Student Handbook 2020-21 (First Year)Animation and Digital Arts (ADA) Programme

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INDEX Programme Structure 4

Academic Advising 6

*Quick Guide on ‘’Viewing Class Timetable’’ 8 *Quick Guide on “DegreeWorks” 12

Course Registration 19

Course Offering 2020-21 (1st term) 23

Course Offering 2020-21 (2nd term) 26

Academic Honesty & Academic Standing 28 Grading System 29 Staff-Student Consultation Committee (SSCC) for ADA students 30 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 31

English Language Requirement & Service-Learning Requirement 33

Information Technology Fluency Programme 34

Useful Information for Non-local Students 35 Academic Calendar for 2020-21 39

Contact Us 40

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

General framework Credits

Core Curriculum 4 Common Core Courses

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5 Cluster Courses 15* Major Discipline 48 English Language 12 Chinese Language/Putonghua 6 Free Electives 27* Total: 120

*Students may take a maximum of 2 additional cluster courses as free electives.

Core Curriculum

The Core Curriculum is common for all students irrespective of their Majors. It is made up of a Common Core and 5 Clusters.

Remarks: 1. Year 1 Students will be assigned to take CCC8011 and CCC8012 in 2020-21. Year 3 students will be assigned to

take CCC8013 and CCC8014 in 2020-21. 2. Students are required to take 5 cluster courses, one from each cluster throughout their four-year studies.

Students can opt to take two additional cluster courses as free electives.

Common Core Courses: CCC8011 Critical Thinking: Analysis and Argumentation （慎思明辨：分析與論證） CCC8012 The Making of Hong Kong （香港社會） CCC8013 The Process of Science （科學的過程） CCC8014 China in World History （世界史中的中國） 5 Clusters:

CLA – Creativity and Innovation （創意與創新） CLB – Humanities and the Arts （人文與藝術） CLC – Management and Society （管理與社會） CLD – Science, Technology and Society （科學、科技與社會） CLE – Values, Cultures and Societies （價值、文化與社會） Chinese Language/ Putonghua

Chinese Communication I Chinese Communication II

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English Language

English Language Course Group A Students:

HKDSE Level 3 or equivalent in English Language

Group B Students: HKDSE Level 4 or above or equivalent in English

Language#

LUE1001 University English I First Term of Year 1 -

LUE1002 University English II Second Term of Year 1 First Term of Year 1

English Language Enhancement (ELE) Elective(s)

One ELE Elective Two ELE Electives To be taken from the term during which

LUE1002 University English II is taken

Discipline-related ELE Course Year 3 to Year 4

# For qualifications regarded as equivalent to HKDSE Level 4, please refer to the following table: Qualification Minimum English Language Scores for Group B Students GCE System Grade C in GCE A Level English

International Baccalaureate (IB) Grade 5 in HL English Language TOEFL 580 (paper-based) or 93 (internet-based) IELTS Overall band score of 6.5 in Academic Module

General Study Plan

Year

Core Curriculum Language ADA

Major Free

Electives

Normal Yearly Credit Total

Common Core

Courses

Cluster Courses English Chinese /

Putonghua

Year 1 6

15* 12

3 -

27*

30 Year 2 6 3

48 30

Year 3 - - 30 Year 4 - - 30 Total 12 15* 18 48 27* 120

* Students may take a maximum of 2 additional cluster courses as free electives.

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE OF BA (HONS) IN Animation and Digital Arts (2019 INTAKE)

The following description specifies the programme curriculum for students who pursue the programme on a full-time four-year basis. Flexibility is allowed for completing the programme within a longer or shorter period in accordance with the stipulations in the Regulations Governing Undergraduate Studies. Number of Credits

FIRST YEAR 1st

Term 1st/2nd Term

2nd Term Total

CCC8011 Critical Thinking: Analysis and Argumentation (R)* 3 3 CCC8012 The Making of Hong Kong (R)* 3 3 LCC1010 Chinese Communication I (R) 3 3 LUE1001 University English I (R)# 3 3 LUE1002 University English II (R)# 3 3 ADA1001 2D Animation (R) 3 3 ADA1002 Art History: An Introduction (R) 3 3 ADA1003 Computer Graphics (R) 3 3 ADA1004 Introduction to Moving Images (R) 3 3 1 ELE Elective## or Free Elective@ for Group B

students 3 3

^ 1 Cluster Course 3 3 30 Number of Credits

SECOND YEAR 1st

Term 1st/2nd Term

2nd Term Total

CCC8013 The Process of Science (R)* 3 3 CCC8014 China in World History (R)* 3 3 LCC2010 Chinese Communication II 3 3 ADA2001 History of Animation (R) 3 3 ADA2002 3D Animation Workshop (R) 3 3 ADA2003 Digital Modeling and Rendering (R) 3 3 ADA2006 Storytelling and Storyboarding (R) 3 3

1 Programme Elective 3 3 ELE Elective(s)## and/or Free Elective(s)@

(2 courses) 6 6

30 Number of Credits

THIRD YEAR 1st

Term 1st/2nd Term

2nd Term Total

ADA3001 3D Character Animation Workshop (R) 3 3 ADA3002 Concepts of Expanded Reality (R) 3 3 2 Programme Electives 6 6 ELE Elective(s)## and/or Free Elective(s)@

(1-2 course(s)) 3-6 3-6

^ 4 Cluster Courses 12 12 27-30

(R) denotes required course(s). * Students are assigned to take CCC8011 and CCC8012 in the first year, and CCC8013 and CCC8014 in the second year (or the third year

for those designated as Year 3 students upon admission). Unless with the approval of the Director of Core Curriculum and General Education, students are not allowed to drop these assigned courses in the designated year.

