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SUBJECT COURSE SECTION COURSE_TITLE SYNOPSIS CREDIT_POINT MEDIUM_OF_INSTRUCTION VENUE START_WEEK END_WEEK

22960 1155 99E CRAFT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22957 1156 99E CONTEXTUAL STUDIES OF ART 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23083 2161 99E ART AND CULTURE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22956 2199 99E PHOTOGRAPHY AND MOVING IMAGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20675 1021 03E 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20341 2012 03E MARKETING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22410 1005 99E THEATRE AND STAGE ART 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22407 1006 99E CONTEXTUAL STUDIES OF CREATIVE ARTS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22388 2008 99E ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT I 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22381 2010 99E HONG KONGER: ART AND MUSIC 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23041 3014 99E ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT II 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22341 4016 99E THE CHINESE NARRATIVE: ART AND MUSIC 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21138 3564 91E CHINESE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20343 1021 62E 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20357 1023 62E ORAL HISTORY OF HONG KONG IN TRANSITION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-06 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


23052 3010 21E 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20309 3024 21E COMMUNITY COUNSELLING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

EMI Course List for EXCHANGE STUDENTS (as at 15 Sep 2015)Semester 2, 2015-16

IMPORTANT:The list of EMI courses for exchange students will be regularly updated thus exchange students are reminded to keep revisiting the list for latest updates from now onwards.

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CRNPlease make sure to enter / select the CRNs listed below when you register for courses online as more than 1 CRNs might be created for the very same course.

PRE-REQUISITEStudents who wish to enroll in the following courses might require to provide proof of equivalent prerequisite, (such as transcript, syllabus, etc) to the module instructor and enrollment is subjected to the instructor’s approval. Therefore, it is important to make plans for alternative courses in case the enrollment is unsuccessful.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) CCA ART This course provides opportunities for students to review their own concepts about craft through an understanding of the multiple perspectives about craft, as well as personal investigation into craft

traditions and innovative practices in crafts.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) CCA ART

The course is designed for an introductory study of Western, Chinese and Hong Kong art in a contextual approach. By examining major art genres and reflecting on the relevant factors in their cultural background, students will understand the art forms and their relationship to the social, technological, religious and cultural developments. The course will provide a solid foundation for understanding art and enhance students' aesthetic sensitivity towards art.

TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-G/F-03

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) CCA ART This course provides students with the opportunity to examine the issue of identity in cultural diversity in the historical and contemporary context. The relationship of art and culture will be analysed in

various social and cultural perspectives.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) CCA ART

This course focuses on both the practical and theoretical study of still and moving images for visual communication. It includes the acquisition of dark room techniques and computer editing technology. The course also allows for hands-on experience of using photographic and video capture equipment. It also covers the critical investigation within the still and moving image framework of personal and societal conventions of communication.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC BUS BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL

DIVERSITY AT WORKPLACEInformation technology has a tremendous impact on business communication and workforce movement, this course provides opportunities for students to explore communication concepts, e-tools in business communication as well as cultural challenges encountered in the workplace. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills in business communication via use of e-tools with a special attention to addressing cultural differences.

TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-G/F-05A

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC BUS This course provides opportunities for students to explore the nature and function of marketing as well as traditional and Internet marketing skills. It provides participants with a solid foundation to

evaluate marketing activities and apply important marketing concepts in an integrated fashion.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) CCA CAC

This course introduces students to drama and the theatre, by covering three major areas, i.e. front stage, backstage and performance training. Students will not only become confident and articulate speakers, they will also acquire fundamental dramatic skills and technique to create theatrical presentations and to express themselves creatively; all these outcomes can be achieved by critical and aesthetic thinking about drama and other arts forms that required staging. This course is complemented by Foundation Seminar in the Arts.


This course provides an overview of the major art forms, both Chinese and Western, making reference to the key developments at selected periods and contexts; exploring how factors such as different cultures, social and political systems, philosophies and religions may have affected or reflected in the arts. Students will study selected artists and artworks, and analyze how the various contextual factors have influenced development of the arts.


This course introduces students to the establishment and operation of arts organizations from the administrative and management perspectives. It develops students' theoretical understanding as well as practices in administration and management of organizations in the arts and cultural industries. The course covers topics that include key aspects of history and trends in arts management, management functions, and basic administration and management practices in arts organizations with an emphasis on understanding the principles underlying these management strategies. This course is complemented by the course “Public Policy in Arts and Culture”, which discusses the cultural policies that often shape arts administration and management.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) CCA CAC This course surveys the visual and sonic arts in the context of Hong Kong’s local and popular culture, ranging from Cantonese opera to local advertisements. Students will rethink the role of sounds and

visuals in the formation of local and popular cultures, making reference to Hong Kong’s historical, social and cultural development.


This course introduces students to the administration and management of arts institutions from the perspectives of marketing and communication. The course focuses on key aspects of arts administration practice involving fundraising, promotion, and audience education. Grant application writing is given a special focus in the course. Through studying cases from a variety of arts organizations, students have the opportunity to identify and investigate key management issues and problems relevant to marketing and communication practices in arts organizations.

CAC2008 ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IThis course introduces students to the establishment and operation of arts organizations from the administrative and management perspectives. It develops students' theoretical understanding as well as practices in administration and management of organizations in the arts and cultural industries. The course covers topics that include key aspects of history and trends in arts management, management functions, and basic administration and management practices in arts organizations with an emphasis on understanding the principles underlying these management strategies. This course is complemented by the course “Public Policy in Arts and Culture”, which discusses the cultural policies that often shape arts administration and management.


This course enables students to examine key features of Chinese art and music, both in theory and in practice, with reference to the significance and development in Chinese and Hong Kong cultures. With the rise of the Chinese economy and the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, the question of Chineseness, Cultural Identity and the significance of Chinese heritage have been re-examined. Through a review of the past, the course highlights the essential elements of narrating and expressing Chinese culture through the visual and musical arts in the 21st century. This subject builds on the knowledge gained from earlier courses that include a brief discussion of Chinese and Hong Kong cultural and creative arts.


Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHIThrough reading the English translations of selected poetry, prose, novel and dramas of classical and modern literature, this course introduces students to the historical development and various literary form of Chinese literature. Given the range of Chinese literary tradition, this course focuses on one major theme, lyrical tradition, and offers a comprehensive overview of this particular aesthetic tradition in both classical and modern Chinese literature.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS COC EXPLORING BODIES IN THE CONTEMPORARY

SOCIETY

The course provides an introduction to the important discussion of body in social, cultural and historical contexts. Topics will include a consideration of bodies as objects of discipline across the lifespan, as gendered and classed constructions, as means of expression. In this course, we will examine the body as a set of experiences and institutions and explore some of the social, cultural and historical processes that shape our understandings of the body. We will also look into the conventional idea of “normal”, and the assumptions underlying social understandings of bodies and the implications of those assumptions to personal, as well as social and cultural development. Students will be exposed to these discussions through out of classroom experience like visiting different industries that constructs different concepts of bodies. For example massage parlour, slimming agencies.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS COC

This course introduces students to the method of oral history as a means to understand the society of Hong Kong. Our knowledge of the past does not limit to master narratives produced by professional historians or sanctioned in official representations. Instead, history is all around us, and oral history empowers us to uncover histories that are often neglected in traditional history writings. Through a project- based learning, students taking this course will have the opportunity to produce their oral history of the changing society of Hong Kong, and to construct meaning by engaging with other people’s life stories. In the process, students will develop their social awareness through critically re-examine their understandings of the master narratives of Hong Kong.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL COC RELIGIONS IN HONG KONG: EXPERIENCE AND

REALITY

The advance of technology in modern society has permanently changed the outlook of the world. Cloning, surrogate motherhood, the technology of drone strike, the emergence of mobile gadgets, and social communication networks, etc. have made humankind rethink the meaning of their collective existence. Yet, rather than concealing human beings from their metaphysical concerns and questions, the emergence of the new outlook has only brought them closer to the questions, such as the existence of Gods, the purpose of life and death, and the sense of identity that human beings share with their ancestors, land, and cultures. In contemporary society, religion still carries deep significance to believers and non-believers alike, representing an aspect of inquiry which is distinct from science or other humanities subjects. In this course, we will provide an emphatic study of the variety of beliefs and practices maintained by major religions in Hong Kong. We will enable students to acquire a subjective experience of participating in the activities of particular religions. Most important, students will discover how this experience affects the way in which followers of different religions understand the world, and relate to one another, in the context of a world, where technological advancement has permanently altered the way of our lives.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) SEC COU UNDERSTANDING CURRENT CHILD AND

ADOLESCENT ISSUESThis course provides participants with opportunities to take an ecosystem perspective to explore current issues on the whole-person growth of children and adolescents and to understand the factors which account for current children and adolescent issues and problems. Specific prevention and intervention strategies will be examined and discussed.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) SEC COU

This course aims to provide some critical themes and issues facing community counselling services today, such as community counselling services to mental health, child and adolescent, family, gay / lesbian, and so forth, as well as a reflection of the thoughtful and creative thinking and practice to be found in those contexts. The course also encourages students to examine the current practices of community counselling in order to enhance their understanding of community services to the potential clients. It is hoped that the struggles and challenges of working in community counselling services will inspire and provoke further thinking (and evaluation) into their own working contexts and practices.




21519 1042 03E LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-10 04/01/2016 23/04/2016

22958 2168 99E FAMILIES IN CHINESE CONTEXTS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21520 3045 03E OBSERVING AND ASSESSING YOUNG CHILDREN 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-12 04/01/2016 23/04/2016

22997 1050 99E ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-P-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


22766 2017 65E 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


20764 2034 02E TEACHERS WORKING ACROSS COMMUNITIES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21186 3026 06E TEACHERS AND TEACHING IN CONTEXT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21188 3026 07E TEACHERS AND TEACHING IN CONTEXT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21190 3026 08E TEACHERS AND TEACHING IN CONTEXT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


Faculty of Humanities (FHM) ELE CSL EXPLORING HONG KONG’S RURAL HERITAGE AND NATURE

Hong Kong is widely known internationally as a centre for commerce, trade and tourism. Regionally, it is known for its rich culture, cuisine and shopping. However, the focus of much of this attention has been on Hong Kong’s urban setting, with little consideration given to its rural heritage. In fact, Hong Kong has a very rich and diverse rural environment that is ripe for discovery, exploration, description, enjoyment and promotion. This rural backdrop is epitomised by a landscape and mostly abandoned village sitting less than one kilometer from the Institute’s campus. Sha Lo Tong Valley and (abandoned) village is an important upland site in both the biological and historical senses, yet it merits only a couple of paragraphs in Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha_Lo_Tung> and most Institute staff and students are probably unaware of its existence, nor have they been there. In order to maximise exposure to this important part of Hong Kong’s heritage, students are required to identify a rural community; visit it multiple times; locate persons of interest there, including village kuks; document some aspect of the community via the local contact; and disseminate the learning that takes place via a documentary and website. Relevant government bodies, such as the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, may be used to assist in contacting communities and disseminating the students’ final outputs. In doing so, they are meant to benefit both themselves and community members. In sum, the purpose of the course is as follows: - to expose students to rural villages in the Taipo area and beyond including isolated village schools; - to contact inhabitants in rural villages in order to better understand their lives; - to make a website, including a short film documentary, that includes information about the village; - to present and disseminate their findings both to their classmates and beyond via the Internet for educational and promotional purposes.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) ECE ECE

The course introduces fundamental concepts and issues of early literacy development, instruction and assessment of young children in preschools settings. It puts an emphasis on students’ active participation in meaningful and critical discussion of the application of theoretical knowledge for the design of instructional activities, and strategies to promote family involvement in young children’s language and literacy learning and development.


Many human service positions, including those in community, political, and clinical and health organizations, require direct interactions with families. The goal of this course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the literature on family studies and to link such knowledge to issues that practitioners face when dealing with different types of families in the local setting. Using both social ecological and family systems perspectives as an overarching framework, the course understands different family subsystems (e.g., marital, parent-child, sibling) as important contexts in which children learn new skills and develop competencies. The emphasis is on how these subsystems operate in reciprocal and interrelated ways and how they afford opportunities for and place constraints on human development. In addition, the course explores practical applications of research to the real world and discusses how different macro factors may affect the functioning of families with different sociocultural backgrounds (e.g., low-income, immigrant, ethnic minority). Teaching methods emphasize but are not limited to class participation and sharing, case studies, academic and popular readings, and guest lectures.


The course draws on students’ knowledge of development and learning acquired in other courses under Child and Family Studies, to further develop their skills in observing and assessing. Various methods of observation will be introduced to develop their skills in recording, analysis, and interpretation of data. The course emphasizes meaningful use of findings to inform the work of an early childhood professional, and how to use the findings to facilitate communications with caregivers.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) EPL EDA

In this course students will learn how to understand and analyze human behavior in today’s complex organizations. Organizational behavior is a result of the interaction among individuals, groups, organizational structure and culture, and the organization’s environment. Leaders manage these factors in order to achieve desired organizational outcomes. Students will also be given the opportunity to examine culturally specific organizational behavior in the region. The Organizational Behavior (OB) course seeks to assist students in further developing their knowledge about organizations and their EQ competencies for putting this knowledge into action. Students will study in greater depth and with greater focus on application and integration of these concepts.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS EDA EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT: CONCEPTS, ISSUES

AND PERSPECTIVES

This course studies the concepts of education development and its related issues from multidisciplinary perspectives. Various theories and perspectives of education development will be discussed, followed by a detailed examination of how education contributes to social, economic, cultural and political development. While the main theme of this course is to introduce various concepts, issues and perspectives of education development to students, another theme is empirical and focuses on how education development is tackled by the states in Greater China at the national and local levels. Case studies of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau will be used to stimulate students to empirically apply the concepts and issues of education development into concrete examples. After taking this course, students will understand the multidimensional and multidisciplinary nature of the concept of education development, its complex relationships with the politics and economy, the significance of education in promoting social / cultural development and human well-being, and the unique challenges of governing Greater China.


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The purpose of this course is to equip students with essential knowledge and skills to work with a range of professionals across sectors to enhance their holistic development. The work of teachers in the contemporary society is increasingly complicated by what is happening outside the school. It is apparent that teachers or schools working alone cannot fully support the diverse needs of students and their families unless teachers work with other professionals and the wider community to inform practice and effect change. Built on a broader vision of the roles of teachers in society, students are guided to explore the ideas and dynamics involved in collaborative partnerships with public, private and voluntary agencies in providing extra activities and support measures for students. Through the sharing of practical experiences from multiple professional perspectives and hands-on skill workshops, students are better prepared for successful collaboration in the future.


Teachers must learn to face multiple challenges confidently in order to survive in their beginning years. The purpose of this course is to help beginning teachers’ develop the competence, confidence and resilience necessary to face these challenges professionally whether in the classroom, staffroom, school or wider community. The course will therefore introduce the competencies needed by beginning teachers with reference to those developed specifically in the Hong Kong school context. It aims to help future teachers cultivate a sense of professionalism in the early phase of their career and provide them the knowledge and skills needed to build collaborative relationships within school and community partners. These skills include communication, interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Future teachers will work with instructors to develop a critical understanding of emerging and entrenched issues which are important to dedicated professionals and their development of successful practice such as understanding learning, working with diverse colleagues and senior leaders and community partners.











21199 3026 19E TEACHERS AND TEACHING IN CONTEXT 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 27/05/2016



21208 3026 33E TEACHERS AND TEACHING IN CONTEXT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



20718 3035 02E PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE IN SCHOOL 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-11 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20746 4031 02E TEACHING IN CHANGING TIMES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23013 1249 11E ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR TEACHERS I 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23014 1249 12E ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR TEACHERS I 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016





















This course aims to explore the concept of social justice in education. Students are encouraged to assess the extent to which the related public policy and laws are able to minimize favoritism, bias, and discrimination in Hong Kong schools and beyond. Students can examine how policies privilege certain groups in society, and how this can reproduce injustice within the system. The course asks students to examine their personal stance on social justice and the way this can influence them in promoting social justice through everyday teaching and daily life. Special attention is given to preparing new teachers to recognize the organic links between these issues and their professional practice.


The purpose of this course is to help students to be successful in schools as the education environment constantly changes. In particular, ubiquitous use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education has facilitated various innovative approaches to teaching in the changing school learning environment. The course helps students make sense of recent education changes and the impacts of ICT on teaching and learning that affect subsequent changes in their roles and the emergence of educational innovations. Students are encouraged to explore ways to translate change demands into actions which benefit school learning and improvement for educational innovations. The course also helps students explore how professional qualities, organizational processes and the wider technological socio-cultural environment influence practice in schools. With new knowledge and skills, students are able to understand different approaches to teaching with ICT. They can also enact strategies to implement changes and interpret innovations in liaison with other professionals inside and outside schools.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENGThis course provides opportunities for students to develop their grammatical knowledge of the English language, with a special focus on word classes, and the structure of phrases and simple sentences. The course attempts to analyze grammar from an integrated perspective, drawing insights from both formalist and functional approaches. Pedagogical implications link the concepts of syntax to real communicative events in the context of Hong Kong school classrooms.











