UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Explanations of prerequisites and exclusions can be found on page 23.
MGMT 501 Introductory Statistics for Business [3-0-0:3]
Covers various discrete and continuous probability models and their applications in business problems, estimation and testing of hypotheses, simple and multiple linear regression analysis. (MBA core course)
MGMT 502 Applied Regression and Data Analysis [4-0-0:4]
Topics include multicollinearity, dummy variables, stepwise and all-possible regression, and logistic regression, with emphasis on analysing and modelling business data using statistical softwares. Multivariate regression will also be introduced.
Prerequisite : MGMT 501
MGMT 503 Multivariate Data Analysis [4-0-0:4]
Multivariate statistics (canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, MANOVA, principal components and factor analysis) are studied with the use of statistical software and applications to managerial problems.
Prerequisite : MGMT 501
MGMT 504 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting 14-0-0:4]
The Box-Jenkins algorithm of ARlMA model identification, estimation, and diagnosis will be studied. Transfer function modelling, state space methods, and the Kalman-filter algorithm will also be introduced.
Prerequisite : MGMT 501
MGMT 510 Managerial Model Building [4-0-0:4]
Models for management decision-making drawn from multiple regression, decision analysis, linear programming, waiting lines, PERTICPM, and simulation; STORM and
@RISK packages used for computer solution.
MGMT 512 Optimisation Models for Management [3-0-0:3]
Models drawn from integer, network, goal, nonlinear and dynamic programming with emphasis placed on modelling, software, and the practical issues of solution implemen- tation.
Prerequisite : MGMT 51 0
MGMT 513 Stochastic Models for Management [4-0-0:4]
Managerial decision-making under uncertainty. Models of decision theory, Markov processes, queues and queuing networks and simulation with emphasis on modelling, software, and issues of practical application.
Prerequisite : MGMT 51 0
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MGMT 521 Managerial Problem Solving [2QO:2]
The practical study of personality, leadership, motivation, individual and behaviour.
Examine communication skills and offers the opportunity for assessment and feedback.
Organisational contexts, teambuilding and case work. (MBA core course)
MGMT 523 Man-ent of Organisations [3+0:3]
Organisation theory, structure, design, managerial work, organisational learning, perform- ance, dramaturgy, transactional analysis, decision-making, change, turnaround, innova- tion, mergers and alliances, critical approaches, power and politics, postmodern organi- sational ethics. Strategic implementation. (MBA core course)
MGMT 524 Organisation Development [e0-0:4]
Formation of organisational cultures, the identification of needs and readiness for change, problems of growth, change agents, techniques for hard and soft system change, evaluation of planned change.
Prerequisite : MGMT 523
MGMT 525 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Studies [e0-0:4]
Problems faced by small firms and basic skills needed for developing new business, including entrepreneurial strategies, legal and financial considerations.and effective new venture management.
Prerequisite : MGMT 523
MGMT 531 Human Resource Management [2-0-0:2]
The functional practices of human resource management. Recruitment and selection methods, job analysis and design, training need identification, career management, job evaluation, reward systems, and the practices of strategic HRM.
MGMT 532 Systems of Employee-Management Participation [e0-0:4]
Systems of employee-management participation around the world; specific concepts including worker participation in decision making, industrial democracy, joint consultation, trade unions, and profit sharing.
MGMT 541 Management Policy [ W . 3 ]
Corporate Strategy, analysis of the environment, competitor analysis, BCG, DPM, and porffolio analysis techniques, value chains, internal analysis, SWOT analysis, resource assessment, the generation and evaluation of strategic choices. (MBA core course)
MGMT 542 Strategy Formulation and Implementation [4-0-0:4]
This course focuses on formulation of management policies, strategic decison making and their implementation. Case studies on complex company situations are used for.
developing ideas essential to overall managerial direction.
Prerequisite : MGMT 541
MGMT 543 Comparative and International Management [4-0-0:4]
A comparative study of management practice in selected foreign countries. Topics include cross-cultural methodology for management studies, impact of social environ- ment and culture on management functions of business enterprises.
Prerequisite : MGMT 541
MGMT 544 International Business Game [I -0-0:1]
Integrates material from core courses by using a general business simulation or game package to engage students in the application of international strategic and business practices.
