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This is an advanced course in corporate finance; prior coursework in financial accounting, statistics, and corporate finance is preferred.

The aim of the course is to bring students to the frontier of knowledge so that they can start doing their own research in this field.  This course focuses on the following topics in applied corporate finance: 

1) Topics related to the issues of climate and corporate governance; 

2) Topics related to climate change risk and opportunities exposures; 

3) Topics related to the issues of pollution on investor behavioral bias, and on corporate policies;

4) Topics related to climate change risk on government policies;

5) Topics related to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies;

6) Topics related to ESG equity; 

7) Topics related to ESG lending, and 

8) Other upcoming trending topics, including water quality. 

Economic activity is highly unevenly distributed across space, as reflected by the existence of cities. In 2018, about 831 million Chinese people crowded together in the urban part, accounting for 1 percent of the country’s land. Cities have been engines of growth. Cities are also filled with things to see, buy, taste, and learn. However, density also means congestion, makes living and commuting costly, and concentrates exposure to pollution and disease. This course aims to teach students how to apply the latest thinking and research in urban economics to analyze a series of topics related to urbanization in China and other urban-related issues worldwide. Students will learn how economists think about cities. We will explore why cities exist as they do, the natures, determinants, and impacts of geographic organization of economic activities, and a variety of urban policy issues such as the household registration system (hukou), the reforms in land and housing markets, urban land-use policies, transportation infrastructure investment, city and environment, spatial arrangements of educational resources, neighborhood transitions, and place-based policies. Students will learn about urban economic theory and analysis of empirical data sets in the context of addressing important urban-related questions. Empirical examples will be taken primarily from China, the United States, and some European countries. After taking this course, students will comprehensively understand the standard urban theory and empirical evidence on various important applied urban topics. This course will prepare students with many of the necessary tools to undertake their research in urban economics and related fields.

This course in astronomy is designed for students with no physics background. Key topics include introduction to our Universe; observation in astronomy; origin of modern astronomy. Newton's law of motions; gravity; light, atoms and telescope. The Sun; stellar formation and evolution; white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. The Milky Way Galaxy; Normal galaxies, active galaxies and supermassive black holes. Foundation of modern cosmology; dark matter, dark energy and the fate of the Universe; and the beginning of time.

Using selected Singapore texts from a variety of different genres, this course explores the historical roots and contemporary relevance of literary production in Singapore. Beginning with colonial writing, the course moves through considerations of national and postcolonial literatures to contemporary concerns. Given Singapore's history, the notion of a "Singapore" text will be used creatively in order to reflect upon the growth of Singaporean identity and culture, and literary texts from other countries in the region may be used for comparative purposes.

This course examines basic components used to build a coherent and meaningful graphic project/entity, which are central to understanding visual communication on fundamental level. Necessary technical requirements for digital and physical/material application are covered at the start, after which main design tools (image and text) are analyzed along with basic visual design rules and guidelines (unity, hierarchy, balance, contrast, etc.) followed by addressing elements to build a fundamental graphic narrative (color, reduced visuals, full visuals, infographics), concluded by application of aforementioned items across different media: Deliverables ‐ Poster, Booklet, Digital Presentation, with consistency in translation of semiotic values and with showcasing basic visual literacy in execution of each as a final requirement.

This course studies Celtic mythology with a main emphasis on Irish and Welsh mythological texts. It provides an understanding of Celtic mythology from before Christianity and how this tradition has continued into the Christian era.

This course examines subtitling in the context of Hong Kong's media and entertainment industry. Students will learn about the technical and creative aspects of subtitling, as well as the ethical and cultural considerations that are involved in this field. The course also includes practical assignments and workshops that allow students to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world scenarios. With consistent case-based analysis of contemporary audiovisual contents, platforms and creators, this course will showcase the latest convergence between professional and fan-based subtitling in the age of streaming. It is designated to prepare the students for their future accreditation by the AVT Pro certificate – the first and only professional accreditation for audiovisual translation.

1. Understanding entrepreneur mindset;
2. Understand relevant literature and methodologies that promote innovation, creativity and disruption;
3. Identify potential problems and formulate solutions that may can be transformed in business opportunities;
4. Understand that its possible to become an entrepreneur despite limit available resources;
5. Identify opportunities with economic, social or environmental impact and be able to empathize with clients or market needs;
6. Develop abilities towards creative process and the capacity of approaching and solving problems in a different way.
7. Learn how to structure a customer map experience;
8. Understand how to communicate ideas and connect with potential customers;
9. Understand China innovation environment and the opportunities for entrepreneurs within this context
10.Identify growing trends in Chinese economy and how can these impact economic development cross boarders;
11. Interact with entrepreneurs carrying out business in China

Students need to be prepared for a world that has an unprecedented rate of change, specially, in countries such as China, with unparalleled levels of development, competition and digitalization. Traditional pedagogy is focused to create logical, sequential learning that is purposefully aimed at building competency or perspectives. Simulating experiences and a fully experiential entrepreneurship allows this course to complement those skills mentioned. This course applies design thinking, creative thinking, story telling and other entrepreneurial development creative theories.

Entrepreneurial development is aimed at providing students a set of tools and methodologies that will help them identify and develop business opportunities.

The course aims at introducing to the students the art of short story writing and the cultural messages therein contained, as well as the way to interpret and write critically on short stories.

The course consists of a series of interpretive and critical readings of about 20 English short story masterpieces, by authors ranging from British, American (for the early stage of the course development), Irish, Canadian and Australian (to be added as replacements later on).

This course covers the theory and applications/empirical analyses of labor economics. It examines economic tools for analyzing the behavior of employers and employees and the inter-relationship of the major forces at work shaping demand and supply in labor markets.