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This course examines current ocean governance, policy, planning and management approaches, modern ocean management and planning tools using examples from recent international ocean conservation projects.

This course teaches the fundamental areas of computer graphics, including graphics hardware devices and mathematics. As an enrichment part of the course, it introduces the state-of-the-art development in computer graphics by viewing video clips and experimenting with demo program made available in the course web. Upon completion of the course, students understand the basic computer graphics terminology and concepts, and are able to design and implement simple 2D and 3D interactive computer graphics-related programs.

This course examines the nature of mathematical concepts and thinking. Students will reflect on their experience as a learner in the process of sense making, reasoning and co-constructing knowledge in mathematics. By examining origins and development of mathematical ideas in historical-cultural context and individual minds, students will understand means and issues in supporting mathematics learning

This course examines key issues in the history of sex, gender, power and identity. It will examine the challenges faced by women (and people of other minoritized genders and sexualities) in gaining legal and political recognition. Attention will be given both to structural inequalities and changing assumptions about masculinity and femininity, gender relations, sex roles and sexual practices. 

 

This course examines the theory and techniques of optimization. It covers unconstrained and constrained optimization; necessary conditions and sufficient conditions for optimality, convexity, duality; and algorithms and numerical examples. 

The course analyzes important macroeconomic issues of developing countries, including theories explaining economic growth; relationship between economic growth and poverty; income distribution; development policies of different countries in the past; and the impact of short-term macroeconomic policies such as stabilization policies, monetary and fiscal policies, exchange rate management, and various factors affecting economic growth (e.g. international trade and investment, capital flow, financial crises, social welfare, and structural change).

This course provides an introduction to the basic macroeconomic model first and the most relevant macroeconomic indicators that measure economic performance. It also examines fiscal policy and monetary policy, and provides an analysis of open economies, paying special attention to the debate on the desirability of belonging to a monetary union. The course also provides an evaluation of the current debates on macroeconomic policies and economic growth.

This course introduces engineering students to Engineering Biology, which involves genetic modification of biological systems using engineering approach. These engineered biological systems have wide biomedical and industrial applications. The course covers key engineering concepts and methodologies to the design of engineered genetic systems. Topics include foundational techniques in Engineering Biology, abstraction and composition of functional genetic devices and systems, use of computational modelling for genetic device and system design, combinatorial logic gene circuit design, use of control theory in dynamic device and systems design, and applications of engineered systems and societal impact.

This course provides a general introduction to language and linguistics. 

This course is a survey of the history and aesthetics of film music from the late 1890s to the present day. It covers the dramatic function of music as an element of cinematic narrative, the codification of musical iconography in cinematic genres, the symbolic use of pre-existing music, and the evolving musical styles of film composers.