# Under the revamped English Language Enhancement (ELE) programme, students will be grouped under two streams. Group A students are those who obtained level 3 in HKDSE English or equivalent while Group B students are those who obtained level 4 or above in HKDSE English or equivalent. Group A students are required to take both LUE1001 and LUE1002 in the first term and the second term respectively while Group B students are required to take LUE1002 in the first term.

## Group A students have to take 1 ELE elective while Group B students have to take 2 ELE electives. ELE electives could be taken from the term in which LUE1002 is taken. For more details, please see the webpage on the ELE programme (to be developed).

@ Students are required to take 27 credits of free electives. ^ Students are required to complete 5 Cluster courses in total. For details, please see the Core Curriculum Section.

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Number of Credits 1st 1st/2nd 2nd THIRD TO FOURTH YEARS Term Term Term Total LUE4001 Professional Communication in English for

Arts and Humanities (R) (Term 2 of Year 3 or Term 1 of Year 4)

3 3

Number of Credits

FORTH YEAR 1st

Term 1st/2nd Term

2nd Term Total

ADA4001 Capstone Project (R) 3 3 6 1 Programme Electives 3 3 ELE Elective(s)## and/or Free Elective(s)@

(6-7 courses) 18-21 18-21

27-30 Minimum credits for Honours Degree: 120

REQUIREMENTS IN Animation and Digital Arts

Required Courses (Total 11 courses, 36 credits) ADA1001 2D Animation ADA1002 Art History: An Introduction ADA1003 Computer Graphics ADA1004 Introduction to Moving Images ADA2001 History of Animation ADA2002 3D Animation Workshop ADA2003 Digital Modeling and Rendering ADA2006 Storytelling and Storyboarding ADA3001 3D Character Animation Workshop ADA3002 Concepts of Expanded Reality ADA4001 Capstone Project

Programme Elective Courses (Any 4 courses, 12 credits) ADA2004 Motion Graphics ADA2005 New Media Storytelling ADA3003 Cultural and Creative Industries: Principles and Practices ADA3004 Interactive Art ADA3005 Photography Theory ADA3006 Sound Design ADA3007 Non-fiction Video ADA4002 Digital Art Installation ADA4003 Game Design ADA4004 Production Design ADA4005 Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) Workshop VIS2106 Understanding Drawing VIS3003 Videogame Theory and Analysis VIS3201 Visual Culture and the Digital Media

Free Electives (Total 9 courses, 27 credits) Students may select courses in any disciplines to obtain the total number of credits required for graduation, subject to timetable, course load and study scheme constraints.

(R) denotes required course(s). ## Group A students have to take 1 ELE elective while Group B students have to take 2 ELE electives. ELE electives could be taken from

the term in which LUE1002 is taken. For more details, please click https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/undergraduate-programmes/english-language-enhancement-ele-curriculum.

@ Students are required to take 27 credits of free electives.

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ACADEMIC ADVISING

1. Academic Adviser Each student will be assigned an Academic Advisor from the programme to provide academic advice.

2. Advising Periods Students are required to seek advice from Academic Advisers before course registration. The

Advising Periods are as follows:

Date Advising

17-27 Aug 2020

Academic Advising for local students and non-local students who

arrived Hong Kong Remark: for late-reporting students, Academic Advising will be arranged by add/drop period.

Late Feb 2021 (Exact period will be announced by the

Registry)

Academic Advising for all Year 1 students

3. Study Plan Class Timetable

For Year 1 students, the Registry has pre-assigned the Common Core Courses (CCC) for both 1st and 2nd terms. Please be reminded to check your class timetable before consulting your adviser. For a Quick Guide on ‘Viewing Class Timetable, please read P. 8 to 11.

DegreeWorks

Each student has to work out the study plan with his/her academic adviser based on the class timetable and the curriculum of programme. Please make use of the web-based software ‘DegreeWorks’ in completing the advising. For a Quick Guide on “DegreeWorks”, please read P. 12 to 18.

Study Load The normal study load of a full-time first year student is 15 credits in a term and the maximum study load is 30 credits for an academic year. Full-time students are advised to register for at least 12 credits but no more than 15 credits in the first year of studies.

Language Courses Normally, Year 1 students are required to complete 2 to 3 Language Courses (LCC1010, LUE1010 and/ or LUE1020) depending on their levels of Chinese and English languages.

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Cluster Courses & Free Elective (FE) Courses

You are advised to consult your faculty advisor regarding your preferences for Cluster Courses and FE Courses.

Important Reminders:

1. Year 1 students have to register courses on 27 August 2020. The input of courses in the DegreeWorks system does NOT mean the completion of course registration.

2. Students are advised to reserve a minimum of 12 free elective credits if they plan to go

exchange.

3. Normally, a Minor Programme requires students to take 15 credits of courses. Students are advised to use the Free Elective credits to take their minor programmes. For details, please visit www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/study/minor4yr.php.

4. Study Pattern

Each student is assigned to one of the following study patterns:

Pattern 1 1st term 2nd term CCC8011 CCC8012

Pattern 2

1st term 2nd term CCC8012 CCC8011

CCC8011 Critical Thinking: Analysis and Argumentation (Common Core Course) CCC8012 The Making of Hong Kong (Common Core Course)

Students from Mainland China may be requested to attend a session of Chinese Language

Ability Assessment in the beginning of first semester organised by the Chinese Language Education and Assessment Centre (CLEAC) in view of the varied language background.

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QUICK GUIDE ON “VIEWING CLASS TIMETABLE”

Step 1: Go to the LU Main page (www.LN.edu.hk), and select “myLingnan Portal”.

