ACKNOWLEDGMENT
FOREWORD
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Lectures
Seminars and oral presentations
Discussion topics
Workshops
Case studies and other exercises
Written assignments
Visiting speakers
Individual supervision
Feedback
Handouts
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Physical Format
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APPENDIX I
Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
APPENDIX II
Table of Required Courses, Credit Units and Assessment
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Acknowledgements
Sections from the following documents have been used in the preparation of this
handbook:
Academic Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Rules on Academic Honesty
Regulations on Tuition Fees
Should there is any discrepancy between the information contained in this Handbook
and the information on the University website, the latter prevails.
Foreword
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Special induction activities help students to develop their study skills. The
MAPPM Year 1 Residential provides opportunities for intensive experiential
learning and may be held in Singapore, Mainland China, the Macau SAR, or some
other jurisdiction suitable for comparative study.
In their second year of study part-time students proceed to more specialised
courses in Comparative Public Policy and International Public Management. Corecourses include:
Electives are:
EITHER:
OR:
c. your proposed methods and your rationale for the study. The rationale
should also include a short literature review.
Full-time students: may apply to undertake a Dissertation, but must submit a
formal Dissertation Proposal of 2,000 words in early Semester A and this will
then be subject to the approval of the Dissertation Team.
Registering in Courses:
For students following the normal part-time mode, the department will pre-register
courses for you. However, if you are taking fewer or more courses than normal in
any semester, you will need to register / de-register yourself using the add / drop
form from the e-portal. Please check carefully the dates in each semester by
which you must complete the add / drop procedures. The department will not
remind you of these and if you fail to drop a course(s) in time, you will still
need to pay the credit unit fees.
Appendix 1
MA in Public Policy & Management (Indicative Study Plan for Part-time Students)
YEAR ONE
Semester A
YEAR TWO
Break
SA5101 Theories of
Government & Public
Administration
(3 CU)
SA5401 Values & Choice in
Public & Social Policy
(3 CU)
Semester B
Summer
Semester A
Break
Semester B
SA5301 Managing
Organizations & People
(2 CU)
SA6201 Comparative Public
Policy
(3 CU)
(3 CU)
SA6202 Evidence-based
Policy Issues &
Evaluation
(3 CU)
SA6303 Comparative
Public Sector
Management
(3 CU)
Appendix 2
Break
Semester B
SA5101 Theories of
Government & Public
Administration
(3 CU)
SA5301 Managing
Organizations &
People
(2 CU)
SA5601 Policy
Processes & Analysis
(2 CU)
SA6201 Comparative
Public Policy
(3 CU)
SA6101 International
Public Management
(3 CU)
SA6302 Public
Budgeting & the
Management of
Financial Resources
(2 CU)
SA5801 MAPPM Year
1 Residential
(4 CU)
SA6903 MAPPM Dissertation (6 CU)
OR BOTH
SA6202 Evidence-based
Policy Issues &
Evaluation
(3 CU)
Total CU = 30 credits
SA6303 Comparative
Public Sector
Management
(3 CU)
Summer
SA6603 Applied
Research Methods
Workshops
(2 CU)
Credit Transfer
One important feature of a credit unit system is that it makes it easier to give you
credit for work you have done outside the University. If you have taken equivalent
courses at the same level (i.e. Masters Degree or higher) at another university or
college, or have a professional qualification of similar academic standing, you may
be granted credit transfer for an equivalent course in your City University
programme
At least half of the credit units required for your award at City University of Hong
Kong, however, must be earned by the successful completion of courses in the
MAPPM.
Credit units earned outside the university and counted toward a City University
award do not count in the calculation of a students GPA, except where special
arrangements have been made.
For some students, credit transfers are arranged before they are admitted to the
University and may be built into their programme entry requirements. Others may
claim credit transfer after they have been admitted. This, however, must be done in
the first semester and before the deadline set by the University.
If you think you can claim credit transfer, please apply through e-portal (click
AIMS, select Student Record, My Applications, then Credit Transfer) and submit
with official transcripts or certified true copies and other documentation (e.g.
syllabus) in support of the application. Submit your application by post or in
person at the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Service Counter,
together with the original receipt of the required fees payment (if any).
Applications without complete supporting documentation and the receipt for fees
will not be considered.
For new students admitted in 2012-13, applications should be submitted
before 31 August 2012.
