4-Year Undergraduate Degree Structure |
Starting from the Academic Year 2012/13, undergraduate degree programmes will have a new 4-year structure. Under the new structure, you will be given flexibility to map out your own study path to suit your interests, aspirations and learning needs. You will not only receive a quality professional education which gives you the solid foundation you need for pursuing your desired career, you will also have the opportunity to explore other disciplines and broaden your knowledge base through extensive general university requirements and wide-ranging co-curricular activities. This is a rare opportunity for you to explore your interests and shape your future!
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Outcome-Based Education
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In the old days, study was a matter of learning topic after topic until you covered all topics there were to cover. Think about it, it is not what you have read that counts at the end of the day; what really matters is what you can do with all of the knowledge and skills that you develop in the learning process. Outcome-based education ensures that these abilities are the focus of your study, that you develop learning outcomes through your programme (hence outcome-based education). Each subject in your programme contributes to developing these abilities in different ways. Learn more about this by looking at the learning outcomes of your programmes and subjects. Throughout your studies at PolyU, you will be engaged in learning activities and assessment tasks that are designed specifically to help you achieve the desired learning outcomes. Keep this in mind when you attend your classes and do your assignments; this might be the best tip for successful university study!
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Criterion-Referenced Assessment
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Although criterion-referenced assessment (CRA) may seem to be a technical term, it is actually the most natural action everyone does everyday. For example, when you decide what to eat for lunch, you would probably look for something affordable and reasonably tasty. In that case, affordability and food quality are your criteria for choosing your lunch, and you assess your options with reference to these criteria. Similarly, your academic performance is assessed with reference to criteria specific to the assessment task. The good thing about CRA is that you may know exactly what your teacher is looking for by looking at the rubrics (a table or marking scheme which specifies the assessment criteria). You may also learn about the expectations of a professional task by studying the criteria because people in the profession may use similar criteria to judge your performance.
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Work-Integrated Education |
Work-Integrated Education (WIE) provides you with a workplace learning experience in which you develop yourself to become a more professional and competitive graduate in your future profession and in the job market. In your WIE programme, you are given opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in a real working setting thus bridging the more theoretical university study and the practical world of work. More than that, you can develop and practise a range of working skills (e.g., communicating with employers, working with other people, handling real tasks and problems, etc) that would be useful in any workplaces and situations. WIE may take many forms – summer jobs, practicums, placement and community service learning are only some examples. Whatever form it takes, this is a very unique learning experience that rarely occurs in a classroom setting, therefore you should take advantage of any opportunity to participate in WIE.
(Note: Completion of the WIE component is one of the graduation requirements for all full-time UGC-funded undergraduate programmes.)
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