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Strongly

disagree

Strongly

There are sufficient and clear guidelines from teachers and tutors

The assignments are relevant and helpful to my study

I feel more comfortable in writing in Chinese

I feel more comfortable in writing in English

There is a good balance between group projects and individual assignments

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Survey of Student Learning Activities

The purpose of this survey is to periodically monitor the various aspects of learning activities of GRM major students. The findings will be used as important references by the Department to continuously enhance teaching and learning quality. The survey is anonymous and will absolutely not be referred to any individual student. The survey is conducted once every academic year and so please respond based on your experiences of the past two semesters in 2007-08

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Section A: Background Information

1) You are currently

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

2) Before entering CUHK, what kind of secondary school did you attend?

English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI)

Chinese as the Medium of Instruction (CMI)

3) Which stream did you study in the secondary school?

Arts stream

Science stream

Business stream

Section B: Studying Habits

4) Rate the factors influencing your selection of courses:

Factors
Very

unimportant

Very

important

Interest
1

2

3

4

5

6

Expected good grade
1

2

3

4

5

6

Benefit for career prospect
1

2

3

4

5

6

Workload
1

2

3

4

5

6

Peer influence
1

2

3

4

5

6

Professor teaching the course
1

2

3

4

5

6

Tutor(s) of the course
1

2

3

4

5

6

Teaching format
1

2

3

4

5

6

Timetabling
1

2

3

4

5

6

Language of instruction
1

2

3

4

5

6

I can really learn from the course
1

2

3

4

5

6

The course is easy
1

2

3

4

5

6

Others (please specify) :

1

2

3

4

5

6

5) Rate the following items to describe your studying habits:

Studying Habits
Strongly

disagree

Strongly

agree

I attend all lectures
1

2

3

4

5

6

I participate actively in tutorial discussions/debates
1

2

3

4

5

6

I mainly study lecture notes and Powerpoint materials
1

2

3

4

5

6

I read most of the required readings
1

2

3

4

5

6

I read most of the recommended readings
1

2

3

4

5

6

I search and read additional materials myself
1

2

3

4

5

6

6) If you missed some lectures, the reasons were:

7) If you did not read the required readings, the reasons were:

8) I obtained additional reading materials mainly from:

9) On average, how many hours did you spend on studying after classes each week?

hour(s) /week

Section C: Student Assignment

10) Please indicate (a) the number of assignments you have done in this year and (b) the average time you spent on each assignment.

Type of assignment	No. of assignments (a)	Average time spent on each assignment(b)
Essay/Term paper		hour(s)
Presentation		hour(s)
Project report (e.g. lab/practical/fieldwork)		hour(s)

11) Rate your opinions about student assignment:

12) For each type of assignment, tick two skills you learnt most effectively.

Skill	Analytical skill	Critical thinking	Technical skill	Numeric skill	IT skill	Reading skill	Writing skill	Presentations skill
Laboratory report
Short essay (<1,000 words)
Long essay (>1,000 words)
Take-home exercise
Field trip report
Project report

Section D: Course Assessment

13) Please indicate (a) the number of assessments you have done in this year and (b) the average time you spent in preparing each assessment.

Type of assessment	No. of assessment (a)	Average time spent on each assessment(b)
Quiz		hour(s)
Mid-term exam		hour(s)
Final exam		hour(s)
Individual presentation/project		hour(s)
Group presentation/project		hour(s)
Tutorial		hour(s)

14) Rate your opinions about course assessment:

	Strongly	disagree			Strongly	agree
The course assessments can effectively reflect the desired learning outcomes of the course	1	2	3	4	5	6
There are enough feedbacks for the assessments from teachers and tutors	1	2	3	4	5	6

Section E: Overall Effort and Learning Outcome

15) Rate the factors influencing your effort put in the courses:

Factors	Very	unimportant			Very	important
Interest	1	2	3	4	5	6
Expected good grade	1	2	3	4	5	6
Benefit for career prospect	1	2	3	4	5	6
Workload	1	2	3	4	5	6
Peer influence	1	2	3	4	5	6
Professor's teaching performance	1	2	3	4	5	6
Tutor's teaching performance	1	2	3	4	5	6
Teaching format	1	2	3	4	5	6
Language of instruction	1	2	3	4	5	6
I can really learn from the course	1	2	3	4	5	6
The course is easy	1	2	3	4	5	6
Others (please specify) :	1	2	3	4	5	6

16) Generally, when I encounter problems in learning, I usually seek help from the following people: