University of Hong Kong

This course develops the basic concepts and tools applicable to corporate financial decisions. It studies the three main tasks of financial managers: project evaluation, financing decisions, and working capital management. Specific topics include present value calculation, valuation of stocks and bonds, investment criteria and capital budgeting, risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, short term financial planning, and credit and inventory management. Prerequisite: an introductory accounting course. Text: Ross et al., CORPORATE FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS. Assessment: four assignments (16%), 16-page group project (14%), midterm exam (30%), final exam (40%).

This course examines how speech sounds are organized and patterned typologically; how speech sounds are processed mentally; how we learn the sound systems of language and communicate with each other.

This course studies and examines Chinese Buddhist art from historical and cultural perspectives to explore its origin, evolution and influence. The course also studies the transmission of Buddhism as well as its transformations through the investigation of the various art treasures found along the Silk Road. A study of these archaeological artifacts, religious monuments, and art and sculpture from the area reveals the fascinating story of the development of Buddhism from India to Central Asia and eventually to China, Korea and Japan. Assessment: short essay with 2,500-3,000 words (50%), 2 short quizzes (10%), presentation (25%), attendance and participation (15%)

This course covers the computer-assisted techniques of geographic data analysis, collectively known as GIS, which involve the overlaying and merging of spatial data layers. The principles of such an approach are discussed focusing on the nature of spatial data, raster and vector data structures, GPS data collection, data transformation and geocoding, and spatial overlay techniques. Students complete five exercises involving the application of GIS concepts in real-life situations. An examination requiring short-essay responses will be administered during the examination period.

This course examines history, law and culture in the social, political and economic context of Hong Kong and China in the 19th and 20th centuries. It covers historical narratives, legal systems, social customs and cultures of Hong Kong and China.

This course examines culture and justice, including what culture is and how we know, and how justice is understood and how it is demanded, pursued, and meted out (by whom, for whom, to whom).