342<strong>Course</strong> <strong>Descriptions</strong>workshops in order to assist students in expanding their visualvocabularies.The course is organized to maximize hands-on experience and willinclude numerous in-class exercises. Because of this, attendanceat and participation in the weekly classes is extremely importantand is considered in grading calculations.FILM 4006 Advanced Experimental Image (3,2,2)ProcessingThis course will advance students’ fluencies in photographicexpression by introducing them the analogue/film experimentto advanced manipulation of digital capture. Students will learnpin hole imaging technique, view camera capture and advancedphotographic lighting and design technique to create highquality digital output, of which utilizing the industry standardfor photography exhibition. The technique and photo designproficiency will be developed within a context of historical,critical and conceptual photography conventions.FILM 4007 Advanced Script Writing (3,3,0) (C)Prerequisite: FILM 2015 Scrip WritingThis course explores the principles of different dramatic forms.Issues in comparative drama, media aesthetics and adaptation willalso be discussed. Advanced techniques for creating full lengthoriginal or adapted script will be introduced.FILM 4015 Film and Television Directing (3,3,0)This course covers the fundamental, practical elements fordirecting dramatic film and television productions in the studioand on location. The director’s role and the working relationshipsamong actors, producer, art designer, cameraman, editors andmusic director, etc. are explored. Opportunity to experiment withthe creative use of camera movement as well as mise-en-scene isprovided.FILM 4016 Film and Media Arts Internship (0,0,0)Prerequisite: Year III standing(1) Film Concentration: Cinema and Television students areencouraged to undertake a non-graded and zero-credit professionalinternship during their study. The aim is to help them find outtheir strength and weakness, learn and apply working experiencein real-world industry setting, realize their responsibility as a teammember and communicate with other people in a real workingsituation.(2) Media Arts Concentration: Digital Graphic Communicationstudents are encouraged to undertake a non-graded and zerocreditprofessional internship during their study. The internshipis normally of at least two months full-time employment orprofessional practice during the summer between the secondand third years but it can be a minimum of 160 hours of work.Students are required to conform to all reasonable requirements oftheir internship employer. Both the employer and the student filereports with the Department of Communication Studies after theinternship.FILM 4017 Motion Graphic Design (3,3,0)This course will explore the design requirements for professionalquality broadcast graphics and title design for feature filmsand multimedia projects. Using combinations of still images,graphics, video footages and audio sound tracks, we will examinethe relationships of motion, pacing, textures, transitions, designand composition in space and time. Emphasis will be placed oncompositing techniques, design concepts, art direction, aestheticsand the overall style of professional motion graphics productions.Asset management, aspect ratios, resolutions, interpolationalgorithms, colour depth and image stabilization techniques arealso addressed. Students will learn to work with lighting, grainmatching, perspective control and camera moves to create thefinal composite. The Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, AdobeAfter Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro software packages will beused to illustrate the principles and techniques and to produce theprojects.The course is organized to maximize hands-on experience andwill include in-class critiques, exercises, and work sessions. Thecritiques will be run as seminar-style discussions, with everyoneparticipating in the critiques and discussions of each student’swork. Because of the way the classes run, attendance and theactive participation in the weekly classes is considered veryimportant and is considered in grade calculations.FILM 4025 Interactive Arts II: Interface and (3,3,0)Game DesignThis course aims to equip students with the thoroughunderstanding of the computational concepts behind theresponsive interfaces and intelligent games so that they canapply the techniques in developing new interfaces and gameson different media platforms. Interactive and intelligent visualinterfaces are the windows and faces of various contemporarymedia such as games, smartphones, tablets and interactive TV.Those engaging visual interface and novel interaction experienceare driven by sophisticated computational concepts andmeticulous implementations. Going beyond buttons and pointand-clickinterface, this course will cover physical-based interfacesbuilt with particles, springs, elasticity, forces and