Step 2: Enter your User Name and Password.

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Step 3: Click ‘ACADEMICS’ under “My Services”. Step 4: Go to “Registration” under “Banner Self-Services”. Step 5: Click “Select Term”.

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Step 7: To view your class schedule, click “Student Schedule by Day & Time”

Step 6: Select a term (e.g. 1st term 2020-2021 or 2nd term 2020-21) and click “Submit”.

Select the term to be registered

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Step 8: The timetable is shown. Remember to log out the system after use.

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QUICK GUIDE ON “DEGREE WORKS” I. Login the “Degree Works” Page Step 1: Go to the LU main page (www.LN.edu.hk), click “Quick Links” and select “myLingnan Portal”

Step 2: Enter your User Name and Password.

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Step 3: Go to “Academic Advising and Degree Auditing” under Degree Works.

You will see the following page after login, click “Planner”.

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II. Create a Study Plan using Planner (before consultation with Academic Adviser) Step 1: Tick and Select Term (in the right panel)

Step 2: Type (or drag & drop) the code of planned study courses in the right panel, click “Process New”

Step 1

Step 2

Curriculum requirement

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The selected courses in the study plan will be added to the left panel (marked “PLANNED”) for review.

Step 3: Click “Save Plan”

Step 3

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III. Approve a Study Plan by Academic Adviser During Academic Advising, Academic Advisers will retrieve students’ saved study plans, discuss and confirm with students the courses planned to be taken. Step 1: Adviser to click “Save Plan”

Step 2: Normally a student is required to enter his/her email password for confirmation.

Step 3: Once confirmed, the plan will be saved and locked, and the registration hold will be removed

Step 1

Step 2

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and the student can perform course registration via Banner.

Note: If a student/Academic Adviser presses “Cancel” to close the window without confirming a plan, the plan will not be saved and the registration hold in Banner will not be removed.

Step 3

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Students can click “FAQ” and “HELP” at the top of the page at any stage for guidance.

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COURSE REGISTRATION

Requirement Each student is required to consult his/her academic advisor before course registration. Otherwise, the “hold” set in the DegreeWorks will be LOCKED, and a student will be denied access to the web registration system.

Assigned time-slot Students must follow the assigned time-slot to complete the course registration on 27 August 2020 (Thur). Please read the course registration guideline provided by the Registry at https://www.ln.edu.hk/f/upload/44259/regguid_4yr.pdf.

Students may also re-access the registration system from 2:00pm to 11:59pm on 27 August 2020 for revision to registration.

Add/Drop Periods in 2020-21:

Term 1 3 Sep to 14 Sep 2020 (for courses offered in Term 1 only) Term 2 11 to 21 Jan 2021 (for courses offered in Term 2 only)

Course Outline

Course outlines are available at the University intranet portal. 1. Go to Lingnan University main page: www.LN.edu.hk. 2. From the “Quick Links” pull-down menu at the top right-hand corner, select

“my Lingnan Portal”. 3. Input your “User Name” (Lingnan email account) and “Password” (your email account

password). 4. Click “ACADEMICS” 5. Click “View Course Outline” under DegreeWorks.

Course Registration Demonstration: https://www.ln.edu.hk/f/upload/44256/regdemo.pdf Before you enter into the On-line Registration system 1. Have your study plan ready. Make sure that you have fulfilled the required pre-requisites (if any) of

the course(s) that you wish to register and observe the course restrictions (if any). The pre-requisite requirements and restriction(s) of each course (if any) are stated on the course descriptions under the Registry webpage https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/undergraduate-programmes/course-description.

2. View the Course Offering List for 1st and 2nd Terms, 2020-21 in the Registry webpage

https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/undergraduate-programmes/course-registration.

a) The teaching modes of the courses are outlined in the column “L/T”. “LEC” means Lecture and “TUT” means Tutorial. If both “LEC” and “TUT” are found, the teaching mode of the course is in “Lecture-cum-Tutorial” mode. In this case, you have to register one section of lecture plus one section of tutorial in the same submission.

b) Mark down the CRN (Course Reference Number) of each section of the courses you would like to register in your study plan.

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For example, you wish to register CLA9006 in Term 1. Suppose this course is conducted in “Lecture-cum-Tutorial” mode with one section of Lecture and two sections of Tutorial on offer as shown below (Similar information can be found from the course offing list). You have to register a combination of one Lecture (CRN 170) AND one Tutorial (CRN 753 or 754) for the course CLA9006.

CRN Course

Code Course Tile Sect Lang L/T Day Time Venue Instructor Name

170 CLA9006 Creat&Indiv Diff:Theory&Applic 1 E LEC WED 15:00 – 16:59 WYL102 Dr LI Yau Wai Simon 753 CLA9006 Creat&Indiv Diff:Theory&Applic 2 E TUT MON 15:30 – 16:29 WYL101 Dr LI Yau Wai Simon 754 CLA9006 Creat&Indiv Diff:Theory&Applic 3 E TUT FRI 09:30 – 10:29 WYL109 Dr LI Yau Wai Simon

On-line Registration system – Login through the University Portal 1. Go to Lingnan University main page: www.LN.edu.hk. 2. From the “Quick Links” pull-down menu at the top right-hand corner, select “myLingnan Portal”. 3. Input your “User Name” (Lingnan email account) and “Password” (your email account password). 4. Select the “Banner Services” tab, click “Student Service” under Banner Self-Service. 5. In the page of “Student Services”, click “Registration”. 6. Click “Select Term”, choose “1st Term 2020-2021” or “2nd Term 2020-2021” from the pull down

menu and press the “Submit” button. 7. Click “Add/Drop Classes” and you can start course registration.

