Professional Development (SEE2000 & SEE4000)
** SEE2000 Professional Development I and SEE4000 Professional Development II are applicable to SEE undergraduate students (Cohort 2020 and onward) **
I. Course Overview
| Course Code and Title | SEE2000 Professional Development I SEE4000 Professional Development II |
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| Graduation Requirement | As a School Requirement, SEE undergraduate students MUST complete both courses, namely SEE2000 Professional Development I and SEE4000 Professional Development II, in order to graduate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit Units | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who are required to take SEE2000 and SEE4000? |
SEE undergraduate students (Cohort 2020 and onward) +++ In academic year 2024/25, students listed below are required to take SEE2000 Professional Development I. +++
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| What component(s) in SEE2000? | Career Training Workshops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What component(s) in SEE4000? | 160-hour Professional Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When to take SEE2000? | Students should take SEE2000 Professional Development I in their Year-2 study. It is the pre-requisite of SEE4000 Professional Development II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When to take SEE4000? | Students should take SEE4000 Professional Development II after completing SEE2000 Professional Development I. |
II. SEE2000 Professional Development I
- Under SEE2000 Professional Development I, SEE will arrange a series of Career Training Workshops for Year-2 students.
- SEE2000 Professional Development I is the pre-requisite of SEE4000 Professional Development II.
- Students are required to attend these COMPULSORY Career Training Workshops in Semester A of Year-2 study to complete SEE2000 Professional Development I.
- Schedule of the workshops in 2024/25 will be shown on master class schedule.
- Any absence in aforementioned career training workshops means unsuccessful completion of SEE2000 Professional Development I.
- Students absentees will NOT be allowed to take SEE4000 Professional Development II. This will hinder graduation.
III. SEE4000 Professional Development II
- The Professional Development experience, namely internship, volunteering or equivalent experience, should be relevant to energy, environment, and/or sustainability.
- The Professional Development can be either paid or unpaid position, as well as voluntary work for an NGO.
- Students are allowed to gain 160 hours of Professional Development through one piece of experience or more, e.g. 120-hour internship experience gained in Organization A and 40-hour volunteering experience gained in Organization B.
- Such experience must enable students to develop at least ONE graduate attribute each in both of the categories.
Category 1: Technical Skills Category 2: Soft Skills - Interdisciplinary
- Problem-solving
- Technical Competency
- Effective Communication
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Life-long Learning
- Leader with a Global Vision
- Students are required attend all the Career Training Workshops (See part II above) in Year-2 study before taking part in any Professional Development. Therefore, students are expected to start taking part in Professional Development from Semester B of their Year-2 study.
IV. Submission of Evidence
WHEN?
At the beginning of each Semester, SEE will remind students who have successfully completed SEE2000 Professional Development I to submit evidence of Professional Development in case they have already gained professional development experience.
HOW?
- Students are requested to submit the evidence of Professional Development (proofs/records) in the submission round following the completion of each Professional Development. The submission will be done online via QuestionPro.
- QuestionPro link will be disseminated to students by email.
- Students should have submitted ALL evidence(s) of Professional Development by the last submission round before they apply for graduation.
Proof Submission Results
2024/25 Round 1: Please click the Approval Result to view.
2024/25 Round 2: Please click the Approval Result to view.
2024/25 Round 3: Please click the Approval Result to view.
V. Information Session
Please listen to the recordings and refer to the presentation slides!