Guidebook for Research Degree Programmes

Guidebook for

Research Degree

Programmes

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Ho Man Tin, Kowloon Hong Kong Enquiries: 2768 6610 Website: http://www.ouhk.edu.hk Email: [email protected]

Guidebook for

Research Degree

Programmes

About this Guidebook

This Guidebook is prepared to provide prospective applicants, students and supervisors with relevant information on the research degree programmes offered by the University.

The section on Admissions provides information on entry requirements of the research degree programmes and other admissions-related information. The Areas

of Research Interest section contains information on

the areas of research interests of our academic staff. The Appendices set out important references, such as regulations for the research degree programmes, administrative procedures and the like, for students, supervisors and administrative staff.

Other Prospectuses

In addition to the research degree programmes, the University also offers full-time degree programmes and other postgraduate, degree or sub-degree programmes through distance learning. Details of these programmes can be obtained from the Admissions Office, Registry.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the text in this Guidebook at the time of issue, the University cannot be bound by its contents where they vary from the Ordinance and the Statutes and Regulations. The contents of the

Guidebook are also subject to amendment according to changes

in University policy.

CONTENTS

2 Our Mission

4 Admissions

5 Entry requirements 5 Application periods 5 Application fee 5 Application procedures 6 Application acknowledgement 6 Assessment of application 7 Notification of results 7 Special conditions 7 Commencement of study 7 Fees 8 Scholarship

8 Students with disabilities or special educational needs 8 Personal data (privacy) statement

10 Areas of Research Interest

11 School of Arts and Social Sciences

15 Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration 19 School of Education and Languages

22 School of Science and Technology

30 Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education

32 Appendices

33 Appendix 1 Regulations for the research degrees 35 Appendix 2 Administrative procedures for the

research degrees

44 Appendix 3 Guidelines for the format of theses 48 Appendix 4 Guidelines for the appointment of

research degree supervisors

49 Appendix 5 Research degree supervision: a code of practice

52 Appendix 6 Terms of reference of the Research Degrees Committee

54 Appendix 7 Terms of reference of the School Research Degrees Committee

Mission

The mission of The Open University of Hong Kong is to make higher education available to adults, principally through a system of open access and distance education.

Key values

In providing higher education, the University, as a self-financing, non-profit-making organization:

• believes that higher education should be available to all those aspiring to it,

regardless of previous qualification, gender, or race;

• recognizes the importance of sustainable and affordable high-quality

programmes and courses across disciplines and at a variety of levels to meet the needs of lifelong learners;

• commits itself to excellence in teaching, scholarship, research and public

service;

• values the appropriate use of information and communication technologies

to support learning.

Vision

The Open University of Hong Kong strives to be a leader among universities providing learning opportunities by open and distance education, and to excel as a provider of higher education in general.

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Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the following degrees, an applicant shall possess:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• a recognized first honours degree with demonstrated ability to pursue advanced studies; or

• a recognized Master’s degree by research; or

• transfer from the OUHK MPhil degree.

Doctor of Education (EdD)

• a recognized Master’s degree (by research or coursework) in education or a related area.

Applicants who are unable to be admitted through the route stated above can consider admission through Pathway 1. In this case, an applicant shall possess:

• a recognized Master’s degree (by research or coursework) in an area not related to education.

Doctor of Engineering (DEng)

• a recognized Master’s degree in Science, Engineering or a related discipline.

Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

• a recognized first or second upper class honours degree from a tertiary education institution; or

• any other equivalent qualifications, or provide evidence of academic and professional

attainments.

• evidence of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS).

An applicant shall satisfy the Research Degrees Committee (RDC) that he/she has sufficient command of the language (normally Chinese or English) in which the course of study and research is to be undertaken and in which the thesis is to be presented. At the time of admission, the RDC shall stipulate whether the thesis is to be presented in Chinese or English. Terms of reference of the RDC are available in Appendix 6.

No applicant who is already a candidate for a degree at this or another institution may be admitted to the programme, unless the express permission of the RDC is obtained.

Application periods

Application for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Philosophy degree may be made throughout the year. The Doctor of Engineering programme will admit students twice a year in January and September. The Doctor of Education programme will admit students in September only. Applicants will normally be considered in batches four times a year, in February, May, August and November.

Application fee

All applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee. The application fee should be

paid by personal cheque or cashier order made payable to ‘The Open University of Hong Kong’.

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Application procedures

Each applicant can only submit one complete set of application papers as follows: (a) Application form (Form DAPPL/RAPPL)

to be completed and signed by the applicant.

(b) Hong Kong Identity Card/Passport (if you do not have a HKID card) for verification in person

during our office hours, or a photocopy of your HKID/Passport with the word ‘copy’ written

across the face if you apply by mail.

(c) HK$200 application fee in cheque or cashier order

(d) Completed Research Degree Proposals (Form RPROP) for application of PhD/MPhil programme only

(e) Reference Forms (2 sets) (Form RREF)

to be completed and submitted directly to the Admissions Office of the Registry, OUHK, Homantin, Kowloon by the referees

(f) Supporting documents

originals of official transcripts and copies of certificates

The completed application forms should be submitted by mail or in person to the following address: Admissions Office, Registry

The Open University of Hong Kong Ho Man Tin

Kowloon

Application acknowledgement

An application acknowledgement which consists of an application number will be sent to applicants by mail within 2 weeks of the submission of the application. Applicants are advised to quote their application number in subsequent correspondence with OUHK.

Applicants who do not receive an application acknowledgment letter or the returned incomplete form within 4 weeks of the submission of their application should contact the Admissions Office without further delay by telephone: 2768 6610, by facsimile: 2761 3935 or by e-mail: regadm@ ouhk.edu.hk.

Assessment of application

Applications will be assessed individually. Applicants may be required to attend interviews and/or tests as part of the selection process.

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Notification of results

Notification of the results of the applications will normally be sent to successful applicants well before the commencement of the programme. If an offer of a place is made, applicants must decide to accept or to decline the offer by a specified date. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified in writing.

Special conditions

The RDC may approve or prescribe special conditions for any applicant, including undertaking a preliminary course of study and/or performing satisfactorily in an examination, oral or written, either before the date of commencement of, or during the period of, the programme of study and research.

Commencement of study

The RDC shall determine the date of commencement of study. For the PhD and MPhil programme, the date shall normally be on the first day of a calendar month after the date of approval of the application by the RDC and after payment of all fees due. For other research degree programmes involving coursework, the date of commencement of study shall normally be the term commencement date.

Fees (per annum)

Current Rate

PhD DEng* EdD* MPhil Year 1 to 4 $63,000 — — — Year 5 to 7 $42,000 — — — Year 1 to 3 — $46,120 $46,120 $46,120 Year 4 onwards — $23,060 $23,060 $23,060

Rate from 1 September 2015 onwards

PhD DEng* EdD* MPhil Year 1 to 4 $63,000 — — — Year 5 to 7 $42,000 — — — Year 1 to 3 — $48,195 $48,195 $48,195 Year 4 onwards — $24,100 $24,100 $24,100

* Students taking up taught courses have to pay courses fee separately.

