CENTRAL AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH UNITS
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONS
MGTO 221 Organisational Behaviour [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 2211 Human behaviour and behavioral issues in organisations studied from the perspective of the individual and that of the organisation.
Exclusion: SOSC 371
MGTO 223 International Management 14-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 2231 Understanding and managing multinational corporations in different economic, social, cultural, legal and technological environ- ments.
MGTO 231 Human Resources Management [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 2311 Manpower planning, job analysis and design, recruitment, performance appraisal, compensation, training and development, health and safety at work and discrimination. Prerequisite: MGTO 221
MGTO 232 Employment Relations [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT2321 Law for the human resource management (HRM) practitioner; unionisation, collective bargaining, multi-skilling labour markets, flexible work systems, quality of working life and comparative industrial relations. Prerequisite:
MGTO 231
MGTO 233 Training and Development [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT2331 Basic concepts of learning and their application to training and development of different types of employees, from job related skills to career development. Prerequisite: MGTO 231
MECH 371 Introduction t o Robotics [2-0-3:3]
Rigid body motion, forward and inverse kinematics, manipulator Jacobians, force relation, dynamics and position control robot manipulators, force control and trajectory generation, collision avoidance and motion planning, robot programming languages.
Exclusion: ELEC 374
MECH 396 Design Project I [O-1-5:2]
Practice of engineering design through a group design project chosen to integrate material covered in the curriculum. Project is sponsored by industry. May be graded PP. Prerequisites: MECH 202, MECH 231, MECH 261 and MECH 271
MECH 397 Design Project II
Continuation of MECH 396. Prerequisite: MECH 396
MECH 398 Project Laboratory I [1-0-6:3]
Interplay between analytical and experimental methods in solution of research and development problems. Written and oral communication of results is an important course component. May be graded PP. Prerequisites: MECH 283 and MECH 284 MECH 399 Project Laboratory I1
Continuation of MECH 398. Prerequisite: MECH 398
MGTO 261 Management for Engineers [2-0-0:2]
Organisational behaviour and human resource management issues that are relevant for engineers. This includes personnel selection, leadership, dynamics of work teams, and motivation. Exclusion: MGTO 221
MGTO 321 Corporate Strategy [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 3211 Major techniques and approaches to the development and implementation of corporate strategies. Underlying concepts; analyti- cal techniques; internal and external competitor analysis and evaluation of strategic options. Prerequisite: MGTO 221
MGTO 322 Comparative Management [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 3221 The conceptual and theoretical issues in understanding the management systems of different countries from a comparative perspective. Prerequisite: MGTO 221
MGTO 323 Compensation Management [4-0-0:4]
Setting up of organisational pay structure, different pay systems, pay increase decisions . . .
and
pay
.for pe;formance, the relationship between compensation and performance appraisal, other issues in compensation management. Prerequisite: MGTO 231MGTO 324 Recruitment and Selections [4-0-0:4]
Issues related to the recruiting process, job analysis, HR planning, interviews and other selection techniques, validity generalisation, and human resources utility analysis.
Prerequisite: MGTO 231
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
MGTO 325 Negotiation [4-0-0:4]
Theories and processes of negotiation; negotiation strategies; contextual factors in negotiation; other issues in negotiation. Prerequisite: MGTO 221
MGTO 326 Organisation Design and Development
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Theories [4-0-0:4]and Techniques
This course presents theories and applications of organisation design and develop- ment. It focuses on design of organisational structures; processes of organisational change and development; formation and change of organisational cultures; problems in growth and approaches for dealing with these issues. Prerequisite: MGTO 221 MGTO 327 Management i n Chinese Contexts [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGTO 329fl Contemporary management issues in the East and the West; understanding of major western management theories; identification of key contextual components of management such as cultural, social and business environments; examination of the transferability and applicability of these theories to Chinese management. Prerequisite: MGTO 221
MGTO 328 Business Ethics and Policy [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 224, MGTO 2241 Problems and challenges in managing businesses ethically. Social responsibility, ethics of consumer production and marketing, gender and race, pollution, health and safety, information and commu- nication, politics, trans-national considerations and ethical policy. Prerequisite: MGTO 221
MGTO 329 Special Topics i n Management [2-4 credits]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 3291 Current development issues in the field of organisation and management; topics selected by instructors. Prerequisite: MGTO 221 MGTO 339 Special Topics i n Human Resources Management [2-4 credits]
[Previous Course Code: MGMT 3391 Recent development in human resources management; topics selected by instructors. Prerequisite: MGTO 231
MGTO 349 Special Topics i n International Management [2-4 credits]
/Previous Course Code: MGMT 3491 Current issues in international management;
iopics selected by instructors.
