Courses 2022-2023
Courses available in AY2022-23:
BIOL4015 Fermentation and Enzyme Technology
Dr Patrick Yue
Students taking the course will be paired up with secondary school students to work on interactive activities related to fermentation and science together. Through games and case studies, students will demonstrate the making of garbage enzymes for cleaning purposes and how fermentation can help achieve zero food waste. Innovative recipes and snacks that involve the use of fermentation will also be designed and prepared by students.
CHEM4085 Food Analysis
Dr Gray Ho, Dr Lung Hong Lok
Students of the course will apply their knowledge of food analysis to assist Foodlink Foundation and GreenPrice to meet the stringent standard of food safety and quality. Hands-on work such as the collection and redistribution of surplus food from local caterers to marginalised groups will also be involved.
CMED3058 Chinese Medicine: Orthopaedics & Traumatology of Chinese Medicine & Tui Na I
Mr Cheung Chun Hoi
The course enables students to interact with the elderly who suffer from chronic pain and to help relieve their pain symptoms. With another emphasis on “care for the carers”, students are also expected to share specific skills and knowledge such as massaging and physical therapy with elderly carers so as to alleviate their emotional pressure. Collaborated with the Society for Innovation and Technology in Social Work, this course is part of CISL’s virtual service-learning initiative.
COMP4045 Human-Computer Interaction
Dr Jin Yucheng
To help the elderly better access health information, students of the course will design a web interface for them to search and judge the authenticity of health information. Students will provide direct service by meeting, talking to, and interviewing their assigned service users together with an NGO partner.
ECON3075 Service-Learning in Sustainable Development
Dr Aries Wong
The course aims to raise students’ awareness in the balance of economic development, social inclusion and environmental impact through experiential learning. By collaborating with different NGOs, students will apply their knowledge to develop projects related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including those of sustainable cities and communities, and reduced inequalities.
GFVM1045 Matters of Life and Death
Dr Carrie Wu
Students will participate in two services in this course. In the beginning of the course, they have to acquire the basic knowledge of the meaning of life first. They will then meet a group of elderly service users introduced by an organisation and help to facilitate a platform that prepares the elderly themselves to face the issues concerning life and death.
HUMN2056 Climate Change Literature and Culture
Dr Emily Zong
This course explains the connection between waste and climate change to respond to the plastic waste crisis in Hong Kong’s waterways. Students will participate in several interactive activities, including a workshop, a bleach cleanup, and a waste art exhibition that demonstrates waste artworks created by students with local environmental NGOs.
ORGC2025/PRAD2037 Interpersonal Communication
Dr Henry Fung
The course introduces students to the major theories and principles of effective communication. For the service-learning part, students will become mentors and develop virtual training workshops on interpersonal and interview skills for disadvantaged youths to help equip them for DSE exam and university entrance interview.
ORGC3047 Organisational Event Planning and Management
Dr Kimmy Cheng
Students will apply event management principles and practices and organise fundraising events for the Corporate Communications and Fundraising section of Pok Oi Hospital. Students will involve in Pok Oi Youth Concert and organise a mini event to promote the Elderly’s Music Concert. These events endeavor to encourage people to care about different groups of people in the community.
PHYS2025 Renewable Energy Technology [for BSc (Hons) in Physics and Green Energy]
GEST2007 Renewable Energy Technology [for BSc (Hons) in Green Energy and Smart Technology]
Dr Chan Mau Hing
In addition to teaching secondary school students about the theories and working principles of renewable energy technology, students taking this course will also act as mentors to develop teaching experiments that match the school curriculum. The school teachers and students can then duplicate and reproduce the same experiments in the future for teaching purposes.
VART3405 Experience Design
Mr Peter Benz, Mr Kingsley Ng, Dr Evelyn Kwok
This course aims at developing a Service-Learning project “Night Workers” that focuses on the often-marginalised members working at night. In collaboration with Current Plans Project Space, students will demonstrate their understanding of the project through an exhibition and sleep concert to the night workers and the public.
VART4076 Further Studies in Studio and Media Arts (Lens-based Media – Identity and Contemporary Art Practices)
Mr Kalen Lee
In collaboration with Gay Games 2023 and Pao Gallery, the course instructor will provide training and activities designed for students, including training sessions for guided tours, meeting with artists and related parties of the organisation, and curating a public-facing exhibition of their own.
TRAN4046 Placement Portfolio I
TRA 7620 Business Interpreting
Dr ZHAO Nan
The students collaborated with various types of non-profit organizations, such as the Hong Kong News-Expo, the Maritime Museum, and SLCO Community Resources, to provide Cantonese, Mandarin, and English consecutive and simultaneous interpretation services for individuals with language barriers.
