ACE Mentorship
Background
In order to support CityU’s Discovery-enriched Curriculum (DEC) and better prepare the students to practise the profession of surveying in the industry, an Industrial Mentoring Scheme (IMS) has been developed by the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE), CityU. Under the scheme, experienced surveyors from the industry will take up the role of mentors and the students are able to discover the professional surveying practices through the guidance and advice from the industrial mentors.
Scope of Mentorship
Selected ACE students will be assigned to a mentor when he/she commences his/her third-year study under the four years curriculum. Each mentor should take care of the student until he/she has completed his/her surveying major. Therefore, each mentor will have a maximum of two students at the same time (i.e. one no. of third-year student and one no. of fourth-year student). In addition, a personal tutor, normally a member of the ACE teaching staff, will also be assigned to provide advice to each of the students.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
The aim of this DEC-IMS is to enrich the students’ learning at CityU by providing a platform for communication and experience sharing between experienced and future surveyors. This will assist the students to discover the profession of surveying through the support and encouragement of the mentor-student-personal tutor arrangement.
Upon successful completion of the scheme, the students will be able to:
ILO1: Discover the professional surveying practices
ILO2: Develop a learning log and apply the same knowledge in future
ILO3: relate theory to current practices
ILO4: Get prepared for a career in surveying
ILO5: Explore the construction industry with the assistance of the mentors
Programmes
IMS is a two-year scheme that covers four mentoring periods:
| Month | Mentoring Period | Persons Involved | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Briefing session | Personal tutors & students | Announcement of mentor allocation results and distribution of mentors’ information to students |
| Sep - Jan | Mentoring period 1 (Semester A of the 3rd year- study) |
Mentors & students | Time & location of each mentoring session to be arranged by mentors & students |
| Feb - May | Mentoring period 2 (Semester B of the 3rd year-study) |
Mentors & students | Time & location of each mentoring session to be arranged by mentors & students |
| Jun - Aug | Summer term | Mentors & students | No mentoring period but mentors and students can arrange meeting by themselves if necessary |
| Sep - Jan | Mentoring period 3 (Semester A of the 4th year study) |
Mentors & students | Time & location of each mentoring session to be arranged by mentors & students |
| Feb - May | Mentoring period 4 (Semester B of the 4th year study) |
Mentors & students | Time & location of each mentoring session to be arranged by mentors & students |
| On or before 31 May | Submission of IMS final report | Students | Submit the final report to the IMS coordinator |
- The anticipated commencement of the first mentoring period is September.
- Students should submit the learning log sheets to their personal tutor WITHIN ONE WEEK after each mentoring period.
- Non-submission of the IMS final report may affect student’s graduation.
Roles
The mentors and students are at liberty to arrange and prepare for the mentoring sessions. This will allow the mentors and students the flexibility to cater for their specific needs. The students are expected to take the initiative during the mentoring process as well as the responsibility for managing the mentoring relationship. Moreover, it is anticipated that the students should communicate with the mentors at least TWICE in each of mentoring periods.
Role of Mentors
- To respond to the students’ enquiries and to provide assistance concerning surveying practice in the course of their study
- To support and encourage the students for learning and personal development
- To provide advice and guidance to the students as appropriate
Role of Students
- To decide the intended outcomes for each of the mentoring sessions
- To make appointment with the mentors for each of the mentoring sessions and attend the sessions punctually
- To safeguard confidential information obtained from the mentors for academic purpose
- To participate the learning activities as stated in “Activities”
Role of Personal Tutors
- To provide support for the effective operation of the IMS (Surveying)
Activities
With reference to the ILOs, the following learning activities are proposed for the students to participate during the scheme:
| ILO No | Learning Activities |
|---|---|
| 1,4,5 | Arrangement of mentoring sessions |
| 1,3,5 | Visit of mentor’s work place |
| 3,4 | Organisation of events for mentor-student gathering |
| 2 | Submission of log book |
The students should complete the learning log sheet after each mentoring session and submit the same to their mentor and personal tutor within one week. All learning log sheets completed in four mentoring periods should be compiled and bound as a final report for submission to the IMS coordinator before the deadline as specified. The template of learning log sheet can be downloaded in the website.
The final report includes, but is not limited to the following sections:
- Brief summary of benefits gained from the IMS
- Schedule of meetings with mentor during the past four mentoring periods
- Mentor’s/student’s recommendations to improve the IMS
- Appendices (all learning log sheets sent to mentor and personal tutor)
Download
This information sheet can be used to record the information of mentor, student and personal tutor. Please do not disclose the information to any people not involved in IMS.
This learning log sheet should be completed by the students after each mentoring session. The completed log sheet should be sent by the students to their mentor and personal tutor within one week.
Enquiry
Should you have any enquiries on this scheme or require further information, please contact:
- Dr. Daisy Yeung (Surveying Major Leader)
Tel : (852)3442 9348
E-mail : bcdaisyy@cityu.edu.hk - Dr. Calvin Keung (IMS Coordinator)
Tel: (852)3442 2382
E-mail: cwkeung@cityu.edu.hk
Enquiries
Department of ACE, CityU
Suite 405,
Festival Walk Office Tower,
80 Tat Chee Avenue,
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong