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1 FOUNDATION LEVEL English Speaking and Listening Skills (A090) This course aims to develop learners' understanding of the English language; develop learners' listening and speaking skills in a number of different contexts; develop learners' interest in activities that use English as the medium of communication. Unit 1 Getting started Unit 2 Having a conversation Unit 3 Describing and explaining Unit 4 Taking part in a discussion Unit 5 Listening to a talk Unit 6 Giving a talk Swan, M and Water, C (1997) How English Works, Oxford University Press. University English Writing Skills (A101) This course will improve students ability to read, interpret and select material from print and electronic sources and incorporate this material into an academic essay that an academic that avoids plagiarism. Unti 1 Planning for writing Unit 2 Getting information from printed sources Unit 3 Using sources in academic writing Unit 4 Evaluating and revising writing Unit 5 Organizing academic writing Unit 6 Communicating in academic writing Unti 7 Getting information from nonprint sources s Marshall, L and Rowland, F (1998) A Guide to Learning Independently, 3rd edn, Melbourne: Longman Cheshire. The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English, 6th edn (2000), Oxford: Oxford University Press. Newbrook, M (1991) Exploring English Errors 1V, Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. Newbrook, M (1991) Exploring English Errors 2V, Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES 1

2 Presentation Skills (A122) This course aims to provide students with a practical approach to mastering face-toface presentations effectively. It guides students through all the principles needed for preparing and refining presentations so that they are appropriate for their specific audience and purpose. It also covers the use and development of visual aids, non-verbal communication and skills related to delivery and to dealing with questions from the audience. Unit 1 What is an effective presentation? Unit 2 Analysing the situation Unit 3 Building the presentation Unit 4 Managing body language and voice skills Unit 5 Managing visual aids Unit 6 Setting the stage and delivering the message There is no set book for this course. Social Sciences: A Foundation Course (SS101) This course is multi-disciplinary in nature: it discusses the insights which politics, economics, sociology and psychology bring to understanding the development of Hong Kong. It adopts a thematic approach namely, housing in Hong Kong. Both the theoretical differences between the disciplines and their different approaches to this issue will reveal to students the main concepts involved in each discipline. Unit 1 A study of housing in Hong Kong Unit 2 The nature of the social sciences Unit 3 6 Politics Unit 7 10 Economics Unit Sociology Unit Psychology Unit 19 The urban form of Hong Kong Unit 20 The uses of the social sciences There is no set book for this course. Students will receive reading lists related to each of the disciplines. 2

3 MIDDLE LEVEL Analysing English Grammar (A200) This course aims to provide a good basic introduction to the analysis of English grammar. By the end of the course students should be able to identify and name parts of speech; analyse the structure of sentences; and understand the basis of traditional grammar and concepts like correctness and Standard English. Unit 1 Parts of speech I Unit 2 Parts of speech II Unit 3 The structure of simple sentences Unit 4 Complex and compound sentences Unit 5 Phrases and reduced clauses Unit 6 The system of traditional grammar s Greenbaum, S and Nelson, G (2002) An Introduction to English Grammar, 2nd edn, London: Longman. Modern China (AW202) This course aims to provide learners with an understanding of the emergence of modern China as a nation state and a world power. Unit 1 Prelude Unit 2 The Revolution of 1911 Unit 3 The rise of the warlords, Unit 4 May 4th, 1919 Unit 5 Communism in China to 1927 Unit 6 The Nanjing regime, Unit 7 Sino-Japanese relations and war Unit 8 Civil war and the founding of the People's Republic, Unit 9 Towards socialism, Unit 10 The Cultural Revolution and after, Jonathan D Spence, The Search for Modern China, 2nd edn, New York and London: W W Norton & Co., Gucker, P (1966) Essential English Grammar, New York: Dover. Young, D J (1984) Introducing English Grammar, London:Routledge. 3