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Students with an OUHK Master card can apply for the Interest-free Tuition Loan offered by the Wing Lung Bank (Enquiries: 2928 6668). Students may also apply for the Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS) offered by the Government through the Student Finance Office (SFO) to cover the tuition fee. (SFO enquiries: 2150 6223 (during office hour); 2802 2345 (24-hour hotline); or website: http://www.sfaa.gov.hk/eng/schemes/nlss.htm).

Scholarships

The M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Graduate Scholarship (Research Programmes) aims to award and recognize outstanding research degree students who have achieved very satisfactory progress or developed research proposal of special merit in the MPhil or PhD programmes. The award is offered through nomination from the School where the student is/will be enrolled.

Students with disabilities or special educational needs

The University provides services to students with disabilities or special educational needs. The services include course selection counselling, special aids on loan at the Disabled Student Centre, arrangements of wheelchair accessible tutorial centre, car parking spaces, provision of course materials in CD format and special examination arrangements, subject to the approval at the

University’s discretion. Special equipments acquired using donations from The Hong Kong Jockey

Club Charities Trust, The S K Yee Medical Foundation and The Sir Robert Ho Tung Charitable Fund are available for loan. These equipments may be helpful in assisting students to complete their study and assignments. Students have to apply for the services via Student Affairs Office before the stipulated deadline and should indicate the type of disabilities or special educational needs in the application/registration form to facilitate the University to provide the appropriate services for them. The University will try to provide the required services according to circumstances; however, it may not always be possible to do so if there are insufficient resources or other constraints. If the applicants do not indicate their disabilities or special educational needs in applications, they might not be able to complete the course due to the compulsory requirements of the programme/course. The Student Affairs Office is responsible for the overall coordination and provision of services for students with disabilities or special educational needs. Please contact the staff at 2768-6634 or email [email protected] or fax 8148-3376 for details.

Personal data (privacy) statement

You must provide the University with the personal data required by the application form so that the University may consider your application for admission. If you do not provide the data requested, the University may not be able to process your application. The University will keep such data confidential but may need to transfer it to third parties assisting the University in carrying out the admission exercise.

In the event that your application is successful, the personal data will be transferred to your student file established by the University and may also be transferred to third parties for the purposes of student and University administration.

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You have the right to ascertain whether the University holds personal data on you, to obtain a copy of such personal data and to have any inaccuracies corrected. Data access requests should be made by using the Data Access Request Form (OPS003 9/2010 Revised), as specified by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and addressed to the Data Protection Officer, The Open University of Hong Kong, Room A1021, Homantin, Kowloon.

Areas of Resear ch Interest 11

School of Arts and Social Sciences (A&SS)

Research Areas • Chinese History/Literature

• Communication and Mass Communication • Comparative Literature • Cultural Studies • Digital Culture • Drama/Theatre Studies • Economics • English Studies • Linguistics/Applied Lignuistics • Political Science • Psychology • Public Administration • Sociology

• Translation (Chinese and English)

Contact Person Prof. TAM Kwok-kan

Tel: 2768 5700

E-mail: [email protected]

Staff Member Research Interests

CHAN Kar Yue, Kelly

BA (Hons), MA (CityU of HK); PhD (Edinburgh)

• Literary translation

• Classical Chinese literature and translation • Women’s studies (Tang and Song Dynasties) • Chinese culture and translation studies

CHAN Kit Yee

BA (1st Class Hons), MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

• Modern and contemporary Chinese literature • Hong Kong fiction

• Literary theory

CHEUK Wai Hing

BSc (Texas A&M); MSc (Texas A&I); PhD (Georgia)

• Stress and coping

• Causes, correlates and consequences of rejection

stress

• Close friendships

• Social comparison processes

CHIU Yu Lok

BA (Hons), MPhil (CUHK); DLitt (Kyoto)

• Chinese medieval history • Japanese cultures

• Chinese pre-modern history • Sino-Japanese relations • Hong Kong history

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CHOR Oi Wan, Winnie

BA (Hons), MPhil (HKU); PhD (Sydney)

• Semantics and pragmatics • Cognitive linguistics • Historical linguistics

• Functional approaches to comparative grammar • The theory of grammaticalization

KWONG Che Leung, Charles

BA, MSSc (HKU); PhD (Monash)

• China’s political economy • Chinese rural economy • China’s banking sector • Economics of institution

LAM Sui Kwong, Sunny

BSoSc (Hons) (HKBU); MA (Kingston); MPhil (HKU); PhD (CUHK)

• Mobile communication

• Information and communication technology • Visual culture and communication

• Social media and digital communication • Advertising and consumption behavior • Creative economy and cultural industries • Digital media and aesthetics

• Film and television production analysis • Critical theory and cultural studies • Globalization and comparative studies • Organization and systems theory

LAU Wing Kam, Raymond

BSocSc (Hons), MBA, PhD (HKU)

• Tourism sociology • Heritage studies • Sociological theory • Media sociology LI Hanhong, John BA (NKU); MA (SYSU);

MPhil (GDUFS); PhD (CityU of HK)

• Corpus Linguistics and Computational Linguistics • Lexicology and Lexicography

• (Computer-assisted) Language Teaching and Learning • Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics

• Sociolinguistics

• Stylistics and Discourse Analysis • Corpus and Translation

LI Sum Hung, Eden

BSocSc (Hons) (CUHK); PCED (HKU);

MA, PG (TESOL) (Canberra); MA, PhD (Macquarie)

• Systemic Functional grammar

• Discourse analysis/Critical discourse analysis • English for specific purpose

• Language comparison (and translation) • Languages across the curriculum • Sociolinguistics

Areas of Resear ch Interest 13 LIE Kin Pou, Leo

BCogSc (Hons) (HKU); MHCI (Carnegie Mellon); PhD (HKU)

• Visual attention • Visual memory

• Human-computer interaction

LIU Ching Mui, Garland

MA, PhD (Aberdeen)

• Deviance: sex work and ICTs

• Mobile communication and social media • Gender issues

LUI Luen Tim, Percy

BSocSc (Hons) (CUHK);

MPA, PhD (Virginia Polytechnic)

• Comparative civil service systems • Public policy analysis

• Ethics in public administration • Public administration theory

• Bureaucratic behaviour and responsibility • Hong Kong politics and government

NG Chi Man, Michael

BBA (Hons) (HKUST); MEcon, MStat (HKU); PhD (Leicester)

• Labour economics • Labour migration • Labor assimilation • Applied econometrics

NG Kwok Kwan, Kenny

BA (CUHK); MPhil (HKUST); PhD (Harvard)

• Adaptation and intercultural relationships • Chinese cinema

• Visual culture critical theory • Aesthetics cultural studies • Heritage fiction

• Popular culture

• Modern Chinese literature • Urban literature

• Film globalization in culture comparative literature • Digital humanities

PAK Sim, Tess

BA (Hons) (CUHK); MPhil, PhD (HKU);

Registered Psychol (DIOP/HKPS); Chartered Psychol (DOP/BPS)

• Social psychology

• Organizational psychology

POON Wai Yee, Emily

MA (CityU of HK); PhD (HKU); LLB (Northumbria University) • Translation studies • Interpretation • Legal translation