MGTO 350 Incentives and Management [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Codes: MGMT329A, MGTO 2501 Principles of organisation and the underlying incentives that make these principles work. Topics include motivation, coordination, contracting, employment relationships, career paths, compensation poli- cies, and the design, internal structure, and dynamics of organisations. Exclusion:
ECON 31 3 Prerequisite: MGTO 221
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
PHYS 001 Contemporary Physics [3-M:3]
Important ideas and developments in physics and their impact on technology, the economy, politics and quality of life. Exclusion: AUAS Physics
Reference: Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, Sixth Edition
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
PHYS 103 General Physics [3-0-3:4]
Not intended for mathematically oriented science and engineering students. Topics include linear and circular motion, energy, oscillatory motion, electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves, physical optics, relativity. Laboratorv em~hasises instrumen- tation, measurement andinierpretiion of data. ~xclusions: PHYS
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01 prior to 1994-95, PHYS 102 prior to 1994-95. Prerequisite: AUAS Physics or AL Engineering Science Reference: Blatt, Principles of Physics, Third EditionPHYS 111 Physics I [3-0-3:4]
Force and motion; work and kinetic energy; conservation of energy and linear momen- tum; rigid body and angular momentum; oscillations and waves; temperature, kinetic theoryand thermodynamics. Exclusion: PHYS 121 ~ r e r e ~ u i s i t e : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ physics, or AL Engineering Science
Reference: Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, 4th extended edition
PHYS 112 Physics II [3-0-3:4]
Fields and potentials; Gauss's, Ampere's and Faraday's laws; inductance; magnetism and matter; Maxwell's equations; interference and diffraction; special relativity.
Exclusion: PHYS 121 Prerequisite: PHYS 11 1
Reference: Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, 4th extended edition
PHYS 121 Fundamentals of Physics [3-0-3:4]
Ideal gas and kinetic theory, heat, entropy, thermodynamics; Gauss's, Ampere's and Faraday's laws; Maxwell's equations and electronmagnetic waves; special relativity.
Exclusions: PHYS 11 1, PHYS 11 2 Prerequisites: AL PhysicslEngineering Science and AL PureIApplied Mathematics.
Reference: Halliday, Resnick and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, 4th extended edition
PHYS 124 Vibrations and Waves [3-0-3:4]
Topics include harmonic oscillations, transverse and longitudinal waves in gas and solid, voltage and current waves on transmission lines and electromagnetic waves in dielec- trics and conductors, Fourier methods, non-linear oscillations, and wave mechanics.
Prerequisite: AL PhysicsIEngineering Science or PHYS 11 2
PHYS 126 Introduction t o Modern Physics [3-0-0:3]
lntroduction to the physics of atoms, solids, nuclei and elementary particles, emphasis- ing the description of phenomena. Prerequisite: AL PhysicslEngineering Science or PHYS 112
Reference: Taylor and Zafiratos, Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers PHYS 127 Introduction to Modern Physics Laboratory [0-0-3:1]
Laboratory accompanying PHYS 126. Physics students are required to take PHYS 126 and PHYS 127 concurrently.
