/information; security, energy use and supply for buildings; renewable energy for future; energy supply, energy conservation; impact of technology development on contemporary living.

A practical training course in an industrial simulated environment. For students of the Mechanical Engineering Department only. Graded P or F.

Forces, moments, equilibrium; principles of virtual work; analysis of structural members under axial load, torsion and bending; shear force and bending moment diagrams; statically indeterminate trusses; buckling and structural stability.

Fundamental concepts; hydrostatics; integral and differential equations of fluid flows; conservation of mass, momentum and energy; dimensional analysis; pipe flow; channel flow and boundary layers.

Atomic bonding of materials; crystal structure and defects; mechanical properties of materials; phase diagrams and phase transformations; heat treatment of metals; processing and applications of metallic materials.

Introduction to the engineering design process and engineering graphics; design specification, concept generation, and concept evaluation; geometric construction, sketching, orthographic projection, auxillary views, sectioning, dimensioning, tolerancing, and working drawing. For students under the four-year degree only.

This course's aim is to broaden the professional and engineering interests of students by enhancing their practicum/team-based experience through initiatives different from those of traditional lectures and tutorials. This is a project-based course to develop the students' knowledge/experience in designing and building a practical mechatronics system (formerly called Industrial Training). Students will work in teams to identify the needs for their designed prototype. Also, students will be given the opportunity to design and build various mechatronics components including electronic circuits, motors, sensors, etc. from CAD drawings, and practise their engineering knowledge through all laboratory sessions. The main goal is to develop and nurture skills in problem-solving, communication, interpersonal interaction, project and time management, etc. via the entire project.

Bi-axial stress state and failure criteria; thick-walled cylinders and spinning disks; bending of plates; elastic foundations; unsymmetric bending and torsion; curved beams; frame analysis; energy methods; plastic collapse and limit analysis.

The societal energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources requires novel energy technologies, with material design and engineering at the center of the innovation process. In this course, we will explain the enabling materials science and engineering behind advanced energy technologies by answering questions such as why lithium powers our batteries and why it takes silicon to make a solar panel. Major material challenges of emerging energy technologies will also be discussed. During the course, the students will be exposed to 1) the knowledge of material structure-property correlations used in energy technologies, 2) materials synthesis and fabrication techniques for their incorporation into energy devices, and 3) material evaluation principles in energy applications. After taking the course, students will be able to identify desirable material properties and potentially propose new materials and manufacturing methods for specific energy technologies.

Students will work in teams to develop a conceptual design for a complete flight vehicle, using knowledge and skills acquired in the Aerospace Engineering Major curriculum. Specific considerations will include market conditions, mission requirements, aircraft size and layout, airfoil/wing geometry, aerodynamics, engine selection, airframe-engine integration, fuselage design, electrical and hydraulic systems, landing gear arrangement, flight stability and control, structures and materials, avionics and navigation systems, human factors, safety, manufacturing processes, and cost analysis. The teams will present their proposed designs via oral presentations and written reports.

Electromagnetic circuits, transformers, electromechanical energy conversion, DC machines, asynchronous and synchronous machines, special machines, transients and dynamics, three-phase circuits and power electronics, applications in electrical building services.

Rotating machinery, turbojet, compressor blades, turbine blades, combustion, high temperature material, high by‐pass fan jet, rocket. For science and engineering students in their second year of study or above.

Introduction to the dynamics and control of atmospheric flight vehicles. Airplan performance, static longitudinal stability, maneuvering flight, directional stability and control, control surfaces, aerodynamic coefficients, flying modes, Laplace transform, open and feedback control, stall recovery. For science and engineering students in their second year of study or above.

ELEC 2420 AND {COMP 1022P OR [(COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022Q OR COMP 2011) AND COMP 1029J ]}

This course covers avionic systems and communications, including analog and digital systems, aviation bands and frequencies, satellite and aircraft communications, selective calling, emergency locator transmitter, omni-directional range, instrument and microwave landing systems, and automatic direction finder. Other relevant topics may also be discussed in the course.

LANG 4034 AND (MECH 3640 OR MECH 3650 OR MECH 3660 OR MECH 3670 OR MECH 3680)

Fundamentals of instrumentation and measurement and their application in engineering testing and experimentation. Focuses primarily on application of the fundamental principles learned in MECH 3640, MECH 3650, MECH 3660, MECH 3670 and MECH 3680 to more advanced test and measurement applications. Includes principles of analog and digital data acquisition, analysis of discrete measurement data, statistical assessment of hypotheses, design of experiments, and similarity scaling of data. For AE students only.

Introductory laboratory course to provide training in experimental techniques and laboratory procedures, data acquisition, analysis and presentation.

MECH 4000K - Student Formula E Racing Car Requirements, Design and Analysis (3 units)

This course is aimed to nurture the future EVIG members to join the Formula Student Competition. The course will focus on teaching students the design and analysis skills and processes involved and allow students to try wind tunnel test in automotive industry. This course will give them the flavor of how an engineering product is built from scratch in industry through the Deming's PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) iterations. Students are required to have some backgrounds Engineering Drawing, Strength of Materials, Machine Elements. This course will focus on applying computation mechanics to help students design their vehicle based upon safety, light weight and low fuel consumption. Instructor's approval is required.

MECH 4100 - Experiential Projects in Aerospace Engineering (3 units)

This course takes an experiential approach to aerospace engineering through (i) a series of seminars and workshops delivered by faculty and industry professionals, (ii) student-initiated tutorials on aerospace-related topics, and (iii) participation in an international aerospace competition. As well as giving students the opportunity to apply theoretical classroom knowledge to real-world engineering problems, this course will nurture skills in technical communication, teamwork, conflict resolution, and project management. This course will initially be led by faculty and then self-directed by students with faculty retreating as coaches. Students should seek approval from the course instructor prior to enrolling.

Introduction of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, moist air properties, heat transmission in building structures, solar radiation, air conditioning cooling load and heating load calculation, air distribution system design, indoor air quality, economic analysis, alternative cooling systems.

Indoor air pollutants in buildings and their transport dynamics with respect to building ventilation systems.  Design methodology in handling indoor air quality in buildings and enclosed spaces.  Building environmental assessment method.

Rigid body motion, forward and inverse kinematics, manipulator Jacobians, force relation, dynamics and position control robot manipulators, force control and trajectory generation, collision avoidance and motion planning, robot programming languages.

A one-year project course offers practice of engineering design through a group design project chosen to integrate materials covered in the curriculum. Each student will be assigned a component of a large project which may be sponsored by industry. Credit load will be spread over the year.

This course is intended to provide final year UG students with practical hands-on training in the form of a co-op program in an engineering company located in Hong Kong or China. Students must obtain approval from the UG Coordinator before enrolling in the course.

A one-year Design project offers practice of aircraft design for the modern aerospace industry. Students will gain an overview of how to manage a design team and will also gain skills in carrying out detailed design problems. The course will cover design requirements; conceptual design methodology developed and applied incorporating center of gravity, inertias, structural layout, materials, propulsion integration, stability and control, vehicle sizing, performance, and acquisition
costs; sources of information for aircraft design; configuration design: performance, weight and balance, propulsion; aerodynamic design: lift, drag and control; structural design: loads, materials; philosophies of design and analysis; system design: requirements and specification; system design procedures; systems integration. For AE students in their fourth year of study only. May be graded PP.

MECH 5230 - Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (3 units)

Numerical simulation of viscous incompressible flows and heat transfer; finite-difference and finite element methods; accuracy and stability; grid generation; stream function and primitive-variable formulations; application to internal, external flows, diffusion, convection, and dispersion problems.

Laminar and turbulent boundary layer heat transfer by similarity, integral and superposition methods; effects of roughness, curvature, transpiration and high turbulence; forced and free convections, free-shear flows and buoyant flows; numerical methods.

MECH 5950 - Introduction to Microsystems: Technology and Devices (3 units)

Physics of Scaling; energy transduction, sensing and actuation principles; micro-fabrication technology and technology fundamentals; film formation, photolithography and etching; integrated Microsystems and Microsystems packaging.

Capillary instabilities, centrifugal instabilities, shear instabilities, thermal-convective instabilities, normal mode decomposition, spatial vs. temporal analysis, linearization, nonlinear dynamics, routes to chaos, phase space reconstruction, transition to turbulence, and fluid-structure interactions.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe why even a fluid flow with nominally steady boundary conditions may be unsteady due to flow instability. 2. Analyze the stability of simple flows by determining whether small disturbances grow or decay with time. 3. Describe how a laminar liquid jet breaks up under the destabilizing action of surface tension. 4. Apply concepts in nonlinear dynamics and chaos, such as phase space diagrams and bifurcations, to describe fluid flows. 5. Explain external flow around flexible structures and recognize the consequences of vortex-induced vibration.

5. Explain external flow around flexible structures and recognize the consequences of vortex-induced vibration.

Valued added processing in manufacturing systems is covered in the course. Emphasis is placed on how each process works to convert materials into shapes with the desired properties, and its relative advantages and disadvantages. Fundamental processes for metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and new processes including 3D printing methods are covered. In addition, inspection methods inclusion non-destructive examination methods, manufacturing automation; robotics; process control and quality control are covered.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the fundamental science underlying processing and manufacturing methods. 2. Identify the engineering factors controlling properties. 3. Explain the role of quality control in manufacturing processes. 4. Implement engineering changes on the processing to obtain desired structure. 5. Implement engineering changes on the processing to obtain desired properties. 6. Apply statistical tools to control manufacturing quality.

Technical seminars in various disciplines of mechanical engineering; presentations are given by students, faculty, or guest speakers. Graded P or F.

MECH 6770 - Professional Development in Mechanical Engineering (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of mini-workshops. Some department-specific workshops will be coordinated by Department of MECH. Graded PP, P or F.

MECH 6910Q - Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics with Application to Crystalline Solids (3 units)

This is an interdisciplinary course including the fundamental laws of the mechanics and physics of crystalline solids, the general description of a periodic structure and their specific characterization methods. We will startwith tensor algebra including definitions, presentations and operations among scalars, vectors, and higher order tensors. Mostly, we will use direct notation and derivatives with respect to the Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates. We will introduce the kinematic of deformation for a continuous body: definitions of deformation mapping, deformation gradients, displacement gradient, change of length and change of area during deformation and motion. After that, we will discuss the material time derivative, the incompressibility, the Lagrangian description and the Euler description followed by the conservation and balance laws. Then, we will give a underlying mathematical framework for the description of periodic structures, i.e. crystalline solids. This part includes the definition of Bravais lattice in 2D and 3D, reciprocal lattice, point group and space group. We will show how the lattice symmetry operation and laws of mechanics are related, and derive a mathematicalmodel for the determination of transformation strain between crystalline solids of different symmetries. Finally, we will introduce the X-ray Laue diffraction and X-ray powder diffraction for the determination of the structural parameters of the crystalline solids, the data analysis and basic indexing procedure and phase determination.

An independent research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. (Only one independent studies course may be used to satisfy the course requirements for any postgraduate program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.)

Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x Biology or in HKDSE 1x Biology, a passing grade in HKAL Biology, LIFS 1901, LIFS 1902, LIFS 4760

This course introduces the basic biological principles of human health and diseases with an emphasis on the contemporary leading causes of death in Hong Kong and in the world. Topics mainly focus on common and emergent diseases, aging, and the influence of biotechnology, environment and culture on human health.

Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1x Biology, a passing grade in AL/AS Biology

This course targets science students not having taken HKDSE 1x Biology or AL/AS Biology. It provides students with a general overview of fundamental biology: basic characteristics of life (the chemistry of life, cells), vital life processes (respiration, photosynthesis, genetics), essential concepts of evolution and ecology, and so on.

LIFS 1901 OR level 3 or above in HKDSE 1x Biology OR a passing grade in AL/AS Biology

This course targets science students who have acquired basic knowledge in fundamental biology through HKDSE 1x Biology, AL/AS Biology or LIFS 1901. It functions as a bridging course to prepare the students for further study in life science. Its focus is on human biology, biotechnology and human impacts on the environment. Current examples will be used as well to relate the knowledge to real life issues. Students without the prerequisites but have completed biology course or program at equivalent level may seek instructor’s approval for enrollment.

This is a practical course accompanied by the lecture course LIFS 1902. It provides students with some basic concepts and hands-on experience in biological investigation within the areas covered by LIFS1902, including plant biology, human biology and ecology. The emphasis is on the understanding and application of the scientific principles underlying the experiments.

This is an innovative blended-learning course that comprises both independent e-learning and face-to-face tutorial components. The course covers general and up-to-date topics such as conservation biology and animal forms and functions in the field of Biology, metabolism and cell signaling in Biochemistry, and recombinant DNA, animal and plant biotechnology and bioethics in Biotechnology.

This one-year course engages students in practical training and enriches their knowledge and skills in interpretive services under ecotourism, identification of wetland species, and nature photography. The students will also have a chance to contribute to the society through environmental education. At the end of the course, students should gain hands-on experience in environmental conservation and improve their skills in communication, problem solving, team work, and time management. For LIFS and ENVS students only. Approval of the course coordinator is needed for students to enroll in this course. Graded PP, P or F.

Structure and function of the cell and sub-cellular organelles; from genes to proteins; membrane and cytoskeleton; cell communication and cell signaling; cell cycle and programmed cell death.

Structure and life processes in plants; cellular structures; molecular and cellar mechanism; transport of water and nutrients; nutrition and soil; reproduction; photosynthesis; growth and development; biotechnology.

Principles of bioenergetics and cellular structures; glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation and chemiosmosis; carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid and nucleotide metabolism; photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.

Exploration and understanding of both theories and practical techniques in cell biology through tutorials and hands-on experiments. Microscopy, cell culture, cell fractionation; and their applications in studying cell division and gene expression will be covered.

This course is designed to introduce theories and practical techniques used in the current research of plant biology, plant molecular biology and biochemistry to students.

This course will impart essential skills for communicating science to a lay audience in the laboratory setting. Students will work in groups to devise a mini‐laboratory course for detecting human genetic variants. They will then serve as instructors of the course in outreach workshops for high school students. Approval of the course instructor is needed for students to enroll in this course. For LIFS students only.

Cell structure; the molecular biology of cell signaling and cell cycle control; oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes; the mechanism of cell division; cell junctions and adhesion; cytoskeleton; programmed cell death.

Structure and life processes in animals; neurophysiology; circulation; respiration; digestion and absorption; metabolism and energy regulation; muscle and movement; endocrinology.

Classification, identification, structure, physiology, and genetics of microorganisms; importance of microorganisms in health, environment, and biotechnology.

An introduction to the principles and applications of biophysical techniques, including ultra-centrifugation, electrophoresis, optical and NMR spectroscopies, scattering and diffraction techniques, and radioisotope labeling and detection techniques. Basic concepts of thermodynamics at the cellular level and chemical kinetics.

Statistical reasoning relevant to biological, medical and agricultural research, statistical analyses and interpretation, statistical techniques applied under various research circumstances.

(for BISC students) LANG 3014 AND LIFS 3040; (for other students) LIFS 3040

Physiology is an experimental science and laboratory experience is an important part of the discipline. Students will learn laboratory techniques and develop their powers of observation and data recording to test basic physiological principles. Analytical skill will be emphasized in both the tutorial and lab sessions.

Principles of neuroscience with a focus on the systems/neural circuit level. Topics covered will include sensory and motor systems, genetic model organisms, optogenetics, and functional imaging.

(for BISC students) LANG 3014 AND LIFS 3060; (for other students) LIFS 3060

Tutorial and practical instruction on cultivation, differentiation, and identification of microorganisms, determination of microbial numbers, sterilization, disinfection, antimicrobials, and the prevalence of microorganisms in the body and environment will be covered.

The objective of the course is to increase awareness of preparation in research and learn how to synthesize a research proposal. Together with the supervisor each student will identify a research question, do a literature review, familiarize themselves theoretically with technical aspects of the project and write a short proposal. Approval of a faculty supervisor is required for students to enroll in the course. Graded P or F.

The aim of the course is for students to acquire hands-on laboratory experience in conducting a short research project and producing a formal written report. Each student will conduct the bench work for the proposal developed in the prerequisite course LIFS 3510 and hence under the same faculty supervisor as LIFS 3510. Due to the short duration, emphasis is on appreciation of the research process rather than results obtained. Approval of a faculty supervisor is required for students to enroll in the course. Graded P or F.

Cellular, biochemical and genetic basis of immunity; cells in immune response, antigens and antigen recognition; antibodies and the generation of diversity; major histocompatibility complex; cell mediated immune response; regulation of immune response; autoimmunity, tissue transplantation and rejection.

Fundamentals in the epidemiology, etiology and treatment of cancers; basic mechanisms of carcinogenesis. For LIFS students in their third year (for 3Y degree) or fourth year (for 4Y degree) of study.

Recent advances in the study of cellular structure and function; molecular mechanisms of cell function; cell division and cell cycle; cell-cell signaling; molecular and cellular control in small eukaryotes; control of cell differentiation and morphogenesis.

Overview of aquaculture in relation to food production and biotechnology, including problems and prospects. Examples of aquacultured aquatic species and aquaculture biotechnology enterprises. Aquaculture biology and practices: larval rearing, nutritional practices and feeds, reproductive control, application of genetics and genetic manipulations.

Determination of protein sequences and three-dimensional structures; relationship between structure and function; principles of protein design and engineering; molecular, biochemical and genetic approaches to study protein function and regulation.

The biochemistry of major food ingredients including proteins, oil, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals; functional and nutritional properties will be emphasized.

Frontier knowledge in bioinformatics.  From the fundamental data mining, to the advanced topics in evolutionary analysis, protein structure prediction and genomics study.  Both basic and applied aspects of bioinformatics will be explored in this course.

Advanced studies of biological macromolecules; functional genomics and proteomics; laboratory techniques in modern biochemistry; milestone discoveries in biochemistry.

This course covers the clinical manifestations, physiology, pathophysiology and treatment of common human diseases, with focus on the underlying biochemical basis of the diseases and treatment.

Chromosome biology and epigenetics is an important field highly relevant to human health. This course will cover recent advances in the fields of epigenetics and chromosome biology.

The course will cover review topics restricted to life sciences. Enrolled students will conduct research project or literature review exercise on a mutually agreed topic under the supervision of a faculty member. For third year LIFS students and visiting interns only. Approval of the course instructor is needed for students to enroll in this course. Graded P or F.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will undertake a project, which may involve investigation on topics in an area of Biological Science. The project can be delivered through the format of literature review, research, or practical study. Students are required to submit a written report that documents the project work and learning experiences. For BISC students only. Approval of the course supervisor is needed for students to enroll in this course.

LIFS 4961 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology Capstone Project (3 units)

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will undertake a project, which may involve investigation on topics in the discipline of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. The project can be delivered through the format of literature review, research, or practical study. Students are required to submit a written report that documents the project work and learning experiences. For BCB students only. Approval of the course supervisor is needed for enrollment in the course.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will undertake a project, which may involve investigation on topics relevant to biotechnology industry and business. The project can be delivered through the format of literature review, research, or practical study. Students are required to submit a written report that documents the project work and learning experiences. For BIOT students only. Approval of the course supervisor is needed for enrollment in the course.

Students will undertake a research project of their choice in an area of biotechnology under faculty supervision: design of experiments, analysis of data, submission of a written report. Approval of the course instructor is needed for students to enroll in this course. For BIOT students only.

Project research in one of the Life Science research laboratories under the supervision of a faculty member; report; poster presentation. Approval of the course instructor is needed for students to enroll in this course.

LIFS 4981 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology Project Research II (4 units)

Continuation of research project started in LIFS 4971 and to be conducted under faculty supervisor. To include design of experiments, analysis of data and to be completed with poster presentation and written report.

Continuation of LIFS 4973. Students will undertake a research project of their choice in an area of biotechnology under faculty supervision: design of experiments, analysis of data, submission of a written report and poster presentation of research results. Approval of the course instructor is needed for students to enroll in this course. For BIOT students only.

LIFS 5001 - Responsible Conduct of Biomedical and Biotechnology Research (3 units)

This course will present some of the most common ethical issues encountered in biomedical research and biotechnology. Students will engage in active discussion to provide deeper understanding of each issue. The objective of this course is to raise awareness of the ethical issues around biomedical/bioengineering research, and encourage critical and responsible consideration of research conduct. Topics covered will fall into three categories: 1) Research integrity, 2) Applied ethics in biological research and biotechnology, and 3) Contemporary ethical issues arisen from emerging biotechnologies. Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe potential important ethical issues that biomedical researchers may face in their careers. 2. When presented with a case or specific scenario, identify the explicit or potential ethical issues, arguments, and perspectives arising from the case or scenario. 3. Critically analyze and evaluate ethical issues revolving around contemporary biomedical/life science research in a contextual manner, and form and justify their own position on these ethical issues. 4. Recall and describe key principles, policies, and regulations relevant to the ethical and responsible conduct of research (e.g. Nuremberg Code). 5. Identify administrative or other resources on campus that researchers can access to seek assistance with ethical issues they may be facing. 6. Communicate and present ideas to others in a clear and critical manner about complex issues, both in presentation and written format. 7. Engage in open and thoughtful discussions with peers on complex ethical issues.

7. Engage in open and thoughtful discussions with peers on complex ethical issues.

LIFS 5260 - Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Diseases (3 units)

Advanced topics on the biochemical basis of human diseases, molecular medicine and structure based drug design; an oral presentation and a written essay on a specific topic are required.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the molecular mechanism underling certain human diseases. 2. Apply knowledge from modern biomedical sciences to evaluate current treatments and envision potential future treatments.

2. Apply knowledge from modern biomedical sciences to evaluate current treatments and envision potential future treatments.

To study the impact and toxic effects of pollutants on diversity, growth and metabolism of living organisms and the ecosystem as a whole.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the scope of ecotoxicology study and recognize the major classes of pollutants. 2. Describe the major concepts in ecotoxicology study, such as the entry and fate, bioaccumulation and bioavailability. 3. Describe the ecological and biological responses of pollutants at different levels. 4. Demonstrate methods in conducting ecotoxicology research, such as the kinetic modelling, biomonitoring, toxicity testing, biomarkers and toxicity mechanisms study.

4. Demonstrate methods in conducting ecotoxicology research, such as the kinetic modelling, biomonitoring, toxicity testing, biomarkers and toxicity mechanisms study.

> For BSc (BISC/BCB/BIOT/ENVS); MPhil/PhD (LIFS); MSc/PGD (EVSM); MPhil/PhD (AES/MES) students only.

This is a course for the application of data science in biomedical research. The course will introduce the fundamental principles on data science, the technologies and implementations of data mining, as well as the mathematical modeling of several practical questions in biomedical research. The topics include introduction to biomedical data, data visualization, regression methods, classification methods, complex network, protein-protein interaction network, transcription regulatory network, and gene oncology analysis. Enrollment may require approval of the course instructor.

Advanced seminar series presented by postgraduate students on their research topics in biological sciences offered in Fall/Spring Terms. This course may be repeated for credit. Graded PP, P or F.

LIFS 6115A - Current Topics in Development and Systems Biology (2 units)

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Development and Systems Biology. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

LIFS 6116A - Current Topics in Genomics and Bioinformatics (2 units)

his course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Genomics and Bioinformatics. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Cell Biology. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

Study on selected current topics in life science through attending seminars in LIFS seminar series. Students can repeat the course for credits. Graded PP, P or F.

Project research in one of the life science research laboratories under the supervision of a faculty member. Graded P or F. (for Visiting Internship Postgraduate student)

This joint course offered under the HKU-CUHK-HKUST Centre for Advanced Study will give an introduction to basic concepts as well as modern techniques and technologies in Molecular Medicine. Cancer as well as neurodegenerative diseases will be used as disease models in most of the examples covered in the course. Classes will be held in the campus of the university concerned for that part of the course offered.

> This course is offered under a course-sharing scheme established jointly by The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, under the Joint Centre for Advanced Study. 

