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Journalism & Communication

theories throughout to enhance students’ understanding of the “China Beat” operations in Hong
Kong under “one country, two systems". Students will be taught on news gathering skills in
mainland China, as well as related PRC laws and regulations. All in all, it is a course for
elevating thought and analytical skills. It therefore will not only benefit students who aspire to
learn the craft of journalism, in particular China coverage, but also provide them with practical
know-hows on how to comprehend China affairs thoroughly, which is vital to their future career
development.

JOUR 490 Documentary and Digital Production
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is an advanced documentary and digital video production course that is
designed to equip students with skills and different approaches to analysis documentaries,
features and digital productions. The course will also focus on practical digital production
training with the aim of introducing students to how to visually present different non-fiction
topics and issues. Practical training will include in-depth interview techniques, non-fiction
storytelling, production planning, plot design, synopsis, script writing, narrative structure, digital
visual treatment, non-fiction filming, sound recording, editing and digital post-production.

MDIT 110 Principles of Interaction Design
1 Term; 3 Credits
In this introductory course, students will learn methods and skills involved in designing
and prototyping interactive systems. The course covers the fundamental design process from
the initial formulation of a design problem to creation and testing of a prototype. The class
structure is a mix of lectures, classroom design activities, and design critiques of student work
by peers and professionals.

MDIT 210 Human Centred UX/UI Design
1 Term; 3 Credits
Designing effective interactive systems requires an understanding of the capabilities and
limitations of users. In order to successfully design, deploy, and evaluate interactive systems
for people, knowledge of the characteristics, strengths, and constraints of human cognition,
perception, and motivation is required. The purpose of this second-level course is to allow
students to gain a functional and actionable knowledge of relevant core concepts in Human
Computer Interaction (HCI). This is an interaction design class, which means that we are
focusing on the user-facing aspects of technology: web pages, mobile apps, the control
interface of a smart home appliance, the interface of a public kiosk, the touch and feel of an
end-user device, etc. We will survey research from the social and biological sciences, with
attention to how these concepts influence user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design
and research.

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