Undergraduate Courses 2023-24
SBMT
School of Business and Management
Undergraduate courses marked with [EXP] may adopt the approach of experiential learning subject to different offerings. Students should check the delivery mode of the class section before registration.
- SBMT 1100Business Study Trip0-1 Credit(s)DescriptionThis course is offered in the form of a study trip to another country in the winter and summer term. Each study trip will consist of at least three elements, namely lectures delivered by faculty members at the host institution, company visits and cultural adventure in the host country. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. Graded P or F.
- SBMT 1111Business Student Induction0 Credit(s)DescriptionThis is an induction course designed for all new students in the School of Business and Management. Students will be divided into 10 cohorts and assigned to designated academic advisors. They will also be participating in a series of planned activities, aiming to help them build bonds and simultaneously identify personal academic interest, examine educational goals, and develop plans to meet objectives through academic advising and other personal development workshops and programs. Graded P or F.
- SBMT 2100-2110Community Services Project1-4 Credit(s)DescriptionThis course is offered in a form of a community project at a designated non-governmental organization (NGO) under the supervision of the School. Students are required to attend all the training sessions, design and implement the service project or participate in the service learning tasks as instructed by the host NGO and/or the course instructors. By the end of the course, students have to submit a reflective statement in the format of a paper, a group project report or a presentation to demonstrate the attainment of all intended learning outcomes, in addition to other requirements of the relevant NGO as appropriate. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. Graded PP, P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken.
- SBMT 2200Social Enterprise Internship Program1-4 Credit(s)DescriptionThe course is intended to give business undergraduate students an opportunity to gain exposure in the area of social entrepreneurship and apply their knowledge to solve real-world challenges facing these organizations. It is conducted in the form of an internship program at a designated social enterprise under the supervision of the School of Business and Management. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. Graded P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken.
- SBMT 2900Special Topics in Business and Management0-4 Credit(s)DescriptionSpecial topics in an identified area of Business and Management; topics vary with instructor. May be graded P or F.
- SBMT 3100Business Field Study Fundamentals1-4 Credit(s)DescriptionThe course is mostly a supervised study of a real-life issue faced by an organization. Students will be given opportunities to support organization's effort through assisting in collection and analysis of data, identification of strategic questions, design of studies, development and reporting. At the end of the course, students will be given a taste of real-life business experience. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. May be Graded DI/PA/F.
- SBMT 3200-3210Corporate Project1-4 Credit(s)DescriptionStudents apply skills and knowledge learned from business courses to focus on specific projects in a corporation setting. Students will work on group projects sponsored by participating corporations and supervised by faculty members. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. Graded PP, P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different topics are taken.
- SBMT 3300Business Competitions1 Credit(s)DescriptionIn each business competition, students will be required to examine the conceptual and practical aspects of business policies and policy decision making by utilizing all the concepts, theories and tools that they learned in previous courses. This 1-credit course is offered in recognition of the students' outstanding performance in their participation of business competitions. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. Graded P or F. Students may repeat the course for credits if different case competitions are taken.
- SBMT 4000SBM Undergraduate Honors Research Project6 Credit(s)DescriptionThe two‐term SBM Undergraduate Honors Research Project is for SBM students who are interested in pursuing systematic research at the senior undergraduate level. The course will act as a pre‐doctoral training program to help students expand their options in seeking future doctoral study opportunities. Students are expected to research a focused problem under close supervision by a faculty and produce a thesis after completing this course. For SBM students in their final year of study only. Approval from the course coordinator is needed prior to enrolling in the course. May be graded PP.