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BUS 1030BED

Course Guide
MAKING YOUR LEARNING COUNT

BUS 1030BED

Course Guide

MAKING YOUR LEARNING COUNT

Course Start Date
Spr 2025
Course Level
1000
Length in Terms
1 term
Credits
6
Language
English
Fees ($) (including lab fees)
9,000
Future Terms
Quota and Schedule
Course Start Date
Course LevelLength in TermsCredits
Language
Fees ($) (including lab fees)
Future Terms
Spr 2025
10001 term6
English
9,000

Course Coordinator:

Winnie Or, BBA (Hons) (De Montfort University); MAHS (CityU); CIHCM

Aims

This course aims to help students explore what happens when they bring different knowledge, skills and learning experiences together. Students will discover the richness that comes from thinking about a topic from a variety of angles. This insight may help confirm that their learning goals are exactly as planned, or it may open a whole new world of possibilities.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

  • Becoming an effective learner
  • Notetaking and good academic practice
  • The origin of disciplines
  • Developing digital learning skills
  • Understanding assessment and feedback

Learning support

There will be five two-hour online lectures, two two-hour online surgeries, 14 one-hour consultation sessions and one six-hour compulsory face-to-face day school. The date for the compulsory face-to-face day school is as follows:

SessionDate
129 or 30 March 2025 (Saturday or Sunday)


The timetable displayed above is provisional and is subject to change without notification. You should check the confirmed timetable via MyHKMU of the HKMU website (Current Students) before term starts.

Assessment

There is an application-based assessment to be completed during the compulsory face-to-face day school. There are also regular lecture polls and two assignments. Written assignments should be prepared with Microsoft Word and submitted to Turnitin for plagiarism checking via the Online Learning Environment (OLE). Students will also be required to create and submit a short video.

Equipment

Students will need access to a personal computer with Internet connection and a webcam for preparing the short video.

Set book(s)

Online study materials will be provided.