Hong Kong

This course covers the fundamental principles of neuroscience. Topics include history of neuroscience, neurons and glia, neuronal membrane at rest, action potential, synaptic transmission, neuroanatomy, the somatic sensory system, chemical senses: taste and smell, the auditory system, vision and the eye, vision and the brain, spinal control of movement, brain control of movement, chemical control of the brain and behavior, development in the nervous system, memory systems, learning and memory: molecular biology, emotion and attention.

The emphasis of this course is on the history of macroeconomic fluctuations and growth; recent theoretical analyses of such phenomena, for example, the New Classical and New Keynesian approaches; and the consequence and relevance of institutions and policies. Topics: economic growth, inflation and unemployment, government debt and current demographic trends, the business cycle, macroeconomic models with micro foundations, monetary economics and banking, fiscal policy, open economy macroeconomics, consumption and housing economics, analyzing the world economy. Text: N. Gregory Mankiw, INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS. Students should have knowledge of elementary differential calculus, and are advised to take ECON2021, Basic Macroeconomics before taking this course.

This course examines the principles, design, administration, and implementation of database management systems. Emphasis is placed on relational database systems. Course topics include: entity-relationship model, relational model, relational algebra and calculus, database design and normalization, database query languages, indexing schemes, integrity, concurrency control, and query processing.

This course is an introduction to a variety of topical areas in the history, methodology, theory, and critiques of sociocultural anthropology. From hunter-gatherers to online gamers, the discipline aims to observe and understand a variety of cultures from around the world. Areas of current debate within sociocultural anthropology that we will explore include culture, representation, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, religion, nationalism and transnationalism, power and inequality, and the evolution of field methods. Anthropology strives “to make the strange familiar, and the familiar strange”.

This course develops conceptual and perceptual understanding of the basic materials and structures of music, including rhythm and meter, intervals and scales, modes and keys, as well as melody, harmony and contrapuntal practices. The course integrates ear training with the analysis of a wide array of musical examples.

This course introduces fundamental ways of understanding a city by looking at its architecture and physical environment as sites of collective living, production, exchange and consumption. From the production of art to the collection of rubbish, the course aims to explore the architectural and urban dimensions of cities (from material to cultural and symbolic) through salient topics such as city and war, city and power, city and trade, energy, transportation, housing, and entertainment. Referring to prominent cities in the world including Hong Kong, significant urban themes such as local versus global, memory or envisioning, development and sustainability are explored. Topics include: What is a city for? How do cities work? How are cities made and remade? What role do architects and others play in the design, planning, maintenance and imagining of cities?

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. The course discusses making strategic choices and evaluating options and tradeoffs in a competitive business simulated industry environment and develops a broad perspective in managerial decisions. Students also develop an appreciation of economic and social factors that drive modern global organizations.

An advanced course designed to students who have completed CLCP4433 or CPTH4433. For students who have not completed the above course, they are invited to join the Putonghua placement offered by CLC. The course is designed to enhance language skills in communication, as well as to increase understanding of social life through a series of training exercises including reading and listening comprehension, special report writing, and group discussion, etc.