Award
The Leadership and Intrapersonal Development Programme (LIPD), including this subject and other three leadership subjects, wins the Gold Award in Nurturing Wellbeing & Purpose category in the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards 2021 for its success in building up important positive attributes and competencies among university students and enabling them to pursue continual self-improvement, enhance their wellbeing, and contribute to society.
In 2018, the Leadership and Intrapersonal Development (LIPD) Team of APSS has been honoured with the 2018 University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award in recognition of the remarkable contributions to teaching and learning in offering the leadership subjects including the above.
The subject received the Bronze Award for the category of social enterprise in the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards 2016 for creating a pedagogical approach to ethical leadership that acknowledges that the intrapersonal competencies are as pertinent as the hard skills that enable successful leadership.
Objectives
The objectives of the subject are to enable students to:
- understand the core attributes of service leaders in terms of competence,character,and caring disposition;
- apply the core components of service leadership and professional strengths through the engagement of community-based service activities;
- demonstrate self-leadership and develop self-awareness of sharing and empathy with others and the community;
- reflect on their service leadership qualities, particularly intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies.
Service Targets
Students will be required to provide care and service in one of the following service settings:
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Subject Code
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Offering Semester
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Service Settings
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Service Location
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Service Targets
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APSS2S09
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S12& S23
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Heep Hong Society
協康會
http://www.heephong.org/
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Hong Kong
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Children and adolescents with special educational needs
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Society of Boys’ Centres
香港扶幼會
http://www.sbc.org.hk/
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Children and adolescents with social and emotional problems
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Wharf’s Project WeCan
學校起動計劃
http://www.projectwecan.org/zh/
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Less-privileged secondary school students
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S12
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田家炳沙湖綠洲小學
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Shaoguan
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Less privileged primary school students
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S23
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Xi’an Jiaotong University西安交通大學
http://www.xjtu.edu.cn/
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Xi’an
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Children and adolescents with special needs (e.g., migrant children, left-behind children, live in poverty, children with emotional and behavioral problems etc.)
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Sichuan University四川大學
http://www.scu.edu.cn/
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Chengdu
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APSS2S09S
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S3
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濟南天橋區五柳島小學
http://www.tianqiao.gov.cn/art/2022/7/11/art_19353_4810558.html
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Jinan
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Children/adolescents experiencing social and/or economic disadvantage
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銀川市興慶區第32小學
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Yinchuan
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Less privileged primary school students
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Service-Learning Project
Students are divided into small groups according to their disciplines and interests to plan for and implement a service project. Students are required to utilize their knowledge and skills of this subject as well as their disciplines in service planning. The tentative schedule for direct service delivery and type of services are listed below for reference:
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Subject Code
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Offering Semester
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Location
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Tentative Schedule for Direct Service
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Type of Services
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APSS2S09
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S12 & S23
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Hong Kong
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*Throughout 2- Semester (Serving on some weekends or weeknights may be expected)
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Develop and implement programmes to help children and adolescents to better manage their emotions, strengthen their self-esteem, nurture positive and healthy identities, improve their interpersonal skills, etc.
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S23
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Shaoguan
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#Around 10 days (tentatively in early Jan)
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S23
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Xi’an or Chengdu
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#Around 10 days in summer term (tentatively between late June and early July)
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APSS2S09S
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S3
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Jinan and Yinchuan
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#Around 10 days in summer term (tentatively in mid July)
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Tentative Schedule
The tentative schedule for APSS2S09 (2-semester subject) is as below:
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1stTerm
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- E-learning through Blackboard
- Preparatory Lectures, Seminars and Workshops
- Service Planning and Preparation
- Direct Service Delivery*#
- On-going Reflective Journals
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2ndTerm
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- Direct Service Delivery*#
- Post-service Workshops and Group Presentation
- On-going Reflective Journals
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The tentative schedule for APSS2S09S (1-semester subject) is as below:
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Summer Term
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- E-learning through Blackboard
- Preparatory Lectures, Seminars and Workshops
- Service Planning and Preparation
- Direct Service Delivery*#
- Post-service Workshops and Group Presentation
- On-going Reflective Journals
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*Actual schedule depends on agency needs, instructor’s plan and discussion with students.
#Actual schedule for direct service delivery in Mainland China depends on the arrangement of the collaborative partners and will be announced by the instructors in due course.
Outbound Trips and Fees
Students taking the subject with direct services conducted in Mainland China are required to pay an outbound activity fee, HK$1,000∆ for Shaoguan or HK$1,500∆ for Xi’an,Chengdu Jinan or Yichuan, (subject to revision) to cover part of the expenses such as accommodation, meals, transportation and other expenses for the outbound trips despite the availability of financial support from the University. Students must settle the outbound activity fee one week after the debit note is issued or by the deadline set by the subject teachers. If there is any reason that leads to a subject withdrawal or late drop, please note that the outbound activity fee will not be refunded and the students might need to be responsible for related expenses.
∆ applicable to students taking the first SL/CAR subject with a non- local project
Awards and Scholarship
In 2024-25, the top student taking the subject in Hong Kong (S12 or S23) with local services will receive “Outstanding Performance Awards”. Each will receive an iPad and an award certificate. On the other hand, there are totally 5 quota of scholarship at HK$5,000 each to be awarded by Wofoo Foundation for students taking the subject in Xian, Chengdu, Jinan and Yichuan.
Eligibility
Full-time undergraduate students are eligible to take the subject. Students enrolling the subject with direct services in Mainland China should possess intermediate level of Putonghua for effective delivery of services. (Special consideration can be given to international students who are not fluent in Putonghua)
Pre-requisite Requirement
Nil
Enquiry
URLs
[Click here for subject syllabus]