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BA (Hons), MPhil (HKU); PhD (ANU)

• Modern and contemporary Chinese history • China Studies

• History of the Nationalist Party and the Chinese

Communist Party

TAM Kwok-kan

BA (Hons) (CUHK); AM, PhD (Illinois)

• Ibsen studies • Gao Xingjian studies

• East-West comparative literature • World Englishes

• English studies • Globalization studies • Modern Chinese literature • Drama/Theatre studies • Film studies

• Gender studies • Literary/Cultural theory

TSO Wing Bo, Anna

BA (Hons), MA, MA, PGDE (HKU); MEd (OUHK); PhD (Birmingham) • Children’s literature • Gender studies • Translation studies • Language arts

WONG Chi Hung

BA (Hons), PhD (HKU)

• Modern and contemporary Chinese literature • Literary criticism

• Du Fu studies

YU Lai Hang, James

BA (Rutgers), MA, PhD (Duquesne)

• Clinical psychology • Psychodynamic theories • Mental health practice

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Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration (B&A)

Research Areas • Accounting

• Banking and Finance

• Business Information Systems • Chinese Business Law • International Business • Management

• Marketing

Contact Person • Dr Leung Chi Chung, Nigel

Tel: 2768 6926

E-mail: [email protected]

Staff Member Research Interests

AU Kai Ming, Alan

MBA (Massey University);

MMS, PhD (University of Waikato)

• Technology transfer • Business ethics

• Marketing communications • Strategic marketing

CHAN Kin Yee, Kinnie

BEd (Hons), MA (CUHK); PhD (James Cook University)

• English writing assessment • Second language acquisition • English teaching strategies • Many-facets Rasch measurement

CHAN Shiu Fai

MBA (CNAA); PhD (Bradford) • Consumer trust • Direct marketing • eMarketing • Media effectiveness

CHAN Yi Li, Bobbie

BSc (Bath);

MBA (CityU of HK); DBA (South Australia)

• Leadership

• Chinese management • Chinese culture • Personality

CHAO Chee Kwong, Kenneth

BSocSc (Hons) (HKU); MBA (AIOU);

MSc, EdD (Leicester)

• Knowledge management

• Business and management education, training and

development

• Management theory and practice • Labour relations and law

CHEN Tao, Toro

BBA (Hons); MPhi (SYSU); PhD (CityU of HK)

• Market microstructure • Corporate finance • Corporate governance • Behavioral finance

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CHEUNG Lai Wan, Lenis

BPhil (Birmingham); MEd (Bristol); MSc (Dublin); PhD (Nottingham)

• Cross-cultural management • Chinese culture and management • Supervisor and supervisee relationship • Postcolonial studies

CHOI Ping Man, Samuel

BCompSc (Hons), MSc (Manitoba); PhD (HKUST)

• E-commerce • Intelligent agents • Artificial intelligence • Education technologies

CHU Ying Ying, Maggie

BBA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

• Choice freedom • Affective reactions • Consumer motivation • Consumer judgment

CHUNG Siu Leung

BSc (HKU); MS, PhD (Illinois)

• Computer security monitoring • Security in electronic commerce

• Economic modelling for software maintenance • Application of information technology in distance

education

HO Wai Ming, Agol

BSc (HKU);

MSc, MPhil (HKUST);

PhD (Shanghai University of Fin & Econ)

• Bank efficiency • Banking regulation • Loan pricing

• Currency board system

KAN Chi Nam, Andy

BBA (Hons), PhD (HKBU)

• Financial derivatives • Portfolio management • Asset pricing

• Emerging financial market

KO Chi Keung, Anthony

BSocSc (CUHK); MBA, PhD (HKU)

• Strategic management

• Chinese business and management • Family business

• Industry evolution

LAM Sze Sing, Franklin

BA (CityU of HK); MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

• Fuzzy scheduling

• e-Business systems development • Soft computing

• Decision support systems

LAW Kuok Kei, Eddie

BBA (UMAC);

MPhil, PhD (CityU of HK)

• Knowledge transfer • Knowledge appropriation

• Human resource management in knowledge-based

organizations

Areas of Resear ch Interest 17 LAU Suk Yin, Rebecca

BBA (Hons), MPhil (CUHK); PhD (Virginia Tech)

• Social exchange • Organizational justice • Organizational conflict • Human resource management

LEE Nga Wan, Carrie

BA (Hons), PhD (CityU of HK)

• Strategic management • Organizational behavior • Human resources management • General management

LEUNG Chi Chung, Nigel

BA (Ji Nan University);

MSc, PhD (Wales – Aberstwyth)

• Integrated software engineering environments • Computer aided software engineering tools • Decision support systems

• Object-oriented system analysis and design

LEUNG Tak Yan

BComm (Hons) (Melbourne University); MPhil (HKBU); PhD (HKPolyU) • Insider trading • Corporate finance • Corporate governance • Compensation

LI Man Lai, Mandy

BBA (Hawaii);

MBA (San Diego State); DBA (Murdoch)

• Financial reporting • Security valuation • Management accounting • Executive compensation

LIU Ya Ju, Candy

LLB (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan);

LLM (Notre Dame, USA);

PhD (Manchester Metropolitan, UK)

• Intellectual property law • Free trade and globalization • Comparative law methodology • Business law

MAK Han Chee, Alex

BSc (Hons) (Goldsmiths, London); MSc (LSE, London), MSc (London); PhD (Leeds)

• Industrial relations

• Human resource management • Pay and working hours • Work-life balance

POON Shuk Ching, Teresa

BSocSc (HKU); MA (Warwick); PhD (Sydney)

• Human resource management • Employment relations

• Firm networks and industrial development • Technological upgrading

SHUM Wai Cheong, Ryan

BBA (Hons), PhD (HKBU)

• Asset pricing models

• Investment analysis and portfolio management • Market efficiency

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SIAW Siw Chu, Irene

BSc (Manitoba); MSc (Sheffield Hallam); MPA (Southern Queensland); DBA (South Australia)

• Organizational behaviour • E-commerce

• Accounting education • General management

SIE Kam Yung, Agnes

BA (Toronto); MBA (CUHK); DBA (HKPolyU)

• Industrial marketing • Product counterfeiting • Parallel import (gray market) • Market entry strategy

TIAN Vane Ing

BBA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

• Chinese wisdom in strategic marketing • Corporate social responsibility

• Consumer behaviour • Counterfeit consumption

WONG Ho Yan, Karen

MA (Exeter); PhD (HKBU) • Index funds • Market structure • Behavioural finance • REITs WOO Ka Shing MBA (Stirling); PhD (Nottingham) • Advertising appeals • Customer satisfaction • Emotional labour • Service quality

YEUNG Chi Hei, Matthew

BSc (Hons), MSc (Hertfordshire); PhD (Nottingham)

• Customer satisfaction • Foreign direct investment • Corporate social responsibility • Marketing research

YEUNG Ping Kwong

BSocSc (Hons) (CUHK); MSocSc (Birmingham); PhD (CUHK)

• Strategies in interfirm competition • Competitive dynamics

• Interlocking directorates • Entrepreneurship

YUEN Lai Mei, Susana

PgD, MSc (Surrey); MBA (OCU); PhD (Bond) • Management accounting • Sustainability reporting • Performance management • Family business