Course Title
Level
Unit
Worth
Semester
SA5101
P5
SA5301
P5
SA5401
P5
SA5601
P5
SA5801
P5
Break
SA6101
P6
SA6201
P6
SA6202
P6
SA6302
P6
SA6303
P6
SA6603
P6
Summer
SA6903
MAPPM Dissertation
P6
3 Semesters
Combined mode: Local students taking programmes in the combined mode can attend
either full-time (12-18 credit units per semester) or part-time (no more than 11 credit
units per semester) in different semesters without seeking approval from the
University. Non-local students must normally maintain the required credit load for
their full-time or part-time studies throughout the programme and any changes will
require prior approval from the University.
To obtain the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management, you must
gain 24 credits and successfully pass all the core, non-elective taught courses.
To obtain the Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management, you must gain 30
credits and complete either SA6903 MAPPM Dissertation (6 credits) OR both
SA6202 Evidence-based Policy Issues & Evaluation (3 credits) AND SA6303
Comparative Public Sector Management (3 credits)
examine critically major theories about the state, the role of government and the
nature of public administration, public management and governance;
discover the theoretical and practical issues underpinning current trends whereby
public administration is being reformulated in terms of public management and/or
good governance;
evaluate the similarities and differences in the roles and management of, and
interactions between, the public, private and non-governmental sectors;
apply the theories of government, governance and public administration/ management
to analyse the quality of governance in Hong Kong;
enable students to analyse public administration/management issues in Hong Kong
with reference to their historical, political, economic and social environments, and to
recommend possible approaches for resolving the problems.
examine the rationale and the context of the study of public policy;
analyse the relationship between the state, society and public policy;
assess policy capacity in Hong Kong;
discuss the concept of globalization and its consequences on public policy;
develop ideas about the relationship between values and the normative basis of public
policy;
examine, compare and evaluate different moral principles and ethical theories shaping
public policy and service delivery;
enable students to develop their ideas about the moral basis of public policy making in
Hong Kong.
examine major theories of policy process, models of policy making, and forms of
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policy analysis;
enable students to engage with the complexity and dynamics of public and social
policy;
discover how new ideas shape public policies; implementation;
apply the theories and models of policy making to the analysis policy cases in Hong
Kong; and
evaluate policy alternatives, both prospectively and retrospectively.
discover new knowledge about, and skills in: team management, development and
leadership; self-development; conflict resolution and negotiation; communication
with senior management, peers, subordinates, the public and media; policy-making in
contexts of disputed interpretations of the public interest;
critically examine and test theories and the application of knowledge and key
management skills to complex public management and policy problems;
develop teamworking roles and skills and enhance group bonding through
engagement in a variety of collaborative and competitive extended team-based
exercise;
examine comparatively and critically key governance, public policy and management
principles and practices in the jurisdiction being visited;
master the abilities required to conduct the background research, design,
implementation, on-site data collection, data analysis and final report writing and
presentation of a study comparing policy issues and public perceptions of a key policy
area in Hong Kong and the country being visited.
identify significant recent and current international trends and developments in public
management theories and practices;
examine the processes and related debates about the nature and impact of
globalization, internationalization, diffusion and transfer in public sector management
and reform;
illustrate and analyse the diversity, complexity and dynamics of public sector
management through the comparative study of key public management reforms in the
international arena and in the Asia-Pacific and European regions in particular;
recognize the importance, strengths and weaknesses of the activities of transnational
and regional organizations such as the World Bank, OECD, etc., in the development,
dissemination and evaluation of public management reforms;
encourage the development of the academic skills needed to locate, interpret,
organize, evaluate critically and discuss comparatively, both orally and in writing,
scholarly articles, factual information and official data relating to the development
and implementation of specific public management reforms in a variety of different
jurisdictions; and
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assist in developing the knowledge and skills required for managing change in public
organizations.
critically assess and synthesize the applicability of these theories for analyzing
public policy development in Southeast and East Asia in the context of an
increasingly pluralized world;
critically assess the research needs of policy makers, practitioners and decisionmakers;
appraise critically the research literature about bridging the gaps between
research, policy and practice;
introduce the key concepts and core issues in public budgeting and financial control;
detect the problems and shortfalls of traditional budgeting and the objectives of
budgeting and financial management reforms;
evaluate current trends in budgetary and financial management reforms, both locally
and internationally;
understand key issues in the public budgeting and financial management in Hong
Kong with a view to critically assessing them with the techniques introduced in this
class.
strengthen students abilities to discuss critically the chosen subject matter and
the principles being applied;
Lectures
Formal lectures will be used to provide a foundation of knowledge and ideas and
also to help clarify issues arising out of class discussions. Lectures may sometimes
precede and / or follow students presentations or other activities depending on the
learning objectives and the students needs. Please remember that you are
expected to take your own lecture notes and should not expect to be given any
handouts.
