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Graduating
classes whose block practice/teaching practice has been interrupted,
including FT PGDE(P), FT PGDE(S), CE(ECE), CE(P), CE(S), ACTE and
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The
period of block practice/teaching practice will be extended for
two weeks for all named programmes except that of ACTE which
will be changed from 31 March ¡V 17 May 2003 to 22 April ¡V 24 May
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Students
should resume block practice/teaching practice following the resumption
schedules of the placement schools, that is on 22 April 2003 or
on a date as advised by the school or the Education and Manpower
Bureau. Students should ignore the Institute¡¦s Easter break and
follow the placement schools¡¦ schedules. Similarly, staff members
are expected to conduct FE supervision even though some may fall
within the Institute¡¦s Easter break. |
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If
students cannot gain continued access to their placement schools,
the respective FE coordinators will be responsible to make alternative
arrangements on the principle that no students will be disadvantaged
unduly. |
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The
deadlines for submission of assignments, the end of semester 2 and
the start of the revision/examination period will be correspondingly
deferred for two weeks (one week for ACTE). |
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Non-graduating
classes of pre-service programmes whose block practice/teaching
practice has been interrupted, including Yrs 2 & 3 of 4-Yr BEd(P)/4-Yr
BEd(S), Yr 2 of CE(ECE), and 2PC1, 3PC2, 2SC1 and 3SC2 |
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If
students¡¦ block practice/teaching practice counts towards award
classification, they will be given a pending grade. Attempts will
be made to arrange make-up block practice and related supervision
in the following year. |
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If
students¡¦ block practice/teaching practice does not count towards
award classification, there will not be any arrangements to make-up
for the loss in block practice/teaching practice. However, for those
students without any supervision visits yet for the entire block
practice, their Field Experience Coordinators will make alternative
arrangements, e.g. micro-teaching for students to demonstrate their
ability. |
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The
teaching schedules, other remaining programme activities and the
revision/examination period will remain unchanged since these students
have only missed some block practice/teaching practice but no Institute
classes. |
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Classes
of mixed mode programmes whose block practice/teaching practice
has been interrupted |
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The
block practice/teaching practice of those mixed mode programmes
which finishes before end of May will be extended to the end of
May 2003. |
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The
deadlines for submission of assignments, the end of semester 2 and
the start of the revision/examination period will be correspondingly
deferred for one week. |
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Classes
of programmes that have missed Institute classes only, including |
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graduating classes of 4-Yr BEd(P) and Add-on BEd(P); |
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classes of part-time/mixed mode programmes; and |
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non-graduating
classes of pre-service programmes, including Yr 1 of 4-Yr BEd(P)/
4-Yr BEd(S)/Add-on BEd(P)/CE(ECE), and Yrs 1 & 2 of BEd(L). |
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The
loss of teaching weeks in the Institute (i.e. 29 March ¡V 13 April
2003) will be made up by an extension of semester 2 for one week
plus individual independent studies. |
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The
deadlines for submission of assignments and the start of the revision/examination
period will be correspondingly deferred for one week (for Yr 1 of
4-Yr BEd(P) the revision/examination period will remain unchanged). |
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Classes
of all 16-week in-service language courses |
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The
end of programmes will remain unchanged, in view of the fact that
the end date affects the language immersion programmes following
it and the sponsoring schools¡¦ appointment of supply teachers. The
loss of teaching weeks in the Institute will be made up by appropriate
means such as individual independent studies, or lengthened teaching
hours. |
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Classes
of 5-week full-time block release course |
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The
end of the course will remain unchanged, in view of the fact that
the end date affects the sponsoring schools¡¦ appointment of supply
teachers. The loss of teaching weeks in the Institute will be made
up during the Easter break of the Institute i.e. 22-26 April 2003. |
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| (VII) |
General
points applicable to all programmes |
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In general the Institute Easter break will be maintained except
for those classes that are undergoing block practice/teaching practice
in accordance with the schedules of the placement schools. However,
Programme Teams will have the discretion to adjust the Easter break
to suit the programme requirements. |
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The
Programme Teams will revise the schedules for the programme activities
following the guidelines outlined above and consult the Deans (of
the programme) for any variations. The revised schedules will be
announced to staff and students as soon as possible. |
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The
Module Lecturers will revise the deadlines for submission of assignments
following the guidelines outlined above. If they feel that the suspension
of block practice/teaching practice/Institute classes have no impact
on the assignments they can keep the original deadlines consulting
the Head of Department or the Programme Team as appropriate. In
all cases the Module Lecturers should inform the students if the
deadlines have been changed or otherwise. |
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Students
should make their own rational judgment regarding their state of
health and report to the Field Experience Coordinators of the respective
Schools/Programmes, whenever they have cause for concerns. |
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In
the period between 14- 22 April 2003, students who are on block
practice/teaching practice but awaiting placement schools to re-open,
are expected to prepare for their field experience and follow the
specific requirements/announcements of their respective Programmes.
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Students
whose attachment activities have been interrupted should follow
the announcements of individual Programmes regarding make-up arrangements.
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Changes
in field experience (block practice/teaching practice) arrangements
will be communicated by the respective Programme Teams to their
placement schools. |
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The
revision/examination period of some programmes may be shortened
in order to minimize any delay in the dates of Boards of Examiners
(BOE) meetings that will endorse assessment results and graduation
status. The timetables for examinations that are administered centrally
are being revised and so are the schedules for grade submission/release
of provisional assessment results/BOE meeting dates. The finalized
timetables and schedules will be announced in due course. |
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The
Registry will follow its standing practice to issue a ¡§Statement
of Results¡¨ to each graduating student as soon as students¡¦ assessment
results are confirmed by the BOEs to facilitate their employment
applications. |
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