This course is targeted at high school leavers. It introduces students to some basic concepts and theories in order to understand our society and ourselves. It enables us to see how behaviour is largely shaped by the group or organization to which we belong and the society in which we live. Topics included in the course are culture, socialization, social structure, groups, deviance, stratification, social institution and social change.
vThis subject introduces students to underlying oral communication skills and techniques, including the fundamentals and principles of public speaking preparation and presentation. The focus is on presenting public speeches in business, professional, and public settings. The course includes practice in preparing, presenting, and evaluating speeches, as well as other forms of oral presentations such as informative, persuasive, and occasional speeches.
This course aims to provide learners with an understanding of the fundamentals of smart technology and how it may be used to solve real-world problems in a sustainable way or to achieve sustainability. The course’s focus will be to impart an understanding of technology’s roles and allow learners to assess and recommend the best solutions for selected areas or problems. No prior technical knowledge is required to take this course.
Social Entrepreneurship & Development covers the essential steps of designing, developing, and supporting a social enterprise. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the commercial and social aspects, stakeholder concerns, and customer problems faced by targeted communities.
A learn-by-doing course using design thinking and entrepreneurship methodology. In this course, students will develop a “growth mindset”, which includes problem solving skills and the creation of feasible solutions to problem statements that have significant economic value and/or meaningful impact on society. Students will be working in teams on real life industry challenges by building prototype solutions and pitching them to a panel of industry experts and investors.
RELS 1013 Survey of World Religions is an introduction to the prominent religions of the world: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Minor religions such as Jainism, Sikhism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, etc are also discussed. Each tradition is explored within the terms of its historical development (key figures, events, continuity and change, etc.) and fundamental worldview (divine reality, human nature, the problem and solution for human beings, ethical teachings, life beyond death, mysticism, etc.). Through the course, students develop an understanding, gain an appreciation and knowledge of each religion in general.
This course focuses on the contemporary issues of land-based economic development and food security with priorities given to developing countries and deforestation frontiers. It aims to provide an analytical framework to explore and assess the various strategies in transforming the agriculture systems in ecological, social, and economic aspects in meeting different sustainable development goals.
The course analyses different forests ecosystems and their status, services they provide, different programmes for their sustainable management, and the economics behind current forest conservation financial mechanisms.
Sustainable Management and Operations (SMO) emphasizes a sustainability angle in traditional operations management teaching, recognizing the hierarchy of importance between the environment, society, and governance.
