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.