Statistics | CityU GE Guide

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Last update at Sep 21, 2021 15:18

Hot Courses

Courses with most comments.

Code	Title	# Comments
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	70
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	41
GE1101	Chinese Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective	38
GE1129	Creative Photography	37
GE1102	Cinema: East and West	34
GE1104	Chinese Cultural Canons and Their Modern Application	29
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	26

Code	Title	# Comments
GE1205	Green Economics	101
GE1202	Managing Your Personal Finance	92
GE2221	Violence and Crime	84
GE2203	Psychology for Young Professionals	76
GE1204	Living with the Unexpected and Unknown in Modern Society	74
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	59
GE2232	Knowing Ourselves Better in Work and Life	48

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	43
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	42
GE1342	Light: from Double Rainbows to Optical Fibers	42
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	37
GE1350	Essential Mathematics in Daily Life	36
GE2311	Technology and Society	32
GE1301	Climate Change and Extreme Weather	32
GE1308	Energy: Today and Tomorrow	32

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	3.7360
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	3.5833
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.5635
GE2134	Critical and Creative Thinking	3.5618
GE1101	Chinese Cultural Heritage in Modern Perspective	3.5332
GE2129	Psychology for Young Professionals	3.5013
GE2128	The Sounds of the World's Languages	3.4998
GE2101	Rational Thinking and Creative Ideas	3.4907
GE1125	Architecture and Space in Chinese Culture	3.4884
GE2112	Vampire, Monsters and Teen Demons: Representations of the Dark Side of the Mind in Literature and Popular Culture	3.4781

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE1223	Public Health Communication	3.5874
GE3202	Citizen Journalism and Civil Society	3.5758
GE2260	Introduction to Finance	3.5427
GE2225	Media and Consumption: Food and Fashion in Everyday Life	3.5305
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	3.5221
GE2239	Food: Culture, Science and Society	3.4999
GE2240	Sustainable Development in China and its Global Impact	3.4999
GE3206	China in World Affairs	3.4948
GE1214	Citizens and Criminal Justice	3.4927
GE2229	Uncovering the Global Economy through News	3.4923

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2329	Green Buildings: Discovery and Innovations	3.7322
GE2318	From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Science	3.7052
GE2316	Computing Snapshot, Today and Tomorrow	3.6345
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	3.6002
GE2313	Global IT Case Studies	3.5891
GE1339	Wireless Connectivity in Modern Society	3.5837
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.5590
GE1340	Materials, Civilization and Modern Development	3.5349
GE2322	The Nobel Spirit	3.5332
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5317

Bad Grade Courses

First 10 courses with average grade below B.

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE2109	Love, Sex, and Relationships: Psychological Perspectives	2.9987

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE3204	Business and Hong Kong Society	2.9998
GE2205	Lifestyle Diversity & Choices	2.9954
GE2211	Sexuality, Culture and Diversity	2.7523

Code	Title	Avg. Grade Point
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.6456
GE2338	Internet Applications and Security	2.5401

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	1.9999
GE2134	Critical and Creative Thinking	2.1425
GE1134	Movies and Psychology	2.2397
GE1129	Creative Photography	2.2764
GE1118	Philosophy Goes to the Movies	2.3330
GE1102	Cinema: East and West	2.3862
GE2125	The Bible: Its History, Literature, and Influence	2.4115
GE1109	Values and Justice in the Contemporary World	2.4164
GE2132	Discovering the Dynamics of Contemporary Cities and Architecture in China	2.4440
GE1128	Music for Film	2.4569

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1214	Citizens and Criminal Justice	2.1959
GE1205	Green Economics	2.2882
GE2223	Interpersonal Skills and Positive Personal Development	2.3042
GE2221	Violence and Crime	2.3935
GE1226	Youth in a Changing Society	2.4442
GE2260	Introduction to Finance	2.4994
GE2231	Business, Media and Society	2.5553
GE1210	Celebrity and Scandals: Contemporary Issues in Hong Kong Popular Culture	2.5830
GE1219	Smart Auditing for a Better Life	2.5906
GE1222	Accounting in Everyday Life	2.6490

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1326	Common Accidents in Modern Day City Life - Inevitable? Preventable?	1.7871
GE2314	Construction As One of the Founding Stones of Modern Hong Kong	1.8301
GE2311	Technology and Society	2.0950
GE1305	Everyday Physics: Its Impact on You and Society	2.1426
GE2315	Security and Privacy in the Information Age	2.1699
GE2323	Mobile Social Networks: Practices, Challenges, and Beyond	2.1815
GE1306	Urban Development and Construction - from the Past to the Future	2.1996
GE2310	Introduction to Kanyu for the Built Environment	2.2140
GE2333	The Science of Cosmetics	2.2170
GE2305	Astronomy - The Sky and Us	2.2367

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	3.7498
GE2127	Computer-Aided Visual Design & Electronic Arts - Programming with Image, Audio, Animation & Interaction	3.4071
GE2113	Reading Colonialism and The Modern Experience	3.3525
GE1126	Law for Smart Consumers	3.3178

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE2226	Ageing Society: Hong Kong and Beyond	3.7497
GE1208	Communication and Teamwork	3.7366
GE2210	China: A Socio-Political Transformation	3.6953
GE1217	Competition and Cooperation in Diverse Contexts	3.4733
GE2204	Business Ethics and Society	3.3749
GE2220	Sustainable Business: Doing Good Business While Doing Good	3.3332
GE1206	Accelerating Professional Growth on the Web	3.3238
GE2202	Globalization and Business	3.3178
GE2230	Revolutionary Shifts in Global Business Practices	3.3040
GE2247	Social Innovation and Entrepreneurial Venture Exploration (SIEVE)	3.3040

Code	Title	Avg. Workload
GE1352	How Your Brain Works	3.6664
GE1319	Interdisciplinary Research for Smart Professionals	3.5905
GE1307	Appreciation of Built Heritage	3.4997
GE2317	Integrating Green Energy into Society	3.4779
GE1302	The Science of Art	3.4542
GE1322	Brain Machine Interface: Technology, Culture, and Society	3.4542
GE1304	Visual Expression and Communication	3.3446

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.