faculty/ departmental courses available for rpg students

Faculty/ Departmental Courses available for RPg students of other Faculties

Courses offered by : Pages

Faculty of Architecture 2

Faculty of Arts 4

Faculty of Dentistry 6

Faculty of Education 8

Faculty of Engineering 10

Faculty of Science 14

Faculty of Social Sciences 23

Faculty of Business & Economics 34

LKS Faculty of Medicine 36

Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Architecture The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 22, 2021

Course Code Course Title

Level (RPG/TPG) RPG: for research postgraduates; TPG: for taught postgraduates

Prerequisites (if any)

Quota for non-HKU Students (if any)

Course URL

Contact person (if applicable) (Name, email and/or tel. number)

Remarks (if any) (Please specify here if the medium of instruction is NOT English.)

RECO6022 Research Seminar II RPG - 2

Please refer the

course syllabus for

RECO6022

Ms Kennis

Chan

kennis@hku.

hk

3917 2128

-

mailto:[email protected]


Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Arts The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 23, 2021


Level (RPG/TPG)

RPG: for research postgraduates; TPG: for taught postgraduates



Course URL

Contact

person

(if applicable)

(Name, email and/or tel. number)

Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the

medium of instruction is NOT English.)

BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal

exposition RPG/TPG - 3

http://www.buddhis

m.hku.hk/p01_sub_

req.htm

(The courses are

offered to both

Research

Postgraduate

students and

students of the

Master of Buddhist

Studies

programme.)

- -

BSTC6024

Special topics in Buddhist

studies (1): Applying Buddhist

Teachings in Contemporary

Contexts: Challenges and

Opportunities

RPG/TPG - 3 - -

BSTC6052 Study of important Buddhist

meditation texts RPG/TPG - 3 - -

BSTC7112 Buddhist ethics RPG/TPG - 3 - -

BSTC7006 Pali I RPG/TPG - 3 - -

http://www.buddhism.hku.hk/p01_sub_req.htm



BSTC6013 Buddhism in Tibetan contexts:

history and doctrines RPG/TPG - 3 - -

BSTC6080 Chinese Buddhist art along

the Silk Road RPG/TPG - 3 - -

BSTC7008 Sanskrit I RPG/TPG - 3 - -

BSTC6012 Japanese Buddhism: history &

doctrine RPG/TPG - 3 - -

BSTC7010 Classical Tibetan I RPG/TPG - 3 - -

CHIN6002 Special Topics in Chinese

Studies RPG - -

Syllabuses and

timetables

available on the

following of school

website:

http://www.chinese.

hku.hk/main/postgr

aduate/research-

postgraduate-

programmes/

http://web.chinese.

hku.hk/main/resour

ces/timetables-

principal-

dates/timetable-of-

rpg/

Ms Grann

Wong

grann.wong@

hku.hk

3917 7292

Cantonese or

Putonghua

http://www.chinese.hku.hk/main/postgraduate/research-postgraduate-programmes/





http://web.chinese.hku.hk/main/resources/timetables-principal-dates/timetable-of-rpg/








Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 8, 2021


Level (RPG/TPG)




Course URL

Contact

person

(if applicable)


Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the


DENT6023

Oral epidemiology and

clinical research

methodology

RPG - 3 -

Prof. May

Wong &

Prof. Edward

Lo,

Course

coordinators

-

Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong

Core courses for RPG students (2021-2022)

1

Course 1 : DENT 6023 Oral epidemiology and clinical research

methodology

Course coordinators : Prof. May Wong and Prof. Edward Lo

Date / Time : Oct 5, 2021 – Dec 7, 2021

Venue : Lecture Theatre II (Zoom Meeting Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/7697651985)

Course objective

This course aims to introduce the students to the various types of epidemiological studies and how to

conduct clinical trials. On completion of this course, a student should be able to critically appraise

reports from oral epidemiological studies and the level of evidence generated. The student should

also be able to choose an appropriate design for a clinical study on a specific topic of interest.

Session topics

Topic

RPG 9:00am–12:00noon

Tuesday

1 Dental research – types and process Oct 5

2 Epidemiology: features, recording and measurements

(Prof. Edward Lo) Oct 12

3 Observational studies – surveys and sampling Oct 19

4 Correlation studies – case-control study and cohort study Oct 26

5 STROBE Statement

Critical appraisal of dental literature - exercise 1 (surveys) Nov 2

6 Clinical intervention studies – study designs Nov 9

7 Evidence-based dentistry

Good clinical practice for clinical trials Nov 16

8 CONSORT Statement

Critical appraisal of dental literature - exercise 2 (clinical trial) Nov 23

9 Data collection through the use of questionnaire Nov 30

10 Writing a study protocol Dec 7

Assessment: To be confirmed

Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Education The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 22, 2021


Level

(RPG/TPG)

RPG: for

research

postgraduates;

TPG: for taught

postgraduates

Prerequisites

(if any)

Quota for

non-HKU

Students

(if any)

Course URL

Contact

person

(if applicable)

(Name, email

and/or tel.

number)

Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the

medium of

instruction is

NOT English.)

