Statistics | CityU GE Guide

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Last update at May 25, 2020 15:18

Hot Courses

Courses with most comments.

Code	Title	# Comments
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	68
GE2129	Psychology for Young Professionals	65
GE1110	Exploring Contemporary Art	52
GE2101	Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas	44
GE4102	Video Game: History, Industry, Society, and Creativity	38
GE1102	Cinema: East and West	34
GE1129	Creative Photography	30
GE1101	Chinese Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective	30
GE1104	Chinese Cultural Canons and Their Modern Application	29
GE1112	Chán Culture and Contemporary Society	26

Code	Title	# Comments
GE1205	Green Economics	93
GE1202	Managing Your Personal Finance	83
GE2221	Violence and Crime	82
GE2203	Psychology for Young Professionals	75
GE1204	Living with the Unexpected and Unknown in Modern Society	71
GE2204	Business Ethics and Society	69
GE1206	Accelerating Professional Growth on the Web	61
GE2213	Understanding Uncertainty and Statistical Reasoning	60
GE2223	Interpersonal Skills and Positive Personal Development	49
GE1222	Accounting in Everyday Life	47

Code	Title	# Comments
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	90
GE2305	Astronomy - The Sky and Us	65
GE2314	Construction As One of the Founding Stones of Modern Hong Kong	42
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	40
GE1342	Light: from Double Rainbows to Optical Fibers	38
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	36
GE1308	Energy: Today and Tomorrow	32
GE1350	Essential Mathematics in Daily Life	30
GE1301	Climate Change and Extreme Weather	29
GE2313	Global IT Case Studies	27

Good Grade Courses

First 10 courses with average grade greater than or equal to B+.

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2127	Computer-Aided Visual Design & Electronic Arts - Programming with Image, Audio, Animation & Interaction	3.7303
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	3.5954
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.5565
GE1101	Chinese Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective	3.5361
GE1125	Architecture and Space in Chinese Culture	3.5018
GE2129	Psychology for Young Professionals	3.4926
GE2128	The Sounds of the World's Languages	3.4888
GE2101	Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas	3.4879
GE1105	Chinese Music Appreciation	3.4863
GE2133	The Life and Times of the English Language	3.4857

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE1223	Public Health Communication	3.5985
GE3202	Citizen Journalism and Civil Society	3.5705
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	3.5354
GE2225	Media and Consumption: Food and Fashion in Everyday Life	3.5262
GE2239	Food: Culture, Science and Society	3.5072
GE2240	Sustainable Development in China and its Global Impact	3.5022
GE2260	Introduction to Finance	3.4956
GE2229	Uncovering the Global Economy through News	3.4883
GE2258	Introduction to Economics	3.4602
GE1205	Green Economics	3.4535

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2329	Green Buildings: Discovery and Innovations	3.7084
GE1354	Introduction to Electronic Design	3.6786
GE2318	From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Science	3.6670
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	3.6229
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	3.5987
GE1339	Wireless Connectivity in Modern Society	3.5957
GE2313	Global IT Case Studies	3.5850
GE1340	Materials, Civilization and Modern Development	3.5272
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5247
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.5164

Bad Grade Courses

First 10 courses with average grade below B.

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	2.9711

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2205	Lifestyle Diversity & Choices	2.9884
GE3204	Business and Hong Kong Society	2.9880
GE2211	Sexuality, Culture and Diversity	2.7889

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.5889
GE2338	Internet Applications and Security	1.5514

Low Workload Courses

First 10 courses with average workload level greater than or equal to 2.7.

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE2101	Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas	2.0004
GE1134	Movies and Psychology	2.2407
GE1118	Philosophy Goes to the Movies	2.3342
GE2134	Critical and Creative Thinking	2.3345
GE1129	Creative Photography	2.3505
GE2125	The Bible: Its History, Literature, and Influence	2.3756
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	2.3829
GE1102	Cinema: East and West	2.3868
GE1137	Movies and Psychology	2.4386
GE1128	Music for Film	2.4577

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1214	Citizens and Criminal Justice	2.0429
GE1205	Green Economics	2.3011
GE2223	Interpersonal Skills and Positive Personal Development	2.3054
GE2221	Violence and Crime	2.3698
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	2.4770
GE2260	Introduction to Finance	2.5399
GE2231	Business, Media and Society	2.5562
GE1210	Celebrity and Scandals: Contemporary Issues in Hong Kong Popular Culture	2.5841
GE1219	Smart Auditing for a Better Life	2.5918
GE1222	Accounting in Everyday Life	2.6494

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	1.8048
GE2314	Construction As One of the Founding Stones of Modern Hong Kong	1.8080
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.0943
GE2311	Technology and Society	2.1626
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	2.1702
GE2323	Mobile Social Networks: Practices, Challenges, and Beyond	2.1823
GE1306	Urban Development and Construction - from the Past to the Future	2.2009
GE2310	Introduction to Kanyu for the Built Environment	2.2149
GE2333	The Science of Cosmetics	2.2281
GE2302	Forensics & Modern Society	2.2390

High Workload Courses

First 10 courses with average workload level smaller than or equal to 3.3.

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1112	Chán Culture and Contemporary Society	3.7505
GE2127	Computer-Aided Visual Design & Electronic Arts - Programming with Image, Audio, Animation & Interaction	3.4081
GE2113	Reading Colonialism and The Modern Experience	3.3540
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.3190

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1208	Communication and Teamwork	3.7373
GE2210	China: A Socio-Political Transformation	3.6964
GE2226	Ageing Society: Hong Kong and Beyond	3.6827
GE1217	Competition and Cooperation in Diverse Contexts	3.4746
GE2204	Business Ethics and Society	3.3673
GE2220	Sustainable Business: Doing Good Business While Doing Good	3.3408
GE1206	Accelerating Professional Growth on the Web	3.3242
GE2202	Globalization and Business	3.3190
GE2230	Revolutionary Shifts in Global Business Practices	3.3051
GE2247	Social Innovation and Entrepreneurial Venture Exploration (SIEVE)	3.3051

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE2338	Internet Applications and Security	3.8443
GE1352	How Your Brain Works	3.6007
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5917
GE1307	Appreciation of Built Heritage	3.5007
GE2317	Integrating Green Energy into Society	3.4790
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.4770
GE1302	The Science of Art	3.4554
GE1304	Visual Expression and Communication	3.3757

About Average Grade Point and Average Workload Level

The formula for calculating the average grade point and average workload level gives a Bayesian average:

$Bayesian average equation in LaTeX: \frac{Cm+Rv}{m+v}$

Where:

C: arithmetic mean of grade point / workload level across all Area 1-3 GE courses
v: number of comments for that course
m: minimum number of comments required to be listed (now is 10)
R: arithmetic mean of grade point / workload level for that course

The average grade point ranges between 0 to 4.3. The average workload level ranges between 1 to 5, where 1 for very light while 5 for very heavy.