4 A History of Hong Kong (AW213) Understanding Chinese Society (CS201) This course deals with the modern development of Hong Kong and aims to explain the present situation. It focuses on the formation of Hong Kong society and internal and external sources for social change as well as the emergence of a local culture and identity. Unit 1 Introduction Unit 2 East and West Unit 3 The Chinese community expands Unit 4 The people s livelihood Unit 5 The China factor Unit 6 The war and its consequences Unit 7 Hong Kong s Industrial Revolution Unit 8 Riots and reforms Unit 9 The Maclehose years Unit 10 Towards the future Faure, D (1995) A History of Hong Kong , Tamarind Books. This course introduces the nature of Chinese society, both past and present, through the analysis of the political, social and economic changes that have affected China since the early 20th century. Its aim is to help you understand continuity and change in Chinese society, including what is different from the past about contemporary China and what is similar. More specifically, the course will examine the character of the Chinese family and kinship in their traditional and current forms, as well as the roles and status of women in traditional and contemporary China. It will also compare the rural and urban sections of Chinese society, and examine the way power, stratification, social mobility and educational policies operated in traditional Chinese society and continue to do so since the 20th century. Unit 1 Introducing Chinese society Unit 2 Historical contexts Unit 3 Family, kinship and individual Unit 4 Women Unit 5 Rural Chinese society Unit 6 Urban Chinese society Unit 7 Power, stratification and social mobility Unit 8 Education Unit 9 Social inequality Unit 10 Continuity and change in Chinese society Stockman, N (2000) Understanding Chinese Society, Cambridge: Polity. 4

5 Economics of E-Commerce and Technology (EC201) Hong Kong Economy (EC203) This course provides students with economic tools to understand the industries involved in using information technology including the Internet, electronic commerce and computer industries. Unit 1 Electronic commerce and the Internet Unit 2 Telecommunications and networks Unit 3 Economics of the Internet access market Unit 4 Information products and their market structure Unit 5 Quality uncertainty and market efficiency Unit 6 Signalling and consumer's search for information Unit 7 Product choices and discriminatory pricing Unti 8 Financial intermediaries and electronic payment systems Unit 9 Lock-in effects and economies of scale in information technologies Unit 10 Economic and policy implications of Internet and e-commerce This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the operation of the Hong Kong economy with particular emphasis on the salient factors affecting its performance. Unit 1 An overview of the Hong Kong economy Unit 2 Development and structural change Unit 3 Banking and financial systems in Hong Kong Unit 4 Housing market Unit 5 Regulation of public utilities and competition policy Unti 6 International trade and foreign investment Unit 7 Labour market Unit 8 Public finance in Hong Kong Unit 9 Hong Kong economy: problems and prospects There is no set book for this course. Choi, S-Y, Stahl, D and Whinston A (1997) The Economics of Electronic Commerce, Indianapolis, IN: Macmillan Technical Publishing. 5

6 Introduction to Microeconomics (EC231) Introduction to Macroeconomics (EC232) This course aims to provide students with an introduction to the microeconomics concepts needed to understand current economic and business issues. It provides practice in applying economic analysis and is designed to improve learners understanding of how the Hong Kong economy operates. Unit 1 What is economics? Unit 2 Demand, supply and markets Unit 3 Firm organization, production and cost Unit 4 Market structure and market power Unit 5 Factor markets Unit 6 Externalities and public goods Mankiw, N G (2004) Principles of Economics, 3rd edn, Thomson, South-Western. This course aims to provide students with an introduction to the concepts in macroeconomics needed to understand current economic and business issues. It provides practice in applying economic analysis and is designed to improve learners understanding of how the Hong Kong economy operates. Unit 1 What is economics? Unit 2 National income accounting Unit 3 Long-run economic performance the real side Unit 4 Long-run economic performance the financial side Unit 5 Short-run economic fluctuations business cycles Unit 6 Macroeconomics of open economies Mankiw, N G (2004) Principles of Economics, 3rd edn, Thomson, South-Western. 6