How to register courses 1. To add classes in the on-line registration system, you can either adopt the simple mode or the

advanced mode. a) Simple Mode

In the page of “Add/Drop Classes”, there are 10 boxes under the “Add Classes Worksheet”. Enter the CRNs of the courses that you would like to register in the boxes and press “Submit”.

b) Advanced Mode i. In the page of “Add/Drop Classes”, click the “Class Search” button.

ii. In the page of “Look-up Class to Add”, type the course code. For example, if you would like

to register CLA9006, select “CLA” in the “Subject” field, and type “9006” in the “Course Number” field. Remember to select “Undergraduate” in the field of “Course Level”. After that, click the “Class Search” button and you will see details of all the sections of CLA9006.

iii. To register for classes, check the box in the front of the CRNs and click the “Register” button.

If no checkbox is appeared, it means either the section of the course is full or it is offered to the major stream students only (a restriction pop-up will appear) and in this case you have to register other sections/courses.

iv. For registration of a “Lecture-cum-Tutorial” course, make sure that you check the boxes of

both Lecture and Tutorial sections in the same submission, otherwise a pop-up warning message will appear.

v. The “Rem” column indicates the remaining quota of a CRN. In this example, the Lecture of

CLA9006 (CRN 170) still has 5 study places available. However, there is no quota left for the Tutorial of CRN 754 and thus a Section Closed “C” is denoted in the “Select” column. As such, you have to register the other Tutorial of CRN 753, which still has 5 study places left.

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2. You can change your mind in the registration process by adding/dropping courses and changing courses/sections/tutorials.

3. To drop classes, go to the “Action” box in front of the course you wish to drop, choose “Web Drop” and press the “Submit Changes” button. The “Simple Mode” allows you to add and drop courses in a single submission. You can also input new CRN at the boxes under “Add Classes” to add new courses while you choose “Web Drop” for some courses.

4. After submission, all registered courses will appear under “Current Schedule” with the total credit hours registered at the bottom. A full-time student shall register for at least 12 credits but no more than 15 credits in one term for a first year student (maximum credit per academic year is 30) and no more than 18 credits in one term for a second year or above student (maximum credit per academic year is 33). For courses that cannot be successfully registered, “Registration Errors” will appear.

Remaining Quota Lecture/Tutorial

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Common error messages indicating the reason of registration failure at the “Status” column are outlined below.

Messages appear in the Status Column Descriptions

Closed Session or Reserved Closed The course has been fully enrolled.

Time Conflict with XXX (CRN) The course has a time clash with a registered course.

Level Restriction The course is open for AD students only.

Major Restriction The course is only offered for the major stream students.

Link Error

For “Lecture-cum-Tutorial” mode courses, students have

to add/drop both the lecture and tutorial sections at the

same time.

Repeat Count Exceeds The course has already been registered.

Maximum Hours Exceeds Maximum credit limit is reached. Printing of Class Schedule for review 1. After registration, click “Return to Menu” and the system will return to the “Registration” page.

Choose “Student Schedule by Day & Time” to view your class schedule and you can print your class schedule by terms for retention. Make sure that all information is correct before you log out the system.

2. Remember to log out the system after registration to protect the security of your personal data.

Example of Errors

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COURSE OFFERING LIST FOR 1st TERM 2020-21 (as at 22 July 2020) Course description https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/undergraduate-programmes/course-description Updated course list with day and time is available at:

https://www.ln.edu.hk/f/upload/46488/202009courselist.pdf Core Curriculum – Cluster Courses CLA: Cluster Courses – Creativity and Innovation

CLA9002 Hong Kong Art

CLA9003 Innovation in Practice

CLA9005 Economics of Culture and Creativity

CLA9007 Creative Thinking

CLA9010 Social Problem Solving and Decision Making in the Modern World

CLA9011 Subtitling: Issues in Audiovisual Translation and Culture

CLA9013 Self-Improvement, Personal and Work Success

CLA9015 Travel Writing in Chinese

CLA9021 Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Global Grand Challenges

CLA9024 Creative Expression with Music

CLA9025 Science and Creativity CLB: Cluster Courses – Humanities and the Arts

CLB9002 Chinese-Language Literature in Global Contexts (全球語境下的中文文學)

CLB9003 Children's Fantasy Literature

CLB9005 Evolution of Chinese Lang

CLB9006 Media Literacy

CLB9010 Intro Chi Kunqu &Peking Operas

CLB9014 Food, Culture & Identity

CLB9019 Childhood, Youth and Culture

CLB9025 Love and Sexuality

CLB9030 Vampires, Monsters, and the Gothic in Literature and Culture

CLB9099A Hong Lou Meng and Chinese People's World Vision and Humanistic Life

1st Term, 2020-21

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1st Term, 2020-21

CLC: Cluster Courses – Management and Society

CLC9002 Managing Personal Finance

CLC9003 Understanding Investment in the Stock Market

CLC9005 Finance and Politics

CLC9006 Law and Governance

CLC9007 Stress Management, Health and Life Balance

CLC9008 Business Ethics

CLC9009 Corporate Social Responsibility

CLC9010 Getting to Yes through Negotiation

CLC9014 Hong Kong Civil Service

CLC9017 Labour Markets, Employability and Career Development

CLC9018 Games in Daily Life

CLC9021 Morality and Markets CLD: Cluster Courses – Science, Technology and Society