PHYS 211 Experimental Physics [O-0-3:1]
About 6 experiments selected in the areas of electronics, optics, materials science and computational physics. Focuses on skills and techniques of instrumentation relevant to careers in teaching, engineering and postgraduate research.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions Underm-aduate Course DescriDtions
PHYS 214 Mathematical Methods i n Physics [4-0-0:4]
Physical applications of analytic and numerical methods are studied in such topics as differential equations, Fourier series, Laplace transforms, matrices and vectors. Pre- requisite: PHYS 221
Reference: Mary L. Boa, Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, Second Edition
PHYS 221 Intermediate Classical Mechanics [4-0-0:4]
Multivariable and vector calculus; Newtonian mechanics, including rigid bodies; oscil- lating systems; gravitation and planetary motion; moving coordinate systems; Euler's eauations; Hamilton's equations; normal modes and small oscillations. Prerequisite:
Reference: Marion, Classical Dynamics, or Davis, Classical Mechanics
PHYS 222 Continuum Physics [4-0-0:4]
Properties of solids and liquids; conservation laws; stress and strain tensors; elastic and viscons response; waves in solids and fluids; ideal fluids, Bernouli's equation; viscous incompressible flow and the Navier-Stokes equations, boundary layers, flow instabili- ties, introduction to turbulent flow. Prerequisite: PHYS 221
PHYS 223 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism I [4-0-0:4]
A physics core course. Electrostatics: electric charge and fields, multipoles, Laplace equation, dielectrics; magnetostatics: currents, magnetic fields and vector potential, magnetic materials; Maxwell's equations; special relativity; radiation. Prerequisite:
PHYS 112 or PHYS 121
Reference: David J. Griffiths, lntroduction to Electrodynamics, Second Edition PHYS 224 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism II [3-0-0:3]
Electrodvnamics: applications of Maxwell's equations, propagation in various media, radiation: relativistid electrodynamics, transmission linesand wave guides, interference and diffraction phenomena. Prerequisite: PHYS 223
Reference: Marion and Heald, Classical Electromagnetic Radiation
PHYS 234 Elementary Quantum Mechanics I [44-0:4]
Basic properties of Schrodinger equation, simple examples, angular momentum and hydrogen atom, electrons, spin and statistics, multi-electron atoms, stationarystate and time-dependent perturbation theories, Fermi golden rule, simple applications. Prereq- uisite: PHYS 126
Reference: D.J. Griffths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 241 Optics [3-0-0:3]
Ray tracing, matrix optics, wave optics, superposition of waves and interference, coherence, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, polarisation, Fourieroptics, holography, phase and group velocity, material dispersion, propagation of Gaussian beams.
Exclusion: ELEC 308
PHYS 242 Fibre Optics [3-0-0:3]
Electromagnetic wave propagation in waveguide, fabrication of optical fibres, step index fibre. fields, modes, propagation and dispersion in monomode and multimode fibres, couplers and conn&tori, fibre optics communication system, and fibre optic sensors.
Exclusion: ELEC 342
PHYS 250 Introduction to Materials Science [3-0-0:3]
An integrated study of the nature and behaviour of metals, ceramics and polymers.
Topics include crystal structures, phase diagrams, microstructures and microscopy, defects, phases and interfaces in materials systems, phase transformations, deforma- tion, annealing and failure of materials.
PHYS 261 Electronic Circuits [2-0-6:4]
Experimental survey of some devices and circuits. Analogue electronics: operational amplifiers and bipolar transistors, applications: simple filters, diodes. and field-effect transistors. ~ i ~ i t a l electronics: comdinatorial logic devices, applications to prgramming and microcorn~uter interfaces. Prereouisite: PHYS 121
Reference: biefenderfer, ~ r i n c i ~ l e s ' o f ~lectronic Instrumentation
PHYS 262 Physical Electronics and Optoelectronics [3-1-3:4]
Semiconductor physics, pn junction, Schottky junction; electronic devices including bipolar transistors and MOSFET; optoelectronic devices including photodetectors, laser diodes, and optical modulators and switches; circuit and system issues. Prereq- uisites: ELEC 101 and PHYS 223
Reference: Sze, Semiconductor Devices, Physics and Technology PHYS 300 Current Topics
Topics of current interests in physics.
