Module Code 單元編號 EDA3126 Module Title 單元名稱 CIVIC KNOWLEDGE FOR THE TEACHING PROFESSION OF HONG KONG 香港教育專業的公民識見 Module Synopsis 單元概要 This course enables students to acquire civic knowledge useful for working in Hong Kong’s teaching profession. It aims at helping students acquire fundamental civic knowledge and skills for conducting the discussion of public issues in school. These will enable students to work as teachers who can engage their students in well-informed discussion of public issues within the educational context as part of the civic mission of schools. Controversial civic concepts and issues will be explored with multiple perspectives and international references. The course will address the ideological background of “One country, Two systems”, against which the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established. Important provisions of the Basic Law and the salient features of the HKSAR government will be examined. Students will conduct a study of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the course as NGOs are active members in the civic community and are important in the field of public policies of Hong Kong.