7 Introduction to Public Policy and Administration (PA201) This course increases students' knowledge about public policymaking and the administration of the public sector. Unit 1 The study of public policy Unit 2 The policy-makers and their environment Unit 3 Agenda setting and policy formation Unit 4 Budgeting, decision making and public policy Unit 5 Policy implementation and policy impact Unit 6 Policy evaluation and accountability Unit 7 The study of public administration Unit 8 Organization and public personnel administration Unit 9 Privatization and regulatory administration Unit 10 Public administration and the public Hong Kong Criminal Justice System (PS201) This course introduces students to the developments, structure and operation of the Hong Kong criminal justice system. Unit 1 Crime and justice Unit 2 The Hong Kong criminal justice system Unit 3 The Hong Kong Police Force Unit 4 The Customs and Excise Department Unit 5 The Immigration Department Unit 6 The Independent Commission Against Corruption Unit 7 The Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice Unit 8 The Criminal Courts Unti 9 The Correctional Services Department Unit 10 The future of criminal justice in Hong Kong There is no set book for this course. s Howlett, M and Ramesh, M (1995) Studying Public Policy: policy cycles and policy subsystems, Toronto: Oxford University Press. Hughes, O E (2003) Public Management and Administration: an introduction, 3rd edn, Melbourne: Macmillan Education. 7

8 Police and Society (PS202) Psychology for Law Enforcement (PS203 ) The course provides learners with a systematic and critical review of the relationship between the police and society in general, and in Hong Kong in particular. Unit 1 An introduction to police and policing: the role and functions of police in society Unit 2 The origins of western policing and the history of the Hong Kong police force Unit 3 Policing and its significance in the process of criminal justice Unit 4 Police power: Misconduct and accountability Unit 5 Police culture the issues of recruitment and socialization Unit 6 International police cooperation: Interpol and cross border cooperation in Hong Kong Unit 7 Police and the administration : the government in Hong Kong, Legco and the historical relationship between the police and the government Unit 8 Media, public perceptions of crime and policing Unit 9 Community policing: its relevance in Hong Kong and the issue of problem-focused policing Unit 10 Lessons for the Hong Kong police and Hong Kong society s Ng-Quinn, Ma (1991) Bureaucratic Response to Political Change: Theories Use of the Atypical Case of the Hong Kong Police, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Police Force Ordinance (Issue 26), The Government Printer. This course introduces the methods used by psychologists in their research and in the development of theories, and assesses the usefulness of a number of well-established psychological theories and principles to specific areas of police work. Unit 1 Understanding psychology and its application to some policing situations Unit 2 Social skills and interactions with others Unit 3 Understanding aggression, violence Unit 4 Dealing with aggressive, violent and out-of-control individuals Unit 5 Understanding the nature of perception and memory Unit 6 Obtaining accurate and reliable information from victims and witnesses Unit 7 Investigate interviewing with vulnerable groups Unit 8 Conducting interviews with suspects Unit 9 Understanding stress and its application to policing Unit 10 Analysing crime patterns and profiling offenders Ainsworth, P B (2002) Psychology and Policing, Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing. 8

9 Security Practice and Management (PS204) Introduction to Political Science (SS201) This course provides generic skills in security management for large private and public organizations in Hong Kong, while offering practical methodologies that are applicable universally. Unit 1 Introduction to security management in the Hong Kong context Unit 2 Introductory criminology for the security manager Unit 3 Legal issues in private security Unit 4 Investigative services Unit 5 Risk management Unit 6 Physical/material security Unit 7 Corporate security Unit 8 Retail security Unit 9 Computer security Unit 10 Security management as a profession There is no set book for this course. This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the study of politics which is designed to be of use to students taking courses in any field of the discipline. Unit 1 Foundations of political science Unit 2 Political ideologies and culture Unit 3 Public opinion and political communication Unit 4 Interest groups, political parties and voting Unit 5 Structure and power of government Unit 6 Legislatures Unit 7 Executives Unit 8 Legal systems and the judiciary Unit 9 Public policy and administration Unit 10 Political development Unit 11 International relations Roskin, M G, Cord, R L, Medeiros, J A, and Jones, W S (2002) Political Science: An Introduction, 8th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall International, Inc. 9

