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Designing A Solution Oct 2016

Designing A Solution

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

These examples of work from this year's graduates show not only creativity but also problem solving. Here, the students themselves take us through their projects…


Poetry In Motion Oct 2016

Poetry In Motion

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The Emerging Design Talents 2016 programme has seen a truly spectacular selection of creativity from this year's graduates.


Angel's Share Oct 2016

Angel's Share

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The Muses Foundation for Culture and Education is a low-profile organisation founded by May Koon. It has a simple ambition, to provide funding for creative people that will help them realise their potential.


Seize The Day Oct 2016

Seize The Day

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

We have entered a new era, when taste and appetites are in flux and opportunities can evaporate in seconds. To triumph, designers need to think with creativity, deplay craft and technique, step forward with passion, and diligently observe the market. The work unveiled at the HKDI's annual design show had all these elements.


Water Born Oct 2016

Water Born

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Sheila Levrant de Bretteville caused ecstasy and outrage in 1990 when she became director of the Yale University Graduate Program in Graphic Design and the first woman to receive tenure at the Yale University School of Art. It was not the first time she made waves and certainly not the last. For the last six months she has brought her exceptional talent to HKDI where she led a student-based project designed to help Hong Kong appreciate its unique environment.


Striking A Balance Oct 2016

Striking A Balance

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The best design education creates harmony between carftsmanship and creativity, with students being equally equipped to manufacture and inspire. This year's annual design show "Search…Becoming - Emerging Design Talents" at HKDI and IVE-Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee) revealed that there are many different ways to achieve the right mix between technique and innovation.


Thought Process Oct 2016

Thought Process

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The HKDI's Department of Product & Interior Design operates on the belief that great designs only become fabulous products if they have good working principles behind them. As programme leader Bill Chan reveals to Summer Cao this approach helps create sustainable careers and a healthier design environment.


Farewell Notes Oct 2016

Farewell Notes

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

VTC Auditorium at HKDI came alive on July 8th as graduates from the Digital Music and Media programme performed Music in Motion: Playful Gig, a selection of original compositions by students. As Daisy Zhong reports, eight teams competed for prizes including a Grand Award for best overall performance.


Winds Of Change Oct 2016

Winds Of Change

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

When the HKDI's annual Fashion Show and Image Show took place on two sultry nights in June, graduates from the Department of Fashion and Image Design (FID) blew a typhoon of fresh ideas across a packed audience, as they presented a series of spectacular collections on Design Boulevard. But as Daisy Zhong and Lisa Li report the extravagant shapes on display have a practical role to play in securing a future for some of Hong Kong's most talented designers.


Roll Up, Roll Up! Oct 2016

Roll Up, Roll Up!

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The graduation show presented by the HKDI's Visual Communication students was inspired by the circus world and proved that when it comes to innovation the school's creative resources run deep.


The Flipped Classroom In An Undergraduate Nutritional Science Course: A Pilot Study, Sidney Man Ngai Chan, Jean Yuk Tin Tse, Peter Hoi Fu Yu Nov 2015

The Flipped Classroom In An Undergraduate Nutritional Science Course: A Pilot Study, Sidney Man Ngai Chan, Jean Yuk Tin Tse, Peter Hoi Fu Yu

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


The Dilemma Facing Higher Education And Industry In Tourism And Hospitality, Anthony Pui Keung Kong Nov 2015

The Dilemma Facing Higher Education And Industry In Tourism And Hospitality, Anthony Pui Keung Kong

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Facilitating Students' Project Work With Online Collaborative Support: A Case From Business Administration Discipline At Hong Kong Institute Of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee), Janet Man Wai Cheung, Emma Yim Ha Leung, Candy Mei Ting Leung Nov 2015

Facilitating Students' Project Work With Online Collaborative Support: A Case From Business Administration Discipline At Hong Kong Institute Of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee), Janet Man Wai Cheung, Emma Yim Ha Leung, Candy Mei Ting Leung

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


The Excitement Of Conducting Research And The Practical Implications, Georges Halpern Nov 2015

The Excitement Of Conducting Research And The Practical Implications, Georges Halpern

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

Prof Halpern is a Medical Doctor in Internal Medicine & Allergy/Immunology, a Commander in the French National Order of the Mérite Agricole, and an outside consultant for the World Health Organisation. He is an expert of environment public health issues, psychopharmacology and positive role of pleasure. In his keynote speech, Prof Halpern will share his experience of conducting applied research in the past decades.


