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370Course DescriptionsGDSC 1016 Ocean Voyage—Science in the Sea (3,3,0) (E)The course is for students who are curious to learn about theocean and its science, history and more. Students will beintroduced the concepts of marine and environmental science, aswell as cultural, economic and political impacts to address marineenvironmentalissues at local and regional scales.GDSC 1017 Science and Technology behind (3,2,1) (E)the MoviesThis course will make use of examples from movies and TVdrama episodes as motivations to introduce students to somekey concepts and latest developments in science and technologywhich can make significant impacts (e.g. new opportunities andexperience) on our future ways of life. It provides first an overviewon key milestones in science and technology development, andtheir impacts on our daily life. The major portion of the coursecovers selected concepts and principles in science and technologyto be presented under themes like human-like robots, geneticengineering, space travel, etc.GDSC 1025 Discovering Our Universe (3,3,1) (E)This course will provide non-science major students with basicscientific understanding and appreciation of the wonder of theuniverse. It introduces the students to the study of phenomenaoutside the confines of the Earth and also explores therelationship between humanity and the cosmos. Physical conceptsin understanding the workings of the cosmos will be emphasizedand illustrated with multimedia presentations and classroomdemonstrations.GDSC 1026 Nano Living: Impact of (3,3,1) (E)Nanoscience and NanotechnologyThis course will popularize basic knowledge of nanoscience andnanotechnology, introduce an increasing range of pragmaticapplications in daily life, establish critical consciousness of theirsocial consequences (in environment, safety and human health),and prevent misleading.GDSC 1027 Diseases and Medicine (3,3,0)This course teaches students to envisage the differential rolesand approaches of Chinese medicine and Western medicine inthe treatment of human diseases as well in the prevention ofillnesses. Students can broaden the horizon in the knowledgeof contemporary medical technology and the modernization ofChinese medicine, as well as general health awareness.GDSC 1035 Health Maintenance and Food (3,3,0) (P)Therapy in Chinese MedicineThe aim of this course is to introduce the basic principlesand philosophy of health maintenance and food theraphy intraditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Students will learn a varietyof food therapy in TCM for improving common health disordersand disease prevention. Lectures will cover examples of TCMhealth food therapy and their functions, as well as acupuncturedemonstrations, Tui-na and massage techniques from TCM forweight control, pain relieve, etc. Students will also experienceherbal tea and flower-based tea therapy for health maintenance, aswell as Chinese medicinal food therapy in their daily life.GDSC 1036 Introduction to Medicinal Plants (3,3,0) (P)This course will introduce the fundamental scientific knowledgeof the medicinal plants and its applications as Chinese herbalmedicines. Students will learn the general anatomic andmorphologic characters of plants; common medicinal plantsin Hong Kong; the identification and use of Chinese herbalmedicines and as well as the modern research and application ondifferent kinds of medicinal plants. In the process of introducingmedicinal plants using as Chinese herbal medicines, student willalso learn the mysterious of traditional Chinese medicine.GDSC 1037 Invitation to Sports Science (3,3,0) (E)This course will focus on exercise physiology, training science,and prevention and care of sports injuries. Through lectures,discussions, and group projects, this course will introducestudents to factors affecting the bodily functions in humans duringexercise. Some of these factors include exercise environment,training effects, and the physiological make-up of the individual.To optimize students’ understanding of the effect of selectedfactors on exercise response, for example energy consumptionand thermoregulation, students will be invited to observedemonstrations carried out in laboratory settings. Prevention andcare of sports injury is another aspect of sports science addressedin this course. Students will be introduced to the knowledge andskills related to treatment of sports injury such as procedures andtechniques of basic life support, on-the-field acute care, and otheremergency procedures. Apart from lectures and discussions,hands-on opportunities, such as sports massage and taping, willalso be provided to enhance students’ learning.GDSC 1045 Wellness in Contemporary Society (3,3,0) (E)This course is designed for non-science/non-Chinese medicinemajors to develop knowledge and skills to enhance wellness.Wellness is the state of healthy living achieved by the practice ofa healthy lifestyle. To enjoy an optimal state of wellness, peopleneed to achieve physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social,and environmental health. Through lectures, projects, laboratoryworks