ZHANG Xiao Yang

PhD in Law (Strathclyde)

• Business law • Company law • Tax law • Arbitration law

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School of Education and Languages (E&L)

Research Areas • Adult and Distance Education

• Curriculum Studies, Learning and Assessment • Drama Education

• Economics of Education • Educational Policy • Educational Psychology

• Educational Finance and Planning • Language Education

• Language Studies

• Early Childhood Education

• Educational Leadership and Management • Teacher Education

Contact Person • Dr Cheung Kwok Wah

Tel: 2768 5848

E-mail: [email protected]

Staff Member Research Interests

CHAN Chi Wai

BSocSc (Hons), PgDipEd, MEd, MA, EdD (CUHK)

• Educational leadership and management • Economics of education

• Educational finance, planning and policy • Early childhood education

CHEN Siu Ling, Eve

BSocSc (Hons) (CUHK); PCEd (HKU);

MPhil (CUHK); PhD (HKU)

• Gender-role socialization in young children

• Peer influences on social behavior in young children • Internet behavior and internet addiction in children

and adolescents

CHEUNG Kwok Wah

BEd, MA, PhD (Lon)

• Sociology of education • Education policy • Education in China

CHIU Lai Wan, Hazel

BA, DipEd (CUHK); MA (London); MA (HKU); PhD (London)

• Second language reading and writing • Language arts materials

• Learner autonomy

CHOW Mei Yung, Vanliza

BPhil, MA, PhD (Birmingham UK)

• Cognitive linguistics • Genre analysis • Metaphor studies

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CHU Yuk Wo, Edward

BA (CityU); PCEd, MA (HKU); EdD (Durham)

• Medium of instruction

• Language across the curriculum • Task-based language teaching

LAI YEUNG Wai Ching, Susanna

BA (Hons) (St Mary’s University);

PCEd, AdvDipEd, MEd, PhD (HKU)

• Guidance and counselling • Educational psychology • Gifted education

• Early childhood education

• Children with special educational needs • Stress and well-being

LAO Kam Ling, Polly

BEd (Hons), MEd (Liverpool University);

PhD (East China Normal University)

• Mathematics education • Curriculum and learning • Teacher education • Early childhood education

LEUNG Chung Hong, Danny

BA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK)

• Applied cognitive linguistics • Metaphor and metonymy theory • Second language vocabulary acquistion • Second language figurative competence • Figurative language pedagogy

MA Hin Tse

BA (CUHK);

CertEd, MPhil (HKU); MA (Chu Hai College);

DLitt (Asia Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies);

PhD (Beijing Normal University)

• Chinese linguistics

• Chinese language education • Chinese language and culture • Chinese language and literature

MAK Wing Wah, Pauline

BA (Sheffield);

PGDE, MA, EdD (CUHK)

• Second language writing • Language assessment

• Second language teacher education

SHU Chi Yee, Jack

BA, PGDE, MPhil (HKBU); MA, PhD (Warwick)

• Drama education • Applied theatre

• Drama teacher education

• Drama in English language education

TANG Ko Wai, William

BSocSc (HKU); PGDE (HKIEd); MA, EdD (CUHK)

• Information literacy

• Applications of information technology in education • Curriculum design

Areas of Resear ch Interest 21 TANG Kwong Wai, Thomas

BSc (Hons), AdvDipEd (London); DipEd (CUHK);

MEd (HKU); PhD (HKU)

• Cognitive psychology of learning • Teachers’ thinking

• Phenomenography

• Adult and distance education • Curriculum studies and assessment • Early childhood education

YANG Ruowei

PhD (Peking); EdD (Leicester)

• Chinese language education • Teacher education

• Sociolinguistics • Pragmatics

YIM Yu Lok, Edgar

BA, MPhil, DipEd, MEd (CUHK); PhD (Fudan University)

• Chinese language education • Chinese traditional texts • Excavated Dunhuang scripts

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School of Science & Technology (S&T)

Research Areas • Applied Computer Science and Technology

• Chemistry

• Computing in Distance Education

• Environmental Science, Biology and Ecology • Mathematics & Statistics

• Nursing and Health Studies • Testing and Certification

Contact Person • Ir Dr YAU Yiu Hung

Tel: 2768 6827

E-mail: [email protected]

Staff Member Research Interests

AU Tat Sheung, Oliver

BA (Hons) (York); MSc (Toronto); PhD (Loughborough)

• Requirements specification • Formal methods

• Test-driven development (TDD) • Programming methodology

CHAN Chin Wing

BSc, MPhil (CUHK); PgC THE (HKPolyU); PhD (HKU)

• Chemistry

• Synthesis of organic compounds and transition metal

complexes

• Environmental application of inorganic chemistry

CHEUNG King Chau, Simon

BSc (Hons) (HKU); MStat (ANU) • Random networks • Statistical learning • Bayesian nonparametric • Random processes

CHOY Sheung On, Steven

BEng (Hons), PhD (HKPolyU)

• Digital image processing • Internet computing

• Computer and network security • Mobile applications development • Web technologies

CHU Chun Fai, Carlin

B.Engg (1st class honor) (CUHK); MPhil (CUHK);

PhD (CUHK)

• Intraday volatility models • Time series analysis

• High frequency financial models • Optimization

• Data Mining

CHU Hon Wai, Wilson

BS (Boston);

MSE (Elec. Eng.), MSE (Math. Sc.) (Johns Hopkins University); PhD (HKUST)

• High speed networking • IP networks

• Video transmission • Green Internet

Areas of Resear ch Interest 23 HAN Jie, Crystal

BSc;

MSc (XMU);

PhD (CUHK)

• Crystal engineering and structural chemistry • Anion recognition • Self-assembled nanomaterial • Environmental/chemical analysis HO Kin Chung, BBSBSc (CUHK); MSc (Salford); MEd (OUHK); PhD (HKU); MIBiol; CBiol; MCIWEM; FHKAAST

• Red tide and eutrophication

• Marine and river water quality monitoring • Marine ecology

• Watercourse maintenance and management • Environment policy

• Environmental law

• Effluents control and treatment • Floating refuse

• Environmental management systems • Sustainable development

• Industrialisation of micro-algae • Algal biofuel

• Algal biomass industrialization

• Carbon emission reduction and carbon footprint

HUNG King Fai, Kevin

BSc (Queen’s University);

MPhil, PhD (CUHK); MIEEE, MIET, MCIE

• Telemedicine • Mobile health • Biosignal processing

• Medical and healthcare devices • Pupillary dynamics

• Eye-tracking

• Engineering education

LAU Hing Keung, George

BEng (Hons) (University of Northumbria);

MPhil (HKPolyU); PhD (HKU); MIEEE, MIET

• High-speed wireless networks • Mobile communications • Multipath fading compensation • Testing and certification • Product safety

LEE Chi Chung, Tony

BEng (Hons); PhD (HKPolyU); MIEEE, MIET, MCIE

• Electrical and electronic testing • Network performance monitoring • Optical packet switching

• Optical signal processing

LEE Kai Wing, Kelvin

BSc, DipEd (CUHK); MPhil, PhD (HKUST)

• Mathematical modelling of networks • Internet

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LEE Wang Fat, Fred

BSc (Hons), PhD (HKPolyU)

• Food and environmental testing technology • Toxicology and microbiology

• Producing mechanism and detection of marine toxins

(e.g PSP, DSP etc.)

