Undergraduate Courses 2017-18

The transition from secondary school to university requires many academic and social adjustments. This course, designed specifically for engineering students in the Fall semester of the Preparatory Year, will provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitude to make this transition successful. The course will cover topics such as learning and self-management skills, purposes of university and engineering education, and planning for personal and professional development.

This course aims to increase students' involvement in community services and provide them learning opportunities through the social services programs such as fund-raising events, greening the society and elderly services. Under the supervision of the School, students will gain experience from developing a plan, marketing through implementation of projects at a designated non-governmental organization (NGO). Students must obtain prior approval from department's UG coordinator for enrolling in the course.

This course will focus on fundamentals and areas of business law that are of relevance and interest to engineers. This course will also provide practicing engineers with an understanding of the legislation relevant to their practice with a view to improving their ability and confidence to protect themselves from claims and disputes.

A special project supervised by one or a group of faculty members. Normally, a project proposal and a final report are required. May be repeated for credits if the projects have different emphases or cover different topics.