The Education University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
BSc
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The programme is designed to address the challenges of the educational transformation driven by the fourth industrial revolution and to meet the societal needs for qualified professionals in AI and educational technology to support the future development of schools, tertiary education, government and corporate sectors.
Program Aims
The program aims to:
- Provide students with fundamental knowledge and skills in artificial intelligence and educational technology;
- Develop students’ ability to apply knowledge of artificial intelligence and educational technology appropriate to teaching and learning;
- Build up students’ skills in using appropriate methods of artificial intelligence and educational technology to approach and solve real-world problems in educational contexts; and
- Equip students with the capacity to conduct and evaluate educational projects supported by the ethical use of artificial intelligence and educational technology.
- Major Core
- Major Electives
- Cross-Faculty Core Course
- Major Interdisciplinary Course
- Internship
- Final Year Project
- Honours Project / Capstone Project
- Second Major/ Minor(s) / Electives
- General Education
- Language Enhancement
Major Studies
- Introduction to Educational Technology
- Calculus
- Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving
- Fundamentals of Neural Networks
- Data Structures and Algorithms for Data Mining
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Introduction to Natural Language Processing
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Education
- Technologies in STEM and AI Education
- Digital Games and Learning in Educational Settings
- Deep Learning for Computer Vision and Education
- Applied Robotics with Applications to Special Education
- Designing STEM Activities with Integrated Engineering and Mathematics
Final Year Project
The Final Year Project (FYP) comprises of two courses:
- Honours Project I / Capstone Project I: Research Methods and Proposal
- Honours Project II: Research Report / Capstone Project II: Project Output
The FYP focuses on exposing students to essential knowledge and skills for conducting research or capstone projects.
Second Major / Minor(s) / Electives
Students can choose a wide range of courses offered by the University as a Second Major, Minor(s) and/or electives to suit their career aspirations and interests. Below are the options for students’ choice in the Electives domain (30 cps for Year 1 Admissions / 15 cps for Senior Year Admissions):
- Free electives
- Second Major (30 cps; only applicable to Year 1 Admissions)
- One / two Minors (15 cps for each)
- Any combination of the above
General Education
- General Education Foundation Course (4 cps)
- General Education Breadth Courses (9 cps)
- Experiential Learning (6 cps)
- University ePortfolio (3 cps)
Language Enhancement
Students in the programme are expected to develop the ability to communicate effectively in English and Chinese (including Putonghua). To assist them in meeting this goal, the Centre for Language in Education (CLE) will offer a comprehensive package of mandatory credit-bearing and mandatory non-credit-bearing language enhancement activities, amounting to no less than 297 hours of taught courses and documented self-access study. This comprises 138 hours of English (including two 3-cp courses), 99 hours of Chinese (including one 3-cp course), and 60 hours of Putonghua, over the four years of the programme. The language enhancement package requires students to make use of the Arthur Samy Language Learning Centre (ASLLC) and related facilities available on the Tai Po campus.
Students may be exempted from selected Chinese, English or Putonghua courses in the package if they have fulfilled the exemption criteria of individual courses.
Non-Cantonese-speaking Chinese students will be required to study two non-credit-bearing Cantonese courses. English-speaking students can study Cantonese and Putonghua courses.
Senior-year entry students will be exempted from the language enhancement courses.
Upon successful completion of the programme, students will be able to:
- PILO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts and tools in artificial intelligence and educational technology;
- PILO2: Apply knowledge of artificial intelligence and educational technology appropriate to teaching and learning;
- PILO3: Identify, formulate and address educational problems by using appropriate methods of artificial intelligence and educational technology in practice; and
- PILO4: Design, implement and evaluate the ethical use of artificial intelligence and educational technology in an educational project to meet desired needs.
This program prepares graduates to be capable of taking up technical and support positions (e.g. computer programmer, data scientist, IT technician, software developer, e-learning resources designer, educational technology support, as well as teaching assistant in schools, publishing, community and social services, government and non-governmental organizations), with the possibility to progress further to senior positions like systems analyst and educational technology manager. Graduates can also pursue postgraduate study in the field of AI, education or information technology.