• Proteomic and genomic study of aquatic

microorganisms (e.g microalgae)

• Biofuel and wastewater treatment

LI Tak Sing

BScEng (HKU); MSc, PhD (Belfast)

• Mesh generation • Computational geometry • Finite element analysis

LO Chui Man

BSc, PhD (CUHK)

• Organogelators

• Synthesis of dendritic compounds • Catalysis of organic reactions

LUI Kwok Fai, Andrew

BSc (Sydney);

PhD (Australian National University)

• Intelligent systems for education • Social computing

• Gesture-based computer interaction

MAK Shu Lun

BEng (Hons) (CityU); MSc (CityU); MEC (OUHK); CEng; FInstMC; MIET; FIMechE; RPE; MHKIE; MIEEE; MASQ, FHKAAST; CTP

• Physical & mechanical testing • Product safety

• Quality engineering and management • Human Factors Engineering

NG Kei Shing, Douglas

BSc (1st class Hons); MPhil;

PhD (HKPolyU); CMath; MIMA; CSci; MIEEE; CEng; MBCS; MInstP

• Non-linear partial differential equations • Mathematical modelling

• Computer-aided diagnosis for cerebrovascular

diseases

NG Sin Chun, Vanessa

BSc (Hons), PhD (CityU of HK); CEng; MIEE; SMIEEE

• Neural networks

• Computational intelligence • Multimedia technology processing

POON Ka Chun, Coolman

BSc, PhD (HKUST)

• Synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry • Catalysis using inorganic and organometallic

compounds

SIU Yee Ming, Stanley

BSc (Hons)(OUHK); PhD (CityU of HK)

• Ecotoxicology

• Environmental chemistry • Food analysis

SO Wing Cheung, Raymond

BA (UNCC);

MIS (University of Melbourne); PhD (University of Melbourne)

• Intelligent software agent

• Agent-oriented software engineering • Cognitive architecture

Areas of Resear ch Interest 25 SZE Tung Po, Eric

BSc, PhD (CUHK); MRSC;

MBTS

• Chemical testing of contaminants and toxins in water

and other environmental samples

• Authentication of Chinese materia medica • Mass spectrometry of biomolecules

• Detection and characterization of toxic substances

TANG Wai Fan, Fanny

BSc (Hons) (CityU of HK); MSc(Eng) (HKU)

• Material science and failure analysis • Reliability testing and engineering

• Laboratory quality management system assessment • Industrial management

TONG Kwong Bun, Bruce

BEng (Hons); MPhil (CUHK)

• Artificial intelligence • Computational intelligence • Data structures and algorithms • Machine learning

• GPU computing

WAN Chi Kong, Allen

BSc (University of British Columbia); MPhil (HKPolyU);

RSO; RSA; CMIOSH

• Occupational safety and health • Building information modeling • Life cycle assessment

• Environmental impact assessment • Green buildings

• Environmental labeling

WONG Kin Yeung, Angus

BSc (Hons), PhD (CityU of HK)

• Internet systems

• Network infrastructure security • Mobile computing

• Network science

• Online social network analysis

WONG Sze Mui, Anita

BSc (1st Class Hons), MSc (London); PhD (CityU of HK)

• Scientific computational modelling for the prediction

of hydrodynamics behaviour and transport of pollutants processes in coastal environments

• Meshless methods for problems with partial

differential equations

• Operational research in optimization problems

XU Jingliang, Steven BSc, MSc (JNU) PhD (CityU of HK) • Fish physiology • Environmental toxicology • Aquatic ecology • Algal physiology • Algal biofuel

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YAU Yiu Hung

BEng (South Bank); MSc (Griffith);

MEngSt, PhD (Queensland); FHKIE; RPE; CEng; EurIng

• Biomass energy • Cleaner production

• Waste treatment & recovery • Energy and carbon management

• Environmental and chemical engineering

Division of Nursing and Health Studies

Research Areas • Primary Health

• Clinical Nursing Practice

• Chronic Illness and Rehabilitation • Nursing Profession

• Nursing Education

Contact Person • Dr Linda LEE

Tel: 2768 6806

E-mail: [email protected]

Staff Member Research Interests

CHAN Kor Yee, Claudia

MSc, BN, RN

• Nursing education • Health promotion • Primary healthcare

CHAN WAN Yee, Amanda

MSc, BScN (Hons); RN

• Cardiovascular nursing • Stroke care

• Health promotion • Community health

CHARM Yee Chong, Caroline

BScN (Hons), MSc (HKPolyU); RN

• Health education and promotion • Infection control

• Elderly care

CHEUNG Pui Han, Alison

MBA (HSM), BN (Hons), Dip. (Surgical Nursing), Cert. (Infection Control); RN

• Surgical nursing • Infection control • Simulation training

CHOI Pin Pin, Sandy

PhD (HK PolyU), BScN (Hons); RN

• Nursing work environment • Nursing management • Health promotion

• Community and family nursing

FU Chun Yu, Debbie

MScN, BScN (Hons); RN

• Women's health & gynaecological nursing • Infection control

Areas of Resear ch Interest 27 FUNG Pui Ling, Bell

MSc, BNurs (Hons); RN

• Emergency nursing • Disaster nursing

• Health education and promotion

HO Ka Ming, Jonathan MN, BScN (Hons); RN • Emergency nursing • Respiratory nursing • End-of-life care KAUR, Baljit

BSc (Hons) (Oxford Brookes); MNurs (Oxford Brookes), MSocSC (HKU); Dip (Cardiovascular Technology); RN

• Gerontology studies • Social services

• Epidemiology and clinical effectiveness • Nursing education

• Nursing simulation education and practice

KWOK Pui Shan, Carol

MSN, BScN (Hons); PregCert. (Critical Care); RN

• Critical care nursing • Community health • Health promotion

LAM Ching, Simon

BN (Hons), MSCG (CUHK); RN

• Stroke and aged care • Disaster management

• Physical and psychosocial health • Quality of life

LAM Wan Choi, Dave

MPhil (HKPolyU); BSN RN

• Clinical education • End-of-life care

• Management of sub-health

LAW Tsui Yuk, Irene

MSc (Behavioural Health), BNur (Hons); RN (Psy)

• Psychotherapy

• Mindfulness stressed-based reduction • Suicide prevention

• Death education

LEE Kok Long, Joseph

PhD (Lingnan); RN; SBS; JP • Diagnostic practice • Nursing theory • Clinical education • Health policy

LEE Nga Yan, Cathy

MPHC, BN (Hons), PD

(Health Education and Health Pro-motion), Dip. (Critical Care Nursing); RN

• Primary health care • Critical and intensive care • Infection control

• Simulation and education

LEE Wai Man, Windy

MN, BScN (Hons)

• Critical care nursing • Qualitative research • Systematic review • Motivational interviewing