22263 1377 11E ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22265 1377 12E ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22274 1377 13E ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22278 1377 14E ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22970 2246 11E INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22971 2246 12E INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-10 04/01/2016 04/06/2016




22153 2254 11E CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE ESL CLASSROOM 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-02 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

22155 2254 12E CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE ESL CLASSROOM 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-06 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

22157 2254 13E CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE ESL CLASSROOM 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-02 04/01/2016 28/05/2016



Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENG INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

This course introduces the fundamental aspects of the English sound system. Students will learn (i) the articulatory and prosodic properties of human speech sounds, (ii) transcribing speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols, and (iii) phonemics, allophonic rules of English consonants and vowels, phonotactics, syllable structures, metrical feet, phonological groupings, word and phrasal stress, rhythm and intonation. Based on the understanding of sound systems and patterns, students will acquire techniques of elicitation and transcription of speech sounds with special reference to English, Cantonese and Putonghua. They will also develop analytical skills to investigate sound systems in any natural language.









Faculty of Humanities (FHM) ELE ENGThis course, together with English for Academic Purposes I, provides students with support for their academic language development using a systemic functional linguistics approach. Students will learn to read and write academic texts through detailed text deconstruction (how meaning is made by the grammar of a text), joint construction with the tutor and their fellow classmates, and individual construction. The deconstruction focuses on how the language is building and organizing ideas and, most importantly, how it is making relationship with the reader. Students will be guided to do detailed analysis of the genre of research article using a text analysis frame, following which they will be guided to write a text of the same genre.




Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENG This course explores the relationship between language, society and education. Issues of special reference to Hong Kong, such as bilingualism, language policies and planning, and English as an international language are considered in greater depth together with the implications of these issues for education.





Faculty of Humanities (FHM) ELE ENG In this course students will be guided towards a critical study and enjoyment of children's literature. Students will study a wide range of texts and explore their value and use in literature-based language classrooms for the development of school students' language proficiency through integrated language arts activities.





23012 2275 91E CONTEMPORARY LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-12 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

21381 2325 11E ENGLISH GRAMMAR I 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-06 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21508 2330 91E LITERATURES IN ENGLISH I: FICTION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22998 2347 11E WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-18 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22999 2347 12E WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23000 2347 14E WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23002 2347 15E WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21526 2348 91E LITERATURES IN ENGLISH III: POETRY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-06 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



23235 2400 11E ADVANCED PHONOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-P-03 04/01/2016 28/05/2016





23160 3266 11E CLASSROOM DISCOURSE ANALYSIS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-03 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

23033 3267 11E LANGUAGE AND GENDER 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-06 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

21532 3273 11E INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

21619 3331 91E APPROACHING POPULAR MEDIA 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-21 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21392 3338 99E LANGUAGE AND POWER 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-11 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21752 3345 11E CREATIVE WRITING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-08 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENG

This course gives students opportunities to read and appreciate selected works of contemporary literature written in English. Drawing on skills developed in the prerequisite courses, students will study texts for detailed meaning and enhance their capacity for criticism and interpretation. The rise of writing about the self, particularly in the forms of memoir and autobiography, is one of the most important developments in contemporary English-language literature. Nonfiction memoirs now regularly outsell novels and poetry. In this class, we will focus on the diverse uses of the first person point of view across a wide range of genres and modes in contemporary writing, including memoir, fiction, poetry, and the graphic novel. Students can expect to read (parts of) (some of) the following texts: poetry by Sylvia Plath, memoir by N. Scott Momaday and Maxine Hong Kingston, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, a memoir by Mary Karr, a hybrid work by Claudia Rankine, and a novel by Gary Shteyngart.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENG

This course (and its sequel ‘English Grammar II’) develops students’ knowledge of Standard English grammar as a system and linguistic resources, and equipping them with a good understanding of the structural properties of various grammatical subsystems and their functions. To appreciate considerable variation in English usages in different parts of the world, students will be exposed to, and guided to analyze, authentic texts produced by English-L1 and English-L2 countries (e.g. regional English newspapers in Asia). Where possible, the grammatical norms in Standard English will be supplemented by illustrations of salient patterns of deviation in specific varieties of English in the world. The purpose is twofold: while Standard English is important for formal, especially written communication in international settings, systematic deviations may be found in different regional varieties of English due to forces of acculturation, resulting in the indigenization of English in the local, national or regional context.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENGIn this course students will be introduced to a wide range of works written in prose (short stories and novels) in the twentieth century. Through reading these texts, students will learn to interpret and analyze prose fiction. Literary works emerging from historical events such as the two World Wars and social and cultural movements, such as the Harlem Renaissance in America, the end of colonialism, the rise of industrialization and urbanization, will be studied, thus allowing students to examine the crucial link between literary production and socio-historical processes.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENGThis course provides grounding in concepts, theory and research underlying approaches to vocabulary teaching and learning. Topics covered include vocabulary knowledge, morphology, semantics, vocabulary learning strategies, teaching principles and assessment practices. This course focuses on morphological analysis of words, word formation processes, word relations and the application of relevant vocabulary theories into the Hong Kong school context.




Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENGIn this course, students will read a range of poetry spanning the decades of the twentieth century and attempt to understand what poetry is and how it differs from other literary forms, what special skills are needed to understand it and what purpose it serves in society. Students will learn to analyze poetry both formally and thematically. Poetry dealing with a wide range of themes will be introduced, such as love, death, war, race, gender, etc. Poetry emerging from historical events such as the two World Wars and social and cultural movements, such as the Harlem Renaissance in America, will be studied, thus allowing us to examine the crucial link between literary production and socio-historical processes.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) ELE ENG USING LANGUAGE ARTS & NON-LANGUAGE ARTS IN THE ESL CLASSROOM

This course examines the pedagogical principles underpinning the use of language arts and non- language arts in the Elective Part of the three-year Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum (Secondary 4 – 6). The course provides students with hands-on experience of using language arts and non-language arts to create meaningful contexts for English language learning and teaching. A great variety of pedagogical strategies and techniques will be used to demonstrate how creativity, imagination and broader cultural awareness can be fostered through the medium of language arts or non-language arts in the secondary classroom.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENG CONTEMPORARY POPULAR CULTURE OF HONG KONG

The course aims to provide students with a critical introduction to popular culture in Hong Kong. We will explore both the distinctiveness of Hong Kong popular culture and how it reshapes itself in the age of global exchange. Students will learn to engage with popular culture beyond the level of pure leisure and critique the form, meaning and significance of popular culture. Students will respond to the formation of cultural and social identity of Hong Kong people and Hong Kong as a city by reading different cultural texts and critical theories of various disciplines such as postcolonial criticism, gender theories, postmodernism, urban studies and media studies. Primary texts studied in this course will be accompanied with English translations/subtitles.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENGPhonology is the study of the sound patterns present in the world's languages and the mental representations of these sound patterns. The course will focus on the central issues of phonological theories, including how languages organize sounds into words; whether all languages have the same phonological inventories and constraints; how do languages group sounds into larger constituents etc. The course will emphasize on hands-on data analysis of phonological data, and weekly in-class exercises/homework assignments will constitute an important part of the course.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENG PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

This course provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of how language is learnt and how it is related to thinking. It introduces students to theories of second language learning and explores how second language development is affected by individual learner factors and social contextual factors.







Faculty of Humanities (FHM) ELE ENGThis course builds on previous knowledge covered in the Written and Spoken Discourse for ELT course and focuses on analysing discourse features in second/foreign language classroom contexts. Through analysing the linguistic and functional characteristics of classroom talk and its sequential structures, students will explore the dynamics and potential of classroom interactions, and their impacts on pedagogical effectiveness in a diversity of classroom contexts.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENG This course provides students with opportunities to review theories and current issues in the field of language and gender studies related to practical communication and teaching settings. The focus is on the critical analysis of gender issues in both spoken and written discourse, and pedagogical applications to diverse classroom settings.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENG This course introduces participants to contemporary film culture and cinematic trends in the English- speaking world. High-impact English-language films made since the start of the 1990s will be studied for participants’ exposure to basic knowledge and skills in film study, for the improvement of their analytical and critical thinking skills.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENGThis course introduces students to some critical approaches on how to analyze and critique the popular media from the perspective of textual consumers and therefore examine the possible significant dynamics between those media and culture. The course furnishes students with the knowledge and awareness to become critical consumers and producers of various popular media texts and equips them with the literacies necessary to understand and critique the popular media in their everyday life. Forms of popular media texts may include cinema, graphic novels, advertisements, reality TV shows, docudramas, music videos, photographs, hypertext novels and the cyberspace.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENGThis course will provide opportunities for students to develop a deep understanding of the central concepts in critical discourse analysis. It will do this by allowing students to explore samples of spoken and written language from a wide variety of sources, and to apply their understanding of critical discourse and critical discourse analysis to different teaching and learning contexts using the focal theme of ‘language and power’.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENGThis course will introduce students to creative writing in English with a particular emphasis on the poetry and short story genres. It will use creative writing to help participants develop a more expressive and imaginative use of language whilst also looking at the some of the formal aspects of writing verse and short narratives in English. After learning the forms, students are encouraged to experiment with them and develop their own innovative writing practices.



21406 3346 11E ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-23 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21753 3350 11E READINGS IN NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-12 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

21754 3350 91E READINGS IN NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21755 3371 11E CHILDREN’S AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-03 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

22826 2002 81E ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


22752 2016 65E 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS E-LP1-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016





22792 3003 63E POLITICS AND LAW IN GREATER CHINA 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML ENGThis course aims at raising students’ critical awareness of the socio-political and lingua- cultural consequences of the global spread of English. After briefly describing a few prominent varieties of English spoken and used in East and Southeast Asia, especially former Anglo-American colonies, we will examine various socio-political implications and lingua-cultural communication for local bilingual speakers of English. Key critical concepts include: ‘norms and standards’, ‘linguistic variation’, ‘second language vs. foreign language’, ‘ownership’, ‘linguistic prejudice’, ‘linguistic imperialism’ and the slippery dichotomy between ‘native-speaker’ vs. ‘non-native speaker’ in multilingual societies like Singapore and India.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENGOver the last decade or so a number of new, non- Anglophone writers are making their presence felt in the literary marketplace with their published work that hit record sales, thus questioning the construction of the "Canon" and what constitutes good/sellable literature. In this course students will read a wide variety of texts written by writers from different cultural and geographical backgrounds. Selected texts will be read through an understanding of the concepts of "globalisation", "transnationalism", "gender and migration", "diaspora", "multiculturalism", and hybridity" thus extending our grasp of the larger meanings of these terms.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENGOver the last decade or so a number of new, non- Anglophone writers are making their presence felt in the literary marketplace with their published work that hit record sales, thus questioning the construction of the "Canon" and what constitutes good/sellable literature. In this course students will read a wide variety of texts written by writers from different cultural and geographical backgrounds. Selected texts will be read through an understanding of the concepts of "globalisation", "transnationalism", "gender and migration", "diaspora", "multiculturalism", and hybridity" thus extending our grasp of the larger meanings of these terms.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS ENG

In this course students will be guided towards a critical study and enjoyment of children’s and adolescent literature through literary appreciation techniques and reader response theory. Students will study a range of texts, including stories, fairy tales, picture books, poetry, plays and the mass media, and will be asked to respond to and critique these texts considering their relative literary merits. We will look at issues such as the appropriation and transformation of traditional fairy tales, the ideological positioning behind children’s literature, reading images in picture books, and controversial issues in adolescent literature. We will read children’s and adolescent literature both as works of literary art in their own right and as mirrors of an age, especially its attitudes towards children, gender stereotypes and historical processes such as imperialism.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES EVS This course provides an introduction to the scientific, technological, cultural and socio-economic aspects of environmental studies with particular reference to current environmental issues in the local,

national and global contexts.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS GCS COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT POLICY: CHINA

AND INDIA

China and India are two rising stars of the 21st century. Increasingly, China and India are playing important roles in the global economy and global governance. They are depicted as the drivers of the global economy especially after the financial crisis 2008-09. Nevertheless, our understanding of China and India has remained fragmented and patchy. This course aims to examine development policy in China and India. The following questions will be investigated: how China and India have launched developmental initiatives, what policy instruments have been used in these two countries, what administrative systems of governance have been adopted, and what the implications are for other developing countries.


AND INDIA



AND INDIA


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS GCS STATES, MARKETS AND INTERNATIONAL

GOVERNANCEChanges in the contemporary structural composition of the global political-economy increasingly impact all facets of state-market relations, not least the reach, power and authority of the state in terms of policy making processes and the means via which public policy is realized. Understanding the forces precipitating this change comprises the principal rationale of this course.





Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS GCS

This course is designed to introduce students to the role and function of the politics and law in shaping social transitions in four geographic regions of Greater China, i.e., Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. The course will familiarize students with the concepts, issues and perspectives essential for understanding the politics and law in Greater China, with focus on the key issues of political authority, political decision making, the rule of the law, law-making machinery, and the relationships among the state, political party, and lawmaking institutions in shaping political and legal issues in the specific social contexts in the four Chinese societies. The course will engage participants in a critical and comparative analysis of these issues and their impact on social transitions in Greater China. The course will first examine concepts and theories on political culture and political decision making. The second part will review the historical development of politics and legislation in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. The third part will compare the similarities and differences in the political structures and legal systems in specific social contexts in Greater China. Based on the comparative analysis, the fourth part will engage students in exploring the role and function of politics and law in shaping social development in the four Chinese societies.







22806 3003 72E POLITICS AND LAW IN GREATER CHINA 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-06 04/01/2016 04/06/2016




22837 4004 63E COMPARATIVE SOCIAL POLICY IN GREATER CHINA 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22841 4004 65E COMPARATIVE SOCIAL POLICY IN GREATER CHINA 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-20 04/01/2016 04/06/2016




Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS GCS YOUTH, NEW MEDIA AND INTERNET REGULATION

IN GREATER CHINA

This course serves to provide students with a foundational knowledge about the ways in which the development of new media have interwoven with the youth development in Greater China regions. Participatory cultures on the Internet offer an increasing range of opportunities for young people to express themselves. We examine these relations and practices with a view to the way they shape young people’s self development at an individual level and the development of civil society at a societal level. Students will understand government policies of the Internet and analyze controversial cases in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The class will critically discuss issues related to youth development and new media technologies in Greater China regions, such as cyber personas, mental health, Internet addiction, cyber-love, online activism as well as youth civic engagement.


IN GREATER CHINA



IN GREATER CHINA



This course explores major social policy challenges and issues confronting the societies in Greater China. Adopting a comparative approach in analyzing policy formation and implementation, this course will enable students to understand the most recent developments related to major social policies like education, health, social welfare, labour and housing policies in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and other Chinese societies in Southeast Asia. Students will be engaged in comparing and contrasting major social policy issues of selected Chinese societies, and appreciating the complexity of policy formation, implementation and evaluation from comparative perspectives.
















Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS GCS REGIONAL COOPERATION IN GREATER CHINA:

CHALLENGES AND ISSUES

This course will scrutinize the historical development, political and economic characteristics and importance of the regional cooperation in Greater China. The course begin by outlining the main theoretical approaches (realism, pluralism, idealism and globalism) that are used to examine the regional cooperation, the existence of different type of regional cooperation, and various strategies for its maintenance and for improving its quality. The second part of the course focuses on the institutional system of the regional cooperation in Greater China, with special attention of the interaction between different actors in the region. The final part is concerned with the challenges facing the regional cooperation in Greater China and how the governments in the region use organizations and policy coordination to respond to the challenges.










Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS GCS MANAGING DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN

GREATER CHINA

This course serves to provide students with a foundational knowledge about the development issues and challenges confronting major societies in Greater China, with particular reference to discuss how different economic development strategies adopted by Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan have affected social development of these societies. Students will be engaged in studying how civil society has emerged and developed in these societies, especially examining how and what major approaches/ measures that the governments have adopted to manage the growing complexity of social problems, the autonomization of society and the changing role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).