- Lecture Theatre, 2/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin (10:00 - 13:00 on 6, 13, 20 & 27 Jan 2018)

- LTE, Academic Building, HKUST (10:00 - 12:50 on 3, 10, 24 Feb & 3 Mar 2018)

- Lecture Theatre, 2/F, Block T, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam (10:30 - 13:30 on 10, 17, 24 Mar & 7 Apr 2018)

LIFS 6770 - Professional Development in Science (Life Science) (2 units)

This course will cover the biogenesis and function of non-coding RNAs, drawn from molecular, biochemical and cell biological studies. Dysfunction of non-coding RNA in disease and the application of non-coding RNA as research tools will be discussed.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain how diverse classes of non-coding RNA were discovered and characterized. 2. Explain how biological processes can be regulated by non-coding RNA. 3. Critically assess the scientific literature in writing. 4. Critically review and present scientific literature in oral presentations. 5. Develop experiments concerning the use or characterization of non-coding RNA in biological studies.

5. Develop experiments concerning the use or characterization of non-coding RNA in biological studies.

Principles of secondary, biological treatment processes, including sewage sand filters, trickling filters, activated sludge plants, lagoons, ponds, rotating biological contactors, aerobic and anaerobic digesters, and biological nutrient removal. Management of waste treatment systems and works.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the fundamental and advanced knowledge of current solid wastes and wastewater treatment and disposal systems and their problems in Hong Kong and beyond. 2. Identify key problems of water and wastewater treatment processes, and propose fundamental engineering and management solution. 3. Professionally judge and assess the advantages and disadvantages of various sewage treatment technologies such as MEL, AGS, BABY, Anammox, etc. 4. Select the treatment processes/technologies for meeting a more stringent discharge requirement for water pollution control with focus of tertiary treatment. 5. Design basic treatment units and systems for municipal wastewater treatment.

5. Design basic treatment units and systems for municipal wastewater treatment.

JEVE 5510 - Municipal Hydraulic System Design and Management (3 units)

This course covers the design and management of municipal hydraulic systems involved in the conveyance of water supply and sewage, as well as in the disposal of storm water. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical and engineering aspects in the analysis, design, operation, and management of water distribution system, sewer system, pumping system, and storm drainage system.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the engineering challenges in municipal hydraulic systems. 2. Apply the principles that underpin analysis, design and management of municipal hydraulic systems. 3. Integrate various approaches and tools to analyze, design and manage municipal hydraulic systems.

3. Integrate various approaches and tools to analyze, design and manage municipal hydraulic systems.

JEVE 5760 - Advanced Physico-Chemical Treatment Processes (3 units)

Catalytic combustion, wet-air oxidation, catalytic oxidation, advanced oxidation, supercritical oxidation, selective adsorption, membrane separation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and quantify the waste gas pollutants of the conventional industrial processes from different sources such as flue gas effluent, vehicular exhausts, power plant exhausts, etc. 2. Recognize the fundamental knowledge on the practical waste gas treatment process designs with specific pollutant sources. 3. Design and evaluate the conventional physio-chemical treatment processes, specifically targeting the pollutants such as volatile organic compounds, NOx, SOx, and particulates (PM2.5 and PM10). 4. Conduct and design a quantitative and qualitative methodology for solving practical problems in the waste gas treatment processes. 5. Develop communication skills, critical and logical thinking via a research project.

5. Develop communication skills, critical and logical thinking via a research project.

JEVE 5900 - Carbon Management for Sustainable Environment (3 units)

This course focuses on quantification and management of GHG emissions. It includes organizational GHG inventories; measurement standards and protocols; carbon information management systems; low carbon solutions; carbon trading and offsetting.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe knowledge in climate change and global efforts. 2. Identify anthropogenic GHGs emissions and its quantification method. 3. Establish organizational GHG inventories with reference to international and regional standards, protocols, regulations and schemes. 4. Illustrate carbon management concepts and provide strategic business positioning for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

4. Illustrate carbon management concepts and provide strategic business positioning for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

JEVE 6000E - Environmental Management and Regulatory Compliance (3 units)

The course aims at teaching students the basic principles of environmental management system and auditing and introduction to the major environmental laws in Hong Kong. The course covers topics such as Corporate Environmental Challenges and Sustainability; Corporate Environmental Management; Environmental Management System; Environmental Auditing; Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting; Energy Management; Sustainable Green Procurement and Regulatory Compliance which covers Regulatory control basics, Environmental Licensing and Permitting, Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance, Air Pollution Control Ordinance, Noise Control Ordinance, Water Pollution Control Ordinance, Waste Disposal Ordinance (Chemical waste control, Construction and demolition wastes control).

This course aims to provide students with necessary management concepts and skills in addresses the burgeoning intricate problem of hazardous waste created by the rapid urban development. Hazardous waste characterization will be discussed in terms of toxicology and standard test methods. Necessary regulations and legal framework on hazardous waste storage, import/export, transport and disposal/treatment will be covered. The contingency plan for accidental hazardous waste release and the associated remediation methods will be presented. Case studies from local and overseas projects will be discussed as practical examples of the cradle-to-grave hazardous waste management.

This 3-6 credit project should be supervised by a faculty member who teaches a course in the program, subject to the approval of Program Director.

Level 3 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1 or M2; AL Pure Mathematics; AL Applied Mathematics; MATH 1003, MATH 1013, MATH 1014, MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14), MATH 1020, MATH 1023, MATH 1024

This is an introductory course in one-variable calculus, the first in the Calculus I and II sequence, designed for students that have not taken HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1 or M2. Topics include functions and their limits, continuity, derivatives and rules of differentiation, applications of derivatives, and basic integral calculus.

AL Pure Mathematics; AL Applied Mathematics; MATH 1003, MATH 1012, MATH 1014, MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14), MATH 1020, MATH 1023, MATH 1024

This is an introductory course in one-variable calculus, the first in the Calculus I and II sequence, designed for students that have taken HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1/M2. Topics include functions and their limits, continuity, derivatives and rules of differentiation, applications of derivatives, and basic integral calculus.

MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1023 OR grade A- or above in MATH 1003

AL Pure Mathematics; AL Applied Mathematics; MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14), MATH 1020, MATH 1024

This is an introductory course in one-variable calculus, the second in the MATH 1013 – MATH 1014 sequence. Topics include applications of definite integral, improper integrals, vectors, curves and parametric equations, modeling with differential equations, solving simple differential equations, infinite sequences and series, power series and Taylor series.

AL Pure Mathematics; AL Applied Mathematics; MATH 1003, MATH 1014, MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14), MATH 1020

This is the second in the sequence MATH 1023 - MATH 1024 of honors courses in one-variable calculus, with particular emphasis on rigorous mathematical reasoning. Topics include integral calculus, techniques of integration, improper integrals, applications of integrals, infinite series. Some rigorous theoretical results on integration and infinite series will be discussed.

A passing grade in AL Pure Mathematics / AL Applied Mathematics; OR MATH 1014; OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14); OR MATH 1020; OR MATH 1024

MATH 2010 (prior to 2013-14), MATH 2021 (prior to 2013-14), MATH 2023

Differentiation in several variables, with applications in approximation, maximum and minimum and geometry. Integration in several variables, vector analysis.

A passing grade in AL Pure Mathematics / AL Applied Mathematics; OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1024

MATH 2010 (prior to 2013-14), MATH 2011, MATH 2021 (prior to 2013-14)

Sequences, series, gradients, chain rule. Extrema, Lagrange multipliers, line integrals, multiple integrals. Green's theorem, Stroke's theorem, divergence theorem, change of variables.

Sets and functions, real numbers, limits of sequences and series, limits of functions, continuous functions, differentiation, Riemann integration, additional topics.

Grade A in AL Pure Mathematics; or grade A- or above in MATH 1014/MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14)/MATH 1020/MATH 1024

The MATH 2043 and 3043 is a rigorous sequence in analysis on the line and higher dimensional Euclidean spaces. Limit, continuity, least upper bound axiom, open and closed sets, compactness, connectedness, differentiation, uniform convergence, and generalization to higher dimensions. Enrollment in the course requires approval of the course instructor.

Systems of linear equations; vector spaces; linear transformations; matrix representation of linear transformations; linear operators, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; similarity invariants and canonical forms.

Vector space, matrices and system of linear equations, linear mappings and matrix forms, inner product, orthogonality, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, symmetric matrix.

A passing grade in AL Pure Mathematics / AL Applied Mathematics; or MATH 1014; or MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14); or MATH 1020; or MATH 1024

Logic: propositions, axiomatization of propositional calculus, deduction theorem, completeness and soundness. Combinatorics: permutations and combinations, generating functions. Set theory: basic operations on sets, relations, countable and uncountable sets.  Third year and fourth year students require instructor's approval to take the course. 

MATH 2350 - Applied Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (3 units)

A passing grade in AL Pure Mathematics / AL Applied Mathematics OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1024

MATH 2111, MATH 2121, MATH 2131, MATH 2351, MATH 2352, PHYS 2124

This course provides a concise introduction to linear algebra and differential equations, with exposure to the use of numerical computing software like MATLAB. Topics include systems of linear equations, matrix algebra and determinants, language of vector spaces and inner product spaces, eigenvalue and eigenvector, first order ODEs, linear second order ODEs and oscillations, and homogeneous system of first order ODEs with constant coefficients.

First order equations and applications, second order equations, Laplace transform method, series solutions, system of linear equations, nonlinear equations and linear stability analysis, introduction to partial differentiation and partial differential equations, separation of variables, and Fourier series.

First and second order differential equations, initial value problems, series solutions, Laplace transform, numerical methods, boundary value problems, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, Sturm-Liouville theory.

A passing grade in AL Pure Mathematics / AL Applied Mathematics OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR  MATH 1024

A systematic introduction to statistical inference, including the necessary probabilistic background, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing.

MATH 2010 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2011 OR MATH 2021 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2023

Sample spaces, conditional probability, random variables, independence, discrete and continuous distributions, expectation, correlation, moment generating function, distributions of function of random variables, law of large numbers and limit theorems.

Grade A- or above in (IELM 2510 OR ISOM 2500 OR LIFS 3150 OR MATH 2411)

This is an honors undergraduate course in probability theory. Topics include probability spaces and random variables, distributions (absolutely continuous and singular distributions) and probability densities, moment inequalities, moment generating functions, conditional expectations, independence, conditional distributions, convergence concepts (weak, strong and in distribution), law of large numbers (weak and strong) and central limit theorem. Some rigorous theoretical results in probability will be discussed.

MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1024 OR AL Applied Mathematics / AL Pure Mathematics

This course is intended for students with some mathematical maturity. This course teaches geometric constructions using tools like straightedge and compass. Moreover, geometric constructions will be associated with algebraic fields of numbers and hence related to various famous constructability problems. Topics covered by the course include Euclidean constructions, compass-only constructions, straightedge-only constructions, constructability, three classical problems and regular polygons.

The MATH 2131 and 3131 is a sequence of highly rigorous introduction to linear algebra and abstract algebra. Groups, rings, homomorphisms, quotients, group actions, polynomial rings, Chinese remainder theorem, field extensions.

This course will introduce some basic matrix analysis theory and some popular matrix computation algorithms, and illustrate how they are actually used in data science. Specific topics include advanced linear algebra such as orthogonal projections and vector and matrix norms; the theories and computations of matrix factorizations such as QR decomposition, Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), and Schur decomposition; and applications to data analysis problems such as principle component analysis via SVD and collaborative filtering via matrix completion.

MATH 2721; or MATH 2121/MATH 2111/MATH 2350/MATH 2131; or MATH 2343/COMP 2711

An introduction to combinatorics: What is combinatorics? Permutations and combinations, binomial theorem, generating permutations and combinations, pigeonhole principle, Ramsey theory, inclusion-exclusion principle, rook polynomials, linear recurrence relations, nonhomogeneous linear recurrence relations of the first and second order, generating functions, Catalan numbers, Striling numbers, partition numbers, matchings and stable matchings, systems of distinctive representatives, block designs, Steiner triple systems, Latin squares, Burnside's lemma, Polya counting formula.

Estimation and hypothesis testing in linear regression, residual analysis, multicollinearity, indicator variables, variable selection, nonlinear regression.

Discrete time Markov chains and the Poisson processes. Additional topics include birth and death process, elementary renewal process and continuous-time Markov chains.

Basic and standard sampling design and estimation methods. Particular attention given to variance estimation in sampling procedures. Topics include: simple random sampling, unequal probability sampling, stratified sampling, ratio and subpopulation and multistage designs.

(MATH 2010 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2011 OR MATH 2021 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2023 OR MATH 3043) AND (MATH 2031 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2033 OR MATH 2043)

Complex differentiability; Cauchy-Riemann equations; contour integrals, Cauchy theory and consequences; power series representation; isolated singularities and Laurent series; residue theorem; conformal mappings.

Introduction to manifolds, metric spaces, multi-linear Algebra, differential forms, Stokes theorem on manifolds, cohomology.

MATH 2010 (prior to 2013-14)/MATH 2011/MATH 2021 (prior to 2013-14)/MATH 2023/MATH 3043 and MATH 2111/MATH 2121/MATH 2131/MATH 2350 and MATH 2350/MATH 2351/MATH 2352

Derivatives of the Laplace equations, the wave equations and diffusion equation; Methods to solve equations: separation of variables, Fourier series and integrals and characteristics; maximum principles, Green's functions.

MATH 2031 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2033 OR MATH 2043 OR MATH 2111 OR MATH 2121 OR MATH 2131 OR MATH 2350 OR MATH 2721

Axioms and models, Euclidean geometry, Hilbert axioms, neutral (absolute) geometry, hyperbolic geometry, Poincare model, independence of parallel postulate.

Metric, topology, continuous map, Hausdorff, connected, compact, graph, Euler number, CW-complex, classification of surfaces.

(MATH 2010 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2011 OR MATH 2021 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 2023 OR MATH 3043) AND (MATH 2111 OR MATH 2121 OR MATH 2131 OR MATH 2350)

Zero-sum games; minimax theorem; games in extensive form; strategic equilibrium; bi-matrix games; repeated Prisonner's Dilemma; evolutionary stable strategies; games in coalition form; core; Shapley Value; Power Index; two-side matching games.

Stationarity, (partial) auto-correlation function, ARIMA modeling, order selection, diagnostic, forecasting, spectral analysis.

The topics discussed in this course include basic quantities like hazard rate function, survival function, censoring and/or truncation; parametric estimation of the survival distribution by maximum likelihood estimation method; nonparametric estimation of the survival functions from possibly censored samples; parametric regression models; Cox's semi-parametric proportional hazards regression model; and multivariate survival analysis.

This course provides a rigorous mathematical treatment of Bayesian analysis and its applications to credibility theory. The first part covers basic concepts and principles of Bayesian statistics such as prior and posterior distributions, conjugate priors, Bayesian estimates, credibility intervals, and Bayesian hypothesis testing. The second part introduces credibility theory and its development using a Bayesian analysis. Topics include limited fluctuation credibility theory, greatest accuracy credibility theory, credibility premium, Buhlmann models, Buhlmann-Straub models, empirical Bayesian methods in nonparametric and semiparametric cases, and the insurance problem. This course, combined with MATH 4427, prepares students to take the Exam C (Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models) of the Society of Actuaries.

(COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022P OR COMP 1022Q) AND (IELM 2510 OR ISOM 2500 OR LIFS 3150 OR MATH 2411 OR MATH 2421 OR MATH 2431)

This course provides students with an extensive exposure to the elements of statistical machine learning in supervised and unsupervised learning with real world datasets. Topics include regression, classification, resampling methods, model assessment, model selection, regularization, nonparametric models, boosting, ensemble methods, random forests, kernel methods, support vector machines, neural networks, and some standard techniques in unsupervised learning such as clustering and dimensionally reduction. Lab sessions on using R or Python in data analysis with machine learning methods will be conducted in class. Scientific reports and/or poster presentations are required for project evaluations.

(MATH 2010 (prior to 2013-14) / MATH 2011 / MATH 2021 (prior to 2013-14) / MATH 2023) AND (MATH 2111 / MATH 2121 / MATH 2131 / MATH 2350) AND (IELM 2510 / ISOM 2500 / LIFS 3150 / MATH 2411) AND (FINA 2203 / FINA 2303)

Duration and horizon rate of return, bond portfolio management and immunization; mean-variance formulation of portfolio choices of risky assets; Two-fund theorem and One-fund theorem; asset pricing under the capital asset pricing models and factor models; investment performance analysis; utility optimization in investment decisions; stochastic dominance.

The course aims to study some actuarial models and their applications in derivative pricing and financial risk management. Topics include introduction to various derivatives such as forward, futures, European/ American options, exotic options and interest rate derivatives, uses of various options strategies in portfolio management, pricing options using binomial tree model, Black Scholes formula for options pricing and its extension, Options Greeks and their applications in hedging, use of Monte Carlo simulation in options pricing, pricing of interest rate derivatives using the Black-Derman-Toy tree. The course also prepares students to take the Exam MFE (Models for Financial Economics) of the Society of Actuaries.

This is a course with an objective to improve students' writing through practice. Papers on writing techniques will be assigned reading and students will study the style and content of exceptionally well-written papers. There will be four paper writing assignments that will be graded. Students should seek the instructor's approval to take the course.

A capstone project conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. A written report is required. Students need to individually seek a faculty mentor's consent prior to enrollment in this course.

Advanced topics in algebra: group representations, associative algebras, commutative algebra, homological algebra, algebraic number theory.

> This course is offered under a course-sharing scheme established jointly by The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, under the Joint Centre for Advanced Study.

Lie algebras. Nilpotent, solvable and semisimple Lie algebras. Universal enveloping algebras and PBW-theorem. Cartan subalgebras. Roots system, Weyl group, and Dynkin diagram. Classification of semisimple Lie algebras. Representations of semisimple algebras. Weyl character formula. Harish-Chandra isomorphism theorem.

Fundamental group, covering space, Van Kampen theorem, (relative) homology, exact sequences of homology, Mayer-Vietoris sequence, excision theorem, Betti numbers and Euler characteristic.

Derived functors, cohomology of coherent sheaves on schemes, extension groups of sheaves, higher direct image of sheaves, Serre duality, flat morphisms, smooth morphisms, and semi-continuity, basics of curves and surfaces.

Direct and iterative methods. Programming techniques and softwares libraries. Sparse solvers, Fast algorithms, multi-grid and domain decomposition techniques.

MATH 5352 - Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering II (3 units)

Asymptotic methods and perturbation theory for obtaining approximate analytical solutions to differential equations. Topics include: local analysis of solutions to differential equations, asymptotic expansion of integrals, global analysis and perturbation methods, WKB theory, multiple-scale analysis, homogenization method.

MATH 5353 - Multiscale Modeling and Computation for Non-equilibrium Flows (3 units)

Introduction of the Navier-Strokes equations and the flow modeling in the hydrodynamic scale. The derivation of the Boltzmann equation in the kinetic scale. The basic mathematical analysis of the Chapman-Enskog expansion and the numerical methods for the Boltzmann equation. The multiscale modeling from the kinetic to the hydrodynamic scales and the discretized governing equations. The study of non-equilibrium transport phenomena in gas dynamics, radiative and heat transfer, and plasma physics.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Derive the Navier-Stokes equations in the hydrodynamic scale. 2. Model the particle transport and collision and derive the Boltzmann equation in kinetic scale. 3. Extend the kinetic scale modelling to other scales and construct the corresponding governing equations. 4. Develop numerical scheme for multiscale transport equations. 5. Use multiscale method to study transport problems in rarefied gas dynamics, radiative and heat transfer, and plasma simulation.

5. Use multiscale method to study transport problems in rarefied gas dynamics, radiative and heat transfer, and plasma simulation.

Theory of statistical inference in hypothesis testing. Topics include: uniformly most powerful tests, unbiasedness, invariance, minimax principle, large-sample parametric significance tests. Concept of decision theory also covered.

This course covers methodology, major software tools and applications in statistical learning. By introducing principal ideas in statistical learning, the course will help students understand conceptual underpinnings of methods in data mining. The topics include regression, logistic regression, feature selection, model selection, basis expansions and regularization, model assessment and selection; additive models; graphical models, decision trees, boosting; support vector machines; clustering.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the basic procedures in data analysis. 2. Explain the principles behind statistical learning tools. 3. Analyze data with real data. 4. Draw meaningful implications in decision making. 5. Write a good project report and help decision making in practice.

5. Write a good project report and help decision making in practice.

Moduli spaces is one of the main theme in Geometry. In this course we shall introduce the basic languages in moduli theories, as like moduli stacks and deformation theories. We shall introduce the moduli of curves, maps, sheaves, jets and their relatives. And then we would discuss how to do intersections, torus and other algebra actions, over the moduli spaces. The first main part of the applications that we shall cover is Gromov Witten theory, its basic properties, and some of its packaging theory, including Givental's mirror theorem, and the theory of S and R matrices. The second part of the course will be devoted to the topic of Shtuka. It is gradually becoming one of the most popular topics in arithmetic algebraic geometry. We shall discuss the materials in the literatures about Lafforgues fields medal work. Students without prerequisite may seek approval from the course instructor to take the course.

This course aims to introduce the basic mathematical tools and techniques used in
the field of imaging and medical imaging, which is becoming increasingly important
nowadays. Topics covered: 1. the mathematical modelling of imaging modality;
2. inversion step where measurements are used to generate the imaging; 3. image
quality analysis and processing. Emphasis is given to the image quality analysis such
as resolution and artifacts and their relations to the mathematical modeling, sampling,
inversion scheme and signal to noise level. Students are expected to have the basic 
background of multivariable calculus and linear algebra.

MATH 6380O - Deep Learning: Toward Deeper Understanding (3 units)

This course is inspired by Stanford Stats 385, Theories of Deep Learning, taught by
Prof. Dave Donoho, Dr. Hatef Monajemi and Mr. Vardan Papyan. The aim of this course is to be provide graduate students who are interested in deep learning a variety of mathematical and theoretical understanding of neural networks which are currently available in research, in addition to some preliminary tutorials. Students with 
mathematical maturity on approximation theory, optimization, and statistics will be helpful.

MATH 6450D - Statistical Learning for Text Data Analytics (3 units)

This course provides an introduction to computational linguistics, emphasizing on statistical learning approaches such as hidden Markov models, topic models, EM algorithm, language models, etc.

MATH 6770 - Professional Development in Science (Mathematics) (2 units)

MATH 6771 - Professional Development Training in Mathematics (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills in Mathematics. This course lasts for one semester, and is composed of a number of mini-workshops or tasks. Graded P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire effective skills in the teaching of Mathematics. 2. Demonstrate skills of communication with students. 3. Use the departmental online teaching system. 4. Being able to prepare mathematics research papers, teaching notes, and presentation slides using software (Tex). 5. Acquire skills in conducting research, publishing and presenting research results.

5. Acquire skills in conducting research, publishing and presenting research results.

This course will expose our PG students to the current mathematical research and development and provide them with opportunities to make mathematical and social contacts with the speakers and with local and international mathematical
communities in general. Graded P or F.

MATH 6911F - Reading Course: Numerical Method for Interface Motion (1 unit)

The students will read papers on phase filed method, threshold dynamics method for interface motion and give a report. Students should seek instructor's approval to take this course.

Students will read research papers on pendulum dynamics and chaotic systems, including the logistic map. The student has to seek the course instructor's approval to take the course.

Modern Techniques in enumerative geometry: (1) Cohomological field theory and R matrices (2) Givental's theory of quantization. Students should seek instructor's approval to take this course.

> Students should seek instructor's approval to take this course.

MATH 6912C - Reading Course: Turbulence Theory, Modeling and Simulation (3 units)

(1) First part will focus on homogeneous turbulence theory, like structure function, velocity spectral, energy cascade and kolmogorov theory. (2) Wall flows will be concentrated to illustrate turbulence modeling and simulations, namely RANS, LES and DNS method. (3) Read classical and advanced paper to stimulate new idea and model on turbulence. Students should seek instructor's approval to take this course.

MATH 6912D - Reading Course: Complex Analytic Theory of Differential Equations (2 units)

This reading course will trace back the complex analytic theory of Fuchsian type differential equations. We revisit monodromy problems, and to apply Nevanlinna's value distribution theory in differential equations to analyse some Hill's equations. Students should seek instructor's approval to take this course.

