• Academic Year 2014/15• Attendance Requirements• End of Module Assessment & Continuous

Assessment• Self-Discipline & Learning Attitude

Briefing Content

Lectures

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

Tutorials

• Smaller classes or group sizes.

• Examples, exercises and problem- solving.

• In-class assignments/tests.

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.

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

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

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.

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 student’s 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

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).

End-of-Module Assessment (EA) &

Continuous Assessment (CA)

Marks Pass Requirement

CA >= 20%

End-of-Module Assessment

>=40%

Overall >=40%

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%

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Exemption Policy

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

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

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.

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.

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

Communication in the Department

• Program Leader: Ir TANG Sek Man, Jimmy

– 24368616– tangjimm@vtc.edu.hk

• Year One Tutor: Mr. CHAN Chi Hoi

– 24368769– cchpsc@vtc.edu.hk

Introduction to the HDAME Programme

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