Enrichment Program for Biology Students

Project Overview
Project Title	Enrichment Program for Biology Students
Project Leader	Dr Ice WP Ko
School / Dept	SSCI / BIOL
Project Duration	Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
Project Description	This was a service learning project jointly organized by the Department of Biology of HKUST and the Hong Kong Wetland Park (HKWP) to cultivate students' commitment to community services. The objectives of the project were to enhance the students’ overall interest in environmental conservation, enable the students to connect what they learned from our environmental courses to the real-life situation, provide a chance for the students to make contribution in protecting our local environment, and enhance the students’ communication skills through their service.
Project Outcome	Adapting an innovative service learning approach, a 6-month Enrichment Program was designed for Biology undergraduates. Twelve students were selected and received a 2-day training from the Hong Kong Wetland Park to enhance their knowledge in environmental conservation in particular that about wetlands. Through this Program, the students became familiarized with the facilities and the environment of HKWP. After training, the students served as ecotour guides and exhibition interpreters at HKWetland Park.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Progress Report Final Report
Adaptation	Adaptation from Stimulating Student Learning through Community Engagement: fieldwork participation as learning process

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