CLD9001 Technology & Cultural Change

CLD9002 Social & Economic Indicators

CLD9003 Statistics in Modern Society

CLD9004 Math Literacy in Today's World

CLD9008 Life Sciences: The way life works

CLD9014 Spreadsheet-Based Decision Making

CLD9015 Understanding Evolution

CLD9016 Music& the Science of Sound

CLD9017 Ecology: The Science of Environmental Issues

CLD9019 Calculus with App Today's World

CLD9024 Mapping Our Changing World

CLD9025 Climate Change & Human Health

CLD9026 Food: Health, Technology and Environment

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CLE: Cluster Courses – Values, Cultures and Societies

CLE9002 Ethical Issues Facing Young Professionals

CLE9012 Financial Markets and Their Impacts on Society

CLE9014 Ethnicity and Nationalism

CLE9016 Sexuality and Society

CLE9017 The Value of Sport

CLE9019 The Legal System of the PRC

CLE9020 Popular Culture and Hong Kong Society of the 50s and 60s

(香港五六十年代的流行文化與社會)

CLE9022 Real Estate and Its Social Value in Asian Societies

CLE9023 Service Leadership

CLE9024 Democracy versus Dictatorship

CLE9025 Understanding Life and Happiness: An Interdisciplinary Approach

CLE9026 Everyday Culture of the Web

CLE9028 Sexual Cultures in Asia

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2nd Term, 2020-21

COURSE OFFERING LIST FOR 2nd TERM 2020-21 (as at 22 July 2020) Course description https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/undergraduate-programmes/course-description Updated course list with day and time is available at

https://www.ln.edu.hk/f/upload/46487/202101courselist.pdf

Common Core Courses will be assigned for Year 1 students. Core Curriculum – Cluster Courses

CLA: Cluster Courses – Creativity and Innovation

CLA9001 Media Writing in Chinese

CLA9005 Economics of Culture and Creativity

CLA9008 Performance Arts in Modern Times

CLA9010 Social Problem Solving and Decision Making in the Modern World

CLA9019 Entrepreneurial Spirit and Opportunities

CLA9021 Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Global Grand Challenges

CLA9024 Creative Expression with Music

CLA9025 Science and Creativity

CLB: Cluster Courses – Humanities and the Arts

CLB9001 Masterpieces in Chin Lit

CLB9005 Evolution of Chinese Lang

CLB9006 Media Literacy

CLB9010 Intro Chi Kunqu &Peking Operas

CLB9012 The Four Books and Chinese Intellectual Tradition (《四書》與中國士人傳統)

CLB9014 Food, Culture & Identity

CLB9016 Understanding Museums

CLB9018 Thinking like an Anthropologist

CLB9020 Understanding Language in Film

CLB9028 Ecology and Chinese Cinema

CLB9031 Madness and Literature

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2nd Term, 2020-21

CLC: Cluster Courses – Management and Society

CLC9002 Managing Personal Finance

CLC9003 Understanding Investment in the Stock Market

CLC9004 Trad Chin Thought & Management

CLC9005 Finance and Politics

CLC9008 Business Ethics

CLC9011 China as a Business and Consumer Society

CLC9013 Comparative Economic and Social Systems

CLC9015 Human Relationship and Interpersonal Skills in Organisations

CLC9016 Contemporary Socio-Economic Issues

CLC9017 Labour Markets, Employability and Career Development

CLC9020 Law in Everyday Life CLD: Cluster Courses – Science, Technology and Society

CLD9002 Social & Economic Indicators

CLD9003 Statistics in Modern Society

CLD9004 Math Literacy in Today's World

CLD9014 Spreadsheet-Based Decision Making

CLD9015 Understanding Evolution

CLD9017 Ecology: The Science of Environmental Issues

CLD9020 Artificial Intelligence and Society

CLD9024 Mapping Our Changing World

CLD9025 Climate Change & Human Health

CLD9026 Food: Health, Technology and Environment

CLD9027 Blue Planet

CLD9028 Who’s #1? Rankings, Ratings, Critics, and Society

CLD9029 Consumers, Voters and Information Technology CLE: Cluster Courses – Values, Cultures and Societies

CLE9003 Why People Pay Taxes

CLE9004 Greater China: Identity and Interdependence

CLE9005 Reading Great Social Thinkers

CLE9007 China Through Eyes of the West

CLE9009 Reading Popular Fiction

CLE9012 Fin Markets & Their Imp on Soc

CLE9015 Rethinking Global Issues

CLE9022 Real Estate and Its Social Value in Asian Societies

CLE9024 Democracy versus Dictatorship

CLE9032 Emotional Happiness

CLE9033 Truth and Justice

CLE9034 Cultural Heritage & Sustainability

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ACADEMIC HONESTY & ACADEMIC STANDING Plagiarism is an unacceptable misconduct with grave consequences. The Faculty Office and

Departments adopts a zero tolerance policy toward plagiarism, and reserve the right to exercise severe sanction to students who have committed such serious academic misconduct, including automatic failure in the course concerned.

All the quotation and paraphrases taken or derived from the work of other authors should be properly acknowledged within the text of all assignments, and full bibliographic details of books/articles/websites used should be included in the reference list.

It is the student’s responsibility to seek help from the professors if he/she has problems in differentiating plagiarism from properly adopting others’ ideas in academic work.

Students are required to take note of the University Regulations at the website of Registry https://www.ln.edu.hk/f/upload/47517/arup4_2019.pdf. The followings are some regulations for your easy reference. In order to enhance students’ understanding of plagiarism, all new students, including senior years admittees, starting from 2016-17 intake are required to complete an online mini-course entitled ‘Online Tutorial on Plagiarism Awareness’ by the end of their first year in Lingnan. Completion will be indicated by ticking a check-box at the end of the tutorial. For details, please visit http://study.ln.edu.hk/tlc/plagiarism-resources-student. (Extract from Regulations Governing University Examinations) 5. Dishonest Practice in Course Work 5.1 If a student attempts to gain an advantage in the assessment of his/her work by collusion,

falsification of data, plagiarism, or any other form of dishonest practice, it will be regarded as a case of cheating.