The success of the seminars as a learning experience depends heavily upon the
degree to which you and your peers prepare for the class and actively participate in
discussions. If you are giving an oral presentation - whether individually or with
other students - you will need to spend considerable time in planning, rehearsing
and ensuring that the length of your presentation matches the time available.
Overall, try to keep such presentations stimulating for the audience, focusing on
key issues and questions rather than simply summarising the literature. Use
teaching aids such as powerpoints, overhead projectors, whiteboards and handouts
when appropriate.
Discussion topics
Discussion topics are designed to stimulate questions and answers, debate and
close interaction between the students and lecturers.
Workshops
Workshops focus on analysing problems and issues in the practice of public policy
and management. Relationships between theory and practice are examined and you
will be expected to draw extensively upon examples from your own organizations
and work experience.
Written assignments
Throughout the programme you will be required to submit a variety of written
assignments and papers. These aim to demonstrate the degree to which you have
been able to assimilate the seminar and reading materials and to understand and
apply the main theories and concepts.
It is essential that essays and papers are written in a clear and organized manner.
They must always be properly referenced and students need to be aware that
academic dishonesty is a serious matter. Although any case of suspected
plagiarism will be dealt with in a thorough and fair manner, students need to be
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aware that, normally, even if they deny or claim forgetfulness or argue that only
one or two sentences have been copied without acknowledgement they will still be
held responsible for plagiarism. Further details of the academic conventions and
the preferred referencing system are given in Appendix I.
Warning
Should the Head of the course-offering department determine that there is prima
facie evidence of academic dishonesty, the case will be referred to the College
Academic Conduct Committee for a hearing. Students who are found to have
committed plagiarism could be subject to disciplinary actions, including being
expelled from the University with immediate effect.
All papers must be submitted on time via the blackboard system and will be
checked by the system for plagiarism. Assignments that are late and without
an extension approved by the course lecturer will be penalised and in some
cases failed outright. In some cases, including the dissertation, approved
extensions may incur both marking penalties and additional fees.
All CityU students are required to complete an online tutorial on academic
honesty and declare their understanding of it. New students who fail to
complete this requirement in the first semester of their enrolment in the
University will be prevented from receiving their course grades. For details,
please refer to the Rules on Academic Honesty available at
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/provost/academic_honesty/rules_on_academic_honesty.ht
m.
Visiting speakers
Visiting speakers provide opportunities for students to listen to, question and to
learn from practising managers and/or others possessing valuable expertise and
knowledge.
Individual supervision
Individual supervision is provided during the planning and progress of your
MAPPM Dissertation.
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Feedback
Both lecturers and students will be involved in giving each other feedback on
presentations and other aspects of the programme. Sometimes video technology
will be used to help provide feedback on presentations and exercises. If you have
questions about your performance in any assignment, please do speak with the
tutor or lecturer concerned.
Handouts
As an MAPPM student you should be taking your own notes and the lecturers
are NOT required to provide you with handouts. However, in some courses,
handouts may be made available, but this should not be regarded as routine.
Physical Format
Some Course Leaders/tutors may also require students to submit the assignments
in hard copy. Such hard copy must be identical to the soft copy submitted via the
Blackboard. The title of the assignment, together with the students name and
number, course name and code, and tutors name should appear on the front page.
Tutors have assignment boxes in the Department where the assignments can be
deposited.
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Course Grades
Course grades are approved by the Assessment Panel set up by the course-offering
department. At the meeting of the Assessment Panel, when a semester is over, the
Course Leader concerned will recommend grades for the class. Approved grades
will then be sent to the SGS for updating in the students academic record. No
grade is official until it is published in the students grade record via SGS.
NB: Where courses are assessed by both coursework and examinations,
students taking these courses are required to pass BOTH the coursework and
examination component (if applicable) to pass the course overall.
