Statistics | CityU GE Guide

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Last update at Oct 31, 2020 03:18

Hot Courses

Courses with most comments.

Code	Title	# Comments
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	68
GE2129	Psychology for Young Professionals	66
GE1110	Exploring Contemporary Art	52
GE2101	Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas	44
GE4102	Video Game: History, Industry, Society, and Creativity	38
GE1129	Creative Photography	35
GE1102	Cinema: East and West	34
GE1101	Chinese Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective	34
GE1104	Chinese Cultural Canons and Their Modern Application	29
GE1112	Chán Culture and Contemporary Society	26

Code	Title	# Comments
GE1205	Green Economics	97
GE1202	Managing Your Personal Finance	89
GE2221	Violence and Crime	82
GE2203	Psychology for Young Professionals	75
GE1204	Living with the Unexpected and Unknown in Modern Society	72
GE2204	Business Ethics and Society	70
GE1206	Accelerating Professional Growth on the Web	61
GE2213	Understanding Uncertainty and Statistical Reasoning	60
GE2223	Interpersonal Skills and Positive Personal Development	52
GE2232	Knowing Ourselves Better in Work and Life	47

Code	Title	# Comments
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	90
GE2305	Astronomy - The Sky and Us	66
GE2314	Construction As One of the Founding Stones of Modern Hong Kong	42
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	41
GE1342	Light: from Double Rainbows to Optical Fibers	41
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	37
GE1350	Essential Mathematics in Daily Life	35
GE1308	Energy: Today and Tomorrow	32
GE1301	Climate Change and Extreme Weather	30
GE2311	Technology and Society	28

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	3.7357
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	3.5830
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.5631
GE1101	Chinese Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective	3.5134
GE2134	Critical and Creative Thinking	3.5111
GE1125	Architecture and Space in Chinese Culture	3.5076
GE2129	Psychology for Young Professionals	3.5012
GE2128	The Sounds of the World's Languages	3.4992
GE1105	Chinese Music Appreciation	3.4919
GE2101	Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas	3.4906

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE1223	Public Health Communication	3.6023
GE3202	Citizen Journalism and Civil Society	3.5755
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	3.5396
GE2225	Media and Consumption: Food and Fashion in Everyday Life	3.5303
GE2239	Food: Culture, Science and Society	3.5233
GE2260	Introduction to Finance	3.5068
GE2240	Sustainable Development in China and its Global Impact	3.4995
GE2258	Introduction to Economics	3.4931
GE2229	Uncovering the Global Economy through News	3.4920
GE1214	Citizens and Criminal Justice	3.4822

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2329	Green Buildings: Discovery and Innovations	3.7134
GE2318	From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Science	3.6997
GE1354	Introduction to Electronic Design	3.6959
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	3.6331
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	3.6002
GE2313	Global IT Case Studies	3.5889
GE1339	Wireless Connectivity in Modern Society	3.5835
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.5586
GE1340	Materials, Civilization and Modern Development	3.5344
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5313

Bad Grade Courses

First 10 courses with average grade below B.

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	2.9729

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE3204	Business and Hong Kong Society	2.9991
GE2205	Lifestyle Diversity & Choices	2.9950
GE2211	Sexuality, Culture and Diversity	2.8045

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.6149
GE2338	Internet Applications and Security	2.5399

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	1.9991
GE2134	Critical and Creative Thinking	2.1735
GE1134	Movies and Psychology	2.2380
GE1129	Creative Photography	2.2878
GE1118	Philosophy Goes to the Movies	2.3309
GE1102	Cinema: East and West	2.3852
GE2125	The Bible: Its History, Literature, and Influence	2.4103
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	2.4152
GE1137	Movies and Psychology	2.4343
GE2132	Discovering the Dynamics of Contemporary Cities and Architecture in China	2.4416

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1214	Citizens and Criminal Justice	2.1590
GE1205	Green Economics	2.2892
GE2223	Interpersonal Skills and Positive Personal Development	2.3056
GE2221	Violence and Crime	2.3690
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	2.3979
GE2260	Introduction to Finance	2.5346
GE2231	Business, Media and Society	2.5537
GE1210	Celebrity and Scandals: Contemporary Issues in Hong Kong Popular Culture	2.5812
GE1219	Smart Auditing for a Better Life	2.5886
GE1222	Accounting in Everyday Life	2.6482

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	1.7861
GE2314	Construction As One of the Founding Stones of Modern Hong Kong	1.8067
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.0590
GE2311	Technology and Society	2.1566
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	2.1695
GE2323	Mobile Social Networks: Practices, Challenges, and Beyond	2.1802
GE1306	Urban Development and Construction - from the Past to the Future	2.1975
GE2310	Introduction to Kanyu for the Built Environment	2.2125
GE2333	The Science of Cosmetics	2.2152
GE2302	Forensics & Modern Society	2.2357

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	3.7486
GE2127	Computer-Aided Visual Design & Electronic Arts - Programming with Image, Audio, Animation & Interaction	3.4055
GE2113	Reading Colonialism and The Modern Experience	3.3500
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.3159

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE2226	Ageing Society: Hong Kong and Beyond	3.7369
GE1208	Communication and Teamwork	3.7355
GE2210	China: A Socio-Political Transformation	3.6934
GE1217	Competition and Cooperation in Diverse Contexts	3.4710
GE2204	Business Ethics and Society	3.3743
GE2220	Sustainable Business: Doing Good Business While Doing Good	3.3394
GE1206	Accelerating Professional Growth on the Web	3.3232
GE2202	Globalization and Business	3.3159
GE2230	Revolutionary Shifts in Global Business Practices	3.3021
GE2247	Social Innovation and Entrepreneurial Venture Exploration (SIEVE)	3.3021

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5886
GE1352	How Your Brain Works	3.5316
GE1307	Appreciation of Built Heritage	3.4980
GE2317	Integrating Green Energy into Society	3.4761
GE1302	The Science of Art	3.4522
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.4522
GE1304	Visual Expression and Communication	3.3442

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.