5.2 Cheating in course work may take any one of the following forms:

a. Collusion - where a student mispresents a piece of unauthorized group of work as his/her

work. b. Falsification of Data – where the presentation of data in reports, projects or research

papers, which is purported to be based on experimental or research work conducted by the students, has actually been invented by the students, copies or obtained by unfair means.

c. Plagiarism – the presentation of another person’s work without proper acknowledgement of the source, including exact phrases, or summarised ideas, or even footnotes/ citations, whether protected by copyright or not, as the student’s own work.

d. Any other form of dishonest practice in course work, e.g. submission of same or substantially same work for two assignments without prior approval.

5.3 Any staff member who has reason to believe that a student has cheated should inform the Chairman of the Board of Examiners concerned and provide him/her with all the relevant facts of the case.

5.4 The Board of Examiners will consider whether there is a case of cheating.

5.5 A student considered to have cheated in course work should be given zero mark for that particular piece of work, and the Board of Examiners concerned has the discretion to impose a penalty on the students by revising downward the overall course grade.

(Extract from Regulations Governing Undergraduate Studies)

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20. Academic Standing 20.1 Academic Probation 20.1.1 A student will be put on academic probation in the following term(s) if his/her

Cumulative G.P.A. is below 1. 67. GRADING SYSTEM Letter grades are used to indicate a student’s academic performance in a course.

Grades are awarded according to the following system:

Grade Standard Sub-divisions Grade points A Excellent A 4.00 A- 3.67 B Good B+ 3.33 B 3.00 B- 2.67 C Fair C+ 2.33 C 2.00 C- 1.67 D Pass D+ 1.33 D 1.00 F Failure F 0 I Incomplete 0* M Merit no grade point given* VS Very Satisfactory no grade point given* S Satisfactory no grade point given* U Unsatisfactory no grade point given* PASS/FAIL no grade point given*

*Not included in the calculation of grade point average. Grade F indicates failure. A student who receives this grade in the first term of a year course

is not normally allowed to continue with that course in the second term.

Grade I is a temporary grade which indicates that the course work or examination has not been completed for reasons acceptable to both the teacher and the Board of Examiners concerned. The assessment should be completed within four weeks after official release of the preliminary assessment results, and the grade I will be converted to a final grade which includes all assessment marks; otherwise, the grade I will be converted to grade F. The final grade will be used in the calculation of grade point averages.

The Registry will introduce the calculation of GPA, academic honors, probations and

discontinuation during Online New Student Orientation (NSO) in September 2020.

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STAFF-STUDENT CONSULTATION COMMITTEE (SSCC) FOR ADA STUDENTS Terms of Reference 1. To facilitate communication and promote dialogue between staff and students 2. To collect the first-year students’ opinions on Programme-wide matters such as academic

advising, orientation etc. Membership Chairperson: Programme Director of Animation and Digital Arts Programme Members: At least 2 academic staff At least 3 student representatives of Animation and Digital Arts Programme Secretary: To be appointed by the Chairperson

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) Student Exchange Programmes (SEP)

Office of Global Education (OGEIS) provides a wide range of exchange programme. Application for SEP opens twice in every academic year, with application deadlines scheduled in early November for 1st Recruitment and late March for 2nd Recruitment. Details: www.ln.edu.hk/ogeis/outgoing_stu/overview.php

Academic Advising 1. Can I change the pre-assigned study pattern?

Students are assigned to take CCC8011 Critical Thinking: Analysis and Argumentation and CCC8012 The Making of Hong Kong in the first year, and CCC8013 The Process of Science and CCC8014 China in World History in the second year (or the third year for those designated as Year 3 students upon admission). Unless with the approval of the Director of Core Curriculum and General Education, students are not allowed to drop these assigned courses in the designated year.

2. Can I study the two Common Core (CCC8011 & 8012) courses in the same term? Yes. Normally students will study one Common Core course in a term.

3. What is the difference between ‘Cluster Courses’ and ‘Free Elective Courses’? Cluster courses are part of the Core Curriculum that all students have to take throughout their four years of studies. Apart from the 4 Common Core courses, each student is required to take 5 cluster courses, with at least one from each cluster. The 5 clusters are: CLA - Creativity and Innovation CLB - Humanities and the Arts CLC - Management and Society CLD - Science, Technology and Society CLE - Values, Cultures and Societies

Course Registration 1. How should I get prepared for the Course Registration Day?

You should have completed the academic advising beforehand, read the pre-requisite requirement(s) of the course(s) you plan to take, check which term the course(s) you plan to take will be offered in, make sure you are able to access to the University Portal especially if you are out of town.

2. Will there be any guidance from the AA during the course registration period? You are welcome to contact the Academic Adviser for advice during course registration period.

3. What should I do if the course registration system is not responding?

You can try to logout and login to the system again; check if you are using the Internet browsers recommended by ITSC. If you still encounter problems, please contact ITSC

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hotline at 26167995 or email ITSC@LN.edu.hk. 4. What should I do if I cannot get a place in a course?

You can try to enroll the course at a later time on the registration day and/or add/drop period. If there is still no study place available, you can fill in the add/drop paper form for the course instructor’s and department head’s consideration.

