Cross-Offering Courses - AY2023 Semester 1

Asia is the largest of the seven continents, extending from Turkey in the west to Japan in the east, consisting of 48 countries (49 if Taiwan is included), divided into six regions, with a total population of 5.2 billion people. This represents almost 60% of the world population. Design has been an art form in Asia from the Sumerian period til today, which means that every country has a rich socio-cultural and artistic heritage which can be reflected in the design of artifacts, environment and services. 

Engagement with the west has transformed these unique societies, resulting in the adaptaion of Western technology and style, so much so that design seems to have been 'democratised' as representated by products such as smartphones and automobiles. How can a designer engage with the cultural heritage of Asia in checking this erosion of traditional values while persuing a lifetime in design in the contemporary world?

This course presents an opportunity to discover a personal perspective, which may be expressed through a student's work, that has been illuminated by an informed study of Asia within country in that continent. 

Through lectures, discussions, field trips and hands-on tutorial exercises, students will investigate design as seen from an Asian perspective. 

By the end of this course, graduate students will have an enhanced appreciation of the topic and understand how it is essential to their research and future career. The advanced knowledge they attain will further consolidate their ability to formulate effective research questions and will inform their subsequent research methodology and analysis.

This graduate seminar introduces a broad range of scholarly attempts to theorize media production in which institutional interests and media artists' creative interests struggle over the construction of meaning. With the big question of "how to study media production," students will read and discuss various scholarly writings throughout the semester so that they can learn the importance of media production research to understand society and culture.

Throughout the semester, students will participate in rigorous discussions on readings, screenings, and their own presentation of a chosen topic. By the end of the semester, students will be able to generate a research prospectus linking a micro aspect of media production with a macro implication in media, culture, and society.

This course analyses literature that defines practice as research—understood as practice-based research, practice-led research, among other denominations in use. During the course, practice will be investigated not only as a form of representation but as a method of inquiry. Thus, you will examine and critically interrogate how practice, research and knowledge production are intertwined and recognized. The former will be achieved through readings, in class-discussions, case study analysis, forums, round tables, field trips, written and visual reports, practice-as-research project development, and presentations.

During the course, you will also be able to effectively visualize data and information gathered throughout your research. You will analyze, organize, and synthesize the literature review and your research inquiry by translating cognitive information into perceptual systems that facilitate the comprehension of the first. Examples range from information visualization to exhibition design proposals. 

This course introduces students to the most recent research and critical machine learning theories in creative fields such as media art, music, performance, and literature. It examines how machine-based art methodologies developed may expand our understanding of the artist's role, the creative potential of AI, and the future of creativity. To identify the specificities of AI in art, cultural, historical, philosophical, aesthetic, and spiritual aspects will be introduced into the discussion.

Students will submit weekly written reading responses on assigned readings during the semester and develop a final research project for a unique concept and prototype using AI tools as a creative medium. The project will be presented at the end of the term, highlighting the student's own exploration, discovery (concept and /or prototype), and perspective and approach to AI as a medium in creative practices. The course aims to bridge the gap between AI, machine learning and Arts by introducing knowledge, methods, and tools accessible for the artists to work with.

Not Open to Students from Other Schools.

Open to IGP student whose supervisor is from Chinese programme; approval required.

The course is designed to provide students with a more individualized course of reading that goes beyond the existing graduate courses. In this course, students are expected to read widely in their chosen field under the guidance of their supervisor.

The content and requirements of each Directed Reading course are determined by the students in consultation with his/her supervisor. The reading list, written work and meeting times will be negotiated between the supervisor and the student.

This course will provide graduate students with an opportunity to engage in independent research related to their proposed dissertation/thesis and to produce an appropriate example of written work arising from this. The content and requirements of each Directed Study module are to be determined by the student in conjunction with the appointed supervisor/ thesis committee and the Programme Head.

Note: This course is reserved for PhD  students.  Exceptions can be made for MA students who have compelling reason to take on directed studies, and is subject to the approval of the graduate studies committee.  

Approval required for students from Other Schools.

Approval Not required for IGP students.

The Division of Philosophy proposes HY7021 Directed Reading in Philosophy II for our MA and PhD programme in Philosophy. The main purpose of this course is for graduate students to focus on a set of individualized readings on an advanced topic in philosophy. These readings will go beyond any existing graduate courses. Specific contents of the course may vary depending upon student needs and faculty areas of specialty. The secondary goal is for students to gain experience with independent research. Students will conduct readings on their own with support from faculty, and write up a significant research paper based upon those readings. 

There is already a course HY7011 Directed Reading in Philosophy, but it can only be taken once for credit. At the graduate level, however, students who are interested in specific research topics that are not covered in existing graduate courses may need to do such a directed reading course more than once. This course is being proposed so that such students will be able to take a second Directed Reading course for credit.

This course introduces students to structural equation modelling. After reviewing fundamental statistical analyses, students will learn the process of conducting structural equation modelling. 

The course content is divided into three thematic groups:

Theme 1 - Analytical and statistical fundamentals: This theme involves class discussions, activities, and assignments about several common statistical analyses.

Theme 2 - Conducting structural equation modelling: This theme introduces key concepts and the process of conducting structural equation modelling.

Theme 3 - Special topics: This theme focuses on special uses of structural equation modelling, which researchers can use to answer many different research questions.