Higher Diploma in Engineering Design

Regulations for the Higher Diploma in Engineering Design

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These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees).

In these regulations definitions shall apply as in the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications and in the Interpretation Section of the Academic Rules and Regulations.

Higher Diploma in Engineering Design (HDED) (See Note 8)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the Higher Diploma in Engineering Design, a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees); and
	c)	obtain at least 90 credits in courses prescribed by the regulations including at least 10 credits from Higher level courses and no more than 10 credits at Pre-foundation level.
2.	For the Higher Diploma in Engineering Design, the University has prescribed that a student must:
	a)	obtain 10 credits from courses labelled CE in Table 1; and
	b)	obtain 10 credits from compulsory courses labelled CS in Table 1; and
	c)	obtain 20 credits from courses labelled ED in Table 1; and
	d)	obtain 20 credits from courses labelled FE in Table 1; and
	e)	obtain 20 credits from courses labelled ME in Table 1; and
	f)	obtain 10 credits from courses labelled HE in Table 1.

Table 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	HDED
Pre-foundation level
EDU L010 ^1,2,4 / EDU L080 ^1,2,4	Study Skills	5	CE
ENGL L020 ^1,2,4 / ENGL E070 ^1,2	English for Post-secondary Study	5	CE
MATH L030 ⁴	Foundations in General Mathematics	5	CE
Foundation level
CHIN L124C ⁴	Chinese Business Communication	5	CE
ENGL A122 ²	Presentation Skills	5	CE
PTH E150C ²	Foundation Putonghua	5	CE
MGT B160 ²	Business Management Fundamentals	5	CE
IT L150 ⁴	Foundations in Microcomputing and WWW	5	CS
IT S101	Introduction to Information and Communications Technology	10	CS
MGT L162 ⁴	Managing Quality	5	CS
MATH S101 ^2,4	Mathematics: A Foundation Course	20	FE
MATH S112 ^2,3,4/ MATH S122 ^2,3	A Foundation in Applied Mathematics	10	FE
SCI S102 ^2,4	A Science Foundation Course	20	FE
SCI S111 ^1,2,4 / SCI S121^1,2,^4,7	A Foundation Course in Physics and Chemistry	10	FE
SCI S123 ^1,7	Foundation Physics	5	FE
SCI S124 ^1,7	Foundation Chemistry	5	FE
Middle level
DESN S217 ^2,6	Design Essentials	10	ED
ENGG S238 ^2,4,5	Quality and Reliability	10	ED
MECH S264 ^2,4,6	Design: Principles and Practice	10	ED
PHYS S271	Discovering Physics	10	ED
MATH S282 ^2,3,4	Modelling with Mathematics: An Introduction	10	FE
ELEC S203 ^1,2,4	The Digital Computer	10	ME
ELEC S223^1,2,4	Microprocessor-based Computers	10	ME
ELEC S224^1,2	Computers and Processors	10	ME
MECH S213 ²	Materials: Engineering and Science	10	ME
MECH S235	Engineering Mechanics: Solids	10	ME
MECH S236 ⁴	Introduction to Thermofluid Mechanics	10	ME
MECH S250 ^2,4	Materials: Principles and Practice	5	ME
MECH S254 ^2,4	Structural Materials	5	ME
Higher level
SCI S319 ^2,4,5	Quality Management for Science and Technology	5	ED
SCI S409 ^2,4,5	Safety and Reliability for Science and Technology	5	ED
TC S319 ^2,5	Quality Management for Science and Technology	5	ED
TC S409 ^2,5	Safety and Reliability for Science and Technology	5	ED
ELEC S354 ⁴	Inside Electronic Devices	10	HE
ENGG S356	Engineering Small Worlds: Micro and Nano Technologies	10	HE
MECH S363 ⁴	Computer-aided Design	10	HE
MECH S395	Mechatronics	10	HE

Notes:

The following is a list of phased out and replacement courses. A student who has previously successfully completed the phased out course will not be permitted to register on the corresponding replacement course.

	Phased out courses		Replacement courses
	EDU L010		EDU L080
	ELEC S203/ELEC S223		ELEC S224
	ENGL L020		ENGL E070
	SCI S111/SCI S121		SCI S123 and SCI S124

Courses form excluded combinations with other courses. Only one of the courses of the excluded combinations can count towards an OUHK award. Students should refer to the attached list for details.
Students may satisfy the requirement to complete MATH S112/MATH S122 by successfully completing MATH S282.
Courses no longer available.
Successful completion of SCI S319/TC S319 and SCI S409/TC S409 are considered as completion of ENGG S238.
Successful completion of MECH S264 is considered as completion of DESN S217.
Successful completion of SCI S121 is considered as completion of SCI S123 and SCI S124.
The programme of Higher Diploma in Engineering Design will be phased out starting from April 2015. The University will continue to confer the award of the Higher Diploma in Engineering Design up to June 2018.

October 2016