Case Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Learning Communities Program For Students In Higher Diploma In Environmental Science, Ho Leung Au, Fung Sheung, Kuby Chung Dec 2014

Case Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Learning Communities Program For Students In Higher Diploma In Environmental Science, Ho Leung Au, Fung Sheung, Kuby Chung

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Mobile Learning For Higher Education Students In Guangzhou, Chun Hung, Hugo Wong Dec 2014

A Study Of Mobile Learning For Higher Education Students In Guangzhou, Chun Hung, Hugo Wong

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Knowledge Sharing And Social Media: Altruism, Perceived Online Attachment Motivation, And Perceived Online Relationship Commitment, Will W.K. Ma, Albert Chan Jan 2014

Knowledge Sharing And Social Media: Altruism, Perceived Online Attachment Motivation, And Perceived Online Relationship Commitment, Will W.K. Ma, Albert Chan

Support & Other Units (THEi)

Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, have become extremely popular. Facebook, for example, has more than a billion registered users and thousands of millions of units of information are shared every day, including short phrases, articles, photos, and audio and video clips. However, only a tiny proportion of these sharing units trigger any type of knowledge exchange that is ultimately beneficial to the users. This study draws on the theory of belonging and the intrinsic motivation of altruism to explore the factors contributing to knowledge sharing behavior. Using a survey of 299 high school students applying for university after …


Evaluating The Ivelite Programme To Empower Vet Students, Wai Ning, Kris Wong, Deanna To Lau Jun 2013

Evaluating The Ivelite Programme To Empower Vet Students, Wai Ning, Kris Wong, Deanna To Lau

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Helping Students Achieve Outcomes Through The Mode Of Education 3.0, Man Wai, Janet Cheung, Nga Lun, Alan Wong Jun 2013

Helping Students Achieve Outcomes Through The Mode Of Education 3.0, Man Wai, Janet Cheung, Nga Lun, Alan Wong

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Learning Approach Of Accounting Students: Evidence Of Macau Tertiary Vocational Education, Chun Cheong, Steve Fong, Po Hing, Patrick Ng Jun 2013

Learning Approach Of Accounting Students: Evidence Of Macau Tertiary Vocational Education, Chun Cheong, Steve Fong, Po Hing, Patrick Ng

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Peer Mentorship As Remedy For Student Diversity In Electrical Engineering Programme, Kim Wan, Eric Fung Jun 2013

Peer Mentorship As Remedy For Student Diversity In Electrical Engineering Programme, Kim Wan, Eric Fung

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Opening Speech, Carrie Yau Jun 2013

Opening Speech, Carrie Yau

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Underpinning Statistical Computing Knowledge And Skills For Students, Wing Kin, Ken Li May 2012

Underpinning Statistical Computing Knowledge And Skills For Students, Wing Kin, Ken Li

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


General Post-Secondary Education In Support Of Sustainable Development In Hong Kong, Kin Man, Amazon Lee May 2012

General Post-Secondary Education In Support Of Sustainable Development In Hong Kong, Kin Man, Amazon Lee

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Educational Research For Today’S Higher Education Institutions: The Why And How, Lin Shu, David Lim May 2012

Educational Research For Today’S Higher Education Institutions: The Why And How, Lin Shu, David Lim

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Quality Assurance In Higher Education In Developing Countries, David Lim Jan 1999

Quality Assurance In Higher Education In Developing Countries, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

In recent years universities in developing countries have followed their counterparts in developed countries in adopting quality assurance to improve the quality of their teaching, research and direct community service programmes. While many of the conditions required for the successful implementation of quality assurance programmes are not present in most universities in developing countries, their adoption will still be useful. Such programmes show how a university's seemingly disparate activities are related to one another to serve a common cause and how the quality of these can best be improved by adopting an integrated approach. In the process, they provide more …


The Role Of The University In Development Planning In Malaysia, David Lim Jan 1974

The Role Of The University In Development Planning In Malaysia, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

No abstract provided.