EDUR7103 Structural Equation

Modelling I RPG

Satisfactory

completion of

EDUR7109 Factor

Analysis or

equivalent (with

consent from the

instructor)

-

https://web.edu.hk

u.hk/research/rese

arch-postgraduate-

students/mphil-

and-phd-

students/course-

enrolment

- -

EDUR7109 Factor Analysis RPG

Satisfactory

completion of

EDUR7056

Regression (Part

A) or completion of

the Seminar: Data

Analysis Using R

or equivalent (with

consent from the

instructor)

- Same as above - -

https://web.edu.hku.hk/research/research-postgraduate-students/mphil-and-phd-students/course-enrolment







EDUR7110 Hierarchical Linear Models RPG

Sound knowledge

of regression

analysis and

ANOVA

- Same as above - -

EDUR7112 Grounded Theory (Part A) RPG

A basic course on

Research

Methods/

Qualitative

Research (some

basic familiarity

with academic

research and

qualitative inquiry

is required).

- Same as above - -

EDUR7113 Grounded Theory (Part B) RPG

Satisfactory

completion of

EDUR7112

Grounded Theory

(Part A)

- Same as above - -

EDUR8033

Technology as Cognitive

Tools to Support Student

Thinking and Learning

RPG

Vetting of the

student’s research

background and

relevance to the

field of technology-

enhanced learning

- Same as above - -

Remarks: The class timetable and course syllabuses will be ready on the specified course URL in early August

Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Engineering The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 23, 2021


Level

(RPG/TPG)

RPG: for

research

postgraduates;

TPG: for taught

postgraduates

Prerequisites

(if any)

Quota for

non-HKU

Students

(if any)

Course URL

Contact

person

(if applicable)

(Name, email

and/or tel.

number)

Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the

medium of

instruction is

NOT English.)

CIVL8015

Special topic in environmental

engineering A: Research and

practice

RPG

A course in

environmental

science or

environmental

engineering

3

http://www.civil.hk

u.hk/civil_intranet/i

ndex.html

- -

CIVL8021 Selected advanced topics in

soil mechanics RPG - 3 - ditto - - -

ELEC8004 Digital Signal Processing I RPG - 10

https://elink.eee.hk

u.hk/postgrad_cou

rse_outlines_2122.

html

- -

ELEC8404 Advanced topics in modern

power systems RPG - 10 - ditto - - -

http://www.civil.hku.hk/civil_intranet/index.html



https://elink.eee.hku.hk/postgrad_course_outlines_2122.html




ELEC8507 Convex Programming and

Applications RPG - 10 - ditto - - -

IMSE7222 Global logistics and

transportation systems RPG&TPG - -

https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

IMSE7015 Engineering Economics and

Finance RPG&TPG - -

https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

IMSE7020 Supply Chain Management RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

IMSE7119 Digital Enterprises and E-

Commerce RPG&TPG - -

https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

IMSE7034 Operational Research RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

https://www.imse.hku.hk/msc-eng/msc-eng















IMSE7139 Cyber Physical Systems RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

IMSE7310 Financial Engineering RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

IMSE7221 Warehousing and City Logistics RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

IMSE7902 Project Management RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h

ku.hk/msc-

eng/msc-eng

- -

MECH6017 Noise and vibration TPG - 5 https://www.mech.

hku.hk/tpg - -

MECH6019 Sources and control of air

pollution TPG - 5

https://www.mech.

hku.hk/tpg - -













https://www.mech.hku.hk/tpg




MECH6034 Computer-aided product

development (CAPD) TPG - 5

https://www.mech.

hku.hk/tpg - -

MECH6045

Nanotechnology:

fundamentals and applications

TPG - 5 https://www.mech.

hku.hk/tpg - -

MECH7010 Contemporary robotics TPG - 5 https://www.mech.

hku.hk/tpg - -

MECH7014 Railway Engineering – Metro

and High- Speed Rail TPG - 5

https://www.mech.

hku.hk/tpg - -









Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Science The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 26, 2021


Level

(RPG/TPG)

RPG: for

research

postgraduates;

TPG: for taught

postgraduates

Prerequisites

(if any)

Quota for

non-HKU

Students

(if any)

Course URL

Contact

person

(if applicable)

(Name, email

and/or tel.

number)

Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the

medium of

instruction is

NOT English.)

BIOL6009

Advanced studies in Ecology

& Biodiversity for

postgraduate students

RPG RPG - - -

Student will

select one BSc

course in SBS

and SBS will

notify the

corresponding

timetable.

EASC6005 Advanced Regional Geology RPG - -

https://www.earths

ciences.hku.hk/pro

spective-

students/postgrad

uate-

students/research-

postgraduates/cou

rsework-

requirement

Dr A.A.G.

Webb

aagwebb@hk

u.hk

-

https://www.earthsciences.hku.hk/prospective-students/postgraduate-students/research-postgraduates/coursework-requirement











EASC6009 Evolving Earth Systems RPG - -

https://www.earths

ciences.hku.hk/pro

spective-

students/postgrad

uate-

students/research-

postgraduates/cou

rsework-

requirement

Dr Ryan

McKenzie

ryan00@hku.

hk

The timetable will

be decided until

after meeting

with students.