collisions, andexplore various input modalities using webcam and microphonefor gesture and voice recognition. Special topics on Path-finding,Cellular Automata and Genetic Algorithm will also be introducedto expand student’s arsenal of tools in interactive art and designdevelopment.FILM 4026 East Asian Cinemas: History and (3,3,0)Current IssuesThe course centres on various Asian cinemas and is designed tointroduce students to a basic understanding of this unique clusterof cinemas, particularly their respective industrial, directorialand stylistic features. Focus is on Orientalism, modernism,colonialism and post-colonialism of Asian Cinema (and cultureand society), also on the relation between cinemas in Asia andcinemas of the West. The areas covered in this course range frommajor film production centres of Japan, South Korea, India tomarginal cinemas such as Singapore and the Philippines; feminist,diasporic and independent filmmaking will also be included in ourtopics.FILM 4027 Special Topics in Film and (3,3,0)Media ArtsThis course allows new topics to be taught, enabling a degree offlexibility within the curriculum, for emergent ideas to appear andbe realized within the teaching and learning environment, andto reflect the changing interests and expertise of staff members.There are, therefore, no subject-specific aims and objectives here,but rather general aims and objectives, within which subjectcontentwill be articulated. The course aims to study a particularsubject in a comprehensive manner. Students will attend lectureson the subject, read on the subject, view relevant films, and carryout required modes of assessment. At the end of the coursestudents will have a good understanding of the subject, and willbe able to demonstrate that understanding in specified forms ofassessment.FILM 4035 Production Management (3,2,1) (C)Prerequisite: Year IV standingThe course aims to introduce the entire structure of filmproduction nowadays. It explains all duties and importance ofmain posts, “above-the-line and “below-the-line”, in the filmproduction system including script writer, producer, director,cinematographer editor, grip, gaffer, etc.The course will introduce the updated management of mediaorganisations and the development of latest media in video andfilm production. It will be conducted in seminar form. Guestswill be invited to share their dynamic experiences of mediamanagement. Students will broaden and widen the perspective inproduction and media management and development.FILM 4037 Studies in French Cinema (3,3,0) (E)The course will introduce students to some of the importantmovements within French cinema history, and to importantFrench films and film-makers. The central themes and
characteristics of films, film-makers and film movements will beconsidered, as will historical context. The course will also coverselected areas and issues of European film theory where relevant.FILM 4045 Studies in German Cinema (3,3,0) (E)The course will introduce students to some of the importantmovements within German cinema history, and to importantGerman films and film-makers. The central themes andcharacteristics of film-makers, films and film movement will beconsidered, as will historical context. The course will also coverselected areas and issues of European film theory where relevant.FILM 4898-9 Honours Project in Film and (6,*,*)Media ArtsPrerequisite: FILM 2008-9 Film and Media Arts PracticumI and Film and Media Arts Practicum II (forFilm and Video Production Projects); or FILM4007 Advanced Script Writing (for Script WritingProjects)An Honours Project is proposed and designed by the student, withthe approval of a supervising faculty member, in an area relatedto the student’s selected final major electives. The HonoursProject involves the individual student in a creative pursuit andrepresents the peak of the student’s creative achievements in thecourse. Students receive regular reviews of their progress fromsupervisors. The final project must be presented in production orwritten format and will be assessed by a panel of teaching staff.The proposed project categories may come from the followingfields: film and video production, animation, scriptwriting,research, publishing/web design, creative strategy and multimediainstallation. Prior to the approval of the project, the student mustsubmit a written proposal. Assessment criteria include judgmentson communication and artistic quality, and the creative use ofelectronic and digital media techniques. Workshops and seminarsprovide an informal forum to discuss progress in the work.FIN 1610 Financial Planning and Investment (3,3,0) (E)AnalysisThis course provides students with an understanding of basicinvestment products and financial planning techniques commonlyused today. Various investment products will be introduced inthis course, such as common stocks, fixed income securities, unittrusts, derivatives, etc. Particular attention is given to forminga sound