China

This course aims at improving the ability of academic writing in Chinese for international students. This course consists of three parts: 1. Learning the features, format, writing style of Chinese academic papers, as well as the features of related language expressions, including vocabulary, sentence structure, paragraphs etc. 2. From the aspect of language expression, you will be provided with the writing methods which are frequently used in academic writings, including explanations, descriptions, making statements and examples, comparisons and arguments. 3. You will be provided with exercises related to academic writing, including the topics and subtitles, abstract and key words, introduction, literature review, arguments (eg. quotes), conclusion, reference, appendix as well as concluding remarks. This course will connect writing techniques with your language ability training. By reading examples and making analysis of common mistakes, students will get some ideas about the features of Chinese academic papers, will understand the differences of academic and non-academic Chinese, and will study the general guideline for writing Chinese academic papers. As students understand certain necessary procedures and skills of academic writing, they will be capable of writing academic papers independently.

Structure and function of nervous system is a course designed to introduce the structure and function of the human nervous system. Learning formats include lecture, laboratory observation, and group discussion. The course begins with the structure of spinal cord, spinal, nerves, brain, and cranial nerves. Role of nervous system in sensation, movement, and homeostasis, higher mental functions, autonomic system, and special senses are introduced and developed as the course proceeds. Common diseases of the nervous system will be discussed in group. A neuroanatomy laboratory will observe the structures in gross brain specimens and models. 

This course is an introduction to algorithms. Lectures are about the fundamental skills of algorithm design and analysis. The course will teach the students how to analysis the asymptotic performance of algorithms with the growth of functions, as well as the probabilistic analysis and amortized analysis. Basic algorithm design skills such as divide-and-conquer, dynamic program functions and greedy algorithm are also included. Some specific topics, such as sorting algorithms, string matching algorithms, NP completeness theory and approximation algorithms will also be discussed.

This course introduces the major theories and research methods of interpersonal communication and explains how they can be applied to effective communication in a variety of specific interpersonal relationships. Topics discussed include privacy and communication, nonverbal interpersonal communication, computer-mediated interpersonal communication, and social networks. The program is designed to incorporate cutting-edge academic and industry developments and to foster an international perspective.

Artificial intelligence is the technology that is commonly recognized to have profound impact to the economy and every aspect of human life. This course will focus on exploring how AI affects various aspects of the economy. We will focus on discussing the effects of AI on macroeconomics, labor market, education, as well as how AI combined with big data will transform business strategy, including issues such as individualized recommendation system, market design, data trading, etc. We will also discuss more fundamental ethnical issues such as privacy concern, algorithm discrimination, inequality and welfare. We will then have a better understanding of government policy regarding the AI technology.

The course carries a three-fold purpose: to raise our readerly patience and sensitivity, to showcase aspects of western culture, and to help enhance our English language skills. A mixture of lecture and discussion will form the main classroom activity.

Chinese Language (Foreign Language) is an undergraduate major offered by Fudan University for international students from all over the world. "Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature" is a compulsory course of this major, which is divided into two parts: "Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature (first)" and "Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature (second)". It is a major backbone course for international students to study for one academic year after entering the third grade.

As a professional literature course for international undergraduates, the design and implementation concept of this course not only strives to show the overall style of modern and contemporary Chinese literature with time as the history and works of writers of different styles as the background, but also hopes to take emotion, humanity and values as the main line. To present Chinese society and the Chinese people in the literary world in a broader interdisciplinary perspective of literature, culturology and sociology, and to interpret China through literature.

This course is a Chinese course specially offered for international postgraduate students in the school. The difficulty of the course is intermediate. In this class, students will focus on learning various language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In particular, they can learn some key function words and complex sentence patterns, understand written words in Chinese, and learn about written words in Chinese. There are writing exercises, and the teacher will mark them carefully. After taking this Chinese course, you can discuss some non-professional social topics with your classmates, read general Chinese articles, and write your thoughts into short articles in Chinese.

This course is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts and implementations of modern database management systems. This is not a course that teaches you how to use a database to build applications (e.g., schema design, SQL programming). It is designed as a systems course with an emphasis on database internals. Prior experience with databases is NOT expected. Upon successful completion of this course, the student should feel confident taking a job as a database developer or conducting database-related research in graduate school.