Teaching Development Grants
Completed TDG Projects
Completed TDG Projects
Common Core Curriculum
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Improving Teaching and Learning of Common Core Courses Through Learning Analytics
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Dr. X. Hu, Faculty of Education
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The Ecology of War
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Dr. D.M. Baker, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
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The Force is with You: How Things Work
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Dr. F.C.C. Ling, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
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Responding to Natural Disasters
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Dr. L.P. Leung, Emergency Medicine Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
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What Are We Made of – the Fundamental Nature of Matter
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Professor S. Xu, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
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Our Living Environment
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Dr. S.C. Chang, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science
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Robot: Flesh, Machines, Intelligence
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Dr. K.W. Kwok, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
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The Age of Big Data
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Dr. R.C.K. Cheng, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering
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Forensic Science: Unmasking Evidence, Mysteries, and Crimes
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Professor D.L. Phillips, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
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Simplifying Complexity
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Dr. T.C. Bonebrake, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
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The Science and Lore of Culinary Culture
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Dr. M.Y. Yuen, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
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‘Intelligent’ Architecture and Sustainability
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Mr. R.J. Garcia, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
Deliverables (Please contact Mr. R.J. Garcia of Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, by email (rjgarcia@hku.hk) if you are interested in accessing the course website or obtaining more information of this project.)
Living in a Hazardous World
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Dr. M.R. Peart, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences
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The World of Waves
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Professor K.W. Chow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
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Making Sense of Science-related Social Issues
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Dr. A.S.L. Wong, Division of Science, Mathematics and Computing, Faculty of Education
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Cyberspace Crime: Technology and Ethics
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Dr. K.P. Chow, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering
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Science and Technology: Facts and Fallacies
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Professor A. Djurišić, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
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Genetics and Human Nature
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Professor P.C. Sham, Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Deliverables (Please contact Mr. Juilian Yeung of Centre for Genomic Sciences via email (juilian@cgs.hku.hk) if you are interested in obtaining more information on this project.)
Course website and discussion blog
Biomedical Breakthroughs in a Pluralistic World
Principal investigator
Dr. S.Y.W. Shiu, Department of Physiology
Deliverables (Please contact the Principal Investigator for the course website access authorization)
Science and Health: The Ever-changing Challenges and Solutions
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Dr. V.H.F. Lee, Department of Clinical Oncology
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Quantitative Literacy in Science, Technology and Society
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Dr. I.A.C. Mok, Faculty of Education
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Appropriate Technology for the Developing World
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Dr. A.C.H. Yu, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Course website
Energy: Its Evolution and Environmental Impacts
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Professor D.Y.C. Leung, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Origin and Evolution of Life
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Dr. S.B. Pointing, School of Biological Sciences
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Tutorial descriptions
Life 2.0: Synthetic Biology and the Future Bioeconomy
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Dr. J.A. Tanner, Department of Biochemistry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
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Living with Stem Cells
Principal investigator
Dr. M.H. Sham, Department of Biochemistry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
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Science and Music
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Professor H.F. Chau, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
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Scientific Revolutions and Their Impact on Modern Societies
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Professor K.S. Cheng, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
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Hong Kong: Our Marine Heritage
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Professor. K.M.Y. Leung, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
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Science and Science Fiction
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Professor A. Djurišić, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
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Technologies Designed for the Developing World
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Dr. A.C.H. Yu, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Course Website
Hidden Order in Daily Life: A Mathematical Perspective
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Dr. T.W. Ng, Department of Mathematics
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Course WebsiteHumanities
Science and Religion: Conflict or Conversation?
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Dr. D.A. Palmer, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Gaming: Play, Learning and Society
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Dr. S.K.W. Chu, Faculty of Education
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Making and Appreciating Drama
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Ms. T. Kempston, Faculty of Education
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Nature in the City: Beyond the Concrete Jungle
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Mr. M.R. Pryor, Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Buddhist Visions in World Cinema
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Dr. G.T. Halkias, Centre of Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts
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Metamorphoses
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Dr. F.L. Blumberg, School of English, Faculty of Arts
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Virtual Worlds, Real Bodies
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Dr. H.Y.K. Lau, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
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Freedom: Spirits, Experiences and Expressions
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Dr. E.J. Jackson, Faculty of Education
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Borderlines – Questioning Boundaries in a Vague World
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Dr. J.F. Asay, School of Humanities (Philosophy), Faculty of Arts
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The City: Histories of Urbanism and the Built Environment
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Dr. C.L. Chu, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture
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Reinventing Classical Music
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Professor H.Y. Chan, School of Humanities (Music), Faculty of Arts
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The Press, the Public and the Public Sphere
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Mr. T. Abraham, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Critical Readings of Popular Culture
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Professor A.M.Y Lin, Faculty of Education
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Image, Architecture and Society: Finding Meaning in Architectural Representation
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Mr. J.F. Carlow, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Creative Arts as a Way of Knowing
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Dr. R.T.H. Ho, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Politics of Space
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Mr. T. Zhu, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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“Thinking” Women: their oppression and resistance
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Dr. S.J. Aiston, Faculty of Education
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Metropolitan Visions: Modernity, Architecture and the City
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Ms. E.M.F. Seng, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Street Sense: The City and its Environment
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Ms. T.Y.C. Kee, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Cultures of War: Making Sense of the Human Fighting Instinct
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Dr. U. Ansaldo, School of Humanities (Linguistics), Faculty of Arts
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Reflecting on Human Experience through Literature
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Dr. G.J. Harfitt, Division of English Language Education, Faculty of Education
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Course Website
Shaping the Landscape: A Quest For Harmony Between Nature and the City
Principal investigator
Ms. V.W.S. Mak, Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Language Play as Social Communication in Multilingual Settings
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Dr. J.C.M. Luk, Division of English Language Education, Faculty of Education
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Music and the Human Body
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Dr. G. Biancorosso, School of Humanities (Music), Faculty of Arts
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Spirituality, Religion and Social Change
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Dr. D.A. Palmer, Department of Sociology
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Catastrophes, Cultures and the Angry Earth
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Professor J.C. Schencking, School of Humanities (History), Faculty of Arts
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Course Website
From Health to Well-being
Principal investigator
Dr. J.Y. Chen, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Deliverables (Please contact the Principal Investigator for access authorization.)