Extenuating Circumstances
If you failed to attend an examination, or your performance in the examination was
affected, or if you did not hand in coursework with an assessment weighting of
20% or above because you were ill or for other good reasons, the Assessment
Panel dealing with the course needs to know. As soon as possible, or at the latest
within five working days of the examination, or the scheduled date for
completing the assessment for the course, you must write to the relevant
Course Leaders and send a copy to the Programme Leader too. You are
required to complete a standard form to report the extenuating circumstances
and to attach any documents supporting your case. The duly completed form
and supporting documents must reach the Department within 5 working days
of the date of examination.
If the Assessment Panel accepts that extenuating circumstances affected your
performance, the Panel will give an I (incomplete) grade, or an X grade. The
incomplete grade means that you will get a chance to complete the assessment
within the period as prescribed by the Assessment Panel. If you are too ill, or there
are other circumstances that make it impossible to complete the course in time, the
Assessment Panel can assign an X grade, this allows you to drop the course and
register for it again as if for the first time.
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Grading of Courses
Courses are graded according to the following schedule:
Letter Grade Point
Grade
Grade Definitions
A+
4.3
4.0
A-
3.7
B+
3.3
3.0
B-
2.7
C+
2.3
2.0
C-
1.7
1.0
Marginal
0.0
Failure
Pass
Good
Operational Grades
IP
In Progress
Incomplete
Late Drop
AU
Audit
WD
Withdrawn
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Standing
Definitions
Good Standing
Academic
Warning
Probation
Academic
Suspension
Students who cannot benefit from course registration in the next semester may be
suspended for an approved period of not less than one semester. Academic
Suspension is designed to provide students with an opportunity to resolve the
problems that are preventing them making academic progress. On return from their
suspension, students may be given the opportunity for one additional course repeat
in each failed course to recover failure(s).
Classification of Awards
The University grants Masters Degree / Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate
Certificate awards with classifications based on CGPAs:
Classification
Distinction
Credit
Pass
CGPA
3.5 or above
3.2 3.49
2.0 3.19
In all cases of classification of awards, the CGPAs cited above are indicative. The
University has the right to make exceptions in the application of the indicative GPAs.
Students may be considered for an Interim Award for the Postgraduate Diploma in
Public Policy and Management if they need to exit the programme and are unable to
complete the MAPPM Dissertation OR both the Evidence-based Policy Issues &
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Leave of Absence
Students who are not able to pursue studies temporarily at the University have to
apply for leave of absence. Cases include, but are not limited to, students who do not
follow the indicative study plan in pursuing their students and encounter the problem
of having no course to take in a particular semester; students who fail a particular
course in their last semester of studies and require re-taking that course in the next
course offering semester.
Students applying for leave of absence should submit an application via AIMS.
Students should state the intended period of absence and the intended resumption date.
The time of the approved leave of absence will not be less than one full semester, and
cannot be accumulated to more than two calendar years. Each application for leave of
absence will be considered and approved by the Head of Department on a case-bycase basis.
Applications for leave of absence should be made before the end of the course
add/drop period in a semester/term. Students will receive a notification, in the form of a
letter, indicating the status of their application.
Tuition Fees
The tuition fees of CityU programmes are charged as variable fees according to
the number of credit units taken in each semester / term. For details, please refer
to
the
Regulations
on
Tuition
Fees
available
at
http://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/student/TPg//regulation/tuitionfees
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Communication Channels
There are several channels of communication through which students can access
information and express their concerns and opinions.
Academic Staff
Course Lecturers and Tutors endeavour to assist students with matters relating to
their programme of study. The Programme Leader provides the same kind of
assistance for all students in the programme, in addition to being active in
continuously monitoring the operation of the programme. The Head or relevant
Associate Heads of the Department also meet with students for the exchange of
information and ideas. Students are encouraged to provide feedback and comments
through the questionnaires administered in every semester.
Programme Committee
The Programme Committee plays a very important role in maintaining the quality
of the programme to ensure the attainment of its aims and objectives. The
membership of the Programme Committee includes the Head/Associate Heads of
the Department, Programme Leader and other academic staff members appointed
by the Head of the Department. One student from each year of the programme is
elected to represent their respective classes. An alternate representative can also be
elected and may normally attend the Programme Committee meetings as well. The
Programme Committee is a valuable channel of communication between students
and the Department. Student representatives are able to express opinions and voice
concerns which are considered by the Committee. The Committee normally meets
once every semester.