PHYS 31 1 Advanced Experimental Physics [2-0-6:4]
Four to six diverse experiments selected from optics, spectroscopy, electrical circuits, magnetic resonance, x-rays, solid state, cosmic rays, nuclear physics. Formal reports and oral presentations are required. Prerequisite:PHYS 21 1 or PHYS 223 or PHYS 234 PHYS 321 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics [4-0-0:4]
Laws of thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic relations, free energy; elementary statistical mechanics: Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics;
elementary transport theory; applications to physical systems. Prerequisite: PHYS 126 Reference: Kittel and Morse, Thermal Physics
PHYS 330 Quantum Mechanics for Engineers [3-0-0:3]
Wave-particle duality, Schrodinger's equation, 1 to 3-dimensional systems, matrix representation, angular momentum, perturbation theory, transitions, many-particle systems, quantum statistics, quantum effects in electronics and optoelectronics. Pre- requisites: PHYS 126 and MATH 151
Reference: Yariv, An lntroduction to Theory andApplications of Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 331 Elementary Quantum Mechanics II [4-0-0:4]
Foundations of quantum mechanics, states, operators and observables, Hilbert space, Schrodinger and Heisenberg pictures, symmetry, periodic potentials and cistals, formal perturbation theories, scatterina. Prereauisite: PHYS 234
~eference: J.J. Sakurai, Modern ~ i a n t u m ~echanics
PHYS 332 Introductory Solid State Physics [3-0-0:3]
An introduction to modern solid state physics, including lattice structure, lattice vibra- tions, thermal properties, electron theory of metals and semiconductors, magnetic properties, and superconductivity. Prerequisite: PHYS 234
Reference: Kittel, lntroduction to Solid State Physics, Sixth Edition
Undergraduate Course Descriptions Underpraduate Course DescriDtions
PHYS 335 Lasers and Optical Electronics [3-0431
Propagation of Gaussian beams, optical cavity and cavity modes, blackbody radiation and stimulated emission, laser principles and rate equations, examples of solid state, liquid, gas and semiconductor lasers, laser Q-switching and mode-locking, detection of optical radiation.
PHYS 336 Fundamental of Nonlinear Optics and Photonics [3-0-0:3]
Optics of anisotropic media, acousto-optics, electro-optics, photonics switches, bistable optical devices, optical coupling, nonlinear optics: second harmonic generation, para- metric generation and phase conjugation.
PHYS 342 Nuclear and Particle Physics [3-0-0:3]
Nuclear and elementary particles; general symmetries and conservation laws; behav- iour of high energy particles and radiations; basic properties of detectors; brief introduction to cosmology.
Reference: H. Frauenfelder and E.M. Henley, Substomic Physics,
A. Das and T. Ferbel, lntroduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, and S. Weinberg, The First Three Minutes
PHYS 351 Structure and Properties of Materials [4-0-0:4]
Structure of crvstalline and amomhous solids; phvsical properties of crystals, their representation
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tensors; crystal defects; determination of structure and defects by X- ray diffraction and electron microscopy. Prerequisite: PHYS 126 or PHYS 234PHYS 354 Device Materials [4QO:4]
Materials for electronic circuits, magnetic materials, ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics for sensors and transducers, memory materials and technology; silicon, silicon dioxide and aluminium, M(etal)O(xide)S(ilicon) structure, display materials; CRT and liquid crystal for flat displays.
PHYS 361 Microcharacterisation 12-0-3:3]
Basic physical principles underlying modern analytical techniques for characterising materials from volumes less than a cubic micron. Discussion centres on the physics of the interaction processes, the instrumentation involved, and the advantages and limitations of each technique. Prerequisite: PHYS 126 or PHYS 234
PHYS 381 Computational Physics I [3-0-3:4]
lntroduction to numerical methods with emphasis on solving physical problems using packages: differential equations, with application to fluid dynamics and E&M problems;
linear systems and eigenvalue problems; Monte Carlo methods, with application to classical statistical mechanics; and others.
Reference: Numerical Recipes, The Art of Scientific Computer
PHYS 382 Computational Physics II [3-0-3:4]
The course is composed of two parts: (1) introduction to advanced techniques in computer simulation of physical systems, including basic knowledge in deterministic and random processes; (2) an independent computational project on a selected physics problem. Prerequisite: PHYS 381
PHYS 398 Independent Study Project [O-26:4]
Underaraduate research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. A writtenreport is required and one of the following activities is expected: identify a non- textbook problem and suggest approaches to its solution, solve a non-textbook problem, or acquire a specific research skill.
DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOSC 1001101 Special Topics [3-0-0:3]
Focuses on a coherent collection of topics selected from social science. May be repeated for credit, if the topics studied are different.
SOSC 112 Introduction t o Economics [3-0-0:3]
Provides an overview of both macroeconomics and microeconomics. A number of applications will be presented to demonstrate how tools of economics can be used for making private decisions and evaluating government policy. Exclusions: ECON 1 10, ECON 111, ECON 112, ECON 191
SOSC 115 The Chinese Economy [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC IOOX] Focuses on three broad issues: What are the distinctive features of the Chinese economy? How does the economic system work?
