Integrating Academic and Mentoring Support for the Development of First-year Chemical Engineering Students in Hong Kong

Authors

  • Edmond I. Ko The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Ying Chau The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Abstract

An academic and professional development course has been introduced to help first-year chemical engineering students to deal proactively with the transition from secondary school to university and to develop professional skills. The course uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as a personality model to facilitate skills development and many reflective exercises to encourage students to become self-regulated learners. An attempt has also been made to build a learning community among new and senior students by integrating the course with the department’s peer mentoring program.

Author Biographies

Edmond I. Ko, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Edmond I. Ko is an adjunct professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, all in chemical engineering. His research interests are in heterogeneous catalysis and engineering education.

Ying Chau, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Ying Chau is an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She received her B.S. in agricultural and biological engineering from Cornell University, M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research interests are in drug delivery systems, biomaterials, and bionanotechnology.

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Published

2010-01-01

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 1 (2010): Winter 2010

Section

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