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e-mail address
Dissertation Elective
Coordinator
Dr.Lina Vyas
Promotions &
Admissions Tutor
General Office
The General Office of the Department of Public and Social Administration is
located in B7302, Academic Building 1. The office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., Monday to Friday. It will be closed on all Saturdays, Sundays and Public
Holidays.
Students may be informed by their tutors to collect their marked assignments from
the General Office. In this case, students should bring along their student I.D. card
and collect their own marked assignments from the General Office during the
office hours, within two weeks of being informed.
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APPENDIX I
Students who commit an act of academic dishonesty which jeopardizes the integrity of
the learning and assessment process may be charged and be liable to disciplinary
actions. The following are examples of dishonest behavior with respect to academic
work.
Plagiarism, i.e., the use of another persons work or ideas without indicating
clearly the original source of that work or those ideas;
Submission for assessment of material that is not the students own work;
Misrepresentation of a piece of group work as the students own individual work;
Collusion, i.e., obtaining assistance in doing work which is meant to be solely the
students own work;
Unauthorized access to an examination or test paper;
Communicating unauthorized information during assessment including
examination;
Use of fabricated data that is claimed to be original data, or the use of data copied
or obtained by unfair means;
Impersonating another student at a test or an examination or allowing oneself to be
impersonated.
Students are expected to present their own work, give proper acknowledgement of
others work, and honestly report findings obtained from research activities. Students
are required to act truthfully and honestly in academic pursuits. Students who are
found to have violated the principle of academic honesty will be subject to academic
disciplinary actions.
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is one particular form of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism means to use
another persons idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 2003). The nature of the source does not
matter. It may be a book, an article, a dissertation, a Government report, a table from
the Internet, a memorandum, or simply another students assignment or even teaching
material distributed to students. The source may also be graphics, computer
programmes, photographs, video and audio recordings or other non-textual material. It
does not matter whether the source has been published or not.
Written work must be presented in a proper manner and must adhere to academic
conventions concerning the use of quotations and references. All work that is
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submitted will be assessed on these grounds. The source must be indicated at the exact
place the ideas are being used. For examples, if a set of ideas are being sourced from
an author and these form a substantial part of a paragraph a student is writing, then the
reference must come at the beginning of the paragraph and be made in such a way that
the reader is clear the ideas given in paragraph come from the initial source cited. The
reference cannot be vague and it cannot simply be included as a reference at the end of
the assignment. More details on references are given in a later section of this
document.
According to Martin (1984:183-184), there are several kinds of plagiarism.
a.
Word-for-word plagiarism
The most obvious and provable plagiarism occurs when someone copies phrases
or passages out of a published work without using quotation marks, without
acknowledging the source, or both. This can be called word-for-word plagiarism.
b. Paraphrasing plagiarism
When only some of the words are changed, the result can be called paraphrasing
plagiarism.
c.
d. Authorship plagiarism
More general than this is plagiarism of ideas, in which an original thought from
another is used but without any dependence on the words or form of the source.
e.
Finally there is the blunt case of putting ones name to someone elses work,
which might be called plagiarism of authorship.
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How to do Referencing
There are two ways to acknowledge the work of other writers, by direct quotation and
by paraphrase.
a.
Direct quotations
For a sizeable chunk (around 30 words or more)
Indent the quotation (about five spaces from the left margin).
Start on a new line.
Use ellipsis () to indicate omission.
No quotation marks are required.
For smaller amounts, incorporate the quotation into the text and use quotation marks.
b. Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing is when the writer of a paper takes points that have been made by
another author, and summarizes them by putting them into his or her own words.
Quotation marks are not used. However it is essential that the source of the
original material and ideas is given.
Referencing Styles
Different disciplines and forms of publication use different conventions for
punctuation, grammar, presentation, and citing the work of others. You should adopt a
style and use it consistently. SA encourages all students to adopt the Harvard
system of referencing, as laid out below.
In the Harvard style (sometimes called an author-date system), a reference (or
citation) is made up of two parts: a short reference in the text of the document placed
within parenthesis and a fuller reference given at the end of the document. The
function of the in-text reference -- is to give the reader information that will allow him
or her to quickly locate the source in the References list at the end.
If you use this system consistently and accurately whenever you make use of another
authors ideas or use his or her words, you will never be accused of plagiarism.
