Statistics | CityU GE Guide

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Last update at Nov 22, 2019 03:18

Hot Courses

Courses with most comments.

Code	Title	# Comments
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	67
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	33
GE1104	Chinese Cultural Canons and Their Modern Application	29
GE1112	Chán Culture and Contemporary Society	26
GE2117	Eat, Drink, Man, Woman: Cultural Identity of Koreans	25
GE1114	Women's Lives in Chinese History	25

Code	Title	# Comments
GE1205	Green Economics	90
GE1202	Managing Your Personal Finance	82
GE2221	Violence and Crime	81
GE2203	Psychology for Young Professionals	75
GE1204	Living with the Unexpected and Unknown in Modern Society	70
GE2204	Business Ethics and Society	68
GE1206	Accelerating Professional Growth on the Web	61
GE2213	Understanding Uncertainty and Statistical Reasoning	59
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	41
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	40
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	36
GE1308	Energy: Today and Tomorrow	32
GE1342	Light: from Double Rainbows to Optical Fibers	31
GE1301	Climate Change and Extreme Weather	28
GE1350	Essential Mathematics in Daily Life	28
GE2311	Technology and Society	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	3.7383
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	3.6309
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.5663
GE1101	Chinese Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective	3.5417
GE1137	Movies and Psychology	3.5123
GE1125	Architecture and Space in Chinese Culture	3.5104
GE2128	The Sounds of the World's Languages	3.5043
GE2133	The Life and Times of the English Language	3.4978
GE2134	Critical and Creative Thinking	3.4973
GE2129	Psychology for Young Professionals	3.4955

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE1223	Public Health Communication	3.6042
GE3202	Citizen Journalism and Civil Society	3.5779
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	3.5457
GE2225	Media and Consumption: Food and Fashion in Everyday Life	3.5322
GE2239	Food: Culture, Science and Society	3.5180
GE2240	Sustainable Development in China and its Global Impact	3.5130
GE2229	Uncovering the Global Economy through News	3.4939
GE1205	Green Economics	3.4765
GE2253	Real Estate Development: Principles and Process	3.4624
GE1220	Enhancing Your Service Leadership for the 21st Century	3.4589

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2329	Green Buildings: Discovery and Innovations	3.7159
GE1354	Introduction to Electronic Design	3.6744
GE2318	From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Science	3.6738
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	3.6272
GE1339	Wireless Connectivity in Modern Society	3.6164
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	3.6009
GE2313	Global IT Case Studies	3.5908
GE1340	Materials, Civilization and Modern Development	3.5380
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5345
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.5267

Bad Grade Courses

First 10 courses with average grade below B.

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	2.9645

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2205	Lifestyle Diversity & Choices	2.9982
GE2211	Sexuality, Culture and Diversity	2.7942

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2338	Internet Applications and Security	2.8975
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.5956

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	1.9986
GE1134	Movies and Psychology	2.2468
GE1102	Cinema: East and West	2.3238
GE2134	Critical and Creative Thinking	2.3283
GE1118	Philosophy Goes to the Movies	2.3298
GE2125	The Bible: Its History, Literature, and Influence	2.3726
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	2.4492
GE1129	Creative Photography	2.4522
GE1128	Music for Film	2.4550
GE1105	Chinese Music Appreciation	2.4971

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1214	Citizens and Criminal Justice	2.0409
GE2223	Interpersonal Skills and Positive Personal Development	2.3038
GE1205	Green Economics	2.3093
GE2221	Violence and Crime	2.3618
GE2227	Preservation and Revitalization of Buildings with Heritage Value inside City Environments	2.3936
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	2.4726
GE2231	Business, Media and Society	2.5528
GE2260	Introduction to Finance	2.5771
GE1210	Celebrity and Scandals: Contemporary Issues in Hong Kong Popular Culture	2.5802
GE1219	Smart Auditing for a Better Life	2.5875

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE2314	Construction As One of the Founding Stones of Modern Hong Kong	1.7829
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	1.8027
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.0914
GE2311	Technology and Society	2.1601
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	2.1692
GE2323	Mobile Social Networks: Practices, Challenges, and Beyond	2.1795
GE1306	Urban Development and Construction - from the Past to the Future	2.1962
GE2310	Introduction to Kanyu for the Built Environment	2.2116
GE2333	The Science of Cosmetics	2.2239
GE2307	Science, Fiction and the Supernatural	2.2345

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	3.7479
GE2127	Computer-Aided Visual Design & Electronic Arts - Programming with Image, Audio, Animation & Interaction	3.4046
GE2113	Reading Colonialism and The Modern Experience	3.3485
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.3148

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1208	Communication and Teamwork	3.7348
GE2210	China: A Socio-Political Transformation	3.6924
GE2226	Ageing Society: Hong Kong and Beyond	3.6784
GE1217	Competition and Cooperation in Diverse Contexts	3.4697
GE2204	Business Ethics and Society	3.3452
GE2220	Sustainable Business: Doing Good Business While Doing Good	3.3388
GE1206	Accelerating Professional Growth on the Web	3.3229
GE2202	Globalization and Business	3.3148
GE2230	Revolutionary Shifts in Global Business Practices	3.3148
GE2247	Social Innovation and Entrepreneurial Venture Exploration (SIEVE)	3.3011

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5875
GE1352	How Your Brain Works	3.5185
GE1307	Appreciation of Built Heritage	3.4971
GE2317	Integrating Green Energy into Society	3.4750
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.4726
GE1302	The Science of Art	3.4511
GE1304	Visual Expression and Communication	3.3719

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.