GREATER CHINA






22221 1014 02E CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIAL CONCERN 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23004 1017 99E SELF: A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22232 1021 07E A NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE OF STORIES IN LIFE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22281 1010 02E WORK, LEISURE AND MEANING OF LIFE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



GREATER CHINA



GREATER CHINA


Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) EPL GEA

This course provides a platform through which participants can acquire critical understanding of Biblical teachings of Christian faith and social concerns, and can look into key recent debates in Hong Kong Christian community. Participants are required to analyse current social political issues and see how Christians and Christian NGOs respond to the issues. The course also provides opportunity for the participants to interact with frontline Christians and Christian NGOs who are actively taking part in socio-political arena of Hong Kong.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL GEA

Being aware of who we are, of our differences from others, and of our capacity to make decisions, espouse values and hold commitments, we take it for granted that we have a self. Yet, this common-sense assumption of selfhood becomes puzzling when subjected to philosophical scrutiny. Two facts we need to note: first, we are compelled by social norms to act and think in certain ways, and, second, our cognition, feeling and volition depend on the functioning of our brain. We are thus both social and physical beings. How, then, and in what sense, is it possible to have a self? Our course begins with a brief introduction to major theories of self. Then the above-mentioned problem will be elaborated, and some suggested solutions will be examined. Further, with this vantage point, we shall investigate into the notion of moral agency. Helpful insights will be drawn from neuroscience, cognitive science and various social theories, but the approach is basically philosophical, in that the main goal is not to set out causal explanations, but rather to critically examine assumptions, and, as thoroughly as possible, to understand the significance of relevant issues and contentions.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I GEA

心理學家布魯納指出兩種認知現實世界的方式：強調普遍性和邏輯的「範式性認知」 (paradigmatic knowing)和著重獨特性和具體經驗的「敘事性認知」(narrative knowing)。前者多見於自然科學領域，描述自然世界的現象；而後者多存在於人文文學領域和我們的日常工作、生活中，對生活經驗賦予意義。現代社會中，尤其是二十世紀的科技理性影響下，人們大都傾向「範式性認知」而輕視了「敘事性認知」。然而我們對自己和他人生活經驗意義的理解，必須透過不斷的敘事思考來建立。本科目旨在透過親身體驗，讓學生認識「敘事探究」於生命經歷的作用，學習運用敘事探究方法來認識自己、探索生活經驗的意義，並藉著培養自省自覺的習慣，提昇個人在生活與工作中的應變能力以及體察生命的靈敏度。 Jerome Bruner pointed out that there are two modes of knowing the reality: (1) "paradigmaticGEA 1021 201409 A 22 knowing" that emphasizes universality; and (2) narrative knowing" that emphasizes uniqueness and concrete experiences. The former prevails in the natural sciences in describing the phenomena in the natural world while the latter is more evident in literature and the humanities in making meanings of our personal and social lives. In the modern era, in particularly under the influence of the technical rationality, people mostly value the paradigmatic knowing and the narrative knowing is often neglected. Nevertheless, the meanings of ours and other people's lives could only be constructed and understood by narrative thinking. This course employs an experiential approach to introduce narrative thinking to participants and explore narrative ways of understanding self and others. Through carefully designed coursework and exercises, participants could develop their reflective mind and enhance their flexibility and awareness in making meaning of the challenges in their everyday lives.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) EPL GEC

While tertiary students are preparing themselves for an adult work world, this course intends to initiate students into the theories of work and leisure from the philosophical , sociological, psychological and religious perspectives. It provides an opportunity for students to explore the problems related to the structure of work and free time such as distribution of work, overwork and unemployment in the post-industrial society. Students will be encouraged to critically reflect on their learning, work and leisure experiences. They will be requested to deliberate and develop a philosophy of work and leisure which have implications on their learning, personal well-being and relationships with society.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC GEC LOVE, INTIMACY & FAMILIES: MYTHS &

INEQUALITIES

This course will examine the meanings, practices and myths of love, sex, marriage, and family in contemporary societies, but with a special focus on Hong Kong. It has three main emphases. First, it will discuss how definitions and forms of family, expressions of love, and notions of “good sex”, ideal motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood, and family crises have been shaped by economic changes, commodity capitalism, mass media, government policies, and opinions of experts and professionals (such as medical practitioners, child psychologists, and social workers). Secondly, it will show the centrality of gender and class in structuring the experiences and expectation of intimate relationships and thus contributing to family problems and reproducing social inequalities. Thirdly, it will explore how and why some individuals have constructed intimate relationships and practices which are different from the dominant heterosexual paradigm. By understanding those apparently private and personal issues from a sociological and critical perspective, this course aims to help participants re-examine their personal myths and the moral panics of society towards changing and new intimate relationships (eg. the desirability and “threat” of the model of male-breadwinner and female-homemaker).




22318 1017 02E PERSPECTIVES ON THE BASIC LAW 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


22334 1024 02E UNDERSTANDING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22337 1025 02E SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DISCRIMINATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22359 1037 02E UNDERSTANDING CITIES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


22460 1045 02E EXPLORING THE GLOBALISED WORLD 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22476 1056 11E KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE IN HONG KONG 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-09 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) EPL GEC THE RULE OF LAW AND HONG KONG LEGAL

SYSTEM

This course provides a platform through which students can explore conceptions of the rule of law and its relationship with human rights. Basic knowledge of Hong Kong legal system, and how the rule of law can be maintained in the legal system will also be studied. Legal issues on education will be discussed on the rule of law. Students are required to explore the rule of law issues relating to education. Since the students are practicing in the educational field or may probably become a teacher, more emphasis on the rule of law and education enables them to apply the knowledge into their daily lives, in particular in school settings.



This course examines fundamental issues of the Hong Kong Basic Law as it applies to the lives of the Hong Kong people. It aims at increasing students’ constitutional consciousness of using the Basic Law to protect citizens' rights and interest. This course emphasizes some controversial cases such as the right of abode and flag desecration will be discussed. This course emphasis on critically analysis of the issues from legal perspective as well as political, economic, social and cultural perspectives.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) EPL GEC ECOLOGY OF MASS COMMUNICATION IN HONG

KONG

This course focuses on interactions and interconnections of various forces shaping mass media, and examines the ways of, and extent to, which these forces affect people, culture and society. Referring to local printed (e.g., newspapers, magazines), electronic (e.g., television, radio), and internet media, this course employs functional, political, and symbolic approaches to study the functions of, and the messages conveyed through, mass media. After completing this course, students are expected to understand and examine the strengths and constraints of mass media with personal, socio-cultural, and political contexts from a critical and holistic perspective.



This course intends to explore how young people and crime has been understood. Students will be introduced to the nature and different context of juvenile delinquency, specifically in the areas of why and how delinquent behaviour occurred and how various social agencies, including school and the Youth Justice System, have responded to it. Students will be encouraged to consider as well as to assess the wider roles of the family, the media and the community in creating and preventing juvenile delinquency.


This course first introduces theories and concepts of discrimination, equality and social justice. It relies on a comparative approach to examine discriminatory practices and their social, economic, political and historical origins. It analyzes case studies of discrimination on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, race, age, disability, family status, social origin and other status. Further, the course encourages students to share their personal experiences and discuss various effective ways (social, political, and legal) of tackling discrimination. Overall, the course aims to raise awareness of the cultural diversity, tolerance, and broadmindedness that lie at the heart of a democratic society.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC GEC

Nowadays more than half of the world population live in urbanized areas. Studies of cities from different perspectives, such as treating the city as a geographical place, a growth engine, a way of life, a political landscape with conflicts, or a cultural/artistic representation, are essential for better understanding of cities we live in. This help students become caring citizens of their own cities. This course will cover contemporary thinking and ideas of “cities”, with foci on their morphology and functions. The course is structured with different theorizations of cities, including but not limit to garden cities", "colonial cities", "socialist cities", port cities", "polycentric cities", "sprawl cities", edge cities", "metropolis", "global cities" and networked cities". Though the course emphasizes the outlooks, structural and functional characteristics of cities for easy comprehension by students from different disciplines, it attempts to introduce students the ideas of eminent urban scholars (such as Ernest Burgess, Manuel Castells, Joel Garreau, Peter Hall, David Harvey, Ebenezer Howard, Jane Jacobs, Henri Lefebvre, Terry McGee, Saskia Sassen, Allen J. Scott, Edward Soja and Louis Wirth) on how to analyze key issues found in cities related to urban growth, urban planning and governance, industrialization, globalization and social organization.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC GEC GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CHINA AND

HONG KONG

This course aims at adopting a comparative perspective to study the government, society and politics of both Mainland China and Hong Kong, focusing on their political institutions, the interactions between the government and the society, and the complex interrelationships between the central government in Beijing and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Students who take this course will have the fundamental understanding of the governmental and political operations of both Mainland China and Hong Kong. Political institutions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the HKSAR will be studied, including the role of the chief executives; the think tanks of the two governments; the recruitment and performance of civil servants; the functions of legislatures (PRC National People’s Congress and Hong Kong’s Legislative Council); the influence of political parties (the PRC’s Chinese Communist Party and the various political parties in the HKSAR); the role of mass media and public opinion; the growth of the civil society; the interpretations of the constitutions; the PRC institutions responsible for Hong Kong affairs; the role of the People’s Liberation Army in both mainland China and Hong Kong; and finally the political, economic, identity and constitutional issues shaping Beijing’s relations with the HKSAR since July 1, 1997.


In a globalising and globalised world, it is essential for students to develop awareness and the necessary learning skills in understanding the rapid changes of this new era. This course examines the processes and influences of globalization through various learning activities, and explores the concepts of globalization and its key issues involving economic, political, cultural and technological factors. Within the course, students will be required to critically analyse the current debates over globalization such as technological changes, global production networks and political/institutional changes and movements, and to explore global perspectives in terms of the connectivity of economic aspects, citizenship for advancing social benefits and the place and role of technology. This course will enable students to formulate a learning plan to attain such perspectives and to apply the knowledge and awareness thus gained into their daily lives.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS GEC

This course will examine the influence of Korean Culture in Hong Kong. After undergoing 150 years of colonial governance, Hong Kong is a product of cultural exchange between the East and the West. But since the turn of the century, Korean Popular Culture has been arguably the most impactful imported culture in Hong Kong not only in terms of its speed of dominance, but more importantly its depth and width of penetration — influencing Hong Kong’s pop culture, consumer culture, food culture, and beauty culture. By experiencing, observing, and analyzing the influence of Korean Popular Culture on post-colonial Hong Kong, this course will help students to develop a better understanding of the uniqueness of Hong Kong popular culture, and to reflect on the cultural identity of Hong Kong within Chinese society.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS GEC DISNEY STUDIES: ENTERTAINMENT, ARCHITECTURE, IDEOLOGY

The entertainment empire founded by Walt Disney exercises considerable dominance over the media landscape of the United States, and, increasingly, the globe. In the last twenty years, a significant body of film studies, cultural studies, and urban studies scholarship has grown up around Disney entertainment, representing Disney’s successes from a number of analytical and critical perspectives. We will follow critics in asking several types of questions about “Disney studies”: Popular Culture: What are the political, cultural, and social meanings of popular forms of entertainment, like films and cartoons? How does popular entertainment structure social roles like gender or nationality? Built Environment: What are the political, cultural, and social meanings of built environments like theme parks, resorts, and other Disney “worlds”? How do the forms of life imagined in Disney-built spaces carry ideological meanings? Cultural Imperialism: How American is Disney? Does Disney entertainment represent a form of U.S. ideology? Is Disney entertainment a form of neo-colonialism? Global Entertainment Industry: What audience(s) does Disney imagine for itself? What happens when other audiences consume, appropriate, or transform Disney imagery? Leveraging scholarship in all of these areas, students will assess the Disney empire in four different stages: 1) Walt Disney, the man; 2) Disney film and television; 3) Disney theme parks; 4) the Disney corporation. Ultimately, students will be encouraged to examine their own engagement with popular entertainment and built environments, focusing particularly, but not only, on the Disney conglomerate and will conclude with a final project emphasizing students’ own entertainment decisions.





22517 2047 02E STRESS AND THE CITY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23009 3041 99E BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23043 1003 99E MATHEMATICS ACROSS CULTURES AND TIME 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22965 1004 02E HUMAN BEINGS AND THE LIVING WORLD 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22546 1005 02E LIVING HEALTHILY IN THE 21ST CENTURY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23044 1011 99E DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22568 1014 02E DOMESTIC CHEMISTRY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-LP-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23168 1022 02E BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES To provide basic knowledge about the main components of the natural environment, and causes, impact and control of environmental pollution. 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


23080 1031 11E LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016




Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) PS GEC MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE CONTEMPORARY

SOCIETY

The World Health Organization estimated that, by 2020, depression would be the most prevalent cause of disability in both developed and developing countries. This says very much about how common mental health problems are in our societies, and their increasing threats to our lives. In Hong Kong, it is estimated that about 10-15% of adults and children have diagnosable mental disorders. It is therefore important for students, and the society’s future teachers of youngsters, to be equipped with basic knowledge of the common mental disorders. Because mental disorders are so common, meaning that many people around us have them, it is important that we are able to recognize their particular characteristics, and to use our knowledge about these persons to guide the way we relate to them. Such is fundamental to a harmonious and inclusive society. We would be more able to cultivate compassion for people with mental disorders if we recognize that mental disorders are not objective entities. While some disorders might be more based on biological factors, no disorder is entirely biological in nature. Mental disorders, or abnormal behaviors in general, are defined in a complex cultural and sociopolitical context which receives input from, but is not ruled by, biological evidence. For instance, the kinds of male and female behaviors considered abnormal would probably be different, simply because of the way they are socialized, their relative position in the society, and gender-specific norms. Moreover, the environment, of which our sociopolitical system is a part, is often the source of mental problems. Even certain religious beliefs have been shown to be a distal cause of certain mental disorders (namely, sexual disorders). At the same time, not everyone exposed to the same environment become mentally ill. Therefore, mental disorders are often a product of the dynamic interaction between the person and his/her environment, In order to develop this perspective, students need to read a broad range of mental disorders in order to understand how personal and environmental factors play out in different conditions, and why disorders are not evenly distributed along the lines of gender and socioeconomic class. This course aims to provide students with an overview of contemporary mental health issues from childhood to late adulthood. It will cover (a) how views of abnormality have changed over time in East and West, using a historical perspective, (b) the defining characteristics of major childhood, adolescent, and adult mental disorders in contemporary society, (c) current approach to classify mental disorders, and (d) personal (genetic, physiological, personality, etc) as well as social structural factors that contribute to mental disorders. In doing so, we will review relevant research evidence as well as major theories for explaining the disorders. We will use lectures to cover the most essential facts about the disorders, and audiovisual aids to illustrate the most interesting disorders. Occasionally, case studies will be used to give students a deeper sense of the lives and conditions of people with mental disorders.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) PS GEC TREAT OR CHEAT? THE HIDDEN FORCES BEHIND

THE BUYING SCENES

Hong Kong is a shopping paradise, people engage in uncountable numbers of big and small money transactions almost every day. At the time we make purchases, the money-to-product exchanges usually happen so quickly that generating a second thought is rare. Therefore, consumers are likely to regret the purchases they have made. To maximize the consequence of making unwise purchases, we consume not only for ourselves but also on behalf of the schools or companies that we work for. Therefore, the decision- making processes involved in consumption are critical and should not be overlooked. In this course, we provide students with a platform to review their consumer behaviors and equip them with the knowledge and skills to be a sensible buyer. We will discuss how sellers market their products with apparently empirical proofs of quality and attractive packaging. We will also discuss factors such as personality, mood, social pressure and cognitive biases that prompt a buyer to pay without hesitation. At the end of this course, students will understand the reasons why some sales phenomena are that ‘Phenomenal’!**

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) PS GEC

Stress is inevitable, and effective stress management is useful for enhancing quality of life among people from all walks of life. Despite the importance of understanding and managing stress, a thorough search on internet revealed that there are only a few undergraduate courses on the topics available worldwide. This course aims to introduce students to the theoretical and empirical evidence on stress and coping and their associations with human performance. Topics include major concepts and theories of stress and coping, physical and psychosocial impact of stress on health and performance, psychological and environmental correlates of stress, coping strategies and prevention/reduction techniques, and the concept of stress resilience. Through lectures and participation in hand-on activities, students will learn and critically evaluate the contributions of psychobiological knowledge to the understanding of human stress with reference to relevant theories and concepts. Students will also learn and practice selective coping strategies and stress prevention/reduction techniques through experiential learning exercises, critique the usefulness of the techniques, and apply the techniques to their daily living and social and community settings.