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Citation
(Cox 1997)
(M. Cox 1997)
(Cox 1997: 21)
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Journal
In print-with
continuous pagination:
May omit issue number
In print: Journal
without continuous
pagination: Include
issue number
In print: Journal that
uses issue numbers
only-no volume
numbers
Online-found through
a library database:
Include URL of main
entrance of service and
access date if required
Letter to Editor
Print Source
On the Web-found
using a library
database
Magazine Article
Magazine-weekly and
monthly: Weekly and
monthly usually cited
by date only, even if
there are issues and
volume numbers
available
Online-found through
a library database
Citation
Smith, J. L., and C. N. Farmer. 2004. Ways of
coping with obesity: A ten year study. Journal of
the American Medical Society 291: 389-399.
James, E. W. 2000. Obesity in American
schoolchildren: An epidemic. Journal of Nursing 48
(3): 26-44.
Smith, Jane. 2001. Obesity among adolescents: A
nationwide study. Journal of American Health, no.
12: 18-30.
Smith, Jane. 2001. Obesity among adolescents: A
nationwide study. Journal of American Health, no.
12: 18-30. http://www.epnet.com/ (accessed June
23, 2005)
Citation
More common to cite newspapers using
parenthetical references. For example: In her
letter to the editor (Baltimore Sun, May 20, 2003),
Melissa Jones stated that In this case, no citation
would be needed. Otherwise, the citation in the
reference list would be: Jones, Melissa. 2003.
Letter to the editor. Baltimore Sun, May 20, 2003.
Jones, Melissa. 2003. Letter to the editor. Baltimore
Sun, May 20, 2003. http://www.epnet.com/
(accessed June 23, 2004).
Citation
Elliott, Michael. 2001. Embracing the enemy is
good business. Time, August 8.
George, Rebecca. 2004. Lucy: Grandmother to
humanity. Smithsonian, September.
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Newspaper Article
In print-author known
In print-author
unknown
Online-found using a
library database
Online news
service/site
Website
Websites (Not online
news sites)
Websites, no author
known: Owner of site
may be used in place
of author
Citation
Epstein, Edward. 2005. Its that time again:
Lawmakers revisit daylight saving. San Francisco
Chronicle, April 9, 2005, final edition.
New York Times. 1995. Corporations adopt on site
nurseries. April 19.
Epstein, Edward. 2005. Its that time again:
Lawmakers revisit daylight saving. San Francisco
Chronicle, April 9, 2005, final edition.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/ (accessed May 16,
2005).
Sahadi, Jeanna. 2005. Bankruptcy bill passes in
House. CNN.com, April 14, 2005.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/Polit/house/bankr.html
(accessed May 24, 2005)
Citation
Sullivan, Danny. Boolean searching. Search Engine
Watch.
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/boolean/howto.
html (accessed 20 may 2003)
Buddhist
Instruction
Retreat.
Fundamental
Buddhism
explained.
http://www.fundamentalbuddhism.com/buddhism.ht
ml (accessed 21 may 2005)
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 2003. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Lingnan University. How to prepare citations using the author-date system,
http://www.ln.edu.hk/tran/info/authordate.html. (accessed 20 April 2006).
Martin, B. 1984. Plagiarism and responsibility. Journal of Tertiary Educational
Administration, 6, 183-190.
Martin, B. 1994. Plagiarism: a misplaced emphasis. Journal of Information Ethics,
3(2), 36-47.
Maryland University Libraries. 2006a. Academic Honesty and Plagiarism,
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APPENDIX II
SA5401
40 % Coursework; 60%
Exams.
SA5601
SA5801
SA6101
SA6201
100% Coursework.
SA6202
SA6302
SA6303
SA6603
100% Coursework.
SA6903
MAPPM Dissertation
100% Coursework.
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Notes:
1) Examinations are normally closed book and of 2-3 hours duration. Occasionally
Course Leaders may prescribe alternative formats.
2) Coursework can and will vary from course to course and from Semester to
Semester. Course Leaders will determine what kind(s) of coursework will be most
suitable for enhancing and testing learning outcomes. Types of coursework may
include written assignments and presentations, discussion topics, debates, oral and
written critiques of other students work, unseen in-class tests, and so forth. As
student participation is frequently an essential element of the learning process, to
pass, coursework may also require attaining a minimum level of attendance and
participation.
3) Information given in this appendix is for reference only. Students are advised to
refer to the course information available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgscat/current/catalogue_TP.htm?page=TP/TP_course_SA.htm for the most up-todate details.
SA/2/12/08/082
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