Peking University, Beijing

The course is designed for senior undergraduates that are interested in qualitative methods and of some research experience. The course introduces two major approaches to analysing qualitative data, namely, grounded-theory based coding approach and chronological sequence-based process data analysis. As well, the course also covers related topics to provide comprehensive guidance to students, including the philosophy of qualitative methods, collection of qualitative data, reporting qualitative findings, and ethical issues in qualitative data analysis.

The primary objective of this course is to build the foundation of cost and managerial accounting, which provides information that is essential for management’s strategic planning and decisions. Unlike financial accounting, which is intended for external parties, cost and managerial accounting is primarily designed for internal management and staff. Therefore, this course is designed to help you (1) develop the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare reports essential for management decisions and (2) understand the usefulness and limitations of cost and managerial accounting information.

The aim of this course is to introduce students to modern British history, focusing on the continuously improvisational nature of the UK state, the interconnectedness of the UK and the British Empire, and its rise and decline through war. A secondary objective is to introduce students to major historiographical debates about modern British history.

This course will focus on the complicated role that law has played in the economic reform. It will analyze such a role from five perspectives, namely, constitution, government, property, regulation, and globalization. Together, these perspectives will help the students to build a multi-dimensional understanding of the political economy of law in modern China.