Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

This course introduces various elements of starting an entrepreneurial journey, including team building, crowd sourcing, and use of social media. Based on an experiential learning model, industry representatives provide in class discussion while students also have opportunities to gain authentic experiences in different industries and reaching out to network of co-working spaces. This course does not require previous entrepreneurial experience or any form of business training.

This course provides familiarity with poverty issues including poverty measurement, underlying causes of poverty, the impact of poverty on society and government programs and policies that address poverty. The course illustrates principles with real-world applications. Though the course discusses poverty in a broad context of developing and developed countries, an extra emphasis is put on poverty related issues in Hong Kong and mainland China.

This Cantonese course is for students with Chinese language background who are beginners in the learning of Cantonese. It equips students with the Cantonese proficiency and communication competence necessary for living and networking in Hong Kong as well as a fast integration into the local culture. The learning activities involve developing listening and speaking skills in an attempt to build confidence and fluency in using Cantonese for daily communication.

This is a project-based, experiential course that introduces the design thinking process focusing on health innovation to address the real-world unmet needs in society. The goal is to develop communication, interpersonal, teamwork, analytical, design and project management skills through a multi-disciplinary, team-based design experience. The design thinking process modules: empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test, are introduced and the students learn experientially by applying these process modules to solve the health unmet needs they observe in real life. The students are required to report their progress throughout the semester. At the end of the course, they showcase their prototype in a roadshow and submit their project report and reflection on their design journey.

This course aims at empowering students in making rewarding career choices by 1) introducing the career planning process, 2) enhancing their understanding of the current job market and employers' expectation, and 3) equipping them with essential and practical job search skills like CV writing, interview, aptitude test, group discussion, etc. so as to increase their competitiveness. Experiential learning opportunities and personalized feedback will be provided to prepare students for the recruitment process. Seasoned practitioners from different sectors will be invited to shed light on recruitment criteria and industry updates. Graded P/NP only.

This course teaches basic application techniques in single-variable calculus and linear algebra. Key topics include: systems of linear equations and matrices, functions and graphing, derivatives and optimization, integration and applications.

An examination of the formation and development of political, economic, and cultural relations between China and the United States from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century.

This introductory course is for students who have never taken a chemistry course, but would like to learn what chemistry is and how it may affect the world we live in. It covers basic chemical concepts and historical development of Chemistry. The course introduces basic chemical concepts and historical development of chemistry; connect chemistry with everyday life and modern technology; and explains the importance of chemistry in the environment, medicine, and daily life.

This course discusses how innovation is a major driver of economic growth in the world today. Innovations in the information technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and genetics industry have a significant impact on human life around the world. This course uses a number of short cases to introduce business scenarios and to illustrate the relevance of concepts learned in class.