GEE1001 General Education Foundation CourseThe new GE Foundation Course will introduce students to a selection of the great thinkers, schools of thought, and key ideas that underlie inquiry in and across key disciplines and knowledge traditions. The purpose of the course is to equip and motivate students to think carefully about a broad range of issues, construct and attain knowledge, and apply what they have learned to their own lives. Through the explanations and demonstrations provided, students will be inspired to participate as active thinkers in the disciplines and traditions of thought that constitute knowledge and understanding.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL GEC

In recent years, people have generally believed that business organizations – like human agents – are ethically accountable for what they do to society. The emergence of this awareness has contributed to a widespread demand for corporations and companies to modify their behavior: Their actions will no longer be justified merely on the grounds of its tendency to maximize profits for stockholders. They should also be justified to other stakeholders, who will include ordinary members of the community, people who will live in the future generations, other species in the natural environment, as well as the cheap labors in developing countries, etc. In this course, we will lay out the theoretical grounds of the debates in business ethics, and most important, connect students to the conflicts and dilemmas that emerge in Hong Kong when, e.g., valuable communities are demolished and destructed in the name of “social progress” and “development,” or when companies and franchised corporations charge the public a higher price for their products whenever it is legally unobjectionable to do so. In short, the students who have taken this course will obtain a broader horizon to investigate into the questions concerning the compatibility of profit and ethics in the present state of the world.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT GED

This course provides opportunities for students to cultivate perspectives on the historical, philosophical and sociological dimensions of mathematics, and on the impact of mathematics on human cultures. Students taking this course are not assumed to have any pre-requisite background knowledge of mathematics. 本科目旨在讓學員認識數學的歷史、社會及哲學等不同層面，並了解其對人類文化的衝擊。修讀本科之學員不須預設有任何數學的背景知識。

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES GED

This course is intended to broaden students' understanding of the diversity of life and the relationships between human beings and other living organisms. It examines current views of the origin of life and species including Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism, and discusses the unique characteristics of different life forms in human culture. Discussion will be focused on how human beings could co-exist with other inhabitants of the natural world in a mutually sustainable way. Learning of the course will be enriched with field visits and case studies of selected natural or man-made ecosystems to illustrate how the balance of nature can be maintained through concerted efforts of various community sectors.


The course provides students with updated scientific knowledge and information essential for maintaining personal health in the contemporary world. It focuses on health risks and health issues of individual concern, with critical analyses of their underlying causes, and preventive measures. The methodology involves the analysis of case studies and discussion of contemporary health issues which are relevant to personal life experiences.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT GED

Digital citizenship refers to the norms of behavior with regard to technology use. The emergence of digital culture since the late twentieth century reshapes the culture of the society, economy, politics and education in the twenty-first century. It is an integral part of the everyday life of citizens in the twenty-first century to use information technology (IT) for personal, learning and professional pursuits. To enjoy the benefits inherent in the everyday use of IT, citizens under the digital culture should understand the human, cultural, and societal issues and practice legal and ethical behavior related to the use of IT. This course allows learners to examine theoretically and practically on the characteristics of digital citizenships and reflect critically on the implications of digital citizenship for the social, economic, political and educational development in the twenty-first century.


This course provides participants with a basic understanding of interesting chemical reactions and their connection with daily living via different themes such as clothing, foods, cosmetics and household products. Selected current socio-scientific issues will be critically examined and discussed by applying scientific knowledge and inquiry skills. Participants are also required to make informed decisions in choosing daily life products by evaluating their impacts on personal health, society and environment.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES GED TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-G/F-

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Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES GED EXPLORING THE NATURAL AND URBAN

LANDSCAPES IN HONG KONGThis course introduces various natural resources in Hong Kong and the built-environment that relies upon the natural environment. Threats and conservation status of these invaluable resources will also be outlined. The course will involve extensive field-based learning experiences. It enables the students to develop skills in identification of landscapes and organisms as well as to evaluate the existing conservation methods of the government. This course is designed for the students in various disciplines.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LML GED

This course helps students to appreciate human language functioning as a symbolic system for communication with special reference to English and Chinese in the context of Hong Kong. The characteristics of the two languages will be explored both in quantitative and qualitative terms, with an aim to understand how different languages are manifested to fulfill the goals of human communication. The course also introduces to students how computer technology can be applied to facilitate human communication in the areas of information processing and translation. The question of the formalization of language will be addressed and put in perspective with the various challenges faced by natural language processing (NLP). Relevant software and libraries will be introduced to deal with a variety of tasks in natural language processing: speech technology, machine translation, corpus analysis, information retrieval, sentiment and opinion analysis, text summarization, etc. Students will have hands-on practice on these applications and learn how to evaluate their functions and quality.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT GED TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT AND

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics is an integral part of our daily lives for centuries. Yet, it is often a hidden secret of how mathematics has always been integrated seamlessly into our daily lives. For example, modern technology innovations such as the cloud computing technology, Global Position System (GPS), digital image processing, and smart phones used for various purposes are all grounded on solid mathematical foundations. This course aims to uncover the hidden secret of mathematics in the context of modern technology and entertaining encounters around us every day. Students will learn and recognize the rich applications of mathematics in different disciplines to solve numerous problems and enhance our quality of life, spanning from natural science and information technology, to business and arts. Through exploring the everyday encounters, students will be able to strengthen their understanding of numbers and mathematical concepts in a practical approach.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT GED INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY AND ITS ROLE

IN OUR SOCIETY

Cryptography, a study of information security and secrecy preservation, has been in the fabric of human history for thousands of years. It is largely hidden from the public and shrouded in secrecy by governments and militaries alike. Due to the ubiquitous use of the internet in recent years, it becomes a household name in network security. In this course, we will start with a brief history of Cryptography from the ancient Egyptians to the modern internet age. We will review elementary Mathematical results that are needed for the course. We will then learn Cryptography from practical examples and focus on several cryptographic systems (crypto-systems). All necessary Mathematics will be introduced and taught and no advanced mathematical knowledge is required for the course.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL GED BRAIN SCIENCE AND THE ETHICS OF LIFE AND

DEATH

Contemporary understanding of the science of the brain has enabled philosophers, medical practitioners, and ethicists to arrive at a more precise and consistent position regarding the debates of abortion, euthanasia and animal ethics, etc. It is clear to all sides of the debates that the nature of persons consists in an agent’s ability to engage in rational thinking, self-awareness and autonomous decisions, etc. The exercise of these abilities will be impossible without the agent’s possession of a well-developed upper brain, or cerebral cortex. Thus, along this line we can derive a range of ethical judgments with regard to the moral importance of an early fetus (whose has hardly developed synaptic connection in its brain), of a PVS patient (usually the patient in a persistent vegetative states does not have an intact cerebral cortex), and of certain highly intelligent mammals like chimpanzees (whose cerebral cortex has a large amount of folds like those of human brains), etc. This course is not merely about the biology of the brains, but more important ethics and the reasons of why certain living organisms matter. Personal identity, brain science and bioethics are interrelated subjects. Students who take this course will learn about the functions and basic constitution of the human brains, and will apply these thoughts and distinctions to patients of euthanasia, assessing the moral importance of embryos, and fetuses of various stages, etc. At the end of the course, students will apprehend the biological grounds of the special moral statues of persons, and why the survival of certain organisms may mean less than that of others.



23095 2038 21E THE MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN MIND 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-21 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22550 1016 07E A NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE OF STORIES IN LIFE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22827 1009 81E HEALTHY LIVING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-21 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22974 3036 99E HEALTH SERVICE IN HONG KONG 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-P-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22977 3037 99E HUMAN BIOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22981 3047 99E PHYSICAL FITNESS EDUCATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23151 4038 99E FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22855 1005 91E ORIGINS OF THE MODERN WORLD 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


20335 1126 03E PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20684 3147 03E LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


21501 3008 99E DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-11 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


22836 3020 81E LIVING IN THE INFORMATION AGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22220 3022 99E INTERDISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS AND THINKING 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016




21502 1022 99E PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF WEB DESIGN 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21504 1031 99E INFORMATION PROCESSING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22985 2014 99E ADVANCED PROGRAMMING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS E-1/F-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21445 2022 99E PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF WEB DESIGN 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-02 04/01/2016 06/06/2016

21505 2035 99E SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) SEC GED

How the mind works? This is a question that has been asked by human being for centuries. In the past, philosophers argued whether our physical body can give rise to the soul, the entity that lets us experience pleasure, pain and love. The technological advancement in the recent years enables humans to examine the functions of the brain in more details and to simulate a number of mental processes with artificial intelligence in computers (e.g. reasoning, language comprehension and learning). However, we still don’t know how (whether) the physical brain gives us the conscious experience of being ourselves. In this course, we will review some intriguing questions about the philosophy of mind and discuss how new technologies may give us a better understanding about the human mind. We will also explore the amazing capacity of the human brain and examine some neuromyths in the mass media (e.g. do we use only 10% of our “brain power”? Can we read the mind of other people?). Throughout the course, students are encouraged to explore their own answers about the origin of consciousness and to develop a better understanding of themselves through a more in-depth understanding about the mind. (This is not a biology course and does not require a background in science).

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I GEF

心理學家布魯納指出兩種認知現實世界的方式：強調普遍性和邏輯的「範式性認知」 (paradigmatic knowing)和著重獨特性和具體經驗的「敘事性認知」 (narrative knowing)。前者多見於自然科學領域，描述自然世界的現象；而後者多存在於人文文學領域和我們的日常工作、生活中，對生活經驗賦予意義。現代社會中，尤其是二十世紀的科技理性影響下，人們大都傾向「範式性認知」而輕視了「敘事性認知」。然而我們對自己和他人生活經驗意義的理解，必須透過不斷的敘事思考來建立。本科目旨在透過親身體驗，讓學生認識「敘事探究」於生命經歷的作用，學習運用敘事探究方法來認識自己、探索生活經驗的意義，並藉著培養自省自覺的習慣，提昇個人在生活與工作中的應變能力以及體察生命的靈敏度。 Jerome Bruner pointed out that there are two modes of knowing the reality: (1) "paradigmaticGEF 1016 201409 A 25 knowing" that emphasizes universality; and (2) narrative knowing" that emphasizes uniqueness and concrete experiences. The former prevails in the natural sciences in describing the phenomena in the natural world while the latter is more evident in literature and the humanities in making meanings of our personal and social lives. In the modern era, in particularly under the influence of the technical rationality, people mostly value the paradigmatic knowing and the narrative knowing is often neglected. Nevertheless, the meanings of ours and other people's lives could only be constructed and understood by narrative thinking. This course employs an experiential approach to introduce narrative thinking to participants and explore narrative ways of understanding self and others. Through carefully designed coursework and exercises, participants could develop their reflective mind and enhance their flexibility and awareness in making meaning of the challenges in their everyday lives.

Minimum Grade "D" of course GEE1001 (Undergraduate level)

GEE1001-GENERAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION COURSEThis course will introduce students to a selection of the great thinkers, schools of thought, and key ideas that underlie inquiry in and across key disciplines and knowledge traditions. The purpose of the course is to equip and motivate students to think carefully about a broad range of issues, construct and attain knowledge, and apply what they have learned to their own lives. Through the explanations and demonstrations provided, students will be inspired to participate as active thinkers in the disciplines and traditions of thought that constitute knowledge and understanding. As the unique feature of the course, the students will submit e-journal after each lecture which will encourage them to reflect and think critically about the issues raised.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES HCS This course provides an introduction to the physical, psychological and social aspects of healthy practices, and the changing patterns of health problems and issues faced by individuals in contemporary

society, both locally and globally. It also places emphasis on the pedagogical content knowledge required for the effective teaching of general studies.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE HCS The course provides participants with an understanding of recent developments in the health and social care services in Hong Kong. It also equips participants with fundamental theories regarding the

factors that affect health and well-being.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE HCS

The course aims to give students an understanding of the scientific principles of modern biology through the study of human beings. It examines the major body systems, the regulation of these physiological systems. It allows students to develop an interest in an understanding of science by looking at themselves and seeing how the diverse body systems are integrated to maintain homeostasis. This course assimilates the study of health and disease.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE HCS

This unit aims at associating physical fitness with health benefits and wellness. Principal understanding and skills in assessing health- related fitness will form the foundation for measuring one’s fitness level. Critical evaluation on objective assessments and gold standards will integrate on various components of physical fitness. Physiological and metabolically changes regarding physical trainings will address an understanding of the interrelatedness in the basic premise of fitness, health and wellness. This aims to encourage the adoption of physically active behaviours in different age groups.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE HCS The course will introduce principles and practices in food safety. Theories and practices to manage food poisoning risk and implement food safety processes will be synthesized and applied in school and

community settings.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS HIS

Owing chiefly to colonization and technological progress, certain developments in Western history have had a deep impact on the entire world. This course offers an introduction to European and American history 1500-1900 with main emphasis on those developments. Students will examine the origins of modern Christianity in the Reformation, the beginnings and development of colonial empires, the rise of European science, the origins of modern liberal democracy and issues raised by industrialization. The course will offer a grounding in the chronology of these times and places, followed by an examination of substantive issues. It is necessary to understand the logic of events within their countries of origin, as well as the consequences of them in these countries and elsewhere. Each class will include a lecture based on readings assigned the previous week, as a solid fact base is important, Lessons may also include an in-class assignment to do with the placement of a document in its historical context, an in- class assignment to do with the significance of the week’s material to Hong Kong, China, or Asia, or another in-class assignment. At each class, the lecturer will distribute and explain a handout giving basic dates, places and events for the topic(s) of the day.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS HIS MODERN HONG KONG: HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND IDENTITY

This course explores the history of Hong Kong since the early 1800s from several angles: British imperial history, Chinese history, world history, and as a place with its own identity. The course will focus on the making of Hong Kong’s identity throughout history, where Hong Kong started as an unnoticed Chinese city, became a British colony in 1842 after the Opium War, then began to play an important role as an Asian city in the early 20th Century during the Chinese revolutions and pacific warfare, and continued to evolve into an international financial center since the 70s; and finally in 1997 Hong Kong began a “Chinese City” once again—this time, though, very much noticed. The primary goal of this course is to survey the formation and transformation of Hong Kong’s identity through the construction and the reconstruction of Hong Kong society in history. Students will have the opportunities to think critically about the place they live in today by analyzing primary and secondary narratives, museum exhibitions, art and photos, films and documentaries as a means to explore how Hong Kong's past has shaped its present.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC IBS Enables participants to explore the functions of personal financial planners and develop the required knowledge and skills, so that they are able to manage their own finance and assist others in making

personal financial plans.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC IBS

This course aims at laying a foundation of legal and ethical principles in business. By discussing fundamental legal and ethical norms and applying them in empirical cases, students will reflect upon and critically assess various business practices from legal and ethical perspectives. Such awareness is vital for them to become responsible citizens, educators, consumers and investors in a globalized and interconnected world community.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT IIT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTThis course provides opportunities for students to explore different IT tools and resources which are informed by contemporary research literature so that students are able to evaluate and select IT-supported learning environments for learning and teaching within the curriculum.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT IIT The course introduces students to the knowledge of database management systems (DBMS) supplemented by practical hands-on exercises so that students are able to develop effective DBMS

applications in a school environment or for personal use.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC INS CURRICULUM AND METHODS IN LIBERAL STUDIES

I

This course equips programme participants with the pedagogical knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required to teach Liberal Studies. It focuses on the development of curriculum, organization of learning experiences, and implementation of school-based assessment for teaching the subject in schools. Through experiential learning, programme participants will become familiar with the theoretical underpinnings and applications of interdisciplinary studies, and the use of an issue-enquiry approach in Liberal Studies. The use of independent enquiry will demonstrate the seamless interaction of teaching, learning and assessment.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES INS This course provides students with the basic knowledge of the technological development of information technology and communication. It explores the ethical, personal and social implications of living

in an information age. An integrated approach will be used to examine the selected themes.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC INS This course enhances programme participants' understanding of interdisciplinary concepts and thinking. Selected interdisciplinary concepts relevant to the Liberal Studies curriculum will be examined and

applied to the study of contemporary issues.TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-G/F-

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Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INS APPLICATIONS OF WEB TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE

EDUCATIONThis course looks into the creation of contexts, search of resources, design of tools and adoption of scaffolds for using web technology in science learning. Effective modes/strategies of integrating web technology in science learning will be formulated and necessary support measures will be provided during the course to generate useful practices. Current issues on the socioeconomic, health and safety aspects of using web-based resources will be discussed, and an effective web technology solution for science learning would then be concluded.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC INS GLOBALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND

ENVIRONMENT I

Since the 1990s, Hong Kong and Mainland China have made extensive efforts to enhance their competitive edge in the global economy. The pursuit of economic development, however, has created many environmental problems and issues. This course is designed to take an in-depth look at how Hong Kong and Mainland China have responded to these challenges. The course will use case studies as an approach to examining the factors of, and responses to, the environmental issues arising from economic development in the specific contexts of Hong Kong and Mainland China. These issues include pollution, resources utilization and depletion, tensions between economic development and cultural preservation, and global paradigms and local realities in promoting policies on sustainable development. The exploration of these issues provides broad and comparative perspectives on [1] the impact of global aspirations on national and local development and environmental sustainability, [2] the ways in which global environmental issues shape and are expressed within the contexts of Hong Kong and Mainland China, and [3] similarities and differences between Hong Kong and Mainland China in their responses to global imperatives, national and local development, and environmental sustainability. To help students understand these issues in real life situations, the course will provide field trips for students to study development and environmental issues in selected locations in Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC INS GLOBALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND

ENVIRONMENT II

This capping course aims to involve students in group and individual work to bring together the concepts and skills developed in the programme to carry out concentrated analysis of specific Asian and other international cases manifesting the interrelationships among globalization, development, and environmental change. Drawn from published sources, cases may include the global trade of electronic waste, gold mining in Ghana, coffee farming in Brazil, increasing consumption in India, the oil industry in Nigeria, the global textile economy in West Africa, shrimp aquaculture, resistance to mining in Ecuador, mining in Papua New Guinea, crop commercialization in South India, National Parks in Latvia, genetically modified crops in Brazil, civil society in rural Chile, and the work of the Asian Development Bank projects in the Mekong region. Taught in a computer laboratory with internet access, students will work in groups in and outside of class to investigate and then present how cases relate to globalization, development, and the environment, as well as the political/legal, citizen/NGO, ethical, technological, social, cultural, and economic aspects of each case.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT This course provides students with principles and concepts for visual design of modern web. It also explores the criteria of web design for meeting specific needs of different target users. Students will

have opportunities to critically evaluate websites and to develop high quality websites with underpinning principles and concepts.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT This course provides participants with a fundamental understanding of what information systems and information processing entail, and how data are represented inside a computer. Upon completion of

this course, participants are able to learn that different software to process different types of data and apply their learning effectively to problem-solving, data analysis and information presentation.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT

This course builds on the programming knowledge learned in Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving and covers advanced programming topics of object-oriented programming, advanced programming techniques, visual programming and Web/Internet programming. The aim of the course is to enrich the students with the advanced programming concepts and the practical skills on software construction.

