1. Advising Students under New Curriculum Eric S.P. Ng Registrar 3+3+4 Symposium 4 March 2011

2. Curriculum redesigned New design / New pedagogy - Outcomes, learning activities, assessment - Feedback - OBA –Student centred Emphasis on both disciplinary knowledge and generic skills Capstone experience

4. Curriculum Structure

5. University Core39 General Education21 Languages15 Physical Education2 IT competence1 Major 51 – 72 Minor (optional) 18 – 30 Free electivesremaining units Totalat least 123

6. Course load Norm 15 units per term –15 x 8 = 120 units Maximum 18 units per term –18 x 7 = 126 units –One term for international exchange, internship, etc., within normative period

7. Recommended Study Pattern for University Core ComponentY1-T1Y1-T2Y2Y3Y4 Chinese633 English9432 IT11 General Education21 College(6)33 Foundation(6)6 Others (4 courses) (9)36 Physical Education 2 TOTAL 39

8. Plenty of room to explore and plan Single Major Double Major Major and Minor(s) Required courses Electives

9. Three-pronged approach to academic advising “Student Handbook” (web version only) Student IT system (CUSIS) Academic advisory system (people)

10. Student Handbook Regulatory issues –exemptions, prerequisite, co-requisite, mutual exclusion, equivalence Advisory statements –for major students only, not for major students –to be taken in final year Course outlines

11. Student IT System Academic advisement –review academic progress for graduation –facilitate student’s academic planning Three online reports –Advisement Report courses taken and requirements fulfilled –In-progress Report courses enrolled and requirements to be fulfilled –What-if Report courses planning to take and requirements that can be fulfilled in scenario

12. Academic Advisory System Programme directors Academic advisory coordinators –Department, Faculty, College Learning Enhancement Officers