and class activities, students will be able to acquireknowledge about contributors to wellness, means to achieve anoptimal level of wellness, and management of a healthy lifestylein Hong Kong. At the end of this course, students will beable to acquire the necessary skills to evaluate various wellnessdimensions, interpret the data and apply scientific principles tomake wellness enhancement plans.GDSC 1805 Biotechnology, Altering Nature, (3,2,1) (E)and Being HumanThis course integrates knowledge in molecular biology andphilosophy (including the religious perspectives). Newbiotechnology is a key part of the biological revolution inthe 21st century, which makes news headlines from timeto time. It includes assisted reproduction, genetic therapy,genetic engineering, cloning, and stem cell manipulation. Itcan modify our food and our environment, alter ourselves andour offspring. It offers high hopes and arouses deep fears atthe same time. This course is divided into three parts. Part I:Biology—understanding the molecular biology behind the latestbiotechnological advances (e.g. molecular cloning, stem cell,the Human Genome Project, regenerative medicine). Part II:From Biology to Philosophy—understanding the notions of“nature,” “altering nature,” improving nature,” and “unnatural”from both the biological and philosophical perspectives. Part III:Philosophical Anthropology—exploring how we can set the moralguidelines so that, via biotechnological intervention of nature,human beings will neither play God nor play slave of nature,but just being human. This course begins with basic literacy inmolecular biology and ends with the philosophical puzzle, “whatis humanity?”GDSC 1807 Energy, Environment and (3,3,0) (E)SustainabilityClimate change and the depletion of energy resources are issuesof major international concern in the contemporary world. Thiscourse aims to introduce the diverse facets of contemporary energyproblems and their associated environmental dilemmas, such asair pollution, waste disposal and climate change. The course willadopt several lively approaches designed to enhance the teachingof relevant facts and concepts, from a layman’s perspective.This will focus on the multiple and intricate relationships thatoccur between energy, environment and sustainability issues. Inaddition to classroom learning, the teaching will be supplementedby field visits, demonstrations, group projects and debates.GDSC 1815 God, Creation and the Evolving (3,2,1) (E)CosmosThis course will examine the current scientific views aboutthe origins and the workings of the universe and explores
their implications for contemporary interdisciplinary dialoguebetween science and religion, especially the beliefs concerningGod, creation and the nature of the universe in the Christiantradition. Students will be introduced to the Christian concept ofcreation and the scientific concepts of Big Bang and other moderncosmologies.GDSC 1816 Interactive Computing for Visual (3,3,0) (E)CommunicationMedia convergence has transformed the computational machineinto an unprecedented rich multimedia communication mediumwith ubiquitous connectively and interactive capability. Thisnew medium presents endless possibilities with applications fullof dynamic contents and rich visual user interface experience.Expertise in both computer science and visual communication areneeded in order to fulfil the application demands.This course aims to address these demands and prepare thestudents with all-around trainings and skills to master thechallenges. Unlike traditional courses which are merely designedfor one specific discipline of students, this course offers a uniqueplatform for students without any prerequisites in mathematics,computer programming or visual design to acquire and establishthe knowledge necessarily for the challenges.This course introduce high-level programming concepts andapproaches visual design on the new medium using approachableand intuitive computational visual building block environmentsuch as Processing developed by MIT.GDSC 1826 Seeing the World from Scientific (3,3,0) (E)and Artistic PerspectivesThe course will give students a well-rounded and advancedapproach towards arts and science. The course will be taughtby a team of artists and scientists from both faculties. It willcover topics on the development of art forms from a historicalperspective that have a distinct relationship with the advancementof science. Examples of integration between artistic inspirationand scientific knowledge will be illustrated.GDSC 1835 Music, Mind, and Human (3,3,0) (E)ExperienceIs music a language? Is ‘Mozart Effect” a myth? Are we born tobe creative? Is emotion processed on the right brain and reason onthe left? In this course students will develop a critical knowledgeof music and the human brain and how they are interrelatedwith other disciplines such as language, psychology, robotics,mathematics, and mental health.GDSC 1836 Creativity 101 (1,1,0)The course objective is to improve individual’s creativity andinnovative skill by strengthening one’s mindset in observation,curiosity seeking, association, visualization, out-of-box