IIT1082 Introduction to Programming and Problem SolvingProvides participants with the concepts, knowledge, skills and techniques, and the opportunity to gain first hand experience by developing and debugging their own programs so that they are knowledgeable in helping their students in developing problem-solving abilities.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT This course provides students with principles and concepts for visual design of modern web. It also explores the criteria of web design for meeting specific needs of different target users. Students will

have opportunities to critically evaluate websites and to develop high quality websites with underpinning principles and concepts.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT

This course provides participants with students the basic concepts of systems development, and further programming concepts and programming languages. Participants will be exposed to different programming paradigms and phases of systems development. Upon completion of this course, participants will understand the whole process of software development. Participants are also able to think and select an appropriate approach to solve to develop software.



21452 3024 99E WEB TECHNOLOGY, ETHICS AND SOCIETY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-02 04/01/2016 06/06/2016

21459 3025 99E INTERNET PROGRAMMING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-02 04/01/2016 06/06/2016

22988 3027 99E WEB DATABASE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20093 2016 99E ELEMENTARY NUMBER THEORY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-06 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22989 2099 99E INTRODUCTION TO ANALYSIS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20092 3100 99E VECTORS AND GEOMETRY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-10 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20094 3104 99E MODERN ALGEBRA 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20096 3112 99E PLANE GEOMETRY To provide an in-depth study of basic geometric concepts to deepen the mathematical background knowledge of the participants. 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20097 3139 99E LINEAR ALGEBRA 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20517 1199 99E SPORTS AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


20521 2201 99E INTRODUCTORY BIOMECHANICS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


22992 3165 99E PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



20538 3203 99E EXERCISE PROGRAMME DESIGN PES2200 Exercise Physiology 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20541 3205 99E RESEARCH METHODS IN SPORTS SCIENCE PES2202 Measurement and Statistics in Sports Science 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20555 3218 99E ADVANCED SPORTS BIOMECHANICS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23256 4193 99E INTRODUCTION TO SENSORY INTEGRATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-06 04/01/2016 21/05/2016

20557 4210 99E HIGH PERFORMANCE NUTRITION 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


23253 4221 99E EXERCISE AND SPORT EVENT MANAGEMENT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 21/05/2016


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT Web technologies can be regarded as catalyst for social, political and economical changes. This course explores what and how web technologies induced changes have happened and to what extent they

affect our societal and personal arena. Students will have opportunities to engage in critical discussion on wide range of issues that arise from development of web technologies with ethical judgment.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT This course builds on the programming knowledge learned in the foundation courses and extends into Internet programming. Emphasis will be placed on server-side programming rather than client-side

programming. The aim of this course is to enrich students with the programming concepts and practical skills needed in advanced web programming construction.IIT1082 Introduction to Programming and Problem SolvingProvides participants with the concepts, knowledge, skills and techniques, and the opportunity to gain first hand experience by developing and debugging their own programs so that they are knowledgeable in helping their students in developing problem-solving abilities.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT INT This course aims to provide students with the fundamental concepts of databases and relational database design through the implementation of web database systems. By applying relational database

concepts and server-side programming, students will be able to develop database-driven web applications upon successful completion of this course.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT MTH From the properties of integers, to the procedural skills of their operations, to the introductory concepts and skills of linear equations and congruence, the course will deliver a throughout scope of

elementary properties of integers that serves as basic skills to solve related daily problems as well as a prerequisite knowledge of further understanding of analytic number theory.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT MTH This course provides students an opportunity to learn how to read and write proofs for results in calculus by applying techniques learned. The development of the fundamental ideas and the proofs of

theorems will be emphasized.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT MTH The course begins with an introduction to two-dimensional and three dimensional vectors followed by a study on solutions of systems of linear equations and on matrix techniques. These techniques are

then used in the study of vector geometry in two and three dimensions. The language of coordinates and linear transformations will be developed.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT MTH This course provides an introductory overview of basic group theory and it provides an opportunity for students to learn more algebraic structures in mathematics and to develop students' ability to apply

the strategies, techniques, and theories learnt in this course to solve problems in group theory.

MTH2110 Essential Mathematics ConceptsThis course provides students with an opportunity to develop sound logical reasoning and employ rigorous mathematical language in their studies. Examples from school mathematics will be used throughout the course to illustrate the universality of fundamental concepts in mathematics. Moreover, in order to strengthen students' ability to communicate mathematics in their teaching, correct and logical presentation of mathematical arguments by students forms a significant part of this course.

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MTH2016 Elementary Number TheoryFrom the properties of integers, to the procedural skills of their operations, to the introductory concepts and skills of linear equations and congruence, the course will deliver a throughout scope of elementary properties of integers that serves as basic skills to solve related daily problems as well as a prerequisite knowledge of further understanding of analytic number theory.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT MTH

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) MIT MTH This course begins with solutions of systems of linear equations and introduction of matrices and determinants. The learnt theories and concepts will be the prerequisite of studying real vector space and

linear transformations. The course will also consolidate students' skills on further study on more advanced areas of mathematics such as matrix theory, abstract algebra.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES

This course is designed to give students an introduction to the important issues within the field of sports and exercise psychology. Students will obtain knowledge of the personal factors, group interaction and psychological factors that can affect performance and psychological development in sport, physical education, and exercise settings. Additionally, students will be taught about psychological strategies and techniques that can be implemented to prevent or enhance the impact of psychological and emotional factors in an exercise and sport context.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND

PHYSIOLOGYThis course presents an overview of the structure and functions of the human body. The focus of the Anatomy part will be on Functional Anatomy. For the Physiology part, topics will include the complementary nature of structure and function, homeostasis, regulating mechanisms, metabolic energy supply and interactions between humans and their environment. The aim of this course is to give participants the opportunity to learn the essential features of both Human Anatomy and Physiology so as to be able to understand how humans are able to function in both everyday activities and sports.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES This course will equip participants with knowledge of the essential mechanical concepts and principles that govern human movement within a context of sports science. Through lecture, laboratory work,

problem-solving activities and other forms of learning in and outside the classroom, students will acquire practical biomechanical knowledge.PES1196 Human AnatomyThis course focuses on the structure of the human body using an anatomical systems approach. The systems most relevant to sports science, including the skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory systems will be studied in depth.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS

WITH SPECIAL NEEDSFocus on adaption and modification of physical activity and sport conditions for students with various disabilities. Assistive technology and other innovative teaching strategies used to accommodate students' special needs are introduced.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES Through lecture, laboratory work, and problem-based learning activities, participants will acquire the physiological knowledge applicable to school settings and relevant to their future work, which

includes teaching physical education classes, coaching school sport teams, and organizing health-related activities.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES HEALTH AND FITNESS IN SCHOOLS AND

COMMUNITYThis course introduces contemporary concepts of fitness and health in schools and community, and the role of physical activity and exercise in enhancing health. Current concerns in health and fitness such as cardiovascular diseases, physical activity, obesity, stress and common sport injuries will be addressed.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH

SPECIAL NEEDSThis course provides an introductory overview of adapted physical education provision and issues in the Hong Kong context. It focuses on physical and mental disabling conditions, methods, materials and activities for adapting physical education programmes for mainstream physical education classes.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES Through lecture, practical session, and presentation, students will acquire the knowledge and experience applicable to exercise programme design and education to clients. Exercise programme design

focus on the procedure and content of the exercise programme according to the demand of each population, whereas education to clients emphasis the delivery process and the relevant skills.


This course is designed to familiarize students with major research methods that are applicable to physical education and sports science. Research design, data collection, analysis, validity, research procedures and report writing will all be covered. The course satisfies both the laboratory requirement for sports science and PE experience. Knowledge acquired in this course will assist students in understanding the nature of the research process and the various types of research methods. Students will develop the skills necessary for conducting a research project in PE and sports science. The format of the course will be mixture of lecture, discussion, reading and writing. Students are expected to be able to use various research methods to successful complete a small individual/or group research project.



This course is structured to allow students to build on the basic biomechanics knowledge acquired in PES Core07 Introductory Biomechanics by exploring in depth a) how theoretical concepts, such as force, power, displacement, velocity and acceleration, are applied to actual human movement within the context of sports science; and b) how technology, as applied to sports biomechanics, can assist in analyzing and interpreting information about human movement.

PES2201 Introductory BiomechanicsThis course will equip participants with knowledge of the essential mechanical concepts and principles that govern human movement within a context of sports science. Through lecture, laboratory work, problem-solving activities and other forms of learning in and outside the classroom, students will acquire practical biomechanical knowledge.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES The course aims to provide students with the theoretical and scientific foundations of sensory integration, with particular focus on the role of sensory integration in development and its use in educational

settings.


This course covers human nutrition and how exercise and sport influence nutrient needs of the high performance athlete. It enables students to define the body composition of an athlete, and design an athletic diet. Participants will also examine the elements of a healthy diet with reference to dietary guidelines, effects of supplements, and calculating caloric intake and the energy of food. Recent development in food technology and its impact on athletes’ diet and health will also be discussed.

PES1198 Lifestyle, Nutrition and Health This course provides introductory topics on food nutrients, dietary habits and health, and presents an overview of food supply and the food services in Hong Kong and how they affect the eating environment and culture. Participants will examine the dynamic interaction of lifestyles, food cultures and modern food marketing, and reflect on how lifestyle will impact individual’s dietary habits and health. Education strategies to address relevant issues and to minimize adverse impact will be touched upon.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) HPE PES PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ELITE

PERFORMANCEThis course is designed to integrate and synthesize the theoretical concepts of sport and performance psychology into meaningful application. Students will apply strategies, knowledge and skills in performance- enhancement to achieving optimal performance. Understanding on various performance inhibitators will also be explored. In addition, difference among individual sports will be examined to further understand the distinct application of psychological knowledge in sports performance.

PES1199 Sports and Exercise PsychologyThis course is designed to give students an introduction to the important issues within the field of sports and exercise psychology. Students will obtain knowledge of the personal factors, group interaction and psychological factors that can affect performance and psychological development in sport, physical education, and exercise settings. Additionally, students will be taught about psychological strategies and techniques that can be implemented to prevent or enhance the impact of psychological and emotional factors in an exercise and sport context.


Exercise and sports events have become strong demand generators. They play a significant role in promotion of sports culture as well as an active lifestyle. This course equips participants with fundamental theories, principles and practices of exercise and sports event management. A number of case studies are included to assist participants to apply theoretical concepts to the realities in the field.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL PFS PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES IN

EDUCATION

This course has two connected aims: (1) to develop students’ understanding of education from different philosophical and socio-cultural perspectives; and (2) to engage students in a critical examination of a number of contemporary and longstanding issues in education, particularly those relevant to the Hong Kong context. In considering philosophical perspectives, the course will focus on questions related to the nature and aims of education, and on what it means to be an educated person in the world. Students will engage in classroom and online dialogue and will be encouraged to develop a personal philosophy of education and (lifelong) learning. In regard to socio-cultural perspectives, the focus will be on understanding how specific features of the educational system, and its policies and practices are related to various social forces and group interests.






20310 3025 99E DECISION-MAKING AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22890 2002 63E CHINA’S RISE AND GLOBALIZED WORLD 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-21 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22894 2002 69E CHINA’S RISE AND GLOBALIZED WORLD 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20116 2008 03E COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20160 2020 02E HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 21/05/2016

20128 2032 03E STATISTICAL METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20131 2043 02E 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-P-03 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20136 3004 02E PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20162 3021 02E LEARNING THEORIES AND PROCESSES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 04/01/2016 21/05/2016

20138 3022 02E CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL PFS PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES IN

EDUCATION

This course has two connected aims: (1) to develop students’ understanding of education from different philosophical and socio-cultural perspectives; and (2) to engage students in a critical examination of a number of contemporary and longstanding issues in education, particularly those relevant to the Hong Kong context. In considering philosophical perspectives, the course will focus on questions related to the nature and aims of education, and on what it means to be an educated person in the world. Students will engage in classroom and online dialogue and will be encouraged to develop a personal philosophy of education and (lifelong) learning. In regard to socio-cultural perspectives, the focus will be on understanding how specific features of the educational system, and its policies and practices are related to various social forces and group interests.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL PFS KNOWLEDGE AND TRUTH: CURRICULUM,

TEACHING AND LEARNINGEducation is often defined as the pursuit of knowledge. But what is knowledge and how do we pursue it? This course provides a critical perspective on the traditional idea that schools, classrooms and the curriculum provide the ideal ingredients for conveying truth to students in the name of knowledge. It will explore different ideas as to what constitutes knowledge and truth, and how these ideas are reflected in a diverse range of teaching and learning methodologies.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL PFS EDUCATION FOR A MEANINGFUL LIFE: GREAT

THINKERS

Equipping young people for a meaningful life is one of the most important educational aims. Especially in an age of globalization and diversity, educators have to show young people how people’s lives can be lived in a meaningful way. On this question, wisdom of both the Western and the Eastern traditions can contribute a great deal of thoughts. Thinkers in both traditions have pondered the connection between education and pursuing a meaningful life. The course traces this connection over time from the teachings of Socrates and Confucius to some of the most influential thinkers of our own day. We will ask questions about the relation between autonomy and personal well-being as well as, for instance, how far the Confucius emphasis on role obligation may provide a path for a meaningful life in the context of modern society.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) IELL PFS

This course understands development as a process of change involving various groups and individuals and occupying at local, national and global levels. In the light of this understanding of development, the course introduces students to diversity issues such as the importance of cultural tolerance and gender equity and the awareness of racial discrimination and bias in relation to pattern and content of decision-making in global context. Drawing knowledge from political science, public administration, management science, behavioral psychology, economics, and other social sciences, this course allows students to understand the dynamic nature of decision-making in a diverse setting and the challenges facing decision makers as well as other actors in decision-making process. In enhancing students’ competency in decision-making and problem- solving, students are required to understand some of the approaches, theories and techniques commonly employed in the field.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS POS

The course seeks to provide students with an understanding of China’s changing role in the world affairs since the economic reforms and open door policy in 1978. This requires first of all some historical knowledge of the linkage between Chinese domestic and foreign relations, with an emphasis on the developmental trajectory of China and the associated concepts, ideologies and theories of self-reliance, modernization, democracy, Chinese style socialism and China’s peaceful rise through to the present day. The second part will cover the most recent politico-economic relationship of China with the world, including the impact of globalization on China, the dynamic of China’s domestic developments and international relations, China’s grand strategy and China’s relations with other major powers (US, Russia, Japan, India).

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS POS

The course seeks to provide students with an understanding of China’s changing role in the world affairs since the economic reforms and open door policy in 1978. This requires first of all some historical knowledge of the linkage between Chinese domestic and foreign relations, with an emphasis on the developmental trajectory of China and the associated concepts, ideologies and theories of self-reliance, modernization, democracy, Chinese style socialism and China’s peaceful rise through to the present day. The second part will cover the most recent politico-economic relationship of China with the world, including the impact of globalization on China, the dynamic of China’s domestic developments and international relations, China’s grand strategy and China’s relations with other major powers (US, Russia, Japan, India).