10 Hong Kong Society (SS202) Government and Politics of Hong Kong (SS211) The overall aim of this course is to develop students understanding of the structure and development of Hong Kong society through a comprehensive and critical examination of a growing body of research studies. Unit 1 A developmental overview of Hong Kong society; Unit 2 Family and social change; Unit 3 Social class and social mobility; Unit 4 Culture and society; Unit 5 Social control and education; Unit 6 Social policy; Unit 7 Social conflict and social movement; Unit 8 Political development. s Leung, Benjamin K P (1996) Perspectives on Hong Kong Society, Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. Chan, C W (1998) The Myth of Hong Kong's Laissez-faire Economic Governance: 1960s and 1970s, Occasional Paper 79, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. This course provides analytic tools for understanding the evolution of the political system of Hong Kong. It explores theoretical frameworks, introduces relevant concepts, and describes the institutional structures of the political system. Unit 1 Introduction Unit 2 The constitutional framework. Unit 3 The Executive Branch Unit 4 The Legislative Branch Unit 5 The administration Unit 6 Local politics Unit 7 Informal actors Unit 8 The political culture Unit 9 The external environment Unit 10 Conclusion Miners, N (1998) The Government and Politics of Hong Kong, 5th edn., Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. 10

11 HIGHER LEVEL Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (A330) This course helps students to understand how we use lexical, grammatical, metaphorical, and interactional devices to express meanings; how the meanings of words and structure change depending on context and circumstance; and how semantic and pragmatic factors influence our choice of language in social interaction. Unit 1 Introduction to semantics and pragmatics Unit 2 Word and word meaning Unit 3 Tense, aspect, reference Unit 4 Phrase, sentence, paragraph Unit 5 Metaphorical expression Unit 6 Understanding metaphor Unit 7 Meaning in context Unit 8 Meaning in interaction Unit 9 Indirectness and politeness Unit 10 Meaning and imagination s Grundy, P (2000) Doing Pragmatics, 2nd edn, London: Edward Arnold. Hofmann, Th R (1993) Realms of Meaning: An Introduction to Semantics, London and New York: Longman. Language and Society in Hong Kong (A331) The course introduces students to the systematic study of language and society and increases students awareness of a number of language issues in Hong Kong. Unit 1 The Hong Kong speech community Unit 2 Introduction to Asian sociolinguistics Unit 3 The sociolinguistics of Chinese in Hong Kong Unit 4 The sociolinguistics of English in Hong Kong Unit 5 Code-switching and code-mixing Unit 6 Varieties of language Unit 7 Language and gender Unit 8 Language management and planning in Hong Kong Unit 9 Revision and research s Holmes, J (2001) Introduction to Sociolinguistics, 2nd edn, London: Longman Publishers. Pennington, M C (ed) (1998) Language in Hong Kong at century's end, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. Lakoff, G and Johnson, M (1980) Metaphors We Live By, Chicago: Chicago University Press. Thomas, J (1995) Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics, Harlow, Essex: Longman. 11

12 Stylistics and Discourse Analysis (A332) Culture and Translation (A335) This course introduces the basic concepts in the fields of stylistics and discourse analysis and develops a practical and principled approach to the analysis of both written and spoken language. Unit 1 Introduction to stylistics and discourse analysis Unit 2 Discourse, stylistics and texts Unit 3 Words and sentences Unit 4 The texture of texts cohesion and coherence Unit 5 Genre analysis Unit 6 Speech Unit 7 Conversation analysis Unit 8 Critical discourse analysis Unit 9 Stylistics, discourse and culture Unit 10 Discourse, stylistics and social change s Gee J P (1999) An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Theory and Method, Routledge. Wright L & Hope J (1996) Stylistics: a practical coursebook, Routledge. This course is suitable for advanced translated students who wish to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and process culturally-specific language occurring in Chinese and Englishlanguage source texts to achieve a more effective translation. Unit 1 Travelling in the realms of gold culture and translation Unit 2 I believe sacred scripture and translation Unit 3 Once upon a time myths, stories and translation Unit 4 I think ideas and translation Unit 5 If music be the food of love poetry and translation Unit 6 House and garden, love and illusion translating fiction Unit 7 River and lake martial arts fiction and translation Unit 8 Mao-speak politics and translation Unit 9 Mandarin duck tea translating the taste of Hong Kong There is no set book for this course. 12