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LEE Yin King, Linda

BN (Hons), MNurs, PhD (CUHK); RN; RM; RTN

• Tai Chi and psychosocial health • Exercise intervention

• Gerontological care

LEUNG Chung Yin, Joyce

BN (Hons); MN; RN • Paediatric nursing • Qualitative design • Community survey LI Mei Kuen BN, PRDipHCE (HKPolyU); BCM (HKU); MA (CGCHE); PhD RN; RM; RTN • Clinical education • Chinese medicine • Chinese medical nursing • Maternal and child health

LIU Tai Wa

MN (CUHK); MSoSc (HKU); RN

• Psychotherapies

• Satisfaction with psychotropic drugs

LO Ka Yee, Cora

MSCG; BN (Hons);

Dip. (Critical Care Nursing); RN

• Elderly care

• Qualitative research • Quality of life

NG Ting Yan, Bernadette

MPHC; BN; Dip. (Counseling); RN

• Transition in health care • Surgical nursing • Burn management • Nursing education

TAM Chun Wai

PhD, MPhil, BSc

• Herbal medicine • Cancer cell biology

• Standardization of traditional Chinese medicine

TIU Mei Ha, Mimi

BScN (McGill University);

MBA (Columbia Southern University); DHSc (HKPolyU); RN

• Nursing ethics • Elderly care • Quality of life

TONG Ying Ting, Mavis

MHSc (CUHK);

PgDip Epidemiology and Biostatistics, BN (Hons) (CUHK); RN

• Emergency nursing • Primary health care

• Health education and promotion • Stroke

TSANG Yat Kwan, Alan

BN (La Trobe University); PRDipHCE (Nursing) (HKPolyU); MN (Monash University); RN; RN (Psy)

• Psychiatric rehabilitation • Psychiatric community service • Professional attributes of nurses • Simulation

Areas of Resear ch Interest 29 WONG Chau Lai, Charlie

MSc, BN (Hons), Cert. (Critical Care Nursing); RN

• Critical care nursing • Cardiovascular nursing • Geriatric nursing

• Health promotion and education

WONG Ka Fai

BN (Hons), MNurs (CUHK); MSSc (CityU of HK); RN (Psy); RTN

• Lifelong learning • Psychotherapy • Family intervention

• Health care delivery models • Spiritual care

WONG Suet Lai

BN, MNurs (CUHK); RN; RM

• Cardiovascular nursing • Critical care nursing • Infection control

• Simulation training in nursing

WONG Wing Chi, Wendy

MSc; PGD (Mental Health Nursing); BN (Hons); RN; RN (Psy)

• Psycho-geriatric nursing • Care for the caregivers • Family therapy

WONG Yuet Ying, Moon

MSCG, BSN (Hons); RN

• Community care • Gerontology care • Validation of instrument • Quality of life

YAU Sui Yu, Ivy

MBA (HSM) (University of Ballarat) MNurs, BNurs (Hons) (HKU); RN

• Cardiac nursing

• Patient expectation and satisfaction • Physical activity and health • Active transport

YEUNG Chi Yan

MN, BN (Hons); RN

• Surgical nursing • Orthopaedic nursing • Oncology nursing • Quality of life

YU Wai Man, Jamie

MN, BN; RN

• Clinical practice • Nursing education • Alternative therapy • Palliative treatment

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Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education

(LiPACE)

Research Areas • Physical, Psychological and Mental Health

• Rehabilitation • Elderly Service • Beauty and Healthcare

• Vocational Education and Training

Contact Person • Dr WONG Wai Ning, Kris

Tel: 3120 9898

E-mail: [email protected]

Staff Member Research Interests

Dr WONG Wai Ning, Kris

PhD (HKU);

MPhil, PDPT (PolyU); FSB; CBiol; CSci; RPT

• Physical, Psychological and Mental Health • Rehabilitation

• Elderly Service • Beauty and Healthcare

• Vocational Education and Training

Dr LAM Po Yan, Pamela

BComm, MA (Concordia); PhD (UniSA); MCIM

• Marketing • E-learning

• Continuing Education

Dr CHOI Kwok To, Maurice

BSSc, PhD (HKBU)

• Online Dating • Love and Intimacy • Gender Studies • New Media • Methodology

Dr POON Man Wai, Carol

BSocSc (Hons) (CityU of HK); MPhil (HKU);

PhD (Tohoku U)

• Media Portrayals of Gender, Race and Ethnicity • Comparative Study of Popular Cultures in Hong Kong

and Japan

• Globalization and Cultural Imperialism • Media Influence in Asia

• New Media, Innovation and Education

Dr SZETO Po Mee, Diana

BSc (Uni of NSW); MA (PolyU); MSc (City U of HK); DEd (Bristol U); PDGE (CU)

• Learning and teaching of mathematics and statistics

in ICT environments

• The development of students’ higher-order thinking

in learning mathematics and statistics

Areas of Resear ch Interest 31 Dr TANG Cheuck Wing, Andrew

BSc (Wales); MSc (Surrey); Med (Newcastle upon Tyne); PhD (HKU);

CPsychol (BPsS);

Health Psychologist (HCPC); Approved Supervisor (HKPCA)

• Applied Health Psychology • Counselling and Health Promotion

• Youth Wellness and Wholistic Development • Life and Death Education

• Parenting and Family Education

Dr TSANG Chun Yu, Benjamin

BA (Hons), MPhil, PhD (HKU)

• Imperial Chinese History • Chinese Culture

• Chinese Philosophy

Dr WONG Hiu Yan, Joey

BSSc (Hons), MSocSc (Merit), PhD (HKBU)

• Movie Industry and Popular Culture of China, Hong

Kong and Singapore

• History and culture of comics in East Asia • Fashion and Consumption in History • Hong Kong Studies

• Modern and Contemporary China • Family Enterprise

Dr WOO Chak Kei, Jacqueline

BA (University of Notre Dame); MA (New York University); PhD (CUHK)

• Sociology of Education

• International and Comparative Education • School Choice

• Education Reform in Hong Kong and Modern China • Research Methods (Qualitative)

Dr XIA Wenjing, Crease

MA, PhD (PolyU)

• Fashion Design • Art and Design

Dr YEUNG Hang Mee, Po

BSc (CUHK); MPhil (HKU); PhD (HKU)

• Human anatomy and physiology • Biological science

• Food and nutrition • Sports management

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Appendix 1

Regulations for the Research Degrees

(PhD/MPhil and other Doctoral Degrees)

1 General

1.1 These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 of the Regulations for the Award of Postgraduate Degrees.

1.2 In these regulations definitions shall apply as in the Regulations for the Award of Postgraduate Degrees and in the Interpretation Section of the Academic Rules and Regulations.

2 Research Degrees Committee

2.1 The Research Degrees Committee (referred to in these Regulations as ‘the RDC’) shall

approve applications for and oversee the progress of all students registered on the programme as required in these regulations. Terms of Reference of the RDC are available in Appendix 6.

3 Entry Requirements

3.1 Entry requirements of the research degrees are given in page 5 of the Guidebook.

3.2 An applicant shall satisfy the RDC that he/she has sufficient command of the language (normally Chinese or English) in which the course of study and research is to be undertaken and in which the thesis is to be presented. At the time of admission, the RDC shall stipulate whether the thesis is to be presented in Chinese or English.

