BA Fashion & Textiles

Programme Orientation

17-August 2017

for First Year BA students

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Session I

Survival Tools ?University Regulations, Programme Structure, Specialisms Requirements & Supporting Services

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Powerpoint file will be posted onto ITC

website (News and Events)

About ITC

Design

BusinessTechnology

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About ITC – Staff Profile

o Academic staff 73

o Admin. staff 41

o Research staff 115

Total 229

Prof. John XIN, HEAD Prof. Calvin WONG, Asso HEAD

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New 4-year BA

programme structure

General University

Requirements

(GUR) University core

Discipline Specific

Requirements

(DSR) Major study

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Credit Requirements for graduation:

123 credits, including 30 GUR and

93 DSR. Students are allowed to

take more elective subjects upto 150

credits, or minor study (18 credits).

Programme Team

Scheme Leader

Dr. Kit Yick

Deputy Scheme Leader

Dr. BG Xu

Dr. Joe AU

Dr. Joanne YIP

Discipline Leaders

Programme Admin. Officer Ms. Cherry Chan

ITC General Office, QT715, Tel: 276665006

Dr. Kit Yick

Ms. Cherry Chan

Dr. BG Xu

Dr. Joanne Yip Dr. Joe Au

Academic Advisors Dr. Stacy LEE, ST730, 2766 7871 (Retailing)

Dr. Rong LIU, ST705, 2766 6473 (Technology)

Dr. Nuruzzaman NOOR, ST728, 2766 7755 (Technology)

Dr. Tracy MOK, QT721, 2766 4442 (Technology)

Dr. Faming WANG, ST706, 2766 6489 (Technology)

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Dr. Stacy LEEDr. Faming

WANG

Dr. Tracy MOKDr. Rong LIU

Dr. Nuruzzaman

NOOR

Website: www.itc.polyu.edu.hk/en/home/

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PEOPLE > ACADEMIC STAFF

Attention !!!!1) Assessment Regulations

2) Service-Learning

3) Work Integrated Education (WIE)

4) Academic Advising

5) Academic Supporting Workshops

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1) Assessment

Regulations

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What are electives?

What are graduation requirements?

Progression Requirements

GPA >2.0 (Grade C in average);

A+ = 4.5; A =4; … D+ =1.5; D = 1.0; F = 0

Student’s GPA <2.0 for 2 consecutive semesters may be de-registered

from the programme enrolled.

Students must passed in both continuous assessment AND

examination, if both are used in the subject.

Students must retake a compulsory subject which they have failed.

Maximum study load is 21 credits per semester

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ITC Programme

Scheme Books

STUDENT LOGIN

Resources

2) Service

Learning

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3) Work Integrated

Education

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Work Integrated Education (WIE)

It is a compulsory training for ALL full-time BA students.

Job nature and activities must be structured & relevant

to fashion & textiles industry

Minimum duration of 120 hours

Students are highly recommended to complete WIE

before progressing to final year of study

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WIE Supports from Department

emails & ITC intranet

Internship Programme Officers (Ms. Kim Wong & Dr. Carrie Wong)

WIE Officer (Ms. Cari Yip)

Supports from CAPS

Source from student

Remarks: on top of WIE (120 hours), Intimate Apparel

students are required to finish 7-weeks full-time

Industrial Practice (2 credits), coordinated by Dr. Joanne

Yip.

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4) Academic Advising

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Office of General University

Requirements ITC Academic Advising

Academic Advising

It aims to help students understand the aims of a university education, the culture and forms of learning at university, academic culture at the ITC, broad discipline of Fashion and Textiles, available specialisms, etc.

ACADEMIC ADVISORS

UNDERGRADUATE SECRETARY

ACADEMIC COUNSELLOR

ITC GENERAL OFFICE

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Office of GUR at TU 435,

Ms. Krystal Wong

You are requested to make

appointment with Ms. Wong once

a year, in the coming 2 years!!

It aims to advise students on matters related

to the General University Requirements.

Choices of CAR, LCR, etc.

Minor study (not for SY students)

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Introduction to GUR and AA e-

learning course for 2017/18

cohort SY intake students

It aims to introduce the GUR and AA regulations,

and Resources in PolyU to students.

Students can access the e-learning course

(OGUR_201718SY_1 An Introduction to General

University Requirements and Academic Advising)

from programme registration date through

https://learn.polyu.edu.hk/

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5) Academic Supporting

Workshops & Online Learning

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Academic Supporting Workshops in 2017/18 (tentative schedule)

1) Subject-based Examination Preparation Workshops at revision period (4-6 Dec)

2) Digital Imaging Workshop (Jan, term break)

3) Life Drawing Workshop (Jan, term break)

4) Portfolio Development Workshop (Jan-Mar)

5) Career Preparation Workshop in early January

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ITC Online Learning

1) Cotton University – the ultimate textile resource

2) SPOC course – Introduction to Fashion Design with Draping

3) LEARN@PolyU

ITC0077 Induction to Fashion DigitalPresentation

ITC0088 Induction to Apparel Technology

ITC0099 Fashion Innovations – 3D Printing in Fashion 24

Your part

• Do find out how this new environment works Learning Resources Guidebook for ITC students: laboratories, student exchange programme, WIE, IAO, SAO, ELC, etc.

Enriching Learning Experience for ITC students: sharing from senior students; fashion & textiles resources at library; personal development programmes, etc.

• Be considerate and respect others

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Your part

• Try to make the most out of the time you spent here

• Put your priorities right

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• Is it worthwhile to take part in factory visits, personal development, student exchange, etc.?

• What attributes are important to our future career?

• How am I able to gain the above attributes from PolyU?

How to do well

• Safe guard your GPA e.g. when a student has a GPA lower than 2.0 (Grade C), he will be put on academic probation in the following semester; student with GPA lower than 2.0 for two consecutive semesters will be regarded as grounds for de-registration.

• Specialism selection (as a final declaration of the choice of specialism – July 2018)

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How to do well (new regulations)

• Academic Probation (GPA<2.0)

Reducing workload on subject registration

Meeting academic advisor at least once every semester to define the course of actions for students, keep records of students’ progress, etc.

• De-registration

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How to do well

What are the Programme requirements for graduation? What is work integrated education (WIE)? How can I pass this

component? Do I need to take General University Requirements as the 4-years

programme? What am I going to learn in the coming semesters? What is elective subject? What is minor study? What is Definitive Programme Scheme?

Intranet of ITC website at http://www.itc.polyu.edu.hk --> Resources --

> ITC Programme Scheme Books

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Thank you!!

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