Calendar 2002–03

Full-timeUndergraduate Studies•NonFaculty-basedCourses 259 PTH 4433 Selected Reading and Discussion: Short Stories PTH 4643 Special Topics in Discussion PTH 4653 Advanced Speaking and Writing I PTH 4663 Advanced Business Putonghua PTH 4713 Advanced Reading and Discussion (A) PTH 4723 Advanced Reading and Discussion (B) PTH 4743 Special Topics in Speech PTH 4753 Advanced Speaking and Writing II Leadership Development Programme The Lead ership Development Pr ogramme aims at nurtu ring the leadership potential of selected students of the Un iversity an d preparin g them for the challenges and opportunities of the new era. Students are normally admitted into the programme in their second year of attendance. Code CourseTitle Leadership Skills Training Mo dule GEL 1001 Leadership Skills Training I GEL 1002 Leadership Skills Training II GEL 1003 Leadership Skills Training III GEL 1004 Leadership Skills Training IV Civic Education Mo dule GEL 2001 Policy Workshop I GEL 2002 Policy Workshop II Eth ical and Aesthetic Ed ucatio n Mod ule GEL 3101 Ethics and Politics: Ideas and Issues GEL 3102 Globalization and Multiculturalism GEL 3201 Art Appreciation and Aesthetic Experience I GEL 3202 Art Appreciation and Aesthetic Experience II Student IT Competence Information techn ology (IT) literacy, the ability to use computers and other technologies to improve learning, pro ductivity and performance, has become essen tial. To h elp studen ts acquire this fun damental skill, the University will provide a training and test package targeted at basic IT skills: thebasic operation of a computer, skills in using application software in electronic communication, datamanagement and information presentation, and an appreciation of the social implications of developments in IT. IT Proficienc y Tra ining The University has set up an IT Learning Centre to cater for the training needs of the students. A self-learning cour seware in a han ds-on tu torial mode is also available for use by those who wish to be trained before taking the test. Students may use the coursewareat thecentre. Alternatively they can access thecourseware through several servers on campus. Some faculties and departments have also