How have China's external economic relations evolved?
SOSC 122 Cultural Geography [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC IOOD] Introduces and uses the major organising concepts of human geography to look at human geographic behaviour in terms of our culture and the spatial organisation of the earth's surface.
SOSC 123 Economic Geography [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC IOOE] Provides an introductory overview of modern economic geography. It will deal with problems and debates concerning economic location and behaviour in geographical space.
SOSC 136 Gender and Culture [3-0-0:3]
Examination of the cultural construction of gender; political-economy and gender equality; case study on the changing status of women in China.
SOSC 150 Introduction t o Social Science [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 1051 Two parts: a review on the aims, fields and methods of thesocial sciences; and a more detailed examination of culture, socialisation and social institutions.
SOSC 151 Introduction to Politics [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 1071 Reviews basic concepts and approaches, focusing on four major areas: the nature of politics, contending approaches in political science, political theory, and political behaviour and institutions.
SOSC 152 Comparative Politics [3-1-0:3]
[Pervious Course Code: SOSC 1081 Compares the political systems of industrialised, socialist and developing countries. Key issues include ideology, political culture, political leadership, political institutions, political processes and policy making.
SOSC 153 International Relations [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC IOOU] Examines (1 ) relations among nation-states and between nation-states and international organisations, (2) major issues in international relations, such as human rights, post-cold war national security issues and international economics.
SOSC 154 Democracy, Liberty, and Justice [3-0-0:3]
Discusses the philosophical foundations of democratic government, alternative con- ceptions of individual liberty and theories of distributive justice.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
SOSC 155 The Government and Politics of Hong Kong [3-1-0:3]
Analysis of various political institutions in Hong Kong: the Governor, Executive Council, Legislative Council, municipal councils, district boards, pressure groups, political parties and civil service.
SOSC 156 Politics, Law and Society [3-0-0:3]
Deals with the ways in which social groups and law influence politics; provides adetailed examination of the American example of a law-based liberal democratic society, but with reference to other systems, such as those of Britain and China.
SOSC 157 International Environmental Politics [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 100V] Inquiry into the political, economic, and scientific forces that shape international environmental problems and their solution; focus on a number of specific issues, including deforestation, climate change and the waste trade.
SOSC 158 Political Development [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC2531 Concerned with the political, economic and social factors that cause less developed countries to accelerate or impede their pace of development. Focuses on the developing world; using empirical cases to bear upon principal theories of development.
SOSC 159 International Law [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 3501 The system of law governing relations between countries and the rights of individuals. Includes the law of human rights, diplomacy, the environment, sea, air and space, and war and peace.
SOSC 160 Introduction to Japan [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 101D] This course provides a basic introduction to Japan. It covers all major aspects of modem Japan in order to equip students with the fundamental knowledge and framework of thinking about Japan.
SOSC 161 China and the World [3-W:3]
A study of the evolution and practice of China's relations with the outside world; China's key bilateral relations; foreign policy issues such as security interdependence, human rights, and international political economy; and the future direction of Chinese foreign policy.
SOSC 170 Introduction t o Sociology [3QO:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 100F] Provides extensive and critical understanding of societies. Several important fields in sociology will be selected and discussed along with problems often found in our society.
SOSC 172 Hong Kong Society [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 100N] Sociologically informed understanding of Hong Kong society. Topics include: inequality, politics, religion, gender, the family and popular culture.
SOSC 173 Social Interaction [3-0-0:3]
lntroduction to social psychological perspectives in sociology; topics such as obedi- ence, deviance, friendship, gender relations and culture.
SOSC 174 Society and Health [3-0-0:3]
Examines sociological theories applied to health and sickness. Topics include: social and demographic factors of health and illness, career paths to seek help; cultural and belief systems; the distribution of stress and differential coping styles.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
SOSC 190 Cultural Psychology [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 100J] Relationship between culture and self: cultural influenceson human development, role of education and thefamily, cultural identity and moral values, intercultural relations.
SOSC 192 Introduction to Social Psychology [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: SOSC 101 F] Discusses major research methods, theories and findings in social psychology, with an emphasis on the relevance of social psychological knowledge to the understanding of behaviour in Chinese societies.
SOSC 200 Special Topics [3-0-0:3]
Focuses on a coherent collection of topics selected from social science. May be repeated for credit, if the topics studied are different.