PHYS8701 Physics Experimental

Techniques RPG - -

https://www.physic

s.hku.hk/file/uploa

d/11745/2122_PH

YS8701.pdf

Prof. M.H. Xie

Physics

[email protected]

k

-

PHYS8201 Basic research methods in

physical science RPG - -

https://www.physic

s.hku.hk/file/uploa

d/11737/2122_PH

YS8201.pdf

Prof. H.F.

Chau

Physics

hfchau@hku.

hk

-

PHYS8352 Quantum information RPG - -

https://www.physic

s.hku.hk/file/uploa

d/11739/2122_PH

YS8352.pdf

Prof. H.K. Lo

Physics

hoikwong@hk

u.hk

-

PHYS8751 Device physics RPG - -

https://www.physic

s.hku.hk/file/uploa

d/11747/2122_PH

YS8751.pdf

Prof. M.H. Xie

Physics

[email protected]

k

-

PHYS8852 Photonics and Metamaterials RPG

Electrodynamics,

Condensed matter

physics

-

https://www.physic

s.hku.hk/file/uploa

d/11748/2122_PH

YS8852.pdf

Prof. S.

Zhang

Physics

shuzhang@h

ku.hk

-












https://www.physics.hku.hk/file/upload/11745/2122_PHYS8701.pdf






























STAT6005 Special studies in statistics RPG - - - rpgsaas@hku

.hk -

STAT6008 Advanced statistical inference RPG/TPG - - - rpgsaas@hku

.hk -

STAT6009 Research methods in

statistics RPG - - -

rpgsaas@hku

.hk -

STAT6010 Advanced probability RPG - - - rpgsaas@hku

.hk -

STAT6011 Computational statistics RPG - - - rpgsaas@hku

.hk -











BIOL6009 Advanced studies in Ecology & Biodiversity for postgraduate students

OBJECTIVES This course aims to provide student centred learning opportunities which will be designed for each individual student. Students will be required to take parts of existing Masters courses or advanced courses from the BSc curriculum which are considered necessary for their particular needs and which they have not previously taken. Opportunities for internships with local conservation organizations (1 day per week over at least one semester), that will allow students to gain relevant practical experience, may also be available.

ASSESSMENT Examination (70-80%) and continuous assessment (20-30%) depending on the studies selected; pass/fail

Coordinator: Prof. Gray A Williams


EASC4407 REGIONAL GEOLOGYEASC6005 Advanced Regional Geology - 2021 Schedule version 1

WEEK 1 01-Sep-21 1-- Regional Geology: Topics, Solving ProblemsWebb 2-- Introduction to Wikipedia Project

03-Sep-21 1&2-- Exercise: Making Wikipedia pages & Wiki rubric draft3-- Discussion: How do we investigate regional (contractional) geology?

READING W1 - Dahlstrom, 1969WEEK 2 08-Sep-21 GeoMapApp - a tool for making geological base maps

Webb / Ali 10-Sep-21 1&2-- Exercise: Drawing in Inkscape & Wiki rubric finalized3-- Discussion: How do contractional, extensional, and strike-slip systems evolve?

READING W2 - one of Luyendyk et al 1980; Coney and Harms, 1984; Wernicke and Axen, 1988; Sylvester, 1988; Lister & Davis, 1989; McQuarrie & Wernicke, 2005; Kapp et al., 2008; Murphy et al., 2009; Malavieille, 2010

DUE: SELECTION OF WIKI TOPIC, Turn in to Webb via email (25 points)WEEK 3 15-Sep-21 1-- Discussion: How can we track geological processes in time? Geo-/thermo-chronWebb 2-- Mini-lecture: how to make an evolutionary diagram (adv vs retr subd zones).

READING W3 - Payton and Carrapa, 2013 (only p. 15-19, 21-27), Schildgen et al., 201817-Sep-21 1-- Group Exercise: How to answer regional geology (exam) questions

2-- Group Exercise: Make an evolutionary diagram

DUE: By this class, you must obtain approval for your Reading Exam 1 Part A paper.WEEK 4 24-Sep-21 1-- EXAM 1, Part A (30 points)

Webb 2-- In-class exercise presenting your Exam 1 Part A paper.WEEK 5 29-Sep-21 1-- Discussion: How do the solid and soft Earth interact?Webb 2-- Group Exercise: Write an introduction

READING W5 - one of Montgomery and Stolar, 2006; Montgomery et al., 2001; Clift et al., 2008; Boosand Kuang, 2010; Iaffaldano et al., 2011; Webb et al., 2017

WEEK 6 06-Oct-21 1-- Discussion: How do the crust & the mantle interact? Dynamic topographyWebb / Ali 2-- Solo Exercise: Present evolutionary diagram.

