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6) attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments.2
In order to better equip our students as articulate and open-minded critical thinkers, we
believe it is paramount to offer not just hands-on technical courses, but also courses on higher
level of computer and multimedia literacy.
Upon completion of the courses in this area, students should be able to:
a) make informed value judgment by applying critical and analytical skills;
b) demonstrate their literacy in mass media;
c) examine and evaluate the significance of digital media in everyday life
d) critique cultural aspects of technology and science; and
e) generate ideas on how to apply ICT in areas such as learning, research and civic
education.

Area 3: Global Citizenship
By providing students with knowledge in gender studies, religion and spirituality,
environmental ethics, human and animal ethics, psychology, self-development, etc., this area
aims to enhance students’ quality of life, facilitate them to develop a positive value of life, and
to achieve a broad understanding of human and nature. Students are then guided to appreciate
the diversity in cultures and foster a global consciousness. The main objective of this area is
to nurture a sense of responsibility in students: responsibility to oneself and other beings, to
society, and to the universe as a whole, by giving them an education of ethics of care for the
world.
Upon completion of the courses in this area, students should be able to:
a) define one’s identity in relation to cultural and social differences;
b) appreciate diversity in different cultures;
c) analyse the interconnectedness of human and nature;
d) make informed decisions about moral and ethical issues; and
e) apply the acquired knowledge to contribute to achieving a more just and equitable society.

Area 4: Interdisciplinary Perspective
Interdisciplinary is an approach to answering questions, solving problems and addressing
contemporary social issues by synthesizing knowledge from multiple disciplines.
Interdisciplinary Studies has become popular in local and overseas tertiary institutions and is
considered to be a new paradigm for creating knowledge in the 21st century. The idea of
interdisciplinarity would lead students to view the world as an integrated whole and learn to
solve a problem with knowledges acquired from different disciplines.
Upon completion of the courses in this area, students should be able to:
a) investigate various sides of an issue;
b) examine and evaluate ideas taken for granted;
c) analyse and critique a problem from multiple perspectives;

2 From “The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies” (February 15, 2008). Retrieved from
http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/21stcentdefinition.

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