Course Website
Food and Values
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Dr. J.Y.F. Lau, School of Humanities (Philosophy), Faculty of Arts
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The British Empire in Text and Image
Principal investigator
Dr. J.C. Kuehn, School of English, Faculty of Arts
Deliverables (Please contact the Principal Investigator if you are interested in obtaining more information on this project.)
Course Website
Critical Thinking in Contemporary Society
Principal investigator
Dr. M.E. Deutsch, School of Humanities (Philosophy), Faculty of Arts
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Course Website
Cultural Heritages in the Contemporary World
Principal investigator
Dr. K.E. Kuah-Pearce, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Vision: The Science and Art of Perception
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Professor D.S.H. Wong, Department of Ophthalmology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
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Designs on the Future: Sustainability of the Built Environment
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Mr. M.R. Pryor, Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Course Website
Human Language: Nature or Nurture?
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Dr. A.B. Bodomo, School of Humanities (Linguistics), Faculty of Arts
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Happy Endings: How a Text Ends
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Dr. W.C.H. Gan, School of English, Faculty of Arts
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Creativity, Technology and Law
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Dr. K.K.H. Pun, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering
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Lecture PowerPoint slides
Literature and the Environment
Principal investigator
Dr. P. Smethurst, School of English, Faculty of Arts
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Stages of Life: Scientific Fact or Social Fiction?
Principal investigator
Dr. A.M. Lee, Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
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Battles for Bodies: The Birth of Surveillance Society
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Dr. R.S. Peckham, School of Humanities (History)
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Course Website
Course Video
Making History: Engaging with the Powerful Past
Principal investigator
Dr. D.M. Pomfret, School of Humanities (History)
Deliverables (Request for viewing materials that are password restricted shall be sent to the course coordinator, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.)
Course Website
Girl Power in a Man’s World
Principal investigator
Professor N. Rao, Faculty of Education
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Course Website
Moral Controversies in Contemporary Society
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Professor J.C.W. Chan, Department of Politics & Public Administration
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Course Website
Being Different: Understanding People with Disabilities
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Dr. M.F. Law, Department of Social Work and Social Administration
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Course Website
Body, Beauty and Fashion
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Professor K.A. Laidler, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Course Website
Sex and Intimacy in Modern Times
Principal investigator
Dr. T.S.K. Kong, Department of Sociology
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Course Website
The Last Dance: Understanding Death and Dying
Principal investigator
Professor C.L.W. Chan, Department of Social Work & Social Administration
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Course WebsiteGlobal Issues
Gender, Health and Globalization
Principal investigator
Dr. I. Nakayama, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Some We Love, Some We Eat: Human-Animal Relationships in the Global Marketplace
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Dr. T.H.L. Tse, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Technology, Power, and Culture in the Global Age
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Dr. G.D. Santos, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Obesity: Beyond a Health Issue
Principal investigator
Dr. E.T.S. Li, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
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English as a Global Language in Asian Contexts
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Dr. L.L.S Lim, School of English, Faculty of Arts
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Globalization in Question: Human and Economic Consequences
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Dr. E.J. Jackson, Faculty of Education
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You, Food and the City: Local and Global Food Networks
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Ms. M.A. Cate Christ, Faculty of Architecture
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Globalization and Architecture
Principal investigator
Mr. H.K. Wee, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Dilemmas of Humanitarian Intervention
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Professor I. Holliday, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Think Global, Act Local: You, Hong Kong, and the World
Principal investigator
Professor B.S. Tang, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture
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Food: Technology, Trade and Culture
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Professor H. Corke, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
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Globalization and Tourism
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Dr. T.C.H. Tao, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences
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World Heritage and Us
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Professor D.P.Y. Lung, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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The Life and Death of Languages: Diversity, Identity and Globalization
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Dr. U. Ansaldo, School of Humanities (Linguistics), Faculty of Arts
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Environment, Globalization and the Law
Principal investigator
Professor B.F.C. Hsu, Department of Real Estate and Construction, Faculty of Architecture
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Entrepreneurship: Global and Social Development
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Dr. Y. Zheng, School of Business, Faculty of Business and Economics
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Sports Culture under Global Capitalism
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Professor T.L. Lui, Department of Sociology