This course will review the basics of mathematical analysis with topics from ε-δ arguments to Lebesgue's measures, integrals, metric spaces, linear spaces, Hilbert spaces, Banach spaces. Students should seek instructor's approval to take this course.

"Design is when designers design a design to produce a design” (Heskett, 2001). In design process, design professionals seamlessly move from one meaning to another, however, these different grammatical terms might confuse people in general.  This course discusses what is design from design perspective and introduces the basic design process. In addition, design has becoming important in many fields like business, sustainability and engineering. Given the prevalent use of design in various fields, design discussion is important when design knowledge could be useful to be infused with science and technology. Throughout the course, students learn how to appreciate design, form valid design judgement and furthermore master the knowledge and skills to realize “good design” in their own projects.

IDPO 6770 - Professional Development for Interdisciplinary Programs (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students basic training in ethics, teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of mini-workshops. Graded PP, P or F.

A compulsory one-year course for IELM students. This course aims to provide academic and professional advising to students and to develop their technical and non-technical communication skills. Industrial and academic seminars will be offered. Graded P or F.

A compulsory one-year course for IELM students, which is a continuation of IELM 1010. Graded P or F.

A practical training course in an industrial simulated environment. For students of the Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Department only. Graded P or F.

Introduction to microprocessor technologies and computer hardware with industrial applications. Computer systems for industrial control. Digital communication, mobile computing and RFID technology.

Techniques relating to modeling and analysis and management of engineering operations; productivity assessment and improvement, quality assessment and improvement; principles of behavioral science and its application to engineering management.

MATH 1003 OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1024

This is a systematic introduction to basic probability theory and statistics for engineering, including data collection and analysis, sample space and sampling methods, calculus of probability, conditional probability, expectation, moments, discrete and continuous probability distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing and linear regression analysis.

Application of microeconomics to engineering and managerial decision making. Basic accounting cash flow analysis of capital investment. Present worth, rate of return, taxes and depreciation, capital budgeting, cost accounting, risk and uncertainty.

Poisson process, Markov process, and Markov decision processes; inventory theory, reliability, queuing theory. Application softwares.

Control charts and statistical on-line quality control methods, off-line quality control and parameter design, modern quality philosophy and Taguchi method.

Fundamental concepts on database, network, object-oriented methodology, and system integration; design and development of database systems for productions (e.g. MRP), manufacturing (e.g. CAPP), and management (e.g. BPR).

Introduction to transportation systems; characteristics of transportation models; traffic flow fundamentals; transportation economics; traffic demand forecasting including trip generation, trip distribution, modal split and trip assignment; interface between transportation systems and logistics planning/operations. For IELM and LMGBM students under the four-year degree only.

This course focuses on how companies identify, evaluate, and capture decision analytic opportunities to create value. Basic analytic methods as well as real corporate cases studies will be covered. The analytical methods include ways to use data to develop insights and predictive capabilities using machine learning, data mining, and forecasting techniques. Some aspects of the use of optimization methods to support decision-making in the presence of a large number of alternatives and business constraints will be covered. The concepts learned in this class should help students identify opportunities in which decision analytics can be used to improve performance and support important decisions.

Basic concepts and techniques in design and operational control of integrated production systems, including MRP, JIT, forecasting, production planning, inventory control, and shop floor control and scheduling.

Basic concepts and algorithm of discrete-event simulation, generation of random variates, modeling input distributions, statistical analysis of simulation outputs, verification and validation of simulation models, comparisons and optimization via simulation, simple spreadsheet simulation, intermediate modeling and analysis with a commercial simulation package.

Service system design, service level, quality of service, service product life cycle, measurements, design for serviceability, analysis, productivity in services, client satisfaction, training and services logistics.

IELM 4331 - Quantitative Methods in Financial Engineering (3 units)

(FINA 3203 OR FINA 3203H OR IELM 3330) AND (IELM 3250 OR ISOM 2500)

The course covers some quantitative methods commonly used in financial engineering for modeling, analyzing, and solving basic financial engineering problems. The course will start with basic concepts in stochastic calculus and stochastic differential equations. These will be used to introduce some advanced stochastic models such as jump diffusion, regime-switching, and stochastic volatility models. In the final part, some numerical methods for derivatives pricing will be introduced.

Introduction to cognitive engineering and human performance. Perception, psychophysics, attention, time-sharing, workload and their implications on human performance.

IELM 4930 - Logistics Management and Engineering Project (6 units)

A one year long final year project related to logistics engineering and management. Supervised by a faculty member. A project proposal and a final report are required. Credit load will be spread over the year.

A special project supervised by a faculty member. A project proposal and a final report are required. May be repeated for credit if the projects cover different topics.

A one year long final year project related to industrial engineering and engineering management. Supervised by a faculty member. A project proposal and a final report are required. Credit load will be spread over the year.

Poisson processes, renewal processes, Markov processes. Fundamental concepts and applications of these stochastic processes demonstrated through examples in queueing, inventory and reliability models.

Covers finite/infinite-horizon, discrete/continuous-time dynamic programming and optimal control, with applications to revenue management, inventory management, and economics. Introduces hidden Markov models, approximate dynamic programming, and multi-armed bandits problems.

IELM 6770 - Professional Development in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of mini-workshops. Some department-specific workshops will be coordinated by Department of IELM. Graded PP, P or F.

Series of seminars by faculty and guest speakers, repeated every term. Research postgraduate students are expected to attend regularly and register for at least two terms. Graded P or F.

An in-depth study of a current research area in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management. Offerings are announced each term. Graded P or F.

The dynamics of marketing within a social and ethical context; exploration and analysis of social issues affecting marketing managers' decision making; approaches to business marketing success in line with social accountability and relevance of the business firm.

Introduction to marketing from the perspective of the decision-maker; controllable variables (product, price, promotion and distribution), uncontrollable variables (competition, law, society, technology, and economy), consumer behavior and marketing research.

Basic research tools and procedures used in marketing research, and strategic uses of marketing research information in managerial decision making.

Major aspects of promotion, with emphasis on advertising: setting of advertising objectives, strategies, tactics, choice of media, budget determination and measuring advertising effectiveness.

Psychological concepts such as perception, learning and motivation, sociological concepts such as reference groups, family and culture and theories of purchase decision processes underlying consumer buying behavior.

This course introduces the basic concept of retailing and its application in various retailing context. It will cover the major blocks of retailing, such as site-selection, display analysis, pricing and advertising strategies.

This course is designed to deepen understanding of pricing issues which marketing managers may face under some degree of market power.  The course will develop basic pricing theories and concepts from economics and marketing and present managerial implications for decision making.

The fundamental character of business markets and the decision-making nature of organizational customers; different approaches to business marketing, as typified in the relationships between buyers and sellers, and built around the concept of value; current trends changing the face of business-to-business marketing; critical analysis and problem-solving with respect to business market management.

Developing a comprehensive and integrated framework for directing and managing the marketing functions of a company; methods to analyze marketing opportunities, assess competitive advantages and forecast market changes.

Strategic marketing objectives and implementation of strategies through pricing, distribution channels, promotion and new-product decisions.  This is a core course for MBA.

This intensive block week course addresses the unique properties, opportunities, and challenges of the luxury industry by studying issues relevant to the field in the various aspects of the business, from production and management to distribution and promotion. Students will have the unique opportunity to interact with senior executives from a renowned luxury brand as they feedback on students' research and recommendations, and guide them to understand their brand strategy and implementation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the unique properties, opportunities and challenges of the luxury industry. 2. Identify and analyze key issues specific to the luxury industry. 3. Apply marketing knowledge and strategy to solve issues at hand.

3. Apply marketing knowledge and strategy to solve issues at hand.

Much of a firm's profit is determined by how it sets price and manages pricing. A company can create goods and services with tremendous economic value but fail if it sets price incorrectly and does not capture that economic value. Through relevant case studies and examples drawn from different parts of the world, this course will introduce students the concepts around setting the best price: economic value analysis, price elasticity, and pricing models and willingness to pay.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize different pricing models for setting the best price in a competitive environment. 2. Identify and avoid pricing pitfalls such as channel conflict, price wars, legal issues, etc.. 3. Apply pricing techniques such as price segmentation and discrimination, pricing incentives and promotions to maximize profits.

3. Apply pricing techniques such as price segmentation and discrimination, pricing incentives and promotions to maximize profits.

MARK 6900B, MGMT 5520 (prior to 2016-17), MGMT 544 (prior to 2011-12)

This course will provide a high level overview on the operating environment in the China market today, and to underscore the challenges and solutions faced by company executives whose aim is to capture market opportunities in China. The course will begin with an overall understanding of the cultural background of today's Chinese consumers, address market entry obstacles peculiar to China, and focus on executional elements ranging from sales team management to distribution and supply chain options. The instructor will use case studies to facilitate learning from mistakes and best practices, and will draw on the instructor's personal experience and insights to enhance knowledge sharing.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply practical knowledge of China specific management challenges, and demonstrate a correct sense of balance between east and west value systems. 2. Make responsible managerial decisions while adapting to local cultural environment. 3. Perform effective evaluation of real world marketing and managerial issues, and solve problems with holistic solutions. 4. Work in teams with a diverse background, and construct and present ideas under time pressure.

4. Work in teams with a diverse background, and construct and present ideas under time pressure.

This course combines an in-depth exploration of consumer psychology with elements of advertising and marketing research, with the goal of enhancing students' understanding of marketing tactics and strategy.

Methods of structuring, analyzing and measuring major classes of marketing problems; quantitative aspects of demand, consumer reaction to product characteristics, advertising effectiveness, effectiveness of competitors' strategies.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Translate management problems into tangible research questions. 2. Evaluate marketing research and identify the opportunities and potential limitations of it. 3. Design and implement a marketing research project.

MARK 5520 - Experimental Design and Analysis for Behavioral Research (3 units)

This course is aimed at PhD students who intent to conduct experimental and quasi-experimental research in business (e.g., marketing, organizational behavior).  The primary objective is to master the concepts and tools needed for collecting and analyzing behavioral data.  In addition, the course provides an introduction to SAS, one of the most widely used statistical programming languages for manipulating and analyzing data.

The key objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the digital marketing environments, offer frameworks and lenses through which we think about them, and discuss the roles of digital marketing in the broader business function of marketing.

MARK 6900T - Customer Analytics for Marketing Decision Making (2 units)

The goal of this course is to provide a detailed hands-on understanding of market research methodologies used in the strategic assessment of customer perceptions and preferences and to show how the market research methodologies are used in data-driven marketing analytics, with an emphasis on survey and field-experiment data.

This course provides hands-on experience with the economic models most relevant to marketing.  The primary goal of the course is to prepare students to read, appreciate, and critique the literature. The course presumes that students have a familiarity with basic microeconomic theory and basic game theory. Students without these foundations are encouraged to seek help from the instructor early in the term.

MARK 6900V - Exponential Marketing Through Consumer Experience (2 units)

The course aims at providing a macro overview to help students and future managers understand the role of innovation using Marketing. This course will also help managers understand the importance of the interconnections with other industries innovations. Students will learn techniques and strategies that managers use to make brands more meaningful to consumers without actual changes in the product itself so, capitalize on new marketing opportunities to increase Brand Equity.

Study of selected marketing issues under the supervision of a faculty member. (Special permission from the Associate Dean is required for MBA students to take this course.) Graded P or F.

This course is designed to assist students in developing attributes necessary for professional growth throughout their studies in the IIM program. It will also provide academic advising to students, to enhance their job hunting skills and, to improve their communication skills. Students are required to attend discussion sessions with advisors and selected workshops. For IIM students only. Graded P/PP/F.

Business framework and strategic approach for facility and energy management, due diligence auditing, project management tools and processes, assessing performance requirements over the facility lifecycle, energy efficiency, life safety systems, IT infrastructure and information systems, workplace automation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply the key concepts and analytical techniques of strategic management to facility management, and identify opportunities to formulate strategic technology plan. 2. Evaluate and integrate technological and financial considerations into business decision making. 3. Demonstrate a critical awareness of a range of intelligent building technologies, including energy efficiency. 4. Evaluate and address implementation and operational problems/issues in the areas of IT infrastructure and technology integration, project management.

4. Evaluate and address implementation and operational problems/issues in the areas of IT infrastructure and technology integration, project management.

Theory and development state of advanced energy conversion systems including fuel cells, solar energy, heat pipes, heat pumps, thermoelectrical cooling, and other advanced systems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the working principles of various energy devices such as fuel cells, heat pump, thermoelectric devices. 2. Identify the different design requirements and performance evaluation criteria for different energy devices. 3. Apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics in analyzing the energy-related problems. 4. Identify the potential applications of different energy conversion devices.

4. Identify the potential applications of different energy conversion devices.

IBTM 5430 - Indoor Air Quality Technology and Management (3 units)

Discussion of the various air contaminants in the indoor environment and their transport phenomena, sick building syndrome, building related diseases, thermal comfort, ventilation theory, advanced ventilation systems, air treatment systems, indoor air quality assessment and mitigation strategy, indoor air quality management in intelligent buildings.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the fundamental knowledge and emerging topics in indoor air quality in buildings and enclosed spaces, including the various types and effects of indoor air pollutants, transport dynamics of the various pollutants with respect to building ventilation systems and indoor/outdoor flow characteristics, the response of indoor air quality on air handling system designs, etc. 2. Identify key issues in indoor air quality management and challenges, indoor pollution sources, thermal comfort, sick building syndrome and odor theory, designing ventilation and air cleaning systems, other mitigation strategies in dealing with the problems. 3. Apply building environmental assessment methods, modern demand control technology and state-of-the-art air treatment technologies with cost consideration in achieving energy efficient and green building design and operation, to promote sustainable building design in intelligent building development.

3. Apply building environmental assessment methods, modern demand control technology and state-of-the-art air treatment technologies with cost consideration in achieving energy efficient and green building design and operation, to promote sustainable building design in intelligent building development.

IBTM 5530 - Risk Management and Decision-Making in Intelligent Building (3 units)

This course aims to provide an understanding of the definition of risk, perception of risk, social acceptability of risk, risk assessment and management techniques, principle and process of risk management, contingency plans and disaster recovery, principle and process of risk-informed decision, multi-attribute utility theory, analytical hierarchical process and cost-risk benefit analysis in intelligent building management.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Communicate their ideas effectively and intelligently using risk-informed thinking. 2. Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of intelligent building designs and services using quantitative decision-making tools. 3. Take on management responsibilities. 4. Support senior management in the decision-making process.

IBTM 5550 - Financial Assessment of Intelligent Building Systems (3 units)

Modern technological advancements of intelligent building systems could provide safe, healthy and comfortable living with conveniences. The success of deploying these systems that are technically feasible requires accurate financial assessment. Basic tools and methods of financial assessment will be introduced to analyze the state-of-the-art technologies that could make the buildings inspirational in the contemporary and life cycle analyses of these inventions and power logistics offer solutions to secure sustainability for the humanity.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and use the basic financial assessment tools and methods. 2. Recognize current and future advances of different intelligent building systems. 3. Carry out financial assessment of different intelligent building systems and make appropriate recommendation to the management.

3. Carry out financial assessment of different intelligent building systems and make appropriate recommendation to the management.

IBTM 6010E - Building Internet of Things: Technologies, Big Data and Strategies for the Building Manager (3 units)

Going beyond building automation, the Building Internet of Things (BIoT) is a development which will herald in a new breed of intelligent buildings that are driving real value and greater performance for all stakeholders. This multi-faceted drive encompasses technologies in building services installations, hardware infrastructure (sensors, actuators, mobile devices) and data connectivity (networks, clouds, edges). Combined with tools from big data analytics and economic, behavioral and environmental considerations, it enables better strategic decisions for building managers and property owners to consider the building in the context of smart cities and smart occupants. After an overview, each student will dive into at least one aspect of particular interest to him as a case study and project. (Assessment will be based on a quiz, a written report and an oral presentation).

Fuel cell systems are a new promising type of on-site power generation technology that offers modularity, efficient operation across a wide range of conditions, minimal environmental impact, and opportunities for integration into combined heat and power (CHP) and combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) systems. These systems offer a number of advantages, which include economic benefits, better utilization of energy resources, and reduced environmental impact. The application of CHP and CCHP systems in buildings requires the selection of an operating strategy, coordination with local utility systems, and evaluation of the economic value of the system. By understanding fuel cells and CHP and CCHP systems, building engineers can identify appropriate applications that will yield economic and environmental benefits for their clients and for society.

An independent project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. May be graded PP.

Demand and cost analysis; competitive market; market power; pricing strategy; games and strategic thinking, asymmetric information, corporate governance.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Perform supply-demand analysis and apply the analysis to predict market price trends and related dynamics in competitive markets. 2. Develop profit-enhancing pricing strategies by utilizing knowledge of the tradeoff between margin and volume of sales methods of relaxing the tradeoff. 3. Predict competitors' actions and reactions in strategic environments using basic game theoretic methods, and in the context of oligopoly market, analyze competitors' response to a company's initiatives such as changes in pricing and production capacity, and predict the strategic effect arising from competitors' response. 4. Identify misalignments of interests in the supply chain which destroy value, examine how mergers and strategic alliances may create value by aligning interests, and predict impacts of the mergers or strategic alliances on companies directly involved in the mergers or strategic alliances and companies not directly involved. 5. Choose incentive tools for employees which go hand in hand with the firm's organizational structure and business strategy. 6. Recommend methods to gain consumers' trust.

Strategic marketing decision making at the corporate, business, and functional levels affecting competitive advantage and long- and short-term performance of the firm. Strategic analysis, strategic planning across life cycle stages, implementation and control.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define marketing orientation, and identify and manage obstacles to a company's adopting marketing orientation and marketing innovation. 2. Analyze markets by identifying and classifying market segments, and create markets by inventing new segments. 3. Examine distribution channels, diagnose bottlenecks in distribution and select among alternative distribution alternatives based on market situation and stage of development. 4. List alternative ways to improve sales performance and propose sales improvement programs for a company. 5. Calculate marketing ROI and calculate the sales revenue increase that will justify increases in marketing spending. 6. Calculate the profit impact of price changes and calculate the sales revenue changes necessary or acceptable subsequent to price decrease or increase. 7. List, select and propose for a company a variety of non-mathematical pricing techniques. 8. Diagnose brand strengths and weaknesses and plan branding change programs. 9. Describe the key force/laws underlying the digital revolution driving change for companies, industries and economies. 10. Distinguish between timeless principles and those that are subject to constant change.

10. Distinguish between timeless principles and those that are subject to constant change.

An introduction to organizational and management concepts and theories with special attention to the functions of management, individual and group behavior, perception, motivation, influence processes, interpersonal communication, and international issues.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Critique the strengths and weaknesses of different management models in the development of thinking about management and leadership. 2. Evaluate the relevance of those models to modern thinking about management, leadership and organization. 3. Think flexibly in action in different business situations. 4. Apply the most appropriate model in the development of management and leadership.

4. Apply the most appropriate model in the development of management and leadership.

This course provides a broad understanding of the role that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) play in corporate strategy. It develops a framework for making and evaluating M&A transactions from the perspective of their impact on shareholder value.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Value acquisition targets. 2. Estimate the value created in acquisitions. 3. Analyze the motives for M&A transactions. 4. Determine the sources of value in M&A transactions. 5. Assess what goes wrong in M&A transactions and avoid merger failures. 6. Analyze private equity transactions and estimate value created in such transactions. 7. Evaluate the method of payment.

IMBA 5320 - Creating Entrepreneurial Ideas for Future Business (2 units)

The course is designed for executive leaders, from the perspective of entrepreneurs and corporate innovators, to help them experience and engage with the disruptive technology, and eventually prepare them to respond to this revolutionary force. It will be a mix of lectures, field study of technology companies, extensive group discussion and an entrepreneurship project.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identity how the trends in disruptive technology (AI, Big Data, Deep learning, IOT) might influence the near and long-term futures of various industries. 2. Evaluate how traditional business models are being impacted by disruptive technology. 3. Identify the threats and opportunities of this revolutionary force, and leverage the disruptive technology to transform traditional business, or innovate and create new business opportunities. 4. Explain how to pitch the entrepreneurial ideas toward success. 5. Mentor each other to create synergy for idea creation.

This course is an introduction to the phonological characteristics of the Putonghua sounds and their origins in earlier Mandarin and ancient Chinese, and to the methods and materials used in the historical reconstruction of the earlier stages of the Chinese language. A main focus of the course will be the application of computer-assisted procedures to problems in the reconstruction of the history of Chinese phonology. Other topics will include: the typology and evolution of tone and the subgrouping of Chinese dialects.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply various methods to the study of historical phonology. 2. Assess materials used in reconstructing the history of Chinese. 3. Identify the rules governing phonological evolution.

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This course aims at exploring the political and social history of late Imperial and modern China from the 1800s to early 1940s. A selection of important political events and social phenomena are examined to broaden our knowledge of the late-Qing and Republican politics, society and economy as well as revealing the complexity of historical reality in this period.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and understand the post-modernist discourse of historical narrative. 2. Deconstruct the different historiographical traditions in official Chinese history in late-imperial and modern periods. 3. Understand and describe how political persuasions are implanted into official/semi-official narratives of modern historical events. 4. Analyze critically important political events such as the Opium War, Taiping Movement, Western invasion of China, warlordism, the emergence of Chinese nationalism, developments during the Nanjing Decade, the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, etc. 5. Learn and apply the skills of presenting one's arguments in academic seminars and the techniques of writing a history paper properly.

5. Learn and apply the skills of presenting one's arguments in academic seminars and the techniques of writing a history paper properly.

ISOM 1380 - Technology and Innovation: Social and Business Perspectives (3 units)

This course describes the development of technology and innovation from social and business perspectives.  It covers the technology side of innovations, how an invention can be developed into a successful commercial product, the role of innovation in society and how innovations are created from a socioeconomic perspective.  It highlights that successful development and adoption of innovative products relies not only on the technology itself but also a complex process that is subject to the impact of cultural, political, economic and managerial factors.

Information systems (IS) is about managing the applications of IT to create business values. Topics include fundamental concepts of IS, e-commerce, digital and internet economy, web 2.0 and social networks, online advertising, personalization and privacy, digital rights management and piracy, business intelligence and decision-making, how organizations harness IS for innovative business strategies, and the socio-economic impact of IS on organizations and societies. The labs cover business problem-solving skills.

This course addresses the problems and challenges related to regulatory and business protections for business and scientific innovations, product innovations, service innovations, software licenses, encryption, innovation reengineering, trademark, copyright, music downloading, digital entertainment, data mining and personal privacy.

This course reviews the economic, social and technological trends in commerce enabled by the Internet.  It also examines the impacts of technological development from the industrial revolution to those in the Internet era (e.g. search engine, etc.)  Emphasis is placed on the uniqueness of the Internet as a platform for commerce.  Other topics include the social consequences of Internet commerce, including piracy and privacy.

Collection, tabulation and presentation of numerical data; concepts of probability and probability distributions; sampling; statistical estimation and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression analysis.

For SB&M students, and programs that designate the course as a required/recommended elective course.  Production and service operations viewed from the strategic, tactical and operational levels; capacity planning, process selection, impact of technology location and layout, material and resource requirements, scheduling and quality control.

This course covers the essential project management knowledge to ensure a successful IS/IT project.  Topics include the methods, tools and techniques for planning, budgeting, scheduling, tracking, and evaluating IS projects; PMBOK Guide; project risk assessment; IT investment decisions.

ISOM 3100 - Business Simulation and Strategic Decisions (3 units)

This course combines a case study discussion approach to illustrate strategic decision making in business with an integrated hands-on business simulation exercise as part of the learning process.  Topics include making strategic choices and evaluating options and tradeoffs in a competitive business simulated industry environment.  The objective of the course is to develop a broad perspective in managerial decisions and an appreciation of economic and social factors that drive modern global organizations.

ISOM 3180 - Telecommunications and Computer Networking Management (3 units)

Essential elements of telecommunications in support of business activities. Topics include OSI Model and TCP/IP Protocol Suite, LAN and WAN technology, voice and data communication technologies, communication architectures, networking and security, protocols and standards.

