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University Senate has approved a number of recommendations on the new 4-year undergraduate curriculum:

1. Approved Recommendations on Educational Aims; Enabling Curriculum Structure; Language Requirement, Provision & Support; Exit Language Benchmark; Credit Unit System; and Outcome-Based Approach

• Annex I
• Annex II

2. Approved Recommendations on Common Core Curriculum

• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D

3. Approved Recommendations on New 2010 Curriculum and Credit Accumulation & Transfer Policy

4. Approved Recommendations on Phasing in Common Core Curriculum and Phasing out Broadening Courses

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Consultation on Transition Arrangement for Common Core and Broadening Courses

• Consultation circular Transition Arrangements for Broadening Courses and Common Core Consultation
• Consultation document Transition Arrangements for Broadening Courses and Common Core Consultation Paper
• Annex I to the Transition Arrangements for Broadening Courses and Common Core Consultation Paper

Common Core Documents Released Feb 2009

• Common Core Vetting Procedures
• Common Core Curriculum Handbook (Revised)
• Application Procedures
• Online Course Application System
• Invitation Circular
• Course Proposal Templates (Annex II)
  • Stage I
• Credit-unit Statements and General Curriculum Structure
  • Circular
  • Details on the new 2010 curriculum and credit unit policy (Appendix A)
  • Senate minutes on the new 2010 curriculum and credit unit policy (Appendix A)
  • Credit-unit Statement Sample (Appendix B)
  • General curriculum template notes
  • General curriculum template

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• Common Core Application Procedures 49 -1208 Amended
• Common Core Handbook Revised Feb 2009 Revised
• Common Core Vetting Procedures Feb 2009

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• Steering Committee on 4-Year UG Curriculum
  • Minutes of the meetings of the Steering Committee:
    • June 26, 2008
    • May 23, 2008
    • May 19, 2008
    • March 17, 2008
    • March 6, 2008
    • February 11, 2008
    • December 19, 2007
    • November 14, 2007
    • October 5, 2007
    • July 24, 2007
    • June 18, 2007
    • April 16, 2007
    • October 6, 2006
    • May 18, 2006
  • Progress Reports
    • Steering Committee Progress Report October 2007
      • Student Course Experience Questionnaire
      • Curriculum Reform Workplan (Time-line) 2007-08
    • Steering Committee Progress Report June 2007
• Academic Advisory System Subcommittee minutes:
  • April 13, 2007
  • February 16, 2007
• Assessment Subcommittee minutes:
  • December 6, 2007
• Diverse Learning Experiences Subcommittee minutes:
  • November 14, 2006
• IT across the Curriculum Subcommittee minutes:
  • November 26, 2007
• Language across the Curriculum Subcommittee minutes:
  • May 10, 2007
  • December 8, 2006
• Staff Engagement and Staff Development Subcommittee minutes:
  • November 15, 2007
  • September 20, 2007
  • April 4, 2007
  • March 7, 2007
  • November 20, 2006
  • October 5, 2006
• Student Learning Experience Subcommittee minutes:
  • March 3, 2008
  • February 12, 2008
  • October 18, 2006
• 2007 CR Retreat Report
  • Annex I – List of participants at 2007 CR Retreat
  • Annex II – Programme rundown
  • Annex III – Summary of panelists’ views on the CCC
  • Annex IV – Guiding questions for Common Core
  • Annex V – Guiding questions for Language
  • Annex VI – Guiding questions for Credit Unit
  • Annex VII – Challenges in implementation
  • Annex VIII – Way forward
  • Annex IX – Retreat feedback form
  • Annex X – Retreat feedback summary
• 2008 CR Retreat Report
  • Annex I
  • Annex II
  • Annex III
  • Annex IV
  • Annex V
  • Annex VI
  • Annex VII

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This section contains the previously released versions of documents that have been superseded by later releases.

1. Draft Discussion / Position Papers

• Transforming Student Learning Discussion Document
• Draft Position Papers on Language Requirement and Language Provision
  • Annex I – Acronyms
  • Annex IV – MOI survey
  • Annex VI – Summer institute enrolment 2004-06
  • Annex VII – Notes of meeting with English Centre
  • Annex VIII – EC proposal
  • Annex IX – Local institution practices
  • Annex X – Overseas institution practices
  • Annex XI – LAC Subcommittee’s recommendation

• Draft Position Papers on Common Core Curriculum
  • Annex I – HKU Student Course Experience Questionnaire
  • Annex II – 1997 Curriculum reform
  • Annex III – Broadening requirements across HKU
  • Annex IV – Broadening course selection criteria
  • Annex V – Broadening questionnaire
  • Annex VI – Broadening courses 2003-04 to 2006-07
  • Annex VII – Funding formula for broadening
  • Annex VIII – Non-credit activities questionnaire
  • Annex IX – NSS Liberal Studies
  • Annex X – GE programmes at UGC institutions
  • Annex XI – GE programmes at overseas institutions
  • Annex XII – Scientific and technological literacy
  • Annex XIII – Moral reasoning and ethics
  • Annex XIV – Aesthetic expressions
  • Annex XV – Global issues
  • Annex XVI – China
  • Annex XVII – Civic engagement
  • Annex XVIII – IT common core
  • Annex XIX – Issues (Steering Committee on 18 June 2007)
• Draft Position Papers on Outcome-Based Approach to Student Learning
• Draft Position Papers on Credit Unit System
  • Questionnaire – Architecture
  • Questionnaire – Arts
  • Questionnaire – Business and Economics
  • Questionnaire – Education
  • Questionnaire – Engineering
  • Questionnaire – Law
  • Questionnaire – Medicine
  • Questionnaire – Science
  • Questionnaire – Social Sciences
  • Questionnaire – School of Economics advanced standing
  • Questionnaire – School of Business advanced standing
  • Minimum credits appendix E

2. Previous Consultation Documents

• Consultation on Some Keys Aspects of the New 4-Year UG Curriculum
  • Consolidated list of CR recommendations. Steering Committee. February 2008.
    • Consolidated list of recommendations
    • Transforming Student Learning_Executive Summary
    • LAC Position Paper_Executive Summary
    • Credit Unit Position Paper_Executive Summary
  • Transforming Student Learning Discussion Document. Steering Committee on 4-Year Undergraduate Curriculum. 20 May 2006. Revised February 2008
  • Addendum to: Transforming Student Learning Discussion Document. Professor Amy B.M. Tsui. 18 October 2007. Revised 20 October 2007
  • Language Requirement and Provision in the New Four Year Curriculum. Steering Committee. February 2008
    • List of Annexes
  • Credit Units System. Steering Committee. 11 February 2008
    • List of Annexes
  • Outcomes-based Approaches to Student Learning (OBASL). Steering Committee. 22 January 2008
• Summaries of Faculty Responses and SC’s Comments / Follow-up
• Consultation on Common Core Curriculum
  • Consultation Document on Common Core Curriculum
    • Common Core Consultation on 29 April 2008
    • Common Core Consultation Annex I
    • Common Core Consultation Annex II
    • Common Core Consultation Annex III
    • Common Core Consultation Annex IV
    • Common Core Consultation Annex V
  • Summaries of Faculty Responses and SC’s Comments / Follow-up
• Consultation on Credit Accumulation & Transfer Policy
  • Circular
  • Credit Accumulation & Transfer Policy
  • Attachment
• Consultation on New 3-Year Curriculum
  • Circular
  • New 3-Year Curriculum Consultation Paper