Examination Matters - Department of Electrical and Electronic ...

4 Programmes
Enrolment &
Examination Matters
Dr. Vincent Tam /Dr. K.W. Tse
Dr. M.H. Pong
Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Hong Kong University
• Computer Engineering (CE)
• Electronic and
Communication Engineering
(EComE)
• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Information Engineering
(InfoE)
• Others
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CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
• Basic unit of the curriculum is a course.
e.g. ELEC1801 Engineering mathematics I
• Each course is assigned certain credit units
roughly proportional to the workload and
normally in multiples of 3.
• Earned the corresponding number of
credits if satisfactorily completed a course.
• Accumulated at least 180 credits to
graduate.
• Each course will also be assigned a level
according to the depth of treatment of
subject matters.
• Courses of different levels will be assigned
different weights in the honour
classification of graduates.
Subject Groups
• Courses offered to each
degree programme are
divided into a number of
subject groups, which are
different for different
programmes. In general there
are technical subject groups
and complementary studies
subject groups.
• Please refer to the Department
Undergraduate Handbook for
details of subject groups of
each degree programme.
• Details vary from time to time.
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How many units are you expected
to take?
•The normal load is 30 units
per semester.
∴total loading over 3 years
= 3 x 2 semesters/year x 30
units/semester
= 180 units
• You may take a maximum
of 39 units
Technical Subjects
Technical subjects are identified as:
• Core courses
Compulsory fundamental courses.
• Breadth courses
Level 1 or Level 2 optional courses
(often serve as pre-requisites for
certain depth courses).
• Depth courses
Normally level 3 optional courses in
specialised areas.
Each programme has its own
requirements in terms of core, breadth
& depth courses and also the
distribution among subject groups.
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Complementary Studies
• Language Enhancement Courses
(9 units compulsory for all
programmes)
• Specified Engineering Related
Courses
– Engineering and Society
(compulsory for all programmes)
– Engineering Organization &
Management
(compulsory for CE/EComE/EE)
– Engineering Economics & Finance
(compulsory for CE/EComE/EE)
– Business and related studies
Other Broadening Courses
• Humanities and Social
Sciences Studies
• Culture and Values Studies
• Other Inter-faculty
Electives
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ADVICE
• Different degree programmes have
different graduation requirements.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that
you have earned enough credits in
the proper combinations of courses
for graduation as specified in the
Department Undergradute Handbook.
• Website for enrolment matters
http://www.eee.hku.hk/intranet/unde
rgrad/enrol.htm
• Be careful when enrolling courses.
ASSESSMENT
• Each course will be assessed by
coursework assigned
throughout the course and/or
by a written examination held
at the end of the semester.
• Two types of coursework:
• Practical Work - laboratory
based.
• In-course Assessment -tests,
problems, essays etc.
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ASSESSMENT
Practical Work (PW)
In-course
Assessment (IA)
Combined Mark (CB)
Examination (EX)
Examination &
Assessment (EA)
ASSESSMENT
• To pass a course, a student
must pass both PW and EA
components separately.
• Note, however, not all courses
have all the three components.
• Students will be informed by the
Faculty/Department of the
relative weightings assigned to
the different components early
in the academic year.
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GRADES & GRADE POINTS
Failure in a course
• COURSE MARKS ( 0 … 100 % )
‣ GRADES ( F, D … A+ )
‣ GRADE POINTS G ( 0, 1, …, 4.0 )
‣ Except Workshop training & Industrial Trainng
Standard
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Sufficient
Marks
≥85
≥80
≥75
≥71
≥68
≥65
≥62
≥59
≥56
≥53
Grade
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
Grade Point
4.0
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
• Failure in PW or EA
• Failed a core/compulsory course.
– Must retake the failed course when it is
next held.
– (Retake - attend formal classes and do
all PW, IA and EX as specified for that
course.)
• Failed a non-core/non-compulsory
course.
– May choose to retake the course or
choose other courses as a
replacement.
• The Department of EEE would not offer
special examinations in summer for
borderline failures.
≥50
D
1.0
Fail

UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS
• A student is considered to be making
unsatisfactory progress for the year if
he
– achieved a year-end YGPA below 1.3,
or
– accumulated at the end of an
academic year less than half of the
credits expected of a student under
normal load, i.e. 30 credits.
• A student will be recommended for
discontinuation if any one of the
following 3 situations occurs
– failed a core course three times;
– achieved a year-end YGPA below 1.3
for two consecutive years;
– accumulated at the end of an
academic year less than half of the
credit units expected of a student
under normal load for two consecutive
years.
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WGPA and DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
• Each course will be
assigned a certain weight
(W).
For Engineering/Technical courses offered by EEE,
Weight = Level, e.g. ELEC1303
level = weight = 1
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WGPA and DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
For Complementary Studies courses,
• Language Enhancement Courses 1
• Broadening Courses 1
• Engineering Organization &
Management 2
• Engineering and Society 2
• Engineering Economics & Finance 2
For other courses
• Workshop Training -
• Industrial Training -
• Integrated Project 2
• Technical Project 3
BEng DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
• BEng degree classifications are based on
Weighted Grade Point Average (WGPA)
WGPA =
∑i
∑
W i × U i × Gi
i
W i × Ui
where Ui = number of units for course i,
Gi = grade point obtained for course i,
Wi = weighting given to course i,
∑i = summation over the best 180 credits
of courses according to curriculum
structure.
• Retaken course in the calculation of WGPA
For a student achieving a pass grade in the
second attempt, the average grade of both
attempts or grade D, whichever is higher, will be
used in the calculation of WGPA. For a student
achieving a pass grade in the third attempt,
grade D will be used.
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BEng DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
• First Class Honours
• Second Class Honours,
Division One
• Second Class Honours,
Division Two
• Third Class Honours
• Pass
Examination arrangement
• All examination dates and
venues are arranged by
the centre examination
office
• A lot of effort are made to
avoid clashes
• Exam timetable will not
change because of
personal reasons
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