The process by which large software systems are built by teams of developers. Techniques for modeling data and process requirements are surveyed and illustrated using computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools. Topics include information systems development life cycle and object-oriented systems analysis and design using UML.

An introduction to business applications programming will be covered in this course. Students will learn and understand programming concepts and gain programming experiences for business applications development through a business programming language.

Fundamental concepts of database management systems and their usage for managing the information resources of an organization; methodologies for designing and managing a database system to support business applications.

This course covers the fundamental concepts, technologies, and applications of business analytics to help firms gain a competitive advantage in the era of Big Data.  Topics include text mining, predictive analytics, search engine strategy, social network analysis, cloud computing, etc. Students will gain hands-on experience with popular data analytical tools.

In the era of "Big Data", organizations need a new infrastructure/platform to manage the storage and processing of large volume of data. This course introduces the emerging technological paradigm of big data management, as well as some common approaches that are used to gain insights from big data for business decision-making. In particular, it covers a range of big data technologies, including HDFS, MapReduce, Spark, Hive, Pig, etc., that allow for performing data-intensive analysis.

ISOM 3380 - Advanced Network Management (CISCO - ICND) (4 units)

Combining extensive lab work with lectures and WWW self-paced learning materials provided by the Cisco Networking Academy Program, this course helps students develop practical network administration and management skills. This course is designed to prepare students to take (and pass) the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification examination.

This course provides an introduction to business programming using R. Students will learn the programming concepts and syntax of R and develop R scripts for business applications. This course will cover practical issues for programming in R and provide working examples of emerging business applications, including Web crawling, text analytics, social network analysis, online advertising, and implementations of data mining algorithms.

Practical application of statistics with emphasis on regression. Analysis of business data using a statistical package. Topics include: simple and multiple regression, residual diagnostics and model selection, experimental design and the analysis of variance.

Introduction to scientific approaches to informed decision making and technical methods for managerial problem solving; spreadsheet modeling in Excel is used throughout; two important frames: constrained optimization and decisions under risk; emphases on model formulation and solution interpretation; applications to a wide variety of management situations.

Concepts and strategic importance of quality, organizational aspects, total quality control, quality and productivity improvement programs, quality costs and economics.  Applications in industrial and service sectors.   Second or third year standing preferred.

Management of purchasing and distribution of goods and services; supply management; material handling; pricing; transportation and warehousing; customer service standards. Second or third year standing preferred.

This course helps the students develop better analytical skills in approaching strategic and tactical business decisions. Students will learn to derive solutions or conclusions that require critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and statistical reasoning skills. These skills are essential and indispensable for major business decisions.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and tools to perform information systems (IS) control and assurance.  Topics include IS control standards, guidelines and best practices to protect and control business systems, IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT), as well as the latest development in IS management practice.

Development of an information system with substantial complexity through the use of methodologies and technologies. May be graded PP. Student enrollment in this course requires the approval of the course instructor. Credit load will be spread over the year.

ISOM 3540 (Note: Students who have sufficient background in probability but without pre-requisite may enroll in the course upon approval by the instructor)

This course provides an introduction to financial risk management.  Topics include how to measure market risks, statistical properties of returns and volatility, volatility modeling, Value at Risk (VaR), Risk Metrics, historical simulation, assessing VaR methods and stress testing.  Theories will be illustrated by practical examples in financial markets.

Review of regression and its application to forecasting problems; moving averages, exponential smoothing, Box-Jenkins, ARIMA models and transfer function models; forecasts of economic, financial and business time series.

This course covers basic principles and practices of business project management.  Special emphases are on project planning, scheduling, and control while addressing both the technical and the social aspects of managing business projects.

Single node inventory control, supply chain network, demand management, manufacturing and replenishment in supply chains, information and coordination in supply chains, product variety management. For students in their third year (under three-year curriculum) or fourth year (under four-year curriculum) of study only. Other students should seek instructor’s approval for enrollment in the course.

In this course, students shall study 12 applications in OM that have been judged by peers as being amongst the best in recent years. Students shall try to understand what the problem was, how it was addressed, how it worked out and attempt to learn what marked it as a success and how portable the practice can be. The principle purpose is to expose students to a wide range of good case histories in order to enhance their repertoire and experience in OM.

This course is offered to those students who are interested in applying what they have learned in other OM courses to solve real business problems for a sponsoring corporation.  Recommendation and/or implementation of solutions will be made through the use of operations management concepts, techniques, and tools.  Students will work as a group and be supervised by faculty members. Enrollment in this course requires the approval of course instructor.

A general manager's perspective on the strategic roles of information and technology in companies, overview of enabling technologies, how information systems are developed and managed, and how to make technology management decisions.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze and solve problems in Information Technology management. 2. Apply tools, analytical frameworks and general principles for managing Information Technology. 3. Identify how decision regarding Information Technology may impact other functional areas.

3. Identify how decision regarding Information Technology may impact other functional areas.

This course examines the phenomenon of business process outsourcing that are enabled by technological innovations.  Topics include the benefits and risks of outsourcing, management challenges associated with outsourcing, effective vendor management, and techniques for managing outsourcing activities and risks.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the core issues and identify critical factors for making decisions regarding outsourcing. 2. Interpret technical, organizational and managerial issues on such decisions. 3. Explain core technology in information systems. 4. Effectively communicate with different audiences using both technical language and business language.

4. Effectively communicate with different audiences using both technical language and business language.

This course introduces the emerging technological paradigm for managing "big data". Topics covered include a range of big data technologies, such as HDFS, MapReduce, Spark, Hive, Pig, etc.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Articulate and/or explain how big data technologies can improve business data management and lead to better business decision making. 2. Choose the right big data tools/techniques for various scenarios where business problems arise. 3. Use big data tools to solve real data problems.

This course introduces students to business application modeling using Visual Basic Applications (VBA) in Excel. Students will learn to develop applications in different business areas, including finance, marketing, technology operations, etc. Essential features of VBA needed for application development will be introduced as part of the course and hence no prior experience with VBA is needed. Emphasis is on extensive hands-on problem solving.

Introduction to database management systems with emphasis on business applications. Technical and administrative considerations in database implementation. Students implement a business system using a commercial-off-the-shelf software package.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the basic concepts of database environment and describe the development process. 2. Analyze and design a database using Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) and Enhanced Entity Relationship Diagram. 3. Analyze how data can be represented and stored in a typical business information system through normalization concept. 4. Insert, manipulate, and analyze the data in a database using structured query language (SQL) and Oracle database. 5. Organize and evaluate different database administration concepts and procedures.

5. Organize and evaluate different database administration concepts and procedures.

Data plays an increasingly important role in business decision making. This course introduces the key concepts and applications of business analytics in the world of Big Data. Example business problems to be solved analytically include customer relationship management, financial trading, social media marketing, search engine strategy, etc. Hands-on experience with popular data analytical tools will be included.

In-depth study of information systems security in business organizations. Basic principles and functions of secure systems reviewed; management policy, plans and programs discussed.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify information security trends and developments. 2. Classify common security threats and describe the characteristics of each type of threats. 3. Apply protection tools to enhance organizational information security. 4. Design proper information security solutions to minimize different security risks. 5. Identify common mistakes in information security management. 6. Describe the key features of cyber-crimes and how they threaten information assets and the security of organizations. 7. Characterize different approaches to tackling cyber-crimes and their key principles. 8. Describe the key purpose and processes of computer forensics. 9. Analyze the options available to an organization when it is under security threats.

9. Analyze the options available to an organization when it is under security threats.

This course offers essential knowledge and tools for managers of e-business. Topics include e-commerce models, web analytics, Internet marketing, Internet pricing and strategy, web-based personalization, online-intermediaries, etc.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe how a business organization’s choices of strategy and process are closely related to its information management and communications capabilities in the context of e-commerce. 2. Develop quantitative and analytical techniques to solve business problems with innovative perspectives. 3. Analyze the core technological and business issues and identify critical factors for business decision-making with the context of business to customer and business to business e-commerce. 4. Evaluate information systems relations with strategy, process, organization and market.

4. Evaluate information systems relations with strategy, process, organization and market.

ISOM 5330 - Financial Technology for Business Professionals (2 units)

This course provides students with an overview of the underlying information technologies used in the finance, banking, and insurance industries. The course covers the critical business, legal and technology issues and the related risks faced by corporate executives when analyzing, designing, launching and managing Financial Technology projects to drive business innovations.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain what FinTech is and the underlying ICT (Information Communication Technology) that supports the disruptive business strategies/models. 2. Explore and assess the threats and the business opportunities in the innovative finance landscape with Artificial Intelligence, big data, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT). 3. Critically examine the innovative FinTech business models, ICT and their respective critical success factors, risks, compliance and legislative frameworks related to Crowd Funding, Fast Payment, Financial Intelligence, Quantitative Finance, Algorithmic Trading and High Frequency Trading for institutional/professional traders vs. retail traders, and Robo-Traders. 4. Lead FinTech development teams when dealing with stakeholders from business, IT, legal, audit and the regulators. 5. Manage global FinTech and InsurTech projects and be part of the senior executive team.

5. Manage global FinTech and InsurTech projects and be part of the senior executive team.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of information systems (IS) auditing.  Topics include IS control and assurance, COBIT, business continuity planning, protection of information assets, auditing the network infrastructure, physical access exposures and controls, and disaster recovery management.

ISOM 5380 - Information Systems Assurance and Forensic Investigation (2 units)

This course addresses information systems assurance from both managerial and technical perspectives. It introduces a framework for governing corporate systems and assuring that IT risks are properly managed. Students will learn how to define, identify and classify system vulnerabilities; how a vulnerability analysis can help assure proper system operation and enhance system robustness; how hackers penetrate/attack corporate systems; and how forensic investigation can help uncover digital evidence.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the process of information systems assurance. 2. Identify flaws in the design and the environment of the systems, inappropriate system settings, failure to apply security patches, or poor security management and measures. 3. Take appropriate controls on both business process and keep data in place to manage risks introduced by both internal and external attacks. 4. Apply tools on checking vulnerability on computer systems/networks. 5. Investigate on vulnerability exploitations.

This course examines how firms can use digital marketing and social media to reach, acquire, and engage customers. Topics include search and display ads, viral marketing analytics, online word-of-mouth, social data, and mobile ads and apps, etc.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain key concepts in digital and social media strategy. 2. Develop strategies for viral campaigns. 3. Implement strategies for handling negative online word-of-mouth. 4. Develop strategies to engage customers in a mobile-driven economy. 5. Conduct analyses to support digital/social media strategies and activities.

5. Conduct analyses to support digital/social media strategies and activities.

ISOM 5420 - Integrated Business Simulation and Strategy (2 units)

Students compete in operating and managing a virtual business as teams using the CapStone Business Simulation software that has been adopted by more than 500 business schools and universities worldwide.  This team-based competition using business simulation tools provide an active-learning, hands-on business management experience integrating strategy, finance, marketing, accounting, human resources training and operations management perspectives for operating a complete business enterprise.

This course covers the essential project management skills to ensure successful implementation of high-technology projects.  Topics include investment decisions, resource planning, budgeting, scheduling, outsourcing, and risk assessment and control, as major components of the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge).

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the core issues in project management and identify critical success factors. 2. Solve several project management problems with appropriate tools and techniques. 3. Compare and contrast different project management methodologies. 4. Identify the major project deliverables and when they are due.

4. Identify the major project deliverables and when they are due.

ISOM 5535 - High Dimensional Statistics with Business Applications (2 units)

This course presents classical and modern approaches for analyzing multivariate and high dimensional data, including principal components, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, clustering, new developments on dimension reduction, large-scale covariance matrix estimation and multiple testing. All of these approaches will be covered in the context of Marketing, Finance and other important business decisions. Computational issues for both traditional and new methodologies will also be discussed.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Use the concepts underlying the quantitative tools which deal with multivariate and high dimensional data, and put those tools together with data to draw meaningful conclusions. 2. Employ classic and advanced approaches used in multivariate and high dimensional data to different areas of business, including terminology and issues specific to finance, marketing, and economics.

2. Employ classic and advanced approaches used in multivariate and high dimensional data to different areas of business, including terminology and issues specific to finance, marketing, and economics.

ISOM 5550 - Statistical Methods for Business and Economics I (3 units)

Properties of a random sample, sufficient statistics. Point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, optimality of estimators and tests, linear regression and analysis of variance.

This course describes multiple regression method and its variants as exploratory and predictive models for fact-based management and data-driven decision making. The course adopts case-based approach.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Use business analytics to formulate and solve business problems and to support managerial decision making. 2. Identify the processes needed to develop, report, and analyze business data. 3. Apply selected business analytics software.

The course presents concepts of social media and networks, methods and techniques to explore and analyze the data crawled from social media and network, and business application of data mining of social network. All these will be discussed in the context of finance and marketing. Python is the unique programming language for all cases and projects.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Smoothly use python to crawl social media data, and to visualize network data. 2. Take network modeling into account when exploring finance and marketing problems. 3. Identify topics and trend in the social media.

Introduction to management of business processes that produce goods or services: topics include operations strategy, process analysis, queuing systems, inventory management, quality management, process improvement and other important issues.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain operations from a general management perspective and the link between operations and business models. 2. Apply basic concepts, performance measures, analytical tools and general principles for analyzing and managing operations. 3. Better manage the interface between operations and other business functions. 4. Systematically improve and innovate business models. 5. Improve problem solving and analytical skills.

Concepts and strategic importance of quality, organizational aspects, total quality management, six sigma quality, quality and productivity improvement programs, quality costs and economics. Applications in industrial and service sectors.

This course focuses on the products and processes in the financial industries. It analyzes and evaluates the designs and performances of the internal operations and the different distribution channels of the financial institutions, and identifies opportunities for  continuous improvement in productivity and efficiency. It also covers the issues of quality control and operational risk management, the application of IT in the industry. It will also discuss the automation/outsourcing of the financial operations for non-financial institutions to improve the financial performance and risk management in the supply chain.

This course covers the tools and principles in tactical pricing and product availability allocation. Topics include price optimization, market segmentation, quantitative models of consumer demand, dynamic pricing, network revenue management, customized pricing, and behavioral issues in revenue management.

ISOM 5760 - Operational Mindset - Key to Maximizing Career Potential (1 unit)

One of the most noticeable gaps in any aspiring leaders as they climb the corporate ladder is the inability to translate strategies into action. In fact, the absence of an operational mindset prevents many from maximizing their potential. This course offers a strategic yet pragmatic peek into the challenges of the corporate world, and demonstrates how an operational mindset is the key to making things happen and getting things done.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Contrast and analyze some of the most important problems with an operational mindset. 2. Contrast and critique solutions that have been used in corporate world. 3. Identify and analyze similar problems in practice.

This course is open to all MBA students who need to utilize spreadsheets to create and analyze business models for decision making and/or managerial insights.  Practical exercises and case studies are used to illustrate the concepts and practices of business modeling and to build competency in using spreadsheets for advanced applications.  Graded P or F.

Students shall study 12 applications in OM that  have been judged by peers as being amongst the best in recent years. They will try to understand what the problem was, how it was addressed, how it worked out and attempt to learn what marked it as a success and how portable the practice can be. The principal purpose is to expose students to a wide range of good case histories in order to enhance their repertoire and experience in OM.

ISOM 5830 - Simulation for Risk and Operations Analysis (2 units)

The course covers basic principles and approaches of computer simulation, and introduce Monte Carlo simulations with Excel and @risk, and discrete event simulation with Arena, focusing on their applications in solving business and operation problems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop complex simulation models. 2. Design simulation experiments for those models. 3. Analyze and interpret the results for various problems in business and manufacturing and service operations management.

3. Analyze and interpret the results for various problems in business and manufacturing and service operations management.

IT-enabled innovations have reshaped the finance industry, leading to the emergence of Fintech. Big data analytics in particular have changed how financial information is disseminated, processed and analyzed. Individual investors and financial institutes who are able to leverage the new IT to analyze the big financial data will have a leading edge. This class discusses these new opportunities and challenges. It seeks to equip students with these highly coveted skills in the market.

This course provides students practical experience in business analytics through independent study, business case analysis or company project, under the supervision of faculty members. For company projects, a collaborative company will be involved to sponsor real business problems for students to apply their business analytics knowledge.

A series of workshops will be offered to develop students’ essential business and communication skills especially in Operations Management field. Different speakers or practitioners will be invited in this course. No assignment and exam will be needed. Students need to attend 5 workshops & 1 company visit in order to pass this course. Graded P or F.

This course offers a unique opportunity for the students to participate in real business projects and to apply what they have learned in other courses in solving business problems. Student teams will work under faculty supervision to solve global operations management related problems and identify improvement opportunities for both service and manufacturing businesses. They will also gain practical experience in planning and executing a real business project.

HUMA 1000A - Cultures and Values: Language, Communication and Society (3 units)

Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (H) for 4Y programs Common Core (SSC-H) for 4Y programs

Languages are considered complex repositories of cultures, where meanings are created and articulated, verbally and non-verbally, about the artefacts, norms, beliefs, and values of cultures. Language use, an integral part of human communication, mirrors the inextricably entangled psychological, social, and cultural facets of human cognition and interaction. Building upon a fundamental exploration of the nature of human languages, this course will delve into the closely interlinked notions of language, communication and society as manifested in our daily life, in the context of globalization and increasing border-crossing and intercultural exchanges. Through a lingua-cultural lens, we will probe a range of issues rooted in language and culture: language and thought; identities, self and 'othering'; cultural diversity in verbal and nonverbal communication; language, gender and sexuality; popular culture and global cultural flow; language and power; globalization and language planning and policy in different cultural contexts. Through discussions of such, the course aims to cultivate an appreciation and respect for linguistic and cultural diversity, communicative sensitivity, and social equality.

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HUMA 1000B - Cultures and Values: Righteousness, Destiny and Well-being (3 units)

Lectures and readings will be mainly built upon selected texts of Chinese classics. Through studying the texts, students will reflect and explore the deep meanings and relationship between the concepts of righteousness, destiny and well-being, which demonstrates the dialectical characteristic of philosophy of life in both Classical Confucianism and Classical Daoism.

HUMA 1000C - Cultures and Values: Economic Development, Legal Justice, and Social Diversity (3 units)

This course has defined “historical narrative as a perception” as the specific approach of humanities perspective to form the contents of the Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs). By applying this historiographical approach, the course will base on the following four propositions: a) historical narratives matter in our perception (shaping how we understand our world and perceive what is going on in our surroundings); b) historical narratives vary; c) Historical narratives may create bias; and d) historical narratives may generate positive mindset. Within this framework, three basic values will be explored: Economic development, legal justice, and social diversity. The first value explores the mindset of market efficiency and marketism in the pursuit of self-interest and material well-being of society as well as related controversy. The second value examines the competing perceptions of justice in law and beliefs. The third value relates to the complexity in racial, gender, and cultural diversity in various historical contexts. Lectures will discuss various ideas and theories in relation to these values and provide historical examples to help students reflect on these values.

Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (H) for 4Y programs

An examination of fundamental concepts and principles in the scientific analysis of human language, especially concerning speech sounds, syntax, meaning, language acquisition, language processing, sociolinguistics and history of languages. Students who have taken an introductory course in linguistics in universities should not enroll in this course.

Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (H) for 4Y programs [C] Require Chinese reading

This introductory course to the ancient Chinese writing system covers its origin, nature, classification and development. Students will learn a newly-developed framework, i.e., the three-principle theory of Chinese scripts, by which thousands of characters coming from archeological materials such as jiaguwen (oracle bone inscriptions), jinwen (bronze inscriptions) and jianbowenzi (bamboo and silk scripts) can be appropriately analyzed and classified. Other important components include general theories about language and script, and the historical and cultural aspects of Chinese characters.

This course introduces basic concepts in linguistics such as consonant, vowel, morpheme, concepts which help students to describe and analyze the structure of the Chinese language, with emphasis on sounds and grammar. Moreover, similarities and differences among major Chinese dialects such as Mandarin, Yue, Min, Hakka, Wu, etc, and between Chinese and other languages will be highlighted. Furthermore, characteristics of the non-Han languages spoken in the neighboring areas will be compared with those of the Chinese dialects in order to highlight the bi-directional influences between Chinese and the non-Han languages, influences which help shape these languages.

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This is a survey course to study selected types of world music outside the Western European tradition. The student will learn to understand world music through the aspect of culture and society.

From the power and beauty of the orchestra to masterpieces of the church and concert hall, students will gain an in-depth appreciation for the history and fundamentals of Western classical music. The listening and analytical skills demonstrated will bring about a deeper understanding of music as an art form. Previous musical training, albeit helpful, is not required.

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An introduction to concepts and principles of human cultures and societies from the anthropological perspective, exploring the interaction between culture and society and the causes underlying their changes.

This introductory course examines various beliefs and questions underlying our moral lives. These include the relation between morality and religion, subjectivism, relativism, self-interest, the rights and wrongs of euthanasia, etc. Also, certain ethical theories claim to help us make the right moral decisions, e.g. utilitarianism. This course is a systematic exploration of such beliefs and theories, emphasizing critical thinking and reasonable justification.

By studying and performing pieces from the historical spectrum of classical choral masterpieces, students will gain an in-depth and hands on appreciation for the history and artistry of Western music. The performance practicum and analytical skills demonstrated will bring about a deeper understanding of music as an art form. Students will both research and perform these works to gain a unique appreciation for the music. Previous musical training, albeit helpful, is NOT required.

Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (C-Comm) for 4Y programs Common Core (H) for 4Y programs [PU] Putonghua [C] Require Chinese reading

An introduction to the fundamental aspects of Classical Chinese grammar and a linguistic study of Classical Chinese texts selected from the classics in the pre-Qin era and the Han period, including Shijing (Book of Songs), Zuozhuan (Zuo’s Commentaries), Lunyu (Analects), Mengzi (Mencius) and Shiji (Records of the Historian). This course also teaches students to translate classical Chinese into modern Chinese and to improve Chinese communication skills, with emphasis on academic writing.

(1) Course Content: Through a progressive series of composition projects, students learn the organizational skill of musical composition and performances, focusing on the basics of unity and variety; promoting students' understanding of humanistic experiences, creativities and emotions. Weekly listening, reading, and composition assignments draw on a broad range of musical styles and intellectual traditions, from various cultures and historical periods. (2) Advice on the background of Students: Students are required to have the ability to sing or to play one or more musical instruments (e.g. Grade 3 in Royal Schools Music Exam or equivalent). The ability to read music and the knowledge to music notation are preferable, but not required.

This course will introduce students to written basic music theory concepts, beginning with basic music notation and ending with fundamentals of harmony. During the tutorial sessions, students will also develop their aural (listening) and sight-singing skills. This is an elementary level course which students without any music background can take. This course is not recommended for students with ABRSM Grade 8 in Music Theory or other musical instruments or equivalent qualifications.

This course will guide the students to create, produce, and perform their own musical theatre work. As musical theatre is a multi-artwork, this course would be suitable for students who are interested in language art, music, theatre, dance, and visual art. At the discretion of the instructor, an in-class or public performance would be offered during the term. No prior knowledge or experience of performing arts is required.

This course will introduce students to representative works of Western short stories produced in the 19th and 20th centuries. It covers some of the most well-known examples from Europe and America, as well as literary works produced in ex-colonies in Africa and South America. The stories selected range in style from realism to fantasy, modernism, and postmodernism. In addition to a critical analysis of themes and the art of fiction writing, students will gain from this course a deeper understanding of human experiences and different outlooks on life characteristic of the western world.

This course is designed to train students with the skills of academic research and writing in the field of humanities in general, but with special reference to arts, literature, linguistics, religion, philosophy, history, and anthropology, of China, in particular. Students’ attention will also be drawn to the inherent problems of sources and materials as textual or visual ‘evidence’, and they will be taught how to identify and to tackle with the problem of fallacy of ‘evidence’.

HUMA 2590 - The Making of the Modern World: Renaissance to the Present (3 units)

This course surveys the major ideas, political developments and cultural movements in European societies from the renaissance to the present, providing students with foundational and thematic knowledge of European history, as well as an understanding of the ways that European politics, culture and economy have shaped through encounters with non-European societies -- through cultural and commercial exchange, imperialism and de-colonization, Cold War rivalries and globalization.