13 Critical Issues in Contemporary China (CS301) This course provides students with an upto-date and comprehensive examination of a number of the social, political and economic problems which China faces on the eve of the 21st century. It also helps students develop analytical skills for analysing the critical issues from contending perspectives and research skills. Unit 1 Critical issues in 20th-century China Unit 2 Critical developments in Chinese politics Unit 3 Ethnic minorities Unit 4 Uneven economic development Unit 5 Privatization in China Unit 6 Demography and food production Unit 7 China s environmental problems Unit 8 Cross-strait relations Unit 9 Critical socio-cultural issues Global Politics and China (CS312) This course provides students with a broad knowledge of contemporary international relations and of China's perspectives on and its role in world affair. Unit 1 Introducing global politics and China Unit 2 Explaining global politics Unit 3 The changing nature of conflict Unit 4 Power in global politics Unit 5 Conflict and global economics Unit 6 Diplomacy Unit 7 International organizations Unit 8 Arms control and disarmament Unit 9 The fundamentals of war Unit 10 China and global politics There is no set book for this course. There is no set book for this course. 13

14 Economic Analysis of Business and Public Policies (EC301) This course provides students with the framework to analyse the economic behaviour of individuals in the business and public sectors, and to understand the policy options for economic growth and economic stabilization. Unit 1 Consumption Unit 2 Production Unit 3 Perfect competition Unit 4 General equilibrium and Pareto efficiency Unit 5 Imperfect competition Unit 6 Special topics in microeconomics Unit 7 National income and economic growth Unit 8 The short-run economic fluctuation Unit 9 The open economy Unit 10 Economic theory and policy debate s Pashigian, P B (1998) Price theory and application, 2nd edn, New York: McGraw Hill. Mankiw, G N (2002) Macroeconomics, 5th edn, New York: Worth. Business and Economic Forecasting (EC302) This course exposes students to the basic statistical techniques in forecasting. Students will learn how to collect data and specify forecasting models, and they will become familiar with the utilization of computer software in solving forecasting problems. Unit 1 The nature of econometrics and description of major economic data Unit 2 A review of the basics in statistics Unit 3 The simple linear regression model Unit 4 Multiple regression models Unit 5 Model selection and introduction to simultaneous equations Unit 6 Qualitative variables in regression models Unit 7 Simple time-series forecasting models Unit 8 The Box-Jenkins forecasting models Unit 9 The management of forecasting s Gujarati, D (1999) Essentials of Econometrics, 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill. Wilson, J H and Keating, B (2001) Business Forecasting, 4th edn, McGraw-Hill. 14

15 International Trade and Finance (EC303) Money and Banking (EC305) This course provides a broad and systematic discussion of the theories and practices of international trade and finance, and their relevance to the local and global economy. Unit 1 Introduction to international trade Unit 2 Why do countries trade? Unti 3 International trade policy (1) Unti 4 International trade policy (2) Unit 5 Topics in international trade Unit 6 Introduction to international finance and national income accounting Unit 7 International financial markets and exchange rate determination Unit 8 Money, income and the balance of payments Unit 9 Exchange rate regimes Unit 10 Topics in international finance Krugman, P R and Obstfeld, M (2003) International Economics: Theory and Policy, 6th edn, New York: Harper Collins. This course aims to provide students with a basic understanding of the theories of money and banking and how operations in the monetary and banking sectors affect business and investment decisions. It also covers the operations and institutional set up of the monetary and banking sectors of Hong Kong, China and the United States. Unit 1 Definition and functions of money Unit 2 Banking systems in Hong Kong, China and the US Unit 3 Asymmetric information, financial structure, and banking regulation Unit 4 The money creation process and central bank operation Unit 5 Money demand Unit 6 The behaviour of the interest rate Unit 7 The risk and term structure of interest rates Unit 8 Targets and tools of monetary policy in the US, China, and Hong Kong Unit 9 Monetary policy in the aggregate demand and supply analysis Unit 10 Inflation Unit 11 Exchange rate determination Unit 12 The international financial system and monetary policy Mishkin, F S (2006) The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 7th edn update, US: Addison Wesley Longman. 15