MGMT 545 Managerial Communication [2-0-0:2]
Study and practice of oral and written communications in management; audience analysis; delivery skills; group writing; presentation of technical information; meeting management. (Full-time MBA core course)
MGMT 562 Operations and Technology Management [3-0-0:3]
This course analyses strategic and operating policies and decisions for systems that produce goods and services, and examines the role of comprehensive planning, inven- tories, resourcescheduling, distribution systems, and system location. (MBAcore course)
MGMT 563 Modern Manufacturing [4-0-0:4]
Coordination of production with marketing and other areas of the corporation for improved quality and effectiveness and new production possibilities, including focused manufactur- ing, manufacturing cells, and flexible manufacturing, is studied.
Prerequisite : MGMT 562
MGMT 564 Service Operations [4-W:4]
The close link between marketing and service operations is studied. Methods to monitor and improve service operationssuch as service system models, facility layout, distribution and logistics systems, are discussed.
Prerequisite : MGMT 562
Postgraduate Course Descriptions
MGMT 565 Case Studies in International Operations Management [e0-0:4]
The impacts of the workforce, economy, culture, education, government, technology, natural resources, and communication networks on successful operations are consid- ered. National and multi-national situations in manufacturing and service are studied.
Prerequisite : MGMT 562
MGMT 571 International Business Policy [e0-0:4]
Topics iinclude monitoring, assessing and forecasting the impact of macroenvironmental factors (economic, technological, political and social environments) on international business operations; integration of environmental factors into strategic business policy formulation.
Prerequisite : MGMT 541
MGMT 572 International Business Law [ M 4 ]
This course develops an understanding of the legal environments in which international business operates;'regulations capitaland technology transfer; patent, trade- mark and copyright safeguards, and settlement of international trade disputes.
MGMT 573 International Business Negotiations [4QO:4]
This course covers a wide range of issues; establishment/dissolution of joint ventures, extent of foreign ownership, conditions for technology transfer, direct investment, licens- ing and other contractual arrangements.
MGMT 588 Field Study I [2-0-0:2]
[Previous Course Code : MGMT 5811
A supervised study of an organisation, including the establishment of clientconsultant relationships, identification of strategic questions, design of studies, collection and analysis of data, development and reporting of recommendations. (MBA core course)
MGMT 589 Field Study II [Previous Course Code : MGMT 5821 Continuation of MGMT 588. (MBA core course)
MGMT GOO Special Topics i n Statistics for Management [ 2 4 credits]
Advanced topics in statistics of current interest.
MGMT 610 Special Topics in Management Science [2-4 credits]
Advanced topics of current interest in management science are presented. Topics vary according to recent developments.
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MGMT 630 Special Topics in Human Resource Management [2-4 credits]
Advanced topics of current interest in human resource management.
MGMT 640 Special Topics in Organisational Behaviour [2-4 credits]
Advanced topics of current interest in organisational behaviour.
MGMT 660 Special Topics in Operations and Technology [2-4 credits]
Management
Advanced topics in operations and technology management are studied. Topics vary according to recent developments and current interest.
MGMT 720 Special Topics in Organisational Behaviour [2-4 credits]
Prerequisite : Doctoral standing
MGMT 730 Special Topics in Human Resources Management [2-4 credits]
Prerequisite : Doctoral standing
MGMT 799 Doctoral Thesis Research
Students are required to complete an original and independent doctoral research thesis.
A sumssful defence of the thesis leads to the grade Pass or Pass with Distinction. No course credit is assigned.
Postgraduate Course Descriptions
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Explanations of prerequisites and exclusions can be found on page 23.
PHYS 511 Mathematical Methods in Physics [4-0-0:4]
Review of vector analysis; complex variable theory, Cauchy-Rieman conditions, complex Taylor and Laurent series, Cauchy integral formula and residue techniques, conformal mapping; Fourier series; Fourier and Laplace transforms; ordinary differential equations, Bessel functions; partial tiierential equations, wave and tiiusion equations, Laplace, Helmholtz and Poisson's equations, transform techniques, Green's functions; integral equations, Fredholm equations, kemals; Rieman sheets, method of steepest descent;
tensors, contravariant and covariant representations; group theory, matrix representa- tions.
Course Level : E. Butkov, Mathematical Physics
PHYS 513 Classical Mechanics [3-w:3]
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics, theory of elasticity, with modern applications in chaos and nonlinear dynamics.
