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Students also gain an awareness of various social issues related to the use of information
technologies in modern life.
CGE23202 Quantitative Reasoning and Applications
Numbers pervade every aspect of our lives. The course aims to help students identify and
understand various indexes (such as Hang Seng Index, Consumer Price Index) and their
application in contemporary society. It also enables students to develop skills in
interpreting the findings and judging the accuracy in research reports of various
disciplines. Students also learn to use statistical software to perform simple statistical
calculations. This course is specifically designed for the students with no statistical
background.
CGE14102 Total Life Planning: Wealth, Wellness & You
This course aims to prepare students to take a balanced approach to life by
understanding that personal well-being will be better off in the long run with an optimal
mix of financial, physical and psychological well-being. It prepares students to make
plans in key areas of life: personal budgeting, buying an apartment, saving for education
and marriage, retiring comfortably as well as building personal wellness. Basic concepts
in economics and finance, physical and psychological well-being, and total life planning
will be discussed.
CGE14402 Practical Psychology for Everyday Life
Psychology offers insights and strategies for dealing with everyday life. This course aims
at enhancing students’ self-awareness of his / her behaviour patterns, particularly when
interacting with others. Students learn how to understand themselves, how to achieve
effective communication with others, how to build up and maintain personal and
intimate relationships, how to develop a good mental health and manage a healthy
lifestyle, and how to be assertive in relating with others to achieve win-win relationships.
CGE24101 Ethics and Society
We are confronted with ethical issues on a daily basis during social interactions at the
workplace and school. The course discusses important concepts related to ethics (such as
morality, nihilism, good and right, benevolence, virtue, duty, utility, and justice) and
introduces basic ethical perspectives to help students examine moral issues
systematically. Students will be able to formulate their ethical positions on current real
life issues in contemporary society.
CGE24402 Understanding Human Communication
People can’t NOT communicate. The course explains how an individual’s self may affect
communication with others and discusses how interpersonal conflicts may arise due to
gender or cultural differences or organizational issues. The emergence of Internet
technology and the social media, their effects on communication among people and
social groups, and the social and ethical issues involved are discussed.
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