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) PS PSY

This course provides a general theoretical background in cognitive psychology; the key concepts and theories; recent research findings and new developments in this area (e.g., computational modeling and neuropsychological approaches), and their applications in daily life and implications for teaching and learning. Key themes addressed will be perception, sensory memory, attention, pattern recognition, memory and forgetting, language, problem solving and decision making. Applications to teaching practices will be discussed, as the transfer of learning, learning and study strategies, and metacognition.

PSY1030 Basic Principles of PsychologyPsychology is a scientific study of human behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. This introductory course provides the basic knowledge of the major psychological perspectives in understanding human functioning. The relevance of psychological theories to daily life experience will be highlighted. Attention will also be given to the appropriate application of psychological theories and findings within the Hong Kong context. This course will be of considerable applied value to educators and those in allied fields.

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PSY2012 Basic Principles of Psychology for EducatorsPsychology is a scientific study of human behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. This introductory course provides the basic knowledge of the major psychological perspectives in understanding human functioning. The relevance of psychological theories to daily life experience will be highlighted. Attention will also be given to the appropriate application of psychological theories, developmental research, and data drawn from the West within the Hong Kong context. This course will be of considerable applied value to educators and those in allied fields.

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equivalent


Understanding the nature of human development across the lifespan is essential to professionals concerned with enhancing the life quality of individuals as they grow from infancy to maturity. This course is intended to help students explore the physical, emotional and social development of men and women from infancy to adulthood through various theories and methodologies. Attention will be given to the appropriate application of developmental theories and research findings within the Hong Kong context.


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This course aims at introducing the basic concepts and process for statistical data analysis in educational and psychological studies. Contents include backgrounds prior to research design and analysis, central tendency and dispersion, normal distribution, hypothesis testing, tests for means, power and effect size, categorical data analysis and correlation test. The aim of this course is to provide fundamental concepts for psychological statistical methods, and the ways to conduct hypothesis testing for mean differences and relationships between variables. Three kinds of computer software will be taught for data analysis, including SPSS, Excel and G*Power.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) PS PSY HUMANS AS SOCIAL BEINGS: EXPLORING SOCIAL

PSYCHOLOGY

Humans are by nature social. This course provides a wide-ranging overview of how social influence (in the form of thoughts, feelings and behaviors) takes place in social contexts. Fundamental concepts of social psychology will be covered in this course, including conformity, prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, aggression, attitudes, causal attribution, social cognition, interpersonal attraction, altruism, and group dynamics. The impact of Chinese culture on these social behaviors will be examined as well. This course will be of significant applied value to human service providers in a variety of fields who need to be aware of the influence of social environment.


This course aims to introduce students to some of the major theories of personality according to the root ideas in these attempts to explain human behavior. Each theory will be discussed within the following framework: the view of man underlying the theory; the structure, dynamics, and development of the personality; views on psychopathology; implications and application. Students are expected to examine critically the various theories covered. The design, application, and interpretation of personality assessments will also be discussed.


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The nature of learning, its components, and how to most efficiently enhance learning has been examined from a number of theoretical, empirical, and applied perspectives. This course aims to provide an overview of the processes responsible for learning. It is designed to enhance students’ understanding in two classic learning theories --- classical conditioning and operant conditioning. The application of learning theories to educational and other settings will also be covered.


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This course is an introduction to the study of how culture shapes our minds: the way we think, what we value, and how we behave. While being introduced to the field of cultural psychology, you will learn to analyze yourself and others for the influence of culture, and to come to a better understanding of human diversity and its implications for the field of education. You will also develop better skills for reading scientific research and applying it to your own life experiences and future work. Through a mixture of films, lecture, and a variety of hands-on activities and discussions, you will learn to better understand yourself and others, and develop more flexible ways of thinking.


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20141 3024 02E PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20149 3025 02E EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20153 3026 02E HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-20 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20156 4023 02E NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGY 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016


22967 1073 51E STUDIES IN FORMS AND PROCESSES OF LIFE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-07 04/01/2016 06/06/2016

22733 2074 61E CHEMISTRY PRINCIPLES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-10 04/01/2016 06/06/2016



22835 3033 81E SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21477 3092 99E ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 06/06/2016


This course provides an overview of the theoretical background of the study of psycholinguistics and will explore several central issues in the field; for example, how languages are perceived, acquired, represented, understood, and stored in the mind and brain. Specific issues such as the origins of language, the relationship between language and thought, reading and writing development, effective teaching methods and bilingualism will also be covered.


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This course aims to apply psychological theories to learning and teaching. The topics are divided into three themes: students, learning process and teaching practices. To know our students, we will discuss developmental theories and student individual differences in terms of ethnicity, socioeconomic status,intelligence and special educational needs. To understand the learning process, we will discuss behavioral and cognitive theories of learning and learning motivation. Different teaching practices, including direct instruction, constructivist approaches and performance assessment will be covered as well. Students will also be introduced to professional practices of educational psychologists. Students are encouraged to integrate what they learn in this course with their real life experience.


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Health Psychology, one of the specialty areas in psychology, is both a theoretical and an applied area. This course aims to introduce students to some of the major theoretical and empirical work in health psychology. This course examines theories and frameworks that are used in examinations of health at the individual, interpersonal, and community levels. Specifically, this course will focus on the biological, psychosocial, and cultural aspects of health and illness. The application of that knowledge on health promotion strategies (e.g., improving diet-related behavior and attitudes, initiating and maintaining exercise programs), and disease prevention skills and behaviors (e.g., coronary heart disease, cancer, and smoking related problems) will be discussed. Recent approaches to the field of health psychology, including community health psychology and public health psychology will also be explored.


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AND PSY2001 Biological PsychologyThis course aims to introduce students to the biological basis of human behavior and psychological processes. Topics include the structure and functions of the brain and the nervous system, multiple sensory systems, biological rhythms, internal regulation, and the biological basis of emotion, cognition, and learning. Students will learn and critically evaluate the contributions of biological knowledge to the understanding of psychological processes through lectures and participation in hand-on activities.


This course aims to introduce students how psychological questions can be answered with neuroscience approaches. The course will cover the latest research techniques and findings in cognitiveneuroscience. Students will learn the principles and experimental design of neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies and evaluate critically how the neuroscience research findings can enhance our understanding of human behaviors.

PSY2008 Cognitive Psychology (can be taken concurrently)This course provides a general theoretical background in cognitive psychology; the key concepts and theories; recent research findings and new developments in this area (e.g., computational modeling and neuropsychological approaches), and their applications in daily life and implications for teaching and learning. Key themes addressed will be perception, sensory memory, attention, pattern recognition, memory and forgetting, language, problem solving and decision making. Applications to teaching practices will be discussed, as the transfer of learning, learning and study strategies, and metacognition.

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PSY2001 Biological PsychologyThis course aims to introduce students to the biological basis of human behavior and psychological processes. Topics include the structure and functions of the brain and the nervous system, multiple sensory systems, biological rhythms, internal regulation, and the biological basis of emotion, cognition, and learning. Students will learn and critically evaluate the contributions of biological knowledge to the understanding of psychological processes through lectures and participation in hand-on activities.


Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) PS PSY PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND PRACTICES IN

PSYCHOLOGY

This course intends to provide students with a knowledge of the various ways that psychologists can practice, and the ethical and professional issues involved with each of these. Students will acquire an understanding of the intervention approaches at different levels (individual, group, and community), the professional identity of psychologists, their relationship with other professions, and the role of professional and government bodies in forming that identity and in controlling the practice of psychology. Students should also have developed an understanding of the principles and procedures outlined by the APA.


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Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI Provides an introduction to selected biological concepts and principles at the post-secondary level. The major topics of study include diversity of life and human physiology which are closely related to the

junior secondary science curriculum. Complementary practical work is provided wherever necessary to enable participants to develop the scientific skills required for their teaching of the subject.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI Assists participants to develop a deep understanding of fundamental concepts in chemistry that are widely applicable to all fields of chemistry and chemistry education. Participants will use laboratory

activities and simulations as key means of understanding the basis for the development of their own emerging understandings.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENTThis course provides an introduction to the scientific, technological, cultural and socio-economic aspects of environmental studies with particular reference to current environmental issues in the local, national and global contexts.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENTThis course provides an introduction to the scientific, technological, cultural and socio-economic aspects of environmental studies with particular reference to current environmental issues in the local, national and global contexts.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI This course provides programme participants with concepts relating to how science and technology permeate our daily lives. It will enrich programme participants' scientific and technological knowledge.

It will also help them to develop skills in analyzing elated social issues both locally and globally, and to appreciate their pedagogical implications.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI Provides participants with an understanding of environmental science in terms of relationships between living organisms, resources and environment, problems associated with resource depletion and

environmental degradation, and environmental monitoring and risk assessment.TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-G/F-

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22966 3566 52E SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-10 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22734 2001 61E PHYSICAL CONCEPTS IN DAILY-LIFE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-04 04/01/2016 06/06/2016








20410 3004 99E ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI ECOSYSTEMS AND THE IMPACT OF

BIOTECHNOLOGYDevelops participants' understanding about concepts in ecology and the impact of biological advances on the environment and society. The topics are closely related to the Science and Technology curriculum. Field studies and practical work are provided to enable participants to develop the scientific and pedagogical skills to support their teaching.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCI This course provides students with concepts relating to how science and technology permeate our daily lives. It will enrich students’ scientific and technological knowledge. It will also help them to

develop skills in analyzing related social issues both locally and globally, and to appreciate their pedagogical implications.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SCP *This course provides participants with a conceptual understanding of some selected topics in physics which explains the common physical phenomena and the physical technologies encountered in daily

life. It covers topics in mechanics, wave, optics, heat and electromagnetism.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) SEC SED A WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH TO INCLUSIVE

PRACTICES

This course explores a whole school approach to supporting students with special learning needs. Models of whole schooling are considered and an in depth study of whole schooling culture and practices in Hong Kong is undertaken. The role of all stakeholders and networking in supporting a whole school approach, support programmes, collaborative problem-solving, and team teaching are reviewed. An appraisal is taken of community resources such as special schools cum resources centres, rehabilitation services and programmes, access to online materials, working with parents, and the availability and use of assistive technologies.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) SEC SED DEVELOPING AN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM FOR

DIVERSE LEARNINGThis course provides an introduction to the philosophy of inclusive education and how this is enacted in the Asia-Pacific region. Consideration is given to equity and access and overcoming potential barriers to inclusion. The course covers the characteristics of students with disabilities, and effective teaching methods for addressing their needs. Teaching skills for including all children, modifying and differentiating the curriculum, planning, implementing and evaluating student needs to develop an inclusive classroom for diverse learning are covered.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) SEC SED SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL &

BEHAVIOURAL CHALLENGESThe course aims to provide an understanding of the academic, social and emotional needs of students with challenging emotional and behavioral disorders (EDB), including students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It focuses on the challenges most teachers and parents have to face, and explores some innovative and practical instructional strategies that are effective in responding to the needs of the students.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) SEC SED SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF

GIFTED STUDENTS

*This course provides an introduction to the educational needs and adjustment problems of students with the potential for exceptional academic achievement (gifted). Focusing on the Hong Kong context, consideration will be given to conceptions of giftedness, intelligence, creativity and underachievement. The course introduces four models that are commonly used to differentiate the curriculum, including Renzulli’s Enrichment Triad Model, Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Purdue Three-Stage Model, and Williams Model, and their associated strategies such as acceleration and options for grouping.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND EDUCATION

FOR SUSTAINABILITYThis course is intended to provide the historical and theoretical background knowledge about environmental education (EE) and education for sustainability (EFS). Such knowledge is necessary for the students to make better judgments about initiatives that aims at remediating environmental issues through long term educational efforts.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SES INTRODUCTION TO CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT

AND PEDAGOGYThis course introduces participants to the pedagogical knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required for contemporary classroom practice within the context of Hong Kong’s education system. Throughout implementation of this course, the participants will have the opportunities to acquire basic knowledge and skills in pedagogical strategies that promote student active engagement and learning, and to link theories into classroom practices to enable effective learning.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND

ECONOMICS

Environmental Management represents an instrument for an organization to monitor the affects that its products and activities have on the environment, and to continuously improve the level of environmental performance. This course focuses on the key methods of environmental management, the ways environmental costs and benefits can be calculated and the implications these have for economic development and growth at the local or national level. Examples of such key ideas include the polluter-pays principle and the precautionary principle. The course will feature case studies to allow students to learn from real examples about the experiences of governments, NGOs and the private sector. These cases will familiarize students with the important issues and challenges involved in environmental management and its relationship and implications for development and quality of life. Students will also be exposed to how economic theories can be better aligned with environmentally sound decision making.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SES

This course provides students with in-depth studies of environmental science and facilitates students to develop a more comprehensive understanding and deeper insight on how to achieve environmental sustainability. The course discusses and evaluates strategies for controlling population growth, conserving biodiversity, using renewable energy and sustainably managing resources based on the concepts of scientific principles of sustainability. Case studies and data interpretation not only consolidate students’ learning by integrating the theoretical knowledge into real-life situations, but also promote students’ abilities in critical thinking and analysis. Students are expected to acquire a higher level of environmental literacy and be able to make environmental judgment for a more sustainable living.



20416 3006 99E THE TECHNOLOGY AND USAGE OF ENERGY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22896 3011 63E ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL AGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22898 3011 65E ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL AGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22900 3011 69E ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL AGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22902 3011 72E ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL AGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016





21281 1011 66E CHINESE CULTURE AND IDENTITY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20669 1147 03E INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SES

This course provides students with up to date knowledge on the scientific, technological, environmental and socioeconomic aspects of energy generation and usage. The major themes of study include: the principles and technologies of energy extraction, generation and transportation; energy sources (renewable and non-renewable); energy usage and impacts on socioeconomic development; and energy related environmental impacts. It is envisaged that after taking this course, students will be able to make informed judgments on energy-related issues.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS SES

The relationship between the environment and human development has become a major political and social issue, with global interest and attention focusing sharply on the critical challenges faced by developing countries. This course will consider the scientific knowledge required to understand the inter-relations between development and environment in the greater China and international contexts and will prepare students with various transferable skills to facilitate environmental education. Covering a wide range of topics, from global climate change and energy use to biodiversity conservation, an emphasis will be made on understanding approaches in development planning, the environmental conflicts, the need for long-term environmental sustainability and social justice, and attempts to incorporate a deeper awareness of these issues into policy making, planning and management.







Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SES SES ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

THEORIES AND PRACTICESThis course will explore the theory and practice of community involvement in the process of environmental policy-making. The modes of public participation and in particular the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will be discussed. This is substantiated by study of selected case studies in the local and global context. Students are expected to draw on the theories and practices of community involvement to develop insights into how different sectors of the community can be further engaged in building a sustainable community.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS SOC INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL THEORY, CONCEPTS

AND ISSUES

The course aims to provide students a macro view of understanding human behaviour from collective models. This course will examine various theoretical perspectives, sociological concepts and methodologies related to social life, social culture and the socialization process with a generalist perspective. Students will be exposed to major theoretical traditions in social theory and as the course unfolds, how these theoretical perspectives can be utilized to evaluate our social world. Students will discover the relationship between individuals and society, and explore their roles within the family, school, religion, peer groups, and in other social systems with a critical thought.


AND ISSUES



AND ISSUES


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC SSC

This course teaches contemporary perspectives and issues of Chinese culture, covering its prominent schools of thought as well as a range of folk practices and material culture. Tracing major shifts up to modern times, it will also explore how China's encounters with the rest of the world and state and society in their evolving forms shape cultural practices and representations. Closely related concepts and issues of identity and heritage in Chinese contexts will be discussed.


This course is designed to provide students with basic background knowledge on political science in preparation for their study of more advanced courses. It examines basic political theories and ideologies and functioning of different political systems, discusses policy making process and role of political institutions, political parties and interest groups, and analyzes interrelations between domestic and international affairs. Through lecture, case study, group discussion and debate, students are expected to gain an understanding of the rationales defining the discipline with a particular focus placed on their interaction with the global order.



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20707 1189 03E INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22870 2183 66E INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22882 2183 69E INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016





22917 2190 63E CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC SSC SELVES AND IDENTITIES: NEGOTIATION AND

CHALLENGES

Adolescents will experience a number of physiological, social and psychological changes in approaching adulthood. In this transition process, they will be expected to pursue different roles and identities such as men/women, heterosexuals/homosexuals, independent family members, individual citizens, rational consumers, and useful members of the workforce, but they may also want to explore other possibilities. In doing either, they need to understand themselves in these roles, to make sense of the corresponding identities, and to deal with the doubts, confusions and frustrations in living up to or challenging those roles and identities. In this course, students will be introduced to the socioeconomic, cultural, and political forces that are defining and shaping the roles and identities that adolescents are about to assume. In particular, students are encouraged to uncover and to examine critically the norms and values perpetuated by those roles and identities.


