Common Core Course Review Panels (CRPs)

 

Five Course Review Panels (CRPs) are established by the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education (CUCE) to serve the respective Common Core area(s) as follows:

Course Review Panels (CRPs)To Serve Common Core Area
1Humanities (H), Arts (A)
2Social Analysis (SA)
3Science (S), Technology (T)
4English Communication (E-Comm), Chinese Communication (C-Comm)
5Critical Thinking and Data Literacy (CTDL), Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness (HMW), Undergraduate experiential Opportunities Programs (UxOP)

Terms of Reference and Membership

Terms of Reference

The Course Review Panel (CRP) shall decide its own meeting with a view to

  1. Undertaking in-depth review of common core proposals in their respective area and making recommendations to the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education (CUCE) for approval;
  2. Conducting thorough review on the migration of existing Common Core courses to the new framework of the Common Core Program and making recommendations to the CUCE for approval; and
  3. Reviewing the delivery of common core courses in terms of the fulfillment of their intended learning outcomes (ILOs), their desired competencies, and the mappings among these course ILOs, area ILOs and competencies, and reporting to the CUCE for reference and further action.

Conduct of Business

The CRP is not an approval body. Its main role is to make recommendation to the CUCE on courses that could serve the ILOs and competencies of the common core area in concern, and to advise the CUCE on the delivery of common core course ILOs. Recommendations are to be made based on a consensus approach. When a consensus could not be reached, the CRP will report the different views to the CUCE for consideration.

Membership

Convenor:

A CUCE member whose expertise is outside the CRP’s designated area(s), to be invited by the CUCE Secretary to serve.

Members:

Three representatives for CRP 1 to 4 and six representatives for CRP 5 to be nominated by Schools/AIS as shown in the table below. These representatives serve as the communication channel between the respective CRP and their School/AIS. Those nominated by the course proposing School/AIS have the role of presenting the course proposals, answering questions arising from the CRP meeting, communicating comments from the CRP and following up with a response to CRP comments. Course proposers may also join the meeting to facilitate the discussion, if needed.

Course Review Panel (CRP)Common Core AreaConvenorMembers Nominated by
Course Proposing School/AISOther School/AIS
1H + AAn out-of-field CUCE MemberSHSS(HUMA)SSCI / SENG / SBM / AIS
2SASBM + SHSS(SOSC) + AIS--
3S + TSSCI + SENG + AIS--
4E-Comm + C-CommSHSS(CLE) + SHSS(HUMA)SSCI / SENG / SBM / AIS
5CTDL + HMW + UxOPSSCI + SENG + SBM + SHSS(HUMA) + SHSS(SOSC) + AIS--

Term:
Two years, renewable

Membership Lists (as of 1 January 2025)

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Course Review Panel: H + A (1a) (restricted)

Convenor:  Professor Arthur LAU, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies 


Members:  Nominated by the course proposing school
                           Professor Lawrence ZHANG, Division of Humanities
                   Nominated by other school
                           Professor Jinqing HUANG, School of Science
                           Professor Jing TAN, School of Business and Management

Course Review Panel: H + A (1b) (restricted)

Convenor:  Vacant


Members:  Nominated by the course proposing school
                           Dr. Isaac DROSCHA, Division of Humanities
                   Nominated by other school
                           Professor Xuan QIU, School of Engineering
                           Professor Naubahar SHARIF, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies

Course Review Panel: SA (restricted)

Convenor:  Professor Bradley FOREMAN, School of Science


Members:  Nominated by the course proposing school
                          Professor Ronald LAU, School of Business and Management  
                          Professor Kevin TAM, Division of Social Science
                          Professor Yatang LIN, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies

Course Review Panel: S + T (restricted)

Convenor:  Professor Jeevan JAISINGH, School of Business and Management


Members:  Nominated by the course proposing school
                          Professor Bradley FOREMAN, School of Science 
                          Professor Kenneth LEUNG, School of Engineering
                          Professor Xiaoming SHI, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies

Course Review Panel: E-Comm + C-Comm (restricted)

Convenor:  Professor Agnes KU, Division of Social Science


Members:  Nominated by the course proposing school
                          Professor Simon WONG, Division of Humanities 
                          Ms. Jessie LAM, Center for Language Education

                   Nominated by other school
                          Professor Hong TAO, School of Engineering

Course Review Panel: CTDL + HMW + UxOP (restricted)

Convenor:  Vacant


Members:  Nominated by the course proposing school 
                          Professor Pak Wo LEUNG, School of Science 
                          Professor Marshal LIU, School of Engineering
                          Professor Jia LIU, School of Business and Management 
                          Professor Siu Woo CHEUNG, Division of Humanities
                          Professor Julian Mcallister GROVES, Division of Social Science 
                          Professor Arthur LAU, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies