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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

BUS 440 Industrial Relations and Labour Law
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to various aspects of
industrial relations and an overview of Hong Kong’s labour law. Built on the pre-requisites,
students are provided with the fundamental theories and concepts of labour relations, trade
union, and collective bargaining. Best practices will be discussed. A systematic study of the
labour laws of Hong Kong and selected cases will be an integral part of the syllabus. Upon
completion of this course, students are expected to be familiar with the development and
practices of labour-management relations, dispute resolution, and employment conditions in
Hong Kong in general.

BUS 460 Business Strategy
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills on how firms
formulate, implement and evaluate business strategies. Strategic management concepts,
theories, models and techniques are discussed in this course. Students may use all their
knowledge in business studies, together with the strategic management techniques learned
from this course, to chart future strategic decisions of organizations at different levels of
management.

BUS 471 Capstone Project I (Internship)
1 Term; 3 Credits
Internship is an experiential course offered by the Department of Business Administration
in conjunction with companies, professional bodies, and commercial and social enterprises. It
emphasizes teaching and learning through practical experience in real workplaces and
connects the business concepts and skills learned by students. The course aims to provide
students in the related BBA programmes with an opportunity to: (1) gain practical experience
through a planned and supervised internship arrangement in relevant commercial companies;
(2) familiarize themselves with the work practices in the real business world; (3) apply the
specialist academic knowledge gained in the programme to the situations encountered in their
internship companies.

BUS 472 Capstone Project II (Research Project)
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to give students an opportunity to familiarise themselves with business
project research procedures and settings and complete an individual project final report where
they can apply the specialised academic knowledge they gained in the programme to the
situations encountered in their internship companies. Students are required to collect data
(quantitative and/or qualitative), interpret the findings and conduct a comprehensive discussion
through a final research project write-up.

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