Knowledge transfer (KT) is the two-way flow of knowledge between universities and the society. In January 2013, the research team from the Department of Social Sciences of The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) was awarded the Knowledge Transfer Fund by The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. With this, the team embarked on a 6-month KT project. The team was pleased to have some students who participated in this project to share their experiences and reflections.

Participation in this KT project helps the three responsible course instructors explore innovative, feasible and effective course activities and assessment formats in the social sciences discipline.

Students at primary, secondary and tertiary level have all had the experience of carrying out group enquiry. Nevertheless, group enquiry has not always been the most effective teaching and assessment tool, given that there is insufficient relevant training for students in the curriculum. This project aims to help students master and apply what they have learnt to the investigation of social phenomena in everyday life. With the added component of poster presentation assessment, this project also equips students with the knowledge and skills to construct arguments and disseminate their research.

Also, when compared to conventional assessment formats (e.g., asking students to submit a literature review essay or a group written report only), poster presentation has its pedagogical benefits. As one student group suggested:

'When compared with powerpoint presentations, poster design is more innovative and challenging. We only need to transform most of the research contents into point forms in preparing

powerpoint presentations. In contrast, we needed to make an effort on composing and designing the layout of our poster. Only by doing so could we clearly present our research contents, so that the audience could understand our arguments.'

At the same time, students acquire valuable experience in making public speech confidently and working as a team. Moreover, as suggested by our adjudicator Dr. Hui, 'This poster presentation

exercise provided an excellent platform for students' interdisciplinary exchange concerning contemporary social issues.'

Last but not least, it is hoped that this KT project will prove an inspiring experience for educational practitioners and help promote knowledge transfer in our society.