Course Level : Goldstein, Classical Mechanics, Second Edition
PHYS 520 Classical Electrodynamics I poO:3]
Electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic potentials, selected topics in electrodynamics of continuous media, special relativity, radiation theory, plasma physics and nonlinear optics.
Course Level : Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, Second Edition
PHYS 521 Classical Electrodynamics II Continuation of PHYS 520.
PHYS 525 Quantum hkchanics I [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: PHYS 5211
The formulation of quantum mechanics in terms of states and operators; symmetries and angular momentum; stationary and timedependent perturbation theory; Fermi's rule and variational methods; the elements of scattering theory..
Course Level : Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, Third Edition
PHYS 526 Quantum Mechanics II lPrevious Course Code: PHYS 5221
biscussion of various applications of quantum mechanics, such as collision theory, theory of spectra of atoms and molecules, theory of solids, second quantisation, emission of
Postgraduate Course Descriptions
PHYS 531 Statistical Mechanics I [3-0-0:3]
Laws and applications of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, transport phenomena. classical statistical mechanics, canonical-and grand canonical ensemble, quantum statistical mechanics. Fermi and Bose svstems, non-eauilibrium statistical mechanics
Course ~ e v e l : ~ u a n i statistical ~ k h a n i c s
PHYS 532 Statistical Mechanics II [3-0-0:3]
Continuation of PHYS 531. Advanced topics and techniques in modern statistical mechanics, including superfluids, lsing model, critical phenomena, scaling theory, renormalisation group, Monte Carlo methods, disordered systems, localisation, random walks, fractals and multifractals, path integrals.
PHYS 540 Projects in Experimental Physics [O-1-6:3]
An individual project of modern topical interest under the supervision of a faculty member.
PHYS 551 Structure and Properties of Materials [3-0-0:3]
Physics of real materials: the structure of crystalline and amorphous solids; X-ray diffraction ant2 electron microscopy; the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transfor- mations; crystallographic defects and their relation to mechanical properties.
Background : PHYS 201 or PHYS 234
PHYS 561 Microcharacterisation [2-0-3:3]
Basic physical principles underlying modern analytical techniques for characterising materials from volumes of less than a cubic micron; physics of the interaction processes, instrumentation involved, and advantages and limitations of each technique.
Background : PHYS 201 or PHYS 234
PHYS 572 Microprocessing of Materials [2-0-3:3]
Fundamentals of fabricating and patterning thin-film materials and surfaces, with empha- sis on electronic materials; vacuum and plasma thin-film deposition processes; photon, electron, X-ray, and ion lithography; techniques for pattern replication by plasma and ion processes. Emphasis the physics and material science that define and limit the various processes.
Background : PHYS 201 or PHYS 234
PHYS 581 Atoms and Molecules [3-0-0:3]
Experimental and theoretical techniques in atomic and molecular physics.
Course Level : Flygare, Molecular Structure and Dynamics radiation, relativistic quantum mechanics.
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PHYS 582 Nuclear Physics [3-0-0:3]
Broad survey of nuclear phenomena. Bulk properties of nucleus, two-nucleon problem, nuclear models, nuclear spectroscopy, radioactivity, fission, fusion and other nuclear reactions.
PHYS 583 High Energy Particle Physics [3-0-0:3]
Introduction to the physics of baryons, mesons and leptons; strong, electromagnetic and weak interactions; relevance of symmetry laws to particle physics; unification of electro- magnetic and weak interactions.
PHYS 591 Solid State Physics I [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Cousre Code: PHYS 6211
I Survey of the basic phenomenological knowledge of condensed matter physics, mainly dealing with solids. Topics include equilibrium properties such as structure and phase transitions, transport phenomena such as electrical and thermal conductivity.
Course Level : Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics
PHYS 592 Solid State Physics II [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: PHYS 6221
Topics chosen from broken symmetries, elementary excitations, and topological defects;
critical phenomena, onset of chaos, and the renormalisation group; first order phase transitions, nucleation, and dendritic growth; broken gauge symmetries, superconductors and superfluids, fractional quantum Hall effect; disordered systems, spin glasses, locali- sation, and percolation theory.
PHYS 593 Quantum Field Theory [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: PHYS 6321
Canonical field theory; analytic property of scattering amplitudes and dispersion relations;
renormalisation and renormalisation group; symmetry and spontaneous symmetry break- ing; Gauge theories.