3.3 No applicant who is already a candidate for a degree at this or another institution may be admitted to the programme, unless the express permission of the RDC is obtained.

4 The Award of PhD/MPhil and other Doctoral Degrees

4.1 To be eligible for the award of the PhD/MPhil and other doctoral degrees, a student shall: 4.1.1 comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of

Status; and

4.1.2 comply with the Regulations for the Award of Postgraduate Degrees.

4.2 The RDC may approve or prescribe special conditions for any applicant, including undertaking a preliminary course of study and/or performing satisfactorily in an examination, oral or written, either before the date of commencement, or during the period of, the programme of study and research.

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4.3 The RDC shall determine the date of commencement of study. For the PhD and MPhil programme, the date shall normally be on the first day of a calendar month after the date of approval of the application by the RDC and after payment of all fees due. For other research degree programmes involving coursework, the date of commencement of study shall normally be the term commencement date.

4.4 Submission of the thesis for examination shall normally be no less than two and no

more than five years after a student’s first registration for the thesis of the above research

degrees. Any period outside the range should require the approval of the RDC.

4.5 The period of study and research from admission to the programme to the satisfactory completion of the thesis shall normally be no more than six years for MPhil and eight years for the doctoral degrees.

4.6 A registered student shall follow under supervision a prescribed programme of study and research for the specified period in a field approved by the RDC.

4.7 A registered student may not register or enroll for any other degree of the University or of any other institution during the period of study and research, unless the express permission of the RDC is obtained.

4.8 The Senate may, on the recommendation of the RDC, terminate the registration of any student at any time on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance or of failure to comply with these Regulations by the student.

4.9 A registered student who wishes to be examined for the degree shall give notice, as specified by the University, of the intention to present a thesis. The student shall be required to attend an oral examination, and present the thesis in the form prescribed by the University, and it shall become the property of the University. Consultation of the theses would follow the policies of the University.

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Appendix 2

Administrative Procedures for the Research Degrees

(PhD / MPhil and other Doctoral Degrees)

1 Admission

1.1 Pre-application inquiries will be directed by the Registry to the research degree contact person(s) in the relevant School. The contact person may in turn direct the prospective applicant to the potential supervisor who may be a member of the School or a member of staff in any other unit.

1.2 Applicants will be encouraged to submit their applications for admission to the research degree together with a brief research proposal, preferably after consulting the potential supervisor. Guidelines for the preparation of the research proposal may be given by the potential supervisor. Where the potential supervisor is not a staff member of a School, the applicant concerned will be required to seek an affiliation with a School with the support of the potential supervisor before submission of his/her application.

1.3 One set of formal applications received by the Registry will be forwarded to the relevant School. The School Research Degrees Committee (SRDC) will consider the applications and make recommendations to the RDC by forwarding the Application Summaries to the Secretary of the RDC after completing the sections relating to the nomination of a supervisor(s), recommendation of the Dean/potential supervisor, decision of the SRDC and other remarks, if any. Terms of Reference of the SRDC are available in Appendix 7.

1.4 The RDC will consider the SRDC’s recommendations with respect to all applicants. On the basis of the RDC’s decisions, the Registry will issue letters of offer of admission or

rejection. Letters of offer of admission will include the language in which the thesis is to be presented.

1.5 The RDC’s decisions on admissions/rejections will be reported to the Senate.

1.6 Where the applicants are prima facie not eligible for admission, or where admission is sought on the strength of professional qualifications or other scholarly achievements, Schools recommending admission should provide supporting reasons together with any

evidence relating to the applicants’ suitability for pursuing research studies.

1.7 Applications will normally be considered in batches four times a year—February, May, August and November.

2 Special conditions

2.1 The RDC, upon recommendation from the SRDC, may approve or prescribe special conditions for any applicant, including undertaking a preliminary course of study and/ or performing satisfactorily in an examination, oral or written, either before the date of commencement, or during the period of, the programme of study and research.

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2.2 Schools should also consider carefully any conditions they attach to offers of admission to ensure fairness to the candidates in terms of the impact such conditions may have on the duration of their candidature.

2.3 Offers so made will be reported to the Senate.

3 Termination of Registration

3.1 The Principal Research Supervisor may recommend to the RDC, through the relevant

SRDC, termination of registration of any student due to lack of progress of the student’s

studies and research or failure to comply with the Regulations.

3.2 The RDC will consider the recommendation and, if appropriate, request the Senate to terminate registration. The Registry will issue a notice of termination to the student concerned in accordance with the decision of the Senate.

3.3 A student who wishes to appeal against the decision of the Senate to terminate registration shall do so in writing to the Registrar within 10 calendar days of the date of notice of termination.

3.4 The Registrar shall direct the appeal to the Dean of the School or, if the Dean is a supervisor, to a senior academic appointed by the RDC for investigation. The appeal shall be considered only if there has been a material administrative error, or some other material irregularity. The Registrar will report the matter to the Senate for consideration

together with the Dean/Senate nominee’s recommendation. The decision of the Senate

shall be final.

4 Re-registration

4.1 A registered student shall, subject to the approval of the SRDC, re-register annually throughout the period of further study and research in accordance with arrangements prescribed by the Registrar.

4.2 A registered student may not register or enroll for any other degree of the University or of any other institution during the period of study and research, unless the express permission of the RDC is obtained.

4.3 The student shall be informed at the time of re-registration of the latest date for notification of intention to graduate in any year. Students who intend to graduate will need to serve notice by the stipulated deadline.

5 Period of Study and Research

5.1 Submission of the thesis for examination shall normally be no less than two and no

more than five years after a student’s first registration for the thesis of the above research

degrees.

5.2 The period of study and research from admission to the programme to the satisfactory completion of the thesis shall normally be no more than six years for MPhil and eight years for the doctoral degrees.

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5.3 Any period outside the range prescribed in 5.1 and 5.2 above should require the approval of the RDC after taking into account the recommendation of the SRDC and the Principal Research Supervisor.

5.4 Applications for extending the maximum period or shortening the minimum period should be made by students with the support of the Principal Research Supervisor (endorsed by the relevant SRDC) to the RDC at least three months ahead of time. The RDC will consider such applications and decide on behalf of the Senate. Where an extension of the maximum period is permitted, the RDC will stipulate the final date after which extension of the period of study and research will not be permitted. Students will be informed of the outcome of their applications by the Registry.

5.5 Interruption of Candidature—applications for leave of absence should be submitted by the students to the Registrar. Approval for interruption of candidature would be granted on valid grounds.

6 Programme of Study and Research

6.1 Upon registration a student shall follow under supervision a prescribed programme of study and research for a specified period in a field approved by the RDC.

6.2 During the course of study and research, a student can apply to the RDC, with the support of the Principal Research Supervisor endorsed by the relevant SRDC, for a change of programme of study and research. The RDC will consider each application taking into account the recommendations of the SRDC and the Principal Research Supervisor. Students will be notified of the outcome of their applications by the Registry.