5. What should I do if I have not completed the course registration process within the

assigned timeslot? You can login to the Portal again to add/drop courses after the designated timeslot during 2:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on the same day. If you still cannot finish, you have to do it during the add/drop period.

6. What are the common error messages during course registration? The system has a variety of error messages, the common error messages are listed but not limited as below:

Prompt out wording Message Reserved closed No quota left Section closed No quota left Class Restriction UG students cannot take AD course, vice versa Major Restriction The course is only offered for the major stream students Attribute Restriction Students in 3-year programme cannot take course which is

offered to 4-year programmes, vice versa Link Error For Lec+Tut mode courses, students have to add/drop both

lecture and tutorial at the same time Time Conflict Time crash of selected courses Repeat Count Exceeds The student has already taken the course Maximum Hours Exceeds

The student has already reached maximum credit limit of the term

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT Students admitted from the 2017-18 intake, including students admitted to first year or directly to second year or above, are required to satisfy the following English language requirements: Diagnostic English Language Tracking Assessment (DELTA)

1. Undergraduate students who are admitted to Year 1 or directly to Year 2 are required to take DELTA twice respectively in their first year and second year of studies at Lingnan.

2. Undergraduate students who are directly admitted to year 3 are required to take DELTA in their first year of study at Lingnan.

3. Native English speakers who are exempted from taking the required LCE courses by the Centre for English and Additional Languages (CEAL) are exempted from this requirement.

English Language Graduation Requirement An overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic) is set as the University-wide English language minimum graduation requirement. For details, please visit https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/undergraduate-programmes/english-language-requirements/. SERVICE-LEARNING AS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT Service-Learning (S-L) is a graduation requirement. To fulfill the S-L graduation requirement, each student is required to participate in at least one course with an S-L experience before graduating. The types of courses with an S-L experience are:

1. Departmental S-L courses offered by Departments (Curriculum-based/Co-curricular S-L courses)

2. S-L courses co-taught by the OSL and Departments (Problem-based/Community-based S-L courses)

3. S-L courses offered by the Office of Service-Learning (OSL) 4. S-L courses offered by overseas institutions and approved by either the Director of OSL or

Head of Department for BA students or Programme Directors for BBA/BSocSc students

For details, please visit https://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/students/faq.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FLUENCY (ITF) PROGRAMME ITF Programme consists of an ITF Test which is a graduation requirement, and an online Self-learning Programme to equip students with necessary IT skills for their studies and future career development. Students who pass the test will obtain two ILP units in the “Intellectual Development” domain and an ITF Certificate issued by the Teaching and Learning Centre. It will also be recorded in the graduate transcript. More information is available at http://tlc.LN.edu.hk/itfp. Exemption from ITF Test Students who have successfully completed (or got credit transferred for) the course Introduction to Information Literacy (BUS110/BUS1110) will be exempted from taking the ITF Test. However, the students are still required to fulfill the ILP requirements set by the University. Student can check if they could be exempted from taking the ITF Test by logging in to the Test Registration System. The system would display a message at the top of the page to let students know they are not required to take the test as shown in the following figure.

For or registration of ITF test or further information, please visit http://tlc.ln.edu.hk/itfp/.

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USEFUL INFORMAION FOR NON-LOCAL STUDENTS Visa Renewal

Each non-local new student will be granted a length of stay in line with the normal duration of his/her study programme, subject to maximum period of 6 years upon entry and the validity of the travel document held. However, if a student holds a travel document which will expire before the end of his/her study period, the student will need to take the initiative to renew his/her travel document and student visa well in advance. In addition, students may need to apply for the visa for travelling outside Hong Kong. Please check with the relevant Consulates for the application details.

Health and Insurance a) Student Medical Benefits and Student Dental Schemes

The University provides full-time students medical and dental services. For details, please visit https://www.ln.edu.hk/ssc/health/medical-dental. As these medical schemes provide only basic and minimal treatments and services, non-local students are strongly advised to make their own insurance arrangement throughout their entire period of studies in Hong Kong. The insurance could cover, but not limited to, travel personal accidents, medical expenses (accident and non-accident), hospitalization and emergency evacuation/repatriation. Students will be eligible for local rates at public hospitals (in- and out-patient services) if they can present a valid Hong Kong Identity Card. If students plan to travel outside Hong Kong, no matter on personal trips or on University organized field trips, they should make sure that their insurance policies cover those destinations and the coverage is adequate.

b) Chronic Illnesses

If a student has regular prescription needs, he/she should bring an ample supply of medicine as it may not be available in Hong Kong. He/She is advised to ask his/her doctor for the name of the medicine (including its chemical/generic name) and bring a copy of his/her prescription with him/her.

Hong Kong Identity Card and Student Octopus Card Application

a) Hong Kong Identity Card

It is a legal requirement that Hong Kong residents need to carry their valid identification at all times. All non-local students coming to Lingnan for a period longer than 1 term have to apply for a Hong Kong ID card and this must be done within 30 days of your arrival. There is no application charge.

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Application forms can be downloaded from the Immigration Department website at www.immd.gov.hk/hks/services/hkid/general_info.html. The site also provides a list of the documents that need to be submitted together with the form. You may also call at (852) 2824 6111 to enquire. Students can use online booking service by reserving a time slot at www.gov.hk/sc/residents/immigration/idcard/hkic/bookregidcard.htm. If you wish to make appointment via phone call, please call (852) 2598 0888.

b) Student Octopus Card Application Octopus card is an electronic stored value smart card which is widely used in Hong Kong public transportation, convenience stores, fast-food outlets, supermarkets, self-service machines to leisure facilities. A student can make payments with his/her Octopus card on campus such as the student canteen and library printing. The card can be bought at the customer services center at any MTR station. Concessionary fares are available to Personalised Octopus Cardholders (with student status). Full-time students aged under 26 are eligible to apply for the card directly through the MTR. Students can bring along their application forms to the Student Services Centre counter for verification of student status before submitting the application forms to the MTR.