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Course Materials
Local Cultures and Global Markets
Principal investigator
Dr. C.S.C. Chan, Department of Sociology
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Course syllabus, sem 1, 2011-12
Globalization: African Experiences
Principal investigator
Dr. A.B. Bodomo, School of Humanities (Linguistics)
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Asian Regional Governance in an Age of Globalization
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Dr. I.J. Sohn, Department of Politics & Public Administration
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Globalization and Migration
Principal investigator
Dr. A.S.C. Sim, Department of Sociology
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Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens
Principal investigator
Dr. E.M.K. Cheung, School of Humanities (Comparative Literature)
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Course Materials
Environment, Globalization and the Law
Principal investigator
Professor B.F.C. Hsu, Department of Real Estate and Construction, Faculty of Architecture
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Hong Kong Culture in the Context of Globalization
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Dr. G. Marchetti, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities
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Youth in a Global World
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Dr. E.W.H. Chui, Department of Social Work and Social Administration
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Course Website
Cybersocieties: Understanding Technology as a Global Change
Principal investigator
Professor K.A. Laidler, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Course WebsiteChina: Culture, State and Society
Family and Development in Modern China
Principal investigator
Professor P.S.F. Yip, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Sustainable Urban Development and Hong Kong
Principal investigator
Dr. R.C.K. Chan, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture
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Sports and Chinese Society
Principal investigator
Professor G. Xu, School of Humanities (History), Faculty of Arts
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Environmental Pollution in China
Principal investigator
Dr. T. Zhang, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
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Course handouts
Music Along the Silk Road
Principal investigator
Dr. Y. Yang, School of Humanities (Music), Faculty of Arts
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Science and Technology: Lessons from China
Principal investigator
Professor L.S. Chan, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science
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Hong Kong’s Environment: Issues and Policies
Principal investigator
Dr. F.Y.S. Lee, Department of Geography
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Course Materials
Ideas and Images of the West in Late Imperial China
Principal investigator
Dr. G. Song, School of Chinese
Deliverables (Please contact the Principal Investigator for access rights)
Understanding China’s Governance: Challenges and Prospects
Principal investigator
Dr. P.T.Y. Cheung, Department of Politics & Public Administration
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Course Materials
Ideas and Practices of Healing in Traditional China
Principal investigator
Dr. Z.J. Zhang, School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
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China and World Order
Principal investigator
Dr. R.W. Hu, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Course outlines
China: Chinese House and Garden: Architecture, Landscape, and Material Culture
Principal investigator
Mr. W.J. Wang, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
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Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought
Principal investigator
Dr. C.J. Fraser, School of Humanities (Philosophy), Faculty of Arts
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Chinese Social Values: Authority and Anarchy
Principal investigator
Dr. C.J. Fraser, School of Humanities (Philosophy), Faculty of Arts
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The Chinese Cultural Revolution
Principal investigator
Dr. A. Wang, School of Chinese, Faculty of Arts
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Protests, Rebellions and Revolutions in Modern China: From 1840 until Today
Principal investigator
Dr. X. Yan, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
Deliverables (Course website containing lecture files, tutorials files, course readings and references files. Please contact the Principal investigator for access authorization.)
Chinese Cities in the 21st Century
Principal investigator
Professor A.G.O. Yeh, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture
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Buddhism and Chinese Culture
Principal investigator
Ven. Dr. X. Guang, Centre of Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts
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Population, Society and Sustainable Development in Hong Kong
Principal investigator
Professor P.S.F. Yip, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
Deliverables (Please contact the Principal Investigator for access rights)
Course Website
Modernity and Traditional Chinese Thought
Principal investigator
Dr. S.F. Tang, School of Chinese, Faculty of Arts
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China’s Modernization in the East Asian Context
Principal investigator
Dr. D.H.W. Wong, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts
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People, Propaganda and Profit: Understanding Media in China
Principal investigator
Dr. T.S.K. Kong, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Course Website
China’s Rise and Asia’s Future
Principal investigator
Dr. I. Sohn, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences
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China in the Global Economy
Principal investigator
Dr. C.Y.P. Wong, School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics
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Curing the Chinese: Medicine and Society in Modern China
Principal investigator
Dr. Xiaoli Tian, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Chinese Mythology
Principal investigator
Dr. I.M.C. Yue, School of Chinese, Faculty of Arts
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Love, Marriage and Sex in China
Principal investigator
Dr. P.S.Y. Ho, Department of Social Work and Social Administration
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Course Website
Social Development Challenges in China
Principal investigator
Dr. V.W. Lou, Department of Social Work and Social Administration
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Course Website