This course provides students with an introduction to how science and technology have influenced politics, culture and society during the 20th and 21st Centuries. Special emphasis will be placed on new ethical dilemmas present in emerging fields of science and engineering. Classes will mix lectures with discussions, and students will be required to prepare an in-depth final research project.

This course examines the basic structures and changes of human cultures and societies through the survey of food customs in different socio-cultural contexts. From the perspective of cultural anthropology, the connections between food system and other socio-cultural institutions and their integration into the global system will be explored.

This course examines diverse ethnic cultures and identities in China, and the ethnic relations between the state power and ethnic groups in historical contexts as well as the contemporary situation of the social institutions of ethnic minorities in China.

HUMA 2640 - Unofficial China: Social History 1800s-1930s (3 units)

A study of the key issues in the social history of late-Imperial and Modern China. Different aspects of ordinary people's life are highlighted in order to critically analyze the process of social change from an unofficial perspective. Topics include: violence in Chinese culture and society, conditions and situation of women, the problems of prostitution, opium smoking and gambling, workers and peasants in face of economic exploitation.

Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (Arts) for 4Y programs Common Core (C-Comm) for 4Y programs Common Core (H) for 4Y programs [PU] Putonghua [C] Require Chinese reading

A survey of major monuments, schools and theories from earliest times to the twentieth century, with an introduction to the problems of connoisseurship in Chinese painting.

Contextualizing Confucianism within its cultural and historical backgrounds, this course focuses on an examination of its core values, while contemplating its possible impacts on the future of China.

HUMA 2840 - Buddhism and the Chinese Intellectual Tradition (3 units)

Common Core (A&H) for 2010 & 2011 3Y programs CommonCore (A&H special list) for 10&11 3Yprograms Common Core (A&H) for 2012 3Y programs Common Core (H) for 4Y programs [PU] Putonghua [C] Require Chinese reading

This course will introduce the basic ideas of Buddhism, the main schools of Buddhism in China and their historical development. A number of Chinese Buddhist philosophical terms and some works written by Chinese monks and scholars will be selected for explanation and discussion. This course examines the dynamics of cultural interaction and choice-making with an emphasis on Buddhism as an Indian religion and its encounters with indigenous Chinese traditions and the outcomes of their interactions.

An examination of the historical, religious and philosophical foundation of the Buddhist tradition in India and exploration of the history of Buddhism as a world religion with an emphasis on the basic doctrines and philosophy of Buddhism.

HUMA 3000C - Entering the World of Art Films, Independent Films, and Documentary Films (3 units)

This course introduces three different film genres: art films, independent films, and documentary films. It aims to usher students into the creative world of film appreciation and filmmaking. By introducing selective masterpieces of art films, independent films, and documentary films, this course explores various aesthetics, narratives, styles, and techniques of Western and Chinese films. Based on the forms of film screening, seminar discussion, practical film making, students will not only learn how to appreciate different genres of films, but also get the opportunity to produce a short film of their own. Since this course will invite several documentary film directors and independent film directors as guest speakers from time to time, they will also join the instructor to teach how to make a real film and allow students to have the first-hand experience of film making. Unlike traditional courses that are based on lectures, readings, exams, and papers in a fixed classroom, this experimental course encourages students to express themselves through a hands-on independent film making or documentary film making.

This course explores human language in relation to the communicative functions which it serves and the cultural context in which it is used. Issues such as how human language is distinct from other communication systems, how language is used to convey different meanings and how culture affects the use of language will be examined in order to highlight the uniqueness of human language.

Through weekly coaching sessions and public performances, students will learn all facets of chamber music making at a high level and expand their repertoire on their instrument. Students will also learn team-building skills and develop attentiveness to partners in an ensemble. This is a course for students who are highly motivated, and sufficiently trained and experienced in classical music performance. Enrollment in the course requires instructor's approval based on audition outcome.

This course will allow students the opportunity for focused study and practice in music, creative writing, and video/visual arts on an individual basis. The course may be repeated for credit if covered topics are different each term. Enrollment in the course requires approval from the course instructor.

This course attempts to, through the eyes of literature, explore and discuss the major themes that encompass many aspects of humanity and the society and world that we live in - human existence, relationship among self, society and the state, the meaning of war, identity in the change of time, romance and love, documenting history, and finding one's voice in the colonial and postmodern world. Students will be guided through a critical reading of the representative literary works from both Western and Asian traditions, and attention will be paid to the ways in which different literary forms help convey and reflect on these ideas and themes.

HUMA 3203 - Chinese Creative Writing: Reading Literary Classics and Writing Novels (3 units)

This course introduces selective Western and Chinese literary novels, and provides students with a forum for extended practice in the art of creative writing. It is designed for students who have little or no previous experience writing literary texts in a particular genre. Introductory workshops introduce students to a variety of technical and imaginative concerns through exercises, readings, and discussions. In addition to weekly reading literary classics, this course will especially focus on writing literary novels in Chinese or cross the boundaries of the genre.

HUMA 3680 - Contemporary Architecture: The Pritzker Prize Winners (3 units)

This course introduces students to the major international prizes in contemporary architecture, the foundation and awarding criteria of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the monographic studies of its winners from 1979 to the present. Architectural styles and works of the award winning design and functions, the most recent trends in architectural design and technology will be covered as well.

HUMA 3900 - Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern World (3 units)

This intermediate course will introduce students to basic philosophical methods and concepts in order to help them to explore the nature of philosophical inquiry and survey various important fields, problems and issues in the discipline. The change from the Aristotelian world-view, to the Copernican Revolution, and the present Darwinian Revolution, i.e., from a religious and teleological (purposive) view to a non-teleological view, is outlined in the class.

HUMA 4000J - The Search for Identity: On Self and Community (3 units)

This course aims to provide an opportunity for students to conduct independent research - either individually or in small groups of 2-3 - on an issue of identity relating to oneself or the community at large. This course may be a continuation for students who have taken HUMA2280 or HUMA3200 previously and desire to conduct more in-depth research project on an issue related to identity, be it racial, cultural, ethnic, gender, social, political, or personal. Throughout the course, comprehensive guidance will be provided on reviewing key academic theories and concepts on identity studies, conducting fieldwork, analyzing research findings and drawing conclusions. Key figures or leaders of identity studies or politics will be invited to speak to students and provide additional comments and advice on the students' projects. Students who have taken other higher-level HUMA courses, are familiar with topics of global identity studies, or have had previous experiences with conducting a term research project in the field of humanities or social science may also enroll upon the instructor's permission.

Heritage and traditions have always been the targets of preservation and negotiations. Cases from different cultures will be surveyed to examine the meaning, composition, and the socio-cultural significance of heritage.

This course aims to provide a rigorous and critical introduction to Chinese historical morphology, dealing with various issues including affixing, reduplication, derivation by ablaut and tone change, formation of etymological words, interaction between morphological and phonological components.  For comparative purposes, this course will also deal with the relevant morphological issues in modern dialects.

HUMA 5230 - Languages of China: Anthropological and Cognitive Dimensions (3 units)

A cross-disciplinary discussion of issues pertaining to social, historical, cultural, and cognitive aspects of languages and dialects of China, approached from perspectives of areal linguistics, linguistic anthropology, and cognitive linguistics.

A critical study of development, trends, characteristics of the Chinese fiction of the People's Republic from the early 1980s to the present.

A critical study of development, trends, characteristics of narrative literature in Taiwan and Hong Kong from the late 1960 to the present from cultural, historical, and gender perspectives.

This course examines the historical origins and evolution of the complex relations between Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party in the 20th century. It explores some of the most important events, persistent issues, and recurring themes through the Communist revolution and post-revolution. It also introduces students to major competing interpretations by Chinese and western scholars.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the origin and process of the Chinese Communist revolution and the complex relations between peasants and the CCP. 2. Identify underlying dynamics, enduring patterns, and persistent issues of this relations. 3. Critically evaluate competing historical interpretations. 4. Apply analytical skills in writing. 5. Demonstrate oral presentation skills .

This course explores the issue of ethnicity in China in the context of a nation-state. Issues of nationalism, ethnic identities, and ethnic diversity will be examined from
anthropological perspectives.

HUMA 5780 - Critical Approaches to Theories of Cultural Anthropology (3 units)

We will explore various approaches in the recent literature on the relationship between anthropological knowledge and the politico-economic circumstances in which it has been produced since the late nineteenth century.

Philosophies of Confucius, Mencius and Hsiin Tzu. The major Confucian concepts that have significant impact on the formation of the Chinese minds.

This course will closely read selection from four scriptures in the history of the Chan (also known as Zen) Buddhism. Through close analyses of the Bodhidharma Sutra, the Lankavatara Sutra, the Vajracchedika-prajna-paramita Sutra, and the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, students will be introduced to major issues in the philosophy of Chan Buddhism, and the interactions between Chan Buddhism and Taoism will also be examined. Textual readings will be paired with current scholarship on issues including the origins and Taoist influences, the meaning of Buddha-nature, the methods of Koan, and the practices of meditation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the historical development of Chan Buddhism. 2. Critically analyze the theories and debates about Chan Buddhism. 3. Present an extended analysis in essay form using appropriate literature on a chosen topic.

3. Present an extended analysis in essay form using appropriate literature on a chosen topic.

This course will cover the recent history of Russia and the Soviet Union, with particular focus on the years after World War II. Topics include Soviet international relations, industrialization, the legacy of agricultural collectivization, and the transition to a market economy after 1991. The course will use films, songs, visual arts and poetry as well as first and second person historical monographs as sources.

HUMA 6003D - Topics in European Philosophy: Phenomenology (3 units)

This course offers students a careful and in-depth examination of key concepts, figures and topics in phenomenology, a key movement in twentieth-century European philosophy. The aim of phenomenology is to describe and interpret experience and its structures as they are lived. Phenomenology has been described as "returning to the things themselves" (Hussar), as "letting what shows itself be seen from itself" (Headgear), and as "placing essences back into existence" (Merleau-Ponty). We will explore basic philosophical issues such as temporality, spatiality, perception and embodiment, worldliness, intersubjectivity, and the relation between self and others in figures such as Hussar, Headgear, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas.

Independent study on a particular subject under the supervision of a faculty member; requires readings, tutorial discussions, and submission of one or more research papers; may be repeated for credit if different topics are studied. Regular students are required to enroll in a 3-credit course. Enrollment in a course below 3 credits requires the Division's approval.

This course provides a systematic skill-based training in the production of publishable research output and an independent research project on chosen topic conducted under the supervision of the student's academic supervisor. The student is required to produce a substantial research paper at the end of semester, make an oral presentation at the Division's PG Seminar, and submit it to a journal in due course. Mandatory for PhD students in Humanities.

Students are required to register in HUMA 6300 Postgraduate Seminar for two regular terms. Students are expected to attend public lectures/seminars organized in each regular term and then present a research paper and serve as discussant in a one-day symposium to be held in the second term. Graded PP, P or F.

CSIT 5100 - Engineering Reliable Object-Oriented Software Systems (3 units)

Discussion of the latest enabling technologies used for the engineering of reliable software applications. These technologies include the modeling, design, testing and analysis of software applications.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply software engineering principles to develop and manage software systems. 2. Apply industrial practice and software tools to develop and manage software systems.

2. Apply industrial practice and software tools to develop and manage software systems.

This advanced database course addresses a number of selected data management issues and introduces emerging database related techniques.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe important concepts in database management systems, including conceptual modeling and data models, logical and physical database design, and query languages. 2. Describe a number of data management issues, including query processing and optimization, transaction management, and concurrency control protocols. 3. Apply database theories to practical database design and application development.

3. Apply database theories to practical database design and application development.

Introduction to image synthesis and digital modeling. Topics include color theory, image processing, affine and projective geometry, hidden-surface determination, photorealistic image synthesis, advanced curve and surface design, dynamics, realistic character animation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain algorithms for processing the pixel representation of an image. 2. Explain the fundamentals of the graphics rendering pipeline. 3. Use appropriate mathematics at various stages in the graphics pipeline. 4. Explain and apply techniques, such as light representation, texture mapping and shadow generation, in the generation of realistic graphics output. 5. Discuss the basic techniques of global illumination. 6. Develop basic programs on the GPU to generate graphics output.

6. Develop basic programs on the GPU to generate graphics output.

This course covers some advanced algorithms. Topics include sorting and data structures, divide and conquer, string processing, dynamic programming, graph algorithms, shortest path, maximum flow, stable marriage, and streaming.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the time and space efficiency of an algorithm as a function of the size of a problem instance. 2. Apply advanced algorithmic design and analysis techniques to solve problems. 3. Identify various data structures and apply them in designing algorithms. 4. Explain the correctness of algorithms. 5. Describe and apply some advanced algorithms for combinatorial optimization and graph problems.

5. Describe and apply some advanced algorithms for combinatorial optimization and graph problems.

This course aims at providing students with the fundamental concepts and overview of Big Data, and engaging in open discussion about the challenges and opportunities that it brought about. Topics to be covered include: Properties of Big Data, Big Data Integration, Big Data Mining, and Technologies and Tools on Big Data Analytics.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain what Big Data is and the impact of Big Data to the society. 2. Identify the characteristics and the challenges of Big Data. 3. Describe the steps involved in the process of Big Data analysis, including data collection, data preprocessing, data integration, and data mining. 4. Apply working knowledge on how to structure the analysis with the steps of Big Data analysis process. 5. Apply Big Data analytics technologies to discover the information hidden in vast amount of data.

5. Apply Big Data analytics technologies to discover the information hidden in vast amount of data.

This course covers essential machine learning algorithms. Topics include supervised learning algorithms (linear and logistic regression, generative models for classification, support vector machines), deep learning algorithms (feedforward neural networks, convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks), and unsupervised learning algorithms (mixture models, factor analysis, principal component analysis, latent tree models). Efforts are made to minimize overlaps with CSIT 5210. Consequently, topics such as decision trees, k-nearest neighbor, k-means, ensemble methods and random forests are not included.

This course will give the MSc students new insights and solid understanding of disruptive innovation in FinTech (Financial Technology), InsurTech (Insurance Technology) and RegTech (Regulatory Technology) and prepare them for senior technology leadership positions in the banking, finance, IT audit, overnment/regulator, innovation and entrepreneurship areas. There will be practical case studies and lab sessions in the management and application of the underlying ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) such as blockchain, distributed ledger technology, ePayment, P2P lending, crowd funding, big data and risk analytics, time series databases, sentiment analysis tools, open-source business intelligence technology, quantitative finance and algorithmic trading tools, AI and machine learning robo-advisors/robo-traders/robo-analyzers in financial investment, GPU/FPGA, PLC, AI monitoring and reporting tools in AML (anti-money laundering)/KYC (know your clients)/CTF (counter-terrorism finance), cyber security and computer forensics to analyze the potential success, risk and failure factors in the past and present disruptive innovation, technology and the business models.

Estimate, tendering strategy, budgetary control, contract account, cash flow management, depreciation, taxation effects, annual reports, strategic management, benefit cost analysis, life cycle costing, value engineering.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the characteristics of the construction industry. 2. Identify fundamental knowledge in construction project planning. 3. Estimate construction costs. 4. Control construction costs. 5. Conduct cash flow analysis of construction projects. 6. Analyze the financial and operational performance of a construction company.

6. Analyze the financial and operational performance of a construction company.

CIEM 5320 - Computer Aided Design Optimization of Tall Buildings (3 units)

This course provides consolidated theoretical background and practical knowledge on the analysis, computer aided modeling and design optimization of modern tall building structures. Topics include behavior of different forms of tall building structures; finite element modeling and analysis; principles and practice of structural optimization for tall building design.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the challenges of building taller structures and the development of modern structural systems for tall buildings. 2. Define computer modelling principles and applications of finite element analysis for tall building structures. 3. Describe advanced knowledge of numerical optimization methodology for structural design of tall buildings. 4. Apply the state-of-the-art computer based techniques for engineering analysis and design optimization of real-life typical high-rise building projects.

4. Apply the state-of-the-art computer based techniques for engineering analysis and design optimization of real-life typical high-rise building projects.

Analysis of stress and strain, elastic and inelastic behavior of materials, formulation of BVP, beam on elastic foundations, torsion of noncircular thinwalled members, deformation of cylinders and spheres, inelastic analysis.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define fundamental concepts in continuum mechanics. 2. Recognize the formulation of various problems in structural mechanics and corresponding solution techniques. 3. Identify the fundamentals behind design equations commonly used in practice. 4. Describe stress and deflection analysis which serves as the basis of structural design.

4. Describe stress and deflection analysis which serves as the basis of structural design.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the fundamental and advanced knowledge of current solid wastes and wastewater treatment and disposal systems and their problems in Hong Kong and beyond. 2. Identify key problems of water and wastewater treatment processes, and propose fundamental engineering and management solution. 3. Professionally judge and assess the advantages and disadvantages of various sewage treatment technologies such as MEL, AGS, BABY, Anammox, etc. 4. Select the treatment processes/technologies for meeting a more stringent discharge requirement for water pollution control with focus of tertiary treatment. 5. Design basic treatment units and systems for municipal wastewater treatment.

5. Design basic treatment units and systems for municipal wastewater treatment.

CIEM 5520 - Municipal Hydraulic System Design and Management (3 units)

Overview of transportation planning process, population/employment forecasting techniques, discrete choice models, simplified transportation demand models.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate the advanced theories and methods of traffic and transportation engineering and transportation systems planning. 2. Utilize mathematical or quantitative methods to model components of transportation system. 3. Identify transportation system planning and management problems and propose feasible solutions. 4. Apply key transportation planning principles to the analysis, modeling and operation of transportation system, including traffic impact analysis and transportation demand forecasting.

4. Apply key transportation planning principles to the analysis, modeling and operation of transportation system, including traffic impact analysis and transportation demand forecasting.

This course will introduce in detail the slope safety management system in Hong Kong, including its background, past development, as well as its key components, e.g. geotechnical control and landslide prevention and mitigation programme. The course will also cover basic knowledge on engineering geology, Hong Kong landslides, fundamentals and methods of slope stability assessment, slope stabilisation and landslide mitigation measures as well as the advanced subjects of quantitative risk assessments and use of novel technologies in landslide assessment.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the background and past development of the slope safety management system in Hong Kong and describe the two key components of slope safety management system in Hong Kong, viz. (a) geotechnical control, and (b) landslide prevention and mitigation programme. 2. Describe the geology of Hong Kong, common types of landslides in Hong Kong and their key causal factors. 3. Analyze stability condition of slopes. 4. Analyze mobility of landslide debris. 5. Undertake design of common slope stabilisation works. 6. Undertake design of common landslide mitigation works. 7. Conduct quantitative risk assessment for use in slope safety management.

7. Conduct quantitative risk assessment for use in slope safety management.

CIEM 5810 - Engineering Risk, Reliability and Decision (3 units)

Bayesian methods, reliability evaluation, system reliability, reliability-based design, probabilistic risk analysis, probabilistic observational methods, Monte Carlo Simulation, Fault and Event Tree models, elementary utility theory, decision with multiple objectives. Emphasis will be placed on applications. Practical examples will be used extensively to demonstrate application of these methods.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the fundamental knowledge in probability and statistics. 2. Develop basic skill sets to perform probabilistic calculations with commercial toolboxes. 3. Define the concepts of engineering risk assessment and decision making. 4. Conduct useful analyses related to the subject, such as Monte Carlo Simulation.

4. Conduct useful analyses related to the subject, such as Monte Carlo Simulation.

This course introduces fundamental knowledge in engineering geology and rock mechanics applied to engineering construction. Students will gain the ability to present and interpret geological data, understand performance of rock as an engineering material, and develop analytical skills in rock engineering design. Topics include: geological setting of Hong Kong and major rock types; surface processes and soil formation; ground investigation, mapping of geologic structures, stereonet analysis of discontinuities; rock mass classification, stress-strain-strength properties of rock mass and discontinuities; analysis and design methods for rock slopes, rock foundations and underground tunnelling.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop and apply self-learning and task management skills to effectively manage an independent project. 2. Critically analyze a selected topic to identify, formulate and solve problems and apply solutions to practical implementations. 3. Communicate effectively in writing, using accurate technical and scientific terminology, and demonstrating logical organization of relevant content and information. 4. Communicate effectively in oral presentation, demonstrating logical organization of relevant content and information, using appropriate style, pacing and body language, proper handling of questions, and effective time management.

4. Communicate effectively in oral presentation, demonstrating logical organization of relevant content and information, using appropriate style, pacing and body language, proper handling of questions, and effective time management.

CSIC 5001 - Introduction to Advanced Computing Systems (3 units)

This course will cover modern computer architecture, software environment, mathematical methods, and typical application cases. The topics include CPU, GPU, FPGA, data structures and algorithms; parallel program design and implementation; algorithm complexity and performance analysis, basic numerical techniques, computational linear algebra, linear programming, and applications in physics, chemistry, biology, and applied science.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the typical computer hardware components and organizations. 2. Design basic numerical algorithms for model application problem. 3. Use modern computer systems for applications. 4. Design parallel programs for scientific computing applications. 5. Analyze and evaluate program performance.

Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x Chemistry OR HKDSE 1x Chemistry, a passing grade in AL/AS Chemistry, CHEM 1010, CHEM 1020, CHEM 1030, any CHEM courses at or above 2000-level

This course is intended for students with very little to no chemistry background. The basic ideas and principles of chemistry will be explained through many examples of everyday life. The course will focus on developing a chemical understanding of the materials and processes that surround us in the world. Many relevant topics will be discussed such as the air, air pollution, global warming, ozone depletion, metals and their uses, minerals and gems, fire and fuels, color and light, food and drinks, household chemical products, polymers and drugs.

This course is an introduction to fundamental principles of chemistry for students who have learnt the basic knowledge of chemistry in high school. Topics include atomic structure and periodicity, chemical bonding and molecular structure, basic properties of gases, liquids and solids, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, and basic organic and biological molecules.

This course targets at students who have acquired more advanced knowledge in fundamental Chemistry in high school. Key topics include atomic structure and periodicity, bonding theories, chemical energy, and properties of gases, liquids and solids. Other topics such as chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium and organic molecules will be briefly reviewed.

This course is designed for students who have taken General Chemistry I and want to continue to expand their chemistry knowledge. It will cover topics related to stoichiometry and chemical reactions, properties of aqueous solutions, acids and bases, thermodynamics and equilibrium, electrochemistry, general aspects in chemistry of the main-group elements, and introduction to transition metal elements and coordination compounds.

Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x OR level 3 or above in HKDSE 1x Chemistry OR CHEM 1004

This course is the laboratory class designed for students who enrolled in CHEM 1010 or CHEM 1020. With laboratory experience acquired in this course, students will be able to relate the physical and chemical principles and theories in practice. Experiments on topics such as chemical energetic and chemical equilibrium will be included. Graded P or F.

This course is the laboratory class designed for students who enrolled in CHEM 1030. Students will perform experiments based on the theory they learned in courses. By conducting experiments independently, students are able to experience the whole process, from pre-lab and studying Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), to using suitable labwares, experimental techniques and data treatment. Experiments on topics such as electrochemical series and acid-base reaction will be included.

CHEM 2110, CHEM 2112 (prior to 2013-14), CHEM 2118 (prior to 2013-14)

Various classes of organic compounds, emphasizing organic chemical reactions and mechanisms of major functionalities and their importance in the area of biological chemistry. For engineering students under the four-year degrees who prefer to learn organic chemistry in a single term.

This is the laboratory course designed for non-CHEM students who enrolled in CHEM 2110 or CHEM 2111. Students will perform a series of organic experiments related to the theories learnt in the related lecture courses. Students will be trained to practice a wide range of fundamental organic laboratory techniques, operate chemical instruments, relate the physical and chemical principles and theory in practice, and develop their data interpretation and analytical skills. For non-CHEM students in programs that designate this course as required course/specified elective only.

Fundamental and practical aspects of chemical analysis, including titrimetric, electrical, optical and mass spectroscopic methods, analytical separations by chromatography. For students in the programs under the four-year degree that designate this course as required course/specified elective only.