READING W6 - one of Gurnis, 1992; Lithgow-Bertelloni & Silver, 1998; Wortel & Spakman, 2000; DeCelles et al., 2009; Replumaz et al., 2010; Faccenna et al., 2013; Husson et al., 2014

08-Oct-21 Welcome to East Asia! Here's how it works. [Content in Exam 1, Part B.]09-Oct-21 DUE: WIKIPEDIA DRAFT PAGE turn in to Webb via email with link by noon (95 points)

WEEK 7 Reading / field trip week: 11-16 October.WEEK 8 18-Oct-21 DUE: Wikipedia (1) feedback and (2) reflection notes posted by noon (10 points)

Webb 20-Oct-21 In-class Wikipedia feedback session: make action plans

22-Oct-21 1-- Discussion: What preceded plate tectonics?2-- Exercise: thermochronology prediction experiment 1.

READING W8 - one of Collins et al., 1998; Komiya et al., 1999; Van Kranendonk et al., 2019; Lowe &Byerly, 2007; Stern, 2008; Nutman and Friend, 2009; Van Kranendonk et al., 2010; Moore& Webb, 2013; Arai et al., 2015; Rozel et al., 2017; Webb et al., 2020

WEEK 9 27-Oct-21 1-- Discussion: Why do other terrestrial bodies lack plate tectonics? How do they cool?

Webb 2-- Exercise : Orogenic crystalline core P-T-t-d: thrust stacking vs thinning flow

READING W9 - one of Turcotte, 1989; Taylor and McLennan, 2009 [Chapter 1]; Moore et al., 2017;Gülcher et al., 2020

DUE: By this class, you must obtain approval for your Exam 1 Part B paper.

29-Oct-21 1-- EXAM 1, Part B (30 points)2-- Solo Exercise & Feedback: Write and edit an Introduction.

WEEK 10 03-Nov-21 1-- Discussion: How was plate tectonics initiated?Webb 2-- Exercise: thermochronology prediction experiment 2.

READING W10 - one of Hansen, 2007; Bercovici & Ricard, 2014; Rey et al., 2014; Gerya et al., 2015;Tang et al., 2020

05-Nov-21 Exercise: Gurla Mandhata's impact on Himalayan thrust tectonics.

WEEK 11 10-Nov-21 1-- Discussion: How did plate tectonics evolve? How is it maintained?Webb / Ali 2-- Exercise: InSAR interpretation.

READING W11 - one of Bleeker, 2003; Silver and Behn, 2008; Jagoutz, 2012; Spencer et al., 2018;Coltice et al., 2019; Sobolev & Brown, 2019

12-Nov-21 Welcome to East Asia! Here's how it works. [Content in Exam 2]13-Nov-21 DUE: Wikipedia page goes LIVE! Turn in via email with link by noon (75 points)

ALL READINGS ARE TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE LISTED CLASS SESSIONS.

WEEK 12 15-Nov-21 DUE: Wikipedia (1) feedback and (2) reflection notes posted by noon (10 points)

Webb 17-Nov-21 In-class Wikipedia feedback session: MAKE ACTION PLANS19-Nov-21 1-- Exercise: thermochronology prediction experiment 3.

2-- Discussion: How and why does Earth have non-plate-like deformation?READING W12 - one of Hudec & Jackson, 2007; Sol et al., 2007; Ratschbacher et al., 2011; Yin &

Taylor, 2011; Koons et al., 2013; Bendick & Ehlers, 2014; Li et al., 2014; Bischoff & Flesch, 2018

WEEK 13 24-Nov-21 Welcome to East Asia! Here's how it works. [Content in Exam 2]

Webb / Ali DUE: By this class, you must obtain approval for your exam 2 paper.

26-Nov-21 EXAM 2 (60 points)

FINAL WIKI PROJECT DUE: Noon, 16-Dec-21 (60 pts) + Reflection / feedback report (5 pts)

EASC6009 (Evolving Earth Systems) Academic Year 2021 - 22

Offering Department Earth Sciences Compulsory (C)/

Elective (E)

E

Course Co-ordinator Dr. Ryan McKenzie (Semester 1), Dr. Jed Kaplan (Semester 2)

Teachers Involved Variable depending on topics each semester

Course Objectives Evaluate various integrative Earth systems in space and time.

Course Contents & Topics Biogeochemical and tectonic processes that influence Earth’s surface

environment. Each semester topics may cover: “Origin of the Continental

Crust”, “The Carbon Cycle”, “Oxygenation of the Atmosphere”, “Mountains and

Climate”, amongst others.

Course Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students should:

1) generate an understanding of “systems science” as pertaining to topics in

Earth and Planetary Sciences;

2) understand topics covered such that they can actively participate in critical

research-related discussions, as well as provide coherent presentations

explaining the fundamentals of specified topics; and

3) understand topics to the level that they can formulate new scientific questions

relevant to their personal research, from which they can generate new ideas for

future scientific proposals of their own.

Pre-requisites

(and Co-requisites and

Impermissible combinations)

N/A

Offer in 2019 - 2020 Yes (1st sem and 2nd sem) Examination No Exam

Offer in 2020 - 2021 Yes

Course Grade Pass/Fail

Grade Descriptors Pass Completion of weekly objectives. Demonstrate understanding of various topics

covered, primarily through active participation in group discussions and ability to

present and lead discussion on select topics. Short writing exercise on select topic to

be determined with instructor.

Fail Lack of participation, failure to present/lead discussions on select topics or complete

course objectives.