TRAN4047 Translation Workshop
Dr PAN Jun
The students took the lead in publishing a bilingual (Chinese-English) magazine called TransFeed. This year, the subject collaborated with the Children's Cancer Foundation to promote the foundation's palliative care services and raise public awareness about children with cancer. Through publishing and translating interview content, the students reflected on the tension between the translation profession and the development of AI. They recognized that translation work involves more than just translation skills - it is crucial to empathize with the translation subject and maintain empathy in the work.
TRAN4056 Community Interpreting
Dr PAN Jun
The students in this subject established Inter-Link, which provides high-quality interpretation services to various community partners while also promoting the services and ideas of these community partners. In 2023, the program collaborated with SLCO and TSCAHK to organize a "Sign Language Interpretation Workshop," a sharing event for the documentary "3CM" on tuberous sclerosis, and an improvisation theater workshop. The students provided real-time interpretation services at these events, which not only improved their translation skills and understanding of the translation industry, but also helped the public learn about marginalized groups in society.
ECON3075 Service-Learning in Sustainable Development
Dr WONG Kin Ming
The students were divided into small groups to collaborate with various community partners, such as San Hui Recycling Store, The Warehouse Teenage Club, and HKYWCA, to tailor-make several service-learning activities for their service targets. Examples include a cultural tour of the Aberdeen youth community and a used clothing recycling and distribution event. This service-learning not only allowed students to gain a deeper understanding of community needs, but also trained them in independent thinking and operational skills.
PRAD3056 Campaign Planning and Management
Dr LEUNG, Vivienne S. Y.
This year, the subject focused on caregivers for the elderly in the local community. Students collaborated with the online platform 60-60.org, interacting with caregivers during the service-learning process to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges they face. Afterwards, they wrote online community activity proposals for the platform, providing caregivers with information on their physical and mental health, with the aim of supporting and empowering the caregivers to bring a positive impact to their lives.
VART2497 Basic Illustration
VART2505 Experimental Illustration
Ms WONG Wing Shan, Pat
The students utilized their creative visual and performing arts skills to create illustrations that interpret and narrate the stories of shift workers. With a unique artistic style, they showcased the contributions these silent workers make to society, thereby paying tribute to them and sparking societal discussion and reflection on the rights and welfare of shift workers.
VART3395 Studio: Graphic
Ms WONG Wing Shan, Pat; Ms SEO Heesun; Ms NG Elaine W.
The students had the privilege of interviewing local artists and studying their works. Based on the style of each artist, they created unique booklets that explore diverse social issues such as marine conservation, women's rights, and mental health. The booklets the students produced not only pay tribute to the local artists, but also interpret the seriousness of these issues from an artistic perspective, raising social awareness on these various topics.
BIOL3016 Environmental Health & Well-being and Toxicology
Dr YUE Patrick Y K
The students took on the role of workshop instructors, using case studies to teach secondary school students about environmental health and toxicology. Through conducting experiments together, they helped the secondary students learn about microplastics and understand the impact of microplastics in our daily lives. This interactive learning format was aimed at sparking the secondary students' interest in biology.
COMP4117 Information Systems: Design and Integration
Dr CHOY Man Ting; Mr CHENG Kam Kong
The students developed an event registration and management system for the Children's Cancer Foundation. This system allows the Foundation to efficiently search and archive details of service users, which helps the Foundation provide more effective assistance to the families of children with cancer.
GEOG4065 Energy Policy and Analysis
Dr MAH Daphne Ngar-yin
The students led the students of Hong Chi Morninglight School in exploring the environment around their school, and collaborated with four Asian universities to participate in an online student seminar, collectively discussing how to achieve carbon neutrality goals in cities through citizen participation.
Four students also visited South Korea on a service-learning trip, touring local community energy facilities, interviewing Korean residents on the application of solar panels, and discussing how to promote zero-carbon emissions within the community.
EURO2007 The Political Economy of the European Union
Dr CHAN Kenneth K L
The students collaborated with community partners to design a series of public events, including small-scale exhibitions and film screenings, to increase public awareness of the Russia-Ukraine war and other major European affairs, and to broaden the public's international perspective.
POLS2015 Government & Politics of Hong Kong
Dr CHAN Kenneth K L
In collaboration with the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, the students participated in the real-time survey on the 2023-24 budget and assisted in analyzing the survey results. Two of the students even attended a press conference to represent the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute and communicate the survey findings to the public.
POLS4246 Topics in European Politics
Prof COLE Alistair
In addition to visiting exhibitions showcasing the rich historical and cultural connections between France and Germany, the students also participated in conferences on the topics of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the relationship between France and Germany. Five students conducted direct interviews with consular representatives to gain an alternate perspective on the affairs and situation in various European countries as well.
SOCI3056 Community Engagement for Social Sustainability
Dr WONG Day K M
Through this service-learning initiative, the students were able to provide assistance to members of the local community while also gaining a deeper understanding of the social issues involved, such as education for ethnic minorities, the digital divide among the elderly, and transgender rights.
For detailed course syllabus, please refer to the University Student Handbook.