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Subject Description Form Subject Code Subject Title FAST1000 Freshman Seminar – Science to Improve Quality of Life Credit Value 3 Level 1 Pre-requisite / Co-requisite/ Exclusion Objectives Nil (a) To introduce students to applied science disciplines, and enthuse them about their science major study (b) To expose students to the basic skills of teamwork, leadership and entrepreneurship (c) To cultivate students’ creativity and problem-solving ability, and global outlook (d) To engage students, in their first year of study, in desirable forms of learning at university that emphasizes self-regulation, autonomous learning, deep understanding and lifelong learning Intended Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to: (a) have a general understanding of history of science and topics of modern science and technologies such as nanotechnology, sustainable energy, gene technology, food safety and investment science (b) generate innovative ideas and use different perspectives and creative solutions to tackle scientific problems (c) command the basic communication and interpersonal skills in teamwork (d) appreciate the basic concepts of entrepreneurship (e) develop a global outlook and passion for lifelong learning 107
Subject Synopsis/ Indicative Syllabus • History of science: from Newton to Einstein, establishment of quantum physics, big bang theory, etc. • Great scientific breakthroughs which shape our modern world: for examples, algebra and calculus, classical mechanics, probability and statistics, natural selection and evolution, germ theory of disease, electromagnetism, atomic theory and the periodic table, double-helical structure of DNA • From basic science to applications and technologies. For examples: − applications of mathematics in finance; − nanotechnologies; − clean energy and sustainability; − quantum computing; − drug and medicine; − food safety; − stem cells; − cloning. Teaching/Learning Methodology • Inspirational lectures and seminars by chair professors and renowned experts from various areas to excite students about their major study and to motivate students’ career inspirations • Renowned experts from various areas are invited to deliver Expert Seminars to students. Some of them are scholars as well as entrepreneurs. Some have been working in the industrial/commercial sector for years. They share with the students their success stories in which students could know more about the basic concept of entrepreneurship. • Professors from different departments are invited as interviewees to participate in “Interview a Professor” activity. They respond to the questions of interest from students and share the history and story of their respective department. This builds students’ recognition to the department and establishes a close relationship among professors and the students. • Popular science programmes will be shown to the students in order to introduce them to the interesting areas of applied science and the access and awareness of the current/ important issues. The source of these programmes includes the TED talks, Nobel lectures, Discovery channel, BBC and National Geographic. Students will be required to choose two science programmes they watched to submit two term papers in the relevant topics. • Small group projects to develop students’ problem solving ability and 108
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