CHEM 2355 - Fundamental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 unit)

This is the laboratory course corresponding to the lecture courses of CHEM 2310 and CHEM 2311. Experiments covered in this course will be closely connected with the topics covered in the lecture courses, including calibration principle, and some basic optical and chromatographic instrumental techniques. For non-CHEM students in programs that designate this course as required course/specified elective only.

The course covers many major advances, historical developments and contemporary applications of critical concepts in Chemistry. These may range from atomic theory and identification and arrangement of the elements to modern problems such as CO2 and global warming; pollution and environmental clean-up. Unlike other Chemistry courses it will focus on the background to our knowledge, on what experimental evidence our current theories are based, and how old ones were overturned or modified. For science students in their third or fourth year of study under the four-year degree only. Other students with the prerequisites may seek instructor's approval for enrollment in the course.

Continuation of CHEM 2110.  Dienes, resonance and aromaticity; electrophilic aromatic substitution and nucleophilic aromatic substitution; benzylic and allylic reactivity; the chemistry of carbonyl compounds and carboxylic acid derivatives; the chemistry of amines; pericyclic reactions.

Mechanism of inorganic reactions, organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry, catalysis.

Continuation of CHEM 2310.  Topics covered include electrochemistry, mass spectrometry and separation sciences.

Basic quantum theory, atomic and molecular structure, equilibrium statistical thermodynamics.

This is the laboratory course corresponding to the lecture courses CHEM 3120 and CHEM 3220. The topics of experiments covered in the laboratory course will be related to those taught in the lecture courses, such as electrophilic aromatic substitution and coordination chemistry, etc. For CHEM students under the four-year degree only.

CHEM 3555 - Molecular Characterization Chemistry Laboratory (2 units)

This is the laboratory course corresponding to the lecture courses CHEM 3320 and CHEM 3420. The topics of experiments covered in the laboratory course will be related to those taught in the lecture courses, such as quantum chemistry,  chemical instrumental analysis, etc. For CHEM students under the four-year degree only.

This course provides students with an opportunity to gain work experience in the  chemistry field. Students will undertake training and supervised internships in our collaborating organizations/units. Credits assigned for each offering may be different depending on the total workload hours required. For CHEM students with instructor’s approval only. Graded P or F.

CHEM 4110 - Structural Elucidation in Organic Chemistry (3 units)

Use of modern ID- and 2D-NMR, IR, and Mass Spectrometric techniques for structure determination of organic molecules; theory of each technique with emphasis on development of problem-solving techniques.

This course will introduce a selected series of materials characterization methods with an emphasis on the characterization methods of nanomaterials, especially chemically processed nanomaterials. The characterization methods will include electron spectroscopies, electron microscopies, scanning probe microscopies, and optical, thermal, mechanical, scattering and diffraction methods. The course will provide a balanced mix of physical principles, application considerations, and practical examples of the characterization methods. For CHEM students and students with instructor's approval only

Chemical phenomena in the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere; their interaction with the biosphere; origin and treatment of pollutants and hazardous waste; environmental monitoring and analysis.

This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the working principles in separating substances by chemical and physical techniques. Topics in this course include: sample preparation for chromatographic analysis; instrumentation for gas and liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry, and etc. Applications of various separation techniques for forensic, environmental, biological, pharmaceutical, food and drink analyses are provided as illustrating examples.

Symmetry principle and group theory, molecular spectroscopy, advanced topics in molecular orbital theory and bonding, chemical kinetics.

Bonding, structure and reactivity of organometallic compounds, ligand substitution, oxidative addition, reductive elimination reactions, insertions and reactions of coordinated ligands, applications to catalytic processes and organic synthesis.

Students do original research in accordance with their ability and background, and under the supervision of a faculty. The final course grade is determined based on an oral presentation and a written report to be submitted to a judging committee, which includes the faculty supervisor plus at least one other faculty. Enrollment in the course requires approval of the faculty supervisor.

Under the supervision of a faculty member or teaching staff, students will complete a capstone project which requires the integration of the chemical knowledge learnt from their previous courses. The project can be delivered through the format of literature review, research, or practical study. A written report and an oral presentation are required to document their learning experiences. For CHEM students under the four-year degree only. Students should seek instructor's approval prior to enrollment in the course.

Students will carry out a research project in one of the Chemistry research laboratories under the supervision of a faculty member. This research-based course provides students an opportunity to integrate and apply their chemical knowledge learnt in regular lecture and laboratory courses. At the end of the course, students are required to submit a written report and deliver an oral presentation to document their learning experiences. For CHEM students only. Students should seek instructor's approval prior to enrollment in the course.

Continuation of research project started in CHEM 4691 and to be conducted under the supervision of a faculty member/teaching staff. A written report and oral presentation are required to document their learning experiences. Students should seek instructor's approval prior to enrollment in the course.

Drug design, structure-activity relations, chemistry and biological effects of major classes of physiologically active and psycho-active drugs.

Fundamentals and applications of various computational chemistry methods, including molecular orbital calculations, molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics. Computational laboratory practice will be emphasized.

Modern Polymer synthesis, step and chain polymerizations, macromolecular structures, and polymer properties.

Series of seminar topics presented by students, faculty and visiting speakers; may be repeated for credit. Graded P or F.

CHEM 6770 - Professional Development in Science (Chemistry) (2 units)

The one-credit course aims to equip students with basic discipline-specific skills and knowledge for their personal and career development in the chemistry area. Training will be provided in the form of mini-workshops or activities. Graded PP, P or F.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate laboratory and tutorial teaching skills. 2. Demonstrate self-management skills and career development knowledge. 3. Apply information seeking skills and knowledge in professional conduct. 4. Apply research management skills in research publication. 5. Demonstrate and apply skills in publishing and presenting their research results.

5. Demonstrate and apply skills in publishing and presenting their research results.

An independent research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. This course is only available for exchange, visiting and visiting internship students.

Full-time internship training for a period of at least six weeks in an organization or company recognized by the Program for providing qualified internship training relevant to the computer engineering profession. Separately, students must also complete the 1-day Safety Training module. Cantonese or other working languages may be used in off-campus trainings and internships, in some situations. For students in the BEng in Computer Engineering program under the four-year degree only. Internship coordinator's approval is required for enrollment in the course. Graded P, PP or F.

A compulsory, one year course for Computer Engineering students only. This course is intended to offer advice to students on academic and professional matters, and to improve the students' communication skills. This will be achieved through: (1) Small student group meetings with an assigned advisor; (2) Professional and academic seminars, and (3) Social activities. Graded P or F.

Continuation of CPEG 2930. This is a compulsory, one year course for Computer Engineering students only. Graded P or F.

Management perspective of R&D process, methods for planning and organizing biotechnology ventures, basic concepts of intellectual property rights and methods and principles of marketing new technology-based products and services.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a broad based knowledge in core business and management perspective of pharmaceutical industry. 2. State basic concepts of intellectural property rights. 3. Recognize the aspect of regulatory affairs of pharmaceutical products. 4. Apply appropriate marketing methods for new technology-based products. 5. Develop business plan for biotechnology-based products via team work. 6. Engage with professionals in the field of biotechnology business.

6. Engage with professionals in the field of biotechnology business.

The use and development of biomolecules for analytics: enzymes and immunotests, DNA probes, biosensors and biodipsticks.  Application of other analytical techniques for bio- and medical sciences will also be introduced.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply functional methods in biotechnology to solve problems in analytical work. 2. Identify knowledge in the experimental design for development of bioanalytical tools. 3. Evaluate different analytical methods used for measuring biological substances. 4. Describe the value of biomedical analysis on human health.

Introduction to biomarkers and its examination by medical devices, with a focus on utilization of biomarkers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and a comprehensive overview on the regulatory affairs and marketing strategy of medical devices.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain knowledge about biomarkers and its instrumentation. 2. Evaluate the wide scope of application of biomarkers in diagnosis and therapy for various diseases. 3. Apply functional knowledge of biomarkers for cases of clinical diagnosis and disease treatment. 4. Describe the methodology related to biomarker analysis. 5. Interpret the business competence and market potential of biomarkers.

5. Interpret the business competence and market potential of biomarkers.

A systematic review of the overall organization and function of the immune system with a special emphasis on antibody-based technology and its broad applications in various aspects of scientific research and medicine.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe basic knowledge of immunology. 2. Define the principles and operations of immune cell development, immune diversity and response. 3. Explain immunological applications and their uses in research and medicine. 4. Describe the latest trend in antibody-based technology. 5. Identify the potential of immunology for biotechnology. 6. Critically review the literature in immunology. 7. Analyze and solve problems related to immune responsiveness.

Students will review a topic of their choice in an area of biotechnology under the supervision of a faculty member.  An in-depth reading and analysis by the student of the selected topic leading to the submission of a written report, and its presentation in a seminar.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Retrieve and explain information correlated with the business values of a biotechnological company. 2. Evaluate information based on comprehensive search of scientific databases, websites and international journals.  3. Produce high quality reseasrch independently. 4. Demonstrate self-reflective thinking through reading, analysis and synthesis of information, and production of research reports. 5. Present research results clearly and convincingly in seminars and research reports.

5. Present research results clearly and convincingly in seminars and research reports.

Students will undertake a research project of their choice in an area of biotechnology under the supervision of a faculty member.  The results of the research will be presented in a seminar and be formally written in the form of a final report.  For MSc student who can participate in day-time laboratory work only.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop laboratory skills and methods related to research work of biotechnological applications. 2. Apply functional knowledge to qualitatively and quantitatively appraise experimental data and outcomes. 3. Demonstrate self-reflective thinking for experimental design and production of research reports. 4. Conduct laboratory research via team work. 5. Engage with fellow graduates and/or professionals in the field of biotechnological research. 6. Present research results clearly and convincingly in seminars and research reports.

6. Present research results clearly and convincingly in seminars and research reports.

Students will undertake a research project in an area of biotechnology under the supervision of a faculty member. The results of the research will be presented in a seminar and be formally written in the form of a final report. For full time MSc students only.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop laboratory skills and methods related to research work of biotechnological applications. 2. Apply functional knowledge to qualitatively and quantitatively appraise experimental data and outcomes. 3. Demonstrate self-reflective thinking for experimental design and production of research reports. 4. Conduct laboratory research via team work. 5. Engage with fellow graduates and/or professionals in the field of biotechnological research. 6. Present research results clearly and convincingly in seminars and research reports.

CENG 1000 - Introduction to Chemical and Biological Engineering (3 units)

From chemistry to engineering, molecules to useful products. Physical, chemical and biochemical transformation of materials. Survey of industries related to modern chemical and biological engineering. Basic principles of materials and energy balance. Strategy of molecular synthesis, process selection and design, economic and environmental considerations. Examples taken from a diverse range of products spanning realms of food, consumer products, energy, environment, and medicine. Case studies and team projects on process and product design. For engineering students only.

CENG 1500 - A First Course on Materials Science and Applications (3 units)

The scope of this course is to introduce different categories of materials and to elucidate their applications. We will start from the basic concepts of matter to the basic structures at molecular scale, and then to the science and engineering of materials. The focus of the course is the structure/property relationship. The principles for designing and developing useful materials for special applications will be discussed.

Fundamentals of environmental impact assessment will be discussed. Life cycle analysis of carbon and energy will be introduced using case studies. Principles of environmental engineering for control of air, water, solid and noise pollution will be discussed, including global pollution, pollution prevention and minimization. Cost of available technologies will be analyzed.

A practical training course in an industrial simulated environment. For students of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department only. Graded P or F.

First law of thermodynamics for closed and open systems, enthalpy and the energy equation. PVT data and thermodynamic properties, methods for their estimation, phase equilibria. Second and third laws of thermodynamics, entropy and the Carnot engine. Power cycles, refrigeration and liquefaction. Process examples.

Applications of fluid mechanics in chemical engineering. Fluid properties; energy equations and applications in process systems; flow in pipes and channels, around submerged objects. Laminar and turbulent flow, flow measurements.

Conceptual design of chemical processes. Flowsheet synthesis, selection and analysis. Short-cut methods, steady-state simulation, computer-aided design tools. Heat-exchanger networks, energy integration. Batch and continuous process design. Case studies and non-traditional applications.

Steady-state conductive, forced and free convective, radiative  heat transfer in simple and complex process environments.  Analysis and design of heat exchangers, fouling.  Basic mass transfer concepts.  Continuous contacting process and traditional design methodologies.  Numerical solutions and simulations of unconventional examples.

This course is natural continuation of CENG 3910, but students will specialize further in the field of Chemical Engineering. The course will give the students opportunities to conduct Q&A Safety Reviews and make a major presentation.

Introduction of molecular biotechnology from an engineering perspective. Laboratory experiments including bacterial culturing, DNA extraction, purification, transformation, cloning, gel electrophoresis and Polymerase Chain Reaction will be conducted. Cutting edge engineering-based applications such as chip-PCR, DNA microarray, bioreactor, and manufacturing and characterization of pharmaceuticals will be introduced.

This course is a natural continuation of CENG 3910, but students will specialize in laboratory experiments in the field of Environmental Engineering. The course will give the students opportunities to conduct Q&A Safety Reviews and make a major presentation.

Basic concepts, mathematical model, transfer function. Dynamics of first - and higher-order systems. Feedback control, controller tuning, frequency response methods. Cascade control, feedforward and ratio control. Introduction to computer control and multi-variable control. Control and instrumentation hardware.

CENG 4150 - Product and Process Design in Chemical and Biological Engineering (3 units)

This course covers conceptualization, design, manufacture, and launch of chemical and biological products. These include molecular products, devices, functional, and formulated products. Relevant business and project management concepts are introduced.

Principles of Food Spoilage and Preservation, Thermal Processing (blanching, pasteurization, sterilization, aseptic UHT processing.), Chilling & Freezing, Dehydration, Separation and concentration, Fermentation, and concept of hurdle technology.

CENG 2210 AND CENG 3230 AND (Level 3 in HKDSE 1x Biology OR LIFS 1901)

Students not studying in the Department of Chemical Engineering may enroll in the course upon instructor's approval. Molecular biology, protein engineering, enzyme kinetics, thermodynamics and energetics of biological systems, molecular and cellular processes, bioreaction networks and metabolic engineering.

CENG 4720 - Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Systems (3 units)

This course will review the methods for assessing environmental impacts.  Impact and management systems will be discussed in the context of both HK and international environmental legislation, which incorporates Licensing, BATNEEC, integrated pollution control, environmental management and auditing systems based on ISO 14000.  Actual case studies from the process industries will be discussed.

A one year long final year project involves the application of Chemical Engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems. Working in small teams and individually under supervision, students are expected to demonstrate creative and critical powers through choices and decisions made in areas of uncertainty. Students should have normally completed the second year program. Credit load will be spread over the year.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Fall: 4; Spring: 3

CENG 4912 - Chemical and Environmental Engineering Project (7 units)

A one year long final year project involves the application of Chemical and Environmental Engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems.   Working in small teams and individually under supervision, students are expected to demonstrate creative and critical powers through choices and decisions made in areas of uncertainty. Students should have normally completed the second year program. Credit load will be spread over the year.

CENG 4913 - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Project (7 units)

A one year long final year project involves the application of Chemical and Bioproduct Engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems.   Working in small teams and individually under supervision, students are expected to demonstrate creative and critical powers through choices and decisions made in areas of uncertainty. Students should have normally completed the second year program. Credit load will be spread over the year.

CENG 4970 - Introduction to Research in Chemical and Biological Engineering (0 units)

For students interested in conducting undergraduate research in chemical and biological engineering. Through workshops and meetings with faculty and other researchers, students will identify their research topic of interest, perform the necessary literature review, and prepare a research proposal and a work plan. Performance is jointly assessed by the prospective supervisor and the course instructor. Graded P or F. Enrollment is subject to instructor's approval.

Students conduct in-depth experimental or computational investigations on selected topics in one of the departmental research areas. Students work under supervision and are encouraged to use their own initiative to complete an appropriate program of work within the time allocated. Enrollment is subject to approval by department and supervisor. Graded Distinction/Pass/Fail. May be repeated for credits. May be graded PP.

Separation of gaseous and liquid mixtures by adsorption. Affinity chromatography. Membrane separation technology: reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration. Electrophoresis and other product recovery methods.

CENG 5840 - Nanomaterials for Chemical Engineering Applications (3 units)

Nanomaterials and nanotechnology have become a rapid growth area in the 21st century. This course provides an introduction to students who enter into this exciting area of research. The course will focus on major routes for the synthesis of nanostructured materials. Selected applications of nanomaterials in chemical engineering applications, such as separation and catalysis, will be studied.

This course discusses the application of various numerical methods to solve typical problems found in the chemical engineering discipline. Topics include linear and non-linear algebraic equations, ordinary and partial differential equations, optimization, stochastic simulations. The aim is to equip students with a practical set of skills to solve mathematical problems that they may encounter in their research or chemical engineering profession.

Biological basis, Strain preservation, Inoculation and Medium composition, Microbial growth kinetics and culture processes (batch, fed-batch, Continuous, Perfusion), Bioreactor types, operation and control, sterilization, bioreactor design (agitation, scale up, aeration), Downstream separation processes.

CENG 6800N - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar (0 units)

Selected topics in chemical engineering studied under the supervision of a faculty member. Graded P or F.

CBME 5110 - Theory and Practice in Heterogeneous Catalysis (3 units)

Catalysis selection, preparation, characterization and testing. Computer-aided design of catalyst, micro-fabricated catalyst and bio-catalyst. Basic design principles for reactors. Innovative reactor design.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and predict properties of heterogeneous catalysts for chemical reactions. 2. Design catalysts and catalytic reactions for chemical conversion and transformation. 3. Apply fundamental principles of chemistry and chemical engineering in selection, design and preparation of catalytic materials. 4. Create expert knowledge in methodologies and instrumentations for characterizing catalysts. 5. Design process for the manufacture of heterogeneous catalysts. 6. Design catalytic reactor and integrate the use of catalyst in such reactor system.

6. Design catalytic reactor and integrate the use of catalyst in such reactor system.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and predict properties of adsorbents and membranes for given separation processes. 2. Design an adsorption/membrane process for the separation of a mixture. 3. Apply fundamental principles of chemistry and chemical engineering in selection, design and preparation of adsorbents and membranes.

3. Apply fundamental principles of chemistry and chemical engineering in selection, design and preparation of adsorbents and membranes.

CBME 5760 - Advanced Physico-Chemical Treatment Processes (3 units)

Chemical process engineering had been instrumental for the success in the manufacture of traditional chemical products in large quantities. The manufacture of these commodities products focused on the design of the production process, This course aims to redress the balance between commodities and high-value-added chemical products by expanding the scope of chemical engineering design to encompass both product design and process design.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Conduct the process of identifying customers' needs and developing ideas that may satisfy these needs. 2. Identify product needs and fundamental design features for products in the energy sector. 3. Identify the critical importance of product purity in the fabrication of microelectronics products and develop process operations that could satisfy these needs. 4. Identify the opportunities for the development of food and personal care products. 5. Demonstrate the design of products and processes for the benefit of the environment. 6. Conduct "process synthesis" for the manufacture of chemical products. 7. Discover the basis of using nanotechnology for the manufacture of new products.

7. Discover the basis of using nanotechnology for the manufacture of new products.

(LIFS 1901 OR level 3 or above in HKDSE 1xBiology) AND (PHYS 1111 OR PHYS 1112 OR PHYS 1312)

This course introduces the use of physical methods in the study of biological systems, including macromolecules, membranes, nerves, muscle, photosynthetic systems and visual systems. The biological systems to which the methods are applied will be surveyed and current interpretations of their structure and function will be discussed. The treatment of biological phenomena will be based on physical principles with appropriate mathematics when necessary. The emphasis will be on the applications of physics in biology.

BIPH 4010 - Principles of Quantitative Instrumentation (3 units)

This course aims to provide a general understanding of modern instruments used in biological research with special emphasis on bright-field and fluorescence light microscopes, electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography, NMR, MRI, mass spectrometer, and electrophysiology. The approach is a practical one geared to students who are or will be using these instruments in research. The course consists of both lectures and demonstration. During the lectures, students learn basic principles of biological instrumentation and the performance of the instruments. In the demonstration, students apply the understanding gained during the lectures and learn how the instrumentation is used to address biological questions.

Molecular spectroscopies; Vibrational (IR and Raman) and Electronic (UV-vis) spectroscopy; Fluorescence; Electrochemical analysis; REDOX chemistry and bio-chemistry; Electrochemical measurements; pH measurements; Design and use of sensors.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Assess the utility of various spectroscopies based on molecular vibrations, rotations and electronic transitions, for the detailed analytical information they provide. 2. Apply symmetry analysis, where necessary, to aid interpretation of molecular spectra, such as IR and Raman. 3. Select appropriate spectroscopic protocols based on the nature of the sample - whether solid, liquid or gas, and the concentration of analyte to be detected. 4. Explain the nature of REDOX reactions and how these can be applied to analytical titrations, ion sensing or biochemical analyses. 5. Compare the physical and working principles behind different types of electrochemical sensors. 

5. Compare the physical and working principles behind different types of electrochemical sensors. 

Environmental sampling; Trace analysis; Air analysis; Water analysis; Soils analysis; Gas-phase components and major air pollutants; Toxins and pesticides; Aerosols and particulates; Assessing general health of water and soil systems; Recent advances in environmental techniques; Numerical analysis of environmental problems.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze general air, water, and soil quality parameters. 2. Identify and quantify trace components in an environmental sample. 3. Differentiate appropriate sampling techniques for environmental analytes. 4. Appraise measurement protocols for environmental analytes. 5. Compare classical methods of environmental analysis with modern alternatives. 6. Critique and environmental analytical case study by oral presentation.

6. Critique and environmental analytical case study by oral presentation.

Chemical Analysis of Food and Beverages; Food composition; Food contaminants; Food Preservation; Analytical Methods in Food Analysis; Food Safety and Labeling; Drug and Pharmaceutical Analysis; Physio-chemical Properties of Drugs; Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical Analysis; Biomedical and Forensic analysis of Drugs; Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Drug formulation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Classify parts of food composition including major components, additives and contaminants. 2. Appraise methods of food and drug analysis for purpose. 3. Identify and quantify food components, additives, contaminants and toxins by relying on instrumental methods. 4. Analyze active pharmaceutical ingredients and common excipients. 5. Qualify and quantify pharmaceutical in biological fluids, environmental systems and forensic samples. 6. Characterize Traditional Chinese Medicines, their components and contaminants. 7. Prepare an oral critique of a food or pharmaceutical analytical case study.

7. Prepare an oral critique of a food or pharmaceutical analytical case study.

Polymer and Bio-molecular Techniques; Polymer separation; Gel permeation chromatography; Affinity chromatography; Polymer characterization; Molecular weight and distribution; DNA and protein analysis.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Classify the major types of polymer and how their structure and physical properties affect the approach to their characterization and analysis. 2. Contrast the separation methods applied to macromolecular samples with those for mixtures of small molecules.   3. Describe approaches to polymer molecular weight analysis and distinguish information on average molecular weight from molecular weight distribution. 4. Illustrate the main methods for protein separations and amino-acid sequencing.  5. Explain how protein 3D structural details can be derived from modern X-ray crystallography. 6. Compare the main methods for poly-nucleic acid (DNA, RNA) analysis and base-pair sequencing. 7. Illustrate how functional groups or residues in polymers or biopolymers can be detected spectroscopically and assist in characterization.

7. Illustrate how functional groups or residues in polymers or biopolymers can be detected spectroscopically and assist in characterization.

Electron Microscopies: TEM; Electron diffraction; SEM; STEM; STM; AFM. Nano-materials characterization. Thin film characterization. X-ray diffraction; powder XRD; Single crystal structure determination; SAXS.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Classify materials based on their nature and composition and identify the most appropriate techniques for their characterization and analysis. 2. Compare and contrast the use of various types of microscopy to analyze materials. 3. Discuss the use of appropriate techniques to study and analyze thin films, nanoparticular materials and defects in solids. 4. Describe the main structure types for crystalline metals, ceramic and organic molecular compounds and explain how they and defects within them can be analyzed. 5. Demonstrate the principle behind the use of X-ray diffraction in crystal structure determination of materials. 6. Illustrate how powder X-ray diffraction is a useful fingerprint analysis tool for crystalline solids from metal alloys to minerals to pharmaceuticals.

