HKU MEcon Program COURSE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL TIP

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HKU MEcon Program COURSE SELECTION AND SURVIVAL
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Duration of Study

• One academic year for full-time students
• Two academic years for part-time students
• Courses offered on a semester basis from
  September to December and from February to May
• Each course requires 12 three-hour meetings
• Additional courses may be offered on a modular
  basis in other time periods

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Meeting Venue Time

• Meeting Venue
• HKU Main Campus on Pokfulam Road
• Meeting Time
• Weekday evenings from 645pm - 945pm, or
  Saturday afternoons from 2pm - 5pm
• In the first semester, two elective courses are
  scheduled for weekday afternoons, and one
  additional session of ECON6022 is scheduled for
  Saturday mornings

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Program of Study

• Students are required to complete two compulsory
  courses (6021 and 6022, which upon approval can
  be replaced by 6011 and 6012, respectively) and
  six elective courses
• A dissertation in lieu of two elective courses
  may be chosen as the elective
• At most 2 elective courses can be chosen from
  courses offered by HKU MBA and MFin programs
• Assessments for each course may include
  assignments, mid-term examinations, project
  papers, other course work, and a final examination

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Graduation Requirements

• You will receive a letter grade for each course
  taken. The set of letter grades includes A, B, C,
  D, and F. A to D are passing grades.
• Students are required to successfully complete
  two compulsory courses and six elective courses.
• Students who have failed a course shall be
  required to sit for a re-examination or to retake
  the course. In case the failed course is an
  elective, instead of retaking it, the student can
  choose to take an alternative elective course.
• The total number of failures cannot exceed three
  in the entire period of study.
• A student with distinguished performance in the
  entire program may be given a mark of distinction
  in his/her graduation diploma.

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Calendar

• First semester
• Date of Term September 8 December 6, 2003
• Reading Week October 20 25, 2003
• Study Week December 8 13, 2003 (no classes)
• Examination Week December 15 20, 2003
• Second semester
• Date of Term February 9 May 8, 2004
• Reading Week March 15 20, 2004
• Study Week May 10 15, 2004 (no classes)
• Examination Week May 17 - 22, 2004

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Courses Offered in 2003-04

• First semester
• 8 courses, including 6021 (Microeconomic Analysis
  by Steve Chiu), 6022 (Macroeconomic Analysis by
  Tony Latter and James Yetman) and 6011
  (Microeconomic Theory by Wing Suen)
• 6022 has two sessions taught by the same team of
  teachers one session is offered in Saturday
  mornings
• Second semester
• 6 courses, including 6012 (Macroeconomic Theory
  by Jack Zhang)

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MBA Courses

• PMBA2940 Business Law (Module 1)
• PMBA2965 Firm Strategy Management (2 offerings
  Modules 3 4)
• PMBA2236 E-Business Transformation (Module 4)
• PMBA2971 Cooperative Strategy The Management of
  Strategic Alliance (Module 8)

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MFin Courses

• MFIN6003 Derivative Securities (Module 1)
• MFIN7001 Financial Statement Analysis Business
  Ethical Standards (Module 2)
• MFIN6002 Computer Concepts, Programming
  Applications (Module 2)
• MFIN7002 Fundamentals of Asset Valuation II
  (Module 4)
• MFIN7005 Fundamentals of Asset Valuation
  I (Module 5)

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Course Selection Recommendation

• ECON6021 versus 6011
• The two courses cannot be taken concurrently
• One can do 6011 after 6021, but not vice versa
• If you received an econ degree, or
  math/engineering degree in the last 3 years, you
  are suggested to do 6011 in lieu of 6021
• If your latest degree was obtained more than 3
  years ago, you are suggested to do 6021 first,
  and consider 6011 as an elective
• The above general guidelines hold true if 6021
  and 6011 are replaced by 6022 and 6012

