UGFN1000 In Dialogue with Nature (2010-11 Term 2)

UGFN1000 Course outlineTentative schedule: See Moodle for updates.Week Discussion Lecture1 About the course. Plato (I)2 (Q); Plato (D) Grant (I)3 Grant (D) Grant (I)4-5 (Q); Grant (D) Cambridge (I)6 (Q); Cambridge (D) Weinberg (I)k The kth reading (D). The kth reading (I)(Q): Quiz; (D): Discussion; (I): IntroductionNote: In case of clashes with public holidays, please refer to Moodle forannouncement on class arrangement.Assessment scheme:Open-text quizzes (the highest 2 out of 3) 10%1-page pre-discussion sharing (the highest 3 out of 4) 25%50/40-word pre-discussion sharing (the highest 3 out of 4) (Chinese: 50 25%words; English: 40 words)1 term paper (Chinese: 1600-1900 words; English: 1250-1500 words) 30%(instructions will be provided)Participation in discussion 10%Note: Zero mark will be given for late submission.VeriGuideThe Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning decided that all student assignmentsin undergraduate and postgraduate programmes should be submitted via VeriGuide(http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/veriguide). This applies to assignments in the form of acomputer-generated document that is principally text-based (i.e., excludingcalculations in science, brief laboratory reports, drawings in fine arts and architecture,etc.)Academic honesty and plagiarismAttention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work,and to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of suchpolicy and regulations. Details can be found athttp://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/— End —Page 4/4