Advising Students underNew Curriculum

Eric S.P. NgRegistrar

3+3+4 Symposium4 March 2011

Curriculum redesigned

• New design / New pedagogy - Outcomes, learning activities, assessment - Feedback - OBA

– Student centred

• Emphasis on both disciplinary knowledge and generic skills

• Capstone experience

Curriculum Structure

University Core 39

General Education 21Languages 15Physical Education 2IT competence 1Major 51 – 72Minor (optional) 18 – 30Free electives remaining unitsTotal at least 123

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

Recommended Study Pattern for University Core

Component Y1-T1 Y1-T2 Y2 Y3 Y4

Chinese 6 3 3

English 9 4 3 2

IT 1 1General Education

21

College (6) 3 3

Foundation (6) 6

Others (4 courses)

(9) 3 6

Physical Education

2

TOTAL39

Plenty of room to explore and plan

• Single Major • Double Major• Major and Minor(s)• Required courses• Electives

Three-pronged approach to academic advising

• “Student Handbook” (web version only)• Student IT system (CUSIS)• Academic advisory system (people)

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

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

Academic Advisory System

• Programme directors• Academic advisory coordinators

– Department, Faculty, College• Learning Enhancement Officers