Course Type Lecture-based / discussion-based

Course Teaching

& Learning Activities

Activities Details No. of Hours

Lectures 2 hours/week

Assessment Methods

and Weighting

Methods Details Weighting in final

course grade (%)

Assignment Participation in readings &

discussion, leading

discussion via presentation

of select readings.

80%

Project report 3-page mock proposal of

topic agreed upon by

instructor.

20%

Required/recommended

reading and online materials

Scientific journal articles TBD each semester.

Additional Course Information This course is for RPg students of:

All Faculties of HKU and other UGC-funded Universities.

STAT6005 Special studies in statistics The aim of the course is to introduce students to the topics which are of relevance to their research study but have not been taken previously. Students will be instructed to attend one course or a combination of courses from the department as prescribed by the supervisor(s) and approved by the Chairman of the Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee. Alternately this course may consist of supervised reading supplemented by written work and prescribed coursework.

Students are permitted to replace this course by another RPG course from the MPhil/PhD curricula offered by other Departments, subject to the approval of the Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee.

STAT6008 Advanced statistical inference This course covers the advanced theory of point estimation, interval estimation and hypothesis testing. Using a mathematically-oriented approach, the course provides a formal treatment of inferential problems, statistical methodologies and their underlying theory. It is suitable in particular for students intending to further their studies or to develop a career in statistical research. Contents include: (1)Decision problem – frequentist approach: loss function; risk; decision rule; admissibility; minimaxity; unbiasedness; Bayes’ rule; (2)Decision problem – Bayesian approach: prior and posterior distributions, Bayesian inference; (3) Estimation theory: exponential families; likelihood; sufficiency; minimal sufficiency; completeness; UMVU estimators; information inequality; large-sample theory of maximum likelihood estimation; (4) Hypothesis testing: uniformly most powerful (UMP) test; monotone likelihood ratio; UMP unbiased test; conditional test; large-sample theory of likelihood ratio; confidence set; (5) Nonparametric inference; bootstrap methods.

Assessment: One 2-hour written examination; 40% coursework, 60% examination.

STAT6009 Research methods in statistics This course includes two modules.

The first module, Asymptotic Statistics, introduces some fundamental tools in asymptotic statistics which potential graduate students will find useful in preparing for work on a research degree in statistics. Focus is on applications of state-of-the-art statistical techniques and their underlying theory. Contents may be selected from: 1) Modes of stochastic convergence; 2) Limit theorems; 3) Stochastic orders and the delta method; 4) Order statistics and sample quantiles: 5) M-estimator, Z-estimator and the maximum likelihood estimator; 6) Non-parametric estimation of distributions; 7) U-statistics and projection estimators; 8) Other topics as determined by the instructor.

The second module, High-dimensional Statistics, introduces some fundamental tools in high-dimensional statistics. Focus is on applications of state-of-the-art statistical techniques and their underlying theory. Contents may be selected from: 1) Curse of the dimension; 2) Estimation of high-dimensional means; 3) Estimation of high-dimensional covariance matrix; 4) High-dimensional PCA; 5) High-dimensional regression; 6) High-dimensional factor models; 7) Compressed sensing; 8) Other topics as determined by the instructor.

Assessment: One 2-hour written examination; 25% coursework, 75% examination. STAT6010 Advanced probability This course provides an introduction to measure theory and probability. The course will focus on some basic concepts in theoretical probability which are important for students to do research in actuarial science, probability and statistics. Contents include: sigma-algebra, measurable space, measure and probability, measure space and probability space, measurable functions, random variables, integration theory, characteristic functions, convergence of random variables, conditional expectations, martingales.

Assessment: one 2-hour written examination; 25% coursework, 75% examination.

STAT6011 Computational statistics This course aims to give postgraduate students in statistics a background in modern computationally intensive methods in statistics. It emphasizes the role of computation as a fundamental tool of discovery in data analysis, of statistical inference, and for development of statistical theory and methods. Contents include: Bayesian statistics, Markov chain Monte Carlo methods including Gibbs sampler, the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, and data augmentation; Generation of random variables including the inversion methods, rejection sampling, the sampling/importance resampling method; Optimization techniques including Newton’s method, expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm and its variants, and minorization-maximization (MM) algorithms; Integration including Laplace approximations, Gaussian quadrature, the importance sampling method; and other topics such as Hidden Markov models, neural networks, and Bootstrap methods.

Assessment: One 2-hour written examination; 50% coursework, 50% examination.

Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Social Sciences The University of Hong Kong Last update: August 4, 2021


Level (RPG/TPG)




Course URL

Contact

person

(if applicable)


Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the


PSYC6010

Conceptual & Methodological

Issues in Psychological

Research I

RPG Bachelor Degree,

major in Psychology 2

https://psychology.

hku.hk/research-

degrees-mphil-

phd/

Miss Coral Yip [email protected] 39172376

-

PSYC7021 Postgraduate Seminar in

Cognitive Psychology RPG

Bachelor Degree,


https://psychology.

hku.hk/research-

degrees-mphil-

phd/


-

PSYC7022 Postgraduate Seminar in

Social Psychology RPG

Bachelor Degree,


https://psychology.

hku.hk/research-

degrees-mphil-

phd/


-

https://psychology.hku.hk/research-degrees-mphil-phd/


















SOCI6011 Ethnographic Research

Methods RPG - 5

https://sociology.h

ku.hk/courses/soci

6011-

ethnographic-

research-methods/

Ms Connie Ko,

[email protected]

k

Mainly for RPg of

Social Sciences

and Humanities.