Economic plays an essential role in global development. This course is designed to provide students with basic background knowledge on economics in preparation for their study of more advanced courses. The course aims to introduce participants to the nature and scope of economics, and to provide them with a fundamental understanding of economic concepts and theories. Through lecture, illustration, case study, discussion, and news analysis, participants will learn how to apply these concepts and theories to analyse real-world economic problems and issues in our daily life.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS SSC

Effective communication is the basis for success in all walks of life. This course explores history, theory and philosophy of communication, including interpersonal, group, public and mass communication – and how they can be applied effectively in our daily lives. It helps students to have a basic understanding of the theories behind various forms of communications. A solid grounding in communication theories will be gained and students will learn to apply these theoretical perspectives to different communication issues and contexts. Besides, this course examines how, why, where and when we communicate, on a personal, social and global level. Students will explore a number of important concepts in communication and to demonstrate how different practices shape this profoundly important idea. This course also gives students a wider view of what is happening behind all the information they receive in everyday life through different media and help them develop a critical thinking of the truth behind the different pieces of information. Students will study and test these concepts through in-class discussions, critical thinking exercises, and public engagement.


Effective communication is the basis for success in all walks of life. This course explores history, theory and philosophy of communication, including interpersonal, group, public and mass communication – and how they can be applied effectively in our daily lives. It helps students to have a basic understanding of the theories behind various forms of communications. A solid grounding in communication theories will be gained and students will learn to apply these theoretical perspectives to different communication issues and contexts. Besides, this course examines how, why, where and when we communicate, on a personal, social and global level. Students will explore a number of important concepts in communication and to demonstrate how different practices shape this profoundly important idea. This course also gives students a wider view of what is happening behind all the information they receive in everyday life through different media and help them develop a critical thinking of the truth behind the different pieces of information. Students will study and test these concepts through in-class discussions, critical thinking exercises, and public engagement.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) APS SSC COMMUNICATION STUDIES IN THE PUBLIC AND

EDUCATION SECTORS

This course is designed to help students acquire basic background knowledge of communication studies by focusing specifically on aspects of integrated approach of public and education sectors. With respect to the public sector, the course introduces marketing communication, public relations, as well as intercultural communication. Considering the education sector, the course addresses the communicating messages to schools and communities. Through lecture, illustration, case study, discussion, and news analysis, students are expected to learn how to distinguish communication in different sectors and issues in our daily life.


EDUCATION SECTORS



EDUCATION SECTORS


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC SSC EDUCATION FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ANIMAL

RIGHTS

1. This course aims to expose students to interdisciplinary perspectives on the roles of non-human species and the non-human world in environmental studies, notably the important roles of ecosystems, biodiversity and animals. Drawing on scientific literature regarding the sentience of animals, the significance of biodiversity and the practical and intrinsic value of ecosystems and biospheres, the course will ask students to examine the place of the non-human world in our lives, and to critically assess personal, cultural and policy biases toward other species and nature. One specific objective will be to help students better understand why scientific findings about other species and nature are not matched by changes in society, industry, laws and governmental policies. The course demonstrates the importance of the non-human world for the human world, and vice-versa, and explores how this has been and can be communicated to governments, communities, business and individuals. Another specific objective is to equip students with the pedagogical content knowledge necessary to promote citizens’ understanding of the importance of biodiversity and the intricate relationships between human and non- human worlds, and to stimulate citizens to reflect on their attitudes towards non-human species in order to protect animal rights. 2. While the course will include short and sometimes provocative lectures (possibly including guest speakers), the primary pedagogy will be premised on problem-based learning. Students will be required to undertake outside reading and research, and to involve themselves in experiences outside the classroom. These readings and experiences will serve as the basis for rich classroom discussions, debates and group work. Students will be asked to consider questions regarding the non-human world, and related environmental policies and animal rights, that do not have easy or obvious answers. In the process, students will learn how to justify rigorously their own interpretations, feelings and cultural biases related to the non-human world. With these aims and this pedagogy in mind, the course will be structured around questions. That is, the objective will not be to fill students' minds with discrete pieces of information, but rather to practice their minds in developing informed, articulate questions about the world, drawing on expert knowledge and their own analyses to formulate answers to these questions in collaboration with fellow students. Students are expected to consider the pedagogical implications of their understanding for promoting discussion and decision-making among citizens about issues that may put biodiversity and animal rights at risk.


This course explores how cross cultural communication is affecting our daily lives. Students will develop an understanding of the cultural origin of people’s values, habits and ideologies and how these elements affect communication with people from different cultures. This course intends to provide students with the knowledge and skills for effective interaction and communication across cultures, especially in schools and classroom settings. It helps students to understand the intricacies and challenges in communicating with people from diverse background and enables them to develop a cultural awareness of the importance in communicating successfully across cultures in different contexts.







22873 2191 63E COMMUNICATION FOR TEACHING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22874 2191 66E COMMUNICATION FOR TEACHING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-02 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22820 2191 69E COMMUNICATION FOR TEACHING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20593 2211 99E CONDUCTING SURVEY RESEARCH 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22429 3007 99E CHINA STUDIES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21294 3054 66E PERSPECTIVES ON CITIZENSHIP 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22440 3054 99E PERSPECTIVES ON CITIZENSHIP 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-04 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20724 3104 03E GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22523 3134 99E SELF AND SOCIETY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-13 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20715 3141 03E MANAGING GLOBAL CITIES: ISSUES AND THEMES 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



This course is designed to help students acquire knowledge of communication instruction and apply the information to teaching. Students will be provided with diverse viewpoints and perspectives on a wide range of topics that impact their own communication with participants in a classroom setting. Using a multidisciplinary approach to include a combination of theory and practical advice, this course covers a wide range of classroom communication issues that include: interpersonal and small group communication, listening and verbal and nonverbal communication. This course also allows students to anticipate new coverage on out of the classroom communication, lesson plans based on state or national standards and crisis communication. This allows the students to implement various instructional strategies, enabling them to meet a wider range of student needs in the future.






This course offers a basic and nontechnical introduction of application and interpretation of social survey research. This course will emphasize on both conceptual and practical knowledge about conducting social survey research, including data collection approaches, questionnaire designs, sampling methods, issues of measurement, data cleaning and validation, descriptive and inferential statistics, univariate and bivariate analysis, data visualization techniques, and survey report writing. Students will learn how to analyze survey data with specialized computer programs for statistical analysis. The course will also offer a brief introduction of more advanced statistical topics including multiple regression analysis and various modeling techniques. The aim of this course is to prepare students for becoming both critical consumers and competent producers of quantitative evidence used in social studies. Advanced mathematical knowledge is not required.


In this course, course participants will develop their further and critical understanding of China’s domestic policies and foreign relations since the reform and opening-up, and explore the present opportunities and challenges in people’s living standards and ways of life, sustainable development, governance of the central government, participation in international affairs, and overall national strength of the country.


This course provides a framework for investigating major perennial social issues faced by contemporary society. It builds on students' understanding of society acquired in the Professional Studies course of Hong Kong Studies, and the Academic Studies course, Community Studies, while expanding the intellectual terrain to the level of global citizenship. The concept of civic participation will also be further developed through involving students in a wide variety of social inquiry processes as reflective social actors both inside and outside the classroom. Through analysing and investigating social issues, it is expected that students could integrate knowledge on cross-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary bases while integrating knowledge with pedagogy.


This course provides a framework for investigating major perennial social issues faced by contemporary society. It builds on students' understanding of society acquired in the Professional Studies course of Hong Kong Studies, and the Academic Studies course, Community Studies, while expanding the intellectual terrain to the level of global citizenship. The concept of civic participation will also be further developed through involving students in a wide variety of social inquiry processes as reflective social actors both inside and outside the classroom. Through analysing and investigating social issues, it is expected that students could integrate knowledge on cross-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary bases while integrating knowledge with pedagogy.


This course examines the response of the international community to a range of environmental problems, such as climate change, water pollution and over exploitation of natural resources. The course also looks at many of the sources of environmental and resource problems currently facing the world. The creation, implementation and effectiveness of international environmental agreements and regimes are explored, as are the actions and policies of a variety of international and transnational actors, ranging from traditional nation-states and intergovernmental organizations to multinational corporations, nongovernmental organizations and diffuse transnational environmental movements and networks. The course brings together questions of development, equity and security with those about international and global governance, ecological change and sustainability.


This course equips programme participants with some sociological concepts and studies to understand the complexity of identities and challenges faced by human relationships in contemporary society. It will illuminate the ways that society, via its various social sites (such as family, schools, peer groups, and mass media and popular culture), influences the development of the “self”. It then uses gender as a critical case study to explore how young men and women actively negotiate with various demands and conflicts when constructing their gendered identities and intimate relationships. Throughout the discussion, it will encourage programme participants to critically reflect on their personal experiences and to explore principles and ethics that help promote more caring and equal relationships.


This course introduces students to the major issues and themes related to managing global cities, with particular reference to governance. This course critically reviews how world cities transform into global cities and discusses the major features constituting a global city. Students will examine the major strategies that global cities adopt to address the growing challenges of globalization in maintaining their competitiveness, and efficient and effective governance. More specifically, this course will engage students in critical examination of the major development, policy and governance issues confronting global cities as economic activity and migration become increasingly transnational. Students will be engaged in comparative studies of the major urban governance strategies and policy responses adopted by major global cities in coping with challenges in a highly competitive environment.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC SSC MANAGING ASIAN WORLD CITIES: GOVERNANCE

AND POLICY

This course introduces students to the major challenges faced by selected Asian societies, especially during the process of becoming world cities, and the transformation of urban governance in response to the most recent trend of urbanization in the era of globalization. This course examines issues related to how the growing impact of globalization has affected the social, economic, cultural and political development of Asian societies, and what urban governance strategies and policy responses have been adopted to cope with such challenges. More specifically, this course will enable students to understand the impact of globalization on urban development, governance and policy-making in selected Asian societies by examining 1) social, economic, cultural and political developments affected by globalization; 2) critical challenges these Asian societies have to address as a result of competition; 3) major urban governance and policy response strategies to these challenges, and the roles different political levels (local, national, and global) play in influencing city governance.




20049 3186 63E CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

20064 3188 63E CHINA AND CLIMATE CHANGE 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-P-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21305 3208 67E RULE OF LAW AND CIVIL SOCIETY 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D1-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21314 4136 67E GLOBALIZATION : ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES 3 English Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016



20612 4214 99E CHINA AND THE MODERN WORLD 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-07 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

23084 2030 51E ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-06 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21621 3003 53E CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 04/01/2016 23/01/2016

3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS C-LP-02 25/01/2016 05/03/2016

3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 07/03/2016 04/06/2016

21623 3003 56E CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-12 04/01/2016 06/06/2016

20364 3005 02E ASSESSMENT FOR PRODUCTIVE LEARNING 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B3-LP-06 04/01/2016 28/05/2016


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC SSC SUSTAINING HONG KONG AS THE ASIAN'S WORLD

CITYThe course explores the global position of Hong Kong as “Asia’s World City” with an emphasis on its external relations. The course also explores the theoretical assumptions behind the “Asia’s World City” discourse and the implementation and execution of such a discourse by the HKSAR Government, as well as the multilateral interaction between Hong Kong and other global actors. By drawing upon comparative cases of the branding exercises of other “world cities”, the course concludes by forecasting the long-term sustainability of Hong Kong as a global city.


This course is designed to build students’ understanding of the interrelationships between climate change and society. Climate change is not simply a scientific process that is distant from our lives. Instead, climate change is produced by human actions, is understood in culturally specific ways, and generates impacts on individuals and societies. Understanding the relationships between individuals, societies and climate change requires an understanding of the drivers of our behaviours, including psychological and cultural factors, as well as questions of how much our social surroundings shape actions that have environmental consequences. Different societies will contribute to climate change in different ways and they will have different responses to it. Course lectures will introduce key themes and concepts (possibly including guest speakers). However, the primary pedagogy will be premised on problem-based learning. Students will be required to undertake outside reading and research, and to involve themselves in experiences outside the classroom. These readings and experiences will serve as the basis for rich classroom discussions, debates and group work. Students will be asked to consider questions regarding their own values and behaviours, accepted cultural and social attitudes, impacts of media messages and marketing, related political processes and their own—and society’s—contributions and likely responses to climate change. In the process, students will better understand their own climate- related impacts as well as those of other actors in society.


China is now the largest national source of greenhouse gas pollution causing climate change, and it is one of the countries most vulnerable to it impacts change. China’s status in global climate change has changed substantially since the issue first came on to global environmental and political agendas. China’s rapid economic rise is having profound and devastating environmental consequences, notably with respect to climate change. While per capita emissions of climate pollution remains low relative to the world’s richest countries, these emissions are rising quickly as many Chinese people join the global middle and upper classes. Indeed, the annual increase in China’s greenhouse gas emissions exceeds the total national emissions of some Western countries. Consequently, to a great extent, the future of the world’s efforts to address climate change will be decided in China.


This course aims at strengthening students' understanding of ideas including the rule of law, human rights, and democracy, as well as their relationships with civil society. At a time when the above ideas are deeply contested both in Hong Kong and around the world, this course seeks to equip students with the ability to critically engage with those controversies as they contemplate their role in society and as teachers of the Liberal Studies curriculum.


This course aims to lead programme participants to examine critically various emergent global issues and concerns. Through revisiting the key concepts and analysing important and pivotal global political, cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues, programme participants will develop an appreciation of multiple perspectives on the emergent and perennial issues and also an understanding of how they relate to similar issues at the national and local levels.


Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC SSC URBANIZATION IN CHINA: POLICY AND

GOVERNANCEThis course enables students to understand the process, dynamics and scope of urbanization, and its implications for policy and governance in China in the context of industrialization and globalization. It will explore the major factors contributing to China’s rapid urbanization. China’s urban system and urban governance structure will be examined. The course will equip students with knowledge to explore how urbanization influences people’s livelihood, social change, population mobility and political governance in China.

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) SSC SSC HONG KONG IN THE CONTEXT OF CHINA,

REGIONAL & GLOBAL STUDIESThis course enables students to analyze the development of Hong Kong from multidisciplinary and multi-dimensional perspectives. It will explore the historico-cultural, political, social and economic forces that have been shaping the development of Hong Kong in the local, national, regional and global contexts. It is expected that students' intellectual horizons can be broadened through critically analyzing in the perennial and/or emergent issues / problems in different contexts under study.


This course provides students with opportunities to grasp the major concepts and theories for studying the development of contemporary China and its interaction with the world, and to acquire the various inquiry skills as well as to utilize a wide variety of resources in the study of the selected topics. Emphases will be laid on the historical transformation and the emerging political and socio-economic conditions. Topics include China’s modernization, economic reforms, human development, human rights, the rule of law, economic interdependence, environmental conservation, social change and international diplomacy.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS

This course aims to prepare participants with the knowledge and skills for promoting organizational learning in their current or future workplace. Emphasis is placed on the roles that professional development activities and quality management strategies play for supporting the growth of a learning organization; that targets quality performance of employees for increasing organizational effectiveness as well as for actualizing self in the career of individuals. Participants will develop a knowledge framework based on organizational learning, which covers human resources development, learning theories and management theories; this will guide their study in a variety of training methodologies as well as performance evaluation measures. Participants are prepared to take up the roles of team players, change agents and leaders in a workplace context that facilitates the learning of its members and the organization.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS This course introduces participants to the fundamental principles and skills in the fields of curriculum and assessment and their implications for classroom practice within the context of Hong Kong’s

education system.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS This course introduces participants to the fundamental principles and skills in the fields of curriculum and assessment and their implications for classroom practice within the context of Hong Kong’s

education system.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS This course develops participants’ knowledge, skills and literacy in interpreting assessment reform and practice in Hong Kong schools. Participants will examine how assessment practices at classroom

level help to facilitate student learning in a productive way.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS INQUIRING SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT: ISSUES

AND STRATEGIESThis course extends participants’ critical understanding of school-based assessment and related issues in Hong Kong. Participants are expected to examine critically the rationale, design and implementation of different assessment strategies used in schools and their implications for meaningful and authentic learning.