Course Level : ltzykson and Zuber, Quantum Field Theory
PHYS 594 Theory of Many-Particle Systems [Previous Course Code: PHYS 642)
PHYS 595 Quantum Electronics [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: PHYS 6511
Detailed treatment of the physical principles underlying lasers, related fields, and applications. Topics include the interaction of radiation and matter; theory of the laser;
spectroscopy of atoms, molecules, and ions in crystals; density matrix; nonlinear optics and optical processes; theory of coherence; integrated optics.
PHYS 600 Physics Seminars [0-1-0:1]
Series of seminar topics presented by students, faculty and guest speakers; may be repeated for credit; graded Pass or Fail.
PHYS 610 Individual Study i n Physics An individual in-depth study of a current topic.
[3 credits]
PHYS 681 Special Topics [I -4 credits]
Offerings are announced each semester. Typical topics includegroup theory, superfluids, stellar evolution, plasma physics, low-temperature physics, X-ray spectroscopy and diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, non-linear dynamics, collider physics.
PHYS 699 MPhil Thesis Research
Students are required to complete a master's research thesis. A successful defence of the thesis leads to the grade Pass or Pass with Distinction. No course credit is assigned.
PHYS 799 Doctoral Thesis Research
Students are required to complete an original and independent doctoral research thesis.
A successful defence of the thesis leads to the grade Pass or Pass with Distinction. No course credit is assigned.
Equilibrium and transport propertiesof microscopic systems of many particles studied at zero and finite temperatures; applications of thermodynamicGreen's function techniques.
Postpraduate Course DesrriDti0n.s Postm-aduate Course Describtions
DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Explanations of prerequisites and exclusions can be found on page 23.
SOSC 503 Modern Chinese Politics [3-0-0:3]
Reading and discussion course organised along the themes of political continuity and change in 20th-century China. Critical variables to be investigated include: political culture, elite recruitment and circulation, institutional evolution, socio-economic con- straints, process of ideological construction and erosion, and the impact of external factors on internal process.
SOSC 504 Modernisation: A SocickPsychological Perspective [3-0-0:3]
Seminar course exploring the concept and process of modernisation in the Chinese context, with special reference to the newly industrialising Chinese societies. Socio-
SOSC 515 China's Economic Growth and Reform [3-0-0;3]
Addresses three broad questions. How far has the Chinese economy advanced toward sustained growth and restructuring? What challenges lie ahead? And what salient policies have been adopted to meet these challenges?
SOSC 600 Special Topics 13-0-0:3]
Acoherent collection of topics selected from the humanities/social science. A student may repeat the course for credit if the topics studied are different each time.
SOSC 610 Independent Study [3 credits]
lndependent study in adesignated subject underthe supervision of a faculty member; may require readings, tutorial discussion, and submission of research paper(s); may be repeated for credit if different topics are studied.
psychological aspects of modernisation, including such topics as individual modernity, changes in social norms, and tradition vs. modernrty.
SOSC 699 MPhil Thesis Research
SOSC 51 1 Social Research Methods [3-0-0:3]
The essence of the course is answering the question "how do we translate concepts and theories about human interactions and institutions into empirically testable propositions?"
Primary objectives are: (1) to help students be informed consumers of contemporary social research, and (2) to enable students to initiate and execute worthwhile research projects of their own.
SOSC 512 Economic Development and Social Change in [3-0-0:3]
East
Asian NlEsThis graduate seminar offers a forum for discussion, comparison, and analysis of the industrialisation processes of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
SOSC 513 From Socialism to Capitalism: China's Road [3-0-0:3]
Seminar examining the transitional process in which China has moved from a central planning, state-socialist system to market-oriented society; the social and political implications of China's economic reform programme.
SOSC 514 Seminar on Chinese Society [ M 3 ]
Focuses on contemporary Chinese institutions; historical context of social change and institutional factors that retard and/or buttress process of modernisation. Topics include kinshipflamily, ruraVurban organisations, and the bureaucracy.
Students are required to complete a master's research thesis. A successful defence of the thesis leads to the grade Pass or Pass with Distinction. No course credit is assigned.
SOSC 799 Doctoral Thesis Research
Students are required to complete an original and independent doctoral research thesis.
A successful defence of the thesis leads to the grade Pass or Pass with Distinction. No course credit is assigned.