Enhancing undergraduates’ global perspective and capability development through a collaborative general education subject

Abstract

在建筑及环境专业本科教育中,通过设立通识教育课程,培养学生的全球视野及综合素质非常必要且极具挑战。文章结合香港理工大学和同济大学的"建设更美好居住环境"暑期联合课程实践,重点对该类通识教育课程的设计和实施进行了研究。回顾了案例课程背景、培养目标及学生分组情况,剖析了课程教学和考核模块的设计和实施,并分析了学生反馈意见,总结了5点实施经验。 Enhancing undergraduates’ global perspective and capability development through a collaborative general education subject is both important and challenging. The paper reports the findings based on a case study of a collaborative summer program "Construction for Better Living" between The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tongji University. The paper first reviews the background, objectives and student groups of the summer program, followed by analyses of teaching module, student assessment module, and student feedback questionnaire. Finally, five recommendations on the design and execution of a collaborative general education subject are provided.