16 Public Finance (EC307) This course provides students with the concepts and theories needed to understand the essence of public finance. The focus of the course lies on the expenditure and tax policies in government budgeting. Theories and practices of optimal public finance policies, such as fiscal policy, debt policy and capital accumulation, and the provision of public goods from the perspectives of efficiency and equity are also provided. The course also gives a general understanding of policy design by government in certain important areas such as pension systems and health care financing. Unit 1 Introduction: the public sector Unit 2 Externalities, public goods and political economy Unit 3 Economics of taxation I: taxation and efficiency Unit 4 Economics of taxation II: taxation and income distribution Unit 5 Economics of government expenditure Unit 6 The economics of social security and unemployment insurance Unit 7 The economics of health care financing and environmental protection Unit 8 Fiscal policy and stabilization Unit 9 The economics of public debt Unit 10 Topics in public finance: international issues and the federal system Harvey S Rosen (2002) Public Finance, 6th edn, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Advanced Economics of E-Commerce and Technology (EC308) This course provides students with advanced economic principles and methods to analyse the companies and industries involved in using information technology. It also focuses on analysing the interaction between economic forces and the development of e-commerce and IT and how markets are shaped by these interactions. The development of e-commerce/finance, the strategy and performance of e-business companies, and investment in start-up e- business companies are discussed as well as the impact of technological progress on market structure and economic growth. Unit 1 Internet technology, computer industry and information economy Unit 2 Pricing, versioning and lock-in Unit 3 Waging a standards war and forming alliances Unit 4 Online auction and e-marketplaces Unit 5 Corporate governance and e-finance Unit 6 E-business strategy and revenue models Unit 7 Venture capital and e-businessplan Unit 8 The new economy and the stock market Unit 9 Technology, innovation and market structure Unit 10 Technology progress and economic growth Shapiro, C and Varian, H R (1999) Information Rules, Mass: Harvard Business School Press. 16

17 Japanese Studies (IS321) This course introduces you to the social scientific study of modern and contemporary Japan. The course describes both domestic and international events shaping the postwar role of Japan in the world as an economic, political and nascent military power. Unit 1 The atomic bombings of Japan: competing interpretations Unit 2 Postwar reconstruction and Occupation policies Unit 3 Japan's integration into the coldwar political economy Unit 4 The alternative: 'unarmed neutrality' and the opposition Unit 5 The development of the political system, Unit 6 Japan's political role in the developed world, Unit 7 The consequences of the reform Unit 8 Japan's regional role in East Asia, Unit 9 Restructuring the Japanese political economy in the 1990s Unit 10 Japan's role in the post-cold War era Chinese Government and Politics (IS322) This course helps students gain a better understanding of the political development of the PRC. It is intended to offer an interpretative survey of China s development since the start of the 20th century. Unit 1 China between 1900 and 1949 Unit 2 China under Mao Zedong Unit 3 The Chinese Communist Party Unit 4 The Constitution and the structure of government Unit 5 The People s Liberation Army Unit 6 The post-mao reform Unit 7 The consequences of the reform Unit 8 Greater China Unit 9 China s foreign policy Unit 10 China s current and future challenge Liberthal, K (1995) Governing China: from Revolution through Reform, 1st edn, W W Norton. There is no set book for this course. 17

18 Public Sector Management in Hong Kong (PA301) Government and Business (PA302) This course assists students to develop a comprehensive understanding of the theory and recent research in new public management and public sector reform in developed countries; to acquire the knowledge of the structure and functions of the public sector and civil service system in Hong Kong; to understand the contexts within which Hong Kong's public sector reforms have been launched and the contents of those reforms: and to analyse Hong Kong public sector management in the wider international context. Unit 1 Public administration and new public management Unit 2 Public sector reform in developed countries Unit 3 An overview of public sector reform in Hong Kong Unit 4 Trading fund reform Unti 5 School management reform Unit 6 Human resources reform Unit 7 Housing reform Unit 8 Reform in the Hong Kong police Unit 9 Accountability in the public sector: Hong Kong reforms in a global context Cheung, A B L and Lee, J C Y (eds) (2001) Public Sector Reform in Hong Kong: Into the 21st Century, 2nd edn, Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press. This course provides learners with a framework to understand the role of government and business in general, and their role in promoting economic development in particular. Unit 1 Introduction Unit 2 Market failure and government failure Unit 3 Government & business in advanced countries: I Unit 4 Government & business in advanced countries: II Unti 5 Government & business in newly industrializing countries Unit 6 Government & business in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan Unit 7 Re-examining the East Asian developmental model Unit 8 International political economy: I Unit 9 International political economy: II Unit 10 Managing business-government relations s Weidenbaum, M L (1999) Business and Government in the Global Marketplace, 6th edn, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Stiglitz, J E and Yusuf, S (eds) (2001) Rethinking the East Asian Miracle, Oxford: Oxford University Press and the World Bank. Gilpin, R (2001) Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 18

