University of Hong Kong

This course studies the allocation of human resources through the labor market and the utilization of human resources inside the firm. The course explores issues related to investment in human capital, wage determination, labor force participation, worker mobility, hiring decisions and other personnel practices. Text: R. Ehrenberg and R. Smith, MODERN LABOR ECONOMICS: THEORY AND PUBLIC POLICY.

This course examines Korean culture and its current societal issues. It looks at Korea’s path to its recent success and developments from the historical, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives. Topics covered include the top-down economic development until the 1980s, transfer from authoritarian to democratic governments, post-industrial innovative strategies including technology, entertainment, and tourism, and continuing geopolitical tensions with North Korea and neighbouring superpowers.

This intensive course is designed for foreign learners who have completed CHIN9511 (Beginning Cantonese I) or who can demonstrate equivalent competence in the placement test. Students strengthen their mastery of the phonetic romanization transcription, the Jyutping system, and gain enhanced competence in expression in the language. The course introduces more practical sentence patterns and a large range of useful words and expressions related to various aspects of life. 

This introductory marketing course explores the underlying marketing process and consumer characteristics, the development of marketing opportunities and strategies, and how companies manage their products, pricing, promotion, and marketing channels. It consists of short lectures, class discussion, video case analyses, problem sets, and a group project. Topics include the marketing concept and the environment; strategic market planning, marketing research; consumer behavior; segmentation, targeting, and positioning; managing products and brands; pricing; marketing channels; integrated marketing communications; promotion strategies; and developing new products and services. Text: Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong, PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING. Assessment: group marketing plan project (40%), group case study (10%), class participation (15%), final exam (40%).