7 Supervision

7.1 At the time of registration, the RDC shall appoint a full-time member of the academic staff, or another member of staff approved by the Senate for this purpose, as the Principal Research Supervisor of the student.

7.2 The RDC may in addition appoint an Associate Research Supervisor in connection with the student.

7.3 In the case that the supervisor(s) nominated is/are not (a) full-time member(s) of academic staff, the RDC will forward the nomination to the Senate for approval together with its recommendation.

7.4 Where the Principal Research Supervisor is absent from the University for a period of three months or more, the RDC may make alternative arrangements for the period of absence.

7.5 The duties of the Supervisor(s) are set out clearly in Appendix 5─Research Degree Supervision: A Code of Practice.

7.6 It shall be the responsibility of the student to report regularly to the Principal Research Supervisor and the Associate Research Supervisor, if any.

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7.7 A student will be required to submit an interim report (IR) by the end of the tenth month

of each year of the student’s period of study and research based on which an assessment

of the student will be made by the Principal Research Supervisor.

7.8 The Principal Research Supervisor shall present to the RDC through the SRDC in which the programme of study and research is being conducted not later than the eleventh

month of each year of the student’s period of study and research a progress report (PR) on the student’s work during the previous year and a recommendation on whether the

student should be permitted to re-register. The student shall be given the opportunity to comment on the PR.

7.9 Three months before the PR is due, the Secretary of the RDC will remind the student and the appropriate Principal Research Supervisor of the due date for the IR and PR respectively. The student should submit two copies of the IR directly to the Principal Research Supervisor who should inform the Secretary, RDC.

7.10 The SRDC will consider the IR in conjunction with the recommendations of the Principal Research Supervisor in the PR and make appropriate recommendations to the RDC on the

annual progress of candidates by the end of the twelfth month of the student’s period of

study and research.

7.11 The Principal Research Supervisor need not wait for an annual Progress Report if he/

she wishes to recommend termination of studies due to lack of progress of a candidate’s

studies and research. Any recommendation for termination should be submitted to the RDC via the SRDC.

7.12 RDC’s recommendations for progression will be conveyed to the students by the Registry

when a report will also be made to the Senate. Any recommendation for termination will be submitted to the Senate for approval.

8 Place of Study and Research

8.1 A candidate may, subject to the recommendation by the Principal Research Supervisor, undertake all or part of the programme of study and research elsewhere than at the University provided that:

8.1.1 the place where the study and research is to be conducted is considered appropriate by the RDC;

8.1.2 the Principal Research Supervisor is able to effect proper control of the student’s

study and research.

9 Presentation of Thesis

9.1 A registered student who wishes to be examined for the research degree shall give notice to the Registrar of his/her intention to present a thesis and shall at the same time indicate the proposed title of the thesis, which shall be subject to the approval of the RDC via the SRDC, and submit a short summary of 200-300 words of its proposed contents. The notice shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any.

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9.2 A registered student shall give notice of the intended presentation of a thesis at least three months in advance of the intended date of presentation.

9.3 A registered student may present a thesis only after the expiry of the minimum period of the submission of the thesis for examination.

9.4 A student who anticipates that the thesis cannot be submitted by the expiry of the maximum period of the submission of the thesis for examination should apply for extension of the period at least three months in advance. The application should be submitted via the Principal Research Supervisor (endorsed by the relevant SRDC) who will fill in his/her recommendations. The RDC will consider such applications and decide on behalf of the Senate. The RDC will stipulate the final date after which presentation of the thesis will not be permitted.

9.5 On receipt of notice of intention to present a thesis, the Registrar shall request the Principal Research Supervisor to complete a certificate on whether the thesis is prima facie worthy of examination. The Principal Research Supervisor may so confirm in writing or dissociate himself/herself from the thesis. The Principal Research Supervisor will also be requested to certify that the student has complied with any conditions laid down at registration or re-registration. The Registry will then inform the Dean and arrange for the thesis to be examined.

9.6 Having given proper notice, a student shall subsequently submit to the Registrar four unbound copies of a thesis embodying the results of the study and research undertaken

during the programme. For this purpose, ‘unbound’ means that the pages need not be

bound with a hard cover, but must be fastened in a manner which is secure and in which the pages will not detach. The thesis shall include:

9.6.1 a certificate from the Principal Research Supervisor to the effect that the thesis is prima facie worthy of examination;

9.6.2 a short abstract of 200-300 words summarizing the contents of the thesis;

9.6.3 a certificate signed by the student to the effect that the thesis embodies the results of the programme of study and research, has been composed by him/herself and has not been presented for a higher degree or any other award to any other institution.

9.7 Each copy of the thesis presented shall be in the form prescribed in the Guidelines for the Format of Theses (Appendix 3).

10 Contents of Thesis

10.1 A student may not present, as the main content of the thesis, work previously accepted for a degree or other award of the University or any other institution, but may incorporate such work or material in the thesis if he/she specifies the work or material which has been so incorporated.

10.2 If any of the work presented has been carried out in collaboration with another person, the student should state clearly and fully the extent of the collaboration, and shall clearly identify in the thesis the parts of the thesis which are not the result of his/her own work.

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10.3 The thesis shall include a detailed statement of the sources of information which the student has made use of in the preparation of the thesis, the extent to which they have been used and the nature of the use made of them. Where written material directly attributable to others has been incorporated, this shall be specified in the statement.

11 Appointment of Examiners

11.1 After the candidate has given notice of his/her intention to present a thesis, the RDC, on the recommendation of the SRDC shall appoint an Award Committee. The Award Committee should be chaired by the Dean of the School (except where the Dean is Principal Research Supervisor, in which case, a senior academic shall be appointed as Chair by the RDC) in which the programme has been offered and consist of at least three examiners nominated by the School, including two internal examiners one of whom shall

be the candidate’s Principal Research Supervisor, and one external examiner who has had

no supervisory relationship with the student. If the appointed External Examiner is based overseas and cannot attend the oral examination, an additional examiner appointed locally may be appointed to act for the External Examiner on that occasion.

11.2 The School should also identify the subject area of research of the student and the proposed thesis title for inclusion in the award certificate.

12 Examination

12.1 The Examiners shall consider the thesis presented by the student.

12.2 Each Examiner shall submit a preliminary report on the thesis to the Award Committee Chairman, through the Registrar, within approximately 4 to 6 weeks in normal circumstances, upon receipt of the thesis.

12.3 The Examiners shall normally jointly examine the student orally on the subject of the thesis and on the area of study within which the thesis falls.

12.4 The Examiners may at their discretion require a student to present him/herself for a written or practical examination or other test.

12.5 After the Examiners’ reports on the thesis are received, the Registry will arrange an

oral examination for the student. The oral examination can take the form of telephone conferencing or tele-conferencing, where possible, if the External Examiner is overseas and no local examiner has been appointed in place of the External Examiner for the purpose of the examination. The Award Committee will meet and the student may be required to amend the thesis.

13 Report of the Award Committee

13.1 After the examination has been completed, the Award Committee shall report to the RDC via the SRDC.

13.2 If the Examiners are unanimous in their recommendation, the Award Committee’s report

will be given to the SRDC, which will make a recommendation on the examination results to the RDC for approval.