IHSS6001 Research Seminar on East

Asian Culture RPG - 5

https://www.hkihss

.hku.hk/en/teachin

g/courses-offering-

in-2021-22/

Ms Hilson Ng,

hilsonng@hku.

hk

39175772

-

IHSS6005 Selected Topics on Religion

and Society in Asia RPG

Admission is open

to all students with

multi-disciplinary

backgrounds.

Interested

students or

auditors should

contact either of

the instructors with

a brief introduction

of your

background and

interest to

Professor David

Palmer:

([email protected]

) or Dr Mike

Brownnutt

([email protected])

by email.

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.hku.hk/en/teachin

g/courses-offering-

in-2021-22/

Ms Hilson Ng,

hilsonng@hku.

hk

39175772

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Department of Psychology

PSYC6010 – Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research I

Venue: CPD-341, 3/F, Central Podium, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

Time: Mondays, 11:30 AM - 2:20 PM

Instructor: Dr. J. Saunders

COURSE DESCRIPTION

First semester course, put on especially for 1st year postgraduate students, covering the basic research

techniques used in psychological research. Topics include various data collection and data analysis

techniques. Students in this course will learn how to design, conduct, analyze and report psychological

research; and to evaluate other people’s research critically.

ASSESSMENT

Coursework 100%



PSYC7021 – Postgraduate Seminar in Cognitive Psychology

Venue: Room 132, 1/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong

Time: Thursdays 4:30-5:50 PM

Instructor: Professor W.G. Hayward

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This seminar course will cover recent developments in the field of Cognitive Psychology,

concentrating particularly on theoretical debates and empirical results that are likely to have

considerable impact on the field. Theoretical and empirical articles will be read each week, and

discussed in class. Discussions will be led by both the instructor and students in the class.

ASSESSMENT

Coursework 100%



PSYC7022 – Postgraduate Seminar in Social Psychology

Venue: CPD-315, 3/F, Central Podium, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

Time: Wednesdays 4:30-5:50 PM

Instructor: Dr. X. Hu

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This seminar course will cover recent developments in the field of Cognitive Psychology,

concentrating particularly on theoretical debates and empirical results that are likely to have

considerable impact on the field. Theoretical and empirical articles will be read each week, and

discussed in class. Discussions will be led by both the instructor and students in the class.

ASSESSMENT

Coursework 100%


Department of Sociology

SOCI 6011 Ethnographic Research Methods

Venue: Room 929, 9/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

Time: Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 PM

Instructor: Dr. Cheris S.C. Chan

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course will begin with a discussion of the common ground and the difference between quantitative

and qualitative methods in social science research. It will present the scientific base of qualitative

research, the logic of ethnographic methods, and the practical skills of data collection. Methodological

concerns like case study, theoretical sampling, theory building, interpretation, ethical and political

issues will be discussed.

Students will be coached to acquire the technical skills of participant observation, interviewing,

fieldnote writing, coding, and writing up proposal and paper. This course will be conducted as a

seminar with practicum. Students are expected to participate actively in classroom discussion and

activities.

**Online teaching in the first three weeks. For the rest of the semester, it all depends on the

University’s further advice, the course may be conducted in hybrid teaching (f2f plus online).

ASSESSMENT

Coursework 100%


Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences

IHSS 6001 Research Seminar on East Asian Culture

Venue: Room 201, 2/F, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong

Time: Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 PM

Instructors: Dr. Ghassan Moazzin and Dr. Izumi Nakayama

OVERVIEW

This course involves intensive reading, discussion, and writing exercises aimed at assisting HKIHSS first-

year graduate students with their individualized methodological and theoretical training and to broaden and

deepen their understanding of how their research interests relate to other disciplinary and thematic fields.

Compiling and mastering a substantial reading list will be a central feature, and a state-of-the-field essay

will be submitted at the end of the term. All students will read and discuss their classmates’ essays.

ASSESSMENT

Attendance & Participation 40%

Students are expected to attend the designated meetings. Active, thoughtful participation in

all aspects of the course is important. Unexcused absences will result in a failing grade. All

students are required to read each other’s work and be prepared to comment and

discuss.

HKIHSS RPG students are required to attend all Institute talks, lectures, seminars, and

conferences.

Response papers 30%

State-of-the-field essay 30%

DATES OF MEETINGS (Tuesdays, 3-5pm in Room 201)

This schedule is subject to change, contingent on public health regulations.

07 September: Introduction/response paper #1

21 September: response paper #2

28 September: Fieldwork in Modern Chinese History

05 October: response paper #3

12 October: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese History

19 October: The Mushroom at the End of the World

26 October: Made in Hong Kong

02 November: Migration in the Time of Revolution

30 November: state-of-the-field essays.

ASSIGNMENTS

Response papers: Each student will write a concise essay to answer the questions posed for the readings

assigned from A Companion to Chinese History.