Bank Account, Credit Cards and Automated Teller Machines

Non-local students may wish to open a local bank account or to apply for a credit card and/or Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card during their stay in Hong Kong. One of the local banks is the Bank of East Asia (BEA), which has a branch located on the G/F of Patrick Lee Wan Keung Academic Building. Students may also call the bank on (852) 3609 3631 for further details on banking and financial matters.

a) Opening a Bank Account

To open an account at the BEA, a student will need to complete and submit an application form to BEA together with the following documents:

i. Passport/ Chinese Travel Permit plus China Identity Card (中華人民共和國來

往港澳通行証及中國身份証)/ Hong Kong ID Card ii. Acceptance letter/ Lingnan University Student ID Card iii. Hostel address proof issued by Student Services Centre iv. Home address proof issued within the past 3 months, e.g. admission letter,

utility bills, bank statement, credit card statement, valid driving license (with photo and address), etc.

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b) Credit Card

Students may apply for a local credit card at the BEA. Most shops and restaurants in Hong Kong accept VISA and MasterCard while some accept UnionPay Card. Shops usually indicate the type of cards they accept at the entrance. Students also need to note that if their credit cards can be used to withdraw cash from an ATM, cash advance charges may be incurred.

c) ATM Cards

An ATM is available at the Campus BEA. It provides cash withdrawal service for ATM cards that are part of the following networks: PLUS, UnionPay, Cirrus, VISA, JETCO, MasterCard. Students can use their home bank ATM card to withdraw local currency in Hong Kong dollars but a transaction fee may be charged by the home bank. No transaction fee will be charged when using a local bank ATM card. To save costs, students may consider opening a local bank account.

Telephone Deception

a) Latest modus operandi of ‘Pretend Mainland Official’ Swindlers have recently changed their modus operandi by posing as officials of Immigration Department of Hong Kong or the Mainland via pre-recorded voice messages, telling the victims that there were parcels in the Immigration Department for collection. Then, the call would be forwarded to a real voice saying that the victim’s identity was improperly used in the mainland in cases involving mailing prohibited items or producing false passports in breach of the mainland law. Having won the trust from the victim, swindlers would follow the previous practice by forwarding the call to another swindlers claiming to be mainland officials or prosecution officers and asking the victim to provide sensitive information such as personal bank account numbers and passwords in order to help clear victim’s suspicion. To enhance the credibility of the scam, swindlers would instruct the victims to log on false mainland law enforcement agencies’ websites to browse the ‘wanted person’ warrants bearing their own photos and names. Finally, swindlers would demand ‘guarantee money’ with the pretext of helping the victim to remove the ‘wanted person’ order, requesting the victim to make payment by online fund transfer or money remittance or direct handing-over of money.

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In some cases, swindlers would coax the victim into downloading remote control computer software. By doing so, swindlers could control the victim’s computer and operate his/her Internet banking account so as to steal money from the victim’s bank accounts.

b) Advice from the Hong Kong Police Force

i. Immigration Department of Hong Kong has announced that the public will not be contacted by phone call via pre-recorded voice messages. Mainland enforcement officials will never request Internet banking passwords nor any money to prove your innocence. They will not issue arrest warrants via the Internet, neither.

ii. If the callers claim themselves agent of law enforcement departments or other offices and request for your personal data and property with various reasons, contact the corresponding offices for verification of identity of callers.

iii. Please be reminded not to transfer money to strangers’ bank accounts or place any money at public area. It is also advised not to disclose your bank account numbers, Internet banking passwords, names of your children, relatives or friends to the callers as well as alerting the elderly, relatives and friends regarding the above scam messages, especially for those who rarely read or watch local news.

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ACADEMIC CALENDER 2020-21 (Please visit https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/useful-links/academic-calendar for update, if any.)

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CONTACT US Animation and Digital Arts Programme Office Tel: (852) 2616 7430 Email: ada@LN.edu.hk Fax: (852) 2465 9212 Website: www.LN.edu.hk/arts/animation-and-digital-arts Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArtsLingnan Location: HSH G18, G/F, Ho Sin Hang Building Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 1:00pm; 2:00pm to 5:36pm

Staff Associate Professor of Teaching Prof MAN Chi Wah （文志華） Associate Professor of Teaching and Programme Director Animation and Digital Arts Programme Office Tel: (852) 2616 7486 Email:cwman2@LN.edu.hk Administrative Support Ms CHAN Yuen Ting Emily（陳婉婷） Administrative Officer Tel: (852) 2616 7430 Email: emilychan2@LN.edu.hk You may also visit our website for more details: https://www.ln.edu.hk/arts/animation-and-digital-arts/about/staff.php USEFUL CONTACTS

Office/Department Tel Location

Core Curriculum and General Education Office

(CCGEO) 2616 7414 NAB112, 1/F. New Academic Building

The Office of Global Education and Interdisciplinary

Studies (OGEIS) 2616 8990

AD208/1, Wong Administration

Building

Student Services Centre (SSC) 2616 7309 G/F, Dorothy Y. L. Wong Building

Registry 2616 8750 ADG08, Wong Administration Building

Centre for English & Additional Languages 2616 7700 LBY 204, 2/F, B. Y. Lam Building

Chinese Language Education & Assessment Centre 2616 7701 LBY 311, 3/F, B. Y. Lam Building

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