選修單元

選修單元 General Education Elective Modules

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Module Information for GE Elective Modules to be offered in Summer Semester, AY 2022/23

GEE5103 Living with Sustainable Materials

(Offered by Faculty of Design and Environment)

Living with Sustainable Materials is designed to develop students’ intellectual ability and aesthetic sense through the appreciation of contemporary materials used in designs for our daily life. Through an exposure to the innovative trends of the use of materials in the global market, students will develop social sensibility and an awareness of advance notions of sustainability from a socio-cultural perspective. Their creative thinking will also be fostered during the process of exploring and re-engineering various conventional and non-conventional materials.

The following topics/areas will be covered:

Materials in Society
Material Thoughts and Design Thinking
Performance, Properties and Processes of Design Materials
Selection, Experimentation and Exploration of Materials
Transforming and Application of Materials

Assessment Methods

Component	Research Log (Individual Assignment)	Group Project
No. of assessment	1	4
Weighting as a % of module mark	30%	70%

The Research Log comprising students’ collections and evaluations of environmental issues; The Group Project will be used to assess students’ creative thinking, problem solving skill as well as their aesthetic quality, while requiring them to demonstrate their social sensibility in addressing a sustainability issue.

GEE5105 Urban Greenery & Ecology

(Offered by Faculty of Design and Environment)

Green spaces in the cities have become one of the essential infrastructures for the well-being of urban population. This module introduces the ecosystem functions and multiple benefits of urban greenery, discusses the challenges and limitations which it faces, and how to sustain ecological balance and diversity through a greenery network. Emerging trends in urban greenery, like native ornamental plants, green roof, vertical green wall, rain garden; eco-landscaping as management strategies, will be investigated.

Field trips are especially designed to enhance the interactive learning experience for students to explore and analyze the environmental, socio-cultural, technological issues intertwined with urban greenery. Students need to bring a pair of 8 x 42 binoculars for the field trips.

The following topics/areas will be covered:

Definitions and structures of urban greenery
Benefits provided and costs incurred by urban green spaces
Local urban green spaces
Ecology of Hong Kong
Challenges of ecological conservation in Hong Kong
Conservation of biodiversity in urban areas
Emerging trends

Assessment Methods

Component	Individual assignment	Group assignment
No. of assessment	2	1
Weighting as a % of module mark	85%	15%

Field trips arrangement (Tentative)

	Date	No. of hours	Theme	Location (tentative)	Fees incurred
1	Saturday in June	3	Ecology in urban areas	Kowloon Park	Transportation fee Binoculars
2	Saturday in June	3	Greenery in urban core	Nam Sang Wai	Transportation fee Binoculars
3	Saturday in June / July	3	Greenery in urban core	Tseung Kwan O	Transportation fee Binoculars

GEE5205 Self-marketing & Personal Branding

(Offered by the Faculty of Management and Hospitality)

The primary purpose of this module is to provide students with an introduction to the principles of self-marketing and personal branding while also drawing on marketing and branding practices of leading brands. It also provides conceptual, practical and ethical considerations on how to market and brand an individual effectively.

Studying the module will allow students to:

synthesize the theories of marketing and branding to conduct a self-audit;
apply marketing and public relations strategies to personal development and future career development with ethical considerations; and
critically select and manage information, develop and present arguments on marketing and branding issues

The key contents of the module may include the following:

Introduction to personal marketing;
Personal Ethics and Morals;
Personal Branding and visibility;
Personal marketing plan and self-evaluation;
Public speaking;
Reputation management; and
Challenges of the Online environment

Assessment Methods

Assignments	30%
Written Test	30%
Group Project	40%

GEE5206 The Tourism Industry in Hong Kong

(Offered by Faculty of Management and Hospitality)

The tourism sector is one of the major pillars of the economy of Hong Kong. In addition to economic impacts, other impacts related to social and cultural issues also affect Hong Kong as the host destination. This module intends to build a stronger understanding about the nature of tourism by focusing on tourism planning and development and various impacts of tourism on Hong Kong’s economy, culture, society and environment. Effective methods of counteracting negative impacts are examined with reference to case studies.

Assessment Methods

Individual Assignment	30%
Test	30%
Group Project and Presentation	40%

GEE5312 Renewable Energy & Its Application in Buildings

(Offered by Faculty of Science and Technology)

This module aims to enhance students’ understanding of the different forms of renewable energy, including solar thermal, photovoltaic, biomass, wind, tidal, and geothermal energy. It will introduce the basic concepts of renewable energy sources, renewable energy conversion technologies, applications, and related polices. It will also provide an undergraduate level understanding of the conversion principles, the renewable energy applications in buildings, the current policies related to renewable energy in Hong Kong and other regions, as well as the present needs and future demands for renewable energy in Hong Kong. The module will be of great interest to students who want to learn more about renewable energy sources and their application in buildings.

The following types of topics/areas should be covered:

Renewable energy sources – Solar structure and Solar energy
Impact of renewable energy use on global climate and environment changes
Renewable energy conversion technologies: Principles & Classifications
Renewable energy applications in buildings: Solar thermal and solar PV
Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)
Building attached photovoltaics (BAPV)
Solar thermal and solar electric hybrid system in buildings
FiT scheme of renewable energy application

Assessment Methods

Component	Individual Assignment	Group Practical Reports	Group Project
No. of assessment	2	1	1
Weighting as a % of module mark	50%	30%	20%

GEE5314 Health and Medical Technology Development in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

(Offered by Faculty of Science and Technology)

This module aims to provide students with a basic understanding of the medical services, public health policy, environment, development and innovation of Chinese medicine and functional food, as these factors will influence on the health and technology development in the coming medical service development in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area). The module allows students to critically analyse the relationships on various health, human, environment, cultural, social factors, and policy in relationships with their contemporary medical service setting and technological development through self-directed discovery learning, reflective analysis and social interaction. On completion of the module, students are expected to equip with a holistic perspective in discussing the tendency of medical demand from the aging population and the new medical technology by adopting different analysis tool.

The following types of topics/areas should be covered:

Medical service in Greater Bay Area in affecting its current economic and technological development
Aging, resource and new medical technological development
Professional integration, professional recognition, and Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) policy
Technological and economic development of Greater Bay Area

Assessment Methods

Component	Quiz	Individual Reflective Essays	Case Study Report	Presentation
Weighting as a % of module mark	20%	20%	30%	30%

^ For more details, please refer to Points to Note for Enrollment of Module GEE5314 in Summer Semester AY2022/23.

GEE5426 Entrepreneurship in Action

(Offered by the School of General Education and Language)

The module aims to provide students with a basic understanding of business concepts based on PBL (Project-based learning). Students will learn the fundamental and core ideas, concepts, and theories related to business operations that allow them to perform self-reflection and establish real-world connections. Students will be required to work in teams to develop a student-driven business operation (a service or a product) with interdisciplinary elements.

The following topics/areas will be covered:

The PBL (Project-based learning) will be employed, and students are required to apply it in their business projects.
The basic idea of design thinking will be incorporated in the course to help students develop their “empathy” to design their business ideas.
Basic ideas and concepts of the business principles, including retail management, marketing, business plan, e-commerce and forecast, warehouse, logistics, and human resources management.
Basic communication skills for solving organisational conflicts at different levels and contexts via case study of real examples.
Students are required to carry out a group project for a business operation using the knowledge they have learnt in this module.

Assessment methods

Component	Weighting as a % of module mark
Class Participation and Engagement	10 %
Business Plan Proposal	30 %
Poster Presentation	50 %
Peer Evaluation	10 %