thinkingand the ability to capture the flash of brilliance.GDSC 1846 Leadership in Sustainability (3,3,0) (E)The course, Leadership in Sustainability, is proposed to helpdevelop responsible business graduates who can decipher theimportance of leadership practiced by sustainability leadersin the corporate world. The aspects of good practice includeenvironmental protection, good governance, quality and safeproduct and service offerings, motivational human resourcesmanagement and proactive stakeholder engagement.This new course extends far beyond the classroom. It includesseveral teaching and learning methods including case studies,mentoring by corporate leaders, field studies, innovative problemsolving, experiential learning and descriptive case writing.The objective is to maximize students’ exposure to real leadershipcases in driving sustainability. In the process, students willgenerate intrinsic motivation to delve into the understanding ofrelated issues, develop the right values for ethical and responsiblemanagement and be prepared to become change agents.Corporate partnership will be sought so that students can learnabout sustainability practice through first hand visits and datagathering for putting together descriptive cases of sustainablepractice.GDSC 1847 Everyday Physics for Future (3,2,1)ExecutivesIn this course, a descriptive approach will introduce non-sciencestudents to concepts of physics that considerably overlap otherdisciplines and impact societal issues; the concepts and analyseswill enable them to develop well-informed opinions and decisionsin business, in public policy-making, in communications, invisual arts, in daily life, etc. Thereby leadership capabilities willbe instilled in our students. This course is adapted from a famousGE course given at the University of California, “Physics andTechnology for Future Presidents”. It will use HKBU’s iQlickersto immediately gauge the students’ understanding, as well as PeerInstruction developed at Harvard by physicist Prof. Eric Mazur.GDSC 1857 Service Leadership in Action (3,3,0) (E)(Health Services)The aim of this course is to introduce the concepts of serviceleadership and their actualization in health services, withparticular emphasis on Chinese medicine. It is envisaged thatthrough the sharing of experiences from stakeholders of thedifferent sectors of health services in Hong Kong, it will providea foundation for the students to draw up a service leadershipbusiness plan and deliver services in health care with competence,responsibilities and care in the future.GDSC 1866 Music, Science, and the Sublime (3,2,1) (E)The first half of the course will be devoted to an historicaloverview of the topic and establishing a commonality of keyconcepts and vocabulary for student of differing backgrounds.The second half of the course will comprise a series of more indepthlectures, demonstrations and field trips on topics takenpredominantly from the last 20 years, as well as topics germane tostudent’s interest and backgrounds, and the availability of guestlecturers on those topics. All students will have the opportunityof creating their own, scientifically inspired aesthetic objects ofmusic, visual arts, poetry, graphics, and/or other art forms.GDSS 1005 Coping with Life Challenges (3,2,1) (E)This course will introduce background knowledge on theprocesses involved in adjustment of individuals to their personaland social environments. Students will explore key theories,concepts and techniques in psychology concerning personalgrowth and behaviour change. Topics covered include personality,aspects of the self, stress, social influence, interpersonal attractionand communication, emotional expression, transition and trauma,gender roles and differences, sexual expression, workplacechallenges and developing healthier behaviours. Techniques formanaging stress, reducing anxiety, coping with anger, increasingassertiveness, and achieving self-control are considered in thiscourse.GDSS 1006 Striving for Sustainability: (3,3,0) (E)Education about, in, and forthe Environment in Various ContextsThe course will begin by tracing the origin of environmentalismand the ideas of sustainable development and environmentalsustainability. Students will learn about the theories and practicesbehind the acquisition of environment-friendly knowledge, skillsand values. Students will explore education for sustainability (EfS)/environmental education (EE) in schooling systems of Hong Kongand other places. The course will analyse other agencies’ effortsto transmit pro-environment and sustainability messages, and tooperate related activities, such as organic farm visits organized bygreen NGOs, tree planting sponsored by corporations, and wasterecycling drive led by neighbourhood groups.GDSS 1007 Education, Schooling and Society (3,2,1) (E)The course aims at enhancing students’ knowledge andunderstanding of the relationship between school and society andthe sociological concepts pertaining to education. It providesstudents with the conceptual tools to analyse educational issues371Course Descriptions
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