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Welcome to ENG/TY
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Briefing Content

• Academic Year 2014/15
• Attendance Requirements
• End of Module Assessment Continuous Assessment
• Self-Discipline Learning Attitude

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Lectures

• You should attend the lectures punctually and
  participate fully in the learning process.

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Tutorials

• Smaller classes or group sizes.
• Examples, exercises and problem- solving.
• In-class assignments/tests.

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Laboratory/Workshop

• Focus on laboratory work and workshop practice.
• Hands-on approach, problem-solving vocational
  training.
• For you to learn good practical, trade-specific
  and professional skills.

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Attendance Requirements

• General Academic Regulations (GAR)
• Absence of 4 consecutive weeks without a valid
  reason can lead to de-registration.
• 70 or above of Attendance for each module
  otherwise not allowed to undertake End-of-Module
  Assessment and not awarded a Module Mark/Grade
• Practical Training and Laboratory sessions are
  compulsory

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Lab Attendance Requirements

• Late arrival for Laboratory would result in
  losing marks of Lab report
• For late arrivals of over half of the Laboratory
  session, zero mark of Lab report is registered.
• If student misses the Laboratory, there will be
  no make-up sessions unless proper reason
  supported with valid evidence

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Absent from Class or Examination

• Inform program leader in advance with evidence,
  eg, doctor certificate
• In case of emergency situation, you should inform
  program leaders no later than one week with
  evidence.

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Assessment

• Second attempt (supplementary examination) is
  normally not allowed if student fails or absent
  in Examination. Under rare situation such as the
  factor beyond a students control, the
  reassessment is allowed the actual mark obtained
  in the reassessment of the component concerned
  will be used in the calculation of the module
  mark/grade.
• The supporting document must be provided within
  one week after examination

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Assessment

• Student has to pass the examination to pass the
  module concerned.
• Normally no second attempt is allowed if student
  fails or absent from an individual component in
  Continuous Assessment (CA) and/or End-of-module
  Assessment (Exam).

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End-of-Module Assessment (EA) Continuous
Assessment (CA)
Marks Pass Requirement
CA gt 20
End-of-Module Assessment gt40
Overall gt40

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Practical Training Assessment

• Fail, Pass or Pass with Merit (M)
• M can be awarded if module grade achieves grade
  A or module marks above 70

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Withdrawal from a program

• A student whose Cumulative Grade Point Average is
  below 1.0 recorded by the end of Academic Year
  will be withdrawn.
• Student should finish the HD study within the
  Maximum Registration Period otherwise he will be
  withdrawn.

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Module Selection

• For modules with pre-requisite requirement,
  student must satisfy the requirements in the
  relevant syllabus before taking the modules
  concerned.
• Registration for elective modules is subject to
  availability of places and meeting the
  pre-requisite requirements, if any
• If student fails in a elective module, he has the
  freedom to take other elective module.

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Study Load

• In each semester, student should not normally
  take more than 90 total credit values.
• However, if student gets a CGPA above 3.3, he can
  void the rule.

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Class Discipline

• Student is not allowed to affect or distract the
  attention of others during a lecture, class
  teaching, tutoring session or laboratory work
  otherwise he might be asked to leave the class.
• For example, playing computer games, eating,
  listening to music are not allowed.
• Student should always behave in polite to
  teachers and classmates.

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Communication

• Student should check student email account at
  least once per day.
• Student should check https//myportal.vtc.edu.hk
  at least once per day, especially for time table
  update.
• Student should check department web site
  http//tyneng.vtc.edu.hk regularly, especially
  for Practical training schedule and grouping

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Penalty for Late Submission of Course
Work

• 10 of the mark will be deducted per day for
  submission after the due date.
• Late course work will not be accepted later than
  one week after the due date. The mark for that
  course work sub-component will be 0.

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Exemption Policy

• DSE and A-level students cannot apply for
  exemption from any vocational modules of HDAME.

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General Academic Regulations(GAR)

• Students are strongly advised to read the GAR and
  become familiar with them, particularly on exams,
  assessment details, due dates etc.)
• The GAR for your courses are saved on
  http//tyneng.vtc.edu.hk

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IVE TY and ENGStudent Handbooks

• Students are also strongly advised to read
  carefully both IVE TY and ENG Student Handbooks
  and to familiarize themselves with the
  information given.

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Self-Discipline Learning Attitude

• All IVE students are required to develop good
  self-discipline and learning attitude which are
  very important for your own personal and career
  development.

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Communication in the Department

• In case you have questions about your study, you
  may contact
• Module Lecturer
• Year Tutor
• Program Leader
• Head of Department
• General Office Staff

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Communication in the Department

• Program Leader
• Ir TANG Sek Man, Jimmy
• 24368616
• tangjimm_at_vtc.edu.hk
• Year One Tutor
• Mr. CHAN Chi Hoi
• 24368769
• cchpsc_at_vtc.edu.hk

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Introduction to the HDAME Programme

• Practical Training Group, Schedule
• Practical Training clothing, log book
• Class A, B, C, D
• Time-table

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Enjoy Your Study at ENG/TY