• First response paper: Read the Introduction and Part I “States of the Field.”

o Questions: Explain how the scholarly inquiry of Chinese history

developed in different regions and time periods, and what impact (if any) “domestic”

historical, political, and/or academic approaches and concerns may have had on them.

Identify both commonalities and particularities in the types of questions that have

shaped the study of Chinese history in the times and spaces covered by the readings.

o Due: 30 August via email.

• Second response paper: Read Part II “Chronologies.”

o Questions: Explain how each author in this section approaches the concept of

periodizing Chinese history. What are the different factors involved in each case of

temporal categorization, and how are these temporal frameworks significant and/or

productive, if at all?

o Due: via Moodle 17 Sept@5pm.

• Third response paper: Read Part III “Themes and Approaches.”

o Questions: Choose at least six topics (do not choose topics directly related to your

research project). Explain how the major research questions addressed by these

thematic and intellectual approaches further enhance our understanding of Chinese

history. Identify gaps and issues that are missing or glossed over in these discussions,

and how they might offer new insight and understanding of China’s past.

o Due: via Moodle 01 Oct@5pm.

Weekly discussions and presentations: Each student will be responsible for a short presentation (PPT or

Keynote) every week, where they will highlight the main argument, its context, method, and approach, and

explain why it is significant (the “so-what” question) for academic inquiry.

State-of-the-field essay: Each student will write a state-of-the-field essay, based on a reading list created

in discussion with their primary supervisor, exploring the major questions and methodological issues of

their research field, and expand on their own approach to their work. Address the following questions: 1)

what major issue did the author set out to address? 2) What was the source base for the evidence? 3)What

are the main arguments of the book/article, and how did it make its case? 4)How does it contribute to,

advance, engage with, or develop a new vantage point on a particular debate/field/subfield? 5)How do you

situate your own work?

Do not write a book review. Rather, selectively pursue a particular theme/subtheme, point of contention or

argument that you consider significant and interesting by demonstrating familiarity with the arguments and

main contents of the works.

• Essay: 10-15 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 Font, regular margins, paginated

(with full citations and bibliography—these are not included in page count).

• Due via Moodle on TBA.

NOTES: All assignments are due by the specified date and time. Unless there is a documented campus-

wide power or internet outage, technological problems will not excuse you from the deadline. No late

submissions will be accepted.

Plagiarism: If you copy other people’s work without proper acknowledgement, you will fail this

course. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: copying/summarizing/extracting information and ideas

from books, journals, newspapers, websites (incl. Wikipedia), and other printed and electronic sources

without acknowledging the source of information. Papers must be uploaded to Turnitin.com by the due date.

Instructions will follow.


Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences

IHSS 6005 Selected Topics on Religion and Society in Asia:

Re‐Assembling Reality: Reframing Science, Religion and Society in Asia

Venue: To be Arranged

Time: To be Arranged

Instructors: Prof. David A. Palmer and Dr Mike Brownnutt

OVERVIEW

This interdisciplinary seminar will use insights, concepts, examples and approaches from the study of

religions in Asian contexts to question and reconstruct the relationship between science and religion. The

construction of competing knowledge and discourses on “science” and “religion” is constitutive of the

epistemic foundations of modernity and has shaped the tensions between Western modernity and Asian

traditions. This encounter has led to reinventions and reconfigurations of Asian cosmologies, as well as to

challenges to Western dichotomies and definitions of science and religion. This seminar will take up these

challenges at the ontological, epistemological and methodological levels. It will critically engage with

prevailing theories in the philosophy of science; draw on insights from anthropology, the sociology of

science / STS, and the sociology of religion; and use examples from a wide range of religious traditions,

scientific disciplines, and systems of knowledge. Building on but extending far beyond the Western

philosophy of science, this seminar will propose new ways of thinking about what the world is made of,

how it can be known, and how epistemic communities construct and use knowledge.

Readings will consist in chapters of a book manuscript being co‐authored by the instructors, respectively

an anthropologist of Daoism and Chinese religion (Palmer), and an experimental physicist with training in

Christian theology (Brownnutt). These readings will be supplemented by literature in the relevant fields.

Topics to be discussed during the seminar will include:

Questioning the boundaries between science and religion

Unpacking the Enlightenment vision of science

Objective and subjective, absolute and relative truth

Phenomena and noumena

Naturalism, materialism and physicalism

Ontological, epistemic and semantic realism

Symbolic and subjective realism

Factual and relational truth

Relating to non‐human and para‐human persons

Relating to life

Relating to the mind

Intellectual objects

Building models

Epistemic communities

Passion and commitment

The seminar will meet weekly for two hours. Meeting times is to be arranged.

ASSESSMENT

Attendance and participation: 20%. Students will be required to briefly present one of the topics and

facilitate discussion during one of the weekly sessions.

5000-word essay on a topic agreed with the instructor, which may be related to your dissertation research:

80%. The topic should ideally use a case from empirical research to critically engage with one of the

seminar themes.