19 Core Issues in Policing (PS301) Public Order Management (PS302) This course enables students to understand the relationship between police and society, examine the responsibility and accountability of police, and understand community policing, private policing and partnership policing. Unit 1 IThe principles of modern policing Unit 2 Police culture and modern policing Unit 3 Police accountability and its monitoring Unit 4 Community policing Unti 5 Private policing and its link to public policing Unit 6 Partnership policing Unit 7 Globalization and its impact on policing Unit 8 The Hong Kong context: the development of the Hong Kong Police Unit 9 The Hong Kong context: police accountability and private policing This course allows students to develop a sufficiently broad understanding of the area of public order and public security management in terms of both theoretical and practical issues and to relate them to the local context. Unit 1 Theories and perspectives on public order management Unit 2 The nature of the relationship between the disciplined services and the public Unit 3 Planning for public order management Unit 4 Managing risk and crisis Unit 5 Public order and public interests There is no set book for this course. There is no set book for this course. 19

20 Research Methods in Law Enforcement and Security Studies (PS304) This course provides a systematic grounding in the various theories and methods by which evidence can be brought to bear upon policy issues of relevance to a wide range of activities, including law enforcement and security management. Students will be made aware of the various philosophical underpinnings of conceptions of science and the social research methods they have given rise to. Unit 1 The philosophy of social research: the positivist project and its problems Unit 2 Interpretative philosophies, social realism and research methods Unit 3 The nature of qualitative research Unit 4 Types and methods of qualitative research Unit 5 Collection and analysis of qualitative data Unit 6 The process of quantitative research Unit 7 Quantitative research methods Unit 8 Collection and analysis of quantitative data Unit 9 Researching the Internet Major Issues in Criminology and Penology (PS305) This course discusses the major issues in understanding crime, punishment and rehabilitation, which are likely to preoccupy the minds of people working in law enforcement agencies. Unit 1 The focus of criminology Unit 2 The classical perspective Unit 3 Positivist criminology Unit 4 Sociological criminology Unit 5 Environmental criminology Unit 6 Criminology and wider social changes Unit 7 Punishment and its goals Unit 8 The notion of rehabilitation Unit 9 Crime prevention and the fear of crime Unit 10 The new penology and wider social changes Vold, G, Bernard, T and Snipes, J (2002) Theoretical Criminology, 5th edn, New York: Oxford University Press. There is no set book for this course. 20

21 International Organizations (SS301) Principles of Social Research (SS313) This course is designed for students with a general interest in world affairs and a specific interest in how international organizations work in the contemporary world. Unit 1 Definitions and history Unit 2 Classification of international organizations Unit 3 Approaches to the study of international organization Unit 4 Roles and functions of international organizations Unit 5 Global organizations: UN, WB, IMF, WTO Unit 6 Regional organizations I: European Union, NATO Unit 7 Regional organizations II: ASEAN, APEC Unit 8 The impact of the rise of international organizations on interstate relationships Unit 9 China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and international organizations Unit 10 Current research on international organization Archer, C (2001) International Organizations, 2nd edn, London: Routledge. The course discusses the main strategies of research designs, data collection and analysis used by social researchers with examples from the social sciences (e.g. psychology, sociology, political science, economics) and applied areas such as education and health. Unit 1 Introduction: social science and research Unit 2 Varieties of social science research Unit 3 The research process and initiating social science research Unit 4 Measurement Unit 5 Data collection method I: Questionnaires and interviews Unit 6 Data collection method II: Observation Unit 7 Data collection method III: Indirect methods of data collection Unit 8 Sampling Unit 9 Research designs and true experiments Unit 10 Quasi experiments Unit 11 Processing and analysing quantitative data I Unit 12 Processing and analysing quantitative data II Unit 13 Field studies and grounded theory research Unit 14 Processing and analysing qualitative data Unit 15 Communicating research Unit 16 Being a 'consumer' of social science research 21

22 Unit 17 The microsystem of social science research Dooley, D (2001) Social Research Methods, Englewood Cliffs, 4th edn, NJ: Prentice- Hall. 22