University of Hong Kong

This course examines sustainable waste management in the context of a metropolitan city like Hong Kong. The interactions among economic activities, human activities, sustainable development, climate change and waste management problems and solutions will be covered. The waste challenges and waste management hierarchy will be examined covering waste reduction, minimization, recycling, recovery, treatment and disposal. The spatial implications of waste management policies and infrastructure will be analyzed. The role of technology in waste management and treatment will be discussed. The course concludes with a critical look at values, lifestyles, policies and technologies as the key drivers of change for sustainable waste management for long term sustainability of a city like Hong Kong.

This course introduces the concepts of financial accounting and its underlying assumptions. It studies basic accounting procedures including transaction recording in journals and ledgers and preparation and analysis of financial statements. It covers the principles of double-entry bookkeeping, interpretation of financial statements, issues raised by corporate regulation, and the use of management information for decision making. Topics include accounting and information for decision making; basic financial statements; the accounting cycle, capturing economic events, and reporting financial results; accounting for merchandising activities; financial assets; inventories and cost of goods sold; plant assets and depreciation; liabilities and stockholders' equity; income and changes in retained earnings; statement of cash flows; and financial statement analysis. Text: John J. Wild, Winston Kwok, Ken W. Shaw, and Barbara Chiappetta, PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING. Assessment: attendance and participation, assignments, midterm test, group project, final exam.

This course examines what is public opinion; how does public opinion influence politics; and can political elites manipulate public opinion. Specifically, it examines how citizens form opinions, how public opinion may influence policymaking and political selection, and how politicians and the media may shape public opinion.

This course analyzes the role of mass media and other channels of communication in local and international political processes. It examines the way in which governments communicate through the media, and the role the media play as either independent watchdogs or as tools of the political system. 

This course examines a general introduction to the physical and physiological bases and principles of fMRI, MRI related safety issues, and design and analysis of fMRI experiments.

This course examines the difference valuation approaches and techniques to value any assets. It also looks at the asset management industry and various investment strategies.

This course examines the policy and regulatory implications of the latest developments in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, smart cities, the platform economy, and other areas. It looks at how policymakers in Hong Kong, the rest of China, and other parts of the world adapt to the digital era and the challenges they face in implementing public policy using big data and AI technologies.

This course examines various aspects of the relation between music and the mind and emotions, including how humans came to be musical; how people listen to, understand, and perform music; why we listen to and make music.