Faculty of Science (FoS)
| Assessment | Continual Assessment 100% |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-3-0-4-3 |
| Prerequisite(s) | Nil |
| Preclusion(s) | ENV1202 |
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This course is designed for undergraduate students pursuing the Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree with the aim of helping them to develop critical thinking, reading, writing and speaking skills relevant for communication with academia and with the public. The curriculum deals with three main interrelated areas:
This course is taught over 1 semester via a blended approach with a three-hour sectional session per week. |
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| Assessment | ES1000 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Nil |
| Workload | 2-2-0-2-2-2 |
| Prerequisite(s) | Placement through the Qualifying English Test. |
| Preclusion(s) | Nil |
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This is a required course for students whose Qualifying English Test results show that they would benefit from basic English language skills support. Students in the course must pass it before they are allowed to read the next required English course, English for Academic Purposes (ES1103). The purpose of ES1000 is to improve the students' English language skills in reading, writing and grammar. Topics covered include paragraph unity, coherence, sentence patterns, and academic integrity. Students will integrate diverse vocabulary, sentence structures, and grammatical elements to synthesise academic ideas, construct cohesive paragraphs, and reflect critically on their writing process. |
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| Assessment | ES1103 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-4-0-3-0-3 |
| Prerequisite(s) |
1. Placement through the Qualifying English Test or a pass in ES1000. 2. Only students who matriculated in AY2016/17 and onwards can take ES1103 |
| Preclusion(s) | ES1102 |
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ES1103 serves as a bridging course for students who have taken the university's Qualifying English Test and are deemed to require additional language support for the academic context. It aims to equip students with the knowledge of the academic genre and the ability to apply such knowledge in academic communication. The course adopts a reading-into-writing approach using themed readings as springboard texts for students' writing and provides opportunities for analysing and internalising ways of organising academic texts. Students will acquire essential academic skills required to cope with the rigour of academic writing at a tertiary level. |
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| Assessment |
SP1541 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-3-0-3-0-4 |
| Prerequisite(s) |
Students who are required to read ES1000 Foundation Academic English and/or ES1103 English for Academic Purposes must pass those courses before they are allowed to read this course. |
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SP1541 aims to enable students to communicate science to the non-specialist audience in a comprehensible and engaging manner through science popularised discourses. Students are introduced to four models of science communication which shed light on the evolving assumptions made about the roles of and interactions between scientists, policymakers, and the public in society. Drawing upon these models, students critically analyse and evaluate how communication strategies are employed in both written and spoken sources, and apply them. The cornerstone of the course is students demonstrating a deepened appreciation of the audience’s level(s) of knowledge through engagement opportunities with the public. |
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| Assessment |
SP1541X is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-3-0-3-0-4 |
| Prerequisite(s) |
Students who are required to read ES1000 Foundation Academic English and/or ES1103 English for Academic Purposes must pass those courses before they are allowed to read this course. |
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SP1541X aims to enable students to communicate science to the non-specialist audience in a comprehensible and engaging manner through science popularised discourses. Students are introduced to four science communication models which shed light on the evolving assumptions made about the roles of and interactions between scientists, policymakers, and the public. Drawing upon these models, students critically analyse and evaluate how communication strategies are employed in written and spoken sources and apply them through public engagement opportunities during a field trip in a Southeast Asian country, where they interact with the local community and learn about their cultures and local practices. |
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Students in this course gain the skills to understand and analyse peer-reviewed scientific journal articles. Critically reading scientific papers involves analysing them against the existing body of scientific knowledge to determine a paper's merits and limitations, reliability, and significance. This skill is crucial for keeping abreast of scientific progress and making evidence-based decisions. Students will learn to analyse methodology, interpret results, and evaluate conclusions. Based on library research, they will evaluate a paper in the context of the field and substantiate, challenge or extend its conclusions. Students will learn to communicate their analysis constructively in multiple modes. |