Diploma of College Foundation Studies

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to give students the skills they need to communicate ideas effectively in English, taking consideration the complementary and interdependent nature of the four skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Developmental writing and speaking patterns
2. Theme: Getting to know yourself
3. Theme: Making friends
4. Theme: Leisure and entertainment
5. Theme: Travel

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to further enhance students’ ability to communicate ideas effectively in English and to actively pursue academic and career aspirations, taking consideration the complementary and interdependent nature of the four skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Developmental writing and speaking patterns
2. Theme: Communication and technology
3. Theme: Globalization
4. Workplace communication
5. Work and study

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to improve students’ proficiency in spoken English including proper pronunciation of English speech sounds and words, and the ability to express ideas, intended meanings, views, attitudes and feelings effectively in English.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Pronunciation and phonetics
2. Social situations in everyday life
3. Vocabulary building

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to build and consolidate students’ awareness and understanding of the essential aspects of English grammar and usage. Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of English structure within a functional approach, focusing primarily on the use of various grammatical items or concepts for practical communicative purposes.

COURSE CONTENT

Grammar items to be covered:

1. parts of speech
2. prepositional phrases
3. active and passive voices in different tenses
4. gerunds, infinitives and participles
5. verb tenses, verb phrases and patterns
6. reported speech
7. discourse markers
8. collocations and phrasal verbs
9. words, phrases and clauses
10. relative clauses
11. sentence construction: simple, compound and complex sentences
12. paragraph development
13. proofreading and editing

Students will exercise the use of these grammar items exclusively in context-based, functional usage and real-world communicative tasks.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course provides opportunities for students to develop a deeper understanding of their “self” and improve their life skills for self-improvement. Students will utilise their critical thinking skills through a systematic approach to personal development by examining a range of topics which will help them increase their potential for academic success as well as in their future careers.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Awareness building and self-discovery
2. Interpersonal relationship
3. Self-management
4. Critical thinking skills and decision making
5. Study skills and learning strategies for improving academic performance

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This course aims at providing students with statistical theories and techniques to collect, analyse and present data that are supported by information technology. Furthermore, students will develop their abilities in statistical reasoning, logical thinking and analytical skills to support future studies.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Statistics
2. Research and information on the web
3. Data collection
4. Data presentation
5. Calculating descriptive statistics
6. Logical reasoning
7. Decision tree and probability
8. Discrete probability distributions

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Mathematics is around us that people use numbers to communicate information in most aspects of our lives. This course aims to nurture students with quantitative concepts to solve problems in daily-life contexts. It also provides a foundation in mathematics for student to further their studies and future career development.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Numbers
2. Application in arithmetic
3. Linear equations
4. Quadratic equations
5. Quadratic functions
6. Polynomials
7. Exponential and logarithmic functions
8. Inequalities
9. Variations
10. Sequences

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

IELTS, International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the English language ability of those who want to study or work where English is the language of communication. The test is recognised for admission by universities / colleges in many countries. This IELTS preparatory course will provide students with language practice to prepare them for the Academic Module of the IELTS exam. It will introduce students to the IELTS exam format and content, and equip them with effective skills needed to undertake the IELTS test with confidence. Students will work through mock questions in the lessons and get immediate feedback for improvement.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Overview of IELTS exam format and different sections
2. Reading
3. Writing
4. Listening
5. Speaking
6. Time management in taking the IELTS exam

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive coverage of basic economic principles and their applications to the real-world economic issues. Students will learn to appreciate the variety of analytical tools which develop students to think logically. Topics include the basic economic concepts, market mechanism, production and costs, market structure, national income, money and banking, inflation and unemployment and international economics.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Fundamental economic concepts
2. Demand, supply and equilibrium
3. Firms and production
4. Market structure
5. National income determination
6. Money and banking
7. Inflation and unemployment
8. International trade and finance

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to offer students an exposure to different business disciplines as well as perspective of business firms as integrated organizations composed of a number of specialized functions. It also aims to provide the opportunity for students to develop a wide range of business related knowledge and skills.

COURSE CONTENT

1. The business environment
2. Forms of business ownership
3. Understanding management
4. Financial management
5. Operations management
6. Marketing management

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

With the popularity of the participation in sports activities, there is a growing need for sports coaches. This course is designed to enhance students' understanding of the current trends in the field of sports coaching. It gives them an idea of different coaching models, strategies and techniques. This course will also systematically prepare students to exercise the skills.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Principles of Sports Coaching
2. Teaching and coaching techniques
3. Design of Training Program
4. Safety Practice and Management Skills of Sports Coaching

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course is designed to expose students to different design disciplines in commercial design areas as well as foster an understanding of the relationship between design styles and global trends. It also aims to provide students with basic hands-on skills and design knowledge, develop their creativity and refine their aesthetic sensibilities in commercial design.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Fundamental Concept of Commercial Design
2. Understanding Design Movements and Styles
3. Visual Elements and Principles of Design
4. Design Drawing Practice
5. Creative Thinking in Commercial Design

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

“Law and Order” has become the most critical element in maintaining the stability and prosperity of a metropolitan city like Hong Kong today. This course aims at providing students with a fundamental but comprehensive understanding of crimes, criminal behaviours and on how law enforcement can be practiced to combat various crimes in the society. At the same time, the course will equip students with basic aspects of criminal law as well as an overview of the legal system in Hong Kong.  

COURSE CONTENT

1. Introduction to crimes, elements of crimes and criminal behaviours
2. Legal aspects of crime and the Legal system of Hong Kong
3. Introduction to law enforcement operations
4. Development in law and law enforcement sectors

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of information technology, computer programming and data handling. It combines topics in computer programming and database management to enable students to apply programming techniques to deal with simple computational problems and examine multi-dimensional data.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Information Technology, Computer Ethics and Security
2. Variables and Data Types
3. Input, Output and Operators
4. Decision Making
5. Repetition Structures
6. Data Processing with Spreadsheet Software
7. Introduction to Relational Databases
8. Structured Query Language (SQL)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course presents the students with an introduction to networking and web technologies. Students will be taught how computer networks are organized with the concept of layered approach and how to use HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery to develop an interactive website. Topics such as computer network models, network security, structural JavaScript elements, object-oriented programming and event-driven programming will be introduced.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Network Fundamentals
2. Layered Architecture
3. Network Security
4. Introduction to Internet Technologies
5. Fundamental JavaScript Programming Language
6. Structural JavaScript Elements
7. Object-oriented Programming
8. Event-driven Programming

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This course aims to introduce fundamental concepts and knowledge in the area of aviation and air cargo services. Students will learn the guiding principles behind the operations of the aviation industry and airport. Topics include customer services, air cargo service procedures and operations, airline marketing and management, airline branding, revenue management, safety and security, and risk monitoring and management.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Overview of the Aviation Industry
2. Introduction to Aviation Services
3. Introduction to Air Cargo Services
4. Airline Marketing
5. Airline Operations
6. Airport Security Services
7. Safety in Aviation Industry
8. Aviation Risks