Chinese

This course offers an introduction to Confucianism in the pre-Qin era from a philosophical perspective looking at experience, rationale and desirability of actions. Topics include the modern significance of Confucianism, interpersonal relations and social achievements, self actualization and self transcendence, life and death, poetry and music, and moderation. The course uses both historical and modern texts.

Comparative Politics is a systematic introduction to an important branch of political science. This course uses the concept of universality and cross country comparisons to study the workings of a country’s political system. Course topics include research methodology of comparative politics, theoretical and practical issues of major concern, main conceptual and analytical frameworks, and the latest empirical research findings. Those who complete the course gain a basic understanding of the important literature of the comparative politics and are able to begin a high level course in comparative politics. 

The course is a combination of lecture and class discussion. Students are required to finish the assigned reading before each class. Students should complete three reading notes in one semester. There will be a closed-book examination in the middle and at the end of the term.

This course examines the latest developments in robotics and their applications in intelligent automation. In addition to academic theory, emphasis is placed on integrated technologies such as electronics, mechanics, and computing. This course also provides hands-on experience in robot development. By writing programs in LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and NXC, students learn the software development of robots; and by using modules to build robots, students learn hardware development. Project production in class will enable students to acquire all the development procedures and knowledge for various robotics and automation applications. Topics include: Color Sorting Robot (using caterpillar treads), Remote Control for Robotic Arm, Tank, Forklift Truck, Soccer Robot, Obstacle Avoidance Robot, Line Follower.

This course provides basic understanding of piano and the playing skills of piano, including: staccato, legato, skipping, scales and voices, chords.

This course examines the creation and management of innovative product flow systems spanning procurement, operations and distribution, as well as inventory theory and control with emphasis on integrated logistics operations and supply chain management. It focuses on quantitative analysis techniques in logistics and also on strategic logistics management issues.

The course covers the basic concepts, principles, purpose, and characteristics of marriage and family and inheritance law. It discusses problems in practice using empirical analysis. Topics include the kinship, institution of marriage, adoption, and inheritance.

As a required course for economics majors, this course introduces international macroeconomic issues in an open economy, including exchange rate, balance of payments, regulatory policy and international coordination. It is hoped that through a semester of lectures, exercises and discussions, students can grasp the core concepts and analytical frameworks of international finance and use basic analytical tools and methods to think about important practical issues.

Note: This course has a different unit value than a similar course with the same name (International Finance), also offered by the School of Economics at Fudan University.

This course places modern Chinese history within the evolution of world history as well as the evolution of world history within modern Chinese history. The course discusses: the world capitalist system and its problems; the establishment of modern states; the characteristics of nationalism; the structure of agricultural society; the mentality of intellectuals; the problems of modernization and modernity; the modernization of China and Japan from a broadened historical perspective, and international hegemony.  Topics of discussion and research also include the influence of the national bourgeoisie; the fragility of the national bourgeoisie; the Chinese communist revolution; the tragic struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the particularity of the labor movement.

The course provides an introduction to the culture of Chinese painting. Through Chinese painting, it also examines the balance between Yin and Yang, the virtual and the real in Chinese culture, and the similarities in the origins of books and paintings.

This course is an introductory course in clinical neuropsychiatry designed for master students. The course focuses on (1) clinical manifestations; (2) pathogenesis, and (3) current research trends and challenges of various neurological and psychiatric disorders. In addition to classroom lectures, this course cites clinical cases to deepen learning.