20359 3007 03E SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-LP-01 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

20370 3007 04E SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-03 04/01/2016 28/05/2016

20372 3008 04E TEACHING INNOVATIONS 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B2-LP-23 04/01/2016 28/05/2016




20376 3020 01E INTERPRETATION OF ASSESSMENT DATA 3 English Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-05 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21119 2568 91C 3 Cantonese Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-08 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21132 3459 91C TANG DYNASTY TALES 本科目通過不同層面的探究，使學生對「唐代傳奇」這一種文體有深入的認識，並了解其在中國小說發展史的意義。 3 Cantonese Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B1-LP-06 04/01/2016 27/05/2016

21147 3574 91C WORKS OF MAJOR POETS 3 Cantonese Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-09 04/01/2016 27/05/2016

21156 3574 92C WORKS OF MAJOR POETS 3 Cantonese Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS B4-LP-12 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

21175 3582 91C LITERATURE IN HONG KONG 3 Cantonese Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D3-P-01 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

22953 3582 92C LITERATURE IN HONG KONG 3 Cantonese Medium of Instruction TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D2-LP-08 04/01/2016 27/05/2016

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS This course extends participants’ knowledge and skills for contributing to the initiation and implementation of school-based curriculum development. Participants are expected to involve in the critical

analysis of the major concepts, issues, approaches and practice in school-based curriculum development with particular reference to the Hong Kong context.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS This course extends participants’ knowledge and skills for contributing to the initiation and implementation of school-based curriculum development. Participants are expected to involve in the critical

analysis of the major concepts, issues, approaches and practice in school-based curriculum development with particular reference to the Hong Kong context.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS This course introduces participants the contemporary theories of a broad spectrum of teaching innovations to enable them to analyze the teaching innovations adopted in Hong Kong and develop the

necessary skills in applying them in their own teaching/ learning context. Participants will have the opportunities to experiment innovative practices to build up their competence in teaching.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS THE CREATIVE TEACHER AND CREATIVE TEACHING

STRATEGIESThis course provides participants with the experience to develop sensitivity, flexibility, originality and elaboration inherent in creativity. Teacher creativity, as a crucial component of teacher competence in recent education reform, can be nurtured and cultivated through specifically designed performance tasks and activities. Participants are expected to develop teaching strategies and creative problem solving strategies relating to their subject areas to foster active and meaningful learning. (Key words: Teacher creativity, Creative teaching strategies)

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS THE CREATIVE TEACHER AND CREATIVE TEACHING

STRATEGIESThis course provides participants with the experience to develop sensitivity, flexibility, originality and elaboration inherent in creativity. Teacher creativity, as a crucial component of teacher competence in recent education reform, can be nurtured and cultivated through specifically designed performance tasks and activities. Participants are expected to develop teaching strategies and creative problem solving strategies relating to their subject areas to foster active and meaningful learning. (Key words: Teacher creativity, Creative teaching strategies)

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL AND PUBLIC

EXAMINATIONSThis course expands participants’ understanding and skills to the process of managing school and public examinations. Participants will examine critically the theoretical foundations and practical issues upon which school and public examinations, within the context of Hong Kong education system, are predicated, managed and evaluated.

Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) C&I TLS This course extends participants’ critical understanding of assessment concepts and interpretation of assessment data. Participants are expected to examine critically the rationale, techniques and

practical issues in interpreting assessment data and feedback to promote effective learning and teaching.

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI CLASSICAL CHINESE LITERATURE II FROM SONG TO QING 本科在「文學概論」及「中國古代文學一」的基礎上，通過研習宋至清時期的文學作品，讓學生認識中國文學的發展和特質，並能初步懂得評論宋至清時期的作家及作品。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI 本科旨在通過研習著名詩人的作品，讓學生懂得欣賞作品的藝術風格及特色，並以包括課堂講授，討論，分組報告，仿作以及朗誦等形式，讓學生得以精讀其重要作品，從而提升鑒賞文學作品的能力。具體研習的詩人及作品，可按任教老師的專長選定。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI 本科旨在通過研習著名詩人的作品，讓學生懂得欣賞作品的藝術風格及特色，並以包括課堂講授，討論，分組報告，仿作以及朗誦等形式，讓學生得以精讀其重要作品，從而提升鑒賞文學作品的能力。具體研習的詩人及作品，可按任教老師的專長選定。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI 本科研習香港文學的歷史發展與作品特色，使學生從中國現代文學的淵源關係和社會、文化背景及作品內容等各方面認識香港文學，提升批判思維及文化意識，並掌握研究方法。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI 本科研習香港文學的歷史發展與作品特色，使學生從中國現代文學的淵源關係和社會、文化背景及作品內容等各方面認識香港文學，提升批判思維及文化意識，並掌握研究方法。



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22817 1193 01P PRACTICAL PUTONGHUA FOR ENGLISH SPEAKER I 3 Putonghua Medium of Instruction 04/01/2016 04/06/2016

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI 本科目旨在讓學生認識中國文學批評的發展概況；研習重要的文學理論作品從而提升學生的分析、鑒賞及批評能力。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI CULTURAL IMAGINARY IN CHINESE AND WESTERN MYTHOLOGY

神話是遠古時代的產物，埋藏著與一個民族的存在和發展有密切關係的文化信息。本科目旨在考察中國和西方著名的神話傳說，通過不同的解讀方法，揭示中西神話的共性和殊相，藉此增進學生對中西文化的理解，並且提升他們對象徵性文本的解讀能力。本科目主要以古代中國和希臘的神話為本，有需要的話，亦會參考後世的傳說和少數民族的神話，以助說明。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI APPRECIATION AND TEACHING OF JUVENILE FICTION 本科目研討少年小說的特質、構成要素與分類，以及少年小說與青少年心理及成長的關係。通過深入探討作品的內涵與特徵，提升學員對少年小說的鑑賞與教學能力。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS GEA IMMORTALS AND IMMORTALITY: THE QUEST FOR ETERNITY

本科目主要介紹道教信仰的「神仙」與「長生」的觀念，協助學生認識人類對永恆的追尋，啟發學生反思與探索的精神。通過實地考察，學生評鑒日常生活中「神仙」與「長生」相關的現象，並分析其產生的因由﹔同時就歷史、宗教、民俗不同角度，評論華人社會中追求「神仙」和「長生」的心態、行為及其影響﹔ 最後，學生批判地建構自身對於人生終極意義的理解，並評價個人的生活行為和表現。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS GEA THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CONFUCIAN MORALITY

內聖指個人道德修養的精神成就，外王則指社會政治方面的功業成就，二者均是儒家道德學說的核心觀念。本科目旨在以傳統儒家的經籍為根據，結合宋明儒者的闡釋，深入剖析盡心、知性、正德、利用、厚生等觀念，藉此說明內聖、外王的涵義及二者之間的關係，引導學生思考儒家的道德理論及其實踐。本科目採用多元的學習模式，包括專題講演、文本閱讀、個案探究及網上論壇等，希望啟發學生反思儒家學說與現代世界的關係。


Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS GEB ROAD AND LIFE: A CULTURAL EXPLANATION OF IMAGERY 本科目通過認識以「路」為主要例子的人生意象的內涵，協助學生建構自己認識意象，掌握意象機制，欣賞文化及文學文本，以及分析文學文本的方法。 TAI PO MAIN CAMPUS D4-G/F-

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Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS GEB THE CULTURE AND FORM OF THE CLASSICAL FAIRY TALES

本科目以幾個經典話型故事為對象，分析它們原初的主題，並以《格林童話》為基礎，研究這些主題在改寫和口傳的過程中，被改易的情況。比較的時候，還會留意中西文化對某些主題和形式在處理上的分別，並探討這些差別的原因。本科目將集中探討以下三個主題：女性議題、弱勢社群和根源存在的世界。經典故事的定義，《格林童話》是以五十篇的《選集》為主，而中國則以全國分佈最廣的故事為主，在這兩個基礎之上，再比對出中西方都不約而同共有的話型，再把它們的主題歸為三類。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS GEC STRUGGLING IN A CAPITALIST-COLONIAL METROPOLIS: HONG KONG COMEDY

本課程通過學生經常可以接觸到的香港喜劇電影幫助學生探討和反思以下問題：第一，現代社會的普遍問題，如人與人之間的冷漠、人對人的剝削、和人們之間不擇手段的競爭等；第二，香港作為殖民地和移民社會的特殊問題，如對中國傳統文化的懷念和疏離、中國各地移民之間的矛盾和磨合以及中國人對外國人的觀感等。課程涉及從五十年代到九十年代的本地喜劇片，集中討論許冠文和周星馳主演的電影。這些電影特別彰顯了以下主題，包括現代與傳統間的矛盾、都市人在冷漠的社會裏尋找?情、小人物在資本主義社會如何奮鬥上進和追求理想。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) LCS CHI 本科目旨在使學生認識中國現代文學的誕生背景、發展概況，辨析不同作家的風格特色，提高解讀、賞析文學作品的主題、寫作技巧的能力。

Faculty of Humanities (FHM) CLE CLE Through a communicative and functional approach, and the use of interactive activities, students will be able to have basic proficiency and confidence in using Putonghua for daily communication. More attention will be allocated for Chinese traditions and culture.


Code for Hosting Departments

APS

C&I

CCA

CHL

CLE

ECE

ELE

EPL

HPE

IELL

LCS

LML

MIT

PS

SEC

SES

SSC

Code for Hosting Departments

Department of Asian and Policy Studies

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Department of Cultural and Creative Arts

Department of Chinese Language Studies

Centre for Language in Education

Department of Early Childhood Education

Department of English Language Education

Department of Education Policy and Leadership

Department of Health and Physical Education

Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning

Department of Literature and Cultural Studies

Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies

Department of Mathematics and Information Technology

Department of Psychological Studies

Department of Special Education and Counselling

Department of Science and Environmental Studies

Department of Social Sciences

ART - Art & design in general and other specific topics like art history, ceramics, drawing, fashion, painting, sculpture and visual artsBUS - Business and commerce in general and specific topics like accountancy, information management, marketing, management, retailing, secretarial studies and word processing CAC - Creative Arts and Culture including art, music and culture elementsCHI - Chinese language & literature in general and specific language acquisition & literacy, linguistics, psycholinguistics and sociolinguisticsCOC – Co-curricular Learning CoursesECO - Economics in general and all other specific topicsEGC - Ethnicity and Global Citizenship offering to education-plus programmes.ENG - English language & literature in general and specific topics like discourse analysis, drama & speech, linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, second language and acquisitionEPA – Courses offered by the Department of Educational Policy and AdministrationEPC – Courses offered by the Educational Psychology, Counselling and Learning NeedsETE - Engineering and technology in general and specific topics like Control technology, electronics, manufacturing, technical drawing technological studies and 3-D DesignEVS - Environmental sciences/studiesGCS - Greater China Studies in general and Comparative Studies within the Greater China regionGEE – General Education Foundation CoursesGEO - Geography in general or environmental studies etc and all other specific topicsGES - General Studies which include subjects on interdisciplinary studies in primary education jointly offered by more than one departmentHCS - Health sciences/studiesHEC - Home economics in general and specific topics like textile science and clothing technology, food science & technology and home & family studies HIS - History in general and specific topics like Chinese historyHSS - Humanity & social science/studies in general IBS – Business related courses offered by the Department of Information and Applied Technology (IAT)IIT – Information Technology related courses offered by the IATINS - Integrated Studies which is a domain of interdisciplinary studies that transcends boundaries of subject disciplines and is jointly offered by more than one departmentINT - Information technology in general and all other specific topics MHS- Medical & Health ScienceMTH - MathematicsMUS - Music in general and specific topics like ethnomusicology, instrumental conducting, instrumental skills, musicology, music history, vocal conducting and vocal skills PES - Physical education & sports science in general and specific topics like aquatic sorts, ball games, dance, gymnastics, health & fitness and athletics outdoor adventure POS - Political science PSY - Psychological and behavioral sciences/studiesPTH - PutonghuaPUA - Public administration or affairs SCB - Biology or life science SCC - Chemistry or chemical science SCE - Earth science or GeologySCG - Science in general, general science or interdisciplinary scienceSCI – Courses offered by the Department of ScienceSCP – Physics, astronomy or physical science SES - Environmental studies/science offering to education-plus programmes

SOC - Sociology SSC - Courses with substantial Social Sciences content.

Professional SubjectsCOU - Counselling in general and other specific topics like career counselling, child & adolescent counselling and guidance & counselling in schoolsEDA - Education administration in general and other topics like Education & law, educational management & leadership, educational finance & budgeting, educational policy & planning and school, family & communityEDT - Educational TechnologyPFS - Professional foundation studies in general and other topics like child development. comparative education, educational psychology, history of education, philosophy of education, research method in education and sociology of educationSED - Special education in general and other topics like behaviour disorders, gifted, hearing impaired, inclusion/integration of general & special education, learning disabilities, physically handicapped, speech & language disorders and verbally impairedTLS - Curriculum, Teaching and Learning in general and other specific topics like assessment & measurement, classroom management, communication in instruction, computer-aided learning, curriculum theories and practices and instructional design

Curriculum & Methods SubjectsCUM - Curriculum and method for all school subjects PSE - Personal & Social Education in schools in general and other topics like drug education, health education, moral education and sex education CIV – Civic education

Other Subjects*CLE- Language Enhancement courses*CPE- Courses offered by School of Continuing Professional EducationDST- Dissertation related courses*ECE- Early Childhood Education*EDD- Courses offered to doctoral programmeEDS - Educational Studies or education projects*EMA- Educational Measurement and Assessment FEX - Field ExperienceGEA- General Education courses (Philosophical & Spiritual area)GEB- General Education courses (Liberty & Artistic area)GEC- General Education courses (Social & Historical area)GED- General Education courses (Scientific & Technological area)GEP- General Education Honour ProjectIND - Independent StudyITC- Courses offered by Centre for Learning, Teaching and TechnologyLIM- Immersion courses*LNU- Courses offered by Lingnan University which are under the custody of Department of MSSTLSP- Courses offered by SPFEO*LVE- Courses offered to doctoral programme by CRSEPRJ- Project related coursesYxx – for subjects for HKIEd-Lingnan collaborative programmeZxx – for subjects for HKIEd-CUHK collaborative programme

NOTE# This is a tentative list only. More codes might be created for future needs.* Subject to review.

Code for Academic Subject

Art & design in general and other specific topics like art history, ceramics, drawing, fashion, painting, sculpture and visual artsBusiness and commerce in general and specific topics like accountancy, information management, marketing, management, retailing, secretarial studies and word processing

language acquisition & literacy, linguistics, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics

English language & literature in general and specific topics like discourse analysis, drama & speech, linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, second language and acquisition

Courses offered by the Educational Psychology, Counselling and Learning NeedsEngineering and technology in general and specific topics like Control technology, electronics, manufacturing, technical drawing technological studies and 3-D Design

Greater China Studies in general and Comparative Studies within the Greater China region

General Studies which include subjects on interdisciplinary studies in primary education jointly offered by more than one department

Home economics in general and specific topics like textile science and clothing technology, food science & technology and home & family studies

Business related courses offered by the Department of Information and Applied Technology (IAT)

Integrated Studies which is a domain of interdisciplinary studies that transcends boundaries of subject disciplines and is jointly offered by more than one department

Music in general and specific topics like ethnomusicology, instrumental conducting, instrumental skills, musicology, music history, vocal conducting and vocal skills Physical education & sports science in general and specific topics like aquatic sorts, ball games, dance, gymnastics, health & fitness and athletics outdoor adventure

Counselling in general and other specific topics like career counselling, child & adolescent counselling and guidance & counselling in schoolsEducation administration in general and other topics like Education & law, educational management & leadership, educational finance & budgeting, educational policy & planning and school, family & community

Professional foundation studies in general and other topics like child development. comparative education, educational psychology, history of education, philosophy of education, research method in education and sociology of educationSpecial education in general and other topics like behaviour disorders, gifted, hearing impaired, inclusion/integration of general & special education, learning disabilities, physically handicapped, speech & language disorders and verbally impairedCurriculum, Teaching and Learning in general and other specific topics like assessment & measurement, classroom management, communication in instruction, computer-aided learning, curriculum theories and practices and instructional design

Personal & Social Education in schools in general and other topics like drug education, health education, moral education and sex education

Courses offered by Lingnan University which are under the custody of Department of MSST

Business and commerce in general and specific topics like accountancy, information management, marketing, management, retailing, secretarial studies and word processing

English language & literature in general and specific topics like discourse analysis, drama & speech, linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, second language and acquisition

Education administration in general and other topics like Education & law, educational management & leadership, educational finance & budgeting, educational policy & planning and school, family & community

Professional foundation studies in general and other topics like child development. comparative education, educational psychology, history of education, philosophy of education, research method in education and sociology of educationSpecial education in general and other topics like behaviour disorders, gifted, hearing impaired, inclusion/integration of general & special education, learning disabilities, physically handicapped, speech & language disorders and verbally impairedCurriculum, Teaching and Learning in general and other specific topics like assessment & measurement, classroom management, communication in instruction, computer-aided learning, curriculum theories and practices and instructional design

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