and executable financial plan. This course is offered tonon-BBA students only.FIN 2210 Banking and Credit (3,3,0) (E)Prerequisite: BUS 1240 Business and Corporate SocialResponsibility or BUS 1630 The World of BusinessThis course offers students a basic understanding of banking andthe importance of an efficient banking industry to the workingof a market economy. It examines the structure of the bankingindustry, the role of the central bank, and the basic functionsof commercial banks. Emphasis is placed on the generalenvironment of banking in <strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong</strong>, financial instrumentsbeing offered by the banks and analysing the performance of acommercial bank and also the credit analysis of bank customers.FIN 2230 Financial Management (3,3,0) (E)Prerequisite: ACCT 1210 Principles of Accounting I, or ACCT1220 Principles of Accounting II, or ACCT 1710Introduction to Financial Accounting, or BUS1240 Business and Corporate Social Responsibilityor BUS 1630 The World of Business or FIN 1610Financial Planning and InvestmentThis course is designed to provide business students with solidfoundation on finance concepts and essential basic knowledge offinancial instruments, markets and institutions. It also aims toequip students with the techniques for evaluating financial assets,assessing capital investment opportunities and making long-termand short-term financial decisions.FIN 2250 Investment Management (3,3,0) (E)Prerequisite: FIN 2230 Financial Management, or FIN 2260Financial Management or FIN 2280 Principles ofFinancial ManagementThis course examines the investment environment in <strong>Hong</strong><strong>Kong</strong>, the basic principles of valuation of financial assets, andthe development of portfolio and capital market theories. Thepurpose is to offer students guidance in the management offinancial investments.FIN 2260 Financial Management (2,2,0) (E)Prerequisite: (1) ACCT 1110 Principles of Accounting I andACCT 1120 Principles of Accounting II, or (2)ACCT 1710 Introduction to Financial Accounting,BUS 1180 Introduction to Business or BUS 1630The World of BusinessThis course enables students to (1) understand the fundamentalconcepts in finance, (2) assess alternative investment possibilities,and (3) evaluate different sources of financing projects.FIN 2270 Financial Management (3,3,0) (E)Prerequisite: PA 0021 Financial Accounting II (HKBU'sAssociate of Science in Professional Accountancycurriculum) or PA 0051 Business Enterprise(HKBU’s Associate of Science in ProfessionalAccountancy curriculum) or EquivalentFinance is the cornerstone of a business and good financialmanagement is vital to its success and growth. This courseenables students to (1) understand the fundamental concepts infinance; (2) assess alternative investment possibilities; and (3)evaluate different sources of financing projects. On completionof this course, students should have a good understanding how tochoose among the variety of investment and financing possibilitiesthat are available in the market.FIN 2280 Principles of Financial (3,3,0) (E)ManagementPrerequisite: ACCT 1710 Introduction to Financial Accounting,or BUS 1630 The World of Business or FIN 1610Financial Planning and Investment AnalysisThis course introduces the basic concepts and techniques ofbusiness valuation for non-business students. The course enablesstudents to (1) understand the fundamental concepts in finance,(2) assess alternative investment possibilities, and (3) evaluatedifferent sources of financing projects.FIN 2610 Introduction to Futures and (3,3,0) (E)Options MarketsPrerequisite: FIN 2250 Investment ManagementThis course introduces students to futures, options, and otherderivative contracts. Class lectures will be focused on thetheoretical aspects of these securities; however, students’understanding of the practical issues relating to these contracts forthe local and foreign markets will be enhanced by their works on aterm project.FIN 3110 Fixed Income Securities (3,3,0) (E)Prerequisite: FIN 2250 Investment ManagementThis course explores various fixed-income securities and themethods for analysing them. Moreover, the course also discussinterest rate related derivative instruments and how to use thesecontracts to modify the exposures and enhance the yields of thefixed-income portfolios. Class lectures will be focused on thetheoretical aspects of these securities. Formal lectures will befollowed with class discussions. Students’ understanding of thepractical issues relating to these contracts for the local and foreignmarkets will be enhanced by their works on a term project.FIN 3120 Business Valuation Using Financial (3,3,0) (E)StatementsPrerequisite: FIN 2230 Financial Management or FIN 2260Financial Management or FIN 2280 Principles ofFinancial Management and ACCT1210 Principles343<strong>Course</strong> <strong>Descriptions</strong>
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