6. Illustrate how powder X-ray diffraction is a useful fingerprint analysis tool for crystalline solids from metal alloys to minerals to pharmaceuticals.

Good lab practices (GLP); Laboratory Safety; Risk assessment; Lab waste management; Computer-assisted Lab Info Systems; Professional development case studies: Safety officer; Lab Manager.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Assess whether a commercial, academic or government laboratory is following Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) with appropriate regard to safety, environmental and legal compliance issues. 2. Evaluate existing risk assessment protocols for an experimental procedure, and where appropriate, propose modifications for improvement. 3. Devise new laboratory protocols and guidelines for safe operation of hazardous equipment, and instigate appropriate engineering controls for the handling of hazardous substances, and wherever possible, their minimization or substitution. 4. Re-design existing procedures for the reduction (or elimination) of hazardous waste, and where necessary, implement plans for its safe handling and legal disposal. 5. Identify shortcomings of existing analytical procedures, and where necessary, modify them to meet local or international accreditation standards. 

5. Identify shortcomings of existing analytical procedures, and where necessary, modify them to meet local or international accreditation standards. 

Students will choose from an array of experiments involving modern analytical techniques that have been introduced in the core courses. These will include, but not be limited to, separation of mixtures, gc-ms, lc-ms, atomic spectroscopy and elemental analysis, IR and UV spectroscopy, electrochemistry, NMR, powder XRD. Students must attend and write up experimental reports for at least eight laboratory sessions to complete the course. Maybe graded PP.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply a variety of chromatographic methods to separate and analyze compounds. 2. Use various spectroscopic and other analytical methods to identify unknown components of a sample. 3. Establish appropriate calibration curves to enable more accurate analysis results. 4. Combine experimental data to derive qualitative and quantitative analytical results, with appropriate statistical handling of errors and uncertainties based on multiple measurements. 5. Fully report experimental protocols and correlate, tabulate and present analytical results clearly in a written report.

5. Fully report experimental protocols and correlate, tabulate and present analytical results clearly in a written report.

Students will choose from a further array of experiments, complementary to CHMS 5201, involving analytical techniques that have been introduced in either the core and the elective courses. Students must attend and write up experimental reports for at least eight laboratory sessions to complete the course. Maybe graded PP.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Critically analyze experimental protocols and procedures for likely or possible sources of error. 2. Apply and extend existing analytical protocols to the analysis of new compounds or mixtures.  3. Formulate the design, testing and validation of new analytical procedures or protocols. 4. Carry out a risk assessment exercise for new experiments and analyses.

4. Carry out a risk assessment exercise for new experiments and analyses.

Students will undertake a research project in an area related to analytical chemistry under the supervision of a faculty member. Expected time spent on the project (background, planning, execution and write-up/presentation) is 100 hours. Students will submit a written report and the results will be orally presented on completion.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Execute an experimental plan to test a scientific hypothesis and modify this plan based on the results obtained. 2. Critically analyze the experimental data they have developed through the course of their project. 3. Summarize the results of a research project in a written report, highlighting the rationale, methodology and comparison to existing work. 4. Carry out independent research involving various analytical techniques. 5. Conduct a risk assessment exercise for a new research project. 6. Present results of a research project making appropriate use of figures, tables and graphs, with summary of background to the work, discussion of the key findings and their relevance. 

6. Present results of a research project making appropriate use of figures, tables and graphs, with summary of background to the work, discussion of the key findings and their relevance. 

BIEN 4000A - Introduction to Neural Engineering and Bio-robotics (3 units)

The course introduces the basics of cell biology, molecular biology techniques, and discusses the principles of macromolecular interactions in those contexts. We will also discuss various applications of these techniques and how combined with engineering concepts, they have contributed to innovations and breakthrough tools in the world of basic research and medicine. Topics to cover include: overview of basic molecular biology and macromolecular interactions; basic biophysical structures, imaging and characterization techniques; molecular engineering; biodevices; and genomics. Active student discussion is required and students will also do a final project team presentation on a current bioengineering topic.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the central dogma of molecular biology, and be able to recall the various molecular components (molecules, proteins/enzymes) involved in the components of the central dogma. Describe their main physical features and select appropriate tools/techniques for characterizing them. 2. Explain the mechanisms and functions of basic molecular biology assays, including PCR, qPCR, gel electrophoresis, molecular cloning, protein separation and purification; be able to analyze and interpret results of above assays. 3. Compare different types of imaging tools, and describe their usage and importance in modern biotechnology/medicine. 4. Explain what a stem cell is, and compare differences between embryonic stem cells, fetal stem cells, adult stem cells, and induced pluripotent cells; recall modern applications of stem cell therapies, and explain the mechanism of action for these therapies; describe current major challenges in using stem cell therapies in the clinic. 5. Explain and critique recent breakthroughs in molecular biology and bioengineering fields, including those outside your research area; be able to suggest potential applications of these new technologies to a relevant clinical challenge. 6. Present and discuss the taught ideas and concepts with peers with clarity and evidence-based reasoning; collaborate with team mates with positive attitude and strong work ethic in a group project setting.

6. Present and discuss the taught ideas and concepts with peers with clarity and evidence-based reasoning; collaborate with team mates with positive attitude and strong work ethic in a group project setting.

Seminar topics presented by students, faculty and guest speakers. Students are expected to attend regularly and demonstrate proficiency in their seminar presentation in accordance with the program requirements. Graded P or F.

This is a course for the application of data science in biomedical research. The course will introduce the fundamental principles on data science, the technologies and implementations of data mining, as well as the mathematical modeling of several practical questions in biomedical research. The topics include introduction to biomedical data, data visualization, regression methods, classification methods, complex network, protein-protein interaction network, transcription regulatory network, and gene oncology analysis. Approval of the course instructor is needed for students to enroll in this course.

COMP 1001 - Exploring Multimedia and Internet Computing (3 units)

This course is an introduction to computers and computing tools. It introduces the organization and basic working mechanism of a computer system, including the development of the trend of modern computer system. It covers the fundamentals of computer hardware design and software application development. The course emphasizes the application of the state-of-the-art software tools to solve problems and present solutions via a range of skills related to multimedia and internet computing tools such as internet, e-mail, WWW, webpage design, computer animation, spread sheet charts/figures, presentations with graphics and animations, etc. The course also covers business, accessibility, and relevant security issues in the use of computers and Internet.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 1022P, COMP 1022Q, COMP 2011

This course introduces students to the world of Computer Science. Students will experience a range of fun and interesting areas from the world of computing, such as game programming, web programming, user interface design and computer graphics. These will be explored largely by programming in the Python language.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 1021, COMP 1022Q,  COMP 2011, ISOM 3320

This course is designed to equip students with the fundamental concepts of programming elements and data abstraction using Java. Students will learn how to write procedural programs using variables, arrays, control statements, loops, recursion, data abstraction and objects using an integrated development environment.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 1021, COMP 1022P, COMP 2011, ISOM 3230

This course is designed to equip students with the fundamental concepts of programming using the VBA programming language, within the context of the Microsoft Excel program. Students will first learn how to use Excel to analyze and present data, and will then learn how to use VBA code to build powerful programs.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14), COMP 2011

This course introduces the C programming language. It is intended for students who already have some experience in computer programming but wish to learn how to apply those programming skills to the C language. The course covers basic programming topics, such as variables, control, loops, and functions, to more advanced topics. Students explore these by self-learning of course materials together with guided programming exercises. Students without the prerequisites but possess relevant programming knowledge may seek instructor's approval for enrolling in the course. Graded P or F.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022Q OR ISOM 3230

This course introduces the Java programming language. It is intended for students who already have some experience in computer programming but wish to learn how to apply those programming skills to the Java language. The course covers basic programming topics such as variables, control statements, loops, functions, and object-oriented programming concepts. Students explore these by self-learning of course materials together with guided programming exercises. Students without the prerequisites but possess relevant programming knowledge may seek instructor's approval for enrolling in the course. Graded P or F.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1022P OR COMP 1022Q OR ISOM 3230 OR ISOM 3320

This course introduces the Python programming language. It is intended for students who already have some experience in computer programming but wish to learn how to apply those programming skills to the Python language. The course covers basic programming topics, such as variables, functions and loops, to more advanced topics. Students explore these by self-learning of course materials together with guided programming exercises. Students without the prerequisites but possess relevant programming knowledge may seek instructor's approval for enrolling in the course. Graded P or F.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022P OR ISOM 3320

This course introduces the VBA programming language, in the context of Microsoft Excel. It is intended for students who already have some experience in computer programming but wish to learn how to apply those programming skills to VBA, within Excel. The course covers basic programming topics, such as variables, functions and loops, to more advanced topics. Appropriate features of the Excel program are also covered. Students explore these by self-learning of course materials together with guided programming exercises. Students without the prerequisites but possess relevant programming knowledge may seek instructor's approval for enrolling in the course. Graded P or F.

This course teaches concepts and tools for exploring and visualizing data. There are a lot of real-life decision-making problems (e.g., bingo, business, logistics, economics, marketing, finance, resource management, forecasting and engineering) which can be formulated using some existing data analysis models. Existing computer science tools such as Microsoft Excel can help us to model and solve these problems easily, and to visualize the solutions.

Full-time internship training for a period of at least six weeks in an organization or company recognized by the Department for providing qualified internship training relevant to the computer science and engineering profession. Cantonese or other working languages may be used in off-campus trainings and internships, in some situations. For students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in their second year of study or above only. Internship coordinator's approval is required for enrollment in the course. Graded P, PP or F.

A practical training course in a simulated industrial environment. For students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering only. Graded P or F.

COMP 2011 - Introduction to Object-oriented Programming (4 units)

This course is an introduction to object-­‐oriented programming and data structures. Students will learn abstract data types and their implementation as classes in an object-­‐oriented programming language; static and dynamic construction and destruction of objects; data member and member functions; public interface and encapsulation. It will cover data structures such as stacks, queues, linked lists, and binary trees.

COMP 2012 - Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures (4 units)

To learn the fundamental concepts and techniques behind object-oriented programming.  They include: abstract data types; creation, initialization, and destruction of objects; class hierarchies; polymorphism, inheritance and dynamic binding; generic programming using templates.  To learn the object-oriented view of data structures: linked lists, queues, stacks, trees, and algorithms such as searching and hashing algorithms.

COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022P OR COMP 1022Q; OR a passing grade in HKALE Computer Studies or HKCEE Computer Studies; OR level 3 or above in HKDSE Information and Communication Technology

Unix utilities and file structure; links and symbolic links; data processing and process control in the Unix shell; Shell programming; regular expressions; script programming in the Unix environment.  Laboratory exercises are designed to give hands-on practice with software tools and to increase programmer productivity.

Inner workings of modern digital computer systems and tradeoffs at the hardware-software interface. Topics include: instructions set design, memory systems, input-output systems, interrupts and exceptions, pipelining, performance and cost analysis, assembly language programming, and a survey of advanced architectures.

COMP 2711 - Discrete Mathematical Tools for Computer Science (4 units)

A passing grade in AL Pure Mathematics/AL Applied Mathematics; OR level 3 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module M1/M2

(For students without prerequisites) MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1014 OR MATH 1018 (prior to 2013-14) OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1023 OR MATH 1024

Basic concepts in discrete mathematics needed for the study of computer science: enumeration techniques, basic number theory, logic and proofs, recursion and recurrences, probability theory and graph theory. The approach of this course is specifically computer science application oriented.

Introduction to Java programming. Fundamentals include language syntax, object-oriented programming, inheritance, polymorphism, exception handling, multithreading. Standard libraries for input/output, graphics programming, built-in data structures. Programming for events, web, networking, generics.

Intensive programming laboratory to equip students with creative problem solving and competitive programming skills. International programming competition-type problems will be used to motivate the study of algorithms, programming, and other topics in computer science. Enrollment in the course requires approval of the course instructor.

Methods and tools for planning, designing, implementing, validating, and maintaining large software systems. Project work to build a software system as a team, using appropriate software engineering tools and techniques.

Foundations underlying design of intelligent systems. Relations between logical, statistical, cognitive, biological paradigms; basic techniques for heuristic search, theorem proving, knowledge representation, adaptation; applications in vision, language, planning, expert systems.

Principles of database systems; conceptual modeling and data models; logical and physical database design; query languages and query processing; database services including concurrency, crash recovery, security and integrity. Hands-on DBMS experience.

COMP 2611 OR [ELEC 2300 AND (COMP 1002 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 1004 (prior to 2013-14) OR COMP 2011 OR COMP 2012H)]

Principles, purpose and structure of operating systems; processes, threads, and multi-threaded programming; CPU scheduling; synchronization, mutual exclusion; memory management and virtual memory; device management; file systems, security and protection.

(COMP 2011 OR COMP 2012 OR COMP 2012H) AND (COMP 2711 OR COMP 2711H OR MATH 2343)

Techniques for designing algorithms, proving their correctness, and analyzing their running times. Topics covered include: sorting, selection, heaps, balanced search trees, divide-and-conquer, greedy algorithms, dynamic programming, and graph algorithms.

Technologies and standards for World Wide Web (WWW), user interfaces and Browsers, authoring tools, Internet protocols, Internet servers, database connectivity, Robots, Search engines, server-side programming, client-side programming, security and privacy, recent advances.

This course provides students with the exposure of effective real-world software engineering practices and the underlying concepts via working around a realistic modern software system and applying popular tools and practices in industry. Students will gain experience in collaborative software development as well as the skills required to succeed as software professional. Topics of the course cover advanced software engineering concepts, project setup, code management, testing, defect analysis, quality metrics, and issue management. For students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering only.

(COMP 2011 OR COMP 2012 OR COMP 2012H) AND (ELEC 2600 OR IELM 2510 OR MATH 2411 OR MATH 2421 OR MATH 2431)

Fundamentals of machine learning. Concept learning. Evaluating hypotheses. Supervised learning, unsupervised learning and reinforcement learning. Bayesian learning. Ensemble Methods. Deep learning.

COMP 4221 - Introduction to Natural Language Processing (3 units)

Human language technology for text and spoken language. Machine learning, syntactic parsing, semantic interpretation, and context-based approaches to machine translation, text mining, and web search.

COMP 4321 - Search Engines for Web and Enterprise Data (3 units)

Text retrieval models, vector space model, document ranking, performance evaluation; indexing, pattern matching, relevance feedback, clustering; web search engines, authority-based ranking; enterprise data management, content creation, meta data, taxonomy, ontology; semantic web, digital libraries and knowledge management applications.

This course will provide an introduction to concepts and techniques in the field of data mining. Materials include an introduction to data warehousing and OLAP, data preprocessing and the techniques used to explore the large quantities of data for the discovery of predictive models and knowledge. The course will include techniques such as nearest neighbor, decision tress, neural networks, Bayesian networks and Naive Bayes, rule-based methods, association analysis and clustering, as well as social networks and data mining applications in business and finance applications, and other emerging data mining subareas. Students learn the materials by attending lectures and implementing and applying different data analysis and mining techniques to large datasets throughout the semester.

This course will expose students to new and practical issues of real world mining and managing big data. Data mining and management is to effectively support storage, retrieval, and extracting implicit, previously unknown, and potentially useful knowledge from data. This course will place emphasis on two parts. The first part is big data issues such as mining and managing on distributed data, sampling on big data and using some cloud computing techniques on big data. The second part is applications of the techniques learnt on areas such as business intelligence, science and engineering, which aims to uncover facts and patterns in large volumes of data for decision support. This course builds on basic knowledge gained in the introductory data-mining course, and explores how to more effectively mine and manage large volumes of real-world data and to tap into large quantities of data. Working on real world data sets, students will experience all steps of a data-mining and management project, beginning with problem definition and data selection, and continuing through data management, data exploration, data transformation, sampling, portioning, modeling, and assessment.

Display technologies; scan conversion; clipping; affine transformations; homogeneous coordinates and projection; viewing transformations; hidden surface removal; reflectance and shading models; ray tracing; spline curves and surfaces; hierarchical modeling; texture mapping; color models.

Color theory; digital audio, image and video fundamentals, representation, and processing; digital multimedia applications and programming.

An introductory course in the technology of computer music. Music representation, music theory, musical acoustics, spectral analysis, sound synthesis techniques, sound modification techniques and effects. No previous musical background required, but helpful.

This course is designed to equip students, who have a particular interest in becoming practitioners, with substantial hands-on experience in solving concrete problems in a computer operating system, via programming, in a laboratory intensive course. Students will notably experiment with many topics in the areas of operating systems and network protocols, such as: boot loaders, shell, process management, system calls, process scheduler, file system, virtual memory, network protocols and packet filtering, system modules and device drivers. For students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering only.

Principles of application development for mobile and embedded devices. Mobile software development environments and software architectures. Features of typical mobile platforms: user-interface and user-experience design, multimedia, 2D and 3D graphics and data storage support, networking, location and mapping services. Design patterns and application frameworks. Mobile back-end support. Web applications. Students need to design and implement a full-fledged mobile application.

Principles of computer network architectures and communication protocols; the OSI reference model; switching and multiplexing techniques; data link, network, transport and application layers; LAN and medium access protocols; network programming.

Cryptosystems, symmetric-key and public-key cryptography, cryptanalysis, authentication, message digests, digital signatures, and random number generation. Access controls and firewalls. Applications such as certificate authorities, electronic commerce, smartcards, and digital cash.

COMP 4632 - Practicing Cybersecurity: Attacks and Counter-measures (3 units)

This course equips students with cybersecurity knowledge and current IT practices on security risk management. Through hands-on laboratory sessions, students will understand existing IT security issues, learn how to assess IT security risks, and conduct experiments on ethical hacking. They will practice system attack and defense strategies using security tools, so as to gain practical experience to become a cybersecurity professional. The course covers current security trends, industrial practices on IT security, design requirements for secure web and mobile applications, security assessment, risk analysis and risk management. Knowledge in web programming and database administration is not essential but a plus.

COMP 4641 - Social Information Network Analysis and Engineering (3 units)

(COMP 2011 OR COMP 2012H) AND MATH 2111 AND (ELEC 2600 OR IELM 2510 OR MATH 2411 OR MATH 2421 OR MATH 2431)

This course is an introduction to social information network analysis and engineering. Students will learn both mathematical and programming knowledge for analyzing the structures and dynamics of typical social information networks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, and MSN). They will also learn how social metrics can be used to improve computer system design as people are the networks. It will cover topics such as small world phenomenon; contagion, tipping and influence in networks; models of network formation and evolution; the web graph and PageRank; social graphs and community detection; measuring centrality; greedy routing and navigations in networks; introduction to game theory and strategic

behavior; social engineering; and principles of computer system design. Students who do not have the prerequisites but with equivalent background may seek approval from the instructor for enrollment in the course.

This course is for academic and professional development of students in the programs offered by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Activities may include seminars, workshops, advising and sharing sessions, interaction with faculty and teaching staff, and discussion with student peers or alumni. Graded P/PP/F.

This course will introduce visualization techniques for data from everyday life, social media, business, scientific computing, medical imaging, etc. The topics include human visual system and perception, visual design principles, open- source visualization tools and systems, visualization techniques for CT/MRI data, computational fluid dynamics, graphs and networks, time-series data, text and documents, Twitter data, and spatio-temporal data. The labs and the course project will give students hands-on experience to turn their favorite data into beautiful visualizations.

Basic elements of starting a new business in information technology; exploiting an "unfair" advantage; preparing a business plan; arranging financial support; accounting and legal requirements; exit strategy. Case studies of successful and failed ventures in Hong Kong and elsewhere.

Independent studies or projects under the directed guidance of a faculty member on a computer science topic. A written report, presentation, and/or an examination are required. Enrollment in the course requires prior approval of the course instructor, and credits assigned depend on the workload. May be repeated for credits.

Students are expected to complete a project in an area of specialization in Computer Science and Engineering under the guidance of a faculty member. Objectives are to integrate the classroom material from several courses, and to apply them to solve practical problems. Credit load will be spread over the year. For students in the BEng in Computer Science and BEng in Computer Engineering programs under the four-year degree only.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Summer: 1; Fall: 2; Spring: 3

Students are expected to conduct research under the supervision of a faculty member, summarize their work in an individual thesis and make a defense at the end. Credit load will be spread over the year. For students in the BEng in Computer Science and BEng in Computer Engineering programs under the four-year degree only. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.

The goal of this course is to introduce how various analysis techniques can be used to manage the quality of a software application.  Students will acquire fundamental knowledge of program abstraction, features, verification, testing, refactoring, concurrency, reliability, aspect orientation, and fault analysis.  The course will also discuss how to carry out the empirical experimentation for program analysis.  Wherever applicable, concepts will be complemented by tools developed in academia and industry.  This enables students to understand the maturity and limitations of various analysis techniques.

Introduction to major learning paradigms and techniques, basic applied statistics and information theory, decision trees, neural networks, Bayesian classification, kernel methods, clustering, density estimation, feature selection and extraction, hidden Markov models, reinforcement learning, case-based learning, model selection and various applications.

Bayesian networks and probabilistic modeling of complex domains; conditional independence and graph separation; variable elimination, clique tree propagation, and other inference algorithms; parameter learning; structure learning; latent structure models; recent developments.

Techniques for parsing, interpretation, context modeling, plan recognition, generation.  Emphasis on statistical approaches, neuropsychological and linguistic constraints, large text corpora.  Applications include machine translation, dialogue systems, cognitive modeling, and knowledge acquisition.

Introduction to the relational model and SQL.  System architectures and implementation techniques of database management systems: disk and memory management, access methods, implementation of relational operators, query processing and optimization, transaction management and recovery.  Hands on experience with building the components of a small DBMS.

COMP 5622 - Advanced Computer Communications and Networking (3 units)

Advanced principles in computer and communication networking: Internet multicast, overlay and peer-to-peer networks; wireless and mobile computing, multimedia networking, network security, selected topics of current interests: wireless protocols, wireless security, sensor networks, cloud computing, data centers, software-defined networks, network implementation, etc.

COMP 5712 - Introduction to Combinatorial Optimization (3 units)

An introduction to the basic tools of combinatorial optimization, including network flow and the max-flow min-cut theorem, linear programming, matching, spanning trees and matroids, dynamic programming, algorithms and data structures, graph algorithms.

COMP 6211B - Statistical Learning for Text Data Analytics (3 units)

COMP 6770 - Professional Development in Computer Science and Engineering (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of mini-workshops. Some department-specific workshops will be coordinated by Department of CSE. Graded PP, P or F.

COMP 6911 - Computer Science and Engineering Seminar I (0 units)

A regular seminar presenting research problems currently under investigation. Students are expected to attend regularly. Graded P or F.

COMP 6912 - Computer Science and Engineering Seminar II (1 unit)

An independent research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. (Only one independent studies course may be used to satisfy the course requirements for any postgraduate program.)

Master's thesis research supervised by a faculty member.  A successful defense of the thesis leads to Pass.  No course credit is assigned.

Original and independent doctoral thesis research supervised by a faculty member.  A successful defense of the thesis leads to Pass.  No course credit is assigned.

A compulsory, one year course for CIVL/CIEV/CIGBM students only. This course is designed to provide academic advising to students and/or to develop students' interpersonal skills in handling technical and non-technical issues in their professional careers. Graded P, PP or F.

CIVL 1100 - Discovering Civil and Environmental Engineering (3 units)

A general overview of civil and environmental engineering, infrastructure development and engineering ethics is provided. The course includes both lectures and laboratory sessions, where the laboratory sessions are primarily directed to students who require the development of feasible conceptual solutions for the analysis and design of the basic problems in structural, geotechnical and environmental engineering. For first year engineering students under the four‐year degree curriculum only.

Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x or 1x Physics OR a passing grade in HKCEE Physics

This course intends to facilitate student’s exploration in earthquake engineering through hands-on experiments. Students are grouped to design and build scaled building models using wood, glue, strings and rubber bands, which are loaded and tested on a shake table under simulated earthquake ground motion. Through the design, build and test process, students can observe the effect of different design variables and details on the test result. Students are then guided to interpret the observations, identify possible issues, explore relevant knowledge, and propose viable options for improvement. Students need to reflect what they have learned on a revised building model and contest other groups in a final competition.

CIVL 1140 - Environmental Quality Control and Improvement (3 units)

Introduction to up-to-date environmental issues in both local and global scales; providing essential physical, chemical, biological and societal concepts required to understand the nature of pollution and environmental problems; applying science, engineering, management and social science approaches to solutions to environmental issues that affect our water, air, land, eco-systems, living environment, and sustainable development. The objective of this course is to equip our next generation leaders in different disciplines with enhanced environmental awareness and knowledge of tools and solutions to environmental issues. They will therefore be able to make responsible decisions and actions, with due consideration of the environment and sustainability. Each lesson is divided into two parts. The first part is the introduction and discussion of essential concepts and environmental issues and debates of these issues and will be delivered and guided by the instructor. The second part involves presentations of projects, focus studies, or service learning activities of new, emerging environmental issues selected by student groups, with emphases on solutions to the issues.

An introduction to civil engineering practice and infrastructure development, with an emphasis on Hong Kong projects. The basic principles, materials and technology used in typical civil engineering works such as foundations, buildings, bridges, slopes and water supply systems, etc. Infrastructure management and maintenance issues; social-economic aspects of large-scale civil engineering projects such as environmental protection, urban planning and development, etc.

CIVL 1170 - Big History, Sustainability and Climate Change (3 units)

Big History as an emerging interdisciplinary framework, provides a long term perspective to see the world through reconstructing the history from the big bang all the way to the present. In such a longer time scale, overview of stars, planetary and species evolution, as well as concepts in climate change and how it is related to sustainability of the planet's environment for its current inhabitants, including humanity, will be discussed. The physical science basis, impacts, risk, mitigation and adaptation measures of climate change will also be investigated (including technical and social solutions). For local and regional vulnerabilities, such as extreme weather events, sea-levels rise, storm surge and coastal flooding, will be covered. The significance of collective learning under the big history framework, both as a driver for our exponentially growing impacts, as well as for better solutions, will be highlighted.

A practical training course in an industrial simulated environment. For students of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department only. Graded P, PP or F.

Application of Newton’s laws to engineering problems; statics of particles; rigid bodies; equivalent systems of forces; equilibrium of rigid bodies; distributed forces; centroids; moments of inertia; analysis of truss & frame structures; axial, shear and bending moment diagrams; friction.

Analysis of stress, strain and deformation; linear and non-linear material behavior; strain energy; bending of beams, deflection; stability and buckling of compression members; shear and torsional stresses.

CIVL 2170 - Infrastructure Systems Engineering and Management (3 units)

This course will cover basic principles and techniques for analyzing engineering systems. It will entail an introduction to linear programs, network analysis, critical path method, benefit-cost and present value analyses of engineering projects.

Present current environmental issues and management concepts; apply essential chemical and physical principles required to understand pollution problems; integrate knowledge from science and engineering to solve and assess environmental problems affecting water, air, noise and waste; cover concepts, ordinances and case studies of environmental impact assessment of civil infrastructure projects.

An introduction to the mechanics of fluids, including fluid statics, kinematics and fundamental equations of fluid flow, laminar and turbulent flow, boundary layers and applications in the design of hydraulic structures.

This course covers the basic knowledge, skills and techniques in construction management. It entails an introduction to the construction industry, initial and feasibility studies, impact assessment, tendering process, local statutory ordinances, contract strategy and management, cost estimation and control, project finance, resource allocation, and site safety. For CIVL and CIEV students only.

Structural forms and modeling, statically determinate structures, statically indeterminate structures, force and displacement methods, deflections of structures, influence lines, approximate analysis, energy methods.

Ultimate limit state design of reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns, and beam-column joints; serviceability limit states of deflection and cracking.

Introduction to basic concepts of water quality, fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment processes, analysis of treatment process flowsheets, analysis of water quality management alternatives.

For students of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department only. Introduction to transportation systems; characteristics of transportation models; traffic flow fundamentals; geometric design of highways; travel demand analysis including trip generation, modal split and trip assignment.

Introduction to geotechnical analysis and design including slope stability analysis, bearing capacity of soils, lateral earth pressures, design of retaining wall, shallow and piled foundations, geotechnical centrifuge modeling and field monitoring.

CIVL 4270 - Construction Law and Contract Administration (3 units)

The course covers legal and contractual issues that may affect practicing engineers in their planning, design, construction and management of engineering projects.  Topics include general principles of common and civil legal systems, the Hong Kong legal environment, contract laws, tort laws, company laws, laws on evidence and the building laws.  The course also covers topics such as conflict of laws and international commercial arbitrations, engineers acting as expert witness in court and arbitral tribunals.

Single degree of freedom systems, multi-degree of freedom systems, continuous systems, random vibrations, dynamic behavior under wind loads and earthquakes.

Structural systems for buildings, loads on structures, selection of structure schemes, preliminary analysis and design, computer-aided proportioning, special consideration in high-rise structures, composite design.

Matrix formulation of structural analysis using stiffness method, solution of linear equations, applications to civil engineering structures, modeling of large and complex structural systems.

This course describes relationship of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental policy act; methods and procedures for environmental impact identification, prediction, evaluation and mitigation; contents in an EIA report.

This course aims to teach students to apply the fundamental principles of saturated and unsaturated soil mechanics to the analysis and design of slope stability. The course covers slope failure mechanisms, transient seepage analysis, measurement and selection of shear strength parameters, historical and recent methods of slope stability analysis, designs of slope stabilization measures and instrumentation.

This course introduces basic concepts of rock mechanics applied to geotechnical engineering; topics includes: index properties and classification of rocks, rock strength and failure criteria, initial stresses in rocks, rock mass properties, underground openings in rocks, rock slopes, rock foundations and stabilization of rock mass.

CIVL 4910 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Final Year Project (6 units)

The two-term Final Year Project involves applications of civil and environmental engineering principles to the design, planning, experimental or analytical investigation of current engineering design and research problems. The credit load will be spread over two terms. For CIVL and CIEV students in their final year of study only. May be graded PP.

> The credit load will usually be spread in the following pattern: Fall: 2; Spring: 4

CIVL 5110 - Engineering Risk, Reliability and Decision (3 units)

Advanced reliability methods in engineering decision; Bayesian methods, system reliability and design, risk analysis, probabilistic observational method, Markov and availability models, random field, large-scale system simulation, decision with multiple objectives.

In-depth discussion of principles, techniques, and models of project finance in capital-intensive infrastructure projects, including international infrastructure markets; project bankability; project agreement and ancillary contracts; risk analysis and management; financial structuring, modeling and evaluation; outsourcing; case studies of various public-private partnerships in infrastructure development.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the essential issues in infrastructure development and management. 2. Analyze risks in infrastructure project finance and development. 3. Conduct value for money assessment for public-private partnership projects. 4. Perform project appraisal from financial and economic perspectives. 5. Design and analyze concession agreement.

CIVL 5410 - Physical-Chemical Water/Wastewater Treatment (3 units)

Principles of treatment for removing contaminants from drinking water and municipal wastewaters; includes equalization, neutralization, precipitation, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, air stripping, carbon adsorption, disinfection.

Principles of secondary, biological treatment processes; includes sewage sand filters, trickling filters, activated sludge plants, lagoons, ponds, rotating biological contactors, aerobic and anaerobic digesters, and biological nutrient removal.

Chemistry applied to reactions occurring in water and wastewater, includes inorganic solution chemistry, chemical equilibrium, acids/bases, coordination chemistry, chemical kinetics, colloid chemistry, solubility and precipitation, oxidation-reduction potential.

Current practice of foundation design and analysis; includes design and analysis of bulkheads, deep excavation, tieback systems, tunneling in soft ground, buried conduits, lateral pile loading, pier foundations.

CIVL 5730 - Theoretical and Computational Soil Mechanics (3 units)

Advanced soil models and recent developments in numerical methods in geotechnical modeling, including constitutive laws, critical state soil mechanics, multiple yield surface models, finite elements for boundary value problems, diffusion and consolidation problems.

Analysis of stress and strain; elastic and inelastic behavior of materials; formulation of BVP; beam on elastic foundations; torsion of noncircular thinwalled members; deformation of cylinders and spheres; inelastic analysis.

Specialist courses where instruction is generally on a one-to-one basis. Graded P or F.

Discussion of current research by faculty members, and guest lectures on recent advances in civil engineering. Graded P or F.

Presentation of current graduate research by postgraduate students. Graded P or F.

Hydraulics and the environment; jets and plumes; buoyant jets; length scales for asymptotic flow regimes; self-similarity; turbulent closure and integral models for initial mixing prediction; jet interaction and  point source concept; effect of ambient stratification and currents; outfall design; turbulent diffusion and far field dilution; beach water quality prediction; physical modeling; flow processes in river and coastal management; case studies.

CIVL 6770 - Professional Development in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1 unit)

This one-credit course aims at providing research postgraduate students with basic training in teaching skills, research management, career development, and related professional skills. This course consists of a number of mini-workshops. Some department-specific workshops will be coordinated by Department of CIVL. Graded PP, P or F.

Study on selected current topics in biotechnology and business through attending seminars in related areas. This course provides a platform for students to interact and learn from different academic and practitioner leaders in both biotechnology and business fields. Graded P or F. For BIBU students only.

Propulsion cycle analysis, with emphasis on gas turbines, basic component performance and function, engine installation effects, aero-thermodynamics of steady isentropic compressible flow, shock waves, diffusers and nozzles, centrifugal compressors, axial flow compressors, combustion chambers, thermoacoustics, fuels and control, turbines, thrust augmentation.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Make design choices between aircraft propulsion systems based on perfonnance considerations. 2. Calculate energy release, e.g. adiabatic flame temperatures, and equilibrium composition of gases at known temperatures and pressures. 3. Analyze the thermodynamic performance of engine cycles and compute relevant performance parameters. 4. Size jet engines using preliminary design calculations.

The Air Transport System is made of several sub systems which are strongly regulated and very competitive. This course will enable student to understand how each system is organized, what its contribution is and how each system contributes to the global performance. This course aims at identifying all major actors of the Air Transport System.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Put forward the main objectives of the regulatory bodies at international, regional and state level. 2. Describe how the aviation industry is organized: aircraft manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, lessors and maintenance organisations. 3. Explain how operators are organised and which services they can provide: air navigation service providers, airlines and airports. 4. Identify the different steps in the value chain of the aircraft.

4. Identify the different steps in the value chain of the aircraft.

AESF 5880 - Materials Processing and Properties Engineering (3 units)

The course covers the fundamental principles involved in the processing of engineering materials, specifically metals, ceramics and polymers, from starting or raw materials through to the final functional forms. The course uses a unified approach that is based on the state of matter most central to the shaping of the material: melt, solid, powder, dispersion and solution, and vapor. With this approach, students learn processing fundamentals and appreciate the similarities and differences between the materials classes, and the resulting properties arising from selected process engineering.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Define the fundamental science underlying processing and manufacturing methods. 2. Explain the engineering factors controlling properties. 3. Identify the connections between processing and properties. 4. Identify the connections between processing and structure. 5. Effect engineering changes on the processing to obtain desired structure and properties.

5. Effect engineering changes on the processing to obtain desired structure and properties.

AESF 6910B - Technology Project and Product Management (3 units)

Comprehensive, balanced coverage of the behavioral and quantitative sides of AE product development and project management on key topical areas including system methodology; systems development process; management methods, procedures, and systems; and organization and human behavior. The course will cover the guiding principles of project management practice; the sequence of stages in the life of a project; the methods, procedures, and systems for defining, planning, scheduling, controlling, and organizing project activities; the organizational, managerial, and human behavioral issues in AE project management. The course will use these methods and principles in general and AE product development cases studies.

AESF 6910C - Computational Intelligence Methods for Aerospace Design (3 units)

With an introduction to the simulation based design framework currently being adopted in aerospace industry. This course will cover key elements in modern, simulation-based, aerospace design framework, such as numerical optimisation, artificial intelligence and system engineering. The course will cover the computational modeling of geometries, basic concepts and models of aircraft flight physics, numerical methods in design, gradient-based design search and stochastic optimization methods, system evaluation methods, artificial intelligence methods include fuzzy logic, neural networks and reinforced learning. The course will introduce two case studies in aerospace design to illustrate the concepts and methods.

An independent research project on Aeronautical Engineering carried out under the supervision of a faculty member.

Overview of accounting in business and social contexts; use of accounting information for accountability and decision making in companies, non-profit organizations, and government; major elements of accounting, including assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses; discharge of accountability by companies through corporate social and environmental reports.

This course provides an introduction to law and business society. Topics include general introduction to the concepts in law; an introduction to the Hong Kong legal system under the principle of "one country, two systems"; transplantation of the common law system into China; copyright law; trademark law; agency law; insolvency law; and business ethics. As Hong Kong is a well-developed business society, this course is intended to explore societal issues through the lens of business law.

For SB&M students, and programs that designate the course as a required/specified elective course. This is the second course of the principles of accounting sequence. It introduces concepts, accounting methods, and analytical tools related to managerial and cost accounting. Topics include fundamental cost concepts, job-order and process costing systems, CVP analysis, budgets and standards, segment reporting, and decision-making using cost information.

Continuation of ACCT 3010. Special problems in accounting for owner's equity and long-term liabilities including corporate bonds, leases, deferred taxation and pensions.

This course covers advanced quantitative methods for management decision-making (decision trees, linear regression, learning curves, and linear programming), pricing and transfer pricing decisions, allocation of common and joint costs, variance analysis, performance measurement and incentive compensation.

This course is to provide students with an awareness of the overall legal framework in which businesses in Hong Kong operate so as to enable them to apply the relevant laws and practices to business problems and practical solutions. The main objective is to give students an understanding of how the society and business function in different socio-legal contexts like the legal system and process and its influence on citizens’ social rights and duties; the enforcement and honoring of agreement between private citizens, the use of business organizations in commercial society, the relationship between employee and employer from social and legal perspectives, the growing importance of business ethics and corporate social responsibilities etc.

Analyses of a company's accounting policies, ratio and cash flows for the purposes of valuation and risk assessment.  Course is essential for careers in financial management, investment analysis, credit analysis, business valuation, and consulting.  SBM third year standing preferred.

The Hong Kong taxation system and its administration; taxation of individuals, partnerships and corporations; stamp duty; obligations compliance.

Law relating to companies registered in Hong Kong; company formation and records; share and loan capital; management and administration; reconstructions; mergers and take-overs; liquidation and receivership.

Introduction to accounting concepts, preparation and interpretation of financial statements. This is a core course for MBA.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. 2. Explain the economic environment of corporate financial reporting. 3. Infer economic events from financial statements. 4. Analyze a company’s financial health and provide a reasoned basis for the conclusions. 5. Adjust financial statements to make them more useful for decision making needs. 6. Recognize the most common cases of accounting frauds. 7. Describe the most common trading rules based on accounting information.

7. Describe the most common trading rules based on accounting information.

Integrated analysis of industry strategy, accounting policy, financial ratios and cash flows for application in equity valuation, credit analysis and bond ratings.  Essential for those planning careers in financial management, investment analysis, credit analysis, business valuation, and consulting.

Corporate financial reporting from the perspective of managers and financial statement users, including analysts. Topics include inventories, fixed assets, income taxes, liabilities, leases, off-balance-sheet debt, and dilutive securities.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Think critically and creatively and use analytical and quantitative techniques to make effective decisions. 2. Explain the financial accounting frameworks. 3. Use financial accounting information sophisticatedly, interpret financial strategies, assess financial risk and analyze financial accounting choices made by managers. 4. Recognize the international dimensions of accounting. 5. Define the role played by accountants in providing and ensuring the integrity of financial and related information. 6. Describe the accounting environment in Hong Kong. 7. Identify ethical challenges, creative accounting, and earnings management issues, and develop ethical and social responsibility.

7. Identify ethical challenges, creative accounting, and earnings management issues, and develop ethical and social responsibility.

Reporting of business entities with inter-corporate investments in subsidiaries and/or associated companies and cross-border activities. Topics include business combinations, consolidated financial statements, equity accounting, and translations of foreign currency transactions.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) for:
a) consolidating the financial statements of parent and subsidiary companies, including those subsidiaries which are wholly-owned and partially-owned;
b) reporting investment in other companies using equity accounting;
c) translating foreign currency transactions and operations, and reporting the effect on financial statements. 2. Discuss financial reporting practices by referring to the Conceptual Framework. 3. Explain the international dimensions of accounting. 4. Assess financial strategies and risk management policies of business entities with inter-corporate investments that convey control and/or significant influence and cross-border activities. 5. Demonstrate the roles of accountants in providing and ensuring the integrity of financial and related information. 6. Identify ethical challenges, creative accounting, and earnings management issues, and point out ethical and social responsibility of entities. 7. Analyze financial reporting issues, and propose and explain solutions thereof, in a team environment.

7. Analyze financial reporting issues, and propose and explain solutions thereof, in a team environment.

Use of accounting data in decision-making, financial planning, control, and performance evaluation within organizations. This is a core course for MBA.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Interpret and explain cost concepts and related terms.  2. Interpret cost-volume-profit analysis.  3. Estimate the cost and price of a product. 4. Apply core managerial accounting information to strategic decision making. 5. Identify the internal budgeting process.  6. Construct cost management tools such as Activity-Based Costing.  7. Organize managerial accounting information to conduct performance evaluations. 8. Identify managerial accounting information as a competitive tool. 

8. Identify managerial accounting information as a competitive tool. 

ACCT 5310 - Fundamental and Quantitative Equity Analysis Using Accounting Information (2 units)

ACCT 5100 OR ACCT 5150 OR Equivalent, AND FINA 5120 OR Equivalent

The course covers fundamental equity analysis based on forecasted financial statements. It also introduces quantitative investment strategies based on the  drivers of stock price movements. The course is useful for those planning careers in investment analysis, fund management and consulting.

The course introduces the fundamentals of Hong Kong taxation based on case law and legislation. Topics include: property tax, salaries tax, profits tax, depreciation allowances, personal assessment, and stamp duty.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize the basic principles of Hong Kong taxation and operation of the tax system. 2. Compute the tax liabilities for individuals and companies. 3. Explain the tax implications of transactions on business activities. 4. Apply their tax knowledge to tax cases and in real-life contexts.

4. Apply their tax knowledge to tax cases and in real-life contexts.

This course provides students with the framework of strategic tax planning. Students learn how to integrate the role of tax in various corporate decision-making.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply the framework of strategic tax planning. 2. Analyze how taxes impact choices of organizational forms. 3. Evaluate the role of tax in corporate investment and financing decisions. 4. Analyze cross-border tax planning opportunities for multinationals. 5. Explain the ethics of tax planning.

It covers the relevant principles, objectives and ethical requirements of audit and assurance services; identifies the audit process from client acceptance, design of audit procedures and express an appropriate audit conclusion based on the audit evidence obtained. Topics include: audit planning, audit evidence and documentation, internal control, completion of audit, audit opinion and reporting, professional ethics, rights and obligation of auditors.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the auditing profession, and the regulatory, legal and reporting framework of auditing. 2. Recognize the basic principles, objectives and ethical requirements of audit and assurance services. 3. Identify the audit process from client acceptance, design of audit procedures and recommend an appropriate audit conclusion based on the audit evidence obtained. 4. Assess risks and threats to an audit of financial statements through analytical and critical thinking. 5. Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.

The course covers corporate governance at two levels. At the practice level, it builds on students' prior knowledge of company law, and introduces them to the various requirements of compliance by company boards as stipulated in the Hong Kong regulatory framework. At the company policies level, this course introduces students to broader aspects of corporate governance, focusing on the multitude and interaction of stakeholders and how their interests may be protected.

Data analytics is the process of collecting, organizing and analyzing big data in order to discover useful information for different uses. This course aims to provide students with knowledge of the nature and role of data analytics and how important it is to accountants, and enable students to apply and understand big data issues and utilize data mining, data modeling, data analysis and data visualization techniques to solve accounting and business related issues.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain and define the nature and role of data analytics and its application in accounting and business. 2. Explain and define issues related to big data and how to utilize big data. 3. Apply data mining modeling, analysis, and visualization techniques to solve accounting and business issues. 4. Utilize data analytics application(s) to perform and develop skills in business analysis. 5. Diagnose problems and issues by using big data to make responsible and ethical decisions.

5. Diagnose problems and issues by using big data to make responsible and ethical decisions.

ACCT 6900C - Beyond the Headlines: Financial Reporting and Valuation Issues in M&A (2 units)

This course attempts to provide a study of the fundamental accounting principles and problems related to financial reporting for mergers, acquisitions and consolidated enterprises. Within this context, the course will also examine topics in financing and valuation, corporate governance and business strategies.

ACCT 7720 - Doctoral Seminar - Research in Managerial Accounting, Auditing and Governance (4 units)

Discussion of research in managerial accounting, auditing and corporate governance. Use of analytical and empirical tools in economics, finance and statistics to examine important accounting issues in the above areas.

ENGG 4950P - Engineering Special Project: RoboMasters Robot Contest (4 units)

This course covers the theory and applications of multi-channel interactive systems. Topics include speech science, speech recognition using Hidden Markov Models and Deep Neural Nets, spoken language understanding, emotion and sentiment analysis from speech, language and facial expressions using Convolutional Neural Nets, dialog strategies and management for interactive systems. Students will be working in small groups to design and implement interactive dialog systems with optional facial expression input, optional speech input, or purely text-based chatbots, using existing toolkits and open source programs, such as the Goolge Tensorflow, API.AI, etc. At the end of the course, there will be a final competition between the different systems implemented and winning teams will be able to participate in external chatbot competitions. Students will learn how to design and build an interactive system from scratch and the basics of software engineering, machine learning and interactivity design, programming languages (i.e. Python, Java and C/C++).

This course will give students new insights and solid understanding of disruptive innovation in FinTech (Financial Technology), InsurTech (Insurance Technology) and RegTech (Regulatory Technology) and prepare them for senior technology leadership positions in the banking, finance, IT audit, government/regulator, innovation and entrepreneurship areas. There will be practical case studies and lab sessions in the management and application of the underlying ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) such as blockchain, distributed ledger technology, ePayment, P2P lending, crowd funding, big data and risk analytics, time series databases, sentiment analysis tools, open-source business intelligence technology, quantitative finance and algorithmic trading tools, AI and machine learning robo-advisors/robo-traders/robo-analyzers in financial investment, GPU/FPGA, PLC, AI monitoring and reporting tools in AML (anti-money laundering)/KYC (know your clients)/CTF (counter-terrorism finance), cyber security and computer forensics to analyze the potential success, risk and failure factors in the past and present disruptive innovation, technology and the business models.

MAFS 6010Q - Capstone Project in Financial Mathematics (3 units)

In this course, we invite leading financial firms to offer capstone projects in which students will be working in a group of 3 to 5 to complete a task. The project topics are designed to investigate recent developments with a combination of quantitative skills (the math/stat or machine learning part) and finance. The normal duration of a project is one semester. Project supervisors (namely, practitioner supervisor and course instructor) will meet each project team regularly to provide guidance throughout the course. All project teams will be required to present their work at the end of semester.

Completion of an independent project under the supervisor of a faculty in financial mathematics or statistics.  Scope may include (i) identifying a non-reference problem and proposing the methods of solution, (ii) acquiring a specific research skill.

> Venue on 09-Feb-2018: Cliftons Limited, Level 5, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central

MATH 4981B - Independent Study: Mathematical Models in Biology (3 units)

Topics from mathematical biology including population models, genetics, and stochastic processes. Students should seek instructor’s approval to take this course.

MATH 6912F - Reading Course: Number Theory and Automorphic Forms II (3 units)

The student will read some basic theory about automorphic forms including (1) representation theory of GL(1) and GL(2) over local fields (2) Weil representations and (3) L-functions. Students should seek instructor's approval to take this course.