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Faculty of Engineering

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Irwin King

Associate Dean (Education)12 August 2016

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Welcome to

CUHK Engineering!

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Presentation Outline

� Introduction of the Faculty

� Highlights of Engineering Policies

� ELITE Stream

� Language Exemption Policy

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Introduction of the Faculty

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Scientists investigate that which

already is, while engineers create that

which has never been

What is Engineering?

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CUHK Engineering

5 Academic Departments• Computer Science &

Engineering (CSE)

• Electronic Engineering (EE)

• Information Engineering

(IE)

• Mechanical & Automation

Engineering (MAE)

• Systems Engineering &

Engineering Management

(SEEM)

9 Degree Programmes

• Biomedical Engineering

• Computer Science

• Computer Engineering

• Electronic Engineering

• Energy and Environmental

Engineering

• Information Engineering

• Mathematics & Information

Engineering

• Mechanical & Automation

Engineering

• Systems Engineering &

Engineering Management

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4-year Curriculum

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4-year Curriculum –

Overview

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Year 1(Common)

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

4-year Curriculum –

Major Requirements

Faculty

Package(9 units)

Faculty

Foundation(21 units)

Major Electives(12 units)

Major

Electives

(9 units)

Research

Component

Courses (6 units)

Major Foundation(18 units)

75 units (Except MIEG

Programme)

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Faculty Package and Faculty Foundation Requirements Units

1) Faculty Package:

•ENGG1100 Introduction to Engineering Design (3 units)

•ENGG1110 Problem Solving by Programing (3 units)•ENGG2601 Technology, Society and Engineering Practice (2 units)

•ENGG2602 Engineering Practicum (1 unit)

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2a) Foundation Mathematics Courses:

•MATH1510 Calculus for Engineers (3 units)

•ENGG1410 Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus for Engineers

(3 units)•ENGG2420 Complex Analysis and Differential Equations for Engineers

/ ENGG2440 Discrete Mathematics for Engineers

/ ENGG2460 Complex Numbers, Differential Equations and Discrete

Mathematics for Engineers (3 units)

•ENGG2430 Probability and Statistics for Engineers

/ ENGG2450 Probability and Statistics for Engineers (3 units)

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Major Requirements –

Faculty Package & Faculty Foundation

Yr. 1 courses

Yr. 1 courses

Yr. 2 courses

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Faculty Package and Faculty Foundation Requirements Units

2b) Foundation Science Courses:

At least 3 units must be a Physics course. The first Physics course will be pre-

assigned for you based on your admission background.

Physics Courses

•PHYS1003 General Physics for Engineers (3 units)

•PHYS1110 Engineering Physics: Mechanics and Thermodynamics (3 units)

•ENGG1310 Engineering Physics: Electromagnetics,

Optics and Modern Physics (3 units)

Chemistry Courses

•CHEM1280 Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biomolecules (3 units)

•CHEM1380 Basic Chemistry for Engineers (3 units)

Life Science Courses

•LSCI1001 Basic Concepts in Biological Sciences (3 units)

•LSCI1003 Life Sciences for Engineers (3 units)

Other Courses

•CSCI1120 Introduction to Computing Using C++ (3 units)

•CSCI1130 Introduction to Computing Using Java (3 units)

•IERG2060 Basic Analog and Digital Circuits (3 units)

•SEEM2440 Engineering Economics (3 units)

•SEEM2460 Introduction to Data Science (3 units)

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Major Requirements –

Faculty Package & Faculty Foundation

You need to register the

second and third science

courses by yourself !

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Faculty Package & Faculty Foundation Courses

Recommended Foundation Year Study Pattern

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Please read

pages 10-13

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Course Load

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• A student shall take at least 9 units of courses

and no more than 18 units of courses in any

term within the normative study period except

when s/he is on first or extended academic

probation

Note: Approval has been sought for first-year

students to take 19 units per term.

• A student shall take no more than 6 units of

courses in each summer session, and no student

shall be allowed to take more than 39 units in

an academic year

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Highlights of Engineering

Policies

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Mathematics Placement Test

Date: 15 August 2016

Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Venue: Lecture Theatres 1-5, Yasumoto

International Academic Park

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• All MUST attend! Unless you are JUPAS

admittees without HKDSE Math M1/M2.

• JUPAS admitees without HKDSE Math

M1/M2 will be assigned to take

MATH 1020 + MATH1510 by default.

No test will be arranged.

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• Results are used to determine eligibility for

enrollment in MATH1510

• Any student who absents from the test or

fails the test must take both MATH1020

and MATH1510 in Term 1, 2016-17

• Any student who passes the test can take

MATH1510 alone17

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• Duration: 60 minutes

• 25 MC Questions, 4 marks each

• Calculators are NOT permitted

• Bring your Hong Kong Identity Card or Passport

for identity verification

• Please get your JUPAS / Non-JUPAS application

number ready as you may be asked by the

Mathematics Department to put down such

number on your test paper

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Make-up test will only be provided when full

and valid documents are provided in

connection with:

• Hospitalization

• Major illness

• Family death

• Emergency

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Application for make-up test:

• Send email to

[email protected]

with a written explanation of your absence

(with full documents) within 2 days of the

placement test, i.e. on either 15th or 16th

August 2016

• No late request or request without

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Content:

• Arithmetic & Algebra

• Trigonometry

• Calculus (Differentiation and Integration)

• Probability

• Complex Analysis

For details of the scopes, please refer to the information

sheets given to you. Same information has been posted in

the Faculty website.21

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Attendance Taking

• Imposed on Faculty Foundation courses, i.e.

