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GECW1000 carries no credit units, but is required. This component of College General Education comprises different non-formal and non-credit-bearing learning activities: (a) required activities including an extended orientation for new students, communal dining, high table dinners and (b) voluntary activities such as social service.

Content

Extended orientation (required)

The extended orientation is compulsory for all CW Chu College freshmen.
It will be organized in the first weeks of the first term, right after the College’s student orientation camp.
It will focus on the non-academic elements of adjustments to university life, which that covers orientation talks/ workshops/ activities with topics on stress/ time management, codes of conduct, disciplinary issues, plagiarism etc.
The Student Affairs Committee of CW Chu College has worked out a detailed plan for extended orientation.

Communal dining and High Table dinners (required)

The College will organize communal dining three times a week, usually on every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
There will be short after-dinner presentations on selected nights by invited speakers.
Casual sharing sessions initiated by students will be organized with communal dinners. Students (either on individual or group basis) may take these opportunities to share their field trip/ exchange/ service-learning experiences with other College members; amusements/ leisure activities may also be arranged in these sessions.
High Table dinners will be arranged several times a year.
Students must enrol in the College meal plan for communal dining.
The requirement of communal dining will only apply to those in residence, but students who are not in residence (e.g., MBChB students after the fourth year) may participate in some communal dining on a voluntary basis.

Service (voluntary)

Students of CW Chu College will be encouraged to take part in a range of social and civic service activities, on a voluntary basis. Some of these activities may be organized by the College; others may be organized by various units within CUHK/ partner organizations. Such service per se is not credit earning.
Students may consider combining the service activities with Senior Seminar. If so, they need to plan ahead of time, and submit to the College Office a preliminary project proposal for Senior Seminar before the service activities take place.
Detailed arrangements on social and community services will be planned by the Service Committee of the College, details of which will be announced in due course.

Course Description for GECW1000, GECW2000, GECW3000 & GECW4000

The non-formal part of College General Education consists of four courses: GECW1000, GECW2000, GECW3000, GECW4000. These courses carry no credit units, but are required, respectively in both terms of Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 except for students on outbound exchange for a whole term. This component of College General Education comprises different non-formal and non-credit-bearing learning activities: (a) required activities including communal dining and High Table dinners; (b) required extended orientation for new students in GECW1000; and (c) voluntary activities such as social service.

Course Description for GECW1000, GECW2000, GECW3000 & GECW4000

These courses are pre-assigned to students based on their year of studies:

i) For students with a normative study period of 4 years (applicable to the majority of students):

Year of Study	Course Pre-assigned	Attendance Requirement
1	GECW1000	Communal dinners: 60% per term High table dinners: 60% per year Extended orientation: 100%
2	GECW2000	Communal dinners: 60% per term High table dinners: 60% per year
3	GECW3000	Communal dinners: 50% per term High table dinners: 60% per year
4	GECW4000

ii) For students with a normative study period of 3 years (applicable to students admitted with Advanced Standing):

Year of Study	Course Pre-assigned	Attendance Requirement
2	GECW1000	Communal dinners: 60% per term High table dinners: 60% per year Extended orientation: 100%
3	GECW3000	Communal dinners: 50% per term High table dinners: 60% per year
4	GECW4000	Communal dinners: 50% per term High table dinners: 60% per year

iii) For students with a normative study period of 5 or 6 years, they are NOT required to take any non-credit bearing College GE course in Year 5/ Year 6, unless with a special reason approved by the College.

iv) For students admitted through Senior Year Stream with a normative study period of 2 years:

Year of Study

Course

Pre-assigned

Attendance Requirement

GECW1000

Communal dinners: 60% per term

High table dinners: 60% per year

Extended orientation: 100%

GECW4000

Communal dinners: 50% per term
High table dinners: 60% per year

Learning Outcomes, Learning Activities and Assessment

Extended orientation (required)

it aims to help students of CW Chu College to make adjustments to university life smoothly and become part of the College community
it is expected that through a series of designed College talks, workshops and activities, freshmen will develop a positive attitude towards university life

Communal dining and High Table dinners (required)

provide the occasions for interaction among students and also with College teachers
students may take these opportunities to share news/ interests and exchange ideas with other College members which may help enhance their bonding and sense of belonging to the College
students will be encouraged to express their views/ ideas/ opinions through the casual sharing sessions held at the communal dinners
with the guidance from College teachers, students will learn proper presentation skills and social manners via these College gatherings
guest speakers from all walks of life will be invited to deliver short dinner talks which will help widen students’ horizons and range of experiences
students will be able to meet distinguished persons/ leading figures from different sectors of the community who will share their wisdom and insights through High Table dinners

Service (voluntary)

in line with the Vision Statement of the College to be ‘involved’, students will be encouraged to participate in social and community services that reflect their interests and engage their passions; they may also make use of their own skills and aptitudes in the service of others
through such service opportunities, students will learn and grow, and develop responsibility and leadership

Non-Credit Bearing Courses

1. Course Description for GECW1000, GECW2000, GECW3000 & GECW4000

2. Learning Outcomes, Learning Activities and Assessment

3. Content