Admission is open to all students with multi-disciplinary backgrounds. Interested students or auditors

should contact either of the instructors with a brief introduction of your background and interest to Professor

David Palmer: ([email protected]) or Dr Mike Brownnutt ([email protected]) by email.



Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Business and Economics The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 30, 2021


Level (RPG/TPG)

RPG: for research

postgraduates;

TPG: for taught

postgraduates

Prerequisites

(if any)

Quota for

non-HKU

Students (if

any)

Course URL

Contact person

(if applicable)

(Name, email

and/or tel.

number)

Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the medium

of instruction is

NOT English.)

ACCT6013 Doctoral Accounting Seminar I RPG - 10

https://www4.fbe.h

ku.hk/phd/course/p

hd-mphil

- -

ACCT6018

The Philosophy of Economics

and Its Implications for

Accounting and Finance

RPG - 10

https://www4.fbe.h

ku.hk/phd/course/p

hd-mphil

- -

MGMT6008

Research Seminars in Human

Resources Management and

Organisational Behaviour I

RPG - 5

https://www4.fbe.h

ku.hk/phd/course/p

hd-mphil

- -

MKTG6002 Research Seminars in Marketing

I: Consumer Behaviour RPG - 10

https://www4.fbe.h

ku.hk/phd/course/p

hd-mphil

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STRA6014 Research Seminars in Strategic

Management I RPG - 5

https://www4.fbe.h

ku.hk/phd/course/p

hd-mphil

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https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil















Course Code Course Title Lecturer Meeting Time Venue Meeting Dates Level Prerequisites Website Remarks

ACCT6013 Doctoral Accounting Seminar I Prof. Guochang Zhang FRI 13:30-17:30 KK1235

Sep 3, 10, 17, 24;

Oct 8, 22, 29;

Nov 5 (1330-1830), 2021

RPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /

ACCT6018

The Philosophy of Economics and Its

Implications for Accounting and

Finance

Prof. Pingyang Gao MON 09:30-12:30 KK1121

Sep 6, 13, 20, 27;

Oct 4, 18, 25;

Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021


ECON6005 Econometric Theory I Dr. Ping Yu WED 09:30-12:30 KK (TBC)

Sep 1, 8, 15, 29;

Oct 6, 13, 20, 27;

Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

TPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /

ECON6011 Microeconomic TheoryDr. Chen Zhao (L1-6)

Dr. Jianrong Tian (L7-12)WED 14:00-17:00 KK (TBC)

Sep 1, 8, 15, 29;

Oct 6, 13, 20, 27;

Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021


ECON6012 Macroeconomic TheoryProf. Yulei Luo (L1-6)

Dr. Lei Zhang (L7-12)TUE 14:00-17:00 KK (TBC)

Sep 7, 14, 21, 28;

Oct 5, 12, 19, 26;

Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021


MGMT6008

Research Seminars in Human Resources

Management and Organisational

Behaviour I

Prof. Thomas Ng MON 14:00-17:00 KK1119

Sep 6, 13, 20, 27;

Oct 4, 18, 25;

Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021


MKTG6002Research Seminars in Marketing I:

Consumer BehaviourProf. Echo Wan TUE 13:30-17:00 KK1119

Sep 7, 14, 21, 28;

Oct 5, 19, 26;

Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021


STRA6014Research Seminars in Strategic

Management IProf. Fabrice Lumineau THU 14:00-17:00 KK1121

Sep 16, 23, 30;

Oct 7, 21, 28;

Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021


Venue: KK - K.K. Leung Building

Reading Week: Oct 11 - 16, 2021

Revision Period: Dec 1 - 7, 2021

Assessment Period: Dec 8 - 23, 2021

MPhil & PhD courses

The University of Hong Kong

Faculty of Business and Economics

2021-22 RPG / TPG Course Timetable for RPG Students

(updated 20210729)

Semester 1

Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) LKS Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Last update: August 6, 2021


Level

(RPG/TPG)

RPG: for

research

postgraduates;

TPG: for taught

postgraduates

Prerequisites

(if any)

Quota for

non-HKU

Students

(if any)

Course URL

Contact

person

(if applicable)

(Name, email

and/or tel.

number)

Remarks (if any)

(Please specify

here if the

medium of

instruction is

NOT English.)

MMPH6124 Basic Medical Bioengineering PG

Students are

expected to have

basic university

level training in

physics, chemistry

and mathematics

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

http://www.med.hk

u.hk/images/docu

ment/03edu/resear

ch/full-list.html

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MMPH6001 Laboratory Methods and

Instrumentation# PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

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MMPH6016 General Cytopathology# PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

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MMPH6139 Techniques and Applications of

Molecular Pathology PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

“ - -

http://www.med.hku.hk/images/document/03edu/research/full-list.html




MMPH6002 Introduction to Biostatistics# PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

“ - -

MMPH6003 Introduction to Epidemiology PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

“ - -

MMPH6109 Health Behaviour and

Communication PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

“ - -

MMPH 6157 Intermediate Epidemiology PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

“ - -

MMPH6212 Bioethics Foundations PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

“ - -

MMPH6213 Introduction to Medial Law PG -

Subject

to co-

ordinator’

s

approval

“ - -

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