ENGG1100, ENGG1110, ENGG1310 and

ENGG1410.

• At least 50% of attendance is required

• Attendance less than 50% will FAIL the whole

course regardless of academic performance

• The best strategy is to attend all classes! If you

are not sure about your attendance, check with

the teaching assistants or the course teachers.

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Engineering Leadership, Innovation,

Technology and Entrepreneurship (ELITE)

Stream

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Aims of ELITE Stream

• To nurture outstanding engineering students

• To develop their potentials through

• additional challenging coursework and

• invaluable extra curricular activities

• For students admitted under the 4-year

curriculum since 2012-13

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• To join the Stream in the first term of study:

– HKDSE entrants who have achieved in HKDSE Level

• 5* or above in Mathematics AND another one Science

subjects (Extended Module I/II could be counted as one

subject) AND one elective subject

• PLUS Level 4 or above in any two of the remaining core

subjects; OR

– Any entrants admitted with renewable tuition scholarship

• Those with extraordinary performance other than the above

admission results may be considered

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Entrance Requirements –

Freshmen

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Entrance Requirements –

Continuing Students*

• Full-time students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or

above; AND

• At least 2 terms from the expected graduation term

• Those with extraordinary performance or contributions

to the Faculty of Engineering or their Major Department

may be considered

* Those who have completed at least one term of study at

CUHK

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Stream Requirements

• Students are required to complete a minimum

of 21 units of courses as follows:

Units

1. Required Courses*:

ESTR4998, 4999

6*

2. Elective Courses:

a) 12 units of ESTR courses of which

at most 6 units of courses at 1000-2000 level and

at least 6 units of courses at 3000-4000 level

b) 3 units of BMEG/CENG/CSCI/ELEG/ENGG/IERG/

MAEG/SEEM courses at 5000 level

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Total: 21

*Graduation Thesis I & II shall replace the Final Year

Project I & II to fulfill the graduation requirements. 27

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• The full list of courses can be found at

http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/elite

• Up to 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the

elective requirements of the ELITE Stream can be

used to fill your major programme requirements

(if applicable)

• Apart from completing the 21 units of courses,

students have to attain both cumulative Major

GPA and Overall GPA at 3.3 or above at the time

of graduation to be awarded the ELITE stream

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Stream Requirements

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Stream Privileges

• Award of the ELITE stream will be officially

recorded on your academic transcript

• A certificate issued by the Faculty of Engineering

• Exclusive scholarships for ELITE students

• ELITE Student Society

• Exclusive exchange / internship opportunities

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Company Visit in Silicon Valley, USA

July 2016

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Stream / Course Administration

• Interested students need to approach the Faculty Office

(FO) to fill out a Stream Application Form

• Faculty Office shall be responsible for the eligibility check

• All applicants must be reviewed by the Stream Director

• Students can then obtain a Course Registration Form from

the FO before the end of add/ drop period for course

registration

• For courses that does not require course teachers’ approval

1. approach the FO for course registration

• For courses that requires course teachers’ approval

1. approach individual course teachers to obtain their consent first

2. Teachers would sign on the form only if they accept the student into

their ESTR course

3. ELITE students must submit the approved course registration form to

FO before the end of add/drop period

No late request shall be entertained

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Course Delivery

• ELITE Course Code: ESTR

• Delivery Format:i. Mirror Format

o Same timetable as the ordinary course, i.e., shared teaching

o Enrolled students would be given additional and more difficult works, and different assessments (e.g. more difficult exams)

o An extra and separate 45-min teaching will be arranged for ELITE students

ii. Real Format

o Timetable of ESTR course is different from the ordinary course

o Enrolled students would attend separate lectures and be given additional and more difficult works and different assessments (e.g. more difficult exams)

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• Can I apply if my HKDSE results / Major GPA does not

meet the entrance requirement?

• Yes. If you have other extraordinary performance or

significant contributions to the Faculty, your application will

be considered by the Stream Director.

• Is there any policies that ELITE students must follow?

• Yes. Policies will be updated in regular basis and ELITE

students shall refer to the ELITE website for the most up-to-

date policies.

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• Can non-ELITE students take ESTR courses?

• Possible. Starting from 2016-17, non-ELITE Engineering

students may be allowed to take ESTR courses. For details,

please visit the ELITE website.

• What will happen if I can’t complete the stream

requirements before I graduate?

• Nothing, except that you can’t get the certificate and the

official record on your academic transcript.

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FAQ

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Language Exemption

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• Students have to complete University Core Requirements

including Chinese and English language courses in order to

graduate

• Students who have already obtained a certain qualifications

specified by the University prior to student registration shall

apply for exemption on their own in their first year of study.

• Please visit Registration and Examinations Section website

http://rgsntl.rgs.cuhk.edu.hk/rws_prd_life/re_menu/cft_11509

2497.asp

• Deadlines for application: Aug 17, 2016

• When exemption from a particular course is granted, students

can only be exempted from the course but not the units.

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Language Exemption by Attainment

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Thank you!

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