This course provides students with a foundational understanding of business transactions and bookkeeping, covering key concepts, transaction recording, accounting cycles, cash control, payroll, and vital accounting practices, equipping students with the skills to effectively interpret and analyze financial statements.

This condensed course covers basic mathematics concepts required for other advanced courses in Business School. The possible topics to be covered include calculus, optimization, linear and Matrix algebra, statistics, and probability theory. The mathematical contents are both motivated and illustrated with economic applications. The course is intended to be a refresher of math knowledge that students have learned during undergraduate studies or elsewhere.

This course conveys basic accounting principles and the most important corporate finance concepts and applications. It begins with a brief introduction to the financial environment in which firms raise capital, a review of time value of money concepts, and basic stock and bond valuation models. It then focuses on decisions related to capital budgeting, measurement of risk and return, the cost of capital, dividend policy, and capital structure. The course can also discuss a variety of special topics such as mergers & acquisitions, derivatives, risk management, and ethical aspects of the role of financial managers. 

This course emphasizes econometric methods and models illustrated by examples and scenarios using real-world data. At the end of the course, students should have a deeper theoretical understanding of econometrics, as well as statistical properties of econometric models and methods. Empirically, students should be able to construct appropriate models from real-world data and provide sound interpretations from the obtained results

Managerial Economics is the application of economic theory and methodology to managerial decisions within various organizational settings such as a firm or government agency. Students taking this course are expected to have had some exposure to economics and be comfortable with college level mathematics.

This course covers the fundamental theories of the consumer, the firm, and the markets. Students will learn how changes in supply and demand in the product and resource markets affect prices and quantities available. They will be presented with the principles of marginal analysis, consumer behavior, and the theory of the firm. Other topics include the determination of profit maximizing output and pricing decisions of business in various market structures, the determination of wages and income distribution. These are the tools that allow the examination of various social problems, including poverty, traffic jam, unemployment, and pollution, to name just a few. We will also discuss the role of government in correcting problem associated with market failure.

This condensed course covers basic mathematics concepts required for other advanced courses in Business School. The possible topics to be covered include calculus, optimization, linear and Matrix algebra, statistics, and probability theory. The mathematical contents are both motivated and illustrated with economic applications. The course is intended to be a refresher of math knowledge that students have learned during undergraduate studies or elsewhere.

This course aims to improve critical thinking and creative problem solving skills for the analysis of graduate thesis and work place problems. It provides the tools, skills, and background to perform research across a variety of industries and job functions. Students will be exposed to and expected to have the ability to perform a variety of types of research and utilize different methodologies in their relevant settings.

This course offers the financial theory and quantitative tools needed to determine stock and bond prices, and how financial assets are used for investment decisions. Topics include modeling the relation between risk and return, optimal mean–variance portfolio selection, asset pricing models, money management, and more. The focus is mainly on common stocks, but fixed income securities (bonds) and derivative securities (options, futures) are also analyzed.

The goal of this course is to provide an introduction into the workings of financial markets. The course will discuss the basic role of financial markets, the types of financial assets and how they are traded. It will introduce a number of technical tools for valuing risk, pricing financial assets and creating portfolios. The course will also employ these insights to discuss issues of broader relevance for the macro economy, with special emphasis on the current financial crisis.

The objective of this course is to blend classical theory, empirical research, examples and practical cases to allow students to truly understand international fund movement and also to help the student better understand the exchange rate fluctuation in the macro context. From the study of this course, the students should be equipped with the basic tools (balance of payments and exchange rate theory) needed to analyze the real problems in the global finance. Students are encouraged to apply all these to a broad study in all four dimensions of international money and finance: theory, evidence, policy and institution

The purpose of this course is to study the concepts and tools required to price and manage risk of fixed income securities and portfolios. We discuss basic fixed income securities and fixed income derivatives with a focus on popular interest rate models used to value them. The emphasis is on practical applications of the analytical concepts to real data and securities. 

This course is designed to apply the theories and methodologies to the complex needs of managing financial risk in financial institutions. This course will introduce several risk management models to measure and manage various types of risks, including equity risk, interest-rate risk, and credit risk. The course also develops and critiques theoretical models for each type of risk, while emphasis is strongly placed on the implementation of the models. Furthermore, this course will be related to the ongoing financial crisis by discussing the measurements and the attempts to regulate systemic risk. 

The primary objective of the course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in both academic and practical (CFO) perspectives. This course will cover all major elements of the acquisition process focusing on financing decisions, valuation, restructuring options, cross-border acquisitions, and regulatory intervention. It will cover seminal theoretical and empirical literature and current research works in this field. It will also use cases and real-world applications to develop skills necessary to prepare and evaluate the rationale for a proposed transaction.

The goal of this course is to facilitate students' understanding of China's remarkable economic development since the initiation of its open-door policy in 1978. It aims to explore the multifaceted effects of over three decades of rapid growth, encompassing economic, social, cultural, and political dimensions, from an interdisciplinary standpoint. The module will introduce students to essential topics and historical events, creating opportunities for discussions on various aspects related to China's increasing global prominence

Prerequisite: Chinese 1&2

This course is specially designed for and offered to the students who have basic knowledge of Chinese and are able to conduct daily communications with about 600 commonly used Chinese words and basic grammars. By taking this course, the students’ vocabulary of business field will be expanded and they will use more advanced grammars and vocabulary to experience 12 commercial scenarios to continually improve their language skills.