The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics

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Half-day Mini-Symposium on Remote Sensing of Urban Environment (15-17th December 2010).

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Work-Integrated Education

Work Integrated Education (WIE) is work-based learning experience which takes place in an organizational context relevant to a student’s future profession, or the development of generic skills that will be valuable in that profession. WIE has been a compulsory credit bearing component of the undergraduate programs at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since the 05/06 cohort, and students are required to complete it to be eligible for graduation.

Objectives

To reaffirm the positioning of PolyU as a University offering academic programmes in a professional context;
To strengthen the competitive edge of the University's professional-based programmes with a view to attracting more quality students and to enhancing the employability of students;
To help achieve Strategic Objective 1 of enhancing the all-round development of students.

WIE for LSGI students

3-credit WIE requirements

(1-credit) Industrial safety training
Green card will be obtained by passing the exam
(2-credit) Minimum 4 weeks summer training; or 11-month sandwich placement

Intake training period
Mainly after completing stage 2 and progressing to stage 3

Qualified WIE activities
WIE Coordinator will strive to seize the placement opportunities for students. All WIE activities should be endorsed by the WIE coordinator.
Furthermore, students who join the IAESTE programme are deemed to have fulfilled the requirement of WIE.

Assessment

Employer-bearing - Assessment Form [Download]
Intended learning outcomes and the expectations after the training period conveyed to students.
Student-bearing - Reflective Journal [Download]
What has been carried out and knowledge learned during the training.

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Enquiry
Dr. Conrad Tang at tel: 2766-5963 or e-mail: lstang@polyu.edu.hk
Mr. Adam Yau at tel: 3400-3897 or e-mail: lsyau@polyu.edu.hk