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Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
CA 8028 Strategies for Planning & Construction (Semester A 2019/2020)
Course Outlines
(Subject to changes as necessary)
The Form 2B, which contains the full description of the course, is available at
http://bccw.cityu.edu.hk/main/wp_program_course_form2b.asp
Lecture Materials (e.g., PPT
Date Lecture/Seminar Lecturer
file on Canvas or textbook)
18/9/2019
(14:00‐17:50) Introduction to Research CW LIM
(Rm. 3614, LI Bldg)
25/9/2019 Assignment/ Coursework:
Introduction to research concerning
(14:00‐17:50) Yi LU Students are required to
urban planning
(Rm. 3614, LI Bldg) prepare:
2/10/2019 Introduction to research on air pollution/ a) a poster; and
Alvin LAI/
(14:00‐17:50) Thermal comfort and energy b) 5‐minutes oral
Jane LU
(Rm. 3614, LI Bldg) performance of air conditioning systems presentation
9/10/2019 To present his/ her:
Performance‐based simulation for
(14:00‐17:50) Jin Yeu TSOU Preliminary research
building and urban design
(Rm. 3614, LI Bldg) theme & objectives
16/10/2019 Proposed approach &
Sensing in Construction Management/ Xiaowei LUO/
(14:00‐17:50) methodology for the
Building Information Modeling Jiayu CHEN
(Rm. 3614, LI Bldg) research
23/10/2019 Expected deliverables
Building Information Modelling / Jung‐In KIM/
(14:00‐17:50) Schedule of research
Construction Safety Ivan FUNG
(Rm. 3614, LI Bldg) works
29/10/2019
Case study‐based research for Xin LI/
(11:00‐14:50)
architecture and planning Louie SIEH
(Rm. 1301, LI Bldg)
Submission of an A2‐sized Poster to the ACE Dept. (Rm. B6322, 6/F, Blue Zone, Yeung Kin Man Academic
Building) by 5:00pm on 6 Nov 2019.
7/11/2019
(18:00‐22:00) Machine learning of spatial data Yu WANG
(Rm. 6‐212, LAU Bldg)
Paul LAM/
11/11/2019
SM LO/
(11:00‐14:50) Student Oral Presentation
(LT‐18, YEUNG Bldg)
Xiaoqiao HE/ Student Presentation
Xiaowei LUO (5 minutes for each
Paul LAM/ student, expected to
18/11/2019
SM LO/ prepare 5‐8 slides)
(11:00‐14:50) Student Oral Presentation
(LT‐18, YEUNG Bldg)
Xiaoqiao HE/
Xiaowei LUO
Staff involved:
Course Leader: Dr. Xiaowei LUO
Teaching Staff:
Tel: 3442 2971 Fax: 3442 0427 E‐mail: xiaowluo@cityu.edu.hk
Assessments:
Coursework: 100% (Poster submission 50%; Oral presentation 50%)
Assignment (assessment weighting) Date for issue Date for submission Remarks
Poster submission (50%) 6 Nov 2019
In‐class presentation (50%) 13 & 20 Nov 2019
Penalties for late/non‐ submission
Failure to submit assessment tasks on time / Non‐ Penalties
submission
Late within 5 working days Deduction of 20% of the total mark assigned to that
assignment component
Late for more than 5 working days No marks being awarded to that assignment
component
Non‐submission No marks being awarded to that assignment
component
Working days refer to Mondays to Fridays, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Coursework: 100 %
Where courses offered by CA Department are assessed by a combination of coursework and examination,
students must attain the minimum pass grade, in equivalence, a “D”/“P” grade or above, in both coursework
and examination in order to pass the courses as a whole. The following Grade Definitions in the City University
Academic Regulations shall apply.
Letter Grade Grade
Grade Point Definitions
A+ 4.3 Strong evidence of original thinking; good organization, capacity to
A 4.0 Excellent analyse and synthesize; superior grasp of subject matter; evidence of
A‐ 3.7 extensive knowledge base.
B+ 3.3 Evidence of grasp of subject, some evidence of critical capacity and
B 3.0 Good analytic ability; reasonable understanding of issues; evidence of
B‐ 2.7 familiarity with literature.
C+ 2.3 Student who is profiting from the university experience; understanding
C 2.0 Adequate of the subject; ability to develop solutions to simple problems in the
C‐ 1.7 material.
Sufficient familiarity with the subject matter to enable the student to
D 1.0 Marginal
progress without repeating the course.
Little evidence of familiarity with the subject matter; weakness in
F 0.0 Failure
critical and analytic skills; limited, or irrelevant use of literature.
"Pass" in a pass‐fail course. Courses to be graded on a pass‐fail basis
P Pass for a programme are specifically identified under the programme in
the course catalogue.
Date: 17 Oct 2019