Experiential Learning 1001How to fulfil Social Innovation &

Global Citizenship requirements

October 13, 2016 @ Social Sciences Chamber

Experiential Learning Team, FOSS

AcademicProfessor Samson Tse

Associate Dean (Undergraduate Education)

Director, Experiential Learning

Mr. Ken Yau

Assistant Director (Experiential Learning)

Ms. Elsa Lam

Lecturer

EnquiriesEmail: socscug@hku.hk Tel: 39171211

Person:11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, HKU

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Experiential Learning Activities

Social Innovation (FOSS2018)

(12 credits)

Local Internship

Non-local Internship

Service Leadership Internship

3 Campus East Asia Programme

Global CitizenshipFOSS2019

(12 credits)

Exchange Study

Global Citizenship

Summer Institute

Non-local Internship

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Local & Non-local

Internships

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Internship of FOSS

Tasks/ Jobs

Community partner

DUAL supervision

12-credit

Work individually or

in small group

at a local or non-local

partner organization (i.e. Community Partner)

Assessments,

Integral learning

experience:

• Work

performance 50%

• Integrated essay

40%

• Presentation 10%

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Students’ Evaluation (SIGC Summer 2016, N=285)

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Term-time VS SummerTerm-time Summer

LOCAL internships only Local & Non-local internships

Oct to April (Break on exam

period only;

no semester break & no

reading week)

Early June – Late July

(8 weeks)

Work for one full-day or two

half-days per week

Full time work

Application starts in June Application starts in January

Implications?

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Student-initiated

Internship

Within the existing (SIGC) framework in

FOSS, we implement an additional pathway

where students can initiate a summer

internship that fits their interests to fulfil SI/ GC

requirement.

Requirement & Application:

http://www.socsc.hku.hk/sigc/sigc2016/student-initiated.html

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FAQ

1.Your uncle works at Morgan Stanley, can

you work there next Summer and claim

credits for the SIGC course?

2.You have found an interesting unit at the

United Nations office (New York), can you

work there to claim your Global Citizenship?

3.Will you get paid for the internship?

Is there funding available for Global

Citizenship internship?

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Other Global Citizenship

Learning Opportunities

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Exchange Study

• HKU Worldwide Student Exchange Programme or

Faculty-level Exchange Programme

• Duration: one or two semesters

• Undertake advanced courses equivalent to 12

HKU credits at partnered institutions

• Briefing session on Oct 27, 4:30pm

@ Chamber

• Application starts in November

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Global Citizenship Summer Institute

• FOSS2020 with 12 credits

• Intensive study programme in Taiwan & South Korea, June to July (4 weeks)

• Activities: Lectures, field trips and site visits

• Assessment: 100% coursework

• Programme fee: HK$25,000

• Consultation SessionsNovember 15 & 17 @ Rm 1113, from 2 to 5pm

• Application starts in November

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3 Campus East Asia Programme

• Keio University (Japan),

Yonsei University (South

Korea) and FOSS/ HKU

• One-year of study at the 3

campuses, spread across

3 semesters

• Application starts in

November (for 2017/18)

Fulfill the Global Citizenship requirement by transferring course credits of advanced courses from Keio University and Yonsei University

Fulfill the Social Innovation requirement by undertaking a 2-week taught course and a 6-week internship in Summer in Hong Kong

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Timeline of Application (2016/17)

Activities Application Period

HKU Worldwide Student Exchange

Programme*

September 15 – December 1, 2016

Faculty-level Exchange Programme* Early November 2016

3 Campus East Asia Programme* Early November 2016

Global Citizenship Summer Institute November 16 – December 29, 2016

Local & Non-local Internships in

Summer Semester

January 13-27, 2017

Local Internship in Term-time 2017/18 June, 2017

* For 2017-2018 academic year

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Our thoughts: “doing what & when…”

1. Your interests, passions, & goals (careers?)

2. Adventurous spirit, extending the horizon

3. Experiential vs regular classroom learning

4. People-skills or relatedness

5. The pragmatic e.g., time, other courses or program requirements

6. Resources available

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Here… where your EL journey begins…

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Experiential Learning Activities at FOSS:

http://www.socsc.hku.hk/sigc/

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Sharing by past interns…

1.How should you choose your internship? Based on your

interest, history of giving out good grades, location?

2.Who would be more suitable for doing an “internship” than an

“exchange” programme?

3.What happens if you have enrolled to internship, but later find

out that your application to Exchange Program has been

accepted and clashes with the internship period?

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Thank You

Q & A

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