Disciplinary Core - SSC-PPE https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:13:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-cropped-favicon-32x32.png Disciplinary Core - SSC-PPE https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk 32 32 ECO2003 Macroeconomics: Policy and Applications https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/eco2003-macroeconomics-policy-and-applications/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:19:40 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3352 This module is designed to deepen students’ understanding of the structure and performance of national economies and of the policies that governments use to affect economic performance. It addresses macroeconomic issues mainly related to short-run fluctuations and long-run economic growth. It explores various macroeconomic theories which are used to explain these macroeconomic issues and evaluate the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies.

]]> ECO2002 Microeconomics: Policy and Applications https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/eco2002-microeconomics-policy-and-applications/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:19:19 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3350 This module covers topics from consumption and production theories to market structure and general equilibrium in a formal manner. The module is designed to provide students with an economic framework that may be used to analyze microeconomic policy issues.

]]> ECO1000 Principles of Economics https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/eco1000-principles-of-economics/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:18:59 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3348 This is an introductory course on fundamental economic principles. The course objective is to provide students with a general understanding of basic economic concepts and analytical tools, and develop their ability to think independently about current economic issues.

]]> PPE1006 Government and Politics of Hong Kong https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/ppe1006-government-and-politics-of-hong-kong/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:18:43 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3346 This module is an introductory course for students to have a comprehensive understanding of political institution and major political issues of contemporary Hong Kong. It includes the political system from colonial to post-colonial era, the Basic Law, public administration, election and political culture in Hong Kong. Dynamics of key actors in Hong Kong politics are also introduced in this module.

]]> PPE1005 Public Administration in the Global Perspective https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/ppe1005-public-administration-in-the-global-perspective/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:18:17 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3344 This module introduces students to the theory and practice of public administration and the new challenges in the context of rapid globalization. In the global age, public administration is often moderated by international factors. This module discusses the recent advancement of public administration theories, and compares and evaluates the practices of public administration in selected jurisdictions such as UK, USA, Australia, Hong Kong and developing countries.

]]> PPE1004 Fundamentals of Political Science https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/ppe1004-fundamentals-of-political-science/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:17:34 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3342 This  module  aims  to  provide  a  preliminary understanding  of  power  and  dominance, and  to analyse the  relationship  between  state  and individuals.  It  introduces  the  fundamental concepts,  methods  and  interpretative  frameworks needed  in  the  more  systematic  study  of  the different  sub-disciplines  of political  science.  It familiarises students with the major controversial political and socio-economic issues as well as the knowledge of the operations of various political systems.

]]> PPE1003 Ethics https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/ppe1003-ethics/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 03:48:23 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3340 This module introduces students to major ethical theories and moral philosophy in the Western and Chinese traditions, for instance, Utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, Virtue ethics and Confucian ethics. It examines a wide range of ethical issues in contemporary society, politics and economy, such as liberty, equality, citizenship, social justice, economic justice, animal rights, climate change, public health, gender, bioethics and technoethics, etc. Students are required to learn how to analyse and evaluate relevant arguments by using the skills of critical thinking and ethical reasoning. The module aims to help students to develop their ability of moral reasoning, also enables them to articulate their ethical judgments, which connect those ethical theories as they learn in class to the challenges of moral issues in daily life.

]]> PPE1002 Logic and Argumentation https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/ppe1002-logic-and-argumentation/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 03:47:48 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3338 Logic is the study of correct and incorrect reasoning. Logicians want to understand what makes good reasoning good and bad reasoning bad. This helps us avoid making mistakes in our own reasoning, and it allows us to evaluate the reasoning of others.

Throughout the course, students will learn to formulate and evaluate the validity and cogency of deductive and inductive arguments by using symbolic representation and by analyzing editorials, political speeches, and philosophical works; constructing arguments about enduring questions and contemporary issues; engaging in debates; and writing proofs.

]]> PPE1001 Introduction to Philosophy https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/courses/ppe1001-introduction-to-philosophy/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:13:01 +0000 https://ssc-ppe.hsu.edu.hk/?post_type=lp_course&p=3176 This module aims at introducing the basic forms of philosophical reasoning to students by inviting them to engage in several perennial questions in philosophy, e.g. How do you know anything? Does God exist? Do we have free will? Can machines think? What makes a piece of artwork art? And what is a meaningful life? For that purpose, we will illustrate how classical and contemporary philosophers formulate arguments and thought experiments supporting different answers to these questions, and to teach students to critically evaluate these arguments. Students will also learn to formulate and defend their own answers to these questions with well-formed arguments.

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