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Electives in the first term

• 6002 Selected Topics in Microeconomics (C.E. Bai)
  game theory plus some contract theory, prepares
  students to do research, has similar level of
  technicality as 6011, and is a complement of it
• 6006 Economics of Organization Strategy (Steve
  Ching) uncertainty, strategic interactions,
  asymmetric information, from a managers point of
  view similar level of technicality as and a
  complement/continuation of 6021
• 6009 Labour Economics (Jim Vere) from a
  microeconomic approach students are expected to
  actively participate in discussion and
  presentation

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Electives in the first term

• 6011 Microeconomic Theory (Wing Suen) covers
  similar topics as in 6021, but are more abstract
  and sophisticated, prepares students to do
  research
• 6014 Trade, Investment Development in East Asia
  (K.C. Fung) discusses various policy issues in
  East Asia students are expected to actively
  participate in discussion and presentation
• 6017 Financial Economics (Jack Zhang) covers
  major topics in financial economics

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Electives in the second term

• 6005 Econometric Analysis (Jim Vere) a
  statistics course and an econometric course in
  the students undergraduate study are a
  prerequisite
• 6010 Monetary Policy Theory Practice (C.W.
  Yuen) covers various issues in the theory
  practice of monetary policy
• 6012 Macroeconomic Theory (J. Zhang) covers
  similar topics as in 6022, but are more abstract
  and sophisticated, prepares students to do
  research

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Electives in the second term

• 6031 The Chinese Economy (G. Xiao) a
  non-technical course on Chinas contemporary
  economic challenges
• 6033 Corporate Finance (X. Zhou) a continuation
  of 6017, empirically orientated, and can be read
  independently
• 6034 Competition, Regulation Business Strategy
  (K.F. Wong, Richard Wong) an accessible
  policy orientated course that makes use of policy
  cases in HK and the region

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Other Administrative Arrangements

• Add - Drop Procedure
• Student Card
• Library Access
• Computer Access
• Parking
• Housing

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Administrative Arrangements

• Add/drop procedure
• Students are allowed to add/drop the course
  during the first 2 weeks of each semester. The
  application form may be downloaded at
  http//www.fbe.hku.hk/courses/courses.offered.asp?
  programmecon
• Student card
• The photo-taking schedule for student
  registration cards is on September 16, 2003
  (Tuesday) from 1100am-245pm or from 400pm -
  800pm in Room 302 AB, Chong Yuet Meng Amenities
  Centre.

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Administrative Arrangements (contd)

• Library Access
• Dragon, the library catalogue at
  http//library.hku.hk
• Databases at http//sunzi.lib.hku.hk/DLC/databases
  /browseTopic.jsp
• Computer Access
• Student Connect one-line system that provides
  real-time information regarding registration,
  personal particulars, course enrollment,
  examination grade etc. A login name password
  will be given during registration. Please keep
  the login name password safe as examination
  results will only be announced on STUDENT CONNECT.

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Administrative Arrangements (contd)

• Parking
• Students may apply for Evening/Weekend Parking
  Permit for parking at Main Campus.
• Application form can be downloaded at
  http//www.hku.hk/estates/text/notice.htm
  return to the Faculty Office for endorsement.
• Housing
• Postgraduate residences Pokfield Road Student
  Residences, Patrick Manson Student Residence,
  Robert Black College, Graduate House, St. John
  College Wong Chik Ting Hall
• For more details, please refer to
  http//www.hku.hk/osa/nonlocal_students/accommodat
  ion/accpg.htm download the application form
  which should be returned to Office of Student
  Affairs.

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How to Contact Us
MEcon Program Office (for regulations/administrati
on) 7/F, Meng Wah Complex Tel [phone] Fax
2549 3735 E-mail mecon_at_fbe.hku.hk Web
http//mecon.fbe.hku.hk Dr. Stephen Chiu
(academic issues) Program Director 918, K.K.Leung
Building Tel [phone] E-mail
schiu_at_econ.hku.hk School of Economics and
Finance (to contact individual teachers) General
office 9/F, K.K. Leung Building Tel 2859
1058 Web http//www.econ.hku.